A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.152

v2.c19.s3.t1.152

Humour, too, is not lacking in the parables, when, for instance, it is said in Majjh. 126 : If one fills a trough with sand and water, however much one may twirl and stir it about, one will never obtain sesame-oil; however zealously one attempts to milk a cow by its horn, one will never obtain milk, and so on; in the same way, a monk will never reach the goal if he does not endeavour to do so in the right manner.