Unsaintly Poem by Sathya Narayana
Unsaintly
(This is a very famous story I heard a long time ago. Many pontiffs used to often quote this.)
Two saints on a long journey
towards some unknown destiny...
On their way they met a pretty houri
at the riverside of Kaveri.
She prayed them humbly
"Oh! Hermits holy! Can you take me
to the other side of this river holy? ! '
The younger saint said with fury
"Don't you see oh lady?
We are saints! Don't touch thy body!
But kind was the older saint:
"Oh! Young lady
ye climb my shoulders! I'll carry"
Crossed the river all the three.
The girl left the company
and the saints resumed their odyssey.
A quiet long walk late,
burst out the young saint:
"That's unsaintly O' brother saint...
how could you carry that lady? "
The older saint smiled and said coolly
"I left her at the banks of Kaveri
Do you still carry her in mind heavily? '
this poem brought smile to my face....very clever Brilliant, sir.
I have heard this story before. It is the height of wisdom for all young men. GW62
In my opinion, kindness should prevail. The older Saint was filled with wisdom and loss of libido, yes? Kindness won out. Yes, his mind could've run wild, but lets hope he was beyond mere human carnal desire. We can shut the steam engine down if we understand our primitive natures. We can act solely out of concern for a fellow earth-mate, regardless of gender. Circumstances must dictate. It is obscene that people must back off from each other because of gender. It is outrageous that a woman's body must be avoided at all costs. When do we grow up and respectfully and consciously act according to and in the the best interests of nature? Thanks for sharing! My best, Carol
this is a famous zen story, often told by Buddha. nicely captured in verse. live in the present and let go of past and unnecessary baggage. mamta
'I left her at the banks of Kaveri Do you still carry her in mind heavily? ” is that so? provokes gentle smile on my face. thanks. md. young saint 'you wish you did'
great concept..youngmans wisdom for very young woman..clever write...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 6:36:41 AM # 1.0.0.1119
it's a good parable, with concepts i don't carry with me but i know it's everywhere: saint / unsaint; well, i thing we're just humans.....