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Full circle?

One day, he reproached his son: “I do not accept any gift because gifts mean nothing to me. But it pains me to know that you grab all that your disciples bring to you.”

Kamal said: “Father, if gifts mean nothing to you, why are you bothered whether I accept them or reject them?” Here, Kabir had an 180º mind, and Kamal a 360º one.

THE VIRTUOUS KING

When Boddhidharma visited China in the sixth century, he was invited to the King’s court. The king was proud of his spirituality and the good deeds he had done for his people. He narrated what all he had done to promote religion and then asked Boddhidharma’s opinion about the merit he earned.

Boddhidharma’s reply was blunt: “No merit.”

Obviously, being virtuous was not a great virtue in Boddhidharma’s scheme of things. The king had an 180º mind. Boddhidharma had a 360º mind. You can’t be spiritual as long as you wear the badge of spirituality. Taking off the badge is coming full circle.

NOTHING GREAT

Once there was a conference of religions to which all faiths sent their representatives. Every representative stated forcefully that his religion was great. When it was the turn of Zen’s representative, he stated truthfully: “There is nothing great in Zen.”

A member of the audience with a deep understanding of Zen got up and said: “Your saying that there is nothing great in Zen actually makes Zen sound as something great. So you should not have said there is nothing great in Zen.”