Joke (Between a Gyani and a Devotee)
A Gyani and a Devotee are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The Gyani leans over to the Devotee and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The Devotee just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The Gyani eager to show his knowledge persists and explains that the game is real easy and a lots of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5." Again, the Devotee politely declines and tries to get to sleep.
The Gyani, now somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50!" This catches the Devotee's attention, and he sees no end to his torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The Gyani asks the first question. "What are the primary conditions to fulfill before one can walk on the path to mukti?" The Devotee doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the Gyani.
Now, it's the Devotee's turn. He asks the Gyani "Name the only individual soul ever that reached God without a Guru?"
The Gyani looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and earches all of his references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the Net and the Library of Hindu Parishat in Kashi. He hooks into the Encyclopedia of Hinduism, the religious databases of various universities around the world and consults with his peers
around the world, all to no avail.
After about an hour, he wakes the Devotee and hands him $50. The Devotee politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The Gyani, more than a little miffed, shakes the Devotee and asks "Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the Devotee reaches into his wallet, hands the Gyani $5, and turns away to get back to sleep.
Source Unknown I thought this was just neat and so futuristic with our Sadhus, Sanyasis and Saints jet-setting arround the word to bring the message of God.
The Gyani eager to show his knowledge persists and explains that the game is real easy and a lots of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5." Again, the Devotee politely declines and tries to get to sleep.
The Gyani, now somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50!" This catches the Devotee's attention, and he sees no end to his torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The Gyani asks the first question. "What are the primary conditions to fulfill before one can walk on the path to mukti?" The Devotee doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the Gyani.
Now, it's the Devotee's turn. He asks the Gyani "Name the only individual soul ever that reached God without a Guru?"
The Gyani looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and earches all of his references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the Net and the Library of Hindu Parishat in Kashi. He hooks into the Encyclopedia of Hinduism, the religious databases of various universities around the world and consults with his peers
around the world, all to no avail.
After about an hour, he wakes the Devotee and hands him $50. The Devotee politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The Gyani, more than a little miffed, shakes the Devotee and asks "Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the Devotee reaches into his wallet, hands the Gyani $5, and turns away to get back to sleep.
Source Unknown I thought this was just neat and so futuristic with our Sadhus, Sanyasis and Saints jet-setting arround the word to bring the message of God.
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