To each his own way

    One morning, when the Buddha was talking with his disciples, a man approached him to ask for advice.
    - Does God exist?
    “Yes, it does,” replied the Buddha.
    After lunch, another man came and also asked:
    - Does God exist?
    “No, it does not exist,” replied the Buddha.
    In the evening a third man came with the same question.
    - Does God exist?
    “It is you,” replied the Buddha.
    “But this is ridiculous, teacher!” - exclaimed one of the students. “How can you give three different answers to the same question?”
    “Because different people ask,” the enlightened one answered. - And each of them approaches the divine in its own way: through confidence, through denial or through doubt.

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