The three states.....waking, dreaming and deep sleep!

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First, let me wish all of you a very happy New Year!

 

Our ompremji writes...

 

" In the deep, dreamless sleep, one rests with Brahman.In the waking

state, one rests with Brahman only after rising beyond Maya. All

else is illusion whether waking or sleeping."

 

may i please share a story with you all ?

 

There was a farmer who lived in the countryside.

He was a real jnani. (a wise man)

He had a son named HARU.

 

ONE DAY, WHEN THE FARMER was working in the fields a neighbour came

and Told the farmer that his son haru had an atack of cholera-but, in

spite of all the best medical treatment, haru died.

 

The farmer's wife was grief stricken at the death of her only child,

the apple of her eye -the friends and family mourned but the farmer

remained calm as if nothing happened- he consoled all those who were

grieving to stop lamenting the loss of haru, HIS SON.

 

The farmer's wife was enraged at he husband's callousness and said-"

how heartless you are! you have not shed a single tear for your only

child who is no more!"-

 

The farmer replied- " dear, i had a strange dream last night-i dreamt

i was a king - i became a father of eight sons and was very happy

with them-Then i woke up to find that i was not a mighty king and i

have no eight sons- now tell me, dear, should i weep for those eight

sons or this one HARU?"

 

THE FATHER WAS A JNANI who realized that the waking state is

as unrealas the dream state-there is only one eternal substance-THE

ATMAN.

 

THE JNANIS regard everything as illusory. like a dream but the

bhaktas accept all the states-

 

from the gospel of sri RAMAKRISHNA

 

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HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

 

LOVE