A
householder used to pay visit to the Saint once in a while. Every time the
Saint used to ask him about his progress in Saadhna. The pious soul always had
some excuse or other. One day, when the Saint asked him about the same, he
said, “Dear Sir, for you it is easy to make time for saadhna (seeking) as you
don’t have family or any such responsibilities. But for us worldly beings, it
is very difficult to take time out for Yoga, Pranayama and meditation. But
sure, once I retire, I will begin practicing all these methods of seeking.”
The Saint
told him a brief story, “During the days of British rule in India, a Britisher
was travelling on the horse through a farm. After a while, the Britisher
started seeking water for his thirsty horse. He saw from a distance that a
villager is taking water out using Aarat – old way of digging water from well
wherein the bull is made to revolve around the well and water keeps pouring out
from the well. However, it creates a lot of noise. When the Britisher brought
his horse closer to the Aarat, the horse jumped back scared with the laud sound.
The Britisher told the villager to stop moving the bulls, but ironically the
water also stopped. So the villager told the Britisher, “Sir, your horse has to
learn to drink water while this pulley is moving with its own sound. If you try
to stop the noise of the Aarat pulley, then your horse has to remain thirsty.”
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