Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator:Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 6: My ego

This was during the time when l (Charanadasa) used to visit Gurunatha’s residence for a few days and return. I had this feeling about me that, only I was right in this world. Once I was fed up with some political establishments in my native, coming to Gurunatha’s house and my emotions running high I told him... “Sir, in this world honesty, compassion are mere words and concepts, they are just used as catch phrases and nobody gives them any value. I have lived an honest life this long, now I will show the world I can live the other way as well.”

Gurunatha did not respond, he just looked at me once, for the next three days he made sure I was always within his view. Not knowing Guru’s inner thoughts I was under the impression that I had achieved something. I was following him throughout the day, if he were to hold my hand for support; I used to grip it very tightly as if to show my anger and displeasure. Today I feel embarrassed that I did not understand the compassion behind that silence.

Two days passed by like this, on the second day just before going to bed Gurunatha gave me a coconut and asked me to keep it with me. I took it from him but forcefully pushed it behind me making my displeasure evident.

The following morning Gurunatha with folded hands asked me...“ I want you to give me a word, the path you have taken till now is fine, please you should not change it, I guarantee you that you shall succeed in the same path.” immediately, I nodded and bowed at his feet.

In hindsight, had my master not showered his compassion on me in those days I would have gone on to become an anti social element and a pretty tough one at that.

Like this he spent his whole life reforming many people like me who were not related to him in a conventional meaning of relation. I am moved to tears whenever I remember that affection, compassion and patience.

Once a visitor who was sitting in the group that had gathered during evening seemed very restless, Gurunatha was still resting in the other house. Probably by his inner sight Gurunatha had sensed what was wrong with this visitor. He called one of his disciples and asked him to get a specific brand of alcoholic beverage and some cigarettes. Giving those to the restless visitor who was both surprised and ashamed at the same time, Gurunatha said he understands how addiction can make someone restless. That was the last time and that person did not touch alcohol and cigarettes again.

In another instance, the advaitha seer was visiting Sakharaya Patna. The devotees who had gathered started singing bhajans and at one point some even started dancing. A local who had been drunk joined in and started to dance along with the devotees. Gurunatha saw this, came to that person gave the person some money he had and told him “You should have some more drinks and come back here to dance.”

That person took the money and went away but did not return to dance, next day he came draped in white clothes along with his family and apologised to Gurunatha for his behavior on the previous evening and promised he would never touch alcohol again.

Like this, Gurunatha used to reform all creatures that came in contact with him with great compassion.

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