[GHHF] Students learned the importance of working selflessly by controlling karmendriyas and Jnanedriyas.

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In a village, there was a boy named Aryan. Aryan was an average student. That is, like all other children, he did not get everything right away. But he never stopped trying. No matter how complex or tedious a task was, he would control his mind and work hard to improve. That is why he was an inspiration to everyone.
There was another boy named Kutil in Aryan's classroom. Kutil was always lazy and only thought about his selfishness. When projects were given in school, he spent more time watching TV and playing video games than reading books.
One day, their teacher gave them a big project on the topic of "Keeping our surroundings clean". As part of it, they had to clean the garbage in their school garden and plant new plants.
Kutil was not interested. Instead of working selflessly, he played video games at home and engaged in idle conversation with friends.
Kutil went into the garden, but without working for even two minutes, and started playing with his friends. He listened to what his mind told him and went where his senses pulled him.
But Aryan was not like that. When the teacher told him about the project, he listened attentively. "This work is for our school, for us. We must do it well," he thought to himself. Aryan also liked games, but he kept his mind in check.
After that, Aryan put his working limbs to use: his hands picked up the garbage, dug into the mud, and continued working even when he was tired. His legs carried the plants and raked the soil. His mouth did not utter unnecessary words, but occasionally spoke good words, and he enjoyed his work. He completed his duty selflessly, not for praise or rewards, but simply with the desire to do the job right. He behaved like a true karma yogi.
The teacher and the other children were amazed at what Aryan had done. Kutil hung his head in shame. The teacher praised Aryan and said, "Aryan, you are a true Karma Yogi! You have completed your work without just boasting, keeping your mind and senses under control, and without expecting any result. As it is said in the Bhagavad Gita:
“Whereas, O Arjuna, the one who controls the senses organs with the mind, remaining unattached, takes to karma yoga of action (i.e., action performed with yoga buddhi) with the organs of action is superior.’ (3:7)
The teacher praised Aryan and continued, "Children, if we want to do good deeds, we must first control our senses. We must be careful not to see unnecessary things with our eyes, not to hear unnecessary things with our ears, and not to speak lies or bad words with our mouths. Similarly, we must control our hands from doing bad things and our feet from going to bad places. If we focus our minds and senses on good things and good deeds, we will not have unnecessary desires or anger. We will be able to do our work well. Then our lives will be happy and successful like Aryan."
From that day on, all the children, including Kutil, looked up to Aryan as their role model. They learned to control their minds and senses and do good deeds selflessly.
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