Parable Of The Conductor Who Fell Off The Bus

                           PARABLES OF SIVANANDA
                                                         (By Swami Sivananda Saraswati)
   Parable Of The Conductor Who Fell Off The Bus

                                                          Swami Sivananda Saraswati

The bus had started. The conductor noticed, as he was standing on the foot-board, that a man was running towards the bus. In his “compassion”, he held out his hand. The man came running and caught hold of the conductor. As he was heavier than the conductor, the moment he caught hold of the conductor’s hand, the conductor himself was pulled away from the bus and he found himself on the road. Now both of them began to run towards the bus. A hefty passenger who was securely sitting inside the bus now held out his hands through the window; both of them caught hold of his hands and jumped on to the bus.

This happens very often in the aspirant’s journey to the Goal. As he stands on the foot-board of Sadhana which he has just ascended, he thinks too much of his strength and goes about “saving” other people. The result is obvious. He himself is pulled on to the road of worldly life. The beginner has no business to try to help wicked people reform themselves; he should mind his own Sadhana. If he meddles in other people’s affairs, he too becomes worldly-minded; then he, too, has to run towards the bus of Sadhana. An advanced Sadhaka or saint comes to his rescue. He is established in Sadhana. Even he does not take the rest of coming out of the fortress of Sadhana in order to help other aspirants. He still remains firm in his Sadhana and holds out his hand through the window of selfless service. Other aspirants are thus taken on the bus of spiritual Sadhana. This is the best method.
Courtesy: The Divine Life Society

Aano Bhadra Krtavo Yantu Vishwatah.(RIG VEDAM)
"Let Noble Thoughts Come To Me From All Directions"

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