Our scriptures mention the river Vaitarni that one has to cross after death. He tried to take Yogis from India to Greece, but they said,” You wish to take us to Greece, but you yourself won’t be able to see your country again!” Yet Alexander asked in high regards,” But I wish to do something for you…”ĭiogenes replied,” God’s grace in the form of sunlight is shining on me, and you pose as an obstruction to it, please move aside so that the light can fall on me! That’s all!”Īlexander proceeded, and as we know he won many empires and reached India. And we expect to break the momentum with a little satsang! And even in that, the phone disturbs! How can we extinguish a full-fledged forest fire with tiny mugs of water?ĭiogenes said,” Fine then! Go! But remember that you met me one day!” We have gained the momentum from the innumerable previous lives. And once one has gained momentum, it is difficult to stop it. ![]() The reason for that is, we have gained momentum. We know we shouldn’t see a few things, shouldn’t do somethings, but we end up doing it. That’s all our problem, we understand that material pleasures are not worth anything, but we can’t turn back. ”I understand what you say, but I turn back now!” ”Suppose you have won over everything, What will you do next?”ĭiogenes laughed,” What am I doing then? Resting already! Why don’t you sleep beside me!” ”I’ll win India and other empires, and I’ll win over whole of Asia!” ”I will win Turkey and Egypt, and then I’ll proceed to win Afghanistan and Iran!” Just imagine how insulted Alexander must have felt, yet the aura of Diogenes was such, he couldn’t say anything.ĭiogenes asked sleeping in the same position,” Where are you going?” He was stark naked and still didn’t move! He didn’t even move! Alexander offered his salutations.ĭiogenes asked,” Who are you, gentleman?”Īlexander boasted,” I am Alexander the Great, the king of this Kingdom!” He had no care and regard of the world!Īlexander, the King, came to see him. If he felt cold, he’d sleep under a heap of leaves.ĭiogenes was resting in the smooth and soft soil by the river, and enjoying the soft sunlight in the early morning. He thought, I don’t even need this vessel and threw it away. All he kept was a vessel to drink water, and he threw that too away when he saw a dog drink water directly from the river. ![]() So Alexander thought to meet Diogenes before proceeding. It has the knowledge of God and soul, it also has an Odyssey book, similar to Mahabharata that we have. ![]() The Greek culture and Indian culture have some similarities. Once when Alexander was proceeding with his army, he was informed that Diogenes was resting by the banks of a river nearby.
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