Nasrudin era un líder espiritual y maestro en un pequeño pueblo. Fue honrado y respetado como mulá, aunque era bastante inusual e impredecible.
Un día, un hombre de gran virtud en el pueblo vino a Nasrudin con una noticia. “Mi negocio requiere que me mude a un pueblo lejano, y lamento tener que dejar nuestro hermoso pueblo y los beneficios de tenerte como guía espiritual y maestro”, le dijo a Nasrudín.
El maestro honrado parecía triste y dijo: "Siento mucho que te vayas. Espero que puedas mantenerte en contacto con nosotr@, conmigo".
"No sé lo que significará vivir lejos", dijo el hombre. "Pero he tenido una idea. He admirado durante mucho tiempo el hermoso anillo que usas en el dedo de tu mano derecha, y pensé, si me dieras ese anillo, cada vez que mirara mi mano y viera ese anillo ' pensaría en ti".
Ahora bien, Nasrudín tenía sus virtudes y sus defectos ordinarios. Una cosa que no le gustaba hacer es desprenderse de las cosas que eran preciosas para él.
"Tengo una idea mejor", dijo. "¿Por qué no me quedo con mi anillo? Entonces, cada día que mires tu mano y veas que mi anillo no está allí, pensarás en mí".
Esta es una historia perfecta de vacío. En lugar de ver algo, no ves nada, y esa nada tiene sentido. La actitud del ciudadano es estándar: está a punto de perder el contacto con este maestro, por eso busca algo. Así es como lidiamos con el cambio y la pérdida. Buscamos algo, cualquier cosa, para llenar el vacío.
Pero Nasrudín es más sabio de lo que parece. Demuestra la importancia del ingenio y el humor en las enseñanzas paradójicas. Se le ocurre una idea mejor, viendo valor en el potencial de vacío que nota en su vecino. También percibe que al introducir la nada de forma positiva, hace avanzar la relación profesor-alumno. El dedo vacío, sin anillo e imperceptible es la solución perfecta.
Esto lleva a preguntas más amplias: ¿Qué lugar tiene el vacío en nuestras relaciones? ¿Es mejor a veces no tener signos físicos de cercanía y amor? ¿Es bueno dudar de la devoción de tu amad@ por ti? ¿Las cosas que usamos para expresar nuestro amor se interponen en el camino? Haces un regalo caro en un aniversario o en el Día de San Valentín. ¿Sería mejor encontrar un no regalo, un regalo vacío, que no cueste mucho o que no cueste nada, que no sea tradicional, que no tenga un mensaje claro?
Preguntas semilla para la reflexión: ¿Cómo te relacionas con la noción de que el vacío en realidad puede estar lleno de valor de una manera tangible? ¿Puedes compartir una historia personal de un 'no regalo' o un regalo vacío que realmente abrió corazones? ¿Qué te ayuda a ver la plenitud en el vacío?
Thomas Moore es autor de treinta libros. Extracto de arriba de La elocuencia del silencio.
How do you relate to the notion that emptiness may actually be full of value in a tangible way? Can you share a personal story of a ‘non gift’ or an empty gift that truly opened hearts? What helps you see fullness in emptiness?
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When I was engaged to married...i did not need an expensive ring. However it was very important for my fiance. Traditionally these things matter to woman ...not me...never did...and not since. The marriage didnt happen. Great guy (I was not ready). peace
The townsman's attitude is standard: I. A sense of insecurity 2. Quest for reassurance 3. Lack of thoughtfulness and sensitivity to others 4. Presumptuousness and obtrusiveness, and so on. If Nasrudin had granted the townsman's request, he would have added to his callousness and insensitivity. But by not doing so, the wise Nasrudin ensures that he does not become a crutch for his devotee and end up adding to his dependence on him. Thus, the story is not just about seeing the positive in a negative but has deeper meaning and significance. If one needs a material object to remind them of their object of love, that is no love at all. Secondly, the story also challenges us to accept a seemingly negative development in our life gracefully--with complete surrender.
In the face of this story, I believe the Mullah's response to not part with his ring was OK! He was pragmatic to hold on to it yet gave away beautiful advice to the man and to all of us reading this story. Life is a balance between selfishness and selflessness. Of course, the balance can tilt more on one side over the other in everyone's life in different situations but imagine the balance with only one side to it. It will not be called a balance! This story reveals Mullah's human psyche and feels relatable. As for the non-gift aspect, It may be hard to appreciate one's non-tangible offerings over tangible items, gifts, or even physical efforts that are understood more and accepted.
Giving away our possession to anyone is also way to initiate the great property of emptiness.
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Leslie
Aug 1, 2023
When I was a child of 8, I asked my parents about the universe and how it began. They told me in the arc of their explanation that before there was a universe, there was nothing. And I, miss smarty pants, with a slightly exasperated tone, said "But there has to be something for there to be nothing." I was so much wiser when I was young.
Nasrudin didn't part with his ring because he was attached to it, which the story clearly identifies as "an ordinary vice." Though as a teacher, Nasrudin may have taught his student a valuable lesson in non-attachment, Nasrudin himself was caught up in materialist attachment. This demonstrates two things: (1) we often know the best answers but fail to heed them ourselves; (2) we can be a positive influence for others even when we ourselves are less than perfect in our own adherence to the truths we that we espouse.
The nothingness or empty space or energy or GOD or whatever we name it coexists and is teh source of energy for everything else.
This coexistence theory helps us understand why
all physical laws help physical stuff be in order
By understanding homo sapiens can be in order.
I wonder if this story speaks of appearance and disappearance more than anything, of whether what is close physically is more important simply because we see it? Once the townsman has moved away, his life will have different content. Does the context of life actually shift when what is in front of us is unfamiliar? Do our habitual familiar ways of being in life shift as our environment alters?
I love the name giftless gift or “ empty gift”. Empty gifts like empty glass was full of stuff of life that is invisible to human eyes but is essential for life. Most of the precious gifts are invisible gifts. The air we breathe, the love that nourishes our souls and the compassion that keeps us sane in this insane life are all invisible ungifts.
When I was growing up , we never received gifts for our birthdays and we never expected any physical gifts. For sure we had the gift of love and a hug and May be a dinner of our liking but there was never a physical object as a gift I don’t think I felt deprived or sad on the contrary I basked in the glow of invisible gift of attention and love.
When I was in high school, I was in love with my chemistry teacher I followed her like a puppy. I arranged her lab, conducted experiments for her students , made H2S for 1000 times always getting the ungift or empty gift of a smile and acknowledgment.
Whe I was leaving for USA she gave me... View full comment
I love the name giftless gift or “ empty gift”. Empty gifts like empty glass was full of stuff of life that is invisible to human eyes but is essential for life. Most of the precious gifts are invisible gifts. The air we breathe, the love that nourishes our souls and the compassion that keeps us sane in this insane life are all invisible ungifts.
When I was growing up , we never received gifts for our birthdays and we never expected any physical gifts. For sure we had the gift of love and a hug and May be a dinner of our liking but there was never a physical object as a gift I don’t think I felt deprived or sad on the contrary I basked in the glow of invisible gift of attention and love.
When I was in high school, I was in love with my chemistry teacher I followed her like a puppy. I arranged her lab, conducted experiments for her students , made H2S for 1000 times always getting the ungift or empty gift of a smile and acknowledgment.
Whe I was leaving for USA she gave me an empty gift of a long hug and said, “ My Saroj will make me proud in a far away land”. If she had given me a physical object I would have lost it in hustle and bustle of life in Silicon Valley. But her empty gift is stored in my heart and even though she is long gone her gift will be my treasure as long as I am alive. Hide full comment
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BarbaraAug 1, 2023
I love your share and that is so very true about the empty gifts we receive. My husband and I have not bought each other gifts in so long, I cannot remember when was the last time. His presence is the gift I cherish. Just to be near and exchange our energies is a gift.
It is in the depth of emptiness that we connect to the fullness of all. Most of us are so afraid of letting go of "stuff" - however we define it - and fall into emptiness that we don't receive its gift of eternity, infinity and completeness. It is in the depth of emptiness that these lie.
Is emptiness actually fullness and an opportunity for inner growth? Experiencing changes in my family as my children individually establish their own homes and occupancy of other people and events. In their daily lives, I continue to emotionally reach for our interaction as I’ve been used to when we all lived together. Is this emptiness? I feel the opportunity they provide me for my own growth?
So, is this emptiness I feel a gift? As in this story, is the ring that’s not there a gift? As I look at this new phase of life as fullness in a different dimension, it shifts the emotion into a positive place. I believe it is by expectations of involvement with my family that perpetuate loneliness. Shifting that into fullness and opportunity creates unlimited new opportunities. Here in lies the gift my children are giving me and I am giving them. This is unconditional love.
I feel very blessed with seeing my life with my family with bright excitement, enthusiasm, growth, and the deepe... View full comment
Is emptiness actually fullness and an opportunity for inner growth? Experiencing changes in my family as my children individually establish their own homes and occupancy of other people and events. In their daily lives, I continue to emotionally reach for our interaction as I’ve been used to when we all lived together. Is this emptiness? I feel the opportunity they provide me for my own growth?
So, is this emptiness I feel a gift? As in this story, is the ring that’s not there a gift? As I look at this new phase of life as fullness in a different dimension, it shifts the emotion into a positive place. I believe it is by expectations of involvement with my family that perpetuate loneliness. Shifting that into fullness and opportunity creates unlimited new opportunities. Here in lies the gift my children are giving me and I am giving them. This is unconditional love.
I feel very blessed with seeing my life with my family with bright excitement, enthusiasm, growth, and the deepest love ever imagined!
Dr Jagdish Dave’ , my friend and teacher, you have brought the teachings to my heart that have allowed me this powerful understanding. This is the greatest gift. This is what my children have been giving and demonstrating to me all along. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Absence makes a heart grow fonder, no :-)? Very astute of Nasrudin . . .
In the end, whether the ring is on the finger or not, what matters is whether the mind is attentive to its presence or absence. If one needs to see the ring to trigger the memory, what is that feeling one feels. Compare that with the feeling that surfaces or wells up from the actual recollection of a memory. I think it is like comparing apples and oranges.
Also -- when one actually experiences an occasion with all the senses present, that is a much richer experience than when is busy recording or snapping it for sharing with those not present or for future "recollection". The images have their value, but they come at the price of the capturer's presence.
This passage reminds me of a poem composed and sung by Saint Kabir. " Dhundhe kahan mere bande, main to teri pashun"It is a dialogue between God and the devotee. God asks his devotee: Where are yo lookig for Me? I am already within you. Awake. Open your eyes and see that I 'm within you."
All wisdom traditions teach us that by emptying the cup of selfisness it is filled with fullness. It is a paradoxical truth.
I have been reading, and reflecting, and chanting such spiritual mantras. It keeps me awake and helps me to losen and eventually let go of the grip of selfishness. It is a slow and steady journey. And I am not in a hurry.
Light of awreness helps me awake to see the light of the truth.
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave
Wise and clever Nasrudin -- he kept his ring and the man had no ring to think of Nasrudin. My understanding is that reminding is in me, not in an object, and the reminding in me gets stirred. Value is also in me, not in an object -- whatever is valuable to me has value. Emptiness can be full of value by me seeing value, which seeing is in me. My giving makes what I give a gift whether the other takes it or likes it or not. For me, a gift may be a thing or no thing, and a nongift is no gift. Gift is defined by the giving, not by the thing or no thing. I've given no thing gifts such as my caring or my truth in response to which hearts opened, which are wonderful experiences. What helps me see fullness in emptiness is my attitude, for example, an attitude of being open and an attitude of wanting fullness.
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Kristin PedemontiJul 28, 2023
David, I deeply appreciate and resonate with your thoughtful response. Thank you!
Such a beautiful story. Perfect for these times where our focus is on material things. To value emptiness as a reminder of our desires feels invaluable.
This is reminding me of the zen koan of the Enzo, the circle. Is it empty or whole!
