Search in Your Own Home

Sufis relate a parable. A farmer was going to his farms for keeping a watch early in the morning. He found a bundle lying on the way. He opened it and found that it contained what he thought pebbles and stones. He picked up the bundle and took it to his farms. There was a river flowing by the side of the farm. He started hurling the ‘pebbles’ in the river with a catapult. A jeweler came to bathe in the river. He picked up a ‘pebble’ while bathing. He was surprised no end for it was a diamond. He went to the man was throwing diamonds taking them to be stones. Only one jewel was left with him.
The jeweler said, “Stupid what are you doing? You are catapulting diamonds into the river.”
The fellow asked,’ what is a diamond?”
“Giver it to me; I will give you fifty rupees for it.”
The man becomes suspicious. He said, “Fifty rupees? It should be worth more.”
“Ok I will give a hundred rupees.”
“I will get it priced in the market.”
“Ok, takes two hundred rupees.”
Finally the jeweler took the diamond for Rs.1100. The man took the money and gave the diamond. But there was no end his sorrow and lamentation. He started Wailing, ‘Alas I have thrown away diamonds mistaking them for stones and so many of them! How foolish I am.
We are more foolish than that farmer. We are Atman, in substance one and the same as the Supreme Lord the Existence Knowledge Bliss Absolute. We are equals of Lord Brahma Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva superior to the state of 330 million gods. But we are living like animals. Fathering Tom Dick and Harry! Then we spend our entire lives on bringing them up till death deprives us of all we have accumulated as ‘mine’.
There isn’t even an iota of difference between you and Lord Krishna Shri Ramakrishna paramhans, Sain Liashahji or Sant Asaram Bapu.
The Lord Says:
‘I am the Atman, O Arjuna, Seated in the hearts of all beings ‘.
But we are begging form Lord Krishna., Lord Rama, the Mother and sundry gods to be merciful to us.
‘A man’s ignorance is beyond description in words. He is God Himself, but unfortunately he considers himself to be a mere slave.
Search for Him search for Him in your own home. That is be introspective and Know your Real Self. You will not find him outside.’
• The bliss experienced by surrendering oneself at the sad guru’s feet is far superior to the happiness experienced in being the emperor of the three worlds.
• Obedience to the Sad Guru is an infallible weapon to annihilate the vicious ego, which is the greatest obstacle on the path of self realization.