THE TWO HOLY MEN AND THE WOMAN - STORY

There is a story of two sadhus who were walking on a road. 

They came to a chest deep river which had no bridge. 

As they were about to wade through, a pregnant woman came up and asked, "Sadhuji, please carry me across to the other side." 

So the sadhu looked at the other sadhu who said, 

"Oh! Don't do it. We are sadhus, what do we have to do with women?" 

The sadhu said, "That's right, but this poor lady is pregnant." 

"Pregnant or not, it is no business of ours". 

So then the other sadhu said, "Anyway, I will help her." 

"Well if you want to fall into maya then don't let me stop you."

So the sadhu carried her across the river on his shoulders. They crossed the river, and when they were over he put her down and they went their separate ways. For about 2 miles they walked without talking. 

Then the other sadhu said, 

"It was very bad that you carried that lady across the Ganges on your shoulder. Very bad." 

The sadhu said, "I only carried her across the river, but you are still carrying her. Why don't you drop her? It is 2 miles already. I forgot her when I put her down, but all this time in your mind it's just been, "Lady, lady, lady."