Saint Art

The snake and the SAINT

A history of education

By

VIKRAM Karve

Today, during my evening walk, I remembered is one of my favorite stories of the parables of Sri Ramakrishna

A group of people from a village went to a holy man, a saint, who was meditating in a cave in the mountains. They were very frightened and complained about the great St. venomous snake who terrorized everyone in the village.

"This terrible snake hiss is heard for miles around, they said." He bites everyone without mercy - the snake attacks and hurts everyone, even our wives, our children, our cattle, our dogs, all world. Even the bravest of us were scared to venture into fields that are dry, barren wasteland. Our granaries are empty and exhausted. Our numbers are down death by the snake, and by famine. Please help us. You are a guru, and you alone can subdue and defeat. "

The Saint, the realization of the seriousness of the situation, visited the village where the snake lived, and as he approached the terrible poisonous snake did not slow him with the hood up. The terrified villagers fled, leaving the Holy cope with the snake. The Saint looked snake, slippery and uneven, its scales glistening in the sun, dark and bright in majesty, impressive in its length and beauty.

"Come, O Magnificent One," the Saint called the snake, and fascinated by the aura and the charismatic presence of the Holy, the snake, he suddenly lost all its ferocity and slid and rolled to the St. humbly at the feet of the Holy - with reverence.

"Oh, you beautiful creature, what I hear about you being the scourge of the village? Let your destructive ways. Be wise. Do not unnecessarily terrorizing the poor villagers. Stop biting. Let them quiet, "said the Saint to the snake.

The snake bowed and nodded assent. He resolved to leave his misconduct and promised to be good and Holy that now he does not bite anyone.

The venomous snake a new leaf, scrupulously kept his promise and began to live a life of innocence, without trying to harm anyone.

The villagers were very happy, flowery fields, cattle grazing and the kids came to play without fear.

One day, a few months later, the saint passed through the village, searched for the snake and found the snake coiled around the root of a tree, lying half-dead and maimed. The snake has been completely transformed. His scales had fallen, he looked dilapidated, emaciated, harmless, and seriously injured. He had sores all over his body. The poor snake seemed to be on the verge of death.

"O my dear friend, what happened to you ...?" asked the Holy snake.

"This, O Guru, is the fruit of obedience, to be good. I obeyed you, I gave up my wicked ways, I leave the villagers alone, I stopped biting, I stopped to attack and what happened? Now everybody throw me stones, beat me with sticks, even the kids tease me and drag me mercilessly by the tail. But I kept my promise that I made for you ... "

The Holy lovingly smiled and said to the serpent: "I urge you not to attack them, but I did not forbid you to hiss ... yes, my dear friend, I told you not to bite, but I never told not to whistle ...? "

The snake has learned a life lesson and now I have in my life safe.

Moral of the story:

The senses are like the frantic playing havoc venomous snake between peoples.

The senses are hampered as the serpent inactive nearly beaten to death.

The meaning sublimate harm, while raising their owner sublime.

Sublimation [is the TRA.