Dreams
Master and Disciple:
On the Subject of Dreams A Master and disciple are sitting near a stream... Master: What is troubling you my favorite one? Disciple: I feel a deep wound in my being. For all my life I have been conditioned to think one way, and all of a sudden someone said something that was like a slap in my face. I tried to reject it, but is was like an arrow that has penetrated my inner soul. It made me angry and I immediately fought against the words. Master: Is what this person said true? Disciple: It can't be! For it goes counter to everything I have learned, everything that I have lived for. My whole life I have been living for certain truths that have been dear to me. Master: And why do you fight it? Disciple: To hold on to my truths and my values... my existence depends on what I hold dear to my heart. I cling to these values because they define who I am, what I do, what I represent. My confidence, my self-esteem, everything would crumble down if what this person said was true. What am I if I were not to hold on to ME, the things I believe in? Master: What are you if you were to wake from a dream? There is a long silence as the disciple took in these words, and then a big smile forms on his face.Source: Buddhism Depot Magazine
