Hi everyone,
Just came across this wonderful piece....so wanted to share it with all.
Your real wealth is your inner strength. Your inner sense of fullness and
not your bank balance is your real wealth.
You may have lots of money in the bank, but if your mind is fearful and
small, then what is the point?
Today a gentleman came from Mandya (a small town in Karnataka) to meet me.
He has two houses and doesn’t have a job. He wants to sell one house and use
the money to start a business. He wants to donate the other plot for a
meditation center.
He insisted that I take the land. The land costs several millions of
dollars. He had even come with the land papers. I took the papers and told
him: ‘This is mine, but it will be with you. You take care of it. You keep
it. You start your business, make your life stable, make your finances
better. I’m not going to accept it.’
What I’m saying is that those who have very little have big hearts to give.
I appreciate it. This is the most precious offer. That man came with his
wife and mother. They kept saying, ‘Guruji, please make a Temple of
Knowledge over here. We have benefitted so much from the courses, we want
others to enjoy.’
*Just the gesture is enough. The heart that wants to do gets blessings.
*Isn’t it so interesting? Values of humanness and generosity are still alive
on this planet.
People with big hearts are still alive.
I remember on the last day of the Silver Jubilee (The Art of Living
celebrated 25 years of service in 2006), I met all the volunteers. As I was
leaving, a 25-year-old boy came up to me, gave me an envelope and began to
cry. He grabbed my feet and hands and sobbingly said: ‘Thank you, please
accept this.’
I took it and asked him what he did for a living. He was a labourer from
Kerala (an Indian state) and had come to do seva for 15 days. ‘Guruji, I
don’t know how to express my gratitude. My life has changed. Please accept
this.’ *(Pointing to the envelope.)*
I opened it and saw that it had Rs 5,000. It must have been his salary of
two months.
I asked him about his family responsibilities. He has a mother, sister and
is the eldest of two sons. I took Rs 100 from the amount and told him: ‘This
money is worth millions to me. Take the rest of the amount home.’
*All that we need is to have a heart to do something. Nature will help you.
God will help you.*
jai gurudev
