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THE SHE-MOUSE
From Bhau's Awakening of 17th January, 2002, The World Is a Fashion Show of Seven-Colored Dresses: The Story of a She-Mouse There once was a Saint who lived in the Himalayas. He wanted to remain in a trance, undisturbed. So he made a circle and sat inside it. Many insects, however, would disturb the Saint, until one She-Mouse came along. She ate all the insects, thus allowing the Saint to remain undisturbed. When the Saint came out of his trance, he found the She-Mouse eating the insects. He was very, very happy with the She-Mouse, and he said to her, "Ask anything today, and I will give you that boon.' The She-Mouse replied, "I want to become a most pretty girl." "So be it," said the Saint. "You become a most beautiful and pretty girl!" Instantly, the She-Mouse was transformed into a most beautiful girl. The Girl who had been a She-Mouse went to the Sun and said to him, "You are the most powerful, and I am the most pretty, so marry me!" "I am not the most powerful," the Sun replied. "The Clouds are more powerful, because they can cover me." The Girl then went to the Clouds and said, "I am the most pretty, and you are the most powerful, so marry me." The Clouds said, "I am not the most powerful. The Mountain is the most powerful, because when I blow, the Mountain checks me and prevents me from moving." The Girl then went to the Mountain and said, "You are the most powerful, and I am most pretty, so marry me!" The Mountain said, "I am not the most powerful. The mouse is most powerful, because she makes holes in me." The Girl went to the Saint and said, "Please change me from a pretty girl back to a She-Mouse, because a mouse, which can make holes in the mountain, is the most powerful.'		This story is very significant. In the evolution of consciousness, you must pass through different kingdoms, but you cannot jump from any kingdom to the last one (human being). Evolution is a natural process and happens according to Divine Will. God is Infinite Knowledge, Infinite Power, and Infinite Bliss. God can do anything according to His Wish when He is in human form as the Christ or the Avatar. The She-Mouse achieved her ambition of becoming a beautiful girl, and she became a very beautiful one indeed. But this change was not according to Divine Will. Divine Will is very, very natural. The She-Mouse had an ambition. She wanted to fulfill this ambition, and so it was fulfilled. But then she had to come back to her Original State. Had this happened according to Divine Wish, there would have been no difficulty. She would have received a clear way to proceed further in the progression of consciousness. See how ambition becomes a great distraction in the path. How is this ambition created? It is created by the sanskaras of the seven-colored dress composed of all thoughts, desires, ambitions, attractions, wants, likings, slander, backbiting, ego, pride, etc. This seven-colored dress is the garment of the mind. This seven-colored dress also goes on changing because it depends upon sanskaras, and the sanskaras are also changing. You spend your sanskaras, and you create new ones. That's why you pass through different kingdoms and take different forms. According to Divine Will, you pass through 8,400,000 births in the human form. When you become One with God, whether after 1,000,000 births, 2,000,000 births, or after your first birth, it happens according to the Divine Wish. The Avatar (the Christ) can do anything at any time. He is above Divine Law. He is above everything. He is the Highest of the High, and He can do anything according to His own Wish. For this purpose, because He is the Sole Authority, nothing binds Him. How difficult His work is! Even if He wipes out the sanskaras of one person, it affects the whole world. Each individual is connected directly with his own family members and friends. They are connected with others, and still others are connected to them. In this way, you are connected directly with your family and friends and indirectly with the whole world. Therefore, the Avatar's work is infinitely difficult. When He comes down on earth, He takes the burden of the whole world upon Himself. What is this burden? It is the burden of sanskaras which keeps Him bound to Creation. He is eternally free in His Own Form, and He is eternally bound with everyone and everything. What a burden it is! He can never be free from this burden, because He is the One responsible for Creation. When He comes down on earth, He wants to take the burden of everyone. But attachment to the world is such that nobody wants to give their burden to Him. He wants to collect all the rubbish (sanskaras) which keeps everyone bound, but nobody comes forward to give their rubbish to Him. They may garland Him, bow down to Him, and sing His glory, but the rubbish they want to retain. They are attached to it because they don't know how they remain bound with it. That is why, in order to get rid of your rubbish, you have to obey the Master, lead a dedicated life to serve His cause in His love, and surrender to Him. This is most important. Because they are so intelligent and smart, people wonder why they should become the slave of the Master. But they do not know how they have become the slave of their own intellect. How the devil (mind) has made them its slave, and how they dance at its tune, thinking that they are intelligent and smart! It is the game of Maya.

THE SHE-MOUSE

From Bhau's Awakening of 17th January, 2002, The World Is a Fashion Show of Seven-Colored Dresses: The Story of a She-Mouse

There once was a Saint who lived in the Himalayas. He wanted to remain in a trance, undisturbed. So he made a circle and sat inside it. Many insects, however, would disturb the Saint, until one She-Mouse came along. She ate all the insects, thus allowing the Saint to remain undisturbed.

When the Saint came out of his trance, he found the She-Mouse eating the insects. He was very, very happy with the She-Mouse, and he said to her, "Ask anything today, and I will give you that boon.'

The She-Mouse replied, "I want to become a most pretty girl."

"So be it," said the Saint. "You become a most beautiful and pretty girl!"

Instantly, the She-Mouse was transformed into a most beautiful girl.

The Girl who had been a She-Mouse went to the Sun and said to him, "You are the most powerful, and I am the most pretty, so marry me!"

"I am not the most powerful," the Sun replied. "The Clouds are more powerful, because they can cover me."

The Girl then went to the Clouds and said, "I am the most pretty, and you are the most powerful, so marry me."

The Clouds said, "I am not the most powerful. The Mountain is the most powerful, because when I blow, the Mountain checks me and prevents me from moving."

The Girl then went to the Mountain and said, "You are the most powerful, and I am most pretty, so marry me!"

The Mountain said, "I am not the most powerful. The mouse is most powerful, because she makes holes in me."

The Girl went to the Saint and said, "Please change me from a pretty girl back to a She-Mouse, because a mouse, which can make holes in the mountain, is the most powerful.'

This story is very significant. In the evolution of consciousness, you must pass through different kingdoms, but you cannot jump from any kingdom to the last one (human being). Evolution is a natural process and happens according to Divine Will.

God is Infinite Knowledge, Infinite Power, and Infinite Bliss. God can do anything according to His Wish when He is in human form as the Christ or the Avatar.

The She-Mouse achieved her ambition of becoming a beautiful girl, and she became a very beautiful one indeed. But this change was not according to Divine Will. Divine Will is very, very natural. The She-Mouse had an ambition. She wanted to fulfill this ambition, and so it was fulfilled. But then she had to come back to her Original State.

Had this happened according to Divine Wish, there would have been no difficulty. She would have received a clear way to proceed further in the progression of consciousness.

See how ambition becomes a great distraction in the path. How is this ambition created? It is created by the sanskaras of the seven-colored dress composed of all thoughts, desires, ambitions, attractions, wants, likings, slander, backbiting, ego, pride, etc. This seven-colored dress is the garment of the mind.

This seven-colored dress also goes on changing because it depends upon sanskaras, and the sanskaras are also changing. You spend your sanskaras, and you create new ones. That's why you pass through different kingdoms and take different forms.

According to Divine Will, you pass through 8,400,000 births in the human form. When you become One with God, whether after 1,000,000 births, 2,000,000 births, or after your first birth, it happens according to the Divine Wish. The Avatar (the Christ) can do anything at any time. He is above Divine Law. He is above everything. He is the Highest of the High, and He can do anything according to His own Wish.

For this purpose, because He is the Sole Authority, nothing binds Him.

How difficult His work is!

Even if He wipes out the sanskaras of one person, it affects the whole world. Each individual is connected directly with his own family members and friends. They are connected with others, and still others are connected to them. In this way, you are connected directly with your family and friends and indirectly with the whole world. Therefore, the Avatar's work is infinitely difficult.

When He comes down on earth, He takes the burden of the whole world upon Himself. What is this burden? It is the burden of sanskaras which keeps Him bound to Creation. He is eternally free in His Own Form, and He is eternally bound with everyone and everything.

What a burden it is!

He can never be free from this burden, because He is the One responsible for Creation.

When He comes down on earth, He wants to take the burden of everyone. But attachment to the world is such that nobody wants to give their burden to Him. He wants to collect all the rubbish (sanskaras) which keeps everyone bound, but nobody comes forward to give their rubbish to Him. They may garland Him, bow down to Him, and sing His glory, but the rubbish they want to retain. They are attached to it because they don't know how they remain bound with it.

That is why, in order to get rid of your rubbish, you have to obey the Master, lead a dedicated life to serve His cause in His love, and surrender to Him. This is most important. Because they are so intelligent and smart, people wonder why they should become the slave of the Master. But they do not know how they have become the slave of their own intellect.

How the devil (mind) has made them its slave, and how they dance at its tune, thinking that they are intelligent and smart!

It is the game of Maya.

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