[Zen] The Monkey passing the Bananas!!!

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From: Bhikkhu Samahita                       Repeatedly Lost Opportunity:     Having laid it out three ripe bananas to the monkeys,     I was quite a baffled after seeing an adult macaque     pass by them unnoticed, even though they were within     reach and less than a foot away ... !!!     Then it appeared to me:     Oohh so is it indeed also with sentient beings in this     world: They pass by the Buddha-Dhamma again and     again, life after life, never picking it up, even though     it is perfectly formulated, completely releasing, and     safely saving one from all that is suffering...     Even though this Dhamma leads to the Deathless state,     beings miss the opportunity & flutter on in Samsara...     Obsessed with empty and decaying constructions...     It is said that teaching the Dhamma in these ages, where     the average human life length is less than 100 years, is     like drawing in water with a stick...     Highly impermanent if not impossible ...     Therefore: Thanks to that monkey for telling it to me     so clearly: No more 'bananas', neither here nor there     nor evermore.... It is time to let go of all the     bananas'!         Let there be Peace ...         Let there be Happiness ...         Let there be Freedom ...          Let there be Happiness !!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.