We are His
Once there lived a rich though miser man. While sitting idly, he thought of performing a grand ceremony for celebrating Lord, with a pompous outlook. But, his miser half resisted him. Guru visited him and guided him to perform the mental ceremony for a month. The man agreed and commenced the job earnestly.
He established his Lord over a priceless throne, impregnated with gemstones. The man offered the best garlands and offerings to the Lord. Even the man invited his acquaintances and kins. He arranged a large pot with several kilograms of rice, milk and, sugar for preparing rice pudding, for offering as prasad. He added rice and milk to the pot. He even had to add sugar. But suddenly, he felt restricted to add sugar with a big scoop as he could lose all his sugar. He behaved miserly even in the mental ceremony. Seeing the blunderous approach of the man, Lord appeared before him in reality and asked him to add sufficient sugar.
The man attained liberation. His intense mental misery redeemed him from all chains of misery forever.
It means that we belong to the Lord, irrespective of our strengths and weaknesses. We must surrender and have faith in the prayers we offer. Once we say that we are his, we should remember it 24*7.
Dark Tomorrow
Once there lived a happily married rich man with his wife. He had lots of money but was upset. His wife often asked him the reason for his sadness. He ignored her and said that the triggering notion could disturb her. One day, his wife insisted on him. The man said that he had calculated the bounties in cash he owned and even the number of generations which could enjoy his endeavors. The wife continued listening. The man stopped abruptly and mumbled that his nine succeeding generations could flourish extravagantly, but the tenth one could starve. The clever wife consoled him and asked him to wait till the next morning when they could visit the saint for some guidance. The men slept, sobbing from within.
The next morning, the wife reminded him that they had to visit the saint. The lady collected cereals, grains and, groceries as offerings to the saint. The man felt unusual to give off a large proportion to the saint. The wife insisted. They loaded the car with gunnies and left for the hermitage.
The couple came out of the car and began unloading the gunnies. The saint stopped them and asked the lady to ask the saint’s wife if the groceries were sufficient for that day. The lady asked the saint’s wife and returned. She replied that the saint’s wife had sufficient groceries for that day. The saint asked the man to reload the car with the gunnies. The lady asked the reason. The saint replied that they had firm faith in Lord and merely thought of the present moment rather than accumulating for tomorrow. The man realized a great moral. The lady asked her husband to ask for guidance from the saint. The man stood humbly and prostrated before the saint.
We accumulate for the dark tomorrow, the day which never comes. We even do not know if we will be alive tomorrow.