Gurudev Ke Saath

Author(s): Gurdial Mallikji, Pratap J Tolia, Sumitra P Toliya
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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"What a magic is this! Such thing has never happened!! Oh... If I had given all to the King?"
The poor woman laments. But what then of lamenting and repenting?
The instinct of taking again and again grips hold of us. But one who has not learnt to give, has learnt nothing about love, about spiritual life. He dwells in GIVING AWAY only in whom the flame of love goes on burning. He loves, if we will hate, we shall get nothing. We too will have to extend love. Then only we will b able to know God.
"ONLY THE GIVER CAN KNOW THE GOD".
Setan cannot at all know him. So, we can humbly say that on the day when such an instinct of GIVING arises, on that day only our seeking - our worship arises to some extent. There is selfishness until we have the instinct of TAKING and where there is selfishness, there is no love. Selfishness is certainly a worm. The Poet has given indication at one place (It is not improper if we think of the substance of every. song of his, Spiritually): -- "MANY A SONG I HAVE SUNG IN MANY A MOOD, BUT ALL MY SONGS HAVE POINTED TO THEE".
POET HE IS, HENCE BEST OF HIS CREATION ONLY HE CAN GIVE AS A TRIBUTE TO THE God. Let us make our whatsoever duty in life as a WINDOW, so that through it we may have his "DARSHAN' - his sight. Heard was the song of Meera :
“I shall construct high and high Palaces, And shall keep WINDOWS in the middle From which I can have DARSHAN of
SANVARIA - my beloved God..." ("OONCHE OONCHE MAHAL BANAUN, BICH BICH RAKHUN BARI")
"I shall accomplish many tasks, Gigantic tasks, but shall keep in between such a window that through which I can glance at you, my God!"
Prayer-worship-seekings is WINDOW. YOGA is also that. You want to meet HIM, know? One apparatus is given to all according to one's capacity, nature and religion, through which one can perform his conduct, through which he can give tribute to God. What else we need if whole of our life itself becomes a tribute?
Variety of thoughts enter the Poet's mind. Because of that he cannot remain able to live in the presence of God - God in the form of Beauty - always and he cannot talk in the language of indications. Hence, every moment he prays, he resolves:
"At the cost of my life I shall endeavour always to keep my body pure and pious, because it is given by you. Shall keep my mind pure, because you have lit the flame of intellect. Shall keep my heart pure, because it is your place, your seat. Shall keep bad thoughts away. Shall remain pure and whatever will do, will be handed over to you".
Gurudev had acquired the experience of the Unity of life. One gets vision of unity due to Selfexperience. The science also endorses it. But even if we do not possess experience, we shall daily sit down keeping tranquil feelings in heart and shall undergo seeing. Then one day or other, the heart definitely gives witness of unity, let the intellect give it or not. It, the intellect questions, "IF HE IS ONE, THEN WHY MANY?"
But this itself is mystery ('LILA'). When we forget that one, by mingling into the perplexity, the snare of 'ONE & MANY' and 'MANY & ONE', at that someone knocks at our door reminding of that ONE. UNITY OF SOUL IS "THE HARMONY OF BEING". It is synthesis of the purity of Mind, Body and Heart. A seeker establishes UNITY with the whole universe through the seekings of LOVE, SERVICE & WORSHIP. True
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