| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| THE YOGA OF ACTION |
| Now what fee was he to give his Master? In olden days, the fees were not collected in advance. After studying
for twelve years, one gave the teacher what was proper. Manu says, "Give the master one or two leaves and
flowers, a fan or a pair of sandals, or a water-pot." Don't think this is a joke; for whatever is to be given, should
be given with the knowledge that it is a symbol of faith. What, after all, is the weight of a flower? But in the eyes
of devotion, it is equal to all creation.
"With a single leaf of tulasi, Rukmini weighed Giridhar, the Lord who lifted up a mountain." Satyabhama's ponderous jewelry was of no avail. But when mother Rukmini laid a tulasi leaf, filled with devotion, on the scale, the thing was done. The tulasi leaf was charged with magic. It was no longer a common leaf. This is true of the action of the karma-yogi too. 5. Suppose two men go for a bath in the Ganga. One of them says, "What is this Ganga that people talk so much about? Take two parts of hydrogen and one of oxygen; combine the two gases - it becomes Ganga. What else is there in the Ganga?" The other says, "The Ganga flows from the lovely lotus feet of Lord Vishnu. She has dwelt in the matted hair of Shiva. Thousands of seers, both ascetic and kingly, have done penance near her; countless holy acts have been performed by her side. Such is the sacred Ganga, my mother." |
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