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 208 - A judge in his court
When the judge sits in his chair in the court, his only work is to listen to the cases and deliver his judgment. The remaining jobs in the court are automatically done. So, too, when a saint is merged in Godhood, all his worldly jobs are automatically performed by nature, as if, due to his fear, even without his gesture. But, dear friends, you will reach this stage, only when you make the right use of your efforts, i.e. when you leave the body enjoyments to destiny and make earnest efforts to achieve spiritual development.