Let It Be..
By: Sumit Navani
Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of
his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they
happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his
disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there."
The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed
that right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As
a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, "How
can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!"
So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy.
I don't think it is fit to drink." After about half an hour, again Buddha asked
the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The
disciple obediently went back to the lake.
This time too he found that the lake was muddy. He returned and
informed Buddha about the same. After sometime, again Buddha asked the same
disciple to go back. The disciple reached the lake to find the lake absolutely
clean and clear with pure water in it. The mud had settled down and the water
above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought
it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple
and said," See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be.... and the
mud settled down on its own - and you got clear water. Your mind is also like
that! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will
settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It
will happen. It is effortless.
Sai Bless You..
