Gautam Buddha Story — How To Let Go With Moral | 2020
Buddhist Story About: “Letting Go”
Once upon a time, two Buddhist monks were on a journey, one of them was a senior monk and the other was a junior monk.
During their journey they approached a raging river and on the river bank stood a young lady.
She was clearly concerned about how she would get to the other side of the river without drowning.
The junior monk walked straight past her without giving it a thought and he crossed the river.
The senior monk, however, picked up the woman and carried her across the river. He placed her down, they parted ways, and on they went with the journey.
As the journey went on, the senior monk could see some concern on the junior monk’s mind, he asked what was wrong.
The junior monk replied, “How could you carry her like that? You know we can’t touch women, it’s against our way of life.” and the senior monk answered:
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“I left the woman at the river’s edge long way back, why are you still carrying her?”
The senior monk had broken rules but for good reason. Once the purpose was fulfilled he put her down and continued on.
He never gave it a further thought but the junior monk…
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