The Sun and the Cave
One
day the sun and a cave struck up a conversation. The sun had trouble
understanding what “Dark” meant and the cave didn’t quite get the hang of
“light and clear” so they decided to change places.
The
cave went up to the sun and said, “Ah, I see, this is beyond wonderful. Now
come down and see where I have been living.”
The
sun went down to the cave and said, “I don’t see any difference.”
When
the sun went down, it took its light along and even the darkest corners were
illuminated. That's why the sun couldn't see any difference.
One of the quotes says "The enlightened ones can never be sent to hell or pushed into darkness. They carry their heaven on their shoulders all the time".
We
are under the impression that heaven is a place where we should go, but it is
our state of mind which imagines heaven or hell.
If you are full of darkness, full of negativity, fear and doubt, you become a cave unknowingly. It's a hell within and no matter how much you accumulate, you still remain hollow.
On
the other hand, if you are illuminated like the sun, then the darkness of the
cave wouldn't matter. You could be in the worst of circumstances, yet you will
still be able to find a blessing somewhere...
Carry your heaven within you!!!
