Through Shallow Intellect, The Mind Becomes Shallow, And One Eats The Fly, Quotes

Through shallow intellect,
the mind becomes shallow,
and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.
- Guru Nanak

ਸ਼ਬਦ - ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਫੁੱਲ ਚੜਾਉਣਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਲਿਆ ॥
ਜਾ ਭਾਈ ਕਿਤੋਂ ਲਭ ਕੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਲਿਆ ॥

A famous soldier came to the master Hakuin and asked:
"Master, tell me: is there really a heaven and a hell?"

"Who are you?" asked Hakuin.

"I am a soldier of the great Emperor's personal guard."

"Nonsense!" said Hakuin.
"What kind of emperor would have you around him?
To me you look like a beggar!"
At this, the soldier started to rattle his big sword in anger.
"Oho!" said Hakuin.
"So you have a sword!
I'll wager it's much too dull to cut my head off!"

At this the soldier could not hold himself back.
He drew his sword and threatened the master, who said:
"Now you know half the answer! You are opening the gates of hell!"

The soldier drew back, sheathed his sword, and bowed.
"Now you know the other half," said the master.
"You have opened the gates of heaven ."

Whoever enters into words,
opens the way for hearing..

The true Sage keeps his knowledge within him,
while men in general set forth theirs in argument,
in order to convince each other.
And therefore it is said that one who argues does so because
he cannot see certain points.

If you worry about a trouble it becomes double
but when you smile at it, it disappears like a bubble.
So always Smile at your problems.

Give evil nothing to oppose and
it will disappear itself..
- Lao Tzu