Gurudev Ke Saath

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

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Gurudev says in one of his poems:"When God created this Cosmos, then the stars said: 'Oh! What a perfectness is there in this Power, What a Joy!' At that time one small star sparkled and spoke out: 'No no, there is no Perfectness in it, there is shortage of one star.' By saying this much that star got lost. Listening: to the 'say' of that star all went on searching it. All got defeated.... and at that time they said"Everywhere there is Perfectness of God, Everywhere there is perfectness, Everywhere there is Perfectness."
(Relayed from All India Radio, Hyderabad on 6-5-1960 with courtesy of Akashvani. Translated from Hindi by Prof. Pratap Kumar Toliya)
6. WHAT GURUDEV WAS ASPIRING FOR.......
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(Unique experience elaborating touching Talk delivered at Swaminarayan College, A'bad on the occasion of 'RAVINDRA SMRITI: Gurudev's Death Anniversary on 5/7-8-1960. It happened when after the in depth rendering of Rabindra Sangeet by Editor Prof. P. Toliya, the Great Humble Mystic speaker - glancing into opposite corner - shed tears slipped into Silence & then spoke out.........)
I am experiencing enormous joy on coming here. It is due to one reason only that I shall be able to send my salutations at the feet of my Gurudev joining together with you all. It is said that we acquire that pious person's blessings in a special form, when we remember someone by having faith in him.
Such a thing has happened over here today also - even for a moment. Here too that deeper experience has been felt. Gurudev is standing in the opposite corner and is telling:
"IF YOU HAVE COME TO MEET ME; YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MEET ME - KNOW ME BY ONE WAY ONLY - THROUGH MUSIC, THROUGH BHAJAN !"
Hence, if this Rabindra Smriti programme had been entirely of Music, and not of consisting of only one or two Bhajans, Gurudev would have enjoyed abundant peace, abundant pleasantness. Gurudev used to say always:
"CELEBRATE MY ANNIVERSARY WITH MUSIC, WHENEVER YOU ARRANGE IT".
I shall now turn to the main topic: "WHAT GURUDEV WAS ASPIRING FOR ?"
Only Gurudev - The Master and The Master of Master knows this. A Poet only knows a Poet, isn't it? I will need another one hundred births to know and understand Gurudev, but seems to get key to understand the significance of Gurudev from a few songs of THE GITANJALI.
So, What Gurudev was aspiring, willing? In addition to the acceptance of the thoughts of THE UPANISHADAS and the ecstasy of the BAULS, he used to say this also:
"I also wish and aspire the same which Bhagawan Buddha was aspiring!"
The Editor of a Bengali Magazine had asked five-ten questions to scholars. One of the questions asked to Gurudev was this: