Me, my Guru – on Valuing and gratitude

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Me, my Guru – on Valuing and gratitude

Few days later the villager came with two gunny bags filled with groceries. He placed it at the Master’s feet and said “Master, accept this as a gratitude for all I received till date”.

Master looked at him with a smile. He asked his student head – Ananda to take it to the kitchen. Ananda was very happy when he saw the groceries. Now, the students would not go hungry at least for few days to come. He had those bags shifted to kitchen.

Master was sitting on a raised seat built under the banyan tree and Nirmaldas was sitting on the ground just looking at the Master. Before going to look after the affairs of the ashram Ananda looked at Nirmaldas and asked ‘So, Nirmaldas looking at the bounty it seems you’ve done good business in the last month!’ Ananda said these words and left. Hearing those words Nirmaldas’s expression changed from that of joy to that of pain. He looked at Master’s face. There was smile as usual. Nirmaldas felt disturbed. He bowed to the Master, sought his permission to leave and left without a word.

After few months Nirmaldas came again. This time he brought carload of groceries. He also brought bales of cloth in it. He left the cart at a distant. That day Master was sitting under the banyan tree looking into the accounts of the ashram. Ananda and few of the students were present there. These were the students who looked into affairs and running of the ashram. For lack of funds, they found it difficult to run the ashram. It was at such time that Nirmaldas came to visit the Master. He stood at a distance waiting to be called by the Master. The Master looked up and signaled him to come near. Nirmaldas came near the Master, bowed down to him and sat down. Master asked him ‘So, tell me Dasu, how are things with you?’

“Everything is going fine with your blessings Master” replied Nirmaldas. 

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# gratitude, receiving and giving, love, acceptance, selfishness, greed, complaints,

also read on this topic : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=on+attachments%2C+faith+and+commitment 

Points to ponder : 

• Most of us give what we want to give to the other in the relationship. And yet we feel we have given a lot! If we are giving what we 'want to give' and what we like then should not 'we be thankful' to the other for receiving what we are giving him? Because, he is being generous in accepting what we 'wish' to give him. We are getting an opportunity to give and experience the joy of giving? If this is true, then why do we 'think' we deserve something in return for what we gave?
• Are we giving what the other wants or are we giving what we want to give? 

Life Tip : 

                                                 

Better to prepare and prevent than repair and repent!

If you have learnt it, use it!

Draw 'Reiki shield' daily - on yourself and all those who matter to you!

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