POST #68 FROM THE BOOK "NEW-CLEAR BOMBS FROM NITHYA SATSANG"
Following is an extract from the book titled: 108 New-Clear Bombs from Nithya Satsang, from the teachings of His Divine Holiness (HDH) Nithyananda Paramashivam, the living incarnation of Paramashiva. Through simple truths, HDH causes powerful cognitive shifts in individuals in his/her path of enlightenment.
Section: STORIES FOR THE SEEKER
68. The seeker and the mad elephant
There are two major mistakes all seekers make: First: because of fear of facing conflicts, the fear of facing life, the fear of facing contradictions. you withdraw from life in the name of compassion. Such a withdrawal cannot be called compassion! So don't withdraw from life in the name of compassion. Second: don't surrender to powerlessness of others!
There is a beautiful story from Sri Ramakrishna's teachings: The guru teaches the disciples: 'Everything is God', but before the lesson is complete, he gives a break. A disciple, who has only half understood the guru's teaching, steps out during the break to attend to some work. While he is walking on the street. he sees a mad elephant and a mahout who is trying to control the elephant. The mahout is screaming, 'All of you get away, get away! This elephant is mad!' Everyone else runs to safety, but this half-leared disciple thinks. 'Everything is God. so why should I be afraid?' He goes and stands in front of the mad elephant. The elephant just picks him up and throws him aside!
After some time, the other disciples come to know about this, and they rush to the injured disciple and bring him to the guru. The guru asks the disciple, 'Why did you not run away from the mad elephant?' The disciple says, 'But you said everything is God!' So I tried to test that. The guru smiles and says, 'Yes, but you forgot that the mahout who told you to run away and save yourself is also God!'
You need to know that the elephant is not under its own control: ít is mad. powerless. It is not able to control itself. If you surrender to the elephant at such a time, what will happen to you?
Please understand, just going crazy and destroying everything is not cute: it shows your powerlessness, not your powerfulness! Going crazy and breaking everything does not prove your power! Being under control and establishing, creating is what proves your power Surrendering to others' powerlessness will only hurt you. This is not compassion: it is foolishness!
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