Meeting Brahman on Equal Terms
Posted: Thu Sep 10,2009 11: 52 am Post subject:
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From ah to ha..
Sacred jokes don’t travel well.
They have nowhere they can go…
He told me how as a young seeker
he went to the guru and asked
about the nature of the Brahman…
The guru’s eyes twinkled as he said,
That’s a very good question…
not many people ask that…:
here’s a pen and paper;
now write your question carefully;
fold it neatly;
now put it in your dhoti kurta pocket there
and when you meet the Brahman,
ask Him the same question…’
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