Those who serve the servants of God are His greatest servants

[Guest guest]

Those who serve the servants of God are His greatest servants A rich man had a

garden and two gardeners. One of these gardeners was very lazy and did not work;

but when the owner came to the garden, the lazy man would get up and fold his

arms and say : " How beautiful is the face of my master " , and dance before him.

The other gardener would not talk much, but would work hard, and produce all

sorts of fruits and vegetables which he would carry on his head to his master

who lived a long way off. Of these two gardeners, which would be more beloved of

his master? Shiva is that master, and this world is His garden, and there are

two sorts of gardeners here; the one who is lazy, hypocritical, and does

nothing, only talking about Shiva's beautiful eyes and nose and other features;

and the other, who is taking care of Shiva's children, all those that are poor

and weak, all animals, and all His creation. Which of these would be the more

beloved of Shiva? Certainly he that serves His children. He who wants to serve

the father must serve the children first. He who wants to serve Shiva must serve

His children – must serve all creatures in this world first. It is said in the

Shastras (scriptures) that those who serve the servants of God are His

greatest servants. So you will bear this in mind.

 

Let me tell you again that you must be pure and help any one who comes to you,

as much as lies in your power. And this is good Karma. By the power of this, the

heart becomes pure (Chitta-shuddhi), and then Shiva who is residing in everyone

will become manifest. He is always in the heart of everyone. If there is dirt

and dust on a mirror, we cannot see our image. So ignorance and wicked ness are

the dirt and dust that are on the mirror of our hearts. Selfishness is the chief

sin, thinking of ourselves first. He who thinks, " I will eat first, I will have

more money than others, and I will possess everything " , he who thinks, " I will

get to heaven before others, I will get Mukti (liberation) before others " is the

selfish man. The unselfish man says, " I will be last, I do not care to go to

heaven, I will even go to hell if by doing so I can help my brothers. "

 

Regard

 

Prasanna Kumar

 

/

</>