Go Deep...
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Someone once asked Paramahamsa
'What is your impression of yoga and
how it is being practiced in the West?'
Paramahamsa answered,
The introduction of yoga in the West has been beautiful. They have started using yoga for the physical and mental benefits it provides. Nothing wrong! I only want people to understand that they can go a few steps further that's all. There is a beautiful story...
One day, there was a woodcutter cutting
trees on the outer edge of a forest. An
enlightened Master came along and saw
the woodcutter. The Master said to the
woodcutter, 'go deep.'
So the woodcutter went inside the forest
and be found sandalwood. He cut up the
sandalwood and immediately started
selling it in the market.
The next day, the woodcutter went back
and continued to cut up the sandalwood.
The Master saw him again and said, 'go
deep.' The woodcutter went further
inside and found a silver mine. He
started mining the silver and started
bringing it out to sell to the world.
The man continued to happily mine his silver. The Master came past again and said, 'go deep.' The man went further inside and found a gold mine! He started mining and selling the gold to the world.
Again, the Master walked past and urged the man to, 'go deep.' The man went yet still further inside and finally found a diamond mine!
Like this, bow they have started presenting yoga in the West is beautiful. Nothing wrong! My word is 'go deep.' People can find a lot more through yoga and people can find a lot more through meditation.'
