Baba's Storytime - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His Noble Mother

If the thoughts are sacred, they will certainly become a reality. One need not think that one does not have enough money and power. If you resolve to do something good, you are bound to succeed. The power of noble thought will give you the necessary strength.

Once Chaitanya went to a temple along with his mother, Sachidevi. He prayed, “O Lord, I don’t have any worldly desires. You are the master of the world. You are the master of the body, life and soul. You can grant any wish that I ask for. But I don’t have any worldly and physical desires. I do have one desire. You are the embodiment of love. Love is our life, so please grant me the strength to love You. I don’t want anything else.”

Mother Sachidevi said, “Son, you need food, shelter and raiment in order to carry on your livelihood. But you are saying that you do not want anything.” Chaitanya replied, “Mother, though you are advanced in age, you have not understood even a fraction of Divine Principle. Once you become the recipient of God’s love, all your needs will be taken care of. We should not waste our life with petty desires.”

Chaitanya used to go round the streets singing the glory of Krishna. Good and bad, auspiciousness and inauspiciousness co-exist. Where there is light, there is bound to be its shadow around. Likewise, good people are bound to face difficulties. But those difficulties will enhance the goodness in them.

Pleasure and pain, good and bad co-exist, none can separate them.
You cannot find pleasure or pain, good or bad to the exclusion of the other.
Pleasures result when difficulties fructify.

When Chaitanya was singing the glory of Krishna in the streets, some evil-minded people snatched away the cymbals from his hands. But he was least perturbed. He continued to sing the glory of Krishna with firm faith and devotion. Seeing Chaitanya, the children would get inspired, and they too would join him in singing the Divine name. Chaitanya used to make children sit around him and impart sacred teachings to them.

Chaitanya became a noble soul because of the noble feelings of his mother. So the mother should have pure thoughts and good behaviour. Only then will she be blessed with ideal sons.

(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)