Let’s revisit the well known story of a little girl and the snake.
On a rainy day, a young girl spots a snake very weak and shivering outside, on her way to school. She pities the snake and gets it to her home and nurses her to good health. The girl takes the help of the snake whenever her friends bully her in the school or in the play ground. All her friends are scared and jealous of her for possessing such a pet. However, one fine day, the snake bites the little girl itself and tries to escape from her. To this the little girl is so heartbroken and asks the snake why she has bitten her in spite of taking care of her so well. To this the snake replied “I need freedom and this is the only thing I know to achieve my objective.”
In the real life too, we experience similar situations with some near and dear, be it friends, relatives, professionals engaged by us etc., that we trust and whose intentions are not known till the “Back stabbing” day. Having learnt that the snakes are dangerous, we can be cautious with the known ones, but how can we be cautious with those in a human guise? Unfortunately, the greatest evils of the present day, fear of insecurity and greed for material and monitory considerations had weakened the human bonding between the people and at times leads to double crossing each other in life and causing anguish and loneliness in one’s life.
Precisely, for this reason many are drawn towards spiritual path and a guru who can lead them to a path of spiritual enlightenment and attain wisdom. However, some unfortunate few becomes victims of CONMEN in the guise of spiritual gurus, akin to those arrested in New Delhi and Andhra Pradesh recently. It may not be prudent on our part to lose faith in the system of Guru-Sishya parampara. I am fortunate enough to have a guru, Shri RAMANA garu (Balusupadu) who advocates PURITY as an essential feature of a guruji and TRUST in spiritual learners. He practises what he says and leads a simple and non-commercial life.
Summarily, we have become loners in this materialistic world and we should pave a path to continue our own journey despite all the setbacks. Utilising the human form and the life given by the GOD to live righteously is the key to a meaningful living, leaving sinners to the mercy of the GOD.
On a rainy day, a young girl spots a snake very weak and shivering outside, on her way to school. She pities the snake and gets it to her home and nurses her to good health. The girl takes the help of the snake whenever her friends bully her in the school or in the play ground. All her friends are scared and jealous of her for possessing such a pet. However, one fine day, the snake bites the little girl itself and tries to escape from her. To this the little girl is so heartbroken and asks the snake why she has bitten her in spite of taking care of her so well. To this the snake replied “I need freedom and this is the only thing I know to achieve my objective.”
In the real life too, we experience similar situations with some near and dear, be it friends, relatives, professionals engaged by us etc., that we trust and whose intentions are not known till the “Back stabbing” day. Having learnt that the snakes are dangerous, we can be cautious with the known ones, but how can we be cautious with those in a human guise? Unfortunately, the greatest evils of the present day, fear of insecurity and greed for material and monitory considerations had weakened the human bonding between the people and at times leads to double crossing each other in life and causing anguish and loneliness in one’s life.
Precisely, for this reason many are drawn towards spiritual path and a guru who can lead them to a path of spiritual enlightenment and attain wisdom. However, some unfortunate few becomes victims of CONMEN in the guise of spiritual gurus, akin to those arrested in New Delhi and Andhra Pradesh recently. It may not be prudent on our part to lose faith in the system of Guru-Sishya parampara. I am fortunate enough to have a guru, Shri RAMANA garu (Balusupadu) who advocates PURITY as an essential feature of a guruji and TRUST in spiritual learners. He practises what he says and leads a simple and non-commercial life.
Summarily, we have become loners in this materialistic world and we should pave a path to continue our own journey despite all the setbacks. Utilising the human form and the life given by the GOD to live righteously is the key to a meaningful living, leaving sinners to the mercy of the GOD.
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