Once a man in India lived in the high Himalayas as a yogi. He practiced for his sadhana; mediation, yoga asanas and he walked the path of bhakti, devotion to God. He thought only of bathing in the Ganges each day in warm enough weather, keeping his fire burning constantly, which meant gathering wood and using yogic powers to keep it burning without wood, eating one meager meal a day, and meditation. This way of life was very simple and one of sacrificing or giving up the worldly duties that most of mankind choose to live.
This man's brother brought him food supplies from time to time and
checked on him. The rest of his days were spent in meditation and walking in
devotion to God. His thoughts were totally focused on this sadhana. His brother
lived the life of a householder with a family of wife and two sons. He lived in
the Vedic Tradition of work,
meditation, pujas, abishekams to his Deity and charity to the beggars who came to his door daily. This
brother’s thoughts were always on the bhakti path
of devotion to God. When he did his family duties, he chanted the name of God
until God was constantly in his thoughts, both day and night.
Both of these brothers reached
such a high degree of total surrender to The Divine that they reached moksha,
liberation, while living. They lived two very different life styles, but their
thoughts were controlled and they remained amidst different environments in total accord
with bhakti, devotion and love of God.
Watch and control your thoughts and know that thoughts have the
power to change your life.
Love and Blessings,
Mahavatar Babaji
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