Very well said, Sue. I agree with life is satisfying once we stop focusing on other's happiness and instead of focusing on ourselves. It was a difficult lesson but one that changed my life.
Oh Wow! I wasn't expecting you to put God as our business partner at the end. I was too busy getting mad at the man in the story who kept the 100%.
Great story plot, btw. You certainly zeroed in on the man's ingratitude effectively. I guess, we all experience a bit of that ingratitude at one time or another in our lives. A big Ooops!
Question: Why is the individual born into this world?
Mataji: To fulfill his own desires, to experience happiness and sorrow.
Question: Is it not possible to go beyond desire and experience?
Mataji: Is everything is possible, why should not this be possible as well.
Question: Is there any short cut towards this goal?
Mataji: By the grace of God such short cut may sometimes be found.
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Question: When can we get the grace of God?
Mataji: It will come whenever necessary.
Question: How can we know it?
Mataji: When you have eaten, you know that your hunger is appeased. Similarly, God's grace is known.
- MATRI UPADESHAMRITA.
"The nectar of Mother's teachings." Comprises excerpts from various sources of Sri Ma Anandamayi's spiritual instructions on selected subjects.
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