#51 The Folktale of a Selfish Scholar
Did he exchange the purity of his soul to help a woman? Or did he resist?
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Hope you are having an amazing week. Today’s article is an interesting folktale with a motivating moral. Hope you enjoy this read.
In Ancient Kiyoto, a Shinto scholar lived the simplest life possible spending his whole time devoted to meditation- neither did he go in public, nor did he talk to anyone. For him, human interaction could pollute his soul. To attain spiritual peace he worked day and night in remembrance of God in search of solitude and peace. However, something unusual happened to him which changed his whole perspective of self and life.
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