Buddha's Advice to Calm a Disturbed Mind...
Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers.. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there.”
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!”
So he came back and told Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.” After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake.
This time too he found that the lake was muddy. He returned and informed Buddha about the same. After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back. The disciple reached the lake to find the lake absolutely clean and clear with pure water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said,” See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be…. and the mud settled down on its own – and you got clear water. Your mind is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless.
What an Idea -Sardar ji
On a ship an American, a Russian, and an Indian (Sardar) were sailing.
Suddenly a devil appeared and said, "Drop something in the sea,ONLY if I could find it, I will eat you... If I cant then I will be your slave!"
American dropped a diamond... Devil found it and ate him.
Russian dropped small platinum piece... Devil found it and ate him too.
Now its Sardarji's turn… Before knowing what sardar did, take a moment to think what would you do if you were in place of sardar?
---Lets see if your thought meets with Sardar?--
Sardarji opened a water bottle and poured some water in the sea and asked to find it.
Devil fainted!!
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