Once there was a king who was arrogant. He thought too highly of himself. One day he heard that a venerable sage had come to his kingdom and was giving blessings to everyone, so he decided to go.
When he went to the edge of the forest where the guru was staying with a few of his students, he was told by one of the students that the sage was inside finishing his meditation. When the student, who was new to the place, asked him who should he say was calling on the sage, the king said, 'Tell your guru that I have come'. The student went in and came out after a few minutes. The king enquired impatiently,'Well, what did he say?' The student said, 'Sir, I conveyed your message to my master and these are his words, he said to tell you: " Come after I have died"' This is a translated story from Tamil, so the rough meaning is, the master says to come after the death of me (Naan setha pinbu vaa). Which means he wants the king to come after he has annihilated his ego, the 'I'.
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Most shops in South India, at least in Tamil Nadu, will have a small poster on their walls with a picture of Lord Krishna speaking to Arjuna from his chariot. Called 'Geetacharam' or the essence of Gita (Bhagvad Gita), this summarises the teachings of the Lord.. I always found it useful as it puts things in perspective.. It's in Tamil, I've given my translation here based on my limited knowledge of both the languages.
That's what Ramana Maharishi said to a questioner who was probably tired of the temptation of the flesh. "The very quest for Grace is a sign of Grace", He said on another occasion. So no matter how feeble you feel your mind is at times, just remember to work with the available light. He also mentioned on another occasion it was not easy to measure success like you would in your other pursuits. The purer you mind becomes, the stronger the sign that whatever practice you are undertaking is working.
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