"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Tripura Rahasya

Hemachuda was astonished at the fantastic tale of his beloved. He said,

  • My dear, what you have been saying seems to be nothing but invention. Your words have no relation to facts and are altogether meaningless.
  • I cannot believe that rigmarole. Tell me where your companion is and who is the son she killed.
  • Where are those cities? What is the significance of your story? Where is your friend?
  • Tell me quickly where such a lady is to be found and where her son's sons are. I think your tale is a myth like the tale of a barren woman's son.
Hemalekha said,
  • Lord, how can you say that my parable is meaningless? Words from the lip of those like me can never be nonsense.
  • Moreover, one who entertains an earnest seeker with hollow or false words, will not prosper in this world nor advance in the next.
  • Reason well and carefully examine these suspected untruths of mine. Is not an intelligent man accustomed to judge big things in the world by verifying a few details in them? I now present to you my credentials.


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