Nine Will Suffice

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Published on: June 10, 2011

Nine Will Suffice

One evening before bed, Nasruddin prayed for a financial deliverance. “I must have ten gold pieces to pay off all my debts,” he whispered in his prayers. “Nine will not do. Eleven, more than I need. Ten, God willing, would be perfect.”

Nasruddin fell into the most wonderful dream: he found himself kneeling and holding out his hands before a fabulous angel, who was smiling beatifically. The angel was holding a large pot full of gold, from which she took out one gold coin after another, counting each piece as she placed it in Nasruddin’s outstretched fingers, “One … two … three …”

The gold pot was so large and full, and the angel so generous! With each coin that fell into Nasruddin’s cupped hands, he felt a thrilling rush of grace course through his body.

“Four … five … six …,” continued the honey-voiced divinity as the gold coins landed happily in Nasruddin’s palms. With each clink of the metal coins, he experienced a surge of ecstatic energy. It was almost too much! Could he withstand yet even more blessings?

“Seven … eight … nine …” Nasruddin counted with the angel. “Ten! I got all ten! They are mine!” he shouted jubilantly, finding himself wide awake with his arms outstretched, his hands clutched heavenward, but his palms bare.

Finding his fortune vanished, Nasruddin immediately lay down under the covers and pretended to sleep again. He shut his eyes tight and held up his hands, saying, “Okay, divine angel — I’ll settle for nine!”

Excerpted from The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, Jests, and Donkey Tales of the Beloved Persian Folk Hero

Your Daily Nasruddin

The first time I heard this delightful and meaningful Nasruddin story was in a lecture by the Meditation Master, Baba Muktananda, and it was a favorite of his as well as of his students. It describes so well the illusory nature of material wealth, and how desperately people cling to their illusions. Which of us has never prayed for a supremely benevolent angel who will deliver us from our worldly obligations?

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