PARABLES OF SIVANANDA
By Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Parable Of The Manager Who Removed The Hands Of The Clock
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
In an office the staff was ever eager to see that it struck 5 p.m. and on more day’s salary earned without working for it. The manager noticed that every few minutes after 4 the members of the staff were again and again looking at the office-clock to see if the clock had struck 5. Quietly he went over to the clock and removed the two hands. Afterwards, the members of the staff worked with calm interest and counted, not the hours and minutes, but the work that they were able to turn out.
In the world, a selfish man is ever eager to see that whether he has rendered any good action or not, he got good reward. If he gives a cup of water, he looks eagerly forward to a reward or at least an expression of gratitude. Noticing this, the Guru comes into the man’s life and removes the two hands of this clock of selfishness—attachment to action and longing for the fruits of actions.
Afterwards the man works for work’s sake, never expecting any reward but ever conscious of his duty.
Courtesy: The Divine Life Society
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By Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Parable Of The Manager Who Removed The Hands Of The Clock
In an office the staff was ever eager to see that it struck 5 p.m. and on more day’s salary earned without working for it. The manager noticed that every few minutes after 4 the members of the staff were again and again looking at the office-clock to see if the clock had struck 5. Quietly he went over to the clock and removed the two hands. Afterwards, the members of the staff worked with calm interest and counted, not the hours and minutes, but the work that they were able to turn out.
In the world, a selfish man is ever eager to see that whether he has rendered any good action or not, he got good reward. If he gives a cup of water, he looks eagerly forward to a reward or at least an expression of gratitude. Noticing this, the Guru comes into the man’s life and removes the two hands of this clock of selfishness—attachment to action and longing for the fruits of actions.
Afterwards the man works for work’s sake, never expecting any reward but ever conscious of his duty.
Courtesy: The Divine Life Society
Aano Bhadra Krtavo Yantu Vishwatah.(RIG VEDAM)
"Let Noble Thoughts Come To Me From All Directions"
"Let Noble Thoughts Come To Me From All Directions"
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