अंधे और हाथी

Blindmen and the Elephant

There was a school in a village for the blind people. One day, Guruji thought of educating the students about the elephant. Therefore, he took them to an elephant. Guru told them to touch and themselves feel about the elephant. The blind men began to touch its body one by one. One person touched elephant’s ear and thought that elephant was like a handheld fan. Other person touched only its leg and thought the elephant was like a long pillar. Another one touched elephant’s trunk and thought it was like a thick stick. Another one touched its belly and thought it was like a wall. Another one touched its tail and thought that the elephant was like a rope. Afterwards, all these blind men sat at one place and started discussing about the elephant. One said that it was like a hand fan, other said it was a pillar, other one said it was a thick stick, another person explained it was a wall and the other person described it as a rope… All these people got different statements and slowly their discussion turned into a quarrel. Then Guruji interfered and said, “All of you are right. But each of you touched only one part of the elephant and started thinking that to be the whole elephant, which is not the case. When you combine all the individual experiences, then only you can imagine about the whole elephant”.

Spiritual Significance: – Different people in this world have different ideas and views about the existence of God. If someone is aware of one aspect about God doesn’t mean that he knows everything about God. When God reincarnates into this world and imparts the Godly knowledge, it is only then that everything can be known and understood about God. Those who do not have the third eye of wisdom given by God, they are like blind people. God in his introduction himself says, “My name is Sada Shiva. I am Incorporeal Point of light. I am a resident of Param Dham (Supreme Abode)”.