Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Knowing yourself set you free - true?

My teacher is trying to say that there is another side to me... well, there might be...

But at the moment, knowing why I can't stand loud noises at times and prefer to stay in the background and can't stop rearranging things... well... the "why" I am like that is a relief... at least now I know where my strengths are... and I somehow stop trying to be "someone else"... I can just appreciate other people to be who they are without trying to be like then... wow... I think that that's such a great revelation to myself!

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