MORAL

The power of divine name!

A tiger gave chase to a monk who had been walking peacefully near a cliff, and the monk, running as fast as he could, had no choice but to leap off the edge of the cliff to avoid being eaten. He was able, as he leapt, to grab hold of a vine trailing over the cliff. He dangled in mid-air with the tiger snarling at him overhead and under him a very long fall into a rushing river full of boulders. Then he noticed a mouse gnawing at the vine. He also noticed, growing out of a cleft in a rock in front of him, a strawberry plant with one ripe berry. He ate it. He said, "This is a very good strawberry."

tiger- The deadly assault from this samsara

Rat- The kaala deva or time which is eluding from us every second

The vine creeper-Poorva janma punyam/paapam

Strawberry- Vishaya sukas of the samsara which is very shortlived

Cliff- Death or yama waiting to conume this physical mortal

Man does not realize that every day is a step towards death. If he understands that, then he will be more compassionate and will concentrate on the Divine.