A village was starved of rain for many seasons. he fields were parched, the wells had dried. At that stage, a Zen monk came to the village. People described their pathetic condition with tears in their eyes. The monk decided to relieve them of their sufferings. He requested for a place in the centre of the village to meditate. During the course of his meditation, the rain God was pleased and showered the village with heavy rain. The villagers drenched in joy. They gathered around the monk with tears of gratitude and exclaimed, 'How did you manage to do this?'
The monk replied, 'As I meditated, a sense of peace dawned in ~ my mind and harmony set in my body. The atmosphere around me was in tune with harmony. The harmony created a difference externally; thereby enabling transformation of the season of no rain. So, it rained. If you are in harmony, nature will be in harmony with you.'
If there is peace of mind within, the same would spread outwardly also. So is it with nature. If one does not cheat nature would not betray mankind. This was the philosophy proved by the Zen monk!
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