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Originally Posted by Debrah
When I'm feeling frazzled and want to crash and burn in anger or despair, I try to remember that Buddhist man and let 'him' guide me in my responses.
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My favorite folk tale, I used to direct fairy tale theater for children:
A hermit priest lived in solitude high up the mountain, away from the village. Every spring, when the cherry blossoms appeared, people from the village would travel up the mountain to view the cherry trees in bloom. This disturbed the priest's solitude, and in anger he cursed the cherry trees. The Spirit of the Cherry Tree then appeared and spoke to the priest:
"Whether you see a bothersome crowd or a beautiful vista, the cherry trees are not to blame."