By and large, the attitude of the earthlings is to be complacent with the fortunes of this material world fraught with dualities, They don't believe the transitory and ephemeral nature of the mundane objects. Only very few have the inquisitive attitude to search for a liberator in the form of a sadguru
who awakens the spiritual yearning towards salvation. It can be a chance occurrence in their life, just as in the case of a story narrated by Buddha to his wife, after receiving alms from her, to justify that his leaving the family, the pleasures of the palace, the kingdom and loitering far and wide- was a must for him, to get the 'Enlightenment Within'.
Story by Buddha......
In a place by name Panchavati, there was an old priest, suffering from poverty. One night the Goddess of Prosperity appeared in his dream and advised to go to the capital and find the treasure hidden by the king under a bridge near the palace and get rid of poverty. After waking up the priest
recollected the dream but doubting about it's veracity ignored it. The following night the Goddess of Prosperity reappeared and advised to heed her words. After waking up again the priest pondered over the dream but again brushed aside. On the third night however the Goddess of Prosperity insisted on
his visiting the capital. So, the next day he decided to take a chance and by nightfall he reached the
bridge in the capital in disguise and started searching for the treasure. The guard on duty noticed and detained him. Upon being asked about his whereabouts and intentions, the priest in disguise revealed that he came from Panchavati basing on a dream that has been haunting him for the last three nights. At this, the guard laughed boisterously and said, "What a fool you must be to believe in dreams For that matter, I too had a dream last night indicating about hidden riches in the central portion of the house of the priest of your place, Panchavati. I am not a fool to run after it, basing on a mere dream just as you have done now". The priest in disguise got astonished about the revelation. He immediately left for his place, and dug up in the central part of his house. And fabulous treasure hidden by his ancestors dazzled his eyes !
So, anyone who probes into the centre by way of sincere sadhana (practice) inwards, can discover the bounty of sat-chit-brahma-ananda , the Eternal Bliss !
Om Shanti !
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