The Kitten and the Fly ~ A Zen Parable
A young student approached his Master who was seated in the garden and then he asked: “Master, no matter how hard I try, I just can’t achieve mindfulness.”
The master said nothing in response but gently lifted his hand and pointed toward a corner of the garden where a tiny kitten was attempting to capture a fly.
The small kitten lunged, grasped and stalked that fly. Yet, for all these efforts, the fly remained just out of the kitten’s reach.
Finally, the kitten completely wore herself out, gave up and then curled herself up into a ball at the master’s feet. Next, the fly promptly landed on its own accord, right upon the tip of the sleeping kitten’s nose.
The young student, while seeing all of this, finally gained understanding.
© Love Love Love Bliss
Avadhooth Guruji 