Deafness is the best way to know a vice!

- Mist became Moti- Kumarapala Desai

Saints living in an ashram were immersed in Prabhudhyana day and night. Among the people he was called a deaf saint. In fact, he was not deaf at all, but his name became popular among the masses.

Once a bee was caught in a spider's web and struggled to escape. For this she was humming and trying to break through the trap. The saint heard the bee's murmur and said, "Hey greedy, what is the murmur now? No matter how hard you try to penetrate the net, but understand that there is no honey everywhere.

A follower sitting next to the saint was surprised. He said, "Maharaj, how did you hear the rumble of this bee? Our ears are healed, yet we did not hear and you heard? "

The saint said anxiously, "Look, what happens to the greedy bee? How do greedy people get trapped here and there? ”

Hearing these words of the saint, the follower sitting in front asked, "Hey, people know you as a deaf saint and you hear everything."

The saint said, "Brother, it is much better to be deaf than to hear lies! This deafness is a blessing for me. "

"How?" Asked one inquirer.

"Look, I answer everything and listen to everything, your disciples and comrades hide my faults from me and sing only my virtues. This made me feel very good and great. Pride awakens in me. What could be worse than this?

That's why I consider myself deaf. "

"But what's the point of showing such deafness?"

The deaf saint said, "The advantage is that many of my vices are removed under the guise of my deafness. My colleagues consider me deaf and tell me all my strengths and weaknesses without any hesitation. What better way to know your own shortcomings than this? ”