DIVINE EXPERIENCES - NOTHING VEILED IN BETWEEN

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DIVINE EXPERIENCES – NOTHING VEILED IN BETWEEN

Mr. Kolambo, i.e., D.V. Sambhare, Gowd Saraswat, aged 57, Ville Parle says:

Baba was smoking his chilim and passing it round among those near. I am a bidi

smoker. I was some distance away from them being seated near the steps. I felt

a desire to have a puff or two out of that chilim. As soon as the thought

struck me, Baba called out "you boy come here. Why keep yourself so far! Come

near. Have a smoke," and offered me the chilim. I joined the group and drew a

few puffs. I was glad alike to see his knowledge of my desire and his kindness

in graciously offering his chilim to me.

Besides smoking, I had a more dangerous habit, the habit of drinking. Baba came

to me in a dream on 1-2-1917 and sat on my chest and said, "Boy! What are you

doing?" I promised to abstain from drink. From the very next day I rigorously

abstained from touching any liquor. On 15-2-1917 came a test. The manager of my

office was giving a send off to his children and I was of the party invited. He

insisted on my taking a peg of whisky and soda. I pleaded that the doctor had

advised me to abstain. I did not mention Baba’s name in such lighthearted

company. He did not mind the objection and was still insisting. The came

miraculous help. The electric lights went out and my manager went away to find

out how the accident happened. Just then my neighbour, the "mistry" drank off

my glass and I was counted by the manager who returned to me, soon after as

having complied with his request.

Baba’s dakshina demands were often associated with a moral, i.e., putting down

boastfulness, cupidity, evasion of obligations etc., Some months after the

above incident I was at Shirdi. Baba did not ask me for any dakshina at all

though he was asking others for it. I concluded that my having corrected my

vice was, in his eyes, the great merit which was recognised or awarded, by

immunity from paying dakshina. I was at the wada boasting of this immunity in

the presence of friends. At once came a call from Baba and when I went to the

mosque, Baba asked me for 2 rupees dakshina and I paid it. There was another

devotee who had gone to Shirdi, who had a balance of 18 rupees odd with him. He

had handed it over to me in secret with the view that he might truthfully tell

Baba that he had no money if Baba should ask him for dakshina. This man was at

the Masjid when I went to the Masjid and paid my 2 rupees. Baba turned to him

and asked for 2 rupees dakshina and in order to

prevent his evasive excuses, asked, "Take it from this man (pointing to me) and

give it." The man’s device had been found out. He got 2 rupees from the deposit

with me and paid it. That man is (N.V) a proprietor of a press, Mugbat, Mumbai.

This was some time before Baba passed away.

We were there a few days before Baba passed away. When we went to take leave, we

had no anticipation of the coming catastrophe. But Baba evidently knew of it. He

said, "You are coming from Mumbai. You must go on hearing me speak. I should go

on hearing you speak. But you are going away. Well well, (i.e., with

hesitation). Go, you are going to reach your destination tomorrow noon." Any

how leave was given that evening and we started by that night’s train via

Kopergaon, hoping as usual to reach Mumbai (via Manmad) by 7.30 or 8.00 a.m.

But when we reached Manmad we learnt that the engine of a train had gone out of

order and there was a consequent delay of some four hours. As we reached Mumbai,

it struck twelve noon. Baba’s anticipation or prediction was fulfilled. Baba

passed away a few days later and we could then see why he was rather hesitating

to give us leave. That was the final parting.

Some fourteen years ago, one night Baba came to me in a dream and said, "Boy,

you speak of me to others as your Guru. Have I given you prasad, i.e.,

initiation?" then he made me wash my hands, and gave me a Maharatta sloka to

repeat. I repeated it very well in my dream. This was my initiation. But when I

woke, I remembered nothing of the sloka and even now I cannot recall the sloka.

Two years ago, I completed my fifty fifth year. According to the rules of our

company, one should retire at 55. So I was getting ready to be relieved. But at

that time, I had a dream. Our big boss, the director, came in the dream, to me

and made me understand that I should not bother about leaving the company. Up

to this time none has asked me to retire.

I have responsibilities to my family as I have 4 or 5 daughters and a son. Baba

looks after all my affairs. I do not pray to him for anything. He knows what I

require and it is up to him to give us what we need, if that be his wish. Why

trouble him with requests, as though he either did not know what we want, or

knowing it would not give what is good unless pestered with requests? We are

content to let him do his will for us; and we are happy.

(Written by HH Pujyasri B V Narasimha Swamiji in Devotees Experiences Vol.3 on 26-09-1936.)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Be not idle. Do the best of which you are capable. Then accept whatever happens!

That is the way to Peace.

Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya....

What are the essential marks of a perfect disciple?

He is obedient to his Guru.

He is pure minded: he has risen above the mirage or maya of life. He has

renounced sexual deformity. He has turned away from all ephemeral pleasures and

fleeting sensations.

He is strong in the aspiration to moksha (liberation).

He is diligent and devoted to the welfare of others.

He is never tired in the service of the Guru and he serves him by speech and

thought, by body and will.

He listens to the voice of silence. He is awake within and he is active on the

outer plane. In quiet retreats – on mountain tops and silent hills, in caves

and forests, on river-banks and seashores – he hears the holy vibrations. To

the noises around him he is deaf: and even in the market place he is awake to

the notes of the Eternal.

He has conquered his passions – indolence, lust, anger, greed and moha.

(Sadhu Vaswani)

 

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