"It is said that Diogenes, a contemporary of Alexander the Great, the envy even of the great leader. It was a naked ascetic, possessed nothing and had given up everything , was in search of his inner world. It is said that when he renounced the world, began touring with a begging bowl, but one day to see a dog drinking from a river, he threw away the bowl, saying: "If the dog can not help it, maybe I have the worst dog?". Got rid of everything and he was naked.
Alexander arrived many news stories and curious, it was said that this man possessed something special. In the end, fascinated, Alexander went to see him and realized that this man had something he lacked. He found it - it was a winter morning, the air was crisp and the sun was rising - lying on the bank of the river, took the morning sun, nude. Alexander asked: "Can I do anything for you? I own many things and whatever you want I would be happy to donartela.
Diogenes laughed and said: "The only thing you can do is move: do not stop the sun from reaching me. I do not need anything else. And remember, because I look like a dangerous man: do not ever get between the sun and another person not to disturb anyone's life. That's enough ... do not want much from you, because all I need is within me. "
Alexander knew it was a sincere man, very true: the robustness, to be crystallized, the" flip "of one who is made, the aura, the atmosphere of the person whose interior light was on, an accomplished inwardly rich inside. I could detect. He bent down before him and said, "If I am in the world again, I will ask God to make me a Diogenes, not Alexander." Diogenes laughed and retorted: "You should not wait that long. You can become a Diogenes in this time! Why go to the conquest of peoples, and you move from place to place to bring war? Why do you do? ". Alexander said: "First I want to conquer the Middle East, and India and the Far East ...". Diogenes asked him: "And then what do you do next?". Finally, when Alexander said that, having conquered the world, wanted to stop and rest, Diogenes said, "You look rather silly, since I'm already resting, without having to conquer the world. You can lie down here beside me, see the shore the river is wide, we can share it. Here there is none, you can rest as you like, and who stopping you? do not understand why someone has to conquer the world and then relax at the end. You can rest now. "
At that time Alexander had to be aware of his poverty, he said, "You're right, I'm crazy, but now it's hard for me to go back. I have to conquer, only then will I come here. "When he was about to leave, Diogenes said," should remember: no one can go back, unless they become aware, and if you are already aware, the journey stops here, at this moment. If not, you never come back. "
Alexander was unable to return, he died before returning home."
(from "Life is a Gift" by OSHO)
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