A Hermit was severely beaten by a householder and was lying unconscious on the ground. A virtuous, sincere house holder feel sorrow about this Hermit and took him in a Tonga to his house. He fed him slowly with a little warm milk. The Hermit was gradually recovering his lost senses. After a couple of hours he was brought back to full objective consciousness.
The sincere householder asked the Hermit, “Who beat you?” Hermit replied: “He, who is giving me milk, beat me.”
The householder was greatly astonished at these words. He was rather perplexed. He should not properly grasp the sense.
Then the Hermit explained to the householder, the laws of destiny, the laws of good or bad action, the laws of action and reaction. He said, “God is everything; God does everything; God is just; God does everything for our good. God is the proper judge. God gives proper reward and punishment. We should bear everything coolly.”
The householder followed the example of the hermit, became a devout devotee and attained peace and Freedom.
Whenever you have difficulties, whenever you are puzzled, whenever you are in a dilemma a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two, repeat mentally the formulae:
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