Showing posts with label prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prayer. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

A short story on selflessness


Once a certain rich man decided to donate all his material wealth, among the poor and needy. He prayed to God, "Allah, I want to donate and distribute all my wealth among the poor and needy. I want to do it in such a way that nobody in the world should know about it."

As soon as he ended his prayer, he herd a divine voice. "If while you donate and distribute your wealth, your are totally absent. Then let the whole world know about it, it won't make any difference. However whilst  while doing so, even if an iota of you is present, then it is best that you don't distribute your wealth for no credit will accure from that act. 

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Counterfeit coin - A devotee attitude

This is a very good short story, an inspiring one for those on the devotional and spiritual path.

Once there lived a devotee. His prime concern of life was to remember his spiritual Master and be one with his love. For survival of body and providence for necessities of life, he sold vegetables.

With he love for his master in his heart and mind, and a basketful of vegetables, every day he visited the market. Knowing his guile nature, people used to cheat him. Everyday some people would give him counterfeit coins to buy vegetables. Some would even come the next day for exchange of the false coins they had, saying, "Yesterday you gave us this false coin, please exchange for the real one."

The devotee without a complain in heart would accept the counterfeit coins.

Time passed thus. His body became old and the end of physical life approached. The devotee sat for his final prayer, "Dear beloved, throughout my life I have accepted counterfeit and bogus coins from one and all, never once rejecting or refusing the same. Oh Beloved! Time has come that this counterfeit coin reaches your divine presence. You too, likewise do not reject the useless coin. Kindly accept the same and give it shelter at Your lotus feet."

Needless to say, the Lord accept him under the showering Love.