Guest guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 IT WAS SAID OF Saint Eknath that he had mastered his passions and nothing would make him lose his temper. A man, with evil intentions, came to test him. He flung invectives at the Saint, abused and cursed him to his heart's content. The Saint was unperturbed. The man grew tired and the Saint said to him, "My friend, it is time to eat food. You must be hungry after such a long sermon." Eknath asked his wife to serve meals. As the wife bent low to place the food before Eknath and the stranger, he thought of a device which would inflamethe temper of the meekest amongst men. Quickly, he jumped and sat on the back of Eknath's wife. Eknath said to her, "My dear, don't stand erect, else the child will fall off and be hurt." "True," answered the wife. "Our son played with me in the same way when he was a child." Hearing the divine conversation, the man was flabbergasted. Sheepishly, he got down from the back of the saintly woman, fell down at her feet and at thefeet of the Saint and, with tear touched eyes, asked their pardon. "What is there to pardon?Children always behave thus, child?" they said to him. Are you not our child?" Anger always wounds the man who is angry. Passion burns up the soul that contains it. Significant are the words of Epictetus, "Whenever you are angry,be assured, that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit, and added fuel to a fire." Best Regards,K.s.Vishwanathan.Tel No: 022-28738192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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