A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone & asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation.
The traveler left, rejoicing his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. “I’ve been thinking,” He said, “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious: Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.”
Wisdom is in giving selflessly what pleases the other because in that lies true happiness and deep sense of contentment. For any relationship to succeed, this is the key. Radhanath Swami goes a step further to conclude that it is worth going through tears to give pleasure to others. Because, to the degree our actions are selfish, it cannot satisfy the heart. A selfless act is that in which we are truly giving ourselves for the object of our love.
25 replies on “The precious Stone”
“Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.”-a prayer to be meditated on.
True Wisdom is in remaining selfless….! The women was surely wise…
Selfless attitude gives pleasure to others.H.H.Radhanath maharaj always give their knowledge,mercy to all devotees without keeping anything with him.Thank you very much maharaj.
Selflessness can also be interpreted as “thinking of myself less but not thinking less of myself”. Something that we can all contemplate on.
very useful in day to day life
Although acting on selfish impulses feels good initially but it leaves us feeling empty and unsatisfied.
Thank you Maharaj for sharing with us these lofty ideals which encourage us to at least attempt to practice them in our lives.
trunadapi sunichena ,amanina manadena,selfess service is success of life
It takes us out of our comfort zones when we act selflessly, allowing us to grow.
One should desire strongly to reach a higher level of selflessness in order to be able to truly give ourselves to the object of our love.
Selfless service is admired by every individual around the globe.
HH Radhanath Swami speaks through realisation to touch the hearts of every reader of this article. ‘In giving we receive’. Says HH Radhanath Swami at some other place.
Wisdom is in giving selflessly what pleases the other
Selflessness makes relationships strong………
The soul is constantly yearning for a selfless relationship despite what we see around us.
If we really want to give someone then that ‘s wisdom and not the jewels or stones ,very nicely explained by Radhanath Maharaj ! Hare Krsna !
Really important the precious things of our life!!
very beautifuly explained with vivd examples thank u very much.
How selfless service gives satisfaction to the heart. It is precious than anything else
Very nicely explained by Maharaj – service means sacrifice.
Being selfless gives true joy to heart. Maharaj is himself personification of selflessness.
purity of soul which one has to lead a peacefullife chanting name of god.
be helpful and kind to others god will love you.
be always content with full of life that what we see all beautiful things are created by god is for all and always be devotional with god. then he will be with you always what else you want in life.nothing than that then just enjoy life.
Being selfless that and ready to give your self for the sake of other require real patients and tolerance