Reflective story
The Watered Plant
A young person wanted visible spiritual progress and became discouraged when nothing dramatic seemed to happen.
Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra
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An elder pointed to a plant watered every day. Growth was almost invisible from one morning to the next, yet obvious after a month.
The young person began measuring consistency rather than excitement.
Lesson
Growth is often the accumulated result of ordinary repetition.
Source note
Original Satsang Vani reflective story inspired by public themes of service, discipline, character, devotion and Being & Becoming.