Stories about fear of judgement
2 Buddhist wisdom stories about fear of judgement from Buddhist teachers, each linked to the original talk.
- Meeting the monk who could read mindsStory · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: As a very young monk Ajahn Brahm is afraid to meet a reputed mind-reader in case his thoughts are exposed. When he finally goes, he feels so completely accepted and loved —…
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you know I was really afraid once it was this monk this monk who was supposed to be very very powerful could read minds and people actually told me examples he he was doing this to other people and I was only a very young monk at the time I said you want to see this monk I said no thank you you I was afraid he'd read my mind and find out what I was really thinking about and tell other people do you want your mind red really red and me tell you all the things you're thinking about or thought about today all your weird fantasies and ideas oh no thank you but what actually happened you know I've got the courage to see this MK and straight away you know my mind was so peaceful because this mon was so kind so kind and accepting and even though I was a really young monk you know full of all defilements and just not trained at all it felt so accepted it felt so accepted that was one of the first times I just wanted to sit down and never leave I just want to stay there forever CU it's so rare to be with a person who accepts you 100% totally without any criticism at all and I knew I wasn't perfect I knew I had lots and lots of faults and I knew he knew that too because he was going to love me unconditionally anyway that's just a wonderful feeling there you are a person who is going to feed all my faults not with anger get out you don't belong you're not good enough which is yeah you're not perfect that's good enough it was a beautiful moment of spiritual peace being with someone who would just accept you and that's why I just wanted to be there forever unfortunately there's many other people wanted to be there forever as well so they got got kicked out for the next person to coming
- The Eskimo in the desertJoke · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: A man dying of thirst in the desert meets a real Eskimo with sled and huskies, and gasps with relief that he has been lost for days. The Eskimo replies: “And you think you're…
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There was a guy lost in the desert. He had been in the desert for a long time. And he couldn't walk anymore. He was crawling and he was parched, about to die. You know, when you get this very hot desert, you get delirious? So there he was crawling and he saw an Eskimo coming. You know, in a sled with huskies, the works. You know, with a big fur hat on. And he says, "This can't be true. This can't be true. An Eskimo in a desert?" But the Eskimo came right up to him. And he was real. He could touch him. It wasn't a fantasy at all. It was an Eskimo in the desert. And this guy said, "I'm so glad you're here. I'm so glad. I've been lost for days in in this desert." And the Eskimo said, "And you think you're lost!