STRIP NAME AND FORM AND LOOK BEYOND

ONCE a sadhu placed his disciple in a magnificent
garden with the intention of imparting to him the
knowledge of the real Self and went away. After a
few clays he came back and asked the disciple, "Do
you feel any want, my boy?" On being answered in
the affirmative, he left with him a fair woman
named Shyarna, and advised him to take fish and
meat freely. After a considerable time he came
again and asked the same question as before. This
time the disciple replied, "No, I have no want,
thank you". The sadhu then called both the disciple
and Shyama to him and pointing to Shyama's
hands, asked the disciple, "Can you tell me what
these are?" "Why, these are Shyama's hands",
replied the disciple. He put the same question
several times, pointing to Shyama's eyes, nose, and
other parts of the body, and the disciple gave
appropriate answers. Presently the idea struck the
disciple, "I am talking of everything as Shyama's
'this' and Shyama's 'that'. What then is this
Shyaraa?" Bewildered, he asked his Guru the
question, "But who is this Shyama to whom belong
these eyes, ears and the rest?" The sadhu said, ''If
you wish to know who this Shyama is, come with
me, and I will enlighten you". So saying, he
revealed to him the secret.