DEVOTIONAL APPROACH IS EVER UNIQUE!

Some young people approached a Saint and requested Him to take them as His disciples. The Saint said, 

“Start doing sincerely that you like and that is permitted and come back to me after a month!”

Time moved on..

40% returned, briefed the Master that they sincerely did what the Master had asked them to do during the 1 month period.. 

The Saint smiled and said,

“Start doing sincerely that you like and that is permitted and come back to me after a month!”

Time moved on..

20% returned, briefed the Master that they sincerely did what the Master had asked them to do during the 1 month period.. 

The Saint smiled and repeated,

“Start doing sincerely anything what you like and that is permitted and come back to me after a month!”

Few returned and the Master said, 

“From today, you are the disciples of me in this Ashram. You will be looking after all the activities of Ashram and thus live your life!"

Time moved on..

On a day, the Master said to one disciple out of them, 

"You are going to be the Lead Member of this group guiding others on their works!" 

The others present instantly asked how the Master could say that..

The Saint smiled and said, 

“Who have not returned to me after the 1st, 2nd and 3rd visits, do not have the quality of perseverance and thus they are not matured to be in the path of Preaching on Godhood to others. Worldly duties alone are the best suited for them and they should continue doing all that till Nature alone bestows an understanding on them in this direction..

Few of you, who have come back the 3rd time, have this quality but doubt is still there with you all and the related agitation in your minds except the disciple whom I nominated as the Lead Member.. 

You all need to continue doing the duties of Ashram for many more years till the present calmness with you continues with certain steadfastness in spite of being away from your earlier accustomed activities!”

The Master concluded, 

“Perseverance and calmness are always in the forefront of devotional approach. Devoid of these, an individual is bound to behave in the worldly way with an evident strife always seen on the face!”

This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon 2023

Keywords: DEVOTIONAL, APPROACH