My lovely friend fauzia told me a story recently...it was so deep and beautiful that i thought i just had to share.
The story is told of a dervish who went to visit a great Sufi master. Seeing his affluence, the dervish thought to himself, "How can Sufism and such prosperity go hand in hand?"
After staying a few days with the master, he decided to leave. The master said, "Let me accompany you on your journey!"
After they had gone a short distance, the dervish noticed that he had forgotten his KASHKUL, the begging-bowl. So he asked the master for permission to return and get it.
The master replied, "I departed from all my possessions, but u can’t even leave behind ur begging-bowl. Thus, we must part company from here."
Attachments in this world can be to any kind of things. We normally think that its for wealth...even for apparent cheap things attachment can hold us back. Its important to set our priorities straight.
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