Guest guest Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 OM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH AMMA SAYS - JOKE Rest in Peace Following the death of a certain rich man, his wife and children were extremely upset and distraught. The funeral rites were beautifully performed, and a large tombstone was placed over his grave site. Engraved on the stone in golden letters was the inscription, "Rest in Peace." After the ceremonies, the wife returned home and took a look through her late husband's will documents. She was completely shocked to find out that he hadn't left her anywhere as much as she had expected. Rather, he had left most of his wealth to the children of his first marriage. In a fury, she rushed back to the graveyard and added a few words to the tombstone inscription to make it read, "Rest in Peace .... Until I come!" "Children, this is the selfish nature of worldly love. Understanding this, we should realize that the only true source of happiness is within ourselves. Learn to depend only on this inner strength. We were born to realize our true Selves Instead, if we live our whole lives trying to find happiness from the external world, we will encounter nothing but alternating, momentary happiness and sorrow until the day we die. We'll waste our whole lives without achieving anything. We should live in this world understanding the temporal nature of material existence". :: AMMA SHARANAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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