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......... And Gurdial fulfilled these all desires, rather commands, of his mother in letter and spirit throughout his lonely, motherless life, finding later his Mother and all-in-all in Gurudev Rabindranath and in God. Thus this spirit of his departed physically but always associated internally Mother worked. His experience of carrying on Mother's orders made him realise to see God in Mother and Mother in God. He added his beloved Master Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore here and as Gurdialji says at one place, "On one end is God, on another Gurudev and in the middle of both is my Mother!"
All these made Gurdial to realize by his Mother's life and Death. He was convinced that the greatness of God and Love - both are reflected in an unusual manner in the motherhood of women. This equated him to believe Mother and God both at Par. He repeatedly used to stress and say that "HEAVEN IS AT THE FEET OF MOTHER".
Second important thing he learnt from his Mother's above mentioned Commands, was about the tremendous power of SINCERE & DEEP PRAYER : POWER OF PRAYER : SILENT PRAYER.
Third thing he derived from his Great Mother that there resides in Man's heart an invisible POWER, which is capable of transcending all barriers of TIME and PLACE and sees and knows all and everything that happens. In JAIN terms, IT IS INFINITE POWER OF THE SELF, OF THE ATMAN, POTENTIALLY DIVINE ATMAN, AWAKENED ATMAN.
Divine Soul of Gurdial mallikji realized this. Thus, Mother's Role in moulding Gurdial's life, mysteriously relates to No. SEVEN, the Birth Number of 7th Date.......! Second : Similarly it is with his Master Gurudev Rabindranath's Birth Date of 7th also as indicated in the beginning. Spirit of Mother worked with Gurdial. Invisibally and internally, while that of the Master externally, even internally also.
Leaving aside for the time being about Gurdial's details of his studies at Dera, Quetta, Lahore and Bombay and short service period at Karachi, we shall straightaway come to the Glimpses of his long and dedicated span of more than 22 years' time of his shelter at the feet of his beloved Master Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan.
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We shall read some events of this in his own words which he expressed and narrated years back in 1958 before an Apt audience and the humble author of these lines had the privilege to note it down and record and to publish in Hindi and Gujarati magazines personally.
These are Gurudialji's Golden words:
As you have expected, I shall try to tell something about Gurudev. But here again is one difficulty - what shall I say about my Mother ? ........ So regarding Gurudev, I may only say that "He was all-in-all to me in my life... May I be worthy of his Love.......!"
And saying so, there were tears in his eyes and he continued in emotional ecstacy - like mood :
"DUMB GURDIAL"
For about 27 years, I have been associated with Santiniketan. Gurudev left his mortal body in 1941. Till then, for about 22 years, I stayed with Gurudev, but I have not talked to him even for 22 Minutes in all throughout this entire period ! Even though, I am influenced by his life. When I was young, my Mother had taught me one lesson that, "Lock your Tongue and Mind, when you approach any great person !". I acted accordingly with Gurudev, I did the same thing with Gandhiji also in course of my 20 years contact with him.
