Zen Story

Dear Friends

Sharing an interesting Zen Story

Source: Internet

One day one person climbed up a mountain where a hermit

woman was meditating. 

She had taken refuge and was asked:

- “What are you doing here alone in such a solitude place?”

 To which she replied: 

- “I have lots of work !”

- “And how can you have so much work? 

I don't see anything around you here...?”

- “I have to train two hawks and two eagles, assure two rabbits,

discipline one snake, motivate a donkey and tame a lion.....”

- “And, where have they gone that I don't see them?”

- “I have them all inside here within me...!!

✓ The hawks stare on everything that is presented to me, good or bad,

I have to work on them to see only good things. They are my eyes.

✓ The two eagles with their claws hurt and destroy,

I have to train them not to hurt. They are my hands.

✓ Rabbits want to go where they want, at the same time they

do not want to face difficult situations, I have to teach them to be

calm even if there is suffering or stumbling.  They are my feet.

✓ The donkey is always tired, stubborn and does not want to carry

the load each time I walk. That is my body!

✓ The most difficult to tame is the "snake." 

Although it is locked in a strong cage with 32 bars,

it is always ready to sting, bite and poison anyone nearby.

I have to discipline it...  that's my tongue.

✓ I also have one Lion.  Oh ... how proud, vain, he thinks that

"he is the king." I have to tame him. And that's my ego.

So you see, my friend, I have  lots of work..... “

  

*Think & Reflect ! *

*We all may have the same — Lots to work on ourselves !*

*So Stop Criticizing, Evaluating & Judging others ! *

*Let’s First work on ourselves !!*