Monday, September 14, 2020

Me, my Guru – fish and the ascetic


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Me, my Guru –  fish and the ascetic 

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They followed their rituals as monk followed his. This went on for years. One day a fisherman came to the forest lake. He saw the monk meditating standing in the lake. He was surprised to see so many fish come so near him. He hit upon an Idea. Why struggle to catch these fish? So, in the evening he went to meet the monk in his hut. He found the hut by observing the monk and his routine for couple of days!

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When he met monk in his hut, he fell on his feet and prayed “Great one! Shower your grace on a sinner like me. You are my only hope! I seek your blessings. Existence and survival of my family depends solely on you, blessed one!”

Monk hadn’t met or seen any human since he had come to forest many years ago! He was touched by the fisherman’s words and actions. Being pure in heart, he decided to be of service to the fisherman even without knowing his intent.

He raised the fisherman and said “Son, what can I do for you?”

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Fisherman being himself very smartly answered “Respected Sir, I seek your help. I am a fisherman. I need to catch good fish to fend and feed my family. If I used my net, many fish would get entangled in it, get hurt and die pathetic death. I don’t wish to harm them. I don’t wish to hurt them too! But, I am to do my duty towards my family. So, help me to catch fish without hurting them. I see fish are very comfortable with and around you. Just catch few big fish for me daily so that I can sell them and make money. At the same time, I need not hurt other fish. Please don’t say no to me!”

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Being pure in heart, his heart melted after hearing fisherman’s words. He agreed to do the needful the next day. Monk thought “This fisherman will anyhow catch fish. And there are lots of fish in the lake. So, why not I help him catch them thereby reducing the suffering of all those fish?”

Monk had bought fisherman’s logic! 

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