Sisya: "Guru, What can be learnt from the act of breaking coconuts in a temple?"
Guru: "Dear all-When we go to a temple, some of we break a coconut before the altar. If we try to break the coconut, just as it is when it falls from the tree, will it break? No! The fibre protects the shell and prevents any damage to the fruit.
Hence, we must first remove the fibrous cover with a lot of effort. Moksa (liberation) results from the breaking of the mind with all its vagaries and wishes. We have to break our mind but, how can we do it, when the fibrous armour of sensual desires encompasses it? The toughest fibre is anger, it is the stickiest dirt.
When we get angry, we forget mother, father, and teacher and descend to the lowest depths. We lose all discrimination in the excitement. So remove them and dedicate the mind to God and smash it in His presence. That moment, we are free."
Namaste _/|\_ I W Sudarma/Jro Mangku Danu
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