[nukkad] Wisdom : The Secrets of Heaven & Hell

["Shaurya Prabhat" <>]

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The Secrets of Heaven and Hell

The old monk sat by the side of the road. With his eyes closed, his legs 
crossed and his hands folded in his lap, he sat. In deep meditation, he sat.   
Suddenly his zazen was interrupted by the harsh and demanding voice of a 
samurai warrior. "Old man! Teach me about heaven and hell!"

At first, as though he had not heard, there was no perceptible response from 
the monk. But gradually he began to open his eyes, the faintest hint of a smile 
playing around the corners of his mouth as the samurai stood there, waiting 
impatiently, growing more and more agitated with each passing second. "You wish 
to know the secrets of heaven and hell?" replied the monk at last. "You who are 
so unkempt. You whose hands and feet are covered with dirt. You whose hair is 
uncombed, whose breath is foul, whose sword is all rusty and neglected. You who 
are ugly and whose mother dresses you funny. You would ask me of heaven and 
hell?" 

The samurai uttered a vile curse. He drew his sword and raised it high above 
his head. His face turned to crimson and the veins on his neck stood out in 
bold relief as he prepared to sever the monk's head from its shoulders.

"That is hell," said the old monk gently, just as the sword began its descent.

In that fraction of a second, the samurai was overcome with amazement, awe, 
compassion and love for this gentle being who had dared to risk his very life 
to give him such a teaching. He stopped his sword in mid-flight and his eyes 
filled with grateful tears.

"And that," said the monk, "is heaven."

 

Warm Regards,

Shaurya

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