The 20th Annual Convension of International Vedanta Society at Guwahati

Cultivate Great Thoughts

Few great thoughts leave some fragrance of peace which always gives us a feeling of satisfaction. We know this, still we always cannot think great. We remain only in very common plane of thoughts. This is the tragedy of us. To be happy we have to cultivate some great within us.

A Businessman And His Sons

A Businessman has four sons. He has decided to name then as Ram, Krishna, Hari and Shyam. He thought as he was too busy in business and don’t really find time for prayer, so it would be nice if he name his sons after the name of God, so that when he will be in the death-bed he will surely call the name of his sons and thus he will chant the name of God also. As God Himself said-“One who will remember me at the time of death he will come to me after death.” This was the plan of that businessman.. He thought in the last moments of his life seeing his sons he will also remember God’s name and thus after death he will go to God.
Time passed. In the mean time his four sons engaged themselves in their father's business.
One day the man felt ill. He understood it is his last minutes of life. So he called his sons.

All the four came to see their father for the last time. As they arrived seeing them the businessman said-“you fool! All of you came then who will see the business?” On saying this, the man died. So he could not chant Lords name at the time of His death.
Throughout one's life one will engage in worldly matter, money and everything and at the last moment by chanting Lords name no one ever gets free. One have to start then from the beginning of the life.