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The
Avadhuta Sanyasi continued to instruct Yadu Maharaj.
‘The
ocean is unfathomable and cannot be churned. A Bagawatha’s mind should be like
that and must not fall prey to confusion. Ocean gets more water during rainy
season from overflowing rivers and less during summer yet, the water level in
ocean does not change. Similarly a person must live happily without worrying
about the change in income level.
A
moth gives in to the attractive flames of the fire. Because of its desire for the
flashy fire, it dies when it falls in to the flames while trying to get very close
to the flame. We should learn to avoid objects like gold and diamonds as our
materialistic desires only ruin us.
There
are many things to be learnt from a honey bee. It collects honey from various
flowers. It collects from small as well as large flowers. As it collects only a
few drops from a flower, the flower faces no difficulties. A Bagawatha
(unchavarthi) like the honey bee must solicit only small donations but, from
many people. Like the bee which collects nectar from small and large flowers, a
Bagawatha must grasp the knowledge from the various shastras. They should also
attend lectures by many scholars even if the lectures are on the same subject.
This way, they can learn better as each scholar would be an expert on a
particular subject and each would highlight a unique point which falls in their
area of expertise.
A
honey bee does not use its collection immediately. It is called madhuvratan in
Sanskrit because it drinks the honey only on new moon or full moon days. ‘Vratan’
means one who is undergoing a fast. As the bee does not drink honey on other
days, it is called as madhuvratan. It stores honey in its hive till new
moon/full moon day but, unfortunately, the honey is stolen by the hunter. The
hunter not only destroys the hive, but also kills the bee. Hence we shouldn’t
accumulate any kind of wealth as this will only lead to misery.
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