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of life is in the birth of man’s desires, which form his fate in the afterlife.” A man from
the sages continued the discussion: “Man’s desires are innumerable like sea sands. But
his deeds are rare like granite stones. Man’s deeds make up his life. His ill or good deeds
become his ill or good fortune. The meaning of human life is made up of what he does
each time “here and now”. Another woman from the sages replied to him: “Deeds are
merely consequences of man’s thoughts. If man acts with evil thoughts, suffering
follows him like a cart’s wheel follows ox’s legs. If man acts with good thoughts, joy
follows him like a shade from the bright sun. The meaning of man’s life lies in his
thoughts.”
So the discussion continued until noon. Finally, one of the well-known gurus of that
time, famous at the court for his learning, said: “Thoughts burst from emotions like fire
erupts from lightning. The man of yesterday is different from the one tomorrow. To be
able to learn from life means to live twice. The meaning of life is in the changes that
come from toil and worries.” Silence followed these words. When none of the other
sages replied, Amrit, standing among the ordinary people, decided to take part in the
discussion and said: “Human life passes like a dream. In order to understand its
meaning, it is necessary to wake up. Changes on the outside do good only if they come
from the inner world of man. All that exists and that doesn’t exist in this world is here –
in the human Soul. Knowing this Truth is the meaning of life.” Common people rejoiced
after these words, and the sages nodded approvingly, agreeing with the wisdom that
came from this unknown young man. The Emperor's prize was given to Amrit, and so in
just one day he suddenly became rich and famous.
After the council Amrit was approached by the well known guru who until that point
had the better of all his opponents in the debate and from whom this young man had so
unexpectedly taken away the victory. He asked Amrit why he had come to this land.
And having found out about Amrit’s search of the single seed of the Truth, he rejoiced:
“Oh, young man! You are unspeakably lucky! Today you have gained not only riches
and fame but also a true friend and a wise teacher – myself. I am well known in this
land. I teach different sciences, in which many seeds of the Truth are hidden.” After this
conversation with the famous guru, Amrit decided to become his student and spent all
his money on learning worldly sciences from him. Soon, he became one of his best
students, having mastered many languages and learned all the sciences of that time.
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