Thread by @gowkinkara

Bedtime story:
Once Rama had an unusual visitor seeking justice in his court, a Dog. He was bleeding with a wound on head. Rama asks what happened, and he replies, I was sitting calmly in a corner near a temple, and a sadhu, passing by hit me with a rock for no reason. Neither +

Did I scare him, barked at him or bit him. Yet he harmed me and broke my head. Hence I seek justice. Rama then calls the sadhu to the court, and asks him if this is true. The sadhu replies, I couldn't get bhiksha that day, I was hence frustrated, and hit the dog for no reason. I+

Accept my mistake, and deserve a punishment. Rama asks the dog, what punishment do you think he deserves? He can be awarded death if you wish so. To this the dog replies, no, make him the head of a Mutt instead. This surprises both Rama and the Sadhu, and intrigued, Rama asks the

Reason. The dog replies, in my previous birth, I was the head of a Mutt, and was proficient in vedas, and did a lot of Upasana. But though not with greed, some money of the mutt got misused by me, and now I was born as a dog. This sadhu despite being in the path of spirituality+

Instead of being compassionate , he was cruel. Once he becomes a head of a Mutt, he sure will commit something wrong with god's funds, and that will haunt him for janmas. Rama though taken aback by the dog's vengeance, abides to his wish, and makes the sadhu the head of a Mutt+

This story from Uttara Ramayana, teaches how RESPONSIBILITY is important when given AUTHORITY. This story should also enlighten people and governments who meddle and swindle with temple property and money, and they should know what is in store for them. Nothing ends here. This +

Janma is just a part of the long journey of the Atma, till it reaches its destination. I