虔敬的力量The power of Devotion

“虔敬奉獻的力量”——羅摩衍那史詩中一個關於猴子和羅摩Rama的美麗故事

當羅摩Rama建造通往斯里蘭卡的橋樑時，很多猴子都在幫助他建造它。所以猴子們撿起石頭，在石頭的背面寫上羅摩聖名，然後把它放進水里。當他們將石頭放入水中時，它們會漂浮起來。

再次，這具有靈性的涵意。當主的名與你同在時，你將漂浮在苦難的海洋中；你不會沉沒在痛苦的世界裡。

所有的猴子都在寫羅摩聖名，他們所有的石頭都在漂浮。當羅摩Rama看到這一點時，他非常驚訝。他想，‘什麼？這些石頭是漂浮的！”他想自己試試。於是他拿了一塊石頭，寫下了Sri Rama詩麗羅摩，然後把石頭放進水里。石頭沉了！羅摩Rama很驚訝。

一隻猴子正坐在第一地並看著。 羅摩Rama 去了他認為沒有人在看的地方（每當我們認為沒有人在看時，就會有人在看）。於是，一隻正在觀看的猴子開始大笑。羅摩Rama有點尷尬。笑猴對聖羅摩說：‘那些從你手中扔出的人，他們怎麼會漂浮？他們只會沉沒！

這就是說，虔誠奉獻者比主本人強大得多；虔信者可以做的比主本人多得多。這是故事的教訓。

就在這期間，一隻小松鼠也在四處走動。它正在取小鵝卵石，並將它們放入水中。有的嘲笑小松鼠，說：“松鼠怎麼能做出貢獻呢？”

松鼠說：‘我是在為自己的快樂做出貢獻。我也是 羅摩Rama正在做的這件大事的一部分，我為此感到非常自豪。

即使在今天，在印度，我們也稱其為“松鼠的貢獻”；這是謙卑的標誌。即使我們做了一點，也沒有多大意義；但是作為大事的一部分，說“我也做了一些事情”，會給人一種內心的滿足。

因此，松鼠也開始從向水中扔小石頭來做出貢獻。

這個故事的教訓是，虔信者比羅摩本人更強大。

當你的心充滿愛和慈悲時，你是如此強大......

"The power of Devotion" – A beautiful story about the monkeys and Lord #Rama from the #Ramayana

When Sri Rama was building the bridge to Sri Lanka, a lot of monkeys were helping him build it. So the monkeys were picking up stones, writing Sri Rama on the back of the stones and putting it in the water. When they put the stones in the water, they would float.
Again, this has a spiritual significance. When the name of the Lord is with you, you will float through the ocean of misery; you won’t sink in the world of misery.

All the monkeys were writing Sri Rama, and all their stones were floating. When Sri Rama saw this, he was so surprised. He thought, ‘What? These stones are floating!’ He wanted to try it himself. So he took a stone, wrote Sri Rama and put it in the water. The stone sank! Sri Rama was surprised.

One monkey was sitting somewhere and watching. Sri Rama went where he thought nobody was watching (whenever we think nobody is watching, there is somebody who is watching). So, one monkey who was watching, he started laughing. Sri Rama was a little embarrassed. The laughing monkey said to Sri Rama, ‘Those who you throw away from your hands, how they will float? They will only sink!’

This is to say that the devotees are so much more powerful than the Lord himself; devotees can do so much more than the Lord himself. This is the lesson from the story.

While this was happening, a little squirrel was also moving around. It was taking little pebbles, and putting them in the water. Some laughed at the little squirrel, saying, ‘How can a squirrel be a contributor?’

The squirrel said, ‘I am contributing for my own joy. I am also a part of this huge thing that Sri Rama is doing, and I am so proud of it.’

Even today in India, we call it the ‘Squirrel’s Contribution’; it is a sign of humility. Even when we do a little bit, it doesn’t make a big significance; but being part of something big, saying, ‘I have also done something’, gives that inner satisfaction.

So, the squirrel also started contributing by throwing little stones in the water.

The lesson from this story is that devotees are more powerful than Rama himself.

When your heart is filled with love, and compassion, you are so powerful...

~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar