Finding the Gift

[felix_numinous]

13. This reminds me of a teaching

of Siddhartha, how he found the middle path, which was moderation in all things.


A String Too Tight, a String Too Loose

So Siddhartha left the castle without saying goodbye to anyone, even his wife and newborn child, with the intention of finding a way to escape the suffering of life2. He began his search for enlightenment with Asceticism3.He was an Ascetic for many years, and fasted severely. He, supposedly, ate only six grains of rice a day, and was so thin that you could poke his spine through his stomach. However, this did not aid him in his search for enlightenment.

He decided on meditation next. He sat under a Boddhi tree meditating for a long time. Then a musician4 who was passing by was overheard by Siddhartha. He said 'If you make the string too tight, it will break. If you make the string too loose, it will not play'. Eureka! Siddhartha had found the wisdom he had longed for5.

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I wanted to add--that in our fast paced world (getting faster all the time) it is natural for us to have a very active mind, and we match the high frequencies with more and more activity--which puts us out of balance. Unlike Siddhartha, these days we need more contemplation and stillness and peace in order to reach balance (generally speaking).

Thank you, actually what I post is often just what I needed too!!