15 One day a miner who could see beneath the soil, in passing on his way, saw this poor man and his unfruitful field. 16 He called the weary toiler and he said, My brother, know you not that just below the surface of your barren field rich treasures lie concealed? 17 You plow and sow and reap in scanty way, and day by day you tread upon a mine of gold and precious stones. 18 This wealth lies not upon the surface of the ground; but if you will but dig away the rocky soil, and delve down deep into the earth, you need no longer till the soil for naught. 19 The man believed. The miner surely knows; he said, and I will find the treasures hidden in my field. 20 And then he dug away the rocky soil, and deep down in the earth he found a mine of gold. 21 And Jesus said, The sons of men are toiling hard on desert plains, and burning sands and rocky soils; are doing what their fathers did, not dreaming they can do aught else. 22 Behold, a master comes, and tells them of a hidden wealth; that underneath the rocky soil of carnal things are treasures that no man can count; 23 That in the heart the richest gems abound; that he who wills may open up the door and find them all. 24 And then the people said, Make known to us the way that we may find the wealth that lies within the heart. 25 And Jesus opened up the way; the toilers saw another side of life, and toil became a joy. CHAPTER 34. _The Jubilee in Kapavistu. Jesus teaches in the plaza and the people are astonished. He relates the parable of the unkept vineyard and the vine dresser. The priests are angered by his words._ It was a gala day in sacred Kapavistu; a throng of Buddhist worshippers had met to celebrate a Jubilee. 2 And priests and masters from all parts of India were there; they taught; but they embellished little truth with many words. 3 And Jesus went into an ancient plaza and he taught; he spoke of Father-Mother-God; he told about the brotherhood of life. 4 The priests and all the people were astounded at his words and said, Is this not Buddha come again in flesh? No other one could speak with such simplicity and power. 5 And Jesus spoke a parable; he said, There was a vineyard all unkept; the vines were high, the growth of leaves and branches great. 6 The leaves were broad and shut the sunlight from the vines; the grapes were sour, and few, and small. 7 The pruner came; with his sharp knife he cut off every branch, and not a leaf remained; just root and stalk, and nothing more. 8 The busy neighbors came with one accord and were amazed, and said to him who pruned, You foolish man! the vineyard is despoiled. 9 Such desolation! There is no beauty left, and when the harvest time shall come the gatherers will find no fruit. 10 The pruner said, Content yourselves with what you think, and come again at harvest time and see. 11 And when the harvest time came on the busy neighbors came again; they were surprised.