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Helplessness

the king travelled incognito mixing among the commoners both delighted and also envious of how they find joy in simple things content even in poverty and shortages and then the king discovered their secret they were all centred in heart and not in narrowness of mind even after garnering this deep knowing the king was unable to become as such for he was not yet like Gautama Buddha 08-April-2023

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Ann Peck

Date: 4/8/2023 3:05:00 PM

Beautiful, Seeker. I love 'they were all centered in heart, not in narrowness of mind.'

Unseeking Seeker
Date: 4/8/2023 6:43:00 PM

Thank you, Ann

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/8/2023 9:37:00 AM

reminds me of the emperor with no clothes. But in a different kind of way

Unseeking Seeker
Date: 4/8/2023 6:43:00 PM

That was vanity, this is a mind-heart gap, rooted in identity

Deb M

Date: 4/8/2023 9:27:00 AM

Spiritual balance and simple appreciation of what is really important in life….love this US…..Debx

Unseeking Seeker
Date: 4/8/2023 6:42:00 PM

Thank you, Deb

Frederic Parker

Date: 4/8/2023 7:07:00 AM

neither the King nor the commoners can ever fulfill the expectations of the religions of the world ...my first thought after reading

Unseeking Seeker
Date: 4/8/2023 8:00:00 AM

Religion is a directional indicator at best. Happiness lies within, in the heart centre but we are bemused by mind. Hence descent by surrender from head to heart is needed.