There is a revealing story of a monk living in the Egyptian desert who was so
tormented by temptation that he could bear it no longer. So he decided to abandon
his cell and go somewhere else.
As he was putting on his sandals to carry out his resolve he saw another monk not
far from where he stood who was also putting his sandals on.
“Who are you?” he asked the stranger.
“I am your self.” was the reply. “If it is on my account that you are leaving this
place, I would have you know that no matter where you go I shall go with you.”
Said a despairing client to the psychiatrist, “No matter where I go I have to take
myself along-and that spoils everything.”
Both what you run away from - and what you yearn for-is within you.
🙂
There is a revealing story of a monk living in the Egyptian desert who was so
tormented by temptation that he could bear it no longer. So he decided to abandon
his cell and go somewhere else.
As he was putting on his sandals to carry out his resolve he saw another monk not
far from where he stood who was also putting his sandals on.
“Who are you?” he asked the stranger.
“I am your self.” was the reply. “If it is on my account that you are leaving this
place, I would have you know that no matter where you go I shall go with you.”
Said a despairing client to the psychiatrist, “No matter where I go I have to take
myself along-and that spoils everything.”
Both what you run away from - and what you yearn for-is within you.
🙂