To become empty is to become full

Abstract

Radha was the greatest devotee of Lord Krishna. He chose to spend a lot of His time with her. When He was away from her even if briefly, it would cause her untold pain and anguish. She was unable to tolerate separation even for a few moments. She was soon stricken by jealousy. She began wondering why the Lord carried His flute wherever He went. Divining her agitation, the Lord fell asleep on the sands of the Yamuna with the flute hanging loosely by His fingers. Satisfied that He was asleep, Radha crept up and extricated the flute and asked: "What is it that you have that I do not? Why does he prefer you over me?". The flute replied by saying that this was not true as he had no particular virtue that he could think that could attract the attention of the Lord. But Radha persisted in her questions.

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