06/03/2014
Madhav Society Feb 16, 2014
Words of Wisdom
Untether the Boat
There once lived some men in a coastal village, and they were all drunkards. Having alcohol as the common factor amongst them they had become good friends. After an evening of drinking, these men spontaneously decided to go on an adventure. They rented a rowboat and decided to go on a long journey to another village, which was also situated on the river. They started rowing the boat and did so all night long. In the morning, their intoxication had mostly worn off. One amongst them rubbed his eyes and remarked loudly to others that the village they had reached looked exactly like their own. They all rubbed their eyes, looked around and agreed. Another man overhearing their conversation recognized them as local drunkards and told them that they were still in their own village. They said, "That is impossible. We rowed the boat all night long; we should have reached our destination by now." The man explained to them, "You fools! You were rowing the boat all night but you did not untether it. The boat is still tied to the shore."
There are many people in the world who are actively following some spiritual discipline or the other. They may be dedicating as much as two or three hours daily for devotional practice. They should be experiencing inner benefits. In fact, they deserve to see inner results, but they do not, and they wonder why. The reason is that although time is being spent and physical effort is being made to practice devotion, yet the mind is firmly attached to the world. They are rowing the boat, but the boat is tied to the shore.
The mind must be thinking of God during the recital of prayers, performance of rituals, bathing in the holy rivers, chanting of hymns and singing of devotional songs. If the mind is tied up with the world and you are making great physical efforts in devotion, do not expect to reach the kingdom of God.
Yours,
Didi Ji
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Madhav Society Feb 16, 2014
Words of Wisdom
Untether the Boat
There once lived some men in a coastal village, and they were all drunkards. Having alcohol as the common factor amongst them they had become good friends. After an evening of drinking, these men spontaneously decided to go on an adventure. They rented a rowboat and decided to go on a long journey to another village, which was also situated on the river. They started rowing the boat and did so all night long. In the morning, their intoxication had mostly worn off. One amongst them rubbed his eyes and remarked loudly to others that the village they had reached looked exactly like their own. They all rubbed their eyes, looked around and agreed. Another man overhearing their conversation recognized them as local drunkards and told them that they were still in their own village. They said, "That is impossible. We rowed the boat all night long; we should have reached our destination by now." The man explained to them, "You fools! You were rowing the boat all night but you did not untether it. The boat is still tied to the shore."
There are many people in the world who are actively following some spiritual discipline or the other. They may be dedicating as much as two or three hours daily for devotional practice. They should be experiencing inner benefits. In fact, they deserve to see inner results, but they do not, and they wonder why. The reason is that although time is being spent and physical effort is being made to practice devotion, yet the mind is firmly attached to the world. They are rowing the boat, but the boat is tied to the shore.
The mind must be thinking of God during the recital of prayers, performance of rituals, bathing in the holy rivers, chanting of hymns and singing of devotional songs. If the mind is tied up with the world and you are making great physical efforts in devotion, do not expect to reach the kingdom of God.
Yours,
Didi Ji
[email protected]
Madhav Society Feb 16, 2014
Words of Wisdom
Untether the Boat
There once lived some men in a coastal village, and they were all drunkards. Having alcohol as the common factor amongst them they had become good friends. After an evening of drinking, these men spontaneously decided to go on an adventure. They rented a rowboat and decided to go on a long journey to another village, which was also situated on the river. They started rowing the boat and did so all night long. In the morning, their intoxication had mostly worn off. One amongst them rubbed his eyes and remarked loudly to others that the village they had reached looked exactly like their own. They all rubbed their eyes, looked around and agreed. Another man overhearing their conversation recognized them as local drunkards and told them that they were still in their own village. They said, "That is impossible. We rowed the boat all night long; we should have reached our destination by now." The man explained to them, "You fools! You were rowing the boat all night but you did not untether it. The boat is still tied to the shore."
There are many people in the world who are actively following some spiritual discipline or the other. They may be dedicating as much as two or three hours daily for devotional practice. They should be experiencing inner benefits. In fact, they deserve to see inner results, but they do not, and they wonder why. The reason is that although time is being spent and physical effort is being made to practice devotion, yet the mind is firmly attached to the world. They are rowing the boat, but the boat is tied to the shore.
The mind must be thinking of God during the recital of prayers, performance of rituals, bathing in the holy rivers, chanting of hymns and singing of devotional songs. If the mind is tied up with the world and you are making great physical efforts in devotion, do not expect to reach the kingdom of God.
Yours,
Didi Ji
[email protected]
Madhav Society Feb 16, 2014
Words of Wisdom
Untether the Boat
There once lived some men in a coastal village, and they were all drunkards. Having alcohol as the common factor amongst them they had become good friends. After an evening of drinking, these men spontaneously decided to go on an adventure. They rented a rowboat and decided to go on a long journey to another village, which was also situated on the river. They started rowing the boat and did so all night long. In the morning, their intoxication had mostly worn off. One amongst them rubbed his eyes and remarked loudly to others that the village they had reached looked exactly like their own. They all rubbed their eyes, looked around and agreed. Another man overhearing their conversation recognized them as local drunkards and told them that they were still in their own village. They said, "That is impossible. We rowed the boat all night long; we should have reached our destination by now." The man explained to them, "You fools! You were rowing the boat all night but you did not untether it. The boat is still tied to the shore."
There are many people in the world who are actively following some spiritual discipline or the other. They may be dedicating as much as two or three hours daily for devotional practice. They should be experiencing inner benefits. In fact, they deserve to see inner results, but they do not, and they wonder why. The reason is that although time is being spent and physical effort is being made to practice devotion, yet the mind is firmly attached to the world. They are rowing the boat, but the boat is tied to the shore.
The mind must be thinking of God during the recital of prayers, performance of rituals, bathing in the holy rivers, chanting of hymns and singing of devotional songs. If the mind is tied up with the world and you are making great physical efforts in devotion, do not expect to reach the kingdom of God.
Yours,
Didi Ji
[email protected]
Madhav Society Feb 16, 2014
Words of Wisdom
Untether the Boat
There once lived some men in a coastal village, and they were all drunkards. Having alcohol as the common factor amongst them they had become good friends. After an evening of drinking, these men spontaneously decided to go on an adventure. They rented a rowboat and decided to go on a long journey to another village, which was also situated on the river. They started rowing the boat and did so all night long. In the morning, their intoxication had mostly worn off. One amongst them rubbed his eyes and remarked loudly to others that the village they had reached looked exactly like their own. They all rubbed their eyes, looked around and agreed. Another man overhearing their conversation recognized them as local drunkards and told them that they were still in their own village. They said, "That is impossible. We rowed the boat all night long; we should have reached our destination by now." The man explained to them, "You fools! You were rowing the boat all night but you did not untether it. The boat is still tied to the shore."
There are many people in the world who are actively following some spiritual discipline or the other. They may be dedicating as much as two or three hours daily for devotional practice. They should be experiencing inner benefits. In fact, they deserve to see inner results, but they do not, and they wonder why. The reason is that although time is being spent and physical effort is being made to practice devotion, yet the mind is firmly attached to the world. They are rowing the boat, but the boat is tied to the shore.
The mind must be thinking of God during the recital of prayers, performance of rituals, bathing in the holy rivers, chanting of hymns and singing of devotional songs. If the mind is tied up with the world and you are making great physical efforts in devotion, do not expect to reach the kingdom of God.
Yours,
Didi Ji
[email protected]
The mind must be thinking of God during the recital of prayers, performance of rituals, bathing in the holy rivers, chanting of hymns and singing of devotional songs. If the mind is tied up with the world and you are making great physical efforts in devotion, do not expect to reach the kingdom of God.
