Once a Sage stood in front of a house begging for alms and called out, “Please give me alms.”
Woman came out of house. She put some alms in his bag and then told him about her worries and said, “Mahatma ji, please give me some advice.”
Swami ji said, “Not today. I will come back tomorrow. Make some Kheer (sweet pudding) for me for tomorrow.”
Woman agreed.
Next day, Swami ji came to house and called out, “Give me some alms.”
Woman of that house made Kheer that day, she also added almonds and other nuts in it.
She came out with a bowl of kheer.
Swami ji extended his bowl for alms. As woman was about to put that kheer in bowl, she saw that bowl was already filled with some cow dung and garbage.
Seeing this, she stopped and said, “Maharaj! this bowl is dirty.”
Swami ji said, “Yes, it is but still put this kheer in it.”
Woman said, “No Maharaj, if i put this kheer in it, then it will also get spoiled. Please give me the bowl, i will clean it and then put kheer in it.”
Swami ji said, “Meaning when this bowl gets cleaned, only then you will put kheer in it?”
Woman replied, “Yes, Maharaj.”
Swami ji said, “This is my advice to you to. As long as mind is filled with garbage of worries, then there will be no benefit of any knowledge i give to you.
If you want to gain knowledge, then you should purify your mind and then you will be able to learn and get true happiness and joy.”
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