Shopkeeper s Resolution & The Missing Cobble
After seven day spiritual discourse A the orator announced over the mike that he would not leave till every one promised to take up one resolution for a year and this would be his guru dakshina (offering to the guru). Giving three options, he said, one could either start the day by1) Going to a place of worship,2) Fasting every Monday or 3) Chanting sixteen mala of a mantra. Then leave for work, after breakfast. Everyone selected their resolve and stood up to say what they had decided upon, except one. A stout, middle-aged shopkeeper refused to take any pledge saying all options were difficultfor him as he wanted his breakfast immediately after bathing and then he walked to his shop close by. "Where do you eat your breakfast," asked the guru. "On the balcony, looking at the Peepal tree, under which the cobbler sits and people discuss news, he replied. Eyes twinkling, the guru said, "As my dakshina please have Darshan of the cobbler before you start eating breakfast. Do not eat before seeing him. “The man agreed. Rushing home, he asked the cobbler to feel comfortable and never change the site. The cobbler assured him that since his grandfather's days they had all been sitting at this prime location. Days rolled into months and as the year was ending, he heard that the guru would be visiting their village for another Katha. Excited that he had been successful in his resolve, he rushed to the balcony but lo and behold, the cobbler was missing. Meanwhile the cobbler had gone in the fields to relieve himself but had tripped over an old, discarded trunk (box). The trunk stared at him in the bushes and cursing it he opened it to find it full of gold. Unable to believe his luck, the cobbler dug a pit under a tree and hid the gold in it. Just then the shopkeeper came in search of the cobbler and shouted from afar, "Guruji, I have seen, I have seen" and walked off to have his breakfast. Nervous that he had been seen, and fearing that the shopkeeper would call the police, the cobbler ran after him shouting, "Stop, Stop". The shopkeeper was shocked when the cobbler fell at his feet crying, 'Don't go to the police. We will divide it among ourselves'. The story apart, making resolutions can be useful as it us a new way to adapt, to be flexible, and to be good to our own self. The key to making and keepinga resolution is to aim for an accessible goal that fits into our daily schedule. Surrenderto the Divine does Hget through with various decisionresolutions. One gets immense stto carry out resolutions when oneGod to help us do so. This ensuresis the actual doer while we are jusinstruments. By surrendering outo the Supreme, we become hum show full trust in the Divine Will: Grace to sustain us in our spirituCombined with our Ichcha ShGod's Daivi Shakti, no resolution failure. Krishna says emphaticallif the vilest sinners worship me wexclusive devotion, they are to beconsidered righteous, for they hatheproper resolve (Gita 9.30). Sucspiritual resolution surely becomturning pointin one's life and rescan be made on any day of the year.
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Shopkeeper s Resolution & The Missing Cobble
After seven day spiritual discourse A the orator announced over the mike that he would not leave till every one promised to take up one resolution for a year and this would be his guru dakshina (offering to the guru). Giving three options, he said, one could either start the day by1) Going to a place of worship,2) Fasting every Monday or 3) Chanting sixteen mala of a mantra. Then leave for work, after breakfast. Everyone selected their resolve and stood up to say what they had decided upon, except one. A stout, middle-aged shopkeeper refused to take any pledge saying all options were difficultfor him as he wanted his breakfast immediately after bathing and then he walked to his shop close by. "Where do you eat your breakfast," asked the guru. "On the balcony, looking at the Peepal tree, under which the cobbler sits and people discuss news, he replied. Eyes twinkling, the guru said, "As my dakshina please have Darshan of the cobbler before you start eating breakfast. Do not eat before seeing him. “The man agreed. Rushing home, he asked the cobbler to feel comfortable and never change the site. The cobbler assured him that since his grandfather's days they had all been sitting at this prime location. Days rolled into months and as the year was ending, he heard that the guru would be visiting their village for another Katha. Excited that he had been successful in his resolve, he rushed to the balcony but lo and behold, the cobbler was missing. Meanwhile the cobbler had gone in the fields to relieve himself but had tripped over an old, discarded trunk (box). The trunk stared at him in the bushes and cursing it he opened it to find it full of gold. Unable to believe his luck, the cobbler dug a pit under a tree and hid the gold in it. Just then the shopkeeper came in search of the cobbler and shouted from afar, "Guruji, I have seen, I have seen" and walked off to have his breakfast. Nervous that he had been seen, and fearing that the shopkeeper would call the police, the cobbler ran after him shouting, "Stop, Stop". The shopkeeper was shocked when the cobbler fell at his feet crying, 'Don't go to the police. We will divide it among ourselves'. The story apart, making resolutions can be useful as it us a new way to adapt, to be flexible, and to be good to our own self. The key to making and keepinga resolution is to aim for an accessible goal that fits into our daily schedule. Surrenderto the Divine does Hget through with various decisionresolutions. One gets immense stto carry out resolutions when oneGod to help us do so. This ensuresis the actual doer while we are jusinstruments. By surrendering outo the Supreme, we become hum show full trust in the Divine Will: Grace to sustain us in our spirituCombined with our Ichcha ShGod's Daivi Shakti, no resolution failure. Krishna says emphaticallif the vilest sinners worship me wexclusive devotion, they are to beconsidered righteous, for they hatheproper resolve (Gita 9.30). Sucspiritual resolution surely becomturning pointin one's life and rescan be made on any day of the year.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Seema Burman kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Seema Burman Speaking Tree,Times of India