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All right is left

One day in a little monastery a student of Zen was anxiously pondering about whether he has done the right thing in one of his actions the day before... After his thoughts became so busy that it was unbearable he went to his teacher, explained him his problem and asked: "My beloved teacher, have I done the right thing?" -„Right thing for who?“ ...Zen master replied... ...and continued: Right thing for one is inevitably wrong thing for another! ...right is always contrary to left...and what you are left with then is the conclusion that it cannot exist right for everything... Because, what would be left then? You are asking an irrelevant question. Rather selfish one I would add... You can never know what is the right thing for you...let alone what is the right thing to do for another person... In fact, there is no such thing as doing the right thing! Right is done and automatically wrong is done... There is only the doing and it is being done eternally and effortlessly by itself! Trust Universe to take care of itself and you will be free from any wrong or right ...and left at peace eternally by stopping all judgment in your mind... ...and the student had no further doubts any more...


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