by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Welcome to the Buddha Purnima edition of e-Sanai.
In this editorial, I will attempt to transliterate an interesting story that was narrated by our Master on Mar 19, 1988 in New Delhi. Through this story, the Master was highlighting how the principles of Chemistry were imparted by a Guru to His disciples in the ancient world.
Once upon a time, a Guru asked his disciple to get Him some salt and a container of water.
Pointing to the salt, the Guru asked the disciple to describe what he was seeing. The disciple readily pointed out that the salt was solid, had a shape, a form that could be seen and felt.
Pointing to the container of water, the Guru asked the disciple the same question he had asked before. The disciple pointed out that it was in liquid form (not a solid) – but could be seen through the eyes (like the salt).
The Guru then asked the disciple to once again confirm the existence of the salt. Once confirmed by the disciple, the Guru asked him to mix the salt into the water and return the next day.
When the disciple returned the next day, he couldn’t find the salt anywhere. He was dejected and asked the Guru where the salt was. The Guru pointed out that the salt was present when he had left the previous day – but now it could not be perceived either by his eyes or by touch.
The Guru then asked the disciple to taste the water – from various depths. The disciple reported that the water tasted salty. Thus, the existence of the salt was now established through the tongue/taste instead of the touch/sight before. The Guru’s message being that if an object changes state or enters a subtler state, then its existence cannot be denied.
From then on, the Master went on to state that our I-Reality/Brahman/Atman is the most subtle entity that pervades all and is ever-existent. It provides shelter to all – and the existence of everything in this world is dependent on the existence of this I-Reality.
So, on this auspicious day, let us take a pledge to remember His words at every stage of our lives – and attribute our existence, our actions and results to that I-Reality that pervades all.
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