Chinna Katha - 63 (Maya Can Ruine a Life) (Short Story, As told by Bhagavan Sri Satya Sai Baba)

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"MAYA CAN RUIN A LIFE"

 

(Short Story, as told by Bhagavan SRI SATHYA SAI BABA)

 

Maya has the capacity to ruin our life.

 

If we understand the nature of Maya well, it will go away from us in one moment.

 

If we give a high place to it without understanding, then that will get the

upper hand and will begin to dance on our heads.

In one village a marriage was to take place. The party of bridegroom came to

the village and was staying in a house.

 

The party of the bride was staying in another house.

 

In between these two parties, there was one individual who wanted all kinds of

comforts and was demanding them from both parties.

 

This individual used to go to the bridegroom’s place and tell them that they

were always coming late and causing a lot of problems to the bride’s party.

People belonging to the bridegroom’s party thought that he was some respected

elder from the side of the bride.

 

Similarly he went to the bride’s house and told them that they were not

respecting the bridegroom and told them that they were not respecting the

bridegroom and members of his party and were not giving them all the respect

that was due to them.

 

This individual was the respect that was due to them. This individual was

enacting a drama.

 

He was going to the bridegroom’s party and was behaving as if he was a respected

elder from the bride’s side and he was going to the bride’s people and behaving

as if he was a respected elder from the bride groom’s side.

 

When this drama went too far the two parties started investigating and found

that he belonged to neither side.

 

Once you make an inquiry and find out the origin of Maya, it will disappear,

even as the individual in our story disappeared.

(Story #63, from the Book: "CHINNA KATHA")

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