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other and will Moksh will be handed over on a silver some people were just sitting and one heard the platter to us?
mesmerised line-Kya Baat Hai!, Everyone was shaken. He beautifully explained the role of a Gnyaani - they Everyone had a moment of their own personal take Dharma off from jad kriya mode and put it into experience with Gurudev's words, the wake up call had bhaav kriya. Bhaav thi dharma thay; maatra kriya karo to khoto time waste kariye chheey.
The Personal He propounded that Moksh is first only about antar sanshodhan and parinaman and all the outer shubh
The sheer joy of 3 days of Guru saanidhya - kriyas and activities only enhance it but outer without
bliss...bliss..bliss... The nervousness was not hidden the inner will not take us anywhere. He gave a very
from anyone the way I kept faltering in my speech each beautiful example of a balloon. A balloon soars high
day of the three days; I felt so small and insignificant ; because of what is inside it and not because of its
who was I to introduce him and yet didn't wish to give shape, size or anything outside.
this opportunity up. And he overlooked all my failings
and faults and focussed only on my effort, by His anecdotes using Mulla Naseeruddin and his silly
appreciating my efforts or mentioning lines of my antics made us all laugh at first but then also helped
speech. us to reflect upon and realize that we are no better than Mulla Naseeruddin ourselves and we too live our
Each day after Satsang I got to sit with him a few lives so foolishly and mindlessly.
minutes and drop him home and the last day he spent
over 2 hours with my family speaking to us, guiding He coaxed us to wake up and stop running around in circles and use Dharma for what it actually is meant to be - a runaway to take off and go to higher elevation
His simple nature, his sweet words, his happy and and not to be wasted away.
gleaming eyes - I am intoxicated by his such sahaj
and nirdosh dasha. Truly blessed for having such a His emphasis was that Dharma is a personal and an
Satpurush holding my hand. individual activity. That one cannot do it on another's behalf. If I wish to see the change in another then I
I am eternally grateful to Shri Mumbai Jain Yuvak have to first change myself. Expecting others to change
Sangh, especially Dhanvantbhai for having the faith in might give them moksh -not me. Expecting others to
me and giving me this opportunity to organise this change so that I could live peacefully and happily and
Swadhyay - there are no words to express my make them do what I wish makes me selfish and means
gratitude. I do not believe in the Jain principles at all and am For now I leave you with the below lines and just so actually committing hinsa-violence on another human much inner peace and grace that we felt these three being.
days. The key to samyak gnyan is jaagruti - awareness in all Uth Jaag Musafir, Bhor Bhayi the actitivites we perform, nirmal mann-Soft heart and Ab Rain Kahan, Jo Sovat Hai... sampoorna shraddha. - Faith
Jo Sovat Hai, Woh Khovat hai The After
Jo Jaagat Hai, Woh Paavat hai... This could only be through Guru Kripa collectively with
Reshma Jain Punya-Uday( satkarma) and it was electrifying.
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FAITH People talking amidst themselves, discussing and In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me analysing the satsang of the previous day, waiting to through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was 'Help see the Master, some in seed stage, some in sprout me.' Sometimes a prayer was 'Thank you.' What I've and some wanting to be watered and nurtured with his discovered is that intimate connection and words on the absolute rare invaluable human birth. communication with my creator will always get me Everyone so so receptive to their own inner quest and through because I know my support, my help, is just ready to be awakened. After satsang on the last day- a prayer away.
