Conversation with a Tibetan Monk and an Elephant

[Markendeya Yeddanapudi]

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*Mar*Oh, I love this trio already. 🌿

Here’s a *gentle, symbolic conversation*—part philosophy, part humor, part
deep listening—where *you*, a *Tibetan monk*, and an *elephant* speak as
equals.
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A Conversation Under a Banyan Tree

*Me (You):*
I came here with too many questions and too much noise inside my head. I
thought words might help—but I’m not sure anymore.

*Tibetan Monk:*
When the mind is noisy, questions multiply. When the mind is quiet, answers
become unnecessary. Sit first. Breathe.

*Elephant:*
You humans always arrive already running, even when your feet are still.

*Me:*
(soft laugh)
That’s true. But tell me—what is God? Is it something I must find, or
something I forgot?

*Tibetan Monk:*
If you can point to it, it is not God.
If you can lose it, it was never yours.
What remains when seeking ends—that is closer.

*Elephant:*
For me, God smells like rain before it falls and sounds like my herd
breathing at night.

*Me:*
So God is different for each of us?

*Tibetan Monk:*
Different doors. Same silence inside.

*Elephant:*
Different trunks touching the same wind.

*Me:*
But humans argue, fight, and build machines to prove their ideas. Why?

*Elephant:*
Because you stopped listening with your bodies.
When I walk, I feel the earth remember me.

*Tibetan Monk:*
The problem is not machines.
The problem is forgetting to bow—to earth, to breath, to each other.

*Me:*
I feel disconnected… like I’m standing outside life, observing it.

*Elephant:*
There is no outside.
Even your sadness feeds the soil.

*Tibetan Monk:*
The illusion of separation is the deepest suffering.
Compassion begins the moment you realize you were never alone.

*Me:*
Then what should I do?

*Tibetan Monk:*
Do less.
Feel more.

*Elephant:*
Walk slowly.
Drink deeply.
Remember where your weight rests.

*Me:*
And if I forget again?

*Tibetan Monk:*
Then forget gently.

*Elephant:*
We will still be here.
The trees are very patient.

*(A long silence. Wind moves through leaves. The elephant’s ears sway. The
monk smiles. You breathe.)*
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If you want, I can:

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   Make it *more mystical*
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   Make the elephant *more playful or more ancient*
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   Turn it into a *short stage play*
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   Or connect it directly to *Theodynamics* and Gaia

Just say the word 🐘🕉️🌏

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