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The Lost Tenth Man
The ten foolish men… forded a stream and on reaching the other shore wanted to make sure that all of them had in fact safely crossed the stream. One of the ten began to count, but while counting the others left himself out.
The Lost Tenth Man
The ten foolish men… forded a stream and on reaching the other shore wanted to make sure that all of them had in fact safely crossed the stream. One of the ten began to count, but while counting the others left himself out.
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“I see only nine; sure enough, we have lost one. Who can it be?” he said.
“Did you count correctly?” asked another, and did the counting himself. But he too counted only nine.
One after the other each of the ten counted only nine, missing himself.
“I see only nine; sure enough, we have lost one. Who can it be?” he said.
“Did you count correctly?” asked another, and did the counting himself. But he too counted only nine.
One after the other each of the ten counted only nine, missing himself.
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"We are only nine,” they all agreed, “but who is the missing one?” they asked themselves. Every effort they made to discover the “missing” individual failed.
"We are only nine,” they all agreed, “but who is the missing one?” they asked themselves. Every effort they made to discover the “missing” individual failed.
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“Whoever he is that is drowned,” said the most sentimental of the ten fools, “we have lost him.” So saying he burst into tears, and the others followed suit.
“Whoever he is that is drowned,” said the most sentimental of the ten fools, “we have lost him.” So saying he burst into tears, and the others followed suit.
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Seeing them weeping on the river bank, a sympathetic wayfarer enquired about the cause. They related what had happened and said that even after counting themselves several times they could find no more than nine.
Seeing them weeping on the river bank, a sympathetic wayfarer enquired about the cause. They related what had happened and said that even after counting themselves several times they could find no more than nine.
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On hearing the story, but seeing all the ten before him, the wayfarer guessed what had happened. In order to make them know for themselves they were really ten, that all of them had survived the crossing, he told them this:
On hearing the story, but seeing all the ten before him, the wayfarer guessed what had happened. In order to make them know for themselves they were really ten, that all of them had survived the crossing, he told them this:
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“Let each of you count for himself but one after the other serially, one two, three, and so on, while I shall give you each a blow so that all of you may be sure of having been included in the count, and included only once. The tenth missing man will then be found.”
“Let each of you count for himself but one after the other serially, one two, three, and so on, while I shall give you each a blow so that all of you may be sure of having been included in the count, and included only once. The tenth missing man will then be found.”
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Hearing this they rejoiced at the prospect of finding their “lost” comrade and accepted the method suggested by the wayfarer.
While the kind wayfarer gave a blow to each of the ten in turn, he that got the blow counted himself aloud.
Hearing this they rejoiced at the prospect of finding their “lost” comrade and accepted the method suggested by the wayfarer.
While the kind wayfarer gave a blow to each of the ten in turn, he that got the blow counted himself aloud.
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“Ten,” said the last man as he got the last blow in his turn.
Bewildered they looked at one another, “We are ten,” they said with one voice and thanked the wayfarer for having removed their grief.
Ramana Maharshi concludes his story with these words…
“Ten,” said the last man as he got the last blow in his turn.
Bewildered they looked at one another, “We are ten,” they said with one voice and thanked the wayfarer for having removed their grief.
Ramana Maharshi concludes his story with these words…
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“Such is the case with you. Truly there is no cause for you to be miserable and unhappy. You yourself impose limitations on your true nature of infinite being, and then weep that you are but a finite creature.
“Such is the case with you. Truly there is no cause for you to be miserable and unhappy. You yourself impose limitations on your true nature of infinite being, and then weep that you are but a finite creature.
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Then you take up this or that spiritual practice to transcend the non-existent limitations.
Hence I say, know that you are really the infinite pure being, the Self. You are always that Self and nothing but that Self.
Then you take up this or that spiritual practice to transcend the non-existent limitations.
Hence I say, know that you are really the infinite pure being, the Self. You are always that Self and nothing but that Self.
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Therefore, you can never be really ignorant of the Self. Your ignorance is merely an imaginary ignorance, like the ignorance of the ten fools about the lost tenth man.”
Therefore, you can never be really ignorant of the Self. Your ignorance is merely an imaginary ignorance, like the ignorance of the ten fools about the lost tenth man.”
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