River of Peace

One day there was a wise old man who lived at the edge of the forest. He was so calm and peaceful, that's why almost all the villagers deeply respected him. Some villagers even thought that he was a living God on earth.

But bad luck can not be avoided, good luck can not be pursued, one time there was a young girl in the village who became pregnant without having any husband. Being embarrassed because of her pregnant daughter, the father of this girl asked rudely: "where is the man who make you pregnant?". With the feeling of deeply nervous and afraid this girl pointed out to the the old wise man in the edge of the forest.

Suddenly all the villagers who had been full of praise to the old man in the past, change their mind into the people who were full of judgement. Some of younger generation even thrown dirt to him. The father of the pregnant girl handed over her daughter rudely and shouting: "Now take your responsibility hypocrite old man!".

Whatever insults and curses that were thrown by people, all were answered by the old man  with the same word: "Okay". From that time the wise man took good care of the pregnant girl as good as he took good care of his own daughter. Even though the villagers ran away from him, he lived his life without any complaint, without any anger, without any revenge.

After spending many years in the forest together with the old man, this young mother was never being disturbed, she was never being touched. As a result of the perfect care of the old man, this young mother begin to feel guilty to the old man who take good care of her and her only son as well. To make the story short, she returned back to the village and telling the villagers, it was not the old man who made her pregnant, but rather a naughty young man who had fled to the city.

After hearing such story, all people of the village went back to the edge of the forest to asked for apology. Some of villagers paid respect by prostrating, some others cried because they felt guilty, some even kiss his feet. And again this wise old man said : "okay".

The main characteristic of the mind which is untouched by meditation yet, it is very small and narrow like a cup. Consequently, when there is a small movement of life like disagreement, the narrow cup of mind is full of noise like protest, complain, angry. This is the main reason why many people can easily get upset.

The consistency to always practice meditation by being a compassionate witness, makes mind  broader and deeper from day to day. That is the reason why the eyes of deep meditation practitioners always emit the light of understanding, and they also share the light of acceptance through their smile.

This can happen because they have experienced in the depth of their meditation, everything flow in accordance with their own law. What is called by the mind as wrong or right are flowing. What is called by the feeling as sad or glad are flowing as well.

Anyone who practice meditation like this for years, one day they will experience a state of inner explosion. As a result, the walls that separate wrong and right, sad and glad are all collapse. In this state of attainment, the mind  can be as wide as ​​space. That is the reason why the above old wise man always said "okay" to each flow of life. Consequently, life is transformed into river of peace.

Author: Gede Prama.
Photo Courtesy: Twitter @danchantall9.

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