Someone asked me: “Why wasn’t the garbage gold?” The reason is because Sanatan Gosvami never wished gold. It fulfills your wish; to Sanatan Gosvami it was just another piece of garbage. One man’s food is another man’s poison. To us stool is garbage but to hog stool is the sumptuous feast. So, he tried and everything he touched was turning to gold. So, he was going around touching so many things and he was becoming a very wealthy man but he was finding no satisfaction in his heart. No matter how much wealth he accumulated, there was no peace, there was always anxiety, anxiety to get more and to protect what you have. So, he was thinking, “He kept this in the garbage. He must have something more valuable than this.” So, this Brahman returned to Sanatan Goswami and said Swamiji: “I think you must have something more valuable than this touchstone. Otherwise why would you laying in the garbage?” Sanatan Goswami said: “Ah! Yes, I have something unlimitedly more auspicious than this touchstone”, “Well I am not satisfied with the touchstone. So, please give me this.” “I will give you but first you throw the touchstone in Jamuna”. He threw it in Jamuna. He approached Sanatan Goswami with folded palms.
