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Dear Happy Souls in TBP,

Love and Love alone...

 

Here is a Chinna Katha, received from a difference source. Enjoy and

emulate.

 

Love and Love alone...

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

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The Villager and the Happy Man

Posted by: " swami Bodhamayananda " bodhamayananda

rkmachennai

Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:10 pm (PST)

The Villager and the Happy Man

 

In a small village in the valley, there lived a man who was always

happy, kind, and well disposed to everyone he met. He always smiled

and had a kind and encouraging word to say whenever necessary.

Everyone who met him left feeling, better, happier and elated.

People knew they could count on him, and regarded him as a great

friend.

 

One of the village dwellers was curious to know what his secret was,

how could he be always so kind and helpful? How is it that he held

no grudge towards anyone and was always happy?

 

Once, upon meeting him in the street he asked him: " Most people are

selfish and unsatisfied. They do not smile as often as you do;

neither are they as helpful or kind as you are. How do you explain

it? "

 

" When you make peace with yourself, then you can be in peace with

the rest of the world. If you can recognize the spirit in yourself,

you can recognize the spirit in everyone, and then you find it

natural to be kind and well disposed to all. If your thoughts are

under your control you become strong and firm. The outer mask of the

personality is like a robot programmed to do certain tasks. Your

habits and thoughts are the programs. Be free from these programming

and then the inner good that resides in you will be revealed. "

 

" But a lot of work is necessary. Good habits have to be developed.

The ability to concentrate and to control the thoughts has to be

strengthened. The work is difficult and endless. There are many

walls that need to be to climbed. It is not an easy task. " Lamented

the villager.

 

" Do not think about the difficulties, otherwise that's what you will

see and experience. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts and try

to stay in this peace. All the abilities and powers awaken

spontaneously. You do not work on them directly. They are by-

products of your peace of mind. Just try to be calm and do not let

yourself be carried away by your thoughts. "

 

" Is that all? " Asked the villager.

 

" Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in

the quietness that arises. The moments of peace will be brief at

first, but in time they will get longer. This peace is also

strength, power, kindness, and love. When you realize that you are

one with the Universal Power, you begin to act from a different

dimension, not from the selfish, small, limited ego. "

 

" I will try to remember your words, " said the villager and

continued, " there is another thing that I am curious about. You do

not seem to be influenced by the environment. You have a kind word

to everyone and are helpful. Yet people do not exploit your

goodness, and they treat you well. "

 

" Goodness and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness. When

you are good you can also be strong. People sense your strength and

do not impose on you. When you are strong and calm inside, you help

people because you can and you want to. You then act from strength

and not from weakness. Goodness can also go with power and strength,

it is not a sign of weakness as some people erroneously think. "

 

" Thank you very much for your advice " , said the villager and went

away happy and satisfied.

Gopi Krishna <gopi

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