Post by radha on Jun 17, 2012 7:11:04 GMT 5.5
OM SRI GURUPYO NAMAHA:,RESPECTFUL PRANAMS TO SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA.
Nice short story about Bhagavad Gita
newbhagavadgita.blogspot.com/2009/12/bathing-in-bhagavad-gita.html
Bathing in the Bhagavad-Gita
An old farmer and his grandson lived on a farm. One day the grandson said, “I try to read the Bhagavad-Gita just like you but I don’t understand it much. And whatever little I understand, I forget it very soon. What is the use of reading this book?”
The old farmer quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The young boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back home. The farmer asked him to try again, and again. But every single time, the water leaked out of the basket before he got back to the house. Finally, he said exhausted, “See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it’s useless?” the old farmer said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket to a new clean one, inside and out.
“Son, that’s what happens when you read a book like the Bhagavad-Gita. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it again and again, you will realize the benefit one day.”
Our Vedas,Upanishads,Puranas etc. like the Bhagavad Geetha in the above story, are not easy to understand in the first few readings but if we try and try sincerely and if possible through a qualified Guru, we can no only understand them but also master them. Perseverance and patience with full dedication is necessary to accomplish anything.May Maha Periva Bless us and lead us from darkness to light !
Sri Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Charanam
Nice short story about Bhagavad Gita
newbhagavadgita.blogspot.com/2009/12/bathing-in-bhagavad-gita.html
Bathing in the Bhagavad-Gita
An old farmer and his grandson lived on a farm. One day the grandson said, “I try to read the Bhagavad-Gita just like you but I don’t understand it much. And whatever little I understand, I forget it very soon. What is the use of reading this book?”
The old farmer quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The young boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back home. The farmer asked him to try again, and again. But every single time, the water leaked out of the basket before he got back to the house. Finally, he said exhausted, “See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it’s useless?” the old farmer said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket to a new clean one, inside and out.
“Son, that’s what happens when you read a book like the Bhagavad-Gita. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it again and again, you will realize the benefit one day.”
Our Vedas,Upanishads,Puranas etc. like the Bhagavad Geetha in the above story, are not easy to understand in the first few readings but if we try and try sincerely and if possible through a qualified Guru, we can no only understand them but also master them. Perseverance and patience with full dedication is necessary to accomplish anything.May Maha Periva Bless us and lead us from darkness to light !
Sri Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Charanam