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WhiteTara

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3. I love this story. To begin with

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 12:54 PM

Jan 2020

it's funny. There is no helping in falling down; but her empathy is very clear. Also, there is always a watcher - you

Another story story I love is the Master tells 3 students to each take a chicken and go to a place where no one sees you and kill the chicken. The first one runs out beyond the barn and quickly dispatches the chicken, the second takes it to the forest and chops off its head. The 3rd one brings the chicken back and tells the teacher: I was unable to kill the chicken because no matter where I went, the chicken could still see me.

We are the watchers and when Mr Pang says he's happy no one could see, he meant the moment was so genuine that they were in the moment, not watching.

Okay, that is my personal take on the story. What do you think of this?

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"I saw daddy fall down" [View all] Mike 03 Jan 2020 OP

I don't understand either. Can anyone help? 🙂 MLAA Jan 2020 #1

Maybe so... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #2

I love this story. To begin with WhiteTara Jan 2020 #3

I love "the chicken could see me" story. JudyM Jan 2020 #4

I'm reading a book WhiteTara Jan 2020 #5

That book looks interesting. JudyM Jan 2020 #6

It's so great to see women throughout who are enlightened WhiteTara Jan 2020 #7