Buddha stopped in a village, and the crowd brought a blind man to him. One person from the crowd addressed the Buddha:
“We brought this blind man to you because he does not believe in the existence of light.” He proves to everyone that light does not exist. He has a keen intellect and a logical mind. We all know that there is light, but we cannot convince it of it. On the contrary, his arguments are so strong that some of us have already begun to doubt. He says: “If light exists, let me touch it, I know things through touch. Or let me taste it, or smell it. At least you can hit it like you hit a drum, then I can hear what it sounds like.” We are tired of this man, help us convince him that light exists.
Buddha said:
- The blind man is right. For him, light does not exist. Why should he believe in him? The truth is that he needs a doctor, not a preacher. You should have taken him to the doctor, not convinced him.
Buddha called his personal physician, who always accompanied him. The blind man asked:
- What about the dispute?
And Buddha replied:
- Wait a little, let the doctor examine your eyes.
The doctor examined his eyes and said:
- Nothing special. It will take at most six months to cure him.
Buddha asked the doctor:
“Stay in this village until you cure this man.” When he sees the light, bring him to me.
Six months later, the former blind man came with tears of joy in his eyes, dancing. He fell at the Buddha's feet. Buddha said:
- Now you can bet. Previously, we lived in different dimensions, and dispute was impossible.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru