Golden Steps To Salvation

SR No.: 008710
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation
Publication Year: 1994
Total Pages: 224
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Religion
File Size: 12 MB

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Some people requested 2 Muni (an ascetic who practise silence but who has a deep knowledge) to deliver a discourse. The Muni said to them, “Do you know anything about God?” The people said, “Gurudev, we know nothig." The Muri said, TFT 7 qer: Tat: (How can there De branches without roots ?; How can we crepect branches when there are no roots at all? If there is a seed, we can make it sprout and grow. You know nothing about Gori. How can I grow a plant without a seed ?”
The people went away, but their desire to hear liis discourses was strong. The next day, they approached hi and surrounding him entreated him to deliver a discourse. On being thus entreated, he said, “Do you know anything about God?” They had not forgotten their experience of the previous day. One man representing all of them said reversing the answer, “Yes sir, we know aisout God." The Muni said, "If you know about God, then what do you desire to hear from me? What can I say about a thing which you know? If I deliver a discourse now, it will be like grinding four which has been alle dy ground. I will be wasting your time.”
The people went away disappointed. The third day they came in the morning to salute the Gurudev. They had thought of a new answer to be given to the Gurudev. Somehow they wanted to hear a discourse delivered by the Gurudev. Noting their determination to hear a discourse from him, he put the same question to them, “Do you know anything about God?”
Representing one-half of the listeners, one gentleman said, “We know nothing about God." Representing the other half, one said, “We know something about God."
The Gurudev said, “Half of you know about God and the other half do not know. So, my task is happily over, I need not deliver a discourse. Those of you w know about God may teach the others about Him. So, please do so."
Who can know the extent of the greatness of a Preceptor?