“I thank the Lord for all that he has given me.” This is a totally nonsensical prayer. You should thank for what he has not given you. "Thanks for not giving me disease." It's very easy to miss that you do not have a disease. Truth is so easy to miss because it is an absence. Truth is always ‘not’ something. It is the absences that you must be thankful for.
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The emperor asked Master Gudo, “What happens to a man of enlightenment after death?”
“How should I know?” replied Gudo.
“Because you are a Master”, answered the emperor.
“Yes Sir,” said Gudo, “But not a dead one.”
~ Zen Koan ~
Acharya Prashant: The man of Zen, lives in the fact when it comes to the senses and the mind; and lives in the Truth when it comes to the Self. His mind looks no further than the fact and that is because his mind is seated in the Truth.
