Resumo de Parable Of The King's Dream

PARABLE OF
THE KING'S DREAM
Author: SIVANANDA
Abstract by:
srjasfer
A king went
to bed in his palace, which was guarded on all sides by sentries. Not even a
fly could enter it and disturb the king. The bedroom was equipped with every
kind of comfort and there was nothing lacking which enabled the monarch to enjoy
the bliss of deep sleep. Soon after he lay down he had a dream. A jackal had
somehow entered the palace, attacked him and had bitten a toe of his left foot.
In the meantime he hears the news that enemies have entered his kingdom and
took possession of all things. He flees in fear; but the toe gives him great pain.
He runs to a doctor for medical aid. The doctor refuses to treat him as, though
he was a king, he had no money to pay for the doctor's fees on the spot, for he
had lost his kingdom. As a mendicant he runs away to the forest. There he finds
a Mahatma who heals the wounds. Gratitude to the Mahatma wells up in the heart
of the ruler, when he wakes up. The dream vanishes. the king is still lying on his
golden bed in the palace which not even a fly could enter. He finds that there
is neither the jackal nor the wound nor his running away to the forest. But the
Mahatma's grace endures in his mind, and he, though it was all a dream and he
has realized it, for ever cherishes the memory of the holy man's healing
service and derives inspiration from it. Similarly, the Jiva( life) is truly
the Supreme Monarch of the Universe. There is nothing lacking in it and it is
in possession of supreme bliss-it is bliss itself. Yet, when the veil of
ignorance is thrown over it, it dreams. In that dream the jackal of egoism
bites it. The enemies of the senses overpower it. The happiness that it so long
enjoyed is gone. It experiences pain and misery. It runs here and there in
search of relief from misery and in search of happiness .Everyone in the world
is selfish. Unless there is immediate benefit from it no one is prepared to
give it even a cup of water. Disgusted with the ways of the world it runs to
the forest ? to the lotus feet of the Satguru (Truthful Master). The Guru
(Master) heals the wounds and awakens its higher soul consciousness. The awakened
soul perceives everything that happened everything that is nothing but a long
dream. Gratitude to the Truthful Master who healed the life of the dire malady
of birth and death alone remains. The Teachings of the Master and his grace
alone endure when all else that was part of dream vanishes. The awakened soul
once again feels that it is great in the universe that nothing ever happened to
him that was no ignorance and no egoism and that from eternity to eternity it
continues to be the self same blissful peaceful and immortal.supreme in the.

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