He asked his teacher: "Why most people's minds are restless, and only a few possess a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind?"
The teacher looked at the disciple, smiled and said:
"I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more."
This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly:
"Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place?"
The fly answered: "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses, and everything that happens around me, pull me constantly in all directions, and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?"
The elephant stopped eating and said:
"My five senses do not rule my attention. I am in control of my attention, and I can direct it wherever I want. This helps me to get immersed in whatever I do, and therefore, keep my mind focused and calm. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way, I can enjoy my food and chew it better. I control my attention, and not the other way around, and this helps me stay peaceful."
Upon hearing these words, the disciple's eyes opened wide, and a smile appeared on his face. He looked at his teacher and said:
"I understand! My mind will be in constant unrest, if my five senses, and whatever is happening in the world around me are in control of it. On the other hand, if I am in command of my five senses, able to disregard sense impressions, my mind would become calm, and I will be able to disregard its restlessness."
"Yes, that's right," answered the teacher," The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind."
10 comments:
It is good. It tells the people not to naturally act to all actions. We should be in control, need to be calm and try to do the things peacefully. Use ourselves to control our action and must be a considerable and reasonable person.
One of great story that give advise to people about sense of human.. To be control all the your sense and focus doing something in one time. And not be carelessly follow the sense as it has been tamed...
it is very fantastic! Human's senses are the most importance to control of mind. If we want to control our mind, it makes sure that our five senses don't affect from others. In fact, our senses make our mind happy, sad, or aggressive.
it tell us about naturally
It's the way to control senses in order to avoid disregard.we can follow as the elephant do.It can help calm and peaceful.
Elephant and Fly animal.Why elephant can control his senses and why fly can not. In my opinion, I think that elephant compare to the person who can control his or her senses. Because People are also have senses like elephant and fly. Why some people can control their senses and why some not? So, people who can not control their sent we can compare his or her like the fly. Because fly have senses, but can not control their senses.
This stoty talk about elephnt and fly that are animal. they live in forest and live by themselve.
After reading this story elephant is kind animal that control senses in order to ovoid disregard .it make s sure that our five senses.
After I read this story, I think this story want to give advise for person. We should learn control our mind and think carefully be for do something.
Behavior of a person is not like to other persons. One body has one idea, so we can not ban some one to do some thing or order them to do some thing. We all together have wright and freedom in living, but don’t do some thing wrong the country rule.
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