Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 An emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, "What do you want?" The beggar laughed and said, "You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!" The king was offended. He said, "Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me." And the beggar said, "Think twice before you promise anything." The beggar was no ordinary beggar, he was the emporer's past life master. He had promised in that life, "I will come and try to wake you in your next life. This life you have missed but I will come again." But the king had forgotten completely -- who remembers past lives? So he insisted, "I will fulfill anything you ask. I am a very powerful emperor, what can you possibly desire that I can not give to you?" The beggar said, "It is a very simple desire. You see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with something?" The emperor said, "Of course!" He called one of his viziers and told him, "Fill this mans begging bowl with money." The vizier went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl remained always empty. The whole palace gathered. By and by the rumor went throughout the whole capital, and a huge crowd gathered. The prestige of the emperor was at stake. He said to his viziers, "If the whole kingdom is lost, I am ready to lose it, but I cannot be defeated by this beggar." Diamonds and pearls and emeralds, his treasuries were becoming empty. The begging bowl seemed to be bottomless. Everything that was put into it -- everything! -- immediately disappeared, went out of existence. Finally it was the evening, and the people were standing there in utter silence. The king dropped at the feet of the beggar and admitted his defeat. he said, "Just tell me one thing. You are victorious - but before you leave, just fulfill my curiosity. What is the begging bowl made of?" The beggar laughed and said, "It is made up of the human mind. There is no secret. It is simple made up of human desire." This understanding transforms life. Go into one desire -- what is the mechanism of it? First there is a great excitement, great thrill, adventure. you feel a great kick. Something is going to happen, you are on the verge of it. And then you have the car, you have the yacht, you have the house, you have the woman, and suddenly all is meaningless again. What happens? Your mind has dematerialized it. The car is standing in the drive, but there is no excitement anymore. The excitement was only in getting it. You became so drunk with the desire that you forgot your inner nothingness. Now the desire is fulfilled, the car in the drive, the woman in your bed, the money in your bank account - again excitement disappears. Again the emptiness is there, ready to eat you up. Again you have to create another desire to escape this yawning abyss. That's how one moves from one desire to another desire. That's how one remains a beggar. Your whole life proves it again and again -- every desire frustrates. And when the goal is achieved, you will need another desire. The day you understand that desire as such is going to fail comes the turning point in your life. The other journey is inwards. move inwards, come back home. "Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devoh Maheshwar; Gurur Shakshat Parambramha Tashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah" May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with peace of mind. Sai bhakt, Deepa H debu7366 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Excellant explanation & illustration of "DESIRE". Though very uncommon, yet man misses to understand. It is only through SAI blessing, we come across this wisdom & may HE sustain it in our minds till we attain our goal "moksha". Please accept my humble pranams. M.B.Prasada Rao, Visakhapatnam. --- Deepa H <debu7366 > wrote: > An emperor was coming out of his palace for his > morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the > beggar, "What do you want?" > > The beggar laughed and said, "You are asking me as > though you can fulfill my desire!" > > The king was offended. He said, "Of course I can > fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me." > > And the beggar said, "Think twice before you promise > anything." > > The beggar was no ordinary beggar, he was the > emporer's past life master. He had promised in that > life, "I will come and try to wake you in your next > life. This life you have missed but I will come > again." But the king had forgotten completely -- who > remembers past lives? So he insisted, "I will > fulfill anything you ask. I am a very powerful > emperor, what can you possibly desire that I can not > give to you?" > > The beggar said, "It is a very simple desire. You > see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with > something?" > > The emperor said, "Of course!" He called one of his > viziers and told him, "Fill this mans begging bowl > with money." The vizier went and got some money and > poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he > poured more and more, and the moment he would pour > it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl > remained always empty. > > The whole palace gathered. By and by the rumor went > throughout the whole capital, and a huge > crowd gathered. The prestige of the emperor was at > stake. He said to his viziers, "If the whole kingdom > is lost, I am ready to lose it, but I cannot be > defeated by this beggar." > > Diamonds and pearls and emeralds, his treasuries > were becoming empty. The begging bowl seemed to be > bottomless. Everything that was put into it -- > everything! -- immediately disappeared, went out of > existence. Finally it was the evening, and the > people were standing there in utter silence. The > king dropped at the feet of the beggar and admitted > his defeat. he said, "Just tell me one thing. You > are victorious - but before you leave, just fulfill > my curiosity. What is the begging bowl made of?" The > beggar laughed and said, "It is made up of the human > mind. There is no secret. It is simple made up of > human desire." > > This understanding transforms life. Go into one > desire -- what is the mechanism of it? First there > is a great excitement, great thrill, adventure. you > feel a great kick. Something is going to happen, you > are on the verge of it. And then you have the car, > you have the yacht, you have the house, you have the > woman, and suddenly all is meaningless again. > > What happens? Your mind has dematerialized it. > The car is standing in the drive, but there is no > excitement anymore. The excitement was only in > getting it. You became so drunk with the desire that > you forgot your inner nothingness. Now the desire is > fulfilled, the car in the drive, the woman in your > bed, the money in your bank account - again > excitement disappears. Again the emptiness is there, > ready to eat you up. Again you have to create > another desire to escape this yawning abyss. > > That's how one moves from one desire to another > desire. That's how one remains a beggar. Your whole > life proves it again and again -- every desire > frustrates. And when the goal is achieved, you will > need another desire. > > The day you understand that desire as such is going > to fail comes the turning point in your life. > > The other journey is inwards. move inwards, come > back home. > > > "Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu > > Gurur Devoh Maheshwar; > > Gurur Shakshat Parambramha > > Tashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah" > > May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His > grace on us and our families and remove our > problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength > , goodluck, success and happiness with peace of > mind. > Sai bhakt, > Deepa H > debu7366 Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail (http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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