Practice renunciation from now on, so that you may
set out on the journey when the call comes! No one
knows when the call will come and there is no point
in being in tears at that moment remembering the
property you accumulated, the fame you amassed or
the titles you won! The eagle is pestered by the
crows, so long as it has a fish in its beak. The crows
swish past the eagle to steal the fish from its mouth.
They pursue the bird wherever it sits for a little rest.
At last, the eagle gives up the attachment to the fish
and drops it from its beak; the crows fly after the fish and leave the eagle free. So
too, when you give up sense pleasures, the crows of pride, envy, malice and hatred
will fly away and leave you in peace.(Divine Discourse, Oct 10, 1964)
set out on the journey when the call comes! No one
knows when the call will come and there is no point
in being in tears at that moment remembering the
property you accumulated, the fame you amassed or
the titles you won! The eagle is pestered by the
crows, so long as it has a fish in its beak. The crows
swish past the eagle to steal the fish from its mouth.
They pursue the bird wherever it sits for a little rest.
At last, the eagle gives up the attachment to the fish
and drops it from its beak; the crows fly after the fish and leave the eagle free. So
too, when you give up sense pleasures, the crows of pride, envy, malice and hatred
will fly away and leave you in peace.(Divine Discourse, Oct 10, 1964)
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