How To Deal With The Yeti - Ancient Tibetan Story

Once upon a time, an old man from Nepal carried a large sack of corn through the forest to a small abandoned mill, to grind it into flour. But before his task was done; darkness fell quickly, so he had no choice but to spend the night at the rickety place. 

However, in the dead of night; with the old man laid curled up next to his small fire on the floor of the mill shack, he suddenly awoke to a roar. A huge, apelike creature was standing over him, thundering: "Who are you and what do you want here?!" 

"I only want to grind my corn!" squeaked the villager. "This is my hiding place!" snarled the Yeti. "No one sees me & leaves here alive." Naturally, the man was very scared but an idea came to his mind. 

"Great Yeti," he began. "It is a Tibetan custom to anoint one's legs before dying. Please, let me perform these rites before you take my life." The surprised Yeti nodded & approved of the old man's request. So the old man sat down and started rubbing butter on his legs, massaging both sides. 

"This is how we scent ourselves before death, Big One. For then, our well-oiled legs can swiftly and easily carry us to wherever we wish to go." 

"Let me try some of that!" bellowed the Yeti as he sat down with a loud thud. However, what the Yeti did not realize was that the old man was massaging his bulging, hairy legs with pine resin from his rucksack, instead of butter. 

Then the man took a burning firebrand and held it near his own legs, and the butter streamed down. The Yeti did likewise with a flaming stick. But as soon as he held it next to his legs, the pine resin combusted & flared up instantly; and his whole body was engulfed in flames. Screaming in terror, the Yeti leaped away into the forest and was never seen again.

You see, in the hidden kingdom of The Himalayas, there is an old Sherpa saying: "There is a Yeti (or fear) in the back of everyone's mind; but the blessed are not haunted by it." Naturally, we all have fear; however large or small. And we all experience anxiety or worry from time to time. After all, it is a part of us. But the goal is not to be possessed by it or to let it overcome us. 

Just breathe deeply & relax. Empty your mind. Don't let it bother you, don't let it unease you. Just play a trick on it like the old Sherpa did with the Yeti. Because you are smarter than your fear, you just need to take the courage to face it. And just like the Yeti, your fear will run into the forest, never to be seen again. 

Thanks for reading!

Yours Sincerely,

Satori Café