A very Short Moral Story - false pride - vanity

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This short story is a part of - Short Stories by Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

A frog had a rupee coin (Indian Currency), which he kept in his hole (home).

Once an elephant happened to pass over the hole. The frog instantly lost his cool. He jumped out of his hole, raising his leg as if to kick of the elephant. He screamed, "How dare you walk over my home and me?"

This one is a real short story told by Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsha, pointing towards the false pride anger and strength money can bring about in mind.

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A short story about occult powers

Was going though an article Occult and psychic powers a great hindrance on the blog dedicated to Shirdi Sai Baba.

This reminds me of a story from Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna chapter 28.
Just like Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi, Shri Ramakrishna Paramhamsha refrained His disciple, devotees and spiritual seekers to refrain themselves from seeking any kind of occult powers, or working for the same.

The story

Once a Sadhu attained occult power while going through spiritual practices. He then forgot all about the highest of the spiritual attainment, merging in the divine. The lord wanted to point that out to him, so He appeared as a common man in front of the Sadhu.

He asked Sadhu if he had great occult powers, to which the Sadhu affirmed with pride.

Pointing at an Elephant close by, the man asked the Sadhu, “Can you kill that huge elephant?”

With the smile of arrogance, the Sadhu said, “Not a big deal”. He took a pinch of dust, did some mantra chant and threw the same in air. The Elephant instantly was brought down on earth, struggled a while in pain, and was dead.

“Impressive”, said the man.  “Now can you revive the elephant back to life?”, he asked.

The sadhu again picked some dust, did some mantra chant and let go the dust in air, with an arrogant smile on his face. The elephant came back to life. Got up and went off in search of food.

Then the Lord said: 'Wonderful is your power. But may I ask you one thing? You have killed the elephant and you have revived it. But what has that done for you? Do you feel uplifted by it? Has it enabled you to realize God?' Saying this the Lord vanished.

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Give and only give - a true story about selflessness

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This is a story of a little known, gentle, mystic figure, Durgacharan Naag was his name. Popularly known as Naag Mahashaya, he came under the influence of the great saint of modern India, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, who so blessed him that he became a blessing to many!

Naag Mahashaya became the very picture of humility and selflessness, of self denial and self-abnegation. He wanted nothing for himself. He was poor in the wealth of the world, but never did any beggar return from his door empty handed.

One day, Naag Mahashaya had only a few grains of rice left. He had not eaten the whole day and he was getting ready to cook those few grains of rice, when a man came to his door for begging, “I have not had a morsel of food for the last two days, won’t you give me something to eat?”

Naag Mahashaya forgot that he was hungry, that he had starved the whole day.

He did not say to himself, “Let me share this rice with poor man. Let me give him half, and keep the half for myself.”

Instead, in his benevolence, he gave away all he had, for in that beggar he beheld a living, moving image of his God—the God whom he worshipped in the shrine of the heart within. He parted with all that he had and rejoicing as he sang, “Not mine but Thine be the glory, O Lord! Blessed be Thy name!”


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