Title: The beloved Worms and Dirt
Author: Ajahn Brahm
Number of Pages: 307 pages
Publisher: Awareness Publication
Matter Year: 2010
This book is written by a monk named Ajahn Brahm. He was born in London in 1951. During 35 years as a hermit in the Thai forest tradition, he brought together a variety of stories are touching, funny, and enlightening. 108 stories in this book comes from his own experience and others, seasoned with the classic story of the past, about forgiveness, freedom from fear, and release dukalara. This book tells the wittily-learned wisdom, compassion, and the path to true happiness. He traveled the world to share their happiness and give comfort to those who are depressed, sick, and sad. With a narrative style that cheerful and intelligent, he invites us to laugh at our own stupidity, sometimes to go beyond your comfort zone ratios and emotions. All the stories in this book are real experiences that have been experienced by the author, Ajahn Brahm. Previously he was a Bachelor of Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University, but eventually decided to become a hermit in the Thai forest tradition. The stories are simple, but very inspiring. Filled with moral messages at once funny and unique. As taught physics formulas through a hilarious drama.
The book is filled with stories of hope, love, forgiveness, freedom from fear, and suffering pengatasan, which cleverly tells the timeless wisdom of the time and is the true path to happiness. One story that is represented by the story of 'The Worms and Dirt beloved' which is the last story in this book is the story number 108. In short, this story tells of two monks who are close friends throughout their lives. After they died, the one born as a god in a beautiful natural paradise, while the other friend reborn as a worm in a pile of dung. The gods seek his old friend and wondered where he was born again. He was looking at the realms of heaven, but did not find him. Then the gods look his friend in the human world, but also did not find it. Then, the god looking in nature animals, but also found nothing. With all my heart, the god looking on, he was looking to the world of insects and microorganisms, and not unexpectedly, the god finally found her reborn as a worm in a pile of shit that is disgusting! The gods wanted to help The Worms with him to heaven. However, the worm does not want to go to heaven with the gods because the worms are already enjoying life with a pile of dung that fragrant, delicious and tasty.
This story tells how to interpret the suffering of life and learn to let go of everything that is inherent in so they can experience the joy of life.
The stories in this book are written in simple language and easily understood by many people. This book is one of the best spiritual book, very entertaining and enlightening narrative packed with humor, humanity, and good faith. The story is told varies from true stories, legends, fables or stories to animals. Each story is only about three pages long. Thus, the process of reading it to be comfortable and not tiring. This book is much more to tell universal stories about our lives hariJudul: The Worms and Dirt favorite
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