|| Shree Hari ||
In
this way, the actor (pretending to be a Sadhu) said many different things
and the King silently listened. After a few days that actor sadhu said,
"O' King! Now I must leave." The king said – "Alright Maharaj, as you
wish." The king opened his treasury in front of him and told him, "Please take
as much as you like, of the gold, silver, diamonds, pearls, money." The
actor sadhu, took a lot of the precious things, and loaded it on his
camel before departing. The King said, "O' Maharaj, so far you have
taken from your side, but here is a silver box, which I wish to gift you. The
king wrapped the silver box in a fine cloth and gave it to him and said, this is
a gift from me. The actor sadhu, accepting the gift departed from
there.
The
actor sadhu returned to his own kingdom, where his king asked, what all
did you bring back with you? The actor sadhu relayed the events that
took place and said he had brought back lakhs and crores in jewels
and money with him. The king thought this neighboring king to be most
certainly foolish, that he did not even recognize that this man was not a
genuine sadhu ! That king definitely is very ignorant ! The actor said
that he has also brought back a silver box, that the king personally gifted to
him. The king asked him to bring the box to see what was in it. The actor,
brought the box. They unlocked the box and found another silver box inside.
Opening that box, was yet a smaller silver box in it. In the smallest box,
there was a broken shell. The king now understood, that the other king is not
foolish and ignorant. Rather he is quite wise and intelligent. He is
respectful of the garb of a sadhu. The king then asked about the
conversation he had with the other king. The actor said, one day the king
asked to share some words of wisdom. At that time I said, "O' King! You are
most fortunate. You have a kingdom, wealth and possessions, a favorable wife
and son etc. God is most merciful to you." On hearing this, the king
understood everything. The three boxes are the gross body, subtle body and the
causal body. What is in them? Inside is nothing more than a broken shell.
Outwardly in appearance the actor sadhu looked good, but within there
was nothing. This talk that God is most gracious to you – is like a broken
shell. Is this something that is grace ? Grace is that in which one becomes Gods and remains engaged in
"bhajan" (worship, prayer remembrance of God).
The
point is that there is nothing great about have worldly things. The glories sung of the human body, such glories have
not been sung about wealth or having a high post. There have been no glories
sung of even Lord Indra, the Lord of Heaven. In front of devotees of the Lord,
even Indra has no value. But by giving importance
to wealth, you have fear that may be it will get over, exhausted. Is
this humanity? But who to tell all this to ! There is no one who will
listen.
I had heard that
people get upset on listening to such things and they say that he is criticizing
money. Gentlemen ! I am not criticizing money; but I am criticizing the
greed. I am not criticizing your intellect that where is it hiding ! Keep lakhs
and crore rupees, keep your post, but the intellect should not be shot! A man
should become alert and conscious ! He should use his intelligence and realize
that what are we doing ! We have received such a human body, which is a rarity
even for "devatas" -
"Durlabho manusho deho dehinaam
kshanbhangurh." (Bhagwat 11/2/29).
"Bade
bhaag manush tanu paawa |
Sur
durlabh sab granthanhi gaawa ||" (Manas 7/43/4) -
On receiving such a
human body, what are you doing?
"Anityasasukham lokamimam praapya bhajasva maam ||"
(Gita 9/33)
In
other words, God says "on attaining the human body that is perishable and void
of pleasure, only become devoted to Me and remember Me only".
One
must become engaged in God, by which once and for all salvation will be
attained.
How
long will this money keep you company?
Think
!
If
you die today,
then
what will happen to the money?
The
sins that you have incurred to acquire that money, will most certainly go with
you,
but
not even a single penny will go with you.
Everything
will remain right here.
For
such
money,
you have ruined your feelings and sentiments.
You
have quarreled with your brothers and friends.
Like
this, how much injustice and nonsense you have done.
With
that money what else can happen besides your fall.
Narayan ! Narayan !! Narayan !!!
Ram
Ram
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