Money Is The Problem | The Story Of Holy Man And Thief

The Holy Man And Villagers

Once a holy man lived in a deep, dark forest. He prayed and meditated a lot.

Many people would come to the forest and he would advise them on ways to deal with their problems. The pleased villages presented him with lot of money. 

Greed For Money

After getting lots of money from villagers. The holy man became worried that someone might steal his money. He kept the money in a cloth bag and carried it under his arm all the time.

The Holy Man And Thief

Once a thief happened to pass by and saw the people offering money and gifts to the holy man. The Thief hatched a plan to loot his money.

He went to the holy man and said, "I respect you immensely and want to be your loyal follower."

The holy man was very happy that someone would be staying with him. So he readily agreed. All this while, the thief was eyeing the money and the gifts.

One day, taking advantage of the holy man's absence, the thief thoroughly searched his house, but failed to find any money.

The Thief Was Able To Steal The Money

The next day, the thief thief followed the holy man to the river. The holy man took off his clothes and stepped into the river. The moment he did this, the thief picked up his clothes and ran away. The holy man tried to chase him, but the thief was young and strong so he got away.

Money Is The Problem

The holy man was very sad and upset to lose all his money. But then he realized that his greed for money had taken him away from god.

He wondered "when the money was with me, I always remained worried. But now that the money has been stolen, I have nothing to worry about."

He realized that money had made him suffer. He now knew that it was better to stay without too much money, and be happy and peaceful. Now the holy man, began spending his time in praying to God again and donating the gifts and money he got, to the needy. He found more happiness in that.

The things people want most, cause them most sufferings.

We all know that human want is unlimited and no one can satisfied their want. If you are unsatisfied you will be suffering and cannot enjoy healthy life. If you want more you are greedy and ignorance.

People live in the sea of sufferings because of ignorance and greed. They are ignorant of the law of ‘Karma' and are greedy for the wrong kind of pleasures. They do things that are harmful to their bodies and peace of mind, so they cannot remain satisfied and thus cannot enjoy life, said Buddha.

People are like children who want more and more candies. When they can't get they are upset. If they get all the candies, they soon get tired of them and want something else. Although, they get a stomach-ache by eating many candies, they still want more. The things people want most, cause them most sufferings.

To end sufferings, one must cut off greed and ignorance.

Bhudhist call the state ‘Nirvana' in which all sufferings end. It is an everlasting state of great joy of peace. This is the ultimate goal of Buddhism.

To end sufferings, selfish desire must be removed. Just as a fire dies when no fuel is added, so unhappiness will end when the fuel of selfish desire is completely removed, there will be no suffering.

Whenever You Find A Problem That Needs Your Help. It Is Useless To Blame Upon Others Unnecessarily.

“Your moral responsibility as a human being is to help your fellow beings whenever they need your help. You must value the rights and interests of others and behave in a polite manner."

Once upon a time there was a small kingdom. Its ruler was a wise king. He did a lot to make the people of his kingdom prosperous.

Howevr, people were never satisfied. They always used to complain about lack of civic amenities.

One day the king ordered his men to place a boulder at the centre of a road. The king hid a pouch of coins under the boulder. Then, disgusting himself as a beggar, he watched the reaction of the people.

Many people passed by the boulder. A few travelers who came by dawn murmured, “What a disgusting rock, anyone could trip over a period thing like this in the dark." They walked off.

Then came some others who looked at the boulder and shook their heads. They too were amazed by the strange sight of the boulder on the road but passes by.

The next group of travellers said aloud, “Our king is inefficient. He can't even get his workers remove a boulder from the road."

A foreigner who had settled in the city recently uttered some really uncomplimentary words, “What a miserable state of affairs! I should never have migrated to this country. "

Then came a poor man who looked around as if he was looking for someone. He was upset on seeing the boulder in the middle of the road. He saw a beggar and said, “My dear friend, would you give me hand. Let us take this boulder to the side lest someone should trip over it." The beggar agreed. They both pushed the boulder to the side.

When they rolled the rock cover, there was the pouch under it. The man opened it and found plenty of money in it. There was also a small note from the King which said “To my most responsible subject with gratitude - The King ". The man was amazed. He said to the beggar, “You are lucky today as I am lucky. Half of this amount belongs to you because you were as responsible as I was in the eyes of the king. The beggar thanked the man but did not accept the money. The beggar was the King himself in disguise.

No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed

Mind is the ground and thoughts are seeds. Our faults are weeds. Pulling them out is like weeding a garden. The harvest is real and gives us lasting happiness.

People follow different religion. All religions take you on the right path. Paths are many but the ultimate destiny is one, that is God.

The Buddha said, “No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed. "

Once there was a woman named Kisagotami. Her first son had died. She was very sad. She roamed about the streets carrying the dead body. She asked for help to bring her son back to life. A kind and wise man took her to Buddha.

Gautama Buddha told her, “Fetch me a handful of mustard seeds. They must come from a family that has not known death and I will bring your child back to life." Kisagotami started off joyfully to get them.

She went from door to door in the whole village asking for the mustard seeds but everyone said, “I lost my father", “I lost my sister ". She could not find a single household that had not been visited by death. Finally Kisagotami returned to Buddha and said, “There is death in every family. Now Kisagotami understands that everyone dies. No one can escape death and unhappiness.

To Achieve Great Success You Must Fail First

When peope start something to do there are two words exist success or failure.  People who succeeded from the begging those people do not have experience about failure and people who failed at first those people could achieve great success. If your plan is not working. Just change the plan but don't change the goal.

Most important quotes on failure

1. “Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing. " - J.K Rowling

2. “A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs

3. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein

4. “Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures. You can't go blaming others or being jealous. Seeing somebody else's success as your failure is a cancerous way to live. " - Kevin Bacon

5. “What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, and do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live! " - Alfred Adler

6. “Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is a part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success. " - Robert T. Kiyosaki

7. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows." - Buddha

8. “I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeeded. " - Michael Jordan

9. “Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibility. " - Napoleon Hill

10. “ The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." - Mark Zuckerberg

11. “No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person. Ever meet someone who's always had everything work out for them with zero struggle? They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don't exist. " - Chris Hardwick

12. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

13. “If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. " - Ken Robinson

14. “One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. " - Henry Ford

Perseverance Brings Success

Hard work is the key of success. Success leads to happiness. So let us not be discouraged by failures.

You know Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest Present of United States of America. His life tells us how one can be successful in spite of repeated failures in his life.

At the age of twenty one he was unsuccessful in business. He was defeated in a legislative race at the age of twenty two. He failed again in business at the age of twenty four. He overcame the death of his sweetheart at the age of twenty six. He had a nervous breakdown at the age of twenty seven. He lost a congressional race at thirty four and lost a senatorial race at forty five. He again failed in an effort to become vice president at the age of forty seven. He lost another senatorial race at age of forty nine.

In spite of all his failures, he was elected President of the United States of America at the age of fifty two. Nine failures and one success! But his aim was not just to become the US president and thus become popular. When he became president, the first things he did was abolish slavery. For thirty one years he had to struggle in his attempts. He had to face all kinds of odds and failures to achieve such a great success.

Life has purpose. The ultimate goal of life is to attain happiness. Obstacles do come in your way. With confidence and president efforts, you can overcome obstacles. If you persevere in your efforts, success will be yours.