The Donkey and I

The world is a mayanagri, full of elusive, seductive, attractive objects that beckon the mind in attaining and we are constantly striving to attain them. The mind is a powerful organ that dupes, makes us believe that if we don’t have this particular object life wont be worth living. We all are caught up in this jaal. It is committed that the world and its objects are real. Maya is a strong belief in the existence of that which does not exist.

Once a washer man asked his son to go and fetch their donkey who was in the barn. When the son tried to fetch it, the donkey wouldn’t budge. The boy wen tot his father and told him that the donkey won’t come. “ Is the donkey tied up?” the washer man asked.

“ No. He isn’t and that’s what I don’t understand. The son replied.”

“ Well then, slap him on the rump to get him going “ the father replied in exasperation.

The son tried everything but the donkey doesn’t move after prodding, hitting him on the rump and even beating him with a stick.

The father decided to go along with his son to make the donkey move. The father came there, and he kept on looking and then he realized what the problem was. The donkey’s rope was attached to his halter but not attached to the post. He then wound the rope around the post, then unwound it and began walking out of the barn. The donkey realized he was untied, followed him.

People whose minds are fully convinced of the reality of the worldly objects, and the bondage they create are like this donkey. This world is not capable of binding either the mind or soul; the mind is in bondage simply because it believes it is in bondage.

It is this mind that makes us believe and tricks us to be on this path to keep on striving to attain the next level. To be free , to mold our mind and to get it in control can be done by meditation , jaap and continuous discipline .We  are bombarded by our senses that tear us in all directions and like the donkey believe that a routine has to be followed and then only we can walk .