Shankara's Boundless Consciousness

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A small story:

Once when Shankara was on a Parivarajaka yatra - a pilgrimage on foot, with his disciples, at one place he felt very thirsty.

They looked around but could not find anything to quench his thirst.

There was only a palm grove, where they were producing country arrack.

Shankara entered the grove and asked the workers if they had anything to quench his thirst.

They said they had nothing except the country arrack.

Shankara asked for the country arrack and drank it.

The disciples saw Shankara drinking. Immediately, they also asked for the arrack and drank it!

The arrack did not affect Shankara because he is an Enlightened Being, having boundary-less Consciousness!

He walked on steadily but his disciples were staggering behind him!

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