Light of Nonviolence

Author(s): Sushilmuni
Publisher: Vishwa Ahimsa Sangh Delhi

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RED AND BLACK MONKEYS
In mystical philosophies, the monkey symbolizes both the wildly chaotic tendency of human consciousness as well as a divine attunement. Guruji has many stories about monkeys and here he sums up what he has learned from observing monkeys and the implication of this knowledge for human behavior.
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have been observing monkeys for many years, in the forests, villages, near cities and at the ruins of old temples, and there are several conclusions that I have formed from my observations. First, the biggest difference between red and black monkeys is that the black, male monkey may have many female monkeys, in a harem, while red monkeys live together in couples. When black, male monkeys are born, they are apt to fight and kill one another for control over the females. Therefore, many male monkeys must leave their families in order to survive. But among the red monkeys, this is not a problem, since their life-style and their family life is so different. Second, since the black monkey is a pure vegetarian, he is the strongest monkey in the world. Black monkeys can jump up to 100 feet and I have seen them alter the direction of a jump while in midair--they have such perfect control over their pranic system. I have
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