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This story offers you a symbolic lesson. Every human being is like the Golden Buddha, revealed when one patiently chisels away the mud that covers the true qualities of the soul. When the mud has been removed, one’s Divine essence is revealed. You realize the hidden Truth that you have always been One with God, or in the words of Lord Jesus, “The Kingdom of Heaven is within Thee.” You do not have to go anywhere to reach the state of Divine perfection.
Stop Searching through the Vast Realms of Illusion
Re ect on an interesting story, adapted from one written by Tolstoy that illustrates the vanity behind a life without purpose or spiritual value. A poor man traveled to a village looking for a job that would provide more material security. There he met a crafty, greedy and wealthy landowner who told him, “I will give you as much land as you want on one condition: At sunrise tomorrow you should start running and should not stop until sunset. Whatever land you circumscribe during that time shall be yours free of charge.”
Unfortunately, the man was just as impoverished intellectually as he was nancially. So he feverishly planned throughout the night how he would run in a vast circle to claim his land. He even worked out a mathematical formula that would ensure securing