September 10, 2008

What is the purpose of knife?

Long back I attended a session with Bawa. It was really hilarious session with deep knowledge! One participant who happened to be a volunteer from a long time asked bawa a question on being a better volunteer and doing better seva. Bawa suddenly asked the person: What is the purpose of knife? The participant hesitated for a while and then replied: To cut...food.. perhaps? Bawa gave his "cool dude" smile and nodded in disagreement. He said the purpose of knife is to be Sharp... just to be sharp. It is the job of the chef to cut. Guru is the chef and you are the instrument, knife, in other words. What to cut, when to cut, how to cut that guru will decide. Your purpose is just to be sharp. Tell me which chef will like to work with a blunt knife?? The moment you think you are the doer (or that my purpose is to cut...) you get tired due to the doership in you. Just know that you are just guru's instrument. Nothing else. Just be SHARP! Jai Gurudev

4 response:

virendra said...

Vooooow OMKI,
Thats really true yaaar...whenever v think of registrations i have 2 bring i have 2 bring then tension aata hai but when v r known its afterall guru who is goin 2 bring ppl in :)
but here i have a doubt suppose guru is gonna bring ppl then wot shud b our attitude while giving intro talk or after introtalk when v followup them??? bcoz v really put down their all d xcuses for d course into d reasons for doin d course...if guru is gonna select y do v force them..? y dont v just deliver a talk n leave upto them? y don v tell them if u wann do d crse give us a call??

Faith Lasts said...

Very interesting post.
Jai Gurudev
Keep them coming

Abhay Karnataki said...

cool!

hariharan said...

@viru
do u think u force them its guruji who makes u to force them

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