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How does Bhagavad-gita help?
\nAn old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad-gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way that he could.
\nOne day the grandson asked, \u201cGrandpa! I try to read the Bhagavad-gita just like you but I don\u2019t understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavad-gita do?\u201d
\nThe Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, \u201cTake this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.\u201d
\nThe boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, \u201cYou\u2019ll have to move a little faster next time,\u201d and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
\nThis time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, \u201cI don\u2019t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You\u2019re just not trying hard enough,\u201d and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
\nAt this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.
\nThe boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, \u201cSee Grandpa, it\u2019s useless!\u201d
\n\u201cSo you think it is useless?\u201d The old man said, \u201cLook at the basket.\u201d
\nThe boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
\n\u201cSon, that\u2019s what happens when you read the Bhagavad-gita. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dhirasanta Das Goswami<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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How does Bhagavad-gita help?
\nAn old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad-gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way that he could.
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