What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?
“The unreal has no lasting existence, and the real never ceases to be. The wise perceive the truth of both.” — Bhagavad Gita 2:16
The Seeker and the Sage: The Mystery That Vanished.
The seeker asked, “Master, what is something you believed as a child that now seems ridiculous?”
The sage smiled.”When I was a boy, I believed every shadow had a ghost hiding inside it. Every creak of an old wooden door was a spirit trying to enter. Every whisper of the wind carried unseen beings calling my name.
Horror lived in every dark corner because my imagination was louder than my understanding.”
The seeker nodded eagerly.”I still feel that sometimes.”
The sage picked up a small oil lamp and placed it between them.”When the lamp is lit, where does the darkness go?”
“It disappears,” answered the seeker.”No,” the sage replied gently.
“Darkness does not run away. It never had a life of its own. It was only the absence of light.”The seeker remained silent.”The greatest mystery is not ghosts in abandoned houses,” the sage continued. “
It is how the mind creates fear from what it does not understand. As children, we feared monsters under the bed.
As adults, the monsters change their names—doubt, anger, guilt, manipulation, suspicion, and imagined disasters. The house has changed, but the darkness is still within the mind.”
“So the horror was never inside?”
The sage smiled.”The real mystery is discovering who is watching the fear. The moment you become aware of the watcher, the horror loses its power. Light does not fight darkness. It simply shines.”
The seeker bowed.”Then courage is not the absence of mystery.””No,” said the sage. “Courage is walking into the mystery carrying the lamp of awareness.”
“Abandon all varieties of fear and take refuge in Me alone. I shall free you from all sorrow. Do not grieve.” — Bhagavad Gita 18:66
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