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Katha 1

Mr.Vikram was a merchant. He had retailed shop in Abids, Hyderabad. 

He had four sons. All his sons were working in the retailed shop. 

He pooled up lot of assets.

Mr.Vikram was attacked with a terminal decease. 

His days were counted. His sons called all his friends and relatives to see their father alive, as he was in his last legs.

Everybody gathered round him. Mr.Vikram gazed at all of them. His sons expected that Mr.Vikram would reveal about secret wealth if any. His sons were eager to hear from Mr.Vikram. His voice was feeble. All his sons were in rapt attention. Looking enervated Mr. Vikram called his sons one by one. "Arey Ramu?", "Daddy I am here" said Ramu. "Arey Somu?", "Daddy I am here" said Somu." "Arey Damu?", "Daddy I am here" said Damu." "Arey Bheemu?", "Daddy I am
here said Bheemu." All his sons gave their attendance one after the other. Mr. Vikram suddenly grew wild and shouted at them, "You fools!, If all are here, who would be in the shop?" so said
Mr.Vikram worriedly and breathed his last.

Real Sadhak should not be entangled much with worldly bonds, but should spend his time in chanting the name of God or by uttering OM, So that he can utter His divine name in the last days.

ఒం ఇత్య్ ఎకక్సరం బ్రహ్మ
వ్యహరన్ మం అనుస్మరన్
యహ్ ప్రయతి త్యజన్ దేహం
స యతి పరమం గతిం

After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable om, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly attain Moksha.

 Katha-2

God is

Once a king wanted to know answers to three questions about which he had been contemplating for a long time. One day the king raised these questions in his Court Hall. 

The questions were: Where is God? In what direction does He cast His look? What does He do? None could answer these questions. The King then summoned with due honour a sage to his court. He asked the sage to answer these questions.

The Sage replied: "Like butter in the milk God is everywhere". To answer the second question the sage asked for a lamp. He lit the lamp and asked the King: "In which direction does this lamp shed its light?" The lamp sheds its light in all the directions" replied the king. 

The sage said "Likewise God is Effulgence itself and His vision is not directed to a particular place or person. He is all seeing". The king asked: "What does He do?" The sage said: "Since I am in a way instructing you in spiritual matters, I am in the position of a preceptor, you a disciple. So we have to exchange our places. Are you prepared for this?" 

The king agreed and came down from his elevated position and sat on the seat in which the sage sat. The sage said with a twinkle in his eyes: "This is what God does. He brings down the mighty and elevates the humble. He can make the poor rich and the rich poor. He can do anything. He is all pervading. He is all seeing and Omnipotent." The king was very much pleased with these answers. He expressed his gratitude to the sage and honoured him in a fitting manner.

                Like the king in the story, every one of us should try to understand the true characteristics of God: God is Omnipresent, Omniscient, and Omnipotent.