In English
The story of the sage and his ego
The saw a tree and praising its beautiful flowers and fruits, he asked the sage who was responsible for raising such a fine garden. The 'sage replied: "Oh, Venerable This garden has been created by me by indefatigable efforts, night and day, caring for every plant like a child. Every tree was planted by me and reared by me. All the pruning and laying out of the garden are my handiwork." And so on, he was boasting that "everything is my work, my achievement." "All these flowers and fruits I am growing for the sake of others," he said. The left and shortly thereafter a cow entered the garden and caused havoc among the flower plants. Seeing this from a distance, the sage hurled a big stick at the cow. The moment the stick hit the cow, the animal died. The sage inwardly feared that he might be guilty of the sin of (cow slaughter). Meanwhile, the old returned and, seeing the dead cow, exclaimed: "What a pity! Who could have killed the poor cow?" The sage replied: "It is all God's Will. Otherwise, will the cow lose its life, even if someone wanted to kill it?" Immediately the ' said: "You reared the garden and you made the flowers bloom. But when the cow dies, God is responsible for its death, Is it? You claim credit for all the good things, but when anything untoward happens you attribute it to God. Your conceit is totally unbecoming." The then 'revealed His true form and said: "I am not. a . I assumed this form only to remove from you the ego that has taken root in you."