Stories - An Ancient Hindu Legend
There was a time when all men were gods. But they so abused their divinity that Brahma, the supreme creator, decided to deprive them of their divine power, and hide it in a place where it would be impossible to find. The problem was to find a suitable hiding place.
When the minor gods were called upon to a meeting to resolve the problem, they made the following proposition: Hide the power of divinity somewhere in the earth. But Brahma refused, saying, No it is too easy. Someone will dig into the earth and find it”.
So the gods replied, “In that case, hid it in the depts. of the ocean”.
But Brahma refused once again, saying, “No because sooner or later people will explore all the regions of the ocean. They will surely find it and bring it back to the surface”.
So the gods concluded that they were not able to find a place on land or in the sea where the power of divinity would be safe from man.
Then Brahman said, “Here is what we will do with the power of divinity; we will hide it in the very depths of man himself, because that is the only place he will never think of looking”.
Since that time many have explored the surface of the earth and the oceans depths looking for something that can be found only in themselves.
Moral: Divinity resides in each one of us. The only thing necessary to reach it is a silent resolve to look within ourselves and seek it.