देवाचा शोध

एक छोटा मुलगा, आज त्याने काही ठरवले आहे. त्या देवाबरोबर जेवायचे आहे. तो देवाच्या शोधात निघाला. काही खाण्याच्या वस्तू आणि पाण्याच्या बाटल्या बरोबर घेऊन तो घराबाहेर पडला. खूप चालला. एका बागेत गेला. थोडी विर्शांती घेण्यासाठी एका बाकावर बसला. जवळच एक म्हातारी होती. तिच्याकडे त्याचे लक्ष गेले. तिला बहुधा तहान लागलेली होती. त्याने जवळचे पाणी तिला दिले. ती पाणी प्याली.

बाटली परत देताना ती हसली. इतके सुंदर हसणे तो प्रथमच बघत होता. त्याने तिला खाऊ दिला. ती परत तसेच हसली. ते हास्य बघण्याचे त्याला वेडच लागले. तो उठला. दिवस सरत आला होता. आता त्याला घरी परतायचे होते. तो तिथून निघाला. थोडे पुढे गेला. वळून पाहिले. ती म्हातारी गोड हसत होती. तो धावत तिच्याकडे आला. तिला मिठी मारली. तिनेही प्रेमाने त्याला कुशीत घेतले. जराशाने तो निघाला. घरी पोचला. आज तो खूपच खुश दिसत होता. आईने विचारले तसा तो म्हणाला, ‘देव कितीतरी थकला होता आई! भुकेला, तहानेलाही होता. तरी खूप गोड हसत होता.’

इकडे ती म्हातारीही घरी पोचली. केवढी आनंदी, केवढी तृप्त! रोजचा शीण नव्हता. एकटेपणाची बोच नव्हती. तिच्या मुलाला सारेच अनपेक्षित होते. ‘कुठे होतीस दिवसभर?’ त्याने आईला विचारले. ती दैवी तंद्रीतच होती. म्हणाली, ‘मला वाटत होते त्यापेक्षा खूप तरुण आहे देव! तरुण कसला? बालच!! न मागता मला सारे दिले. प्रेमाने मिठीही मारली!’ म्हातारीच्या देहावर वसंत ऋतू अवतरला होता. केवढा आनंद, केवढी तृप्ती, केवढे समाधान!!

माझ्या मेलबॉक्समध्ये आलेली ही छोटीशी गोष्ट मी वाचली आणि दिवसभर त्या मुलाचा आणि म्हातारीचा चेहरा माझ्या डोळ्यासमोर येत राहिला. सारे अध्यात्म एक छोट्याशा गोष्टीत ठासून भरल्याचे मला जाणवले. हजार धर्मग्रंथांचे सार एका गोष्टीत साठवणार्‍या कुणा अज्ञात लेखकाचे मला खूप कौतुक वाटले. देवाला निवृत्त करायला निघालेल्या किंवा देवाला शोधायला निघालेल्या प्रत्येकानेच ही गोष्ट वाचली पाहिजे. या एका गोष्टीत सार्‍या शंकांचे समाधान सापडते.....!!!!!!!!!

देव हा माणसाच्या मनात जेवढा असतो त्यापेक्षा जास्त माणसाच्या कर्मात असतो. आणि आपल्या चांगल्या कर्मातला देव कोणाला दाखवाण्याची गरज नसते. तो सर्वांना दिसत असतो. म्हणुन मंदीरातला देव टाळला तरी चालेल पण कर्मातला देव कधीही टाळु नका.

देवांची संख्या… ३३ कोटी देव आहे ????

सध्या एक फार मोठा गैरसमज आहे तो म्हणजे देवांची संख्या… ३३ कोटी देव आहे म्हणजे खरोखरच ३३००००००० (३३ कोटी) असे नाही तर संस्कृत भाषे मध्ये कोटी या शब्दाचा अर्थ “प्रकार” असा होतो. म्हणजेच ३३ प्रकारचे देव आहेत. याचाच अर्थ ३३ विविध गोष्टीना देव मानण्यात आले आहे, त्या खालील प्रमाणे….

धाता, मित्र, अर्यमा, शुक्र, वरून, अंश, भग, विवस्वान, पूषा, सविता, त्वष्टा, आणि विष्णू… असे १२ आदित्य. 

धर, ध्रुव, सोम, अह:, अनिल, अनल, प्रत्यूष, आणि प्रभास, हे ८ वसु…

हर, बहुरूप, त्रयम्बक,अपराजित, वृषाकपि, शंभू, कपर्दी, रेवत, मृगव्याध, शर्व आणि कपाली, हे ११ रुद्र…

आणि याखेरीस २ अश्विनीकुमार…असे सारे मिळून ३३ प्रकारचे देव होतात…

धन्यवाद 

A Small Tip to Seek God

There is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands.

On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.

However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in prayer.

But he replied, "I say my prayers when it's calm. When it's rough I attend to my ship."

Here is a lesson for us.......

If we cannot seek God in quiet moments of our lives; we are not likely to find him when trouble strikes. We are more likely to panic.

But if we have learnt to seek him and trust him in quiet moments, then most certainly we will find him when the going gets rough. 

Life has now been explained to you

On the first day God created the dog. 

God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give you back the other ten."****So God agreed.

__________On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks and make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"
And God agreed.

__________On the third day God created the cow. "You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves, and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty."

And God agreed again.__________On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years."Man said, "What? Only twenty years? Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty the cow gave back, and the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"__________Okay," said God, "You've got a deal."

 

__________So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, and enjoy ourselves; the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family; the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren; and the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

The Secret

One day, one friend asked another, “How is it that you are always so happy?

You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down."

With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!"

"What secret is that?" To which she replied, “I’ll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others."

"The Secret is this: I have learned there is little

I can do in my life that will make me truly happy.

I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs.

When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches.

I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do.

He has never let me down. Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."

The questioner's first thought was, "That's too simple!"

But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled how she thought a bigger house would make her happy, but it didn't!

She thought a better paying job would make her happy, but it hadn't.

When did she realize her greatest happiness?

Sitting on the floor with grandchildren and playing games, eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.

 Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy.

Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that.

Trust HIM!

And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!

That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!

But it's not really a secret...

We just have to believe it and do it...

Really trust God!

Just Pass It On

A Small Tip to Seek God

There is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands .
On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm.

However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in prayer.

But he replied, "I say my prayers when it's calm. When it's rough I attend to my ship."

Here is a lesson for us.......

If we cannot seek God in quiet moments of our lives; we are not likely to find him when trouble strikes. We are more likely to panic.

But if we have learn to seek him and trust him in quiet moments, then most certainly we will find him when the going gets rough.

The Duck & the Devil

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with, out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target.

Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck Square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved.

In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see His sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the Dishes." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen." Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go Fishing and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make Supper."
Sally just smiled and said," Well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help."

She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally Went fishing and Johnny stayed to help. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's, He finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck.

Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you."
Thought for the day and every day thereafter?

Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done...? And the devil Keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad Habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) ....whatever it is....You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing..... He has seen your whole life.

He’s the great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He not only forgives you, but He forgets. It is by God's grace and Mercy that we are saved.