एक नदी के किनारे एक महात्मा रहते थे। उनके पास दूर-दूर से लोग अपनी समस्याओं का समाधान पाने आते थे। एक बार एक व्यक्ति
ek nadee ke kinaare ek mahaatma rahate the. unake paas door-door se log apanee samasyaon ka samaadhaan paane aate the. ek baar ek vyakti
unake paas aaya aur bola- mahaaraaj! main lambe samay se eeshvar kee bhakti kar raha hoon, phir bhee mujhe eeshvar ke darshan nahin hote. krpaya mujhe unake darshan karaie.
mahaatma bole- tumhen is sansaar mein kaun see cheejen sabase adhik priy hain?
vyakti bola- mahaaraaj! mujhe is sansaar mein sabase adhik priy apana parivaar hai aur usake baad dhan-daulat.
mahaatma ne poochha- kya is samay bhee tumhaare paas koee priy vastu hai?
vyakti bola- mere paas ek sone ka sikka hee priy vastu hai.
mahaatma ne ek kaagaj par kuchh likhakar diya aur usase padhane ko kaha. kaagaj dekhakar vyakti bola- mahaaraaj! is par to eeshvar likha hai.
mahaatma ne kaha- ab apana sone ka sikka is kaagaj ke oopar likhe eeshvar shabd par rakh do.
vyakti ne aisa hee kiya. phir mahaatma bole- ab tumhen kya dikhaee de raha hai?
vah bola- is samay to mujhe is kaagaj par keval sone ka sikka rakha dikhaee de raha hai.
mahaatma ne kaha- eeshvar ka bhee yahee haal hai. vah hamaare andar hee hai, lekin moh-maaya ke kaaran ham usake darshan nahin kar paate. jab ham use dekhane kee koshish karate hain to moh-maaya aage aa jaatee hai. dhan-sampatti, ghar-parivaar ke saamane eeshvar ko dekhane ka samay hee nahin hota. yadi samay hota bhee hai to us samay jab vipada hotee hai. aise mein eeshvar ke darshan kaise honge?
mahaatma kee baaten sunakar vyakti samajh gaya ki use moh-maaya se nikalana ha