Guest guest Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Shree Maa gives us the message that we can learn from everybody. When Maa was a little four year old child, She was cleaning a room and upon finishing, she threw the broom in to a corner. Then she heard the voice of Sri Ramakrishna say, "Hega, you threw that broom? See how beautifully you cleaned the room with that very broom and now you threw it? You must respect your tools as well as your actions. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.?" The four-year-old Little Mother bowed down to the broom. From then on she would bow down to it everyday. Maa said that Thakur Ramakrishna told Her, "If you respect each and every one of your actions, you will get me." Respect is an important part of learning. To illustrate this, Maa is sharing these stories with us. These stories teach us how to learn and how to become divine. We can learn every moment from every thing because Mother Nature is teaching us all the time. Please listen and enjoy the stories! Now, Mother will tell us the story of Avadhoot Dattatreya. Dattatreya was born divine and considered every moment as an opportunity to learn. He learned from everybody and everything. He considered all of Nature to be his Guru. How did he learn this way and what did he learn? Read on! First Story One day Avadhoot was crossing a big field. He saw a huge wedding procession walking across the field with much fanfare accompanied by many musical instruments. There were pipes and drums and lots of singing. The marriage party was accompanying the groom. At the same time in that field, Avadhoot saw a hunter. The hunter was looking with one- pointed mind at his prey. His eyes were completely focused on the target and he was oblivious to the marriage party and the sounds of their merry making. Avadhoot went to the hunter and bowed down to him. He said, "You are my guru. When I meditate on God, my goal will be to have the same focus as you have just demonstrated." Second Story One time Avadhoot was walking by a river when he saw a fisherman. He went near the fisherman and asked politely, "Oh Brother, what path should I take to go to the city?"? The fisherman was looking inside the water and did not pay any attention to the question. The sounds did not even enter in to his ears. At that moment, the fish was just touching the bait. When the fish was caught, the fisherman called Avadhoot, "Hey, what were you saying to me?" Avadhoot came back to him and bowed down. He said, "You are my Guru. When I meditate on my ishta deva (beloved form of God), until the meditation is not complete, until I reach the goal, my mind will not wander. Please give me blessings to be like you in this way." More stories...Coming Soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 , "n_ramya108" <n_ramya108 wrote: > > Shree Maa gives us the message that we can learn from everybody. > > When Maa was a little four year old child, She was cleaning a room and upon finishing, she > threw the broom in to a corner. Then she heard the voice of Sri Ramakrishna say, "Hega, > you threw that broom? See how beautifully you cleaned the room with that very broom and > now you threw it? You must respect your tools as well as your actions. Cleanliness is next > to Godliness.?" The four-year-old Little Mother bowed down to the broom. From then on > she would bow down to it everyday. Maa said that Thakur Ramakrishna told Her, "If you > respect each and every one of your actions, you will get me." > > Respect is an important part of learning. To illustrate this, Maa is sharing these stories > with us. These stories teach us how to learn and how to become divine. We can learn every > moment from every thing because Mother Nature is teaching us all the time. Please listen > and enjoy the stories! > > Now, Mother will tell us the story of Avadhoot Dattatreya. Dattatreya was born divine and > considered every moment as an opportunity to learn. He learned from everybody and Awesome! please feed more. I love Dattatreya and his stories! > everything. He considered all of Nature to be his Guru. How did he learn this way and what > did he learn? Read on! > > First Story > > One day Avadhoot was crossing a big field. He saw a huge wedding procession walking > across the field with much fanfare accompanied by many musical instruments. There were > pipes and drums and lots of singing. The marriage party was accompanying the groom. At > the same time in that field, Avadhoot saw a hunter. The hunter was looking with one- > pointed mind at his prey. His eyes were completely focused on the target and he was > oblivious to the marriage party and the sounds of their merry making. > > Avadhoot went to the hunter and bowed down to him. He said, "You are my guru. When I > meditate on God, my goal will be to have the same focus as you have just demonstrated." > > Second Story > > One time Avadhoot was walking by a river when he saw a fisherman. He went near the > fisherman and asked politely, "Oh Brother, what path should I take to go to the city?"? > > The fisherman was looking inside the water and did not pay any attention to the question. > The sounds did not even enter in to his ears. At that moment, the fish was just touching > the bait. When the fish was caught, the fisherman called Avadhoot, "Hey, what were you > saying to me?" > > Avadhoot came back to him and bowed down. He said, "You are my Guru. When I meditate > on my ishta deva (beloved form of God), until the meditation is not complete, until I reach > the goal, my mind will not wander. Please give me blessings to be like you in this way." > > More stories...Coming Soon... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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