An angler was fishing in a pond. The Avadhûta, approaching him, asked, "Brother, which way leads to such and such a place?"
The float of the rod at that time was indicating that the fish was nibbling the bait: so the man did not give any reply, but was all attention to his fishing rod.
When the fish was caught, he turned round and said, "What is it you have been saying, sir?"
The Avadhûta saluted him and said, "Sir, you are my Guru. When I sit in the contemplation of the Paramâtman, let me follow your example, and before finishing my devotions let me not attend to anything else."
IMAGE: Robert Seldon Duncanson, Man Fishing (1848)
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