It happened: Alexander was coming towards India. He met Diogenes on the way. Diogenes was a rare Being – if Diogenes had met Lao Tzu, they both would have sat and laughed and laughed and laughed. They are of the same quality.
Alexander was passing. He heard that Diogenes was just nearby so he went to see him. Even Alexander was impressed by the man, even Alexander felt puny before him. Diogenes was a naked fakir, he had nothing, but his being was such – so magnetic, so powerful – that Alexander was impressed, very impressed. In fact it is said that he was never impressed again by any other man.
He asked the secret of it: ”How have you become so powerful, not having anything? And I am a world conqueror, I have almost won the whole world. Just a little more is left; soon I will finish. And you – a naked man, having nothing – what is the secret of your happiness?”
Diogenes is reported to have said, ”I renounced hope. That is the secret. And I tell you, you also renounce hope; otherwise you will always suffer.”
Alexander said, ”I will come to you to learn the secret, but not now. I am on the way – half the world, more than half the world I have won, but there is a remaining part. I have to become a world conqueror, then I will come.”
Diogenes said, ”Nobody has ever been a world conqueror. Something or other always remains to be done. The dream is never complete and the desire is never fulfilled. If you really understand me, and if you really see that I am happy without bothering about winning the whole world, then you can also be happy without it.”
Logically, intellectually, Alexander understood it. But he said, ”I will come later. This is not the right time for me.”
Written by Wes Annac, Conscious Oneness
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Mutual Love, Respect and Dignity – this is the key for all new forward growth to reap flourishing and fertile rewards. All too often, there is a singular focus on the self or another, on a person or spirit, on the people or the planet. Yet, the only way to create win-win situations and move into a new paradigm is to begin to think in terms of AND, both, mutual, reciprocal. We emphasize this new thought patterning as a key because when you begin to shift focus to both the self and others, you will naturally begin to seek different opportunities, solutions and ideas.
