Sunday, September 04, 2011
Truth is one and its paths are many
Truth is one but the paths to it are many. If it is true for you in daily life it is true enough. Centuries ago a great Rabbi asked 3 students "if you knew you had six months to live what would you do?" The first said "I would travel to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and pray." The second said "Travel would waste time so I would go to my room and pray." The third remained silent so the other two assumed he had no good answer. When the Rabbi questioned him he said "I would continue may daily routine as normal." The Rabbi said that the third gave the best answer because if you cannot fine holiness in your daily life and routine then you shall not find it in Jerusalem or Mecca or Vrindavan or Varanasi or anywhere else." (paraphrased from memory)
