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Meditation story and ZEN fable by Suresh
I met my destiny yesterday in a odd place! I was just relaxing watching a beautiful sunset! then I suddenly met unfamiliar yet familiar face! I asked him “do i know you?, ofcourse; he said ” I am your destiny”
I laughed hard and told him “what is he doing here? of all the odd places, you are meeting me when I am relaxing? I told him to come over tomorrow when I am trading and I would love to know more about my destiny!”( and make some money too!)
He laughed so hard that I was embarrassed by that noise, I was worried about his lack of manners but then very rarely i meet my destiny so I was patient with him , He took deep breath and waited for a moment to allow unbearable silence to occupy between us and then he spoke in a deep baritone voice!
“Hey Idiot! I have been always there, I am tired of running behind you, You have been running after career, wealth, women, ambition and I am running after you. I almost met you couple of times when you were watching sunset, sipping tea, spending a laugh with family but you always moved quickly from relaxedness to desire, Only if you had waited for some more time then I would have met you earlier!
I said: What nonsense? you bloody destiny ? what’s your goal? what’s my destiny? ” I almost wanted to slap him with irritation.
Destiny with his smile as big as his mouth said slowly “your destiny is same as every blade of grass, every flower and every being on this earth, it is happiness, it is relaxation and it is awareness and that’s all is your destiny , rest are just tools to arrive there.
Oh yeah ! i screamed ” when Can I get it?
He said “right now! here and now! this moment if you can relax and be aware, you have arrived! And I can spend with you rest of my life if you can stay in this moment!”
I gazed into silence in front of me as it started en gulping me in positive way, I just arrived at my destination!
End of fable.
Meditation is knowing you have arrived at the station before you start your journey, meditation is art of realizing that this moment is enough to make lifetime journey. Meditation is remembering that you are already at home. Meditation is meeting destiny at this moment.
Love dear ones and lots of it
suresh
Hmm… lovely fable!
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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
Excellent fable, Suresh. It lends one a fresh insight to one’s life and, of course, clears the clouds surrounding the mysterious ‘Destiny’. I just wonder how such ennobling thoughts enlighten you so often! Thank you so much for sharing all these with us.
Brilliant suresh!
I love your poems, your fables, your photos and your parting comments, this fable shook me rom bottom and left a lasting impression about life. I have to quickly take a relook at my life and I might have destiny running behind me as well.
this is the most beautiful zen story i have ever read. such a simple story tells us so much. I am a first time visitor and last two days i am doing nothing but reading all your posts!
this story got my eyes tears! I am also running away from destiny! and i do not how to stop my running!
probably best spirtual blog on web! keep up the good work sir,
I love this post, Suresh. You are very young to think such timeless thoughts, and you are very good to share them with your gorgeous photography.
simply superb and I am elated to read this one it is great
the photo is so beautiful I kept on watching it for more than 30 minutes
and enjoyed thanks for super write up and wonderful photo
A simple fable, but speaks a mountain of our life and and reality. An action is life. Life is always ‘here-and-now’ and never the ‘here-after’. A photo, a spot to meditate and that’s it!
Hi Suresh. Your posts are like reflections of my thought. Thank you for reaffirming my thoughts.
A truly excellent fable, dear Brother, and a worthy lesson for us all
Thank you for visiting my blog. A Faqir asks for nothing for himself, so his prayers are light indeed, and float easily up to heaven. That is actually a scene from Master of the Jinn 
Ya Haqq!
I don’t usually reply to posts but I will in this case, great info…I will add a backlink and bookmark your site. Keep up the good work!
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