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ritual magic and pray to God, and always then the village was helped.
Then the rabbi died. He was succeeded by another rabbi. There was some difficulty, so the next rabbi went to the forest; but he didn't know the exact place so he said to God: I don't know the exact place where that old man used to do the trick so I will do it anywhere -- you are everywhere so that is not the point, you can listen from everywhere. He performed the ritual and the village was helped.
Then he died, and another young man followed. Again there was some difficulty. The man went to the forest and he said to God: I don't know the place, I don't know the ritual, but you know all, so what is the point of doing it? I simply say to you: Save my village from this difficulty. And the village was helped.
Then that man died. Then it was another young man, and the village was again in difficulty. The young man never went to the forest, he sat in his chair and he said, Listen! I don't know the place where those old people used to go, I don't know the ritual, I don't know the prayer that they used to say, but I will tell you a story -- and I know you love stories -- please help my village. And he told a story, and the village was helped.
I love this parable. God is a story.teller, he loves jokes, but if it looks a nasty trick it is your interpretation. Drop your interpretation and just look again with a fresh mind, with no interpretations, with no hangover from the past, and you will start giggling. The world is so beautiful, the joke is perfect.
Question 8
HOW MUCH PATIENCE IS NEEDED? IS THERE REALLY NOTHING WE CAN DO?
The moment you ask how much, you miss the point. You cannot ask how much patience is needed. The very question says that the patience is not there, you are impatient. Patience never asks how much, patience always knows that whatsoever you do it is always less than needed.
That's why those who have attained always say: When we attained it was not because of our efforts, it was because of his grace.
Don't ask how much patience. The very question comes out of impatience.
And IS THERE REALLY NOTHING WE CAN DO? Yes,
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