The parable of flowers without perfume tells us the story of an old samurai, very wise, highly respected by all, the old man always held meetings at home to share his teachings with the younger ones, who always listened with great interest and attention.
It is said that his fame has spread to all neighboring villages, and people from different places have begun to come to hear it. The old samurai spoke mainly of the importance of detachment and the importance of knowing how to eradicate the selfish emotions of our beings.
- “Everything that bothers you in others is just a projection of what you haven’t solved in yourself.
- “- Bouddha-.
Her most frequent disciple was a young man named Alino, she wanted to learn as much as she could from the teacher, so she went to her meetings without fail every day, she also made tea for everyone and was characterized by a great love for helping others. The samurai saw him with good eyes for his humility and interest in others, he would be the main apprentice of the parable of flowers without perfume.
One day, in the middle of a meeting, one of those present spilled his tea on the clothes of another person he was also looking at, which was achieved took a second to react, immediately aggressively pushing the man who caused the accident. “How clumsy are you!? He then added that his clothes were made of Chinese silk and that it was now completely stained and ruined.
The old samurai remained impassive. This continued as if nothing had happened. Some of those present whispered quietly. Everyone was very surprised that the teacher allowed an argument in his own home. Most thought I had to step in, do something with this man’s pride.
Alino was confused. When the meeting was over, he couldn’t help it and asked his teacher, “Why did you allow this injustice, knowing that it only took you a word to put this proud man back in his place?Why didn’t you throw him out in retaliation?
The master merely smiled. ” There are flowers that don’t have perfume, and they shouldn’t be in our garden,” he replied to Alino. I was even more confused. He didn’t understand the master’s message. Then the elder samurai added: “Anger is a perfumeless flower, growing only in gardens where there is no freedom. “And this was the first lesson in the parable of perfume-free flowers.
A week after the accident with the man and the tea, something happened that nobody expected, the same man returned to the master’s house, but as soon as he entered he was very hostile towards everyone present. crowd pushing those in their path. He also spoke almost, shouting, not realizing that the teacher was already transmitting his teachings.
Then he did something that shocked everyone, got up, went to the teacher’s place, and, without saying a word, spat in his face, the master remained silent for a few seconds. Everyone was astonished at first, no one reacted, but soon several voices appeared at the same time.
Alino stood alert. He took one of the swords from the house. Then he said to the old samurai, “Let me, master, teach you the lesson man deserves!?The teacher remained impassive and only raised his hand to indicate that no one would do anything. It seemed that Alino had not yet understood the parable of flowers without perfume.
The master asked for calm. He was completely serene, the attacker was ready to respond and act if someone tried to attack him, there was a smile of satisfaction on his face as he had challenged the most famous man in the whole region, then finally the old samurai broke his silence. Addressing the man who had spat at him, he said, “Thank you. “
No one could believe what he was hearing. Alino didn’t even know what to think, so he asked the eldest, “What did you say teacher, how can you thank this boy who came to your house a second time and confronted you like this, how is it possible that you, thanks to him?
The teacher calmly addressed the aggressor, saying, “Your gesture allowed me to see that anger has disappeared from my heart. I can’t pay you for that, flowers without perfume don’t grow in my garden?”Alino then understood and was shamed.
The teacher had been teaching them for months to let go of ego traps and avoid emotions like anger. People who offend others, aggressions and negative reviews are like perfumeless flowers. The only sensible answer is to ignore them and not allow them to destroy our inner garden like weeds. It is the teaching of the parables of flowers without perfume.