Many years ago a king was extremely valiant and a just well wisher of his subjects and an honest and kind ruler. His subjects acclaimed him untiringly for his altruistic activities. He visited his Guru 's( teacher) hermitage to have his meeting. Many of his quiries were answered by His Guru in the hermitage. When his Guru was about to leave, the king asked him, Gurudev, please tell me an inspiring sentence that would guide not only me but my successor also, as a great mantra.
Guruji wrote some things and gave him.
The day of my priceless life that is passing now will never come back. So every day one should introspect one's own behaviour and see what qualities there are in me, which resemble animal characteristics and what qualities resemble those of a noble gentle person.
When the king read this, impressed too much deeply. He would ponder over it every night considering whether his day had been like that of an animal or that of a noble man. He would wake up early in the morning and absorb him self in meditation. He would practice self-inquiry and then contemplate on the virtuous acts to be done that day.
One day, due to an extremely busy schedule, he couldn't perform any act of benevolence or help anyone. Upon going to bed at night, he thought about the work he had done during the day and remembered he hadn't been able to perform any philanthropic act on that day. He became restless. He tried to fall asleep, but he couldn't sleep.
Eventually he got up and went out side. He saw a poor man trying to save himself from the cold but was shivering helpless. The king covered the poor man's body with his shawl and returned to his palace. Thus that day did not go in vain, and he had self-satisfied sound sleep because his guilt was removed.
The fulfilment of the body lies in selfless service, wealth in good charity, speech in singing the glory of God's name, mind in contemplation on God and human life in self-realisation.
Blessed indeed is king, who was an obidient true disciple grasping the essence of Guru's instructions, a competent Ruler, and blessed will be those virtuous souls who will be able to translate his beautiful virtue and key in to his own life.
Guruji wrote some things and gave him.
The day of my priceless life that is passing now will never come back. So every day one should introspect one's own behaviour and see what qualities there are in me, which resemble animal characteristics and what qualities resemble those of a noble gentle person.
When the king read this, impressed too much deeply. He would ponder over it every night considering whether his day had been like that of an animal or that of a noble man. He would wake up early in the morning and absorb him self in meditation. He would practice self-inquiry and then contemplate on the virtuous acts to be done that day.
One day, due to an extremely busy schedule, he couldn't perform any act of benevolence or help anyone. Upon going to bed at night, he thought about the work he had done during the day and remembered he hadn't been able to perform any philanthropic act on that day. He became restless. He tried to fall asleep, but he couldn't sleep.
Eventually he got up and went out side. He saw a poor man trying to save himself from the cold but was shivering helpless. The king covered the poor man's body with his shawl and returned to his palace. Thus that day did not go in vain, and he had self-satisfied sound sleep because his guilt was removed.
The fulfilment of the body lies in selfless service, wealth in good charity, speech in singing the glory of God's name, mind in contemplation on God and human life in self-realisation.
Blessed indeed is king, who was an obidient true disciple grasping the essence of Guru's instructions, a competent Ruler, and blessed will be those virtuous souls who will be able to translate his beautiful virtue and key in to his own life.
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