Zen Master’s Bridge Story || Acharya Prashant

Acharya Prashant

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00:00Tosui's Zen is complete. Doesn't matter what is happening. Three years back, he was a glorified

00:04teacher. Right now, he's a beggar living under a bridge. Not only is he living under the bridge,

00:09one of the fellow beggars has just died. But how does it matter? He was peaceful when he was the

00:13teacher. He was peaceful when he was the beggar. And he is peaceful even when somebody has died

00:19in the vicinity. He goes and buries the body, comes back and peacefully sleeps. In the morning,

00:23he wakes up and says, chill, the dead one has left some food for us. No need to beg today. The

00:27student is comfortable only in the role of the student. The teacher is comfortable even when

00:32he is not role playing as the teacher. And that really is the genuine teacher. Are you getting it?

00:37The teacher is always with the one who is beyond all roles and is yet the source of all roles. And

00:44that blesses the teacher with the fantastic freedom to take on all roles. The teacher remains a teacher

00:50even when he is a beggar. Unfortunately, the student starts becoming uncomfortable when he is a beggar.

00:56And that is why the teacher is the teacher and the student is the student.

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