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There was once a huge elephant crossing a wooden bridge high above a raging river. The bridge was old and rickety and it shook under the weight of the elephant. As the elephant was crossing the bridge he heard a voice, “Son, Son” the voice said. The elephant looked around him, but he was all alone. “Son, Son,” the voice continued. When the elephant reached the other side of the river, he saw a small ant crawl onto his nose. “Son,” the ant cried. “We almost collapsed that bridge, didn’t we?” Our weight was so great, so immense that the bridge almost collapsed beneath us, didn’t it, son?” Now, of course the elephant knew hat the ant’s weight had been completely irrelevant to whether the bridge would have collapsed. And, of course, he knew that the tiny ant was not his mother. However, what good would it have done to engage in a battle of egos with the ant? Instead, the wise, calm elephant simply said, “You are right, mother, our weight almost broke the bridge.” The elephant retained his serenity, retained his peace and joy. And the ant, for what it’s worth, was allowed to continue believing in its own greatness. But, how many of us could be like the elephant? Aren’t we always trying to prove ourselves to others? Aren’t we always ready to shoot down anyone who trespasses on our egos? how much has he spent? Similarly, a good teacher reviews her students’ test scores: how many passed, how many failed? By looking at their successes and failures, they assess how well they are doing. Are the businessman’s profits greater than his losses? Are most of the teacher’s students passing the exams? In the same way, each night, we must examine the balance sheet of our day: what were our successes, what were our failures. And for all the successes, all our “plus-points” we must give credit to God. For, we have truly done nothing but let Him work through us. All credit goes to Him. He is the one who saves us, who maintains our dignity and our success. Just imagine if God had put one television screen on our foreheads and everything we thought was broadcast for the whole world to see! All our reactions, all our inner sarcastic comments, all our judgments, all our weaknesses....just imagine. We would never succeed nor would we have many friends! Isn’t it true? We must emulate the grace and divinity of the elephant So, it is by His grace that the world does not see our who knew that only harm would come from the fight. So, thoughts, only He sees our thoughts. For this, we thank we must make “no reaction” the sutra, the mantra for our Him. We can say, “Thank you, God, for bringing success to lives. Then, and only then, will we know real peace. this venture,” or “Thank you God for letting me truly make a difference in someone’s life today,” or simply, “Thank C) INTROSPECTION : So, in the morning we begin with meditation. All day we practice no reaction. And at night? you God for all that went well today.” Introspection. At the end of the day, a good businessman Our failures, we must also give to him. The fault is ours, always checks his balance sheet: how much has he made, definitely. Yet, He is so forgiving and so compassionate DROPS DROPS OF OF OF NECTAR NECTAR NECTAR . 82 DROPS DROPS OF OF NECTAR NECTAR . 83
that He insists we turn these over to Him as well. We must say, “God, please take these minus points. You know that I am weak, you know that I am nothing. See, see all my failures, all my minus points for even just one day. I cannot go even one day without accumulating so many minus points. But, still you love me. Still you protect me from having the world see all my minus points. I am so weak, but you protect me.” In this way, each night we check our balance sheet, and we pray to God to help us have fewer minus points, to make us stronger, to make us better hands doing his work, to give us more faith, more devotion. If we practice these three points every day then our lives will become beautiful. Just as a serious daily asana practice can bring the glow of health to our body, a serious daily practice of meditation, no reaction and introspection can bring the glow of peace, joy and divinity to our lives. PEACE - INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL We talk constantly about peace – it is one of the most popular topics of world discussions today. Peace between nations, peace in our societies, peace in our schools, peace in our families, peace within ourselves. Yet, although billions of dollars and millions of hours are spent each year on think tanks, brainstorming sessions and international conferences, this much-desired peace continues to elude us. How then to attain it? What is the secret to finding this elusive treasure? Let us discuss it. Because without peace – both inner and outer – all else is meaningless. We can spend millions of dollars building posh downtown centers in our cities, but if we are at war with another country, they will bomb that center to ashes in a second. We can spend thousands of dollars building beautiful homes, but if our neighborhood is violent, our windows will be smashed and our new lawns destroyed. We can work hard and successfully at our jobs, but if we come home to turmoil in the house, there is no joy in the success obtained at work that day, for there is no one with whom to share. We can devote ourselves to obtaining high education, top credentials and a beautiful figure. However, if we are miserable inside, no outer achievement will ever pacify us. . . DROPS DROPS OF OF OF NECTAR NECTAR NECTAR 84 DROPS DROPS OF OF NECTAR NECTAR 85
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So many times in life we read spiri
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pathy and charity make us feel like
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longer coursing with high volumes o
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we really want to be healed at thei
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DIVINE ASSISTANCE There was once a
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ather than obstinately trying to be
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“You can not take the needle with
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crippled man, a dirty child or a cr
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ing job, a lucrative career — the
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as childish. Yet, those views are f
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ONLY YOU There once lived a king, b
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ing it through success, others brin
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always tell people, “Be God consc
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ished!!!” However, the saint was
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a divine, compassionate, pious, dev
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DO YOUR DUTY There was once a horri
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THE LEAKY BUCKET In the very olden
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The prose has become poetry, the st
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this re-connection to your culture
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appear better, or we criticize thos
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“I have come to take you away fro
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say, “I will not buy another jack
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SEARCHING FOR THE NEEDLE Once a wom
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He watched as the saint carefully a
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way? For how long can you move othe
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