THE ROCK
While conducting a class in a shady grove a teacher said, 'I want you to
see the burden of having an angry mind. Also, I want you to see that the
hiding of anger is not the same as the absence of anger.' The teacher then
instructed a student to pick up a heavy rock and set it down again. The
student groaningly did so, after which the teacher next instructed, 'Place
your coat over it.' The student obeyed.
'Now tell me,' the teacher asked the class, 'is that covered rock just as
heavy as it was before?'
_The burden of any kind of negative emotion is lifted by exposing and
understanding it._"
HOW TO TURN EMOTIONS INTO HEALING POWERS
Inspire Yourself, Chap. 10, p. 133 (Previous version)
Chap. 10, p. 124 (Current version)