Enlightenment Story __ Acharya Prashant

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00:00In Zen, a monk was walking through the street and he found a dog sniffing into the garbage pile

00:08and he was immediately enlightened.

00:13If you try the same thing, all you will get is some infection, not enlightenment.

00:20The monk had already come to a particular stage where all that was missing was that realization.

00:32So, as they say, you know, the proverbial last straw upon the camel's back.

00:39That does not mean that enlightenment is a product of that last straw.

00:47That only means that the fellow is so thoroughly prepared, the fellow is so absolutely ready

00:54that one small incident and the so-called event precipitates.

01:04When the car is fully assembled and well-fueled and totally ready,

01:11then you just insert the key and the ignition happens.

01:17If the car itself is in shambles

01:19and has no engine,

01:24what is the point in talking of the key again and again?

01:28In the case of the Zen seeker, enlightenment happens at the turn of a key.

01:35How does that happen?

01:36Because the car is already raring to go and so much effort has gone into assembling the car.

01:49But the story won't talk about the effort that went into the manufacturing of the car.

01:56The story simply says and the monk went in

01:58and with one slight twist of the key,

02:04he flew away.

02:08And you say, wow, is that how it happens?

02:11No, it won't happen that way for you.

02:15You have to first assemble the car

02:18and then there might be one point or one touch start.

02:24Not before that.

02:25Huh?

02:28What's a good?

02:34Huh?

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