Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Dear Ajithji, You are absolutely right and I am absolutely wrong. I am not sure how I wrote Brigu Mharshi. They are not the same. Jamadagni is Parashurama's father. I said it wrong. I was writing another piece with Brigu maharshi and I think by mistake wrote Brigu. Tnank you so much for pointing out the big blunder. Dear Gurudevs, I apologize for the error. Please correct and read the name as Jamadagni in my posting about anger. Jamadagni told Parashuraman to kill his mother Renuka. I did not even realize that I made a mistake even after reading it once before I sent it. Please forgive me for the mistake. Regards and prayers savitri On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Ajith <vengellur wrote: > > Savitriji! > > I have a doubt. I some how thought that Jamadagni was the father of > Parasurama. Is he and Bhrigu the same person or I was mistaken! > > Hare Krishna > > Ajith vengellur > > guruvayur , " Savitri Puram " <savitriopuram > wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> >> This is a story that illustrates how angry words can hurt others. > Words once >> spoken cannot be retrieved. They are like brahmaasthraas. Dronaachaaryar >> taught only Arjuna how to retrieve the arrow, he did not teach this > trick >> even to his own son Aswatthaama. Likewise Brighu Maharshi could > erase the >> memory of his wife Renuka of her own death at the hands of her son >> Parashuraama. He erased the memory of Renuka at the request of > Parashuraama. >> But ordinary people like us do not have any boon to erase the severe > scar we >> make on the hearts of others by throwing sharp arrows of angry words. >> >> There was a little boy who had a really bad temper. His father gave > him a >> bag of nails. Their back yard was covered with a wooden fence. > Father told >> him to hammer a nail on the fence every time he lost his temper or threw >> temper tantrums. The boy agreed and the very first day, he had to > hammer 40 >> nails. He was actually tired of hammering nails on the fence. Next > day he >> tried to avoid the trouble of hammering nails and the number came > down to 30 >> . Slowly the number started coming down and he felt better. It was > hard to >> bring it down. It became 10, then 9, 8 and finally he was able to > hold his >> temper all day. >> >> Then he told his father about his success of not getting angry at all. >> Father was very pleased and asked him to pull one nail from the > fence every >> time he lost his temper. He started pulling down one by one and this > process >> was slower because he had learnt how to control his anger much > better than >> before. But slowly he pulled one by one and in several months there > was no >> nail left. >> >> Father called him and stood in front of the fence and told him: Son, > I am >> proud of you. You did well. But look at all the holes you made on > the fence. >> This fence will never be the same. I want to tell you something. > When you >> throw words in extreme anger, you do not realize what you are saying > and it >> will hurt the other people and leave a scar like the nails did to > the fence. >> Even if you say sorry, it may stay there for a long time or may be > for ever. >> So please do not get angry at anybody. Tell them what you want in a >> controlled tone and using appropriate words. >> >> That little boy never again hurt anybody by his angry words. That > was the >> best lesson he learnt and when he became a father he did not forget > to teach >> this lesson to his children. >> >> Bhagavan says: " Be a witness. Anger arises, stays and dissolves " >> >> Let Lord give us the strength to remain as a witness of anger in > ourselves >> and others and see the poison dissolving in the kindness of Lord! >> >> Regards and prayers >> >> Savitri >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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