One man got into the habit of eating opium. It was not possible for him to control this habit. He was always in a kind of coma.
A saintly person visited his city and was offering advice and comfort to
many. The opium-eater also sought the advice of the saint. The saint
said that his health was deteriorating and that he should give up eating
opium. At this, the opium addict said that it was not possible for him
to give it up. He requested the saint to give him some advice.
The saint asked him how much of opium he used to take every day and was
shown a certain lump as the quantity being taken every day. The saint
got a piece of chalk, equal to the lump of opium and told him that he
may continue eating opium but should not take more than the weight of
the chalk each day.
The opium eater was quite happy but he was also told that every day he must write “OM”
three times on a blackboard with that chalk. In this manner, the chalk
was reduced in size every day and so the amount of opium which the
person was eating also got reduced gradually and ultimately this habit
was removed.
(Chinna Katha from the Divine Discouses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
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