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looked out to see a flock of large black crows devouring his field of prize spring-cabbage.
In red anger he rushed out and began charging up and down the field manically, shaking his fists, tearing his hair, foaming at the mouth and screaming abuse of every known kind at the gouging birds.
The Reverend Goodbody, passing on his bicycle, was surprised by the sight and shocked to hear loud and violent cries of 'Piss off, you thieving bastards! Piss off, you greedy black bastards!' He stopped immediately and beckoned to the angry farmer.
Embarrassed and red-faced, Giles shuffled up with a humble 'Good morning, Reverend.'
'Now, this really won't do, Giles,' said the good vicar. 'So early on the Sabbath, there might be ladies present. These fowl too are God's creatures. If you wish them to vacate your property, do it with love and compassion. Say "Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo," then the greedy black bastards will Piss off!'
But what difference does it make? You and your priests, you and your so-called religious people, are all in the same boat.
I am not saying start striving to stop striving, otherwise you will simply change the name of your madness and you will remain the same. You will just change the label of your neurosis. There are people who are greedy for money and there are people who are greedy for God. It makes no difference at all, they are the same people. Greed is greed. It makes no difference about what greed is, for what greed is. Greed is greed.
Just see the point that striving is meaningless, that going anywhere is meaningless. Not because I am saying it -- you have to see it: IHI PASSIKA. You have to see it, you are not to believe it. Believing won't help; believing is just a whitewash on the surface. SEEING brings transformation.
IT IS LIKE ONE IN THE WATER WHO CRIES OUT FOR THIRST...
Hakuin says: You are crying for happiness, and you are like a fish in the water crying for water and crying, 'I am thirsty.' You have it! And you are begging everywhere.
IT IS LIKE THE CHILD OF A RICH HOUSE
WHO HAS STRAYED AWAY AMONG THE POOR.
THE CAUSE OF OUR CIRCLING THROUGH THE SIX WORLDS
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