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syn = Reader of the | syn = Reader of the sutra: [[Sw Ananda Teertha]]. | ||
:The sutra | |||
::There was a man who was so disturbed by the sight of his own shadow and so displeased with his own footsteps, that he determined to get rid of both. | |||
::The method he hit upon was to run away from them. So he got up and ran. | |||
::But every time he put his foot down there was another step, while his shadow kept up with him without the slightest difficulty. | |||
::He attributed his failure to the fact that he was not running fast enough. So he ran faster and faster, without stopping, until he finally dropped dead. | |||
::He failed to realise that if he merely stepped into the shade, his shadow would vanish, and if he sat down and stayed still, there would be no more footsteps. | |||
:([[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|source:''CD-ROM'']]) | |||
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prevevent = When the Shoe Fits ~ 02 | | prevevent = When the Shoe Fits ~ 02 | | ||
nextevent = When the Shoe Fits ~ 04 | | nextevent = When the Shoe Fits ~ 04 | |
Revision as of 17:10, 16 May 2019
event type | discourse |
date & time | 13 Oct 1974 am |
location | Lao Tzu balcony, Poona |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 15min. Quality: good, but the questions are inferior (under revision). |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | SHOE03 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutra: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- There was a man who was so disturbed by the sight of his own shadow and so displeased with his own footsteps, that he determined to get rid of both.
- The method he hit upon was to run away from them. So he got up and ran.
- But every time he put his foot down there was another step, while his shadow kept up with him without the slightest difficulty.
- He attributed his failure to the fact that he was not running fast enough. So he ran faster and faster, without stopping, until he finally dropped dead.
- He failed to realise that if he merely stepped into the shade, his shadow would vanish, and if he sat down and stayed still, there would be no more footsteps.
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