Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Responding to the debate about 'authentic' sources of information etc. It reminds me of the story of the thief, who sat up on top of a bel-tree, outside a temple, waiting for the devotees to leave so that he could steal the offerings made to Lord Shiva. In order to stay awake, (it happened to be Shiv ratri) and stave off boredom, the thief plucked off leaves from the tree and dropped them to the ground. By early morning, the thief had plucked and dropped 108 lakh leaves. The leaves had spiralled to the ground and fallen on a Shiv Linga. The moment the 108th lakh leaf fell on the Linga, the Lord appeared to the shocked and terrified thief. Moral of the story: who knows through what source, and to whom, the Lord will choose to speak. As Swamiji had said in one of his mails: There are no bad gurus, only bad disciples. Isn't all of Reality just Maa? Jai Maa, Jai Swamiji, Jai Kali Maa Amu SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 that is a nice story. i pray none of you ever encounter a bad guru, because they do exist, [speaking from experience and observation] although it could be said, they are also teachers, who teach painful lessons, in spite of themselves. this is to be expected in a world of dualities, especially if you consider this time as the kali yuga. it is certainly so all this is god's play and god is guru, so in this sense all beings and events are gurus. some rare beings have the ability to consciously teach love by example, i find this simple thing is very, very, rare in a field of many charismatic pretenders, who are otherwise capable in speaking, writing, even meditation and siddhi. but enough of all that, i try not dwell on the dark side of human beings if i can help it. it's just if we are in this area of interest it is not a bad thing to have eyes open ... makes you appreciate the goodness you find even more. love, s , Amu <apratimbarua> wrote: > > > Responding to the debate about 'authentic' sources of information etc. It reminds me of the story of the thief, who sat up on top of a bel-tree, outside a temple, waiting for the devotees to leave so that he could steal the offerings made to Lord Shiva. In order to stay awake, (it happened to be Shiv ratri) and stave off boredom, the thief plucked off leaves from the tree and dropped them to the ground. By early morning, the thief had plucked and dropped 108 lakh leaves. The leaves had spiralled to the ground and fallen on a Shiv Linga. The moment the 108th lakh leaf fell on the Linga, the Lord appeared to the shocked and terrified thief. Moral of the story: who knows through what source, and to whom, the Lord will choose to speak. As Swamiji had said in one of his mails: There are no bad gurus, only bad disciples. Isn't all of Reality just Maa? > > Jai Maa, Jai Swamiji, Jai Kali Maa > > Amu > > > > > SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Well said and good point. Slightly different version of the story as well. - Amu Friday, January 30, 2004 2:33 AM Re: authentic information Responding to the debate about 'authentic' sources of information etc. It reminds me of the story of the thief, who sat up on top of a bel-tree, outside a temple, waiting for the devotees to leave so that he could steal the offerings made to Lord Shiva. In order to stay awake, (it happened to be Shiv ratri) and stave off boredom, the thief plucked off leaves from the tree and dropped them to the ground. By early morning, the thief had plucked and dropped 108 lakh leaves. The leaves had spiralled to the ground and fallen on a Shiv Linga. The moment the 108th lakh leaf fell on the Linga, the Lord appeared to the shocked and terrified thief. Moral of the story: who knows through what source, and to whom, the Lord will choose to speak. As Swamiji had said in one of his mails: There are no bad gurus, only bad disciples. Isn't all of Reality just Maa? Jai Maa, Jai Swamiji, Jai Kali Maa Amu SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! To visit your group on the web, go to:/ To from this group, send an email to: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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