Gurudev Ke Saath

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

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Once a Boul devotee met. It was morning time. There arose ecstasy. Ecstasy does not notify in advance about its coming!
Sleep was enjoyed for whole of the night, lifted musical instrument EKTARA and commenced singing the song. As the beautiful song went on becoming dense, he went on singing and dancing. (This is one particularity of these Bouls that whatever they wish to convey, they express through song. It happens to be the speech of the soul and speech of the soul is nothing but the expression of the Self. And music itself is the speech of the Self). Hence in the form of the song he asks God:
"Beloved! A thought of asking one question has arisen many a times, but could not dare asking the same so far: But today I have resolved that I will not move from here until I get the reply. Hence listen my Lord! Several times I got disappointment in life, several times I got failure in my efforts, in my activities, and I shed tears in abundance!! I ask you today, O omniscient, O my beloved that where those tears of mine have gone?"
Beloved replies to that Devotee:
"I will reply to your question right now. But before I reply, you look by standing in my place where I am standing that what has happened of your tears?"
Thereafter that devotee by standing on that place facing God looks at that region of his life, where he had shed tears in abundance. He could not see anything at all. Those tears had been transformed into Lotus flowers!
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The songs of such meanings as if suggest us that a lot of influence and impact of the Bouls was impressioned on Gurudev.
He does not get frightened of anything, who realizes perfectness of life once. He certainly goes on further and further. He does not set down sticking to any one aspect of life. He does not hold up the Horizon of life from one place. His vision goes on enlarging; his line of Horizon goes on expanding. Therefore it is gathered from Gurudev's literature that "CIVILIZATION IS EVERENLARGING HORIZON', is the line of ever-developing horizon. It is his SADHANA-aspiring seeking to enlarge this line of Horizon, to more and more enlarge it. For such a seeker of civilization, no aspect of feelings of truth remains untouched. He knots his relationship with every aspect, not in one way but in many ways. Therefore, one who is the seeker of Civilization, maintains Hospiality. HOSPITALITY OF THE HEART. Because of it only the Truth of life enters his conscience. Gurudev experimented it in his literature and every field. Not only this but he carried on new experiments in many other subjects - even in things of Diet, in subjects of dress also. A seeker of civilization maintains such a vision that nothing seems to be old. The INFINITE comes before him always in EVER-NEW (NITYA-NOOTAN) form.
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