Sage Lesson to Rich Man

Once lived a rich man, who had lots of property, a huge mansion, and servants still there was no peace of mind.

One day someone told him that a Sage lives in the nearby area. He told him that, Sage had such power that, if people went to him, by his power he would give people what they desired.

A rich man went to Sage bowed down to him and said, “Maharaj, I have no shortage of money but my mind remains very restless. Please give me some remedy by which this unrest will go away.”

The rich man thought that Sage would give him some talisman or do something that would fulfill his wish instantly.

But Sage asked him to stay with him. The rich man thought maybe Sage asked him to stay here so that he could use his power to make his unrest go away.

The rich man agreed.

Next morning, Sage asked the rich man to stay seated in the sun for the whole day and he went inside his hut in the shade and sat there peacefully.

It was summer time and the rich man had to stay in the sun all day. Thinking how Sage himself was sitting inside and had to stay outside the whole day, he got very angry but stayed silent.

The next day, Sage said to the Rich man that he would not get food for the whole day. That day, a rich man didn’t get even a grain of food to eat and meanwhile, Sage himself sat in front of him and ate food with great pleasure.

There had never been a day when rich man day went without eating but today, he didn’t get to eat at all. Due to hunger, he was upset. At night he couldn’t even sleep for a moment. He kept thinking about how selfish Sage was.

The next day Rich man woke up early and started to pack his bag and leave. When Sage saw this he asked, “What happened?”

The rich man replied, “I came here with great hope but I didn’t get anything. On the contrary, I had to face such troubles which I have never faced in my life before. Therefore, I am going.”

Listening to this, Sage laughed and said, “I gave you so much but you didn’t take anything.”

The rich man looked at Sage in surprise and asked, “What? You have not given me anything.”

Sage replied, “When I made you sit in the sun on the first day and I remained in shade, I tried to tell you that my shade cannot be of use to you.

When you didn’t understand that.

The next day I kept you hungry and at myself very well, from this, I tried to tell you that your stomach cannot be filled by my eating.

Remember that, you will not be able to get any benefit from my Sadhana. If you want peace then I can show you the way but you have to walk that path yourself.

You have earned money by your effort and you will also get peace through your effort.”

The rich man understood and found a way to reach his destination.