Prem Rawat - Maharaji:
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I was speaking on London,
and I came
and I gave them an analogy of practice.
This is a little chinese story
that it came across when I was in China..
and...there was an archer,
he came to town, he was exhibiting his talents
he was showing off...it was wonderful.
He was right, incredible marchment,
right, one arrow after one, right on the bow,
There was a guy
standing in the back of the crowd,
instead of cheering him
he keeps saying, ahhh, it's just a matter of practice,
just a matter of parctice,
just a matter of practice,
Certainly this archer thought a lot of himself
and did not like this comment,
he was expecting praise and did not like the comment
ohh, just a matter of practice
just a matter of practice
he got fairly turned off and went over to the guy
and he said, : "What do you mean ?
really upset, what do you mean by "it's a matter of practice"?
Can you do what I can do ?
then, he goes: "Well, no...but let me show you something"
so, he took...because this guy used to sell oil...
he took a bottle, which it has a very narrow opening
long tube, then a bulb at the bottom.
And he was able to take this big container of oil
and pour the oil where it went right through that little opening
right through that bottle,
and not a drop spilled
and he look at the archer and said : "Can you do that" ?
(Laughter)
And the archer realized
No...he couldn't do that
he hadn't any practice doing that,
so, he goes:" you know, I can't shoot the arrows like you
and you can't pour the oil like me,
It's a matter of practice.
Now...what's the point of telling that story?
The next question is ....
What do you practice ?
because I really believe
whatever you practice...you are going to get good at it .
and this isn't a question of good or bad ...
if you practice,
shitting the seat
you are going to get very good at shitting the seat
if you practice
complaining
you are going to get very good at complaining
I mean...you will be able to complain about everything
(laughter)
whitout batting an eye or having a second thought,
It will be a flow
(laughter)
when all your friends
are standing there
looking at the big harvest moon
beautiful night
and everybody are almost
in tears and odd of this beautiful, beautiful evening
you will be able to pull out of you heart
without a second thought
something to complain about.
"yeah..but it's so dark.."
(laughter)
So, what do you practice in your life ?
because if you....
practice peace....
in your life
you are going to get good at it.
you are going to get very good at it.
if you practice joy in your life, you are going to get very good at it,
if you practice happiness in your life
you are going to get very, very, very good at it
If you practice knowing yourself
then, you are going to get very, very, very good at it
and you will know
who
you
are.