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Старый 21.02.2009, 14:01 Язык оригинала: Русский       #67
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Well, I, in general, do not mind. Although this question is much deeper.

You know the parable about the Buddha:

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One day, early in the morning, when the Buddha went on his morning walk, one person asked him:
     - Is there a God?
     Buddha looked into the eyes of second man and said:
     - No, God does not exist at all, never was, never will be. Throw all this nonsense out of my head.
     The man was shocked.
     Buddha was accompanied by Anand. He is always accompanied by the Buddha.
     In the middle of the same day another man came and asked:
     - Is there a God? Buddha said:
     - There has always been, always will be. Search and find.
     Anand came in great confusion, as he remembered the answer that the Buddha gave the morning, but had no opportunity to ask, because it was around a lot of people. And before he had the opportunity to ask, in the evening, at sunset, came third person. Buddha was sitting under a tree, watching the sunset and the beautiful clouds, and the man asked:
     - Is there a God?
     Buddha simply gestured, inviting people to sit down, and he closed his eyes. The man obeyed him. They sat in silence for several minutes, then a man stood up. It was getting dark, the sun had already set. He touched the feet of the Buddha and said:
     - Thank you for your reply, I am very grateful to you. And then walked away. Here Anand could not resist. When they were alone, he said:
     - I can not sleep tonight, if you do not answer me. One day at one and the same question you give three different answers. Why? You gave me great embarrassment.
     Buddha said:
     - I did not answer you, why did you come to the confusion? The first man was a believer. He believed in God and did not come to clarify the question, but to get confirmation. He was a scientist who is familiar with the Scriptures. What he needed was a shock, and I shocked him, because I do not want to support anyone's beliefs. All beliefs are wrong. Knowledge - a completely different thing.
     The second man was an atheist, he did not believe in God. He also was a scholar and was packed with all sorts of ideas, but it was just the opposite of the first man. He wanted me to support his disbelief.
     Third man was a true seeker. He was not looking for an answer, he wanted to experience. He was a man with great confidence. He wanted me to show him something, so I did not answer him, but simply invited to sit next to me. And something happened.



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