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Narendra (Swami Vivekananda) asked: - What position should we occupy in relation to evil people or in relation to those who violate our peace or insult us?

Resistance to evil.

Bhagavan (Ramakrishna) replied: - A person living in society should have a little tamas (a spirit that resists evil) for self-defense. But this is only necessary for appearance, in order to prevent evil people from really harming you. But at the same time, you should not harm anyone yourself on the grounds that he has done something wrong to you.

The parable of the serpent and the holy man.

On one field lived a large poisonous snake. No one dared to walk past her. Once a holy man (mahatma) passed along the road, and a snake rushed to him to bite him. But when she approached the saint, she lost all her anger and rage, so the yoga soft soul affected her. Seeing the snake, the sage said: “Well, my friend, do you want to bite me?” The snake was astounded and could not answer. And the sage continued: “Listen, friend, do not bite anyone for the future.” The snake bowed its head in front of him and promised to obey. The sage went his own way, and the snake crawled into its hole and began to live an innocent life from that day, not trying to bite anyone anymore. After a few days, everyone around knew that the snake had lost its poison and ceased to be dangerous, and everyone began to torment her. She was stoned, dragged by the tail, there was no end to her torment. Fortunately, the sage again walked along this road and, seeing a battered and exhausted snake, he was very moved and asked what was the matter. “Holy lord, the snake answered, this is because I want to follow your advice and I don’t want to bite anyone else. But, alas, they are all so ruthless. " The sage smiled and said: “My friend, I advised you not to bite anyone, but I did not tell you not to scare anyone. And for the future, you should not bite any living creature, but you can show them their teeth and hiss and thereby keep everyone at a distance from themselves. " And Ramakrishna added: “There is no harm in“ hissing ”at evil people and at your enemies; in this way you can protect yourself and know how to resist evil. But you must be careful not to let your poison into the blood of your enemies. Do not fight evil, returning evil for evil. "

Love for everyone.
One of the students present said: “But when a person is angry with me, Bhagavan, I feel miserable. And I feel that I cannot love everyone equally.
Ramakrishna: - When you feel this way, you should talk to this person and try to make peace with him. If you fail, you should not think about it anymore. Seek refuge in the Lord. Think of Him. Let your mind not care about any other things.

The parable of the man who saved the Snake from mortal danger The story of the cunning dodger, fox Reynard

“Two years ago, a man and a Snake came to the court in search of justice. And the argument was hard to resolve. But it was like that. The snake crawled over the fence and landed in snares. The loop began to tighten, and the Snake could not get out without help. She was in mortal danger. But at that time one man passed by, and the Snake began to call, scream and beg him for help.
  This man took pity on the Snake and said:
  "I will save you from death, just promise that you will not do me any harm."
  The snake readily agreed and swore a terrible oath that it would not harm him. Then he freed her from the snares, and then they went together. After some time, the Snake got hungry, because for a long time already did not eat anything. She attacked the man and wanted to kill him. He barely managed to bounce to the side, saving his life, and said:
  “Have you decided to destroy me? Have you forgotten that you vowed not to harm me? "
  “I am hungry, and from oath I can break my oath. So I can do what I wish. "
  “It will be better,” the man said then, “if you wait a bit until we meet someone who would judge our argument.”
  The snake agreed, and they set off further. On the way, they met Raven Tiselin with his son Slindper and told them their story. Raven Tiselin immediately recognized that the Snake was right, because he himself hoped to profit from such prey.
  “Well,” says the Snake, “what do you say now?” I’m saying, I’m right. "
  “I will not listen to how this robber judged, who in our business has his own self-interest. Moreover, he is alone. There should be at least two or three judges, and those who understand the laws. We need to continue the investigation. "
  And they went on with the four of them, until they met the Wolf and the Bear, and told them about their dispute. And again, the judges decided that the person should be eaten, because hunger frees from any oaths. The man was frightened and lost heart, and the Snake crawled closer and already spewed out its poison, so that the man barely managed to bounce off.
  “You are not acting according to the law,” he said to Snake, “that you want to trick me and kill me by deception. You have no such right. "
  “Have our judges not convinced you? After all, they twice made their decision. "
  “What are these judges, the same robbers and murderers who never hold a word. Our quarrel must be judged by the royal court, and you will not be able to avoid it. I will obey any decision and never violate it. "

The Wolf and the Bear readily agreed, and the Snake did not mind, because they believed that the royal court would decide the case in their favor. I think, my lord, you will remember this court. And so they all came to you, and with the Wolf his wolves ran, who were nicknamed Netherbelly and Nenaed. They also decided to feast on human meat. But they howled so loudly from hunger that you ordered them to leave the court.
  A man, seized with fear, appealed to your mercy and told how the Serpent, whom he saved his life, conceived to destroy him and gobble it, thereby breaking his own terrible oath.
  “I did not break my oath,” the Snake began to object. “I rely on the mercy of the king in everything, but I wanted to save my life, and mortal danger frees me from any oaths and promises.”
  And then, my lord, your courtiers were very saddened, and you yourself too. Because, out of your mercy, you sympathized with this man and his misfortune, and you did not want him to lose his life because of his kindness. But on the other hand, one could not help but reckon with hunger, which threatens life. And no one at your court knew what to do. Many opposed the man, now I see here some of these. But still they could not solve anything. Then they sent for my nephew Raynard, in order to hear what he would say. In those days, they showed him great respect at court and always followed his reasonable advice, because he was very wise and competent in the laws. You ordered him to make a fair sentence, which everyone should execute.
  “My lord,” said Reynard, “what we heard is not enough to make a fair sentence, because there is a lot of untruth in their story.” I can make a final opinion about this matter only if the Snake is again put into the same trap from which this man freed her. Any other decision will be unfair. "
  “My lord Reynard,” you said then, “you are telling the truth, and we all agree with you.” No one had such a wonderful thought. "
  Then everyone went to the place where the man met with the Snake, and Reynard asked the Snake to climb into snares again. So they did.
  “Well, my lord Reynard,” you asked then, “what decision will you make?”
“My lord,” said Raynard Lees, “now they are both in the same position as before.” No one won the argument. And now, my lord, my decision, which does not violate the law, will be in the heart of your mercy. If this person wants to free the Serpent again, relying on its oath, let it do so. If he judges that the Snake will harm him or, driven by hunger, break his oath, then, I believe, let him go on all four sides, and the Snake will remain in full power. What could he have done at the beginning out of fear that the Serpent, which he would save from mortal danger, would still break his promise. Therefore, I think that it is most likely to give a person this free choice that he had before. "
This decision, my lord, seemed to you and your courtiers to be very reasonable and correct. Everything was done, as suggested by Raynard. And everyone praised his wisdom, thanks to which he helped that person. So the Fox with your mind saved your honor and dignity, as befits a faithful servant of his master. Has the Wolf or the Bear ever done you such a favor? All they can do is howl and growl, rob and steal, gobble up with rich foods, stuffing their belly. And then, hiding behind the law, they pronounce the death sentence on petty thieves who carry hens and chickens. Whereas they themselves, who easily lift up a cow, a bull or a horse, hold their heads high and imagine themselves masters, respecting themselves as sages equal to Solomon, Avicenna or Aristotle. And they are overwhelmed with pride because everyone honors them for their great deeds and for their courage. But as soon as the real case arises, they are the first to show their backs. Ordinary citizens come forward, but they won’t get a reward at all. Oh my lord, such and others like them - this is real destruction for cities, states, countries and people. And it doesn’t matter to them whose house is on fire - just to warm themselves by the fire. In addition to their personal gain and profit, they do not care about anything, while Reynard, all his friends and relatives care and care about the honor, dignity and prosperity of his master. And for his wisdom, which is so useful, Raynard does not receive any gratitude. But now it finally became clear who the best adviser is and who is more useful. You say, my lord, that all relatives have turned their backs on him and do not want to protect the Fox because of his deceit and cunning. If someone else had said this, he would not have escaped our revenge. But you, my lord, we will save you from this, you can say whatever you want. Because if someone intends to harm you in word or deed, such punishment awaits him that our descendants will remember. In battles and fights, fear is unknown to us. With your permission, sir, I could tell you something about the relatives and friends of Reynard, that for the sake of his good they will not spare their goodness and life itself. And I am one of those. I am a wife, mother. And I will not hesitate to give for Raynard not only my wealth and life, but also three adult children, strong and strong. I can’t see how he suffers. I'd rather die than watch him being unjustly punished. This is my love for him. ”

What limits us in life? Who prevents to be happy? What are the obstacles to the goal and success?

It will help to ponder and find today's answers.

The Parable of the Snake Think It Yourself

It was a bright sunny day shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow. The sun slowly, lazy, as if tired of the heat crawled away from the zenith. There was not a cloud in the clear blue sky. There was a divine silence. The birds hid from the heat, and their twittering was not heard. Only occasionally a light breeze stirred the leaves.

The snake lay on a stone and dozed. She had wonderful dreams. But even in them, she did not forget about the problem that had bothered her for several years: she was scared of the future.

If it scares everyone with its mystery, unpredictability, and unknown, then the snake was just scared that she knew her future too well.

During her not-so-very long life, she learned a lot, if not all. She used her valley up and down, she knew her, she knew every pebble, every blade of grass, and they whispered affably when she crawled past.

She knew love and hate, friendship and betrayal, and much more.

But the problem was different: the valley was surrounded by high and impregnable mountains and the snake knew if to overcome these mountains, then, behind them, lies a beautiful and terrible unknown. But it was still better than spending his whole life here.

But how to overcome them? That was the problem. The snake wanted to find wings so that it could fly like a bird and not be chained to the ground.

Suddenly a strong wind came in and clouds appeared in the clear blue sky.

The snake woke up. At that moment, she was nailed to the ground with a slingshot, and a long stick ended. She was caught. She was pushed into a bag, and then into the terrarium.

She was deprived of her freedom - what she was proud of and what she had been pursuing all her life.

Now she was sitting behind the glass, and they came to look at her, poked her finger.

She adapted - you can adapt to everything, but not reconciled.

All she thought about it, she was smart and, despite, age wise.

And one morning she woke up and realized that nothing was holding her here.

She turned into a ray of sunlight and fell to the floor, turned into a brook and reached the door, turned into fire and burned the door.

There was a space in front of her.

She was free, freer than a bird.

She turned into the wind and flew ...

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Our life, beloved, is like a man who has settled with his wife, with his only son and with a slave, in the same courtyard where the deadly serpent lived. Learning from the neighbors about the serpent, the new owner set out to kill him, but when he approached him to kill, he found a zlatitsa before him, and lifting it, he thought to himself: “If the serpent wanted to kill us, then of course it wouldn’t deliver to this zlatitsa. ”

Overjoyed by his find, and hoping that the serpent would still wear him gold, the man left the serpent alone. The next morning, indeed, he still found a zlatitsa, and said to himself: "Yes, this serpent deserves not death, but honor and care." This went on for some time; the serpent did not touch anyone in the house, and delivered to the owner every day for zlatitsa.

That man had a dear horse; and then one day the serpent stung this horse. It was a pity the owner of his beloved horse, he decided to kill the serpent; but when he saw the new zlatitsa, he thought better of it and reasoned like this: “If I kill the serpent, I will not return the horse, and there will be no more zlatits”; and did not kill the serpent. Some time has passed. The owner regularly received from the snake every day on gold.

Suddenly the serpent stung his slave when he was sleeping in the yard. The poor slave cried out loud; the owner ran to his cry, cursing both the serpent and the yard; he called the doctors, asked them to help the slave; the doctors gave stung different medicines, but the slave nevertheless died. Then the owner decided to kill the serpent; but as soon as he approached him and saw a new goldwoman again, he thought again: “He reasoned, both the slave and the horse, I bought with money, and the serpent gives me more than what I paid for them; we will be careful, and the serpent will not do us any harm ”; and he did not touch the serpent.

A little more time passed, and now the serpent stung his son ... An unfortunate father sobbed - he only had one brainchild - he called the doctors, begged them to save his son, promising them piles of gold - but no matter how many doctors worked, the child died! Father vowed to kill the serpent; but when he saw the brilliant golden woman, he picked it up and began to think: “My son is to blame: he did not know how to take care of himself; I won’t be able to return it, but the serpent gives me 365 zlatits every year ... We’ll be careful with our wife and he won’t touch us. ” And again he left the serpent alone.

Some more time passed and - the serpent stung his wife ... The unfortunate woman screamed, her husband came running, relatives and neighbors gathered, called doctors, but nothing helped - his wife ended her life! .. Everyone advised the unfortunate person to end the serpent; and he himself decided to kill him and began to lie in wait when he showed up. But, in wait for him, he could not bear not to look at the place where, according to custom, he found a zlatitsa every day, and now he sees - instead of zlatitsa lies a large, beautiful, never before seen pearl!

He grabbed it with joy, and with pleasure examined it, forgot about the death of both his wife and son, forgot about everything, and thought to himself: “Behold, the serpent has exchanged gold for pure, white pearls, - so now he will not harm anyone! "And out of joy, the owner cleared the place where he found the pearl, and began to sprinkle it with aromas every day; and the serpent delivered to him every day at an expensive pearl. But this man made a vessel of gold; put those pearls in it, dug a hole under his bed and hid his treasure there.

But when he completely forgot to think about the danger, the serpent crept up to him and stung him in the leg ... And he began to scream loudly; and his friends and relatives gathered to him, and began to rebuke him: “Didn’t we tell you: kill this serpent! Now, you yourself have prepared death for yourself; you yourself see how you unreasonably acted ”... No efforts of the doctors eased his sufferings, then the dying man turned with a prayer to God:“ Lord, Lord! - so he prayed: - forgive me this time, and I repent ... The vanity of the earth will not seduce me anymore; I will give out all the possessions and run away into the desert to serve you alone there! .. ”He called for the help of the saints of God and vowed that he would fulfill all his promises before God. And the Lord was propitiated over him, and he recovered.

But the silver lover was not enlightened by this misfortune; he forgot his promises and even began to reason like this: “If the snake was bitten, I would not have recovered ...” and he calmed down, collecting again every day a pearl. But then the serpent again stung him in the leg ... And again friends and relatives gathered to him, and again scolded him for his insanity, for breaking the vows given to God with an oath, and again the unfortunate sinner cried out to the Lord, begging for mercy and promising not to to sin ... And again the man-loving Lord was merciful to him, and he recovered again.

But the love of money so possessed his soul that even after such misfortunes he was sorry to part with treasures: “How many beggars in the world,” he reasoned, “I will gather wealth for them, I will give alms, and God will forgive me for that.” But the more he saved up treasures, the meaner he became, and he completely stopped thinking about the poor at last ... And now the serpent creeps up to him for the third time and stings him right in the heart! .. And then neither relatives, friends or doctors helped him , nor his wealth, - God Himself turned away from the sinner, and he died a fierce death! ..

What does this parable signify?

The yard is our earthly life; the serpent is the world-holder the crafty devil; Zlatitsa - sinful pleasure or sinful lust leading a person to perdition. Serpentine poison is a sin that kills a person, as the Apostle says: “the lust of conceived gives birth to sin, but the sin of committed acts gives birth to death (James 1:15). For our negligence, God first allows wordless animals to die, then takes away people close to us from them. But we are not admonished with divine punishment; as soon as grief passes, we forget it, and again surrender to our favorite sinful habits, today weep and grieve, and tomorrow again we indulge in worldly vanities, as if we would never die.

The devil seduces us with the blessings of this world as a fisherman, casting uda with bait; and we rush greedily at these baits, and we get to his bastard. Just as an unclean animal, having washed itself, returns again to its beloved mud, like an evil, incorrigible robber released from prison, forgets about the execution that threatened him and is taken for past atrocities, so we sinners when we are tempted, repent, and as soon as trouble passes, we again take up our past sins and sin even more ...

One unreasonable man invented all sorts of excuses for himself, accumulated wealth under the pretext of alms, and every time he put off repentance, as if he thought to deceive the Lord God Himself: every sinner does the same, deceiving himself, deceiving his conscience, just to keep his beloved by sin ... But the long-suffering Lord all expects repentance from him, everything postpones the punishment until finally the sinner reaches the depths of evil; and then the angry Lord performs His righteous judgment on him ... May Christ our Savior deliver us from such bitterness, and may He show us His humanity and mercy here and in the hereafter - forever and ever, amen!

One man settled in the courtyard with his wife, the only begotten son of a servant. Having learned from the neighbors that a deadly serpent lives in the courtyard, the man set out to kill him. But approaching the serpent, he saw the goldwoman in front of him and decided: “If the serpent wanted to kill us, then, of course, he wouldn’t deliver such a goldwoman. "Rejoiced by such a find, a man hoped that a snake would give such a goldwoman every day. In the morning, indeed, he found a goldwoman and decided that this snake deserves not death, but care. And every day the man found new gold medalist.

In this parable, the court refers to our whole life, under the snake-the enemy of the human race, under the goldwoman — sinful pleasures and lusts, under poison — sin.

But once a serpent stung an expensive horse and a man decided to kill a serpent, but after seeing a new goldwoman, he decided that if he killed a serpent, there would be no more goldmailers, but he wouldn’t return the horse and didn’t kill. Every day a man got a goldsmith and once a snake stung a sleeping man the slave’s yard. A man called for doctors, but they didn’t help him and the slave died. An annoyed man wanted to kill the serpent, but he saw a new goldwoman and decided that the goldmailers were paying for the horse and the slave and did not kill the serpent.

Then the serpent stung his son and the doctors did not save his son. The sobbing father vowed to kill the serpent, but, finding a new goldwoman, he judged that the son was to blame for himself, that he could not protect himself, and the serpent gives 365 goldmaids every year.

After some time, the serpent stung his wife, neighbors, doctors came and could not help. The neighbors denounced the owner that they had warned the snake to kill. And here the man is annoyed going to kill the snake, but out of curiosity he looked at the place where the goldman found they saw a beautiful pearl lying and about everything forgotten in the world. Every day a man found a new pearl and dug a hole under the bed to stack pearls.

The snake crept up at night and stung a man in the heel. Neighbors and doctors came and cannot relieve. The man began to cry out to God: "Lord, Lord, forgive me this time and I will repent. I will not seduce me more than the vanity of the earth, and I will go into the wilderness to serve you alone there. "And God took pity and the man recovered.

But the silver lover was not enlightened by this misfortune and reasoned: “If the bite was deadly, I would not have recovered ...." And I began to find it by the pearl every day. And the serpent again stung him at the heel. The neighbors, friends, reproached about oath to God. The unfortunate again cried out to God and God took pity, and the man recovered.

But the love of money so possessed man that he reasoned: "How many beggars in the world, I will gather treasures for them, do alms, and God will forgive me."

But the man was becoming stingier and completely forgot about the poor. The serpent crept in and stung the man in the heart. And no one could help the man and God turned away.

For our admonition, God first allows the dumb animals to die, then loved ones.