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and looked upwards. People asked him what he was seeing. He exclaimed, “Look God Himself is appearing before me.” This news spread across the village. A crowd began to gather. They looked upwards and said, “Where is God? We are not able to see anything.” He replied, “I am able to see the Lord Himself. How can you see him? Your nose is obstructing your vision. As long as your nose protrudes, you will not be able to behold this sight. I do not have a nose and so I have no protrusion that will block my vision. That is why I am able to behold the Lord clearly.”
People fell into a quandary. One man asked, “How can the nose bridge become a barrier?” Another replied, “Well you do not understand, but what he is saying is true. If you want to behold the Lord then chop off your nose. In just two seconds, God will appear in full form.”
There is never a shortage of fools in the world. If there are wise men, then it is necessary to find foolish ones too.
One man went to a barber to chop off his nose. The barber said, “Are you stupid? How does the nose obstruct sight?” He replied, “You do not know this
Acharya Mahaprajna
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