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punishment. Do not worry. They will face the same misery
they are bringing to you. Do not worry. But it is not our
job to give that to them. It is God’s job and – with the exacting
law and science of karma – evildoers will receive
punishment. But not by our hands. If we allow ourselves
to injure them, insult them, plot against them and hurt
them, then we are simply accruing more and more negative
karma for ourselves.
If the sadhu had allowed the scorpion to suffer and drown
in the river, he would have forsaken his own divine path in
life. Sure, we can say that the scorpion deserved to die for
what he had done to the sadhu. We can say that the sadhu
had tried and tried to save the scorpion but the scorpion
would not let him. We can give a list of explanations to
excuse the sadhu for not rescuing the scorpion. But, to
pardon bad behavior is not the goal. To excuse ourselves
for failing to fulfill our duties is not the goal. The goal is to
live up to our full, divine potential as conscious, holy beings.
So, let us pledge to always remember what OUR dharma
is – to live lives of purity, piety, peace, selflessness, integrity
and love – and let us never allow anyone to divert us
from that goal.
HOW TO WALK
ON THE PATH OF LIFE
When I was very young, not long after I came to Parmarth
Niketan, a very old, revered saint came to Rishikesh to
give his divine satsang at Parmarth Niketan.
However, rather than staying in the comforts of the
ashram, he used to stay in a small hut on the banks of Ganga
a little bit away from the center of the ashrams.
I was given the special seva of going to pick him up each
morning and bring him to the ashram. As we walked through
the busy marketplace, I would try to push everyone and
everything out of his way so that this revered saint could
walk comfortably and unimpeded to the ashram. I asked
everyone along the way, Side please. Please give us the way
to walk. I would gently push all of the wandering cows out
of his path. I moved standing bicycles and fruit carts out
of the way so he could pass.
Finally as we reached the gate of the ashram I was feeling
very glad that I had been able to bring him so safely and
smoothly to the ashram, and that I had been able to clear
such a nice path for him to walk.
This saint, however, looked at me lovingly and said, Beta,
kis kis ko hatate rahoge? Aur kab tak hatate rahoge? My
child, how many people and cows can you push out of the
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