The 99 Club

Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle,was neither happy nor content.

One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy.

The King asked the servant, "Why are you so happy?"

The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies."

The king was not satisfied with that reply.

Later in the day, he sought the advice of his most trusted advisor.

Afterhearing the King's woes and the servant's story, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club."

"The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?" the King inquired.

The advisor replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep ."

According to the advise this was done.

When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. When he opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy... So many gold coins!

He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced that there were only 99 coins.

He wondered, "What could've happened to that last gold coin ? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins! "

He looked everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive.

Finally exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.

From that day, the servant's life was changed.

He was overworked, horribly grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make that 100th gold coin.

He stopped singing while he worked. Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled.

When he sought his advisor's help, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The 99 Club." He continued,

" The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy but are never contented, because they're always yearning and striving for that extra one telling to themselves:

Let me get that one final thing and then I will be happy for life ."

We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute we're given something bigger and better, we want even more!

We lose our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us; all these as a price for our growing needs and desires.

That's what joining The 99 Club is all about.

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Pay Your Rent

This body is like a house given to us on rent.

The owner of this body is the Almighty God.

HE has provided for us everything & everyone that we may need to lead a happy & contented life.

We can live in this body as long as HE wills.

All this time we need to keep thanking HIM & paying HIM the rent in the form of FAITH, DEVOTION and constant LOVING REMEMBRANCE of HIM.

In case we don’t pay HIM the rent, HE sends down ‘gentle’ reminders first in the form of some problems or difficulties in life.

If we still don’t pay up, then the intensity or the height of the hurdle is raised!

As the default continues, then the trouble becomes severe in the form of physical ailments.

It’s also said that our mistakes & follies in life affects the ‘progeny’…..

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He Knows Best

Don’t ask GOD for anything at all.

HE knows best & let him give us what he wants & what he thinks is best for us.

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It is said that once Sage Vyasa explained that Draupadi had in a previous lifetime prayed to Lord Shiva to grant her a husband with 5 desired qualities.

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Lord Shiva, pleased with her devotion, tells her that it is very difficult to get a husband with all 5 qualities that she desired.

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However she sticks to her ground and asks for the same.

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Lord Shiva had no other choice but to grant her wish. Hence she gets married in yet another birth to 5 brothers each who represent a given quality !!!

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(In the epic Mahabharata, Draupadi, is the daughter of King Drupada, who becomes the wife of the five Pandavas.)

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condensed from a discourse by Sai Baba

That Man.....

That Man.....

• who in the midst of pain, does not feel pain
• who is not affected by pleasure, affection or fear
• who looks alike upon gold and dust
• who is not swayed by either slander or praise
• who is not affected by greed, attachment or pride
• who renounces all hopes and desires
• who remains desire-less in this world
• who is not touched by sexual desires or anger
• who remains unaffected by joy and sorrow, honor and dishonor

Within that Man's heart - God dwells.

That Man blessed by his Guru's Grace understands the way.

O Nanak, that Man merges with the Lord, Creator or God, like water with water.

from the Sri Granth Sahib

O Mind, Wake Up !

Why are you sleeping unaware ?

That body, which you were born with,
shall not go along with you in the end.

Mother, father, wife, husband, children
and relatives whom you love so dearly
will assign your body to the fire or earth,
when your soul departs from it.

Your worldy affairs exist only as long as you
are alive ; know this well.

O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord ;
everything is but a dream.


from the Sri Granth Sahib

O Master, i have come to Your Sanctuary

Grant me the peace and glory of the Lord's Name,
and remove my anxiety

i cannot see any other place of shelter ;
i have grown weary and lay collapsed at your door.

Please ignore my karmic account ;
Only then may i be saved.

i am worthless - please, save me.

You are always forgiving and merciful ;
You give support to all.

Slave Nanak follows the Path of the Saints ;
prays Nanak, save him O Lord, this time.

from the Sri Granth Sahib

His Will

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Life is but a DRAMA

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directed by GOD

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Therefore accept,

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accept & accept

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It's all His Will

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J.P Vaswani