“A readiness to take responsibility for the creation of your own misery, joy, negativity, positivity, hell or heaven. When this responsibility is understood and accepted, things start changing. Be open to a new possibility.
There is a famou
s parable:
Once a man was traveling and entered paradise accidentally. Now, in the Indian concept of paradise there are wish-fulfilling trees. You just sit underneath them, desire anything, and immediately it is fulfilled– there is no gap between the desire and the fulfillment.
The man was tired so he fell asleep under this wish-fulfilling tree. When he awoke, he was feeling very hungry. So he said, ‘I am feeling so hungry. I wish I could get some food from somewhere.’ And immediately food appeared out of nowhere– just floating in the air, delicious food.
He was so hungry that he didn’t pay much attention to where it had come from– when you are hungry, you are not philosophic. He immediately started eating, and the food was so delicious… Then, once his hunger was gone, he looked around.
Now he was feeling satisfied. Another thought rose in him: ‘If only I could get something to drink…’ And there is still no prohibition in paradise; immediately, precious wine appeared.
Drinking the wine relaxedly in the cool breeze of paradise under the shade of the tree, he started wondering, ‘What is going on? What is happening? Have I fallen into a dream, or are there some ghosts around who are playing tricks with me?’
And ghosts appeared. And they were ferocious, horrible, nauseating. And he started trembling and a thought rose in him: ‘Now I am sure to be killed…’
And he was killed.
This parable is an ancient parable, of immense significance . Your mind is the wish-fulfilling tree– whatsoever you think, sooner or later it is fulfilled.”
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