POST #82 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
82 . Is enlightenment your only priority?
An enlightened master was training a small boy to be his successor. This little boy had a very deep. loving connection with the master, but he was a very naughty boy. He would try to behave in the same way as the master. He would try to imitate and make fun of the master, standing behind him. The master had a habit of always holding his thumb up whenever he wanted to emphasize a particular point. This boy would stand behind the master and do the same thing! One day the master noticed this. He just took the knife he was carrying and cut off the boy's thumb!
Understand: the story says very beautifully that the trust and feeling-connection was so deep that the boy did not even think for a moment that something wrong was done to him.
The disciple felt very clearly that if the master does something, it must be good for him. Just because of this deep trust and openness, that moment of intense pain burnt away his karmas and he became enlightened in that very moment.
You need to understand two important things here. First thing, understand the depth of connection and trust in the master that the boy had. Second thing, he was willing to go through any amount of pain as a tapas or spiritual process. Tapas is nothing but being ready to undergo the process at any cost.
Of course, such techniques can work only for those people for whom enlightenment has become the first and only priority!
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