Surrender----.
What a joy, what bliss.
There's only a small number of times in our lives, when we are truly inspired.
We feel a presence.
Some call it a Holy Spirit,
a Heavenly Mother,
a Divine One.
Whatever it is called,
a presence enters us,
and leaves us calmer and more peaceful.
We feel at these times,
a sense of joy, youth,
and love.
A famous Monk guaranteed joy, youth,
and love.
All one had to do was to let go, give up,
and surrender.
So a wealthy woman,
on hearing about this Monk and his guarantees, rushed to see him.
"How much donation do you want, what do I have to do," she gushed at him.
The Monk asked her to empty the large bag full of jewels she carried.
He said;
"give up your jewels to the Temple and in return I shall guarantee you joy, youth and love."
She said; "there is so much and wouldn't you settle for just a few."
She told him that she had saved all her life.
She really didn't want to part with any of her jewels.
She said she wanted to think about the whole thing.
She thought and thought,
and asked another lady,
"did you give up your jewels?"
"Yes," she said "and the next day the Monk gave them back"
I now have joy, youth,
and love."
So once again the wealthy lady asked the Monk.
"If you really offer joy, youth, and love,
and guarantee it,
then I will hand you my jewels."
"Make sure they are in a safe place, look after them, I know how many there are. Don't let anyone touch or steal them."
"Keep them safe."
The next day she waited for the return of her jewels, and the next,
and the next.
There was no return of the jewels, no joy, youth, or love.
That thief, that scoundrel, she told all her friends, some holy Monk he is,
don't go near him.
Her friends advised her to go to the court, but she couldn't because some of the jewels were maybe not hers.
The lady who had her jewels returned to her asked the Monk why he hadn't returned the jewels.
The Monk said;
"you surrendered your jewels to me gladly, without conditions,
no calculations."
"I don't want calculating people around me,
so I killed two birds with one stone."
"We have enough money to renovate the Temple with the sale of her jewels, and as she is spreading rumours about me, no other calculating people will come."
The Buddha said;
"When we give up desire,
that is when we get what we desire."
Surrender to this and you will have
joy, youth and love.
Nathan
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With love
