Soon the first contestants arrived. As soon as they entered the gardens they were amazed by all the glorious flowers. They thought to themselves, `we have two hours to find the king. First, let's enjoy the beautiful scenery.' They were so absorbed in their surroundings that they forgot everything else.
Then a second group of candidates arrived. They came across a magnificent feast spread right before them, with a great variety of desserts and other delicacies. They decided that, as they had two hours left, they would first enjoy all this food. Before they knew it, their time was up and the king's soldiers ejected them from the garden.
A third lot arrived. They were soon side tracked by a wonderful selection of delicious fruit that they came across.
The same thing happened to a fourth group. They were tempted by the precious stones they saw scattered all around. They said to each other, "Let's fill our pockets first" and they used up their two hours doing so. The king's soldiers threw them out of the park, too, and, worse still, they were not allowed to take anything with them.
Finally a man came along who was not interested in any of these things. He was not in the least tempted by the scenery, the fruit, the feast or the jewels- his sole purpose in coming to the gardens was to find the king. He questioned the head gardener and finally found the king's hiding place.
This is just a short story, but it symbolises what happens to all of us. This world is king of garden where God has hidden Himself. The Spiritual Master is that chief gardener. We enter the world but, instead of looking for God, we waste our time including our anger, lust, greed, pride and attachments. In other words, you have been born as a human being- use it to find God! The Master is always there to help you understand spiritual Knowledge. It doesn't matter whether it is Satyuga, Treta or Kaliyuga - the Master is always here to reveal this Knowledge to sincere aspirants.
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