Guest guest Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Adi Shankara’s Love - Baba Sankara Jayanthi - 24th April 2004 24th April 2004 is the birthday of Adi Shankaracharya.He lived for 32 years. When Adi Shankara was on a pilgrimage, he came across a pond where fishes were struggling due to lack of water. He requested the villagers nearby, ‘Please give me some water. I want to pour it into the pond.’ The villagers laughed. ‘We are ourselves suffering due to scarcity of water, Swami. And you are asking us water for the fishes in the pond! We get water for ourselves only at a place 10 miles from here.’ ‘Ok, is someone willing to guide me to the place that is 10 miles away?’ asks Adi Shankara and taking a villager with him, brings water in his Kamandala and pours it into the pond. The fishes jumped and danced in joy. Immediately there was flashes of lightning and thunder followed by a heavy downpour of rain. Then Adi Shankara said to the people, ‘You said you were suffering from water scarcity for 12 years but this is the secret of bringing rain in just one second!’ We worship the Matsya Avatara (Fish Incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. Then shouldn’t we remember Lord Vishnu who incarnated as a fish whenever you see a fish? When you get such a thought you can also become Adi Shankara. His thoughts were noble. ‘It’s just fish. So what, let it die.’ is the stage in which your thoughts are. Instead of fretting over the fact that there is no rain, Adi Shankara has proved that the reason for the coming of rain is in ‘love’. Love and Blessings - Baba Shankaram Shiva Shankaram Chant and be happy Tax Center - File online by April 15th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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