ॐ नमो नारायण ! जय श्री कृष्णा
While teaching and explaining Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta, Acharya Shri Shivender Nagar Ji tells beautiful and knowledgeable short stories. These short stories are instrumental in explaining a point in the discussion. The following is one such short story.
As I heard it from Acharya Ji, I am not aware of the original title so I named it One True Friend. This story is for explaining the 12 यज्ञ (Yagya) in chapter 4 of ShriMad Bhagwat Geeta Ji.
Imagine that you are in a very deep sleep. You are dreaming about a lot of things. In your dream, your stomach starts to ache very badly. Although it is a dream still you feel agonizing pain. The pain is so bad that you can't even stand, you vomit all over the place and you lie down with no despair.
Further in your dream, all of your friends visit to check on you,
The first friend of your visits you he gives you some money to get yourself treated. He tries to help you financially.
The second friend of your visits you and clean up your room of vomit. He tries to help you physically
The third friend of your visits you and offers to help you mentally and takes care of teaching your children and taking them to school.
A fourth friend of yours who is a doctor gives you some consultation on how to get your stomach ache treated. He tries to help you with knowledge.
The fifth friend of your visits you and after understanding your state gives you a tight slap across your face. Due to the sudden shock, you wake up. You realize it was a dream and you do not have a stomach ache.
Acharya Ji concludes the story here.
Learnings from the story:
As an explanation, sharing one चौपाई (Chopayi) from श्रीरामचरितमानस (ShriRamCharitManas) अरण्यकाण्ड (Aranyakand)
चौपाई : उमा कहउँ मैं अनुभव अपना। सत हरि भजनु जगत सब सपना॥
भावार्थ : हे उमा! मैं तुम्हें अपना अनुभव कहता हूँ- हरि का भजन ही सत्य है, यह सारा जगत् तो स्वप्न (की भाँति झूठा) है।
The question here is, out of the five who is your one true friend ??
Quite simply anyone will choose the fifth one who made you realize the truth, that it was just a dream.
But how does this story is relevant to our daily lives ??
Our life and its problems are represented by stomach ache. We try to live our lives and solve our life's problems financially, physically, mentally, and with knowledge.
But only through spiritual guidance, we can realize the truth. The truth that our lives are nothing more than a dream. A dream we can try to wake up from by self-realization. Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta Ji is a guide to be self-realized.
The third friend of your visits you and offers to help you mentally and takes care of teaching your children and taking them to school.
A fourth friend of yours who is a doctor gives you some consultation on how to get your stomach ache treated. He tries to help you with knowledge.
The fifth friend of your visits you and after understanding your state gives you a tight slap across your face. Due to the sudden shock, you wake up. You realize it was a dream and you do not have a stomach ache.
Acharya Ji concludes the story here.
Learnings from the story:
As an explanation, sharing one चौपाई (Chopayi) from श्रीरामचरितमानस (ShriRamCharitManas) अरण्यकाण्ड (Aranyakand)
चौपाई : उमा कहउँ मैं अनुभव अपना। सत हरि भजनु जगत सब सपना॥
भावार्थ : हे उमा! मैं तुम्हें अपना अनुभव कहता हूँ- हरि का भजन ही सत्य है, यह सारा जगत् तो स्वप्न (की भाँति झूठा) है।
The question here is, out of the five who is your one true friend ??
Quite simply anyone will choose the fifth one who made you realize the truth, that it was just a dream.
But how does this story is relevant to our daily lives ??
Our life and its problems are represented by stomach ache. We try to live our lives and solve our life's problems financially, physically, mentally, and with knowledge.
But only through spiritual guidance, we can realize the truth. The truth that our lives are nothing more than a dream. A dream we can try to wake up from by self-realization. Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta Ji is a guide to be self-realized.
In chapter 4 of ShriMad Bhagwat Geeta Ji, from verse 25 to 30. Bhagwan Ji talks about 12 यज्ञ (Yagya) the we do and can perform. The above 5 friends which are discussed in this story are part of the it.
Anyone can study, practice and try to wake from the dream that we all are in.
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