A zen monk and his disciples we crossing a deep and dangerous gorge en route to their ashram. He noticed a young girl in the gorge, struggling. She also wanted to cross to the other side. The monk asked his disciples that one of them go and lift the girl and help her to safely reach the other side.
The disciples, in unison, refused, saying that it was a sin to even touch a girl, leave alone lifting her and carrying her over to the other end. How can you, our guru and teacher, ask us to do such an act?
To this the guru replied that a life is more precious than our sanyasi dharma. If your conscience is clear and not perverted, then a young girl and a new born will look similar in your eyes. Moreover, in the absence of a ferry service, it would be impossible for the girl to cross over. So we must help. However none of the disciples obliged and the guru took it upon himself to carry the girl safely to the other end.
Immediately the disciples questioned the guru how he could go and do this? To this the guru responded with two questions. One was, “Our dharma says disciples should accept whatever the guru says. How many of you did?” The second was, “I have offloaded the girl at the other end a long time ago, why have you all not offloaded her from your mind yet?”
This story teaches us two things.
If we are to choose between a human life and principles, we must be prepared to compromise on principles.
A majority of us are carrying unnecessary burden leading to blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease etc in young age. How much You Offload Your Worrys that Much Enthusiasisam Will Down Load Your Mind.
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