Sri Sadguru Mahime

Author: Charana Dasa

Translator: Shri.Ganesh Prasad

Chapter 151 :  What is astrology?

' Once a couple and their daughter had come to Gurunatha’s house they discussed their problems with Gurunatha, got some remedies from him. When they were just about to leave, the mother proudly told Gurunatha that her daughter knows astrology and has learned palmistry as well.

Gurunatha stretched his hand and said, “Oh then why don’t you tell me what my future holds for me” with a smile. The girl looked at his hand started saying something.

Just then her father got a call, after attending the phone call, he seemed to be quite disturbed and in a hurry to leave. He had got news that his father was not well. Looking at his mannerisms and urgency Gurunatha arranged them to be dropped to the bus stand in a devotee’s car but insisted they should take a bus from there and not hire a car.

After they had left, Gurunatha turned to his devotees and asked... “What is astrology?” answering himself he said, ”astrology is not just a skill that anybody can learn, it is not meant to fleece innocent people by suggesting various rituals to be done, it is an art of making things happen as they ought to be by the power of sadhana, giving a ray of hope to those in distress”.

Then he told about the couple who had just left, he said. “Her father has passed away, I wanted to make sure they don’t hire a car and ask the driver to drive fast to reach their home early”. Who is responsible if anything unpleasant were to happen on the way? That is the reason I asked them to take a bus.

I bowed to Gurunatha for the farsightedness he had shown yet again.

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