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Date Posted: 06:32:50 02/22/03 Sat
Author: Gabrielle
Subject: Re: A special experience, what is meaning / significance?
In reply to: Jerry (for Jennifer) Jennifer's email address below 's message, "A special experience, what is meaning / significance?" on 10:14:27 02/21/03 Fri

Hi Jennifer,

I find it always more sane to move towards and remain with the experiencer, rather than follow experience and grasp on it, wanting "to do something with it" ... in time :) your inner sense will reveal you what you need to know ... cherish it like a fruit on your path, then move on ...

This story helps me through whenever the "demons of grasp" (egoity) manifest in my space ... peak experiences attracts them like night flies ...

this parable is also valid on the spiritual levels, thank you for help me realise this a bit more, surely needed it



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(from Luminous Mind)

The King and the Wish-Fullfilling Gem
At the time of Buddha Sakyamuni, a monk found himself in possession of a marvelous jewel that granted any wish - all the gold, silver, and precious stones you could ask for. The lucky owner thought: "I am a monk and have no need of all these riches. Better to give this jewel to a poor person. But there are so many of them, why favor one over another ? Buddha is omniscient. He will tell me whom to give it to. "So, going to Buddha, he explained his difficulty and asked him to designate a fitting recipient. Buddha Sakyamuni recommended that he give it to the king of that area, a very wealthy and powerfl monarck. The monk made the offering, and the king accepted it, inquiring about the reason for the gift. The monk explained, "I thought I should give this gem to a poor person, but not knowing whom to choose, I asked Buddha Sakyamuni. He advised me to bring it to you."
The king thought that was quite strange, since there probably was no one on earth richer than he. So he went to Buddha Sakyamuni for an explanation. The king asked why Buddha has chosen him when the monk had asked which poor person would be best provided with the gem.
"It's true," Buddha said. "Without doubt, there is no one wealthier than you in the world; but there is no doubt that there is no greed as great as yours. That is why I told the monk to give you the gem."
Dissatisfaction can make the wealthiest into the neediest! So it is essential to be contended, to be satisfied and happy with what we possess now, and not constantly follow our desires. Otherwise, even if we had a house made of solid gold and all the wealth in the world, we would only get attached to it, and at the hour of death we would not be able to take a single bit of that gold with us. Instead, we would leave with the attachment that would cause us to be reborn as a hungry ghost.
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  • Re: A special experience, what is meaning / significance? -- Stephanie, 18:59:51 02/22/03 Sat
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