Pinnacle Of Spirituality

SR No.: 032343
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 188
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 42 MB

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30. On the Verge of a Great Meeting
Shri Lallubhai was a secretary, at the court of the State of Limbdi in Gujarat. In
those days, there was much political intrigue and deceit, because of which he had to leave his job. He went to settle in nearby Sayla, a town also known as "the Land of Saints."
Lallubhai's financial condition deteriorated over a period of time. In such times, people often look for answers in magic or some kind of miracle. Lallubhai had heard that a monk in Ratlam in Rajasthan possessed certain powers that could help him.
Lallubhai went to Ratlam and served the monk for a while. He then told of his situation and asked him for his assistance. The monk was Self-Realised and wisely advised him not to seek material gains. The words of the monk awakened Lallubhai and he soon realized how foolishly he had been caught up in materialism. He sought the monk's forgiveness and served him with true, self-less devotion.
Lallubhai, once, respectfully asked the monk to guide him on the right path for spiritual growth. The monk, seeing that he was a true seeker, and that he now had no ulterior motive, was very pleased. He taught him the yogic technique of 'Sudharas', also known as the 'seed of wisdom' (Beej gnan) and explained to him the true path to Enlightenment.
Lallubhai returned to Sayla and became absorbed in his spiritual development and would meditate day and night. He taught his son Sobhagbhai this method of meditation and instructed him to keep it to himself till he came across a true seeker. Since this knowledge would help the latter in his spiritual development.
Sobhagbhai had heard much about Shrimad's poetry, mental faculties and memory. He thought that if he gave the 'seed of wisdom' or beej gnan to Shrimad, then many other souls would also benefit.
He asked his father: "The poet Raichand seems to be the most appropriate person in all of Kathiawad (the peninsular part of Gujarat, also known as Saurashtra). May I give beej gnan to him?"
Sobhagbhai's father agreed and he set off for Jetpur. Sobhagbhai asked Shrimad's whereabout and learned that he was at the shop of Chhatrabhuj Bechar, his brother-inlaw. Sobhagbhai made his way to a meeting that was to prove to be the turning point in the lives of Sobhagbhai and Shrimad.