Bhagavan Ramakrishna's short stories - The Ultimate's Judgement
BHAGAVAN RAMAKRISHNA'S SHORT STORIES
Judgement given by God
Outwardly actions alone do not take a man to good or bad state and the right intrepretation of every action is seen when the Ultimate time comes. On the other hand, according to a man's mindset the Punya and Paava follow him until the last. Bhagavan Ramakrishna said "In truth, God only sees what is in the mind of an individual. A man is not evaluated by what he does or does not OR where he is present or does not." The story for the same as told by Sri Ramakrishna was -
Two friends were going through a street. They saw the discourse of Bhagavatha going on at one place. A large gathering was listening to the discourse. One of the friends, told the other, they would also join the gathering and take part in listening to the Bhagavatha. But the second one told - what would the benefit of hearing the discourse. He said - Come with me and we would go the Dasi of the village,where we could spend the night happily. But the first one, did not want to leave the discourse and had no intention to go to the Dasi. He refused to go with the friend and joined the gathering listening to the discourse. The second friend just peeped into the place of discourse and left for the dasi's house. Though he went to the dasi's house, he did not like the atmosphere there and felt that he had done a grave mistake in not attending to the discourse. He thought how his friend would have been listening to the discourse and would have engrossed with the thought of God. He felt sad that he was not part of the discourse and felt what a shame it was to have come to the Dasi's house. In reality, though the physical presence was in the dasi's house, the man's mind was fully engrossed on the discourse and not involved in the dasi's house.
It is a different way of thinking for the friend who preferred to listen the discourse and sat with the gathering. His mind was never involved in the goings on in the Bhagavatha. He thought he had done a mistake by not going to the dasi's house along with his friend. He went to the extent of thinking that the discourse was a farce and some story was being told, which had been told umpteen number of times. He felt hence he could have missed that. He also thought how his friend would have been enjoying in the other place and felt he had missed it very badly. His physical presence was in the place of the Bhagavatha discourse but his mind was all around the dasi's house.
As the time passed by, both the friends breathed their last and the yama doothas came to the person who sat with the gathering to listen the discourse and took him to 'Naraga'. Vishnu doothas took the person who had been to the dasi's house, with all the celebrations.
Though a sacred atmosphere had been created with the gathering listening to the discourse attentively, the friend who attended it, had failed to fully capitalise such a moment for his betterment. Persons who are in prayers should keep in mind that they should not allow their minds to wander elsewhere and totally concentrate on the prayers. The second example of the friend to the dasi's house, gives a hope to people of this sort, can also come out of it, by changing themselves and involve in thinking of the God. Both type of people live in this world and Sri Ramakrishna has given his message through the short story that those who are in Bhakthi would have to totally surrender themselves to the ultimate and should not allow the mind to wander.
In fact he says when both the desires for women and wealth are brought under control, what else can deviate the path of Athma?
Judgement given by God
Two friends were going through a street. They saw the discourse of Bhagavatha going on at one place. A large gathering was listening to the discourse. One of the friends, told the other, they would also join the gathering and take part in listening to the Bhagavatha. But the second one told - what would the benefit of hearing the discourse. He said - Come with me and we would go the Dasi of the village,where we could spend the night happily. But the first one, did not want to leave the discourse and had no intention to go to the Dasi. He refused to go with the friend and joined the gathering listening to the discourse. The second friend just peeped into the place of discourse and left for the dasi's house. Though he went to the dasi's house, he did not like the atmosphere there and felt that he had done a grave mistake in not attending to the discourse. He thought how his friend would have been listening to the discourse and would have engrossed with the thought of God. He felt sad that he was not part of the discourse and felt what a shame it was to have come to the Dasi's house. In reality, though the physical presence was in the dasi's house, the man's mind was fully engrossed on the discourse and not involved in the dasi's house.
It is a different way of thinking for the friend who preferred to listen the discourse and sat with the gathering. His mind was never involved in the goings on in the Bhagavatha. He thought he had done a mistake by not going to the dasi's house along with his friend. He went to the extent of thinking that the discourse was a farce and some story was being told, which had been told umpteen number of times. He felt hence he could have missed that. He also thought how his friend would have been enjoying in the other place and felt he had missed it very badly. His physical presence was in the place of the Bhagavatha discourse but his mind was all around the dasi's house.
As the time passed by, both the friends breathed their last and the yama doothas came to the person who sat with the gathering to listen the discourse and took him to 'Naraga'. Vishnu doothas took the person who had been to the dasi's house, with all the celebrations.
Though a sacred atmosphere had been created with the gathering listening to the discourse attentively, the friend who attended it, had failed to fully capitalise such a moment for his betterment. Persons who are in prayers should keep in mind that they should not allow their minds to wander elsewhere and totally concentrate on the prayers. The second example of the friend to the dasi's house, gives a hope to people of this sort, can also come out of it, by changing themselves and involve in thinking of the God. Both type of people live in this world and Sri Ramakrishna has given his message through the short story that those who are in Bhakthi would have to totally surrender themselves to the ultimate and should not allow the mind to wander.
In fact he says when both the desires for women and wealth are brought under control, what else can deviate the path of Athma?
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