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strength only to offer worship to the Lord Viswanath.” But the plate changed

into an earthen one the moment they touched it one after another. News spread

like wild fire about the golden plate. Several scholars, singers, poets and

preachers came and tried their luck but in vain. Days, weeks and months rolled

on but the plate remained there without a claimant. One day, a

stranger came to the temple. He stood at the entrance and tears gathered in

his eyes when he saw beggars, blind, dumb and lame piteously pleading for alms.

He felt ashamed of his inability to relieve them of their hunger and agony. He

wanted to pray to the Lord and so stepped into the temple. He saw people

gathered round and discussing something. He tried to squeeze himself into the

crowd to find out why they were standing there. He saw a golden plate in the

centre of that enclosure. He enquired and was told about the episode of the

golden plate. He was rather surprised and sad at the attitude of the people and

the priests. Instead of praying to the Lord of the Universe and trying to

possess Him, they were eager to possess the golden

plate. Observing his nonchalant attitude, the high priest requested him to

try his hand. The stranger replied, “Oh Revered one! I do not care for either

gold or silver, what I long for is God’s Grace.” The priest’s esteem for that

man increased. So he once again pressed him, “At least to satisfy us, please

try your hand.” The stranger touched the plate without a trace of attachment.

Lo! It shone forth with redoubled effulgence. All the priests gathered round

and queried, “Sir, where do you come from? What are your

qualifications? What are the branches of learning you have mastered? How many

years did you do penance?” The stranger replied calmly, “I don’t belong to

any place. I just manage to earn my bread by hard labour. The only Sadhana I do

is Namasmaran. This has perhaps rendered my heart pure and filled it with love

and compassion. It has enabled me to control my mind and the senses. I have not

read any book or mastered any

science. The only art I know of is chanting the Name Divine. The only act I do

is to be kind to the poor.” So, the only qualification to become dear to the

Lord is to acquire a compassionate heart and sense control. These two can be

acquired through Namasmaran – chanting the name of the Lord, with full faith in

the Lord. Illustrations: Ms. Vidya,Kuwait- Heart2Heart Team Ram ChuganiKobe,

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