Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator: Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 140 :  The more you accumulate, the more you will suffer

An elderly lady from Shivamogga district came to Gurunatha’ s house one day. When Gurunatha enquired why she was there, she started like this..

“Sir, my husband has some property and also works as a purohit (freelance priest). We have two sons and three daughters. My husband has served Sringeri mutt under Sri Sri Chandra Shekhara Bharathi, l have received the initiation of Rama nama by Varada halli Sridhara Swamiji. Yet our life is not peaceful, the main reason being my second son is mentally disturbed. He is very temperamental, does not listen to anyone, sometimes if he starts bathing.. he does it all day. He lives in extremes. He is about to cross marriageable age; I am worried if we can get him married. Please give me a remedy and cure my son’s illness.

Gurunatha in his reply told the lady. “See now you are blaming your son for everything, everybody commits mistakes.. Have you not committed any?”

The lady replied in the negative and said she has never committed any mistake. It seemed Gurunatha was now angry with her.. He raised his voice and asked “When you were pregnant with this child, did you not take a pill trying to terminate the pregnancy?

She meekly replied “yes”.

Gurunatha continued,” when you have no power to create a new life, how can you end it? You went against Guru’s wish and now you do not want its effects, how is that possible?”

The lady at this point confessed she has committed mistakes and asked Gurunatha what could be done now?

Gurunatha in his reply gave her a few remedies and also said. “Later a Guru will come, and then things will be set right.” This has come true today.

Gurunatha also told her... “Once you go back, give away the utensils and white dhotis you have stored in your cupboard. The more you accumulate, the more you will suffer”. The lady did as advised, when she reached her home.

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