Complaint of the Stomach
One day there had been feasting at the Ashram. Many hadbeen upset by the large quantity of rich food. Someone quoted
the following complaint about the stomach by the Tamil poet,
Avvayar: `You will not go without food even for one day, nor
will you take enough for two days at a time. You have no idea
of the trouble I have on your account, Oh wretched stomach!
It is impossible to get on with you!'
Bhagavan immediately replied with a parody giving the
stomach's complaint against the ego.
`You will not give even an hour's rest to me, you stomach!
Day after day, every hour, you keep on eating. You have no
idea how I suffer, Oh troublemaking ego! It is impossible to
get on with you!'
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