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."

Friday, May 23, 2008

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What a night... At 11pm the traffic was still bad with bits of paper on the road... Seems like some accident might have taken place... Turned out it was a huge lorry broken down and was parked at the left lane of the road... plus one other car and one taxi which have also broken down - before and after the lorry...

Progress on being a vegetarian - quite good - getting vegetarian packed lunch now - managed to eat vegetarian meal for dinner as well.

Progress on meditation - 3 continuous days of meditation! It has also conveniently become a time for me to "think/reflect" - which is not really that good - today I'll put down my thoughts on paper - before I start the actual meditation...

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