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The Empty Boat
- A boatman rowing in dense fog bumps another boat and angrily shouts.
- The fog clears, revealing the other boat is empty, highlighting misdirected anger.
Buddhist Principles of Reality
- Ram Dass discusses the Buddhist concepts of Anitya (change), Dukkha (suffering), and Anata (no self).
- He explains how attachment to form leads to suffering due to its changing nature and lack of separate self.
This Too Shall Pass
- A king threatens a minority group, but their wise man offers a ring inscribed with "This too shall pass."
- The inscription reminds the king of impermanence, bringing both happiness and a realization of its two-sided nature.