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Me, My Guru – On death and healing
Trembling with fear and
almost sure of the consequence he went to the palace of King of Kashi. He
chanted the name of ‘Narayana’ in the ears of just born prince of Kashi. To the
surprise of everyone present there and Sage Narada, the kid sat up and started
talking “Salutations of you, oh Divine Sage Narada!” Thank you for your grace
and kind act of reciting Narayana mantra in my ears when I was a worm. I died
and was born as butterfly. Again you recited Narayana mantra and I died again
to be born as deer. Then I died as deer to be born a calf. I died as calf to be
born a human prince. Did you still not understand the power of Narayana mantra?
The birth as human is got after 86,000 janmas in various lower life forms. And
I got it so effortlessly and so fast, all thanks to you”.
Narada was stunned
beyond words. With tears rolling down his cheeks he ran towards Vaikuntam – the
abode of Krishna. He fell on his feet and thanked him for the experience and
for giving him a life that could recite the sweet name of Narayana so many
times” she concluded with a smile.
There was silence that
we wanted to drink.
“Does that mean people
are dying because we are chanting?” asked Vaishnav.
We all laughed. Some
people asked doubts that only reflect their stupidity. Person’s understanding
capacity reflect in his questions clearly. And his perception, in his
complaints!
How stupid we all were to think we can hide our ‘real self’ for
long! No! it came out in such instances. Here we could see his level of
understanding or should I say misunderstanding? But then, so did others see
ours which we were not aware of in such situations and questions. Isn’t it?
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# miracles, healing and its effect, prayers answered, death and healing, expectations from healing and prayers,
(This is one of my personal favourites as it is simple, short and yet profound story on faith. If understood in all its layers it can be applied every where in our life and lo! our life becomes one hell of 'happening, beautiful, purposeful and joyful'. If understood is the condition though - not if argued....)
Points to be understood :
- Isn't it funny that being a speck we wish to gauge the greatness of the Ocean?
- To correct a 10th class paper don't I at least need to have passed 10th class? And logic says I should be more than a just 10th class holder to correct that paper...isn't it?
- So, by telling Universe, Reiki and God how to run my this world am I saying I know more than HIM?
- If I know more about my needs and about myself and God doesn't know anything better then why go to Him at all?
- Not knowing that we don't know is the biggest curse of our life!
Questions answered : You tell me what questions of yours have been answered here?
Life Facts :
Yesterday, I made vadiyalu (Indian fryums) ....i was sweating thanks to the hot sun and the heat which is unbearable.........but i wasn't complaining.....today i didn't do anything and I was making comments on the heat and the unbearable aspect of 'this summer'.
It was then that someone reminded that yesterday I was under sun for so long and then in front of the gas burner making vadiyalu and i wasn't complaining. Today I was sitting under the fan and complaining non-stop. They laughed at me!
It was then it stuck me. When we are otherwise engaged in some activity which is dear to us, the facts of life don't have an effect on us (here it being sun and heat). But when we have free time, our mind goes on a 'joy trip of self-pity, fault finding, suffering and complaining'.
Situation was not the cause of my complaint or suffering. I didn't have a 'valid purpose' in my life and so i looked for it in all and sundry. And since I didn't know to love all that was in my life or all that i could do, i ended up crying about 'something' that was missing in life.
Now I hated this summer and its heat more than ever for giving me this realization. It took away my reason to complain.
