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because of the miracles is not going to stay long. If the miracle does not happen, he or she will be disappointed.
In reality this is a greedy desire and spirituality is to go beyond all greed. Those who speak of miracles and attract people with miracles are doing a lot of harm because eventually the followers are deceived. Ultimately the miracle is to know reality. Reality is a law of cause and effect. Sow the seed and reap the fruit. Love is miracle. Love reveals every thing and every one. When your heart knows love miracles happen.
Buddha once came into a town. In that town one very famous learned lady had lost her grandson. She could not bear the sorrow. It was a painful blow to her in her old age, and she felt shattered. That evening somebody came to see her and said, "Do you know, Buddha has come to our town?" She exclaimed, "Buddha has come?" She felt some hope. "He will help me now!
She rushed to see Buddha who was staying in a nearby garden. She bowed to him and said, "Sir, I can't bear the pain of this separation. I have lost my grandchild and you, a man of power, a man of wisdom, a living God, you have all the power to make him live again." Buddha sat calmly and said, "Yes, but there is one thing you have to do. Bring seven mung beans to me" She said, "Only seven mung beans?'' "Yes," he said, “but wait. You have to bring these seven mung beans from that house where no death has happened, the house where no one has died."'She said,
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