Lemme tell you a story.
Once a young man wanted to learn the method of concentration and control of his senses and of mind. So he went to a old hermit who lived outside the village.
He asked the hermit whether he could be his guru and teach him what he is seeking. The hermit said, "Ok i will teach you. The entire period of teaching will be divided into three parts of 6 months each and throughout you will have to live with me".
The boy agreed.
The hermit said,"Your training starts tomorrow morning. For the first six months when you are awake I will hit you, kick you and smash you with whatever I get in my hands. If you can sense in time and raise your hands I will spare you.".
The boy was left gasping. Initially the boy got a lot of beating for the hermit. The hermit kicked punched and hit him with bamboo sticks and whatevr he could get hold of. But slowly the boy started to make himself alert. He was so scared of the beatings that he started to train himself of being alert.
By the end of 6 months not a single time could the hermit hit the boy as he became very alert.
The hermit said,"Good you have passed the first test. Now the second 6 months begin tomorrow. I will hit you with a sword and you have to save yourself".
The boy's jaws dropped. From day one itself he started to be careful. yet he got hit by the sword. Got quite a few cuts and bruises but by the end of first month he had nearly perfected his awareness.
At the end of another fruitful six months the hermit said,"You have passed the second test too. Now the final one. I WILL HIT YOU WITH A SWORD WHEN YOU WILL BE SLEEPING.". The boy couldn't believe his ears. He got so scared that he stopped sleeping. But how long could he hold. he started to frantically train his mind and senses to get alert even at a movement of wind. He finally slept but with such alertness that the moment the hermit entered the room, he raised his hands.
Finally the hermit said," You have done me proud. You have now mastered your senses and mind. So i have given you what you wanted. Now go in peace."
Saying this the hermit kept the sword near the boy and went and sat down near the banyan tree to meditate.
The boy started to think, "This old man has tortured me for the last 18 months on the pretest of teaching me. Does he even know anything or was he just bluffing?? He must be bluffing because I don't find him extraordinary at all. So let me teach him a lesson. I will cut him into two with this very sword."
But hardly had the boy stopped thinking this that the hermit raised his hand and said, "Dear, don't even think of it."
Once a young man wanted to learn the method of concentration and control of his senses and of mind. So he went to a old hermit who lived outside the village.
He asked the hermit whether he could be his guru and teach him what he is seeking. The hermit said, "Ok i will teach you. The entire period of teaching will be divided into three parts of 6 months each and throughout you will have to live with me".
The boy agreed.
The hermit said,"Your training starts tomorrow morning. For the first six months when you are awake I will hit you, kick you and smash you with whatever I get in my hands. If you can sense in time and raise your hands I will spare you.".
The boy was left gasping. Initially the boy got a lot of beating for the hermit. The hermit kicked punched and hit him with bamboo sticks and whatevr he could get hold of. But slowly the boy started to make himself alert. He was so scared of the beatings that he started to train himself of being alert.
By the end of 6 months not a single time could the hermit hit the boy as he became very alert.
The hermit said,"Good you have passed the first test. Now the second 6 months begin tomorrow. I will hit you with a sword and you have to save yourself".
The boy's jaws dropped. From day one itself he started to be careful. yet he got hit by the sword. Got quite a few cuts and bruises but by the end of first month he had nearly perfected his awareness.
At the end of another fruitful six months the hermit said,"You have passed the second test too. Now the final one. I WILL HIT YOU WITH A SWORD WHEN YOU WILL BE SLEEPING.". The boy couldn't believe his ears. He got so scared that he stopped sleeping. But how long could he hold. he started to frantically train his mind and senses to get alert even at a movement of wind. He finally slept but with such alertness that the moment the hermit entered the room, he raised his hands.
Finally the hermit said," You have done me proud. You have now mastered your senses and mind. So i have given you what you wanted. Now go in peace."
Saying this the hermit kept the sword near the boy and went and sat down near the banyan tree to meditate.
The boy started to think, "This old man has tortured me for the last 18 months on the pretest of teaching me. Does he even know anything or was he just bluffing?? He must be bluffing because I don't find him extraordinary at all. So let me teach him a lesson. I will cut him into two with this very sword."
But hardly had the boy stopped thinking this that the hermit raised his hand and said, "Dear, don't even think of it."
