Parable of Inner Peace

Parable of Inner Peace

In Old China long ago, a sage was sitting under a plum tree. A student approached and said, "Where should I go to find peace?"

The sage said, "What peace are you looking for?" 

The student said, "Peace from all the corners of this world. Peace from the Emperor's raids on our religion. Peace from money and food worries. I want to have that kind of peace."

The sage said, Sit with me under this tree and you will find peace." the student sat down and after five days the student said to the sage, "It is peaceful here. You have freedom from all the earthly things because you have placed yourself above them, but I find it boring." 

The sage said: "What is boring?"

The student said, "I have nothing to do.

And the sage said, "Then go out into your world until you are ready for peace within. Peace within can only be when you step back and watch the world go by, not when you are involved in it. By watching it go by, you are within it - for you know when to associate. And because of the peace that you have, those that need that peace will stop at your plum tree."

May your plum tree be as peacefully as you want. Blessings and peace to you all.

Old Chinese

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