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 180 - The King on his Saintly queen
There is a story that a certain King had innumerable queens who were all devoted to please him. One day the king called all of them and said, “I am very much pleased with you. Express your desires. T will grant all your requests". At this, someone made a request for a priceless pearl-necklace, someone for ornaments studded with precious stones, some for a portion of the King's kingdom. But there was only one queen who demanded the King himself. By so doing, she made the King her own, and, as such, she became the owner of all the treasures and his entire Kingdom. Similarly, it is a pity that usually the men only pray for the objects of worldly pleasure, which are valueless and transitory, instead of praying for God Himself who controls this Universe, who has the power to grant any request and who is Almighty. Do not such persons deserve sympathy and compassion?