The Empty Boat ~ 05

event type	discourse
date & time	14 Jul 1974 am
location	Lao Tzu balcony, Poona
language	English
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see also	timeline : Osho Timeline 1974 first edition : The Empty Boat (1976) other editions, translations and links
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shorttitle	BOAT05

The sutra

What is this three in the morning?

It is about a monkey trainer

Who went to his monkeys and told them:

"As regards your chestnuts,

You are going to have three measures in the morning,

And four in the afternoon."

On hearing this all the monkeys became angry.

So the keeper said:

"All right then,

I will change it

To four measures in the morning,

And three in the afternoon."

The animals were satisfied with this arrangement.

The two arrangements were the same --

The number of chestnuts did not change,

But in one case the monkeys were displeased,

And in the other case they were satisfied.

The keeper was willing

To change his personal arrangement

In order to meet objective conditions.

He lost nothing by it.

The truly wise man,

Considering both sides of the question

Without partiality,

Sees them both in the light of Tao.

This is called following two courses at once.

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