Storytime

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Namaste all,

Following Sunderji's posting earlier today in which

sattva and the balance of the gunas was described

through the teachings of Sri Krishna. We do need to

study Bhagavad Gita, 13 'Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga

Yoga' but maybe a story from Ramakrishna will be

illustrative:

 

IN THE FOREST OF THE WORLD

 

 

Once a man was going through a forest, when ‘ three

robbers fell upon him and robbed him of all his

possessions. One of the robbers said, “What’s the use

of keeping this man alive?” So saying, he was about to

kill him with his sword, when the second robber

interrupted him, saying: “Oh! no! What is the use of

killing him? Tie his hand and foot and leave him

here.” The robbers bound his hands and feet and went

away. After a while the third robber returned and said

to the man: “Ah, I am sorry. Are you hurt? I will

release you from your bonds.” After setting the man

free, the thief said:

“Come with me. I will take you to the public high

way.” After a long time they reached the road. At this

the man said:

“Sir, you have been very good to me. Come with me to

my house.” “Oh, no!” the robber replied. “ I can’t go

there. The police will know it.”

 

This world itself is the forest. The three robbers

prowling here are sattva, rajas, and tamas. It is they

that rob a man of the Knowledge of Truth. Tamas wants

to destroy him. Rajas binds him to the world. But

sattva rescues him from the clutches of rajas and

tamas. Under the protection of sattva, man is rescued

from anger, passion and other evil effects of tamas.

Further, sattva loosens the bonds of the world. But

sattva also is a robber. It cannot give man the

ultimate Knowledge of Truth, though it shows him the

road leading to the Supreme Abode of God, Setting him

on the path, sattva tells him: “Look yonder. There is

your home.” Even sattva is far away from the knowledge

of Brahman.'

 

Best wishes

 

 

ken Knight

 

 

 

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‘From this Supreme Self are all these, indeed, breathed forth.’

 

 

 

 

 

 

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