Guru, Disciples and an Elephant

​     Once upon a yogi time there was a saint who had three thousand disciples. One day he and his disciples had a feast, and the saint was teaching his disciples. All of a sudden they looked up and saw a big elephant.

     “Master, master, look at the elephant, he is going to charge!” one of the disciples shouted. The master replied: “Yes I am thinking that the elephant will charge, my disciples.”

     The elephant began charging and the master said, “Do not be afraid, I will sing to him.”
The elephant was getting closer, and the disciples were thinking that if they lost their bodies they would lose everything. But if they moved and lost the guru they could get another guru. So, they decided to run away.

     The elephant got even closer and the guru began singing: “Hey Ram Jay Ram Jai Jai Ram…”

     The elephant ran right up to the guru, stopped and started dancing with him. The elephant lifted the guru with his trunk, put him on his back and moved away with the guru singing and the elephant dancing.

     The three thousand disciples stood there saying: “Master, master, what a wonderful job you have done. We are so proud to be your disciples.”

     The guru looked at them in disappointment and replied: “You all turned your backs on me. My only disciple now is my elephant. He listened and heard my mantra.”