Tejomoyee Ma narrates a charming story from ancient India about a devout man who held a grand worship ceremony in his house, but then as the reception was winding down, a drunk person barged in and trashed the whole place. The man went into terrible grief, complaining how God could let this happen. Then the Lord appeared and chastised the man: "You have enjoyed so much peace, love and devotion throughout the day, but for just five minutes at the end you could not tolerate this one drunk man? I put up with him day in and day out!"
The moral of the story is acceptance. We need to learn to accept all things that come our away. We apply the labels of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to things and events purely based on our egoic desires. That which fulfills our desires - we label as “good”, and that which is contrary to them or is hurtful - we label as “bad”. But situations vary, and what one person deems as "good" may appear as "bad" to another. It is subjective, based on our ego.
We should take the example of God, says Tejomoyee Ma. The entire universe is in Him. It has people doing saintly work and people doing mischief. They are all part of God, and He accepts them all. Similarly if we can develop this attitude of acceptance, we will experience life as pure bliss, as pure enjoyment.
Biography of Tejomoyee Ma
The moral of the story is acceptance. We need to learn to accept all things that come our away. We apply the labels of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to things and events purely based on our egoic desires. That which fulfills our desires - we label as “good”, and that which is contrary to them or is hurtful - we label as “bad”. But situations vary, and what one person deems as "good" may appear as "bad" to another. It is subjective, based on our ego.
We should take the example of God, says Tejomoyee Ma. The entire universe is in Him. It has people doing saintly work and people doing mischief. They are all part of God, and He accepts them all. Similarly if we can develop this attitude of acceptance, we will experience life as pure bliss, as pure enjoyment.
Biography of Tejomoyee Ma
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