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The afflicting affection!
A wealthy man was too much attached to his family and his fortune. A mahaan passed by his house one day and made an irresistible offer to the rich man. The mahaan was willing to show the rich samsaari the path for salvation of his soul and for total liberation.
The rich man said he was not yet ready for salvation and liberation. May be he will consider the offer favorably sometime in the future. The mahaan just smiled and went off on his way.
The rich man died one day and was born as a male calf in the same household. He grew up into a strong and sturdy ox and worked like the proverbial " maadu" literally. He was very happy to able to serve his loving family to the best of his capacity - even in his present form.
The same mahaan went by again and recognized the soul of the ox as that of the rich man. He then repeated his offer to the ox. But it replied, "I am not yet ready for salvation of my soul land total liberation. My family still needs my services!" The mahaan smiled and went on his way.
Much later the ox died and was reborn in the same household as a male puppy. It grew up into a fine dog and guarded the family and their possession zealously. The mahaan happened to pass by again and repeated his offer after recognizing the soul residing in the dog.
But the reply given by the dog was the same."My family needs my service more than ever before. I am not yet ready for salvation and liberation." The mahaan just smiled and went on his way.
The dog died one fine day and was born as a cobra in the garden of same household. It grew very long, strong and shiny. It would gaze at its family members with love and affection from a distance since it can not serve them physically any more.
One day a child happened to catch a glimpse of the cobra and reported to the elders in the family. A cobra in a garden is not welcome - even if it were only the loving ancestor who could not get out of his bonds and affection love. A thorough search was made , the cobra discovered and killed mercilessly.
The mahaan passed by again and repeated his offer to the helpless soul of the rich man wondering what to do next.
This time the soul had enough good sense to accept the offer and went away with the mahaan!
Moral of this story:???
You may try to figure it out by yourselves. I may give mine tomorrow!
The afflicting affection!
A wealthy man was too much attached to his family and his fortune. A mahaan passed by his house one day and made an irresistible offer to the rich man. The mahaan was willing to show the rich samsaari the path for salvation of his soul and for total liberation.
The rich man said he was not yet ready for salvation and liberation. May be he will consider the offer favorably sometime in the future. The mahaan just smiled and went off on his way.
The rich man died one day and was born as a male calf in the same household. He grew up into a strong and sturdy ox and worked like the proverbial " maadu" literally. He was very happy to able to serve his loving family to the best of his capacity - even in his present form.
The same mahaan went by again and recognized the soul of the ox as that of the rich man. He then repeated his offer to the ox. But it replied, "I am not yet ready for salvation of my soul land total liberation. My family still needs my services!" The mahaan smiled and went on his way.
Much later the ox died and was reborn in the same household as a male puppy. It grew up into a fine dog and guarded the family and their possession zealously. The mahaan happened to pass by again and repeated his offer after recognizing the soul residing in the dog.
But the reply given by the dog was the same."My family needs my service more than ever before. I am not yet ready for salvation and liberation." The mahaan just smiled and went on his way.
The dog died one fine day and was born as a cobra in the garden of same household. It grew very long, strong and shiny. It would gaze at its family members with love and affection from a distance since it can not serve them physically any more.
One day a child happened to catch a glimpse of the cobra and reported to the elders in the family. A cobra in a garden is not welcome - even if it were only the loving ancestor who could not get out of his bonds and affection love. A thorough search was made , the cobra discovered and killed mercilessly.
The mahaan passed by again and repeated his offer to the helpless soul of the rich man wondering what to do next.
This time the soul had enough good sense to accept the offer and went away with the mahaan!
Moral of this story:???
You may try to figure it out by yourselves. I may give mine tomorrow!