{"id":37305,"date":"2017-02-16T21:57:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T16:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=37305"},"modified":"2017-02-16T21:57:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T16:27:39","slug":"master-do-we-need-to-worry-whom-to-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=37305","title":{"rendered":"Master Do we need to worry whom to surrender?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A small Story:<br \/>\nA man decided to surrender to a Master. Where could he find a Master? If he were a modern man, he would have gone on the Internet to see what kinds of Masters are available! Of course, in ancient times there were no websites. So where could he go? He went to the forest. He decided, \u2018I will sit by this road. The first person who comes along will be my Guru. I will surrender myself to him.\u2019<br \/>\nUnfortunately, a thief was the first person to come by. This man jumped up and caught hold of the thief and shouted, \u2018Oh guru, my Master, you are my God. You have come to save me. God, I surrender everything to you. Please take care of me.\u2019<br \/>\nThe thief had just robbed the palace and was running away. He feared that the king\u2019s solders would soon catch up with him. He shouted, \u2018No, let me go. Let me alone. I am not your guru!\u2019<br \/>\nThe man insisted, \u2018No, you are God! You have come to save me. Please don\u2019t say that. Please save me somehow. You are my God, I surrender to you,\u2019<br \/>\nThe thief thought, \u2018What can I do? What kind of a situation is this?\u2019<br \/>\nFinally the thief agreed, \u2018Alright, I am your guru. Now do as I say. Sit. Close your eyes. Don\u2019t open your eyes until I say so.\u2019<br \/>\nThe Man said, \u2018Perfectly alright.\u2019 He closed his eyes and sat silently. The thief thought, \u2018Oh, This is the right time!\u2019 He ran away and escaped from the man.<br \/>\nThe man was sitting all the time. One day passed. Another day passed. His courage, willpower and his decision were so strong, he thought, \u2018Until my guru returns, I will not open my eyes.\u2019<br \/>\nAt that time Shiva appeared in front of him. He gave him darshan and said, \u2018O my son, I am pleased by your surrender. Please open your eyes and ask me for whatever you want.\u2019<br \/>\nWithout opening his eyes the man replied, \u2018No, no, no. You are not my guru. My guru is that man who asked me to sit and close my eyes. When he comes, I will open my eyes. I cannot open my eyes until he comes.\u2019<br \/>\nShiva said, \u2018Hey, I am God. I\u2019ve come down to earth. You don\u2019t know it, but that man you consider your guru is actually a thief. I am God and I\u2019ve come down out of compassion for your sincerity. Open your eyes.\u2019<br \/>\nThe man said, \u2018No, I don\u2019t care whether he\u2019s a thief or God. I have surrender to him. You must bring him here.\u2019<br \/>\nThen Shiva assumed the form of the thief and spoke to the man in the thief\u2019s voice Then the man finally opened his eyes.<br \/>\nThe story says that Shiva blessed him with spiritual grace.<br \/>\n<strong>-Excerpt from the book <\/strong>&#8216;<strong>Bhagavad Gita\u2019 demystified by Mahavatar Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Swamiji.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small Story: A man decided to surrender to a Master. Where could he find a Master? If he were a modern man, he would have gone on the Internet to see what kinds of Masters are available! Of course, in ancient times there were no websites. So where could he go? 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