Spiritual Follies !!

[Guest guest]

So the other day i was walking by the side of Ganges. I was feeling

hungry and suddenly I saw Swami Ghasitanandji coming towards me. He

held my hand and said OK i will get you some free meal today...let us

go to Paramdham ashram, where they have free offering of tasty meals

daily.

 

so he dragged me to the ashram. The ashram was very well managed.

Guruji showed me the fans. Each blade had the name of donor written

in bright red color. Guruji pointed ," See this fan was donated by

four brothers, but a fan has only three blades so there must have

been a fight for the fourth name...so the fourth name is printed on

the motor....and see these benches, all of them having brightly

painted with names of the donors....it seems the donors are less

interested in giving comforts to the people and more interested in

publicising themselves.

 

I asked," Why so guruji? and what is harm in it?"

 

Guruji," See the charity as people mean is giving something to tell

others and boast about their charity, to ashrams or temples. The

real charity is where we help the needy, taking him as our own

part...A charity done with publicity or boasting...or taking the

helped person as lower, or expecting him to give something in return,

be it blessings even, is not a charity....this charity has no post

effects and is certainly not for a sadhaka.

 

Then we sat in que for eating. The menu was great...Daal with

Pure Desi ghee, curry and tasty dessert too. Guruji asked the

attendent why such varied menu today. The attendent told that that

days meals were donated by a businessman of Delhi hence the variety

and taste.

 

I said," Guruji this business, seems to be doing real

charity...feeding so many people and not even telling his name."

 

Guruji," You are very impatient Baba..just see next"

 

When we finished meals, and started towards the gate...we had to

stand in que...and on reaching the gate we found the businessman

standing there with his wife and children and asking each one,"

Maharaj was the meal tasty? God has given us money so we thought why

not feed the hungry...please bless us"

 

That seemed very humble" I murmur..

 

Nah"Guruji said....this is his Ahankaar which is taking shape of

humbleness....He wants to tell all of us that it is he who provided

us with meals...and not the ashram. So we should be grateful to me.

 

And we are grateful to him and he gets the good fruits for his

charity by making his ego inflated and ours deflated....I am sure he

is not going to get anyother fruit of this Karma.

 

love

baba