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Thursday, September 23, 2010

An Empty Vessel

There is a story in the Hindu tradition I would like to share about the benefits of loosening our grip on the ego:

Krishna, the Lord, was playing his flute while Radha, who represents the human soul longing for union with the Divine, watched with her eyes full of envy. "What has your flute done to enjoy the blessing of being held up to your lips hour after hour?" she asked. Krishna removed the flute from his lips and held it out so that Radha could see inside of it. "Look, it's completely empty, " he said, "so I can fill it with my Divine melody."

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