LOVE AND LEARNING
“So, what work do you actually do?” Sati asked coyly like any newly married wife.
“I meditate,” Shiva answered.
“No, I meant what work do you do as in work?”
“I meditate,” He answered again with a strange smile.
“I don’t understand,” She said.
“For most people, a livelihood and a way of life are two different things. For me, it is all one,” He said.
“And you and I are one,” She said, drawing close to Him.
“Yes,” He smiled.
“So then, teach me about meditation,” She said.
“Yes, I will,” said Shiva. “I will teach you about meditation, and then…”
“And then?”
“And then I will teach you about meditation.”
“Yes!” She said excitedly.
Actually, one cannot teach meditation,” Shiva continued. “Just as one cannot catch the moon, even when you clutch at the sky. Meditation is like that: it cannot be clasped by pointing, it must be from within, from practice.”
“So, can't you be a Guru for meditation? If that’s all the work you do?” She asked, making a point.
“Ha Ha! Yes I can, but ultimately it’s you who must meditate, right?”
“Right,” She said. “Understood. So it’s not very different from cooking then, or playing or even reading; you have to do it for yourself?”
“Brilliant!” said Shiva.“That is what it is.”
“I meditate,” Shiva answered.
“No, I meant what work do you do as in work?”
“I meditate,” He answered again with a strange smile.
“I don’t understand,” She said.
“For most people, a livelihood and a way of life are two different things. For me, it is all one,” He said.
“And you and I are one,” She said, drawing close to Him.
“Yes,” He smiled.
“So then, teach me about meditation,” She said.
“Yes, I will,” said Shiva. “I will teach you about meditation, and then…”
“And then?”
“And then I will teach you about meditation.”
“Yes!” She said excitedly.
Actually, one cannot teach meditation,” Shiva continued. “Just as one cannot catch the moon, even when you clutch at the sky. Meditation is like that: it cannot be clasped by pointing, it must be from within, from practice.”
“So, can't you be a Guru for meditation? If that’s all the work you do?” She asked, making a point.
“Ha Ha! Yes I can, but ultimately it’s you who must meditate, right?”
“Right,” She said. “Understood. So it’s not very different from cooking then, or playing or even reading; you have to do it for yourself?”
“Brilliant!” said Shiva.“That is what it is.”
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