The milkman

The milkman                                                                                                

Realization at dawn on the morrow,

the Master promised his impatient disciple.

After an excited and restless night,

the disciple overslept.  Arrived at the Master’s door

to find the milkman was now a Jivanmukta.

You might think this venerable story

points to the patience and constant vigilance

required of the devotee,

earned and achieved through ardent preparation  

(obedience, renunciation, prayers and penances).

But, no.  That’s not it.

The milkman owned none of these virtues

and yet was granted Realization on the spot.

It’s all according to the Whim, Meher said.

The Whim knows everything from the beginning

and knows always where it should flow.

O child of God, always one

with the Whim is the Perfect One.