Browse Free Spiritual Event Listings For: The Light Of The World https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/tag/the-light-of-the-world/ Free Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:23:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-fsge-logo-32x32.png Browse Free Spiritual Event Listings For: The Light Of The World https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/tag/the-light-of-the-world/ 32 32 The Light Of The World https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/the-light-of-the-world-buddhist-zen-story/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:19:42 +0000 http://www.spiritual-short-stories.com/?p=10127 THERE was a certain Brahman in Kosambi, a wrangler and well versed in the Vedas. As he found no one whom he regarded his equal in debate he used to carry a lighted torch in his hand, and when asked for the reason of his strange conduct, he replied: ‘The world is so dark that I carry this torch to light it up, as far as I can.” A samana sitting in the market-place heard these words and said: “My friend, if your eyes are blind to the sight of the omnipresent light of the day, do not call the world dark. Your torch adds nothing to the glory of the sun and your intention to illumine the minds of others is as futile as it is arrogant.” Whereupon the Brahman asked: “Where is the sun of which you speak?” And the samana replied: “The wisdom of the Tathagatha is the sun of the mind. His radiancy is glorious by day and night, and he whose faith is strong will not lack light on the path to Nirvana where he will inherit bliss everlasting.” The author of this story is unknown and greatly appreciated!

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A samana sitting in the market-place heard these words and said: “My friend, if your eyes are blind to the sight of the omnipresent light of the day, do not call the world dark. Your torch adds nothing to the glory of the sun and your intention to illumine the minds of others is as futile as it is arrogant.”

Whereupon the Brahman asked: “Where is the sun of which you speak?”

And the samana replied: “The wisdom of the Tathagatha is the sun of the mind. His radiancy is glorious by day and night, and he whose faith is strong will not lack light on the path to Nirvana where he will inherit bliss everlasting.”

The author of this story is unknown and greatly appreciated!

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