Master the Sculputerist of the Being

Master the
Sculpturist of the being

You would certainly have heard
the name of Italian sculptor Michelangelo. He used to visit a shop quiet often.
At the back of this shop there was a huge piece of marble. For years it
remained lying uselessly. One day while cleaning the shopkeeper decided to
throw that piece of marble. When Michelangelo heard of this, he asked for that
piece of marble. The shop owner felt grateful that at least someone wants that
piece of marble. So he arranged to get that piece to Michelangelo’s home.

Few years went by, and then one
day Michelangelo asked the shop owner to visit his place as he wanted to show
him something. The shop owner went to see what Michelangelo wanted to show him.
It was a beautiful sculpture of Jesus and Mary. Jesus’ body when taken down
from the cross lies on the lap of Mary. No one can imagine the beauty and
splendor of this sculpture – Jesus lying with his head resting on Mary’s lap.
Tears began to flow from the eyes of the shop owner. Michelangelo told him it
was the same piece of useless marble behind his shop. The shop owner could not
believe his eyes. He asked Michelangelo how he did that. Do you know what
Michelangelo told him?

The sculpture was in the piece of
marble. But it was hidden. I could see. To you huge piece of marble was
useless. All I did was chisel out the superfluous marble that was hiding the
beauty of the sculpture. This reply is that of a master.

Every master has to chisel out
the superfluous in you. This is the meaning when Jesus says he has come with a
sword. You cannot understand the words of masters in their dictionary meaning.
You have to know the art of decoding the message of the masters.

Every master carries a sword. He
wants to wake you. Master is your death as you are. And he is your resurrection
as well. Such a person will appear to be an enemy. And your sleep is very old.
Your sleep is not your ordinary sleep. That sleep contains your greed, lust,
anger, attachment, love, hate, jealousy. The roots of these are deeper. Master
has to be careful while waking you. He not only wakes you, instead he has to
destroy all roots and old structures before something can be poured into you.