MATAJIS UNBOUNDED CHARITY Mother Krishnabais life is a life of total self dedication.Her vision is universal, her identity with all beings is perfect as it is based on the realisation of the Atman. She looks upon all beings and creatures as her own expressions and embodiments. This is exemplified in all the attitudes and acts of her daily life. Here is a story about her. A very poor man living in a village near Anandashram, unable to maintain his family, was in great distress. He came to the Ashram and, enquiring for Mataji, met her. He prayed to her, Mother! my wife, children and myself are all starving. I am without employment and so I have no means to earn my bread and there is no other support for the family. Hence I have come to you for help. Please save us. Mataji reflected for a while and said, Shall I give you a milch cow with calf? You can sell the milk and, from its proceeds, maintain your family. What do you say? The poor man replied, I agree with you and will gladly receive the gift of a milch cow and calf. But the plot in which my house stands, belonging to some other people, has no other building in it which can accommodate the cow and calf. Mataji suggested, That matter can be easily solved. I will get a small cow-shed built in your compound by our workmen so that you can securely house the cow in it. Well and good, said the poor man. But I have not the wherewithal to pay for grass and also oil cakes for feeding the cow. That also can be arranged, rejoined Mataji. We have plenty of hay with us out of which I shall send you three or four big bundles. I will also instruct our provision supplier to supply you with the necessary quantity of oil cakes. In a weeks time, the cow-shed was built. The cow and the calf, bundles of hay and oil cakes were sent to him. All went well for a few days. Then, the poor man came to Mataji again and grumbled, Mother, the cow yields milk all right, but I find it hard to sell the milk. Sometimes, there are no buyers and at other times the buyers offer very low rates for the milk. From the proceeds, I find it hard to make both ends meet. Why do you worry? Mataji replied. There is an easy way out. We will purchase the milk. Ashram needs anyway a good quantity of milk every day. So from tomorrow, bring all the milk that you get from the cow. I will pay you reasonable rates. The poor man was happy ever afterwards. This is charity in excelsis.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:52:11 +0000
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