Angel's Craft
REINCARNATION
AND ENLIGHTENMENT
Two
disciples are praying in the woods when the master appears.
One
looks up from his meditation and asks "Master, how many lives do I have to
live before I reach enlightenment?"
"Only
three more, my son," is the master's response.
"Three
more lives..." the discouraged disciple repeats to himself, and he goes
back to his meditation.
Meanwhile,
the second disciple comes dancing up to his master asking the same question.
"How many more lives do I have to live?"
"One
thousand more, I'm afraid, my son," is the grave response.
"A
thousand more!" the disciple exclaims in glee as he goes dancing off into
the woods... and instantly becomes enlightened.
Buddhist
tradition
SAINTS ALIVE
A
voice asked, "Who or what is God?"
The
pine trees sighed softly, "I am."
Deep
in the jungle of grass and weeds, a tiny ant paused and declared, "I
am."
From
a million light years away, the burning of a star came, "I am."
A
turtle poked his head out of his shell and said, "I don't understand the
question."
"Who
or what is God?" the voice repeated.
"Oh,"
said the turtle, tucking his head back into his shell, "I am."
A
voice asked, "Who is God?"
The
ocean roared, "I am."
The
trees softly swayed, "I am."
A
little newborn child cried, "I am."
A
yogi high in the Himalayan caves chanted, "I am."
Then
a voice said, "Will the real God please stand up?"
And
the entire universe quietly stood up.
by
Hilda Charlton
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