Wise Physician: Increase the Dose

A WISE PHYSICIAN said
"I have been practicing medicine for 30 yrs
and I have prescribed many things,
but in the long run I have learned that the best medicine for the human beings is
"SMILING FACE & CARING ATTITUDE."

Someone asked, "If it doesn't work then...?"

Dr. smiled and said, "Increase the DOSE!"

Plato's Philosophy : Diff between Love & Marriage

Greek philosopher PLATO lived betwen 427 B.C. - 348/347 B.C. His enthusiasm for mathematics, astronomy, and musical theory appears everywhere in his writings, and he also displays a far from superficial knowledge of the medicine and physiology of his day.

Here is an interesting fact in his life.

One fine day, Plato asked his teacher,
"What is Love ? How can I find it ?"

His teacher answered,
"There is a vast wheet field in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk.
If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found Love."

Plato walked forward and before long.
He returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.

His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk ? "
Plato answered,
"Because I could only pick once,
and yet I could not turn back.
I did find the most magnificent stalk,
but did not know if there were any betterones ahead.
So I didnot pick it.
As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier ones,
So I did not pick any in the end/"
His teacher then said, "And that is Love."

On another day, Plato asked his master,
"What is Marriage ? How can I find it?"

His teacher answered,
"There is a thriving forest infront.
Walk forward without turning back,
and chop down only one tree.
If you find the tallest tree,
then you have found marriage."

Plato walked forward, and before long, he retuned with a tree.
The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either.
It was only an ordinary tree.

His master asked,"Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"

Plato answered,
"Because of my previous experience,
I had walked through the field,
but returned with empty hands.
Hence this time,
I saw this tree and I felt that it was not bad,
so I chopped it down and brought it back.
I didnot want to miss the opportunity."

His teacher then said,
"And that is Marriage.
You see son, Love is most beautiful thing to happen to a person.
It is an opportunity but you donot realize its worth when you have it
but only when it has gone like the field of stalks.
Marriage, like this tree you chopped, it's a compromise."

-Msg forwarded by R'Annet Amar Vora

Zen Wisdom

This particular quote impressed me the Most:

If we are facing in the right direction,
all we have to do is -
KEEP ON WALKING.
- Buddhist Proverb

The height of Wisdom

A venerable Zen master while giving a discourse mentioned that all men are created equal. A pupil then asked "If so why are you sitting at an elevated level".

The master smiled and replied "Knowledge is like a river. It flows only from a higher level to a lower level".

Really sensitive issue

Once a peasant went to a Zen master and told him that his wife was very fertile and gave birth to a child every year. He could no longer feed hs large family and sought a remedy.

The master told him to drink a glass of milk at night.

Pleased with the advice, the peasant asked, before or after...

The ZEN Master replied "INSTEAD."

Gain knowledge through discovery

At the end of an ordination ceremony, the newly ordained monk felt that there was much more to be learnt, than what was taught at the monastry. So he approached a highly venerated mon and pleaded with him to be his teacher.

On hearing his request the master said, "I will be your teacher on one condition : I shall be your compas and not your roadmap"

Moral: Wisdom gained through experience is far superior than knowledge acquired through scriptures.

Flow with the tide

When the Zen master had completed his discourse to a group of students of philosophy, they wanted to know the meaning of life.

In reply, the master uttered just three sentences.
(1) Don't go the way life takes you.Take the Life the way you go.
(2) If you want something you never had, do something you have never done before.
(3) Always remember you are born to live, and not live because you have born.

Moral: "Everything in this world is created with a purpose. Flow with the tide and you will stay afloat"

Faith can move Mountains

A great japanese warrior decided to attack the enemy although he had only one-tenth of the men the opposition commanded. He knew that he would win, but his soldiers were in doubt.

On the way he stopped at the shinto shrine and told his men " After I visit the shrine, I will toss a coin. If heads comes, we will win : Tails, we lose".

After a silent prayer he cameout and tossed a coin.
Heads appeared.
His soldiers became eager to fight and they won the battle easily.

His soldiers said " No one can change the hand of destiny."
The warrior replied "Indeed not" and showed the coin which had heads on both sides.

Moral of the incident: Faith determines destiny

Look within to see beyond

One fine evening, an apprentice monk inquistively enquired "How to look beyond?"

The Zen master asked the monk to fetch a wooden bucket full of water. Once the monk placed the water, the zen master asked "Do you see any reflections?".

The young monk replied " Yes master, I see moon in it"

Not the zen master asked the monk to empty the bucket and asked him to look into it and tell what did he see now. The monk said " I do not see anything"

The Zen master concluded " No Water, No Moon. When the mind is filled with knowledge, one can see far and beyond "

Mind Control

A Young monk asked his master, "How to control one's mind?"

The master took his disciple for a walk ,and came upon a fast flowing rivulet. One its bank stood a pretty young woman contemplating as to how to cross the rapid rivulet. The master with the least hesitance picked her up, waded across the rivulet and set her down and continued to walk.

After pondering over the incident, the young monk asked his master about what he has done, since monks were not allowed to touch women.

The master replied "You see, I carried her only across six feet of water. But you have been carrying her through several miles we have travelled since then!"