Short story: When is a nurseryman not a nurseryman, but something else instead?

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There was once a poor nursery owner, who competed against all of the large chain stores, but who still managed to make a small living from his many hours, put into his business. Unbeknown to anyone, this man was actually a learned man, well-versed in the Spiritual truths. He was an enlightened master. But, he was a hidden Teacher, unknown to all and sundry, who taught students, ready to be taught, from his home, at night-time, after his day’s work in his nursery. Here is his last talk, unedited, as given just last week to his students, and taken down in writing by one of them. “We are who we are, and yet we are not who we are, until we are who we are.” “This play of words is meant to show you that the real us is deeper within us than our surface self.” “When we become awakened to our true self, our true self starts being us then, as we are not covering it over with our false pretences instead.” “Our mind is like a dirty pair of socks, that we have worn, and which now start to smell with a distinctive odour.” “We need to immerse our mind in the pure waters of God’s love, to cleanse our mind of its smells, its attachments, to the ways of the world, in a similar way as to how we wash our socks in a washing machine.” “To see truth, we must see it through our inner eyes, not our outer eyes, which are usually glazed over with non-truth instead.” “Feelings and emotions are creations of our mind using our body’s energy. Love is the creation of God, instilled in our soul.” “Humility is a lot about just not making a fuss over anything.” “Love is from God, and God’s love is real.” “Truth is the wisdom of God living in you as wisdom too, as energy, and as love, loving in a wise, and truthful way, as God loves.” “My message to you all is always one of love, and truth.” “When you love, you are truthful, and when you are truthful, it is because you are loving.” “Love does not control you, nor you it.” “Love is just itself in you, when you allow it to be, and it then can direct your actions, but not control, as your soul makes the decision, or not to follow love, and your mind, controlling your body, so to speak, will then follow your soul, if you allow it to, and if you do not think that you are the mind only, and so then you will think that you must live from your mind, and its dictates, or thinkings, for your life.” And so, his lecture was then complete, until his next lecture. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com The old master lived in a quaint little cottage, just out of town a bit, embedded in nature.