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consciousness. The pig, considering himself an academic,
replied, “I am not as gullible as I might appear, and I will
not be taken for a fool. I have some questions to ask first.”
The pig then inquired of the disciple about the con-
ditions of this higher level, and the disciple replied, “The
higher region is spotlessly clean with many lovely fra-
grances.” The pig appeared skeptical and, with beady eyes,
asked another question, “Will there be muddied straw
and dung for me to roll and sleep in?” The disciple re-
torted, “heaven does not contain such filth.” “aha, just as
I thought,” replied the pig, “such a place might be heaven
to a fool like you, but to me, the place you are describing
sounds more like hell.”
It is extremely difficult for the mind to imagine that
the next higher level above it could be better than its pres-
ent station, and thus it remains reluctant to relinquish its
current reality, even when offered the promise of a higher
existence. This is what makes truth seekers so uniquely
different, for they are brimming with zeal and are con-
sciously willing to transition themselves to the next higher
level. This parable also magnificently reveals that no mat-
ter what the disgruntled disciple did, he could not prove
lord krishna wrong. The disciple was projecting and
transferring his own frustration onto the Master and the
pig, but in truth, he was only angry with himself, for he
was refusing the help meant for him, thereby preventing
himself from being lifted into a higher existence. none are
so blind as those who refuse to see.

2 . Q. It seems to me that the whole world is filled with
angry people lashing out at one another these days. so
many are voicing negative criticism toward differing spir-
itual methodologies, and there is a ton of guru bashing
and a host of other hostile reactions all over the Internet.