...There is a story frequently told of a Hindu chela who asked his master what a man had to do
in order to become wise...
...The master took him into the Ganges and held the disciple’s head under water
for several seconds...
..."What did you think of while I was holding your head down?” ...asked the teacher...
...“Only one thing,” replied the chela, “I wanted air.”...
...“How badly did you want air?”...
...“More than anything else in the world.”...
...“Did you think of wealth or rewards or ambition?” “No master, only air.”...
...“Very well, my son, when you want wisdom just as you wanted air,
then you will become wise.”...
Excerpt from “Words To The Wise”
© 1963 The Philosophical Research Society
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