FW: The Seventh Jar (Read at your leisure)

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A forwarded message please. Geetha Nair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the town of Avantipuri, there once lived a barber named Gopal. He lived a happy and contended life with his wife and children. One day due to his good stars, he was appointed as The Royal Barber by the King of the land. He became extremely blissful and joyful. He went everyday to the King’s Palace and served the King with enthusiasm and brightened The King’s day with his merry and cheerful talk. One day, when Gopal was returning home from the palace he had to pass through a forest. While he was walking under a haunted tree, he heard the voice of a Yaksha, who asked him if he would like to posses seven jars of gold. Gopal willingly accepted the offer. The Yaksha told Gopal that he would find the seven jars of gold in his house. Gopal ran home as fast his feet could carry

him. Sure enough, at home, there wer seven jars of gold coins. Gopal could not believe his own eyes and he was in the seventh heaven. But his joy was short lived when he noticed that all the jars were full up to the brim except one, which was half empty. Now Gopal could not stand the half filled jar. He got a strong urge to fill the seventh jar. He poured in it all his savings, but the jar did not get filled up. He sold all his wife’s ornaments and several other possessions and obtained a huge sum of money, which he exchanged for gold coins and emptied it into the seventh jar. But the jar remained as half-filled as before. This was exasperating! He saved and skimped and starved himself and his family. All this was to no avail. No matter how much gold he put into the jar, it always stayed half-filled.He went to The King and asked for a raise. The King doubled Gopal’s salary. He transferred his entire salary into the seventh jar. He

even took to begging. But the fight to fill the jar was on. The ja devoured each piece of gold that was flung into it, but stubbornly refused to fill. The King now noticed how starved the barber looked. He asked Gopal why he was so dejected and worn out despite getting double the salary he used to get before. He asked Gopal if by any chance he had obtained the seven jars of gold. Gopal was astonished and asked the King how he knew that he had obtained the jars of gold.The King replied “The signs of discontentment and restlessness are symptoms of possessing the seven jars of gold. Once the Yaksha offered me too the seven jars of gold. When I asked if the money could be spent or donated to the poor or was merely to be hoarded, he vanished without saying a word. The money can’t be spent. It only brings with it the compulsion to hoard. The seventh jar represents a human’s greed. Even if the entire universe is flung into it, it cannot be

filled. Go and return the jars of gold to the Yaksha and you will be a happy man.â€Gopal at once wen to the Yaksha’s Tree in the forest and asked the Yaksha to take back the jars of gold. When he reached home, all the jars had vanished without a trace.The above story reminds us of the Srimad Bhagavatam verse 8.19.24 spoken by Lord Vamanadeva to Bali Maharaj.

yadrcchayopapannena / santushto vartate sukhamnaasantushtas tribhir lokair / ajitaatmopasaaditaih"One should be satisfied with whatever he achieves by his previous destiny, for discontent can never bring happiness. A person who is not self-controlled will not be happy even with possessing the three worlds."Money is never enough for us. If we have hundred, we want thousand, if we have thousand we want a lac, if we have a lac, we want a crore and it goes on and on and never do we find the so called happiness we are searching for. If happiness is the ultimate goal of life, one must be satisfied with the position in which he is placed by providence. One may increase his ambition for sense gratification and even achieve what he desires for the gratification of his senses,

but because this is on the material platform, he will never achiev satisfaction and contentment."

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Yallabhase nija karmopatham,vitham thena vinodaya chitham!Bhaja Govindam...--- On Tue, 9/15/09, Geetha Nair <geethasnin wrote:Geetha Nair <geethasnin[Guruvayur] FW: The Seventh Jar (Read at your leisure)guruvayoor , "guruvayur group" <guruvayur >Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 3:54 AM

 

 

A forwarded message please. Geetha Nair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the town of Avantipuri, there once lived a barber named Gopal. He lived a happy and contended life with his wife and children. One day due to his good stars, he was appointed as The Royal Barber by the King of the land. He became extremely blissful and joyful. He went everyday to the King’s Palace and served the King with enthusiasm and brightened The King’s day with his merry and cheerful talk. One day, when Gopal was returning home from the palace he had to pass through a forest. While he was walking under a haunted tree, he heard the voice of a Yaksha, who asked him if he would like to posses seven jars of gold. Gopal willingly accepted the offer. The Yaksha told Gopal that he would find the seven jars of gold in his house. Gopal ran home as fast his feet could carry

him. Sure enough, at home, there wer seven jars of gold coins. Gopal could not believe his own eyes and he was in the seventh heaven. But his joy was short lived when he noticed that all the jars were full up to the brim except one, which was half empty. Now Gopal could not stand the half filled jar. He got a strong urge to fill the seventh jar. He poured in it all his savings, but the jar did not get filled up. He sold all his wife’s ornaments and several other possessions and obtained a huge sum of money, which he exchanged for gold coins and emptied it into the seventh jar. But the jar remained as half-filled as before. This was exasperating! He saved and skimped and starved himself and his family. All this was to no avail. No matter how much gold he put into the jar, it always stayed half-filled.He went to The King and asked for a raise. The King doubled Gopal’s salary. He transferred his entire salary into the seventh jar. He

even took to begging. But the fight to fill the jar was on. The ja devoured each piece of gold that was flung into it, but stubbornly refused to fill. The King now noticed how starved the barber looked. He asked Gopal why he was so dejected and worn out despite getting double the salary he used to get before. He asked Gopal if by any chance he had obtained the seven jars of gold. Gopal was astonished and asked the King how he knew that he had obtained the jars of gold.The King replied “The signs of discontentment and restlessness are symptoms of possessing the seven jars of gold. Once the Yaksha offered me too the seven jars of gold. When I asked if the money could be spent or donated to the poor or was merely to be hoarded, he vanished without saying a word. The money can’t be spent. It only brings with it the compulsion to hoard. The seventh jar represents a human’s greed. Even if the entire universe is flung into it, it cannot be

filled. Go and return the jars of gold to the Yaksha and you will be a happy man.â€Gopal at once wen to the Yaksha’s Tree in the forest and asked the Yaksha to take back the jars of gold. When he reached home, all the jars had vanished without a trace.The above story reminds us of the Srimad Bhagavatam verse 8.19.24 spoken by Lord Vamanadeva to Bali Maharaj.

yadrcchayopapannena / santushto vartate sukhamnaasantushtas tribhir lokair / ajitaatmopasaaditai h"One should be satisfied with whatever he achieves by his previous destiny, for discontent can never bring happiness. A person who is not self-controlled will not be happy even with possessing the three worlds."Money is never enough for us. If we have hundred, we want thousand, if we have thousand we want a lac, if we have a lac, we want a crore and it goes on and on and never do we find the so called happiness we are searching for. If happiness is the ultimate goal of life, one must be satisfied with the position in which he is placed by providence. One may increase his ambition for sense gratification and even achieve what he desires for the gratification of his senses,

but because this is on the material platform, he will never achiev satisfaction and contentment."

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--- On Tue, 15/9/09, Viswanathan K <kvichu2000 wrote:

Viswanathan K <kvichu2000Re: [Guruvayur] FW: The Seventh Jar (Read at your leisure)guruvayur Date: Tuesday, 15 September, 2009, 9:53 PM

 

 

 

 

Yallabhase nija karmopatham,vitham thena vinodaya chitham!Bhaja Govindam...--- On Tue, 9/15/09, Geetha Nair <geethasnin (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote:

Geetha Nair <geethasnin (AT) (DOT) co.in>[Guruvayur] FW: The Seventh Jar (Read at your leisure)guruvayoor@gro ups.com, "guruvayur group" <guruvayur@grou ps.com>Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 3:54 AM

 

 

 

 

A forwarded message please. Geetha Nair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the town of Avantipuri, there once lived a barber named Gopal. He lived a happy and contended life with his wife and children. One day due to his good stars, he was appointed as The Royal Barber by the King of the land. He became extremely blissful and joyful. He went everyday to the King’s Palace and served the King with enthusiasm and brightened The King’s day with his merry and cheerful talk. One day, when Gopal was returning home from the palace he had to pass through a forest. While he was walking under a haunted tree, he heard the voice of a Yaksha, who asked him if he would like to posses seven jars of gold. Gopal willingly accepted the offer. The Yaksha told Gopal that he would find the seven jars of gold in his house. Gopal ran home as fast his feet could carry him. Sure enough, at home, there wer seven jars of gold coins. Gopal

could not believe his own eyes and he was in the seventh heaven. But his joy was short lived when he noticed that all the jars were full up to the brim except one, which was half empty. Now Gopal could not stand the half filled jar. He got a strong urge to fill the seventh jar. He poured in it all his savings, but the jar did not get filled up. He sold all his wife’s ornaments and several other possessions and obtained a huge sum of money, which he exchanged for gold coins and emptied it into the seventh jar. But the jar remained as half-filled as before. This was exasperating! He saved and skimped and starved himself and his family. All this was to no avail. No matter how much gold he put into the jar, it always stayed half-filled.He went to The King and asked for a raise. The King doubled Gopal’s salary. He transferred his entire salary into the seventh jar. He even took to begging. But the fight to fill the jar was on. The ja

devoured each piece of gold that was flung into it, but stubbornly refused to fill. The King now noticed how starved the barber looked. He asked Gopal why he was so dejected and worn out despite getting double the salary he used to get before. He asked Gopal if by any chance he had obtained the seven jars of gold. Gopal was astonished and asked the King how he knew that he had obtained the jars of gold.The King replied “The signs of discontentment and restlessness are symptoms of possessing the seven jars of gold. Once the Yaksha offered me too the seven jars of gold. When I asked if the money could be spent or donated to the poor or was merely to be hoarded, he vanished without saying a word. The money can’t be spent. It only brings with it the compulsion to hoard. The seventh jar represents a human’s greed. Even if the entire universe is flung into it, it cannot be filled. Go and return the jars of gold to the Yaksha and you will be a

happy man.â€Gopal at once wen to the Yaksha’s Tree in the forest and asked the Yaksha to take back the jars of gold. When he reached home, all the jars had vanished without a trace.The above story reminds us of the Srimad Bhagavatam verse 8.19.24 spoken by Lord Vamanadeva to Bali Maharaj.

yadrcchayopapannena / santushto vartate sukhamnaasantushtas tribhir lokair / ajitaatmopasaaditai h"One should be satisfied with whatever he achieves by his previous destiny, for discontent can never bring happiness. A person who is not self-controlled will not be happy even with possessing the three worlds."Money is never enough for us. If we have hundred, we want thousand, if we have thousand we want a lac, if we have a lac, we want a crore and it goes on and on and never do we find the so called happiness we are searching for. If happiness is the ultimate goal of life, one must be satisfied with the position in which he is placed by providence. One may increase his ambition for sense gratification and even achieve what he desires for the gratification of his senses, but because this is

on the material platform, he will never achiev satisfaction and contentment."

 

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