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A beautiful verse in the Puranas (epics) says: Ananda (bliss) attracts fortune. Even modern day
psychologists say that if our mind is blissful, we attract unhappy people and
sad incidents.
Our being is like a dish antenna. If we tune
ourselves to joy, we attract bliss; if we tune ourselves to depression, we
attract suffering and pain.
When we are blissful and
deeply grateful, we are showered with more and more. In life, we are not
just given what we need; we are actually showered. However, if we don't
understand this, however much we are showered with, we will remain
dissatisfied.
A small story :
A king saw a small boy beg
for alms at the palace gates. he felt pity on him and asked him to stay in
the palace for a few days. The boy was expecting a royal room with servants
waiting on him but it was not so. The next morning, the boy expressed his
dissatisfaction to the King about the room and other things. The King was
furious with the boy and ordered his guards to throw him out.
The boy met a Sufi Master and
told him all that had happened. The master asked the boy to disguise himself
and accompany him back to the King's palace. On reaching the palace, the
King invited the Master and the boy to stay in the palace for a few days.
The Master profusely thanked the King for the offer. He was given the same
room the boy had been given earlier. The next morning, the Master expressed
deep gratitude to the King for giving him all the possible comforts. The
King was overjoyed and handed the Master a thousand gold coins and offered
him the guest room to stay in for as long as he wished to. The Sufi Master
thanked the King again and went on his way.
From this story you see how
our attitude towards life makes a difference. The Sufi Master was deeply
grateful for whatever he was given, so he was showered with more whereas the
boy was dissatisfied with what was given to him and hence he was chased
away. When you live with an attitude of gratitude to existence for all that
it showers you with, you will enjoy life and live it to the fullest.
Be blissful! |
