Friday, July 9, 2010

A Silent Mind

Once in an Ashram there was a heated discussion among the pupils and no one was able to come to a conclusion, when their Guru happened to come over there and he asked them what they were discussing about and why they were talking in such a loud voice. The disciples explained to him and upon hearing it the Guru asked one of the disciples to bring a glass of water from the nearby lake and one of them went over and came back with an empty glass and said that the water was very muddy and it was not fit to drink. Guru continued talking with the disciples and again after some time he asked for a glass of water from the lake to drink , again one of them went and came back saying that the water was still muddy. After some discussions again the Guru asked the disciple to go and bring a glass of water. This time the disciple was able to bring a crystal clear water in a glass. Taking the glass of water the Guru showed it his disciple and said if one has to drink a glass of water it has to a clear water and a muddy one cannot be consumed. Similarly one must have a silent mind only then can one come up with a clear answer.