Things to Think About

A Lesson about Holding Resentment

Two traveling monks reached a river where they met a young woman. Wary of the current, she asked if they could carry her across. One of the monks hesitated but the other quickly picked her up onto his shoulders, transported her across the water, and put her down on the other bank. She thanked him and departed.
As the monks continued on their way, the one was brooding and preoccupied. Unable to hold his silence, he spoke out.
"Brother, our spiritual training teaches us to avoid contact with women, but you picked that one up on your shoulders and carried her!"
"Brother," the second monk replied. "I set her down on the other side, while you are still carrying her."

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Trying to Understand God

Trying to understand God is like a newborn babe in a cradle placed in the lobby of a grand hotel and expecting him to comprehend the structural design and all the luxuries offered in each room on every floor. All that baby understands, is that he is safe and warm and dry. And when he is hungry and cries, someone will feed him and take care of him. We can only grasp a faint shadow of reality that accommodates our small minds.

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