Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Whatever Gives Happiness to Others, Do That

 

There was a saint, a holy man. He was invited by a gentleman for

dinner (prasad). The holy man agreed and went to the gentleman's

house. But when he reached the house, someone like a gatekeeper said,

how did you dare to come here, Go Away or you will be beaten and

thrown out. The saint went away. The gentleman visited the saint the

next day and asked him why he had not come to his house? The saint

replied that he had come, but was asked to leave by someone at the

gate. The gentleman apologetically asked him to definitely come again

the next day. When the saint came to the house the next day, the

gatekeeper again yelled at him angrily, " Are you not ashamed of

yourself for coming here again, when you have already been turned away

once. Get Out! " The holy man left. Once again when the gentleman

visited the saint, he inquired why he did not come to his house? The

holy man replied, " Dear brother, I did come, but the gatekeeper asked

me to leave, therefore I returned back. " The gentleman was very

apologetic for his mistake of not being at home and requested him to

have mercy on him and visit his house once again. The saint went to

his house again. This time the gentleman received him at the gate with

open arms and great respect and said, " You have showered your grace by

coming over here. Please kindly have a meal. " After dinner, the

gentleman said - " You are truly a great saint, that in spite of being

humiliated twice, yet you have come. " The saint replied, " What is so

great about that? " Even a dog when spoken to sweetly or caressed,

comes to you, and if he is reprimanded, he runs away. This is the case

with the dog, it is certainly not the situation with human beings!

 

We too must have the same inner attitude and feeling as that of the

saint. If someone wants to hear us speak, we should speak. But if

they ask us to remain silent, then we should remain silent. If

someone wants to meet us, we should meet them, lovingly. If no one

wants to meet with us, then too it is good, sit as is, blissfully.

Where is the difficulty in doing this ? In this, there is no

penance that is to be done, there is no need to go anywhere, there

is no need to study anything, there is no need to read the

scriptures, there is no need to have a spiritual guide, there is no

need to receive any initiation from anyone. Whatever gives

happiness to others, we must do. We have no desire of our own. We

neither desire to eat, nor deliver discources, nor meet anyone. We

have to only do as per other's will, without having any will of our

own. How very easy this can be ! What have we to loose in

this?