8. This Is A Miracle!

When we talk of miracle we have no idea what to expect. We talk of everything else that is totally unrelated to us as a miracle.

Understand! The real miracle is happening deep within us. It springs from deep within us. It is called love. It is a very powerful force.

A small story:

A man was searching for an Enlightened Master to guide him. He could not find one. Finally he went to a forest and decided that the first person he saw would be his guru. After a long wait a man came running towards him. He jumped up and caught hold of this man's feet and said, 'O Master, you are my Guru, my God! Please guide me.'

The man was actually a thief. He had just stolen jewels from the palace and was trying to escape. The man confessed that he was thief and that he was in a desperate hurry to get away from the police chasing him. No matter how much he explained, the first man insisted that the latter was his guru and wanted guidance to attain enlightenment. Finally the thief said, 'As you have taken me as your guru, do as I tell you. Close your eyes and sit down. Don't open them till I tell you to.'

Immediately the man obeyed and the thief disappeared. He continued to sit even when his mind told him that the running man was only a thief and he should look for another guru. His conviction and faith said that once he had accepted one as a guru, he had to do as he was instructed.

So he sat in meditation, determined to see it to the end. Because of his faith and deep love for the master, after a few days, his penance had effect. Siva had to come down from his heavenly abode in Kailash to bless him. A great truth is expressed in this story.

Love without expectations will work miracles in our life. When we express love to the best of our ability, it does two things. First, it gives life to us, second it heals us and the other person receiving it.

If ordinary love gives us life, gifts our life back to us, imagine what selfless love can do. It has the power to breathe life to even the stone we worship. Even stone can become God, even ordinary man can become a Guru when selfless love is practiced. This is a true miracle.