Life of Shrimad Rajchandra

Author(s): Manu Doshi
Publisher: Manu Doshi

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touching the regions of soul. We all monks were very highly impressed by those extraordinary words. They seemed miraculous as if we had never heard the same. We found that so unprecedented. Regarding anger, arrogance, deception and greed, the graceful Guide said that they are our enemies since the infinity. When they become operative, we should tell them, you are our enemies since the infinity, you have not left out anything in abusing us. Now we have recognized you.' So saying we need to annihilate those enemies. He had thus indicated an effective way to get rid of anger etc.
With our limited capacity we are unable to express the delightfulness experienced by us from those unparalleled words. While listening to that teaching we had remained absorbed and standstill like an idol. The rise of the state of realization, stability and internal vigor was indescribable. How can I describe even a shadowy version of that unprecedented talk? That superb man had very compassionately given us the blissful instructions in calm words, even a letter of which can lead the listener to detachment. On the way back Devkaranji had expressed his satisfaction that much of the burden was removed and we had been lightened like flowers. Thus he was praising the teaching and was expressing his internal pleasure while contemplating about the soul.
On this second day the highly compassionate Lord provided us with the uninterrupted stream of the calm teaching comparable to the continuing rainfall in the month of July. This is a short note of the instructions given by graceful Guide at Vadvä.
THIRD DAY
On the third day when Muni Mohanlälji went to Vadvä, he noticed the facial features of the graceful Guide in highly objective mode. Shrimad was writing reply to the letter from a liberationseeker, but an unprecedented mode was arising by looking at the gestures of his mind, words and body. He did not even look at the Muni, till the letter was finished. He seemed to be absorbed in the detached mode and the pen was going on uninterrupted. It was thus obvious that even while writing, his internal state was extra-worldly.
After finishing the letter he looked at Mohanlälji and asked, "When did you renounce? What is your native place? Are you sure that we are enlightened?"
Mohanlälji: "I am certain about your enlightenment"
Shrimad: "Do you think that an enlightened being can be in the family life?"
Mohanlälji: "Yes, it is mentioned at several places in the scriptures that there can be enlightenment even in family life."
While talking Shrimad stated that he did not forsake soul even for a moment. On hearing that, the question stayed within the mind of Mohanlälji for several days as to how it would be possible not to forsake soul while undertaking activities like eating drinking etc. Since the amazing statement came from the enlightened man, he thought it to be truthful, yet apprehension remained within his mind.
Then Mohanlälji asked: "What should I do for well being of soul? What should I chant?" Shrimad replied: "Lallujiswämi will tell you about that. Your well being lies in doing as he directs."