“If we remain faithful to the ideals we strive for, all the tests will only make us stronger.”- Radhanath Swami.
Once there was a beautiful garden. The gardeners would toil endlessly – planting, pruning, weeding – to make it fresh and blooming.
One day, the gardeners went to the head gardener and said, “All this work is very tiring. We want to offer special prayers and ask the demigod in charge of plant life for a boon.” Thus they invoked that demigod through prayers.
“What is it you wish?” asked the demigod. They said, “Oh lord! We are tired of all the work we have to do to make the garden beautiful. The worst is weeding. Please grant us that there will be no weeds in the garden.”
“So be it!” said the demigod.
That day onwards, no weeds grew in the garden. The gardeners were relaxed and at ease. Their work had reduced by half. Thus passed a few days. Slowly, the plants in the garden started wilting. They looked limp and listless. The gardeners became worried. Their garden was no longer beautiful. They invoked the demigod again and complained.”What has happened, lord? Why are our plants wilting? ”
The demigod said, “There cannot be a garden without weeds. You cannot tell the weeds not to grow. When they grow, you must remove them. That is how the soil gets turned and oxygenated. That’s how plants thrive.”
And that is how it is with the pinpricks of family life. They help us to grow and come closer to God, when done with the right consciousness. Any challenges and problems must be dealt with. We cannot wish them away.
The more weeding you do, the more beautiful your garden becomes. The more negativity you remove in married life, the more beautiful your relationship with your spouse becomes, and the more your family becomes united with God in the centre!
Aishwarya
Everything comes with a price!
Tallam Sita Ramaiah
“The more negativity you remove in married life, the more beautiful your relationship with your spouse becomes, and the more your family becomes united with God in the centre!” Very useful article for all grihastas.
Aishwarya
“If we remain faithful to the ideals we strive for, all the tests will only make us stronger.”-Thanks for your inspiring words.
anjanadri
Thank you very much swamiji for your very practical answer for a happy married life.
Aishwarya
“The more negativity you remove in married life, the more beautiful your relationship with your spouse becomes, and the more your family becomes united with God in the centre!-“very instruction.
Chandrika
A very beautiful statement – And that is how it is with the pinpricks of family life. They help us to grow and come closer to God, when done with the right consciousness. Any challenges and problems must be dealt with. We cannot wish them away.
Raj
We cannot avoid these problems because there is something we need to learn from them. So beautifully said.
Sha
“And that is how it is with the pinpricks of family life. They help us to grow and come closer to God, when done with the right consciousness. Any challenges and problems must be dealt with. We cannot wish them away”
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj ki jai!
We cant stop difficulties from coming, we need to take shelter of Krishna & His devotees to overcome them…
ASH
Every thing has a role to play.
Kuldeep Soni
Thanks for sharing this !!
Kalpana Kulkarni
The more negativity you remove in married life, the more beautiful your relationship with your spouse becomes, and the more your family becomes united with God in the centre! – Wonderful advice!
Ravi Garg
Wonderful instructive story for a happy married life……
Y. Raja Shekar
Nice analogy to improve our relationships by tolerating and removing the weeds like negativism. Its become more easy in the association of great devotees like HH Radhanath Swami.
Citra Gopi
A timely and wonderful post.
Aishwarya
Thanks for sharing.
Y.Raja Shekar
HH Radhanath Swami himself under went so many tests successfully to realise the inner strength and able to distribute to every one.
Citra Gopi
Wonderful take home messages.
Nikhil Damwani
Very Inspiring!!!!
Sharmila
Such a wonderful post.
Citra Gopi
Beautiful narration.
Poonam kamath
I learnt my lesson……
Chandrika
Truly a moving article.
Sada Nandini
This is such a wonderful article explaining how to deal the problems in life with a very simple example.
sagar w
What a beautiful example to clear the doubts of one about having weeds in life. Its also said: failures are stepping stoned to success. One point is important that we need to keep learning in our life from mistakes we do. So, enjoy learning.
Balaram Acharya Das
Great Article. Thank you for sharing.
Prashanth Naik
Krishna is the ONLY well-wisher of jivas………!