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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
man who had given it to him was not a sadhu but a rogue. He thought, "If he did not want to give me the rea! philosopher's stone he could have told me frankly; but why this hypocrisy? He has simply fooled me. How dare he deceives me thus? Thinking thus he went straight to the sadhu and began shouting at him furiously.
The sadhu said, "Dear friend; I gave you the real Parasmani. I am sure of it, but I suspect that there was something wrong in your way of using it."
The man said, "Then, go with me to my house. I will show you how truthful you are."
The sadhu accompanied him to his house. The two reached the house and then the man said to the sadhu, "See when I put the philosopher's stone into this vessel, it did not change into gold."
The sadhu did not say anything. He got a light and looked into the vessel. He found that there was a lot of rubbish in the vessel and the stone lay on the rubbish.
The sadhu said, "How can the stone change the vessel ? First you should have emptied the vessel of rubbish and then put the stone into it. Try this method. You will see the result."
WHERE THERE IS ENDEAVOUR THERE IS PERFECTION:
First, we should have an objective; secondly, we should endeavour to achieve it and then we attain it. As instructed by the sadhu the man emptied the vessel of all the rubbish and then put the stone into it. soon as the stone touched vessel.
As the vessel it became a gold
philosopher's stone (a discourse) But if it does not produce the
I too give you the for one hour every day right effect in you, what is the cause for the failure?
Your mind and soul are filled with rubbish (sins) of countless generations. They are full of passions, attachments and hatred. If you first empty your mind and soul
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