Belief, Disbelief and Beyond.......

Once a sage was passing by a village. He had a box with him, which he entrusted to one villager saying “this box contains five gold coins please keep it till I return”. The sage then left. After a while another man came along and saw the villager with the box. He enquired what was in it. To this the villager replied, “This box has five gold coins”. The man replied, “How do you know? What is the logic behind your belief?” The villager replied, “The person who gave me this box is a great person, and I believe what he said to be true.” The second man disagreed, and said, “I do not believe so, how would you know?” While the two men were in conversation yet another man stopped by, and enquired. The first villager narrated the incident and said. “The sage is a great man and I believe what he said to be true, but this person here refuses to believe him. What do you say?”

To this the third villager replied, “I do not know. But there is one way…lets see for ourselves and open the box and we shall see what is”

The first villager is a believer, who simply believes not willing to see for himself. The second a disbeliever, firm in his disbelief. The third person is a sincere seeker who neither believes nor disbelieves but has the courage to experience it.

Doubt is integral in any belief or disbelief. Experience, paves the way for knowledge and knowledge destroys doubt.

A Master does not encourage belief or disbelief but points the way to experience the Truth for oneself.

To spout wisdom when the sun is out, shining bright
And things are just right
Is easy

To live it when the storm rages within
With no solution is sight
When thoughts hurl faster than bullets
When its dark all around
To see the light
Of insight
Is a man of steady wisdom

Untouched by the polarities that life has to offer
Happiness and joy
Ever evolved
Wholeheartedly participates in life
Yet can withdraw like a tortoise
Withdraws its limbs into itself
And remain
Within
United in the Consciousness within

He sails through like a ship
Untouched by the waves of uncertainty
Above like and dislike

Not enslaved by emotions
For they are his tools
To live a full life
Yet remains untouched
Like a lotus leaf
In water

Riches of the Gross do make a man rich
For a while
They shall vanish like mud castles on a seashore runawash with the waves of time
Virtues of Compassion and reverence for all as for Oneself
Born of a deep oneness of spirit felt deep within do make a man rich
For evermore
Masters the world calls them
Servants they have none
Serve all in their compassion
Their presence
A beacon of light
For seekers past and present and those yet to come
Life eternal