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Two young disciples were walking in the forest when they came across a beautiful young lady sitting beside a narrow river and crying piteously.

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When questioned, she said, she had crossed the river from her village on the other side to pluck flowers with her friends. They had gone back but she developed cramps in her legs and could not swim back. They promised to get help but no one came.

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“Can you please help me cross?” she begged.

“No” said one, “we are celibates. Our Guru has said close contact with females is bad for our spiritual progress.”

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The disciple asked the Guru "Sir, you keep saying that we need to lead good and pure lives, loving and forgiving, but I live in the world, surrounded by muck, how can I?"

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The Guru replied, "Do you see where sugar cane grows? In dirty soil, full of muck and clay. And what does it give when ripe and ready? Sweet sugar, dear boy!"

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“The lotus grows in muddy waters too and once it blooms, not a single drop of soiled water is allowed to stain its petals. The drops just roll off.”
“The reed grows in dirty soil too,and when it's ready, it is turned into a reed pipe, a flute that gives out beautiful music.”

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