Parables of Rama
by Swami Rama Tirtha | 102,836 words
Stories in English used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy and abstract truths, which may very well tax the brains of the most intellectual, are thus made not only simple and easy to understand but also brought home to us in a concrete form in such an interesting and ...
Story 179 - An English boy with strong faith in his love
A boy in England was taking his examination and while writing the answers of the question paper, he would occasionally take out a paper from his pocket and look at it. The invigilator suspected something foul. He went to the boy and asked him to show the paper in his pocket. The boy explained to him that there was nothing wrong. But on insistence of the invigilator, he showed to him that paper. It was only a photo of a girl. The boy said, 'This photo is that of my girl friend. I have come to take this examination only on account of her. She had promised to marry me, only if I could pass this examination. When I am tired of writing the answers or when I feel discomfort or uneasiness, I look at the photo of my sweet beloved. All my fatigue, then, disappears and I feel refreshed. Not only this, all the forgotten answers become vivid to my memory."
Similarly, in the examination of this world, if you keep the remembrance of God, your Beloved, who is already within you, you will ever foe successful with distinction, without losing your peace of mind.