The Archangel Gabriel - Leo Tolstoy

 

 

 

 

 

The Archangel Gabriel

 

 

Originally written by the Persian poet F. Attar,

translated and reinterpreted by Tolstoy.

 

 

 

"Divine And Human" 의 16 stories 중... 세번째 이야기...

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Once Upon a time, the archangel Gabriel heard the voice of God speaking from paradise, blessing someone. Gabriel said, "Surely this is some important servant of my Lord, God the Father. He must be a great saint, or hermit, or wise man."

 

The archangel went dowm to earth looking for the man, but he could not find him, neither on earth nor in heaven. Then he addressed God and said, "Oh Lord, my God, please show me how to find the object of your love."

 

God answered him, "Go to this village. And there, in a little temple, you will see a fire."

 

The angel went down to the temple, and he found a man praying before on idol. Then he went back to God and said, "Lord, how can you look with love upon this idol worshiper?"

 

God said, "It is true that he does not understand me properly. Not one man living is capable of understanding me as I am. The wisest of the whole human race are just as far from really understanding me as this man is. I look not as his mind, but at his heart. The heart of this man searches for me, and therefore he is close to me."

 

 

 

 

 

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숭산 스님

 

Only... Don't know...

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Compass of Zen 의 CONCLUSION 에서...

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Tolstoy's "The Archangel Gabriel" 을 이 한마디로 함축하셨답니다^^

 

 

"Only Go Straight, Don’t Know"

If you want to get out of the ocean of suffering,

only one kind of compass is necessary:

your don’t-know compass.

It is always inside you.

 

When you use this,

then you find that your correct direction always appears clearly in front of you,

from moment to moment.

So I hope from moment to moment you only go straight, don’t know,

which is clear like space,

try, try, try for ten thousand years,

nonstop,

get enlightenment,

and save all beings from suffering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tolstoy 의 Divine And Human and other stories 는 계속 이어집니다^^