Parables of Rama
by Swami Rama Tirtha | 102,836 words
Stories in English used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy and abstract truths, which may very well tax the brains of the most intellectual, are thus made not only simple and easy to understand but also brought home to us in a concrete form in such an interesting and ...
Story 214 - The designer of piano and his magnificent music
In one of the biggest churches in America, there was a very big piano. It was used only on Sundays. On one Sunday, when a huge gathering of the devotees was there, an unknown person wanted to use that piano, but the clergy man did not allow him to approach it. “You being unskilled, you will spoil the instrument and damage it”. The man was, therefore, turned out. When the church service was over and the devotees had started going out of the prayer hall, the same man stealthily reached the piano and started playing on it with a melodious tune which was so enchanting and attractive that even the persons, who had gone out of the .church came back and listened to his musical notes with rapt attention. They were, as if hypnotised, like the snake at the music of Vina.
Who was this stranger? It was afterwards learnt that he was the same person who had designed this instrument and also tuned it. That is why the people enjoyed its wonderful music with entranced rapture. And, when the clergyman also came to know about it, the man was allowed to continue the music. He struck still more melodious notes on the instrument so much so that the audience was delightfully charmed and refreshingly fascinated.
Similarly, our body is like a musical instrument. Who is the clergyman? The clergyman is our limited ego which does not allow anybody else to interfere in our personal affairs. But, it is very necessary that we should surrender our body, mind and intellect to the designer for the pleasant music. But who is the master designer of our instrument? It is none else, but the designer of this universe, God, the Master of the masters and Emperor of the emperors. If you surrender your body, mind and intellect to Him, He will produce such beautiful notes out of you, that the world will be surprised at them. You will do such wonderful acts that the whole world will be moved to admiration at your excellence and perfection. The more you develop this divine faith within, the more you will enjoy peace and happiness.