In English
Peace and Happiness Lie in Renunciation
Once a villager boarded a train with a heavy bundle on his head. He did not take the bundle off his head even while sitting in the train. Looking at this, a fellow passenger laughed and said to him, “My dear fellow! Keep the bundle aside and relax; the train will take care of it”. Leave all burdens and worries to God and remain peaceful. For this, there is another example. A person was going to a nearby village and was carrying a bundle of food on his shoulder. After walking some distance, he felt tired and hungry. As it was time for lunch, he removed the bundle from his shoulder and ate the food. As he consumed the food, he was relieved of the burden on his shoulder and had a comfortable journey to his destination. So long as the food packet was on his shoulder, he was feeling weak. When he unpacked the bundle and ate the food, he regained strength; his weakness was gone. Now the food packet did not cause any burden on him. Similarly, if man develops inner vision, he will gain strength. External vision is burdensome, and inner vision provides peace and comfort. A cart runs well when the horse draws it from the front. But if you put the horse behind the cart, will the cart move at all? While sitting on a boulder, can you attempt to move it aside without falling? Similarly, you should get off from the boulder of worldliness, so as to enjoy peace in life. This is the principle of (renunciation).