Shankaracharya's articulation.

One night Shankaracharya was desperately searching for something on the street outside his small hut.

When his pupil returned from his errand, he saw this and curiously asked the Master, "Acharya, what are you looking for here on the street at this hour?"

Shankaracharya replied, "I lost my needle, I am looking for it".

The pupil joined him in the search but after searching for a while, he asked, "Can you try and recollect where you might have dropped it?"

Shankacharya said, "Of course, I remember. I dropped it near the bed in the hut".

The pupil, utterly astonished at the strange answer, said, "Acharya, you say you lost it inside the house, then why are we looking for it outside?"

Shankaracharya innocently replied, "There is no oil left in the lamp, so it is pitch dark inside the house. Hence I thought of searching for it outside, since there is enough street light here".

While holding back his laugh, the pupil said, "If you lost your needle inside the house, how could you even expect to find it outside?"

Shankaracharya simply smiled back at the pupil and said, "Isn't that what we do? We run to far away temples and walk up mountains to search for what we have lost inside ourselves. We are all seeking outside what we have lost inside us. Why? Just because it is pitch dark inside.

Silly, aren't we?"

"Light the Lamp inside you and find your lost treasure right there in".

Awake and arise to search the treasure.

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Just in jest!

Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Nirvana is making Bloody Mary out of it and not worrying if it's a fruit or a vegetable.

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9. Suma was given a day off today as her leg was having a problem. She will meet her doctor.

Participated in a webinar, "Covid-19 and Mental Health" by Dr Kumud Srivastava, Psychological Counsellor between 1500 - 1630 hrs. It was very illuminating!