Basic Tenet 1: Never hurt another being (Bhagawatha Apacharam) with Example.

March 15, 2002

Bhagavata Apacharam

Never hurt another being under any circumstances.

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.

His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every

time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back

of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.

Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger,

the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those

nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper

at all. The boy was overjoyed and told his father about it.

The father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he

was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father

that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You

have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.

The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a

scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't

matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal

wound is as bad as a physical one.”

Devotees are very rare jewels, indeed. They are genuine and make you smile and

encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they

always want to open their hearts to us."

Show others how much you care.

Mention this story to other devotees and tell them you are honored to be their

Bhandhu. Tell them “Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your

fence”

Keep the Smile, make an effort the first few days and the Pleasant smile will

become a part of you.

a:zhwa:r emberuma:na:r Jeeyar thiruvadigale: sharanam

adiye:n ra:ma:nuja da:san

Mukundan Vankipuram Pattangi

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