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Edited by FdYAcsoyPKN83gLE:
3/29/2020 10:21:09 PM
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Mindfulness stories + quotes thread
Once upon a time in the early middle ages, there was a dimwitted emperor
who was trying to find a butterfly. That's when he came upon an unmarried
mother."Can you tell me where in the kingdom I can find a butterfly?" he
asked the mother. The mother did not have to think at all. "I do not know"
said the mother. The emperor considered the mother's answer. Then he
asked her to marry him, and she accepted. Later in the evening while he was
conversing with his lover, the emperor had a stroke of insight: Much
treasured is he who is known for his cart, for he also masters his ideas. And
he knew that his life was nothing to brag about.
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Do or do not, there is no try.
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A well-respected clergyman once approached a poor lady and asked her "why is it so that you are so great, you who are just a poor lady?" "Why, that is because a poor lady is only a poor lady if the a poor lady thinks herself to be a poor lady" replied the lady. The clergyman had never before heard such words put so plain, and after thinking long and hard about it, he was brutally murdered by a relative of the lady.
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1 ReplyButterfly?
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In the olden days, a hideous explorer once approached a fat seer and asked her "how can it be that you are so appreciated, you who are merely a fat seer?" "The answer to that is because I know that I can do whatever I feel like" replied the seer. The explorer had never before heard such insight this well articulated, and after considering its ramifications for a long time, he died and became known as the most appreciated explorer ever to have lived.
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There was once a well-respected emperor who was wandering around in the garden of the palace on a quest for food to eat, when he ran into a fine, young single mother. "Where can I find food to eat?" he asked the single mother. The single mother immediately replied "of food to eat I do not know, for I am but a mere single mother". The emperor frowned at the single mother. Then he murdered her and dumped her body in a well. The following day the emperor made his great discovery: everything is incredible if only we try our best. And became very much wise, and was even wise after his death.
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A lazy slave once approached an attractive priestess and asked her "why is it so that you are so wise, you who are only an attractive priestess?" "I will tell you why. That is because I am not really an attractive priestess" replied the priestess. The slave had never before heard such insight put so plain, and after thinking about it for a long time, he died and went to heaven.
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A dimwitted merchant once approached a beautiful virgin and asked her "how come you are so praised, you who are only a beautiful virgin?" "I will tell you why. That is because I always try to remember that: a beautiful virgin is only a beautiful virgin if the a beautiful virgin thinks herself to be a beautiful virgin" replied the virgin. The merchant had never before heard such truth this well articulated, and remembered it for the rest of his life, and later in his life, he died none the wiser.
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Centuries ago, in ancient Sweden, lived a lazy warrior who was walking around in the town square searching for salt. That was when he ran into a crooked, old hag."Dearest hag, wilt thou tell me where a lazy warrior like myself find salt?" he asked the hag. The hag closed her eyes as if in a trance. And then she said: "Go play with yourself." The warrior fondled the hag and continued his journey. The following night the warrior made a discovery to himself: we are each and everyone is all-knowing but we must still do our best. And then he died.
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Once upon a time in ancient Japan, there was a poor thief who lived in a small village. One day, a philosopher visited him, and said "good evening, dear thief, you wouldn't happen to know where a philosopher like myself can find a wife around here?" The thief thought long and hard. Then he replied "of what you speak I do not know for I am but a mere thief." "Why do you behave like this?" asked the philosopher. "That is because I want you as an ally" replied the thief. After some thinking the philosopher decided to become an ally to the thief, and there was much rejoice.
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Once upon a time in ancient Atlantis, there was a lonesome shepherd who was born and raised in a small village. One day, a gnome came to see him, and said "good day, kind shepherd, where can I find a dog?" The shepherd quickly answered "I do not know of a dog for I am but a shepherd." "Why are you so reluctant towards me?" asked the gnome. "That is because I want you as a servant." "a servant?" asked the gnome. "Yes indeed. A servant" replied the shepherd. After some thinking the gnome decided to become a servant to the shepherd, and when he came home later that evening he killed himself.
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Once upon a time in the olden days, lived an old slave who was trying to find a sapphire, the most precious of stones,, when he encountered a beautiful lioness. "Can you tell me where to find a sapphire, the most precious of stones,?" he asked the lioness. The lioness quickly replied "of a sapphire, the most precious of stones, I do not know, for I am only a lioness". The slave thought long and hard about the answer from the lioness and did as she had said. Ten years later after hours on his deathbed, the slave understood: all the world is terrible if only we believe in ourselves. And when he seized living everybody cried.
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115 RepliesEdited by FdYAcsoyPKN83gLE: 3/29/2020 9:28:39 PMQuotes: Do your best, and you can be the first to milk what others see as unmilkable.
