What are you carrying?
An old Buddhist parable:
There is a teaching about two Buddhist monks. Both had taken vows of celibacy that included not speaking to or touching any women.
One day as the men are hiking through the mountains on their way back to the monastery, they come across a woman. She has been separated from her child, and needs to cross a stream to get to him. Scared to cross the river by herself, she calls out for help. One of the monks stops and says, “May I help you?” With that, he picks her up and carries her across the river. He then joins the other monk in silence and continues to walk back to the monastery.
A couple hours later, the second monk says to the first monk, “I can’t believe you carried that woman across the river. I can’t believe you were willing to break our vows and touch her.”
The other monk answers, “I put her down two hours ago… Why are you still carrying her?”
What is it that you are still carrying and how is it serving you? Avoiding forgiveness keeps us in the past. As long as you are stuck in the past you can’t walk in the present. There is nothing greater than the power of forgiveness.
Tags: buddhist, carrying, forgiveness, monks
Love the website! I am reading Traveling Light by Max Lucado right now. It also asks what we are carrying and how to lighten our load. It has been helpful.
It is great watching you accomplish so much. Keep up the good work.
Blessings,
Lenor
Thank you so much for all your support Lenor. It means a lot to me. I am definitely going to check put that boom as well. Thanks for the recommendation.