Make your big problem small

A saint visited a small village in northern India. The villagers were telling the saint about all the problems that they face in day to day life – beginning with the water problem, electricity problem and leading eventually to the social and domestic problems.

All of a sudden, the saint closed his eyes and sat in a peaceful posture. All the villagers also sat around the saint and there was a complete silence. After a few minutes, saint opened his eyes and looked around. He pointed at a huge stone lying under the tree and he asked, “can someone bring the stone closer to me so that I can sit on it and give you the solutions to your problem.” 

The first villager got up. While trying to lift the stone, he said “Oh man, its too heavy. I cannot even move it”. Second one got up to try and said, “it’s a little heavy, but I think I can move it”. The saint told him to sit down. He pointed at a heavy built strong man. He went close to the stone and commented, “Oh, this is not at all heavy. Even my son can lift it.”  He pointed at his teen aged son to come forward. The little boy heard that the stone is not heavy and he came to the front with full confidence. He came closer and instead of lifting the stone, he started rolling it towards the saint.

Saint started laughing looking at the ease with which the little boy rolled the stone. He told the villagers, “The same stone is heavy for someone and light for some one else. The heaviness of the stone is in comparison with the power of the lifter. For a powerful one, the same stone is very light. Similarly, your problems are relative to your inner strength and inner power. Be strong in your mind and then your problems will become very light. Secondly, never say that it is a big problem. Always say that it is a small problem and can easily be resolved. Just by saying that it is a small problem, half of the problem gets resolved.”

“Sir, how to improve the inner strength and inner power that you are talking about?”, asked an inquisitive villager.

“My dear, just like you charge your cell phone batteries, we all need to charge our inner batteries by getting in connection with the Supreme powerhouse. The art of Yoga is all about making that connection. Do your pranayama exercises and sit in the straight posture with closed eyes. Read holy scriptures or listen to the words of the Self realized ones, close your eyes, dwell into the deeper meaning of those words and build a relationship with the God inside you. Once you make this a daily routine, you will remain charged all the time and all your problems will evaporate on its own.”