Once when Adi Sankaracharya was passing through a forest, an elephant came rushing towards him. To save himself, Sankara too started running. Seeing this from a distance, a disciple shouted rather mockingly.
"Kim palayanasi; Gajopi mithya?" (Why are you running; the elephant too is an illusion?) alluding to Sankara's famous precept,
"Brahmn Satyam, jagat mithya" (The Supreme Being is the only truth; the world is merely an illusion.)
Not to be outdone, the seer replied:
"Mam palayanopi mithya!" (My escaping too is an illusion! ;-))
One does not know if the story is true but Indian scriptures do often resort to humour to convey a spiritual idea. Well!! Let's take this story too in the right spirit :)
2 comments:
Loved the humour in the story.
But long time no see!?!
The humerous truth of gurus but I take it you got to be smart always to hold back the seat of Guru. This is an absolute truth not an Illusion!
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