Once there was a farmer who realized that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was not an ordinary watch because he had some sentimental values attached to it. And we all know when it comes to sentiments, human become more serious.
After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and thought of taking help from a group of children, who were playing outside.
The children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up, a little boy came to him and asked to give him another chance. The farmer agreed and sent the little boy back into the barn alone. After a while the boy came out with the watch in his hand!
The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction.” hence a peaceful mind can think better than a worked up and pr-occupied mind.
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While they were passing a lake, Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from the lake.”
The disciple walked up to the lake.At that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake.As a result, the water became very muddy and 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 backto the lake.
The disciple went back, and found that the water was still muddy.He returned and informed Buddha about the same.
After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back.This time, the disciple found the mud had settled down, and the water was clean and clear. 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 have clear water.”
Your mind is like that too ! 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.”
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