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Store > Buddhist Publication Society > Bodhi Leaves  >  Prisoners of Karma: A Story BL125
Prisoners of Karma: A Story  BL125

Author: Suvimalee Karunaratna

Product Type: Softcover Book

Prisoners of Karma: A Story BL125

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When I was separated from my little one, his father, and the old mahout, it was the end of the world for me. For days and months I had gone about in a daze. But that experience I have related in a previous story. Now I would like to tell you about the peacock.


The peacock was kept in a cage in the temple premises. I never could understand why the monk allowed him to be caged up like that. The whole day long he used to pace back and forth, back and forth, unceasingly inside his cage. When this gorgeous creature let out his mournful cry, which resounded through the air, I recognized the call all too well. The note of pain, grief, lamentation, and despair in the cry was unmistakable. I realized he was suffering from the pain of separation from his mate, perhaps, his kith and kin, his familiar haunts in the jungle, and furthermore, he was experiencing extreme frustration at being locked up in a cage. I walked up close to the cage and observed the marvelous colors of his body. He was a majestic specimen. He stood still, posing, feeling my admiring gaze on him. At that moment I knew he was not feeling any grief or loneliness. He was finding self-affirmation in my admiring gaze, no doubt ...

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  • Author: Suvimalee Karunaratna
  • Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
  • Product Type: Softcover Book
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  • Product Code: BPS:402125

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