WHY SOME PEOPLE ALONE SUCCEED

Three monks - two were experienced and one was a newbie - decided to practise meditation together. They sat by the side of a lake and closed their eyes.

Then suddenly, the first one stood up and said, "I forgot my umbrella ". He stepped miraculously onto the water in front of him and walked across the lake to their hut on the other side.

When he returned, the second monk stood up and said, "I forgot my towel ". He too walked calmly across the water and returned the same way.

The third monk, the newbie, thought ' If these two can walk on water, I too can do it right now ,' and rushed into the lake. He fell into the deep water. Undeterred, the monk climbed out of the water and tried again, only to sink into the water. This went on for sometime.

After a while, the second monk turned to the first and said, " Do you think we should tell him where the stepping-stones are? "