Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Two friends went out one night intent on any entertainment that they came by. As they walked on they met with a pious gathering listening devoutly to the Holy Bhagavatam being explained. One of the two sat there and decided to derive benefit from that sacred discourse. But the other preferred some earthly enjoyment and walked away to a house of ill fame. After a while , the frist man thought he made a big mistake in choosing the holy assembly. All the time he kept thinking about the pleasure his friend was enjoying. The second man on the other hand , was repenting the base choice he had made and was imagining the divine bliss his friend was sharing with devotees of God. The first man was sitting in a house of God and sinning by way of his thoughts, while the second was craving for the divine though physically placed in a bad environment. Sin and virtue accrue ever from the frame of mind and never from the restrictions imposed on the senses. - Sri Ramakrishna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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