Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcc3.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!49421314 From: 49421314@sdcc3.UUCP (49421314) Newsgroups: net.suicide,net.religion,net.philosophy Subject: Re: A different value of life; monks and tigers. Message-ID: <2755@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 00:01:14 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2755 Posted: Sun Mar 10 00:01:14 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 09:38:36 EST References: <194@sdcc12.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 23 Xref: linus net.suicide:611 net.religion:5473 net.philosophy:1265 > (From the Jataka Tales, as I remember it.) > A Buddhist monk, walking through the jungle, came to the edge of an > abyss. There, below him he saw a tigress with her cubs. Her > cubs were starving because she hadn't had anything to eat. > The monk, heaving practiced compassion with all living beings, > felt immense compassion with the cubs and flung himself over the > abyss so that he could be food for the tigress. > > ...A monk, walking through the jungle, was attacked by a tiger. > The monk, having practiced total awareness, calmly observed as > the tiger started eating him, starting with his feet. When the > tiger reached his knees, the monk reached the first stage of > enlightenment. The tiger continued eating. The monk continued > being calmly aware of what was happening. When the tiger reached > the monk's hips, the monk reached the second stage of enlightenment. > The tiger continued chewing as the monk continued just being > calmly aware. When the tiger reached the monk's heart, the > monk became fully enlightened and entered nirvana. > > Bernd Riechelmann (Not affiliated with, nor speaking for U.C. San Diego) > UUCP: ...!ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcc12!wa371, ARPA: sdcsvax!sdcc12!wa371@nosc *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***