Él se encarga de todo ... del Bienestar y la despedida - Por el Dr. T. Ravi Kumar
A continuación se muestra la transcripción de la charla dictada por el Dr. T. Ravi Kumar ante Bhagaván el 1 de octubre de 2006.
*Pranams a los Pies de Loto de Bhagavan. Amado y Querido Bhagavan, ancianos respetados, hermanos y hermanas:
Un par de días atrás, Bhagavan estaba hablando de educación y Educare. Él dijo: "Educare surge desde el interior.. Hay un pozo que contiene el agua del Bhakti (devoción ). Para ello, se necesita una cuerda( la fe ),y un balde . "
¿Qué es la fe? La fe no es creencia sin pruebas, es confianza sin reservas. Mucha gente dice que Dios nos da la experiencia, a continuación viene la fe. Pero Swami dice: "Tú ten fe, y yo te daré la experiencia!"
¿Cómo es esto? Baba dice: "Usted quiere aprender a nadar primero y luego saltar al agua y nadar.
En lugar de hablar con usted acerca de estas verdades filosóficas sólo en términos abstractos, permítanme ilustrarlos con incidentes, que he tenido el privilegio de experimentar y ver .
*Hubo otro caso que recuerdo - esto ocurrió en el año 1971 - incluso antes de que me uniera aquí. Yo estaba en Bal-Vikas de un Samithi (centro) llamado Ulsoor Samithi y querían representar un drama en la presencia de Swami.
*Durante mi visita a Parthi en Guru Purnima, tuve que retrasarme por unos días. Esta fue la única vez - en todos los treinta y dos años que he estado en Brindavan , que me atrase , incluso después de que todos los estudiantes se habían ido.
NUESTRA VIDA ES SU MENSAJE
OMSAIRAMMM...
Un par de días atrás, Bhagavan estaba hablando de educación y Educare. Él dijo: "Educare surge desde el interior.. Hay un pozo que contiene el agua del Bhakti (devoción ). Para ello, se necesita una cuerda( la fe ),y un balde . "
¿Qué es la fe? La fe no es creencia sin pruebas, es confianza sin reservas. Mucha gente dice que Dios nos da la experiencia, a continuación viene la fe. Pero Swami dice: "Tú ten fe, y yo te daré la experiencia!"
¿Cómo es esto? Baba dice: "Usted quiere aprender a nadar primero y luego saltar al agua y nadar.
Pero yo les digo: "Salten al agua y les enseño". Bhagavan nos dice de la importancia de tener fe. La fe es creer que Dios existe y que Dios cuida de todos y cada uno de nosotros.
En lugar de hablar con usted acerca de estas verdades filosóficas sólo en términos abstractos, permítanme ilustrarlos con incidentes, que he tenido el privilegio de experimentar y ver .
*En el año 1966, mi padre tenía una enfermedad muy grave y fue al médico. Después de examinarlo, el médico descubrió que tenía cáncer. Y él dijo: "Usted debe operarse." El médico era un gran cirujano - además seria muy costoso también! Él dijo: "Usted opérece y todo estará bien."
Así que mi padre se interno en un hospital de Bangalore y la primera cirugía se llevó a cabo. Después de esto, todo estuvo bien durante un mes. Pero cuando iba a conseguir el alta , se encontró que el cáncer no se había detenido y que continúa.
Así que mi padre se interno en un hospital de Bangalore y la primera cirugía se llevó a cabo. Después de esto, todo estuvo bien durante un mes. Pero cuando iba a conseguir el alta , se encontró que el cáncer no se había detenido y que continúa.
El médico con el mismo aire de confianza, dijo, "No hay problema! Hagamos una cirugía más". Por lo tanto, una cirugía más se hizo. Y ocurrió otra vez la misma historia.
Esto continuó una vez, dos, tres veces, cinco veces, diez veces, hasta veinticinco veces! Después de veinticinco veces, este famoso cirujano acepto la derrota y llamó a mi hermana - que entonces estaba en el último año de su MBBS Medicina - y dijo: "Mire usted, de colega a colega, le confieso que el cuchillo ha fallado! No se puede curar el cáncer, yo he hecho todo lo que puedo hacer. Y la ciencia médica como se practica hoy en día sólo conoce esto. "
Mi hermana estaba en el último año y el doctor dijo: "Toma ha tu padre y llévalo a su casa.
Esto continuó una vez, dos, tres veces, cinco veces, diez veces, hasta veinticinco veces! Después de veinticinco veces, este famoso cirujano acepto la derrota y llamó a mi hermana - que entonces estaba en el último año de su MBBS Medicina - y dijo: "Mire usted, de colega a colega, le confieso que el cuchillo ha fallado! No se puede curar el cáncer, yo he hecho todo lo que puedo hacer. Y la ciencia médica como se practica hoy en día sólo conoce esto. "
Mi hermana estaba en el último año y el doctor dijo: "Toma ha tu padre y llévalo a su casa.
No hay necesidad de mantenerlo aquí en este ambiente. Acepte dejarlo morir en paz en su medio. "
Mi hermana tenía el corazón roto porque ya había perdido a nuestra madre cuando éramos muy jóvenes. Yo sólo tenía cuatro años y medio de edad cuando mi madre falleció. Y cuando esto sucedió, yo tenía apenas nueve años de edad.
Mi hermana tenía el corazón roto porque ya había perdido a nuestra madre cuando éramos muy jóvenes. Yo sólo tenía cuatro años y medio de edad cuando mi madre falleció. Y cuando esto sucedió, yo tenía apenas nueve años de edad.
Esa tarde, después de conseguir el alta de mi padre, y llevarlo de vuelta a casa, mi hermana fue a la universidad, y ella estaba naturalmente muy triste.
Fue entonces cuando la luz de Dios entro en nuestras vidas.
Había un compañero de clase de mi hermana, que era un devoto de Bhagavan quien le preguntó: "¿Por qué estás tan triste hoy?" Y cuando ella le contó el motivo , el dijo, "Ven, vamos a ir a Whitefield - Bhagavan está ahí, Él es Dios y él salvará a tu padre." Así que mi hermana se fue con el a Whitefield, para tener el Darshan de Swami y regresó.
En esos días, solía haber un solo autobús que iba a Whitefield (de la ciudad de Bangalore) - era el número 99. Solía venir sólo de vez en cuando, así que cuando ella llegó a casa era bastante tarde.
Había un compañero de clase de mi hermana, que era un devoto de Bhagavan quien le preguntó: "¿Por qué estás tan triste hoy?" Y cuando ella le contó el motivo , el dijo, "Ven, vamos a ir a Whitefield - Bhagavan está ahí, Él es Dios y él salvará a tu padre." Así que mi hermana se fue con el a Whitefield, para tener el Darshan de Swami y regresó.
En esos días, solía haber un solo autobús que iba a Whitefield (de la ciudad de Bangalore) - era el número 99. Solía venir sólo de vez en cuando, así que cuando ella llegó a casa era bastante tarde.
Entonces mi padre le preguntó: "¿Por qué llegas tan tarde?" Mi hermana le dijo: "Padre, he visto ha Dios. Hoy fui a Whitefield y vi Bhagavan. Él lo curará ha usted. Vamos a ir a Whitefield. Pero mi padre dijo:" A todo lo largo de mi vida, he sido muy sincero, he estado adorando a Dios y si Dios no me va a salvar - no hay nuevo Dios que me salve ".
Un par de días después hubo una llamada telefónica de la oficina (donde mi padre trabajaba) diciendo: "Por favor, informe a la oficina, porque no ha venido por seis meses y no sabemos si está vivo!"
Así que mi padre fue a la oficina. El director le preguntó: "¿Cómo estás?" Y después de hablar con él durante algún tiempo, dijo, "Thyagaraj, hay un señor que ha llegado desde el extranjero que quiere ver a alguien llamado Sai Baba. No sé el lugar donde Él esta. Puesto que usted conoce y vive en Bangalore, ¿por qué no te lo llevas contigo? El coche de la oficina puede pasar por su casa y llevarlos. "
Debido a que era el jefe, mi padre se vio obligado a ir. No sabían nada acerca de los horarios del Darshan. Baba se acaba de ir a Brindavan. Cuando entraban a el Ashram, Swami había terminado Su Darshan y se retiraba a una habitación de Brindavan.
Un par de días después hubo una llamada telefónica de la oficina (donde mi padre trabajaba) diciendo: "Por favor, informe a la oficina, porque no ha venido por seis meses y no sabemos si está vivo!"
Así que mi padre fue a la oficina. El director le preguntó: "¿Cómo estás?" Y después de hablar con él durante algún tiempo, dijo, "Thyagaraj, hay un señor que ha llegado desde el extranjero que quiere ver a alguien llamado Sai Baba. No sé el lugar donde Él esta. Puesto que usted conoce y vive en Bangalore, ¿por qué no te lo llevas contigo? El coche de la oficina puede pasar por su casa y llevarlos. "
Debido a que era el jefe, mi padre se vio obligado a ir. No sabían nada acerca de los horarios del Darshan. Baba se acaba de ir a Brindavan. Cuando entraban a el Ashram, Swami había terminado Su Darshan y se retiraba a una habitación de Brindavan.
Mi padre se sentía terriblemente devastado - las pocas esperanzas que tenía se habían destruido!
Él dijo: "Incluso Dios, me ha dado la espalda ."
Pero de todos modos, el otro caballero(extranjero), dijo, "Es tan tranquilo aquí, vamos a permanecer por un tiempo y luego nos vamos." Y así se sentaron bajo un árbol.
Pero de todos modos, el otro caballero(extranjero), dijo, "Es tan tranquilo aquí, vamos a permanecer por un tiempo y luego nos vamos." Y así se sentaron bajo un árbol.
Unos minutos más tarde, una puerta se abrió, o debería decir: "La puerta del cielo abierto!"
Swami salió y caminó rápidamente hacia donde mi padre estaba sentado y él empezó a decir algo.
Swami salió y caminó rápidamente hacia donde mi padre estaba sentado y él empezó a decir algo.
Mi padre pensó que era para el otro caballero, «yo no soy un devoto", se dijo.
No tenemos esa distincion; Bhagavan no tiene distinciones como ésta. Pero Swami estaba hablando en Canarés por lo que mi padre lo escuchó. Swami dijo, "¿Por qué usted tiene veinticinco operaciones?" Mi padre se sentó! y Swami le dijo , "El doctor dice que va a morir, él le ha dado sólo unos pocos días . Voy ha cancelar su muerte , su cancer!"
Esto fue en el año 1968 y mi padre estuvo vivo durante treinta ocho largos años! Murió un par de meses atrás cuando estaba tocando 89 años de vida .
Le estoy contando este incidente porque Swami es tan amable. Él dice: "Te daré lo que necesitas si tienes fe en mí". Y Él nos da la experiencia. Después de esto, mi padre vino a Swami y él estuvo a los pies de Swami, sirviendo en Prashanti Nilayam , en Brindavan primero, y luego en Prashanti Nilayam.
Esto fue en el año 1968 y mi padre estuvo vivo durante treinta ocho largos años! Murió un par de meses atrás cuando estaba tocando 89 años de vida .
Le estoy contando este incidente porque Swami es tan amable. Él dice: "Te daré lo que necesitas si tienes fe en mí". Y Él nos da la experiencia. Después de esto, mi padre vino a Swami y él estuvo a los pies de Swami, sirviendo en Prashanti Nilayam , en Brindavan primero, y luego en Prashanti Nilayam.
*Un par de incidentes, me mostró qué clase de fe Swami espera de nosotros.
Fue un día de Dasara , yo acababa de unirme al College de Brindavan como un estudiante de la clase pre-universitaria en el año 1974.
Un día antes del Narayana Seva, normalmente los alumnos sacan los paquetes de dhotis que vienen en pares y los separan y empaquetan en fardos de veinticinco más o menos.
Algunos de nosotros estábamos haciendo esto, arriba en el Mandir . Swami estaba caminando y hablando con nosotros.
Algunos de nosotros estábamos haciendo esto, arriba en el Mandir . Swami estaba caminando y hablando con nosotros.
Él vino a mí y me preguntó: "¿Ha venido tu padre?"
Le dije: "No Swami."
Luego me preguntó: "¿Es tu padre que viene?"
Le dije: "No Swami."
Él dijo: "¡Ah! ¿Cómo puedes decir eso?"
Le dije: "Swami, esta programando para someterse a una operación hoy en la mañana, así que estoy seguro de que no vendrá."
Le dije: "No Swami."
Luego me preguntó: "¿Es tu padre que viene?"
Le dije: "No Swami."
Él dijo: "¡Ah! ¿Cómo puedes decir eso?"
Le dije: "Swami, esta programando para someterse a una operación hoy en la mañana, así que estoy seguro de que no vendrá."
Swami dijo, "No, No, él está viniendo! Y cuando venga, le pediré que se quede contigo en el albergue."
Estoy hablando de la época en que casi no había edificios, sólo había una hilera de edificios aquí. Cuando termine el trabajo. Mi padre había llegado a Prashanti y se paseaba con su equipaje! Me quedé paralizado y le pregunté, "¿Cómo es que estás aquí? ¿Qué hay de tu operación? ¿No vas ha operarte ?"
Él dijo: "No, No.., yo tenía mi operación hoy en la mañana!"...Entonces le pregunté: "¿ cómo es que estás aquí?"....Él dijo: "Yo no podía faltar a la oportunidad de tener el darshan de Swami, así que me he dado de alta y llegó directamente desde el hospital."
Me sorprendió y le pregunte: "Padre, no hay alojamiento aquí. ¿No cree que va a contraer una infección?"... Él dijo, " infección?.. Swami se hará cargo de todo!.. Él me proporcionará alojamiento..." Entonces recordé lo que me dijo: "¡Sí! Él le ha proporcionado alojamiento. Él me dijo que ibas a venir y él me ha dicho que te lleve conmigo y te aloje en el albergue."
Estoy hablando de la época en que casi no había edificios, sólo había una hilera de edificios aquí. Cuando termine el trabajo. Mi padre había llegado a Prashanti y se paseaba con su equipaje! Me quedé paralizado y le pregunté, "¿Cómo es que estás aquí? ¿Qué hay de tu operación? ¿No vas ha operarte ?"
Él dijo: "No, No.., yo tenía mi operación hoy en la mañana!"...Entonces le pregunté: "¿ cómo es que estás aquí?"....Él dijo: "Yo no podía faltar a la oportunidad de tener el darshan de Swami, así que me he dado de alta y llegó directamente desde el hospital."
Me sorprendió y le pregunte: "Padre, no hay alojamiento aquí. ¿No cree que va a contraer una infección?"... Él dijo, " infección?.. Swami se hará cargo de todo!.. Él me proporcionará alojamiento..." Entonces recordé lo que me dijo: "¡Sí! Él le ha proporcionado alojamiento. Él me dijo que ibas a venir y él me ha dicho que te lleve conmigo y te aloje en el albergue."
Cuando tenemos fe en el Señor, el Señor es el más fiel. Él nos cuida tanto.
*Hubo otro caso que recuerdo - esto ocurrió en el año 1971 - incluso antes de que me uniera aquí. Yo estaba en Bal-Vikas de un Samithi (centro) llamado Ulsoor Samithi y querían representar un drama en la presencia de Swami.
Así que me habían pedido ser parte de ella y acepte.
Una semana antes de Dasara, cuando las fechas de nuestros exámenes de mitad de año se dieron a conocer, me di cuenta de que todos los exámenes eran exactamente durante el tiempo Dasara. Así que les dije a los maestros de Bal Vikas, "no voy a poder venir para el drama."
Ellos se sorprendieron mucho! ..
Ellos se sorprendieron mucho! ..
Cuando me fui a casa y le dije esto a mi padre, y él dijo, "¡No! Tienes que ir para el drama!"
Le dije: "Padre, yo tengo exámenes!"... "Los exámenes no importan - volverán cada año", dijo mi padre y continuó: "Pero esta oportunidad de acercarse a Swami viene raramente. No te la pierdas - ve, adelante! ..Lo más importante es tener fe en Swami y hacer lo que Él te diga ".
Somos una familia común y nadie más sabía mucho acerca de Swami en ese momento - muchos de ellos fueron profesores y le dijeron a mi padre, "Sin educación! Usted está echando a perder a su hijo.".... Mi padre dijo: "Solo hay Dios! Esta es la verdad, la educación! ..La educación que quiero es que vaya a Dios."
Así llegamos a Prashanti Nilayam. Me gustaría decirles un ejemplo de cómo eran las cosas en aquellos días felices. Cuando llegamos a las 2:30 horas, a lo que se llamó `pata-shala 'estaba cerrado en ese momento, el maestro de Bal Vikas-me llamó después de unos minutos y me dijo:" Ve al Mandir y averigua a qué hora es el Darshan . "
Cuando abrí la puerta, Swami estaba afuera! Swami había venido a ver si todos los niños Bal Vikas se encontraban correctamente. Yo estaba tan aturdido! Swami entró y se sentó y habló con nosotros durante cuarenta y cinco minutos!
Somos una familia común y nadie más sabía mucho acerca de Swami en ese momento - muchos de ellos fueron profesores y le dijeron a mi padre, "Sin educación! Usted está echando a perder a su hijo.".... Mi padre dijo: "Solo hay Dios! Esta es la verdad, la educación! ..La educación que quiero es que vaya a Dios."
Así llegamos a Prashanti Nilayam. Me gustaría decirles un ejemplo de cómo eran las cosas en aquellos días felices. Cuando llegamos a las 2:30 horas, a lo que se llamó `pata-shala 'estaba cerrado en ese momento, el maestro de Bal Vikas-me llamó después de unos minutos y me dijo:" Ve al Mandir y averigua a qué hora es el Darshan . "
Cuando abrí la puerta, Swami estaba afuera! Swami había venido a ver si todos los niños Bal Vikas se encontraban correctamente. Yo estaba tan aturdido! Swami entró y se sentó y habló con nosotros durante cuarenta y cinco minutos!
Así que hemos ofrecido nuestro drama en Prashanti Nilayam, y Swami nos bendijo y nos envió de vuelta.
Cuando regresamos a casa después de Dasara, fui a uno de mis compañeros de clase y le dije: "Por favor, díganme sobre el examen que tenemos hoy para que pueda leer y hacerlo".
Cuando regresamos a casa después de Dasara, fui a uno de mis compañeros de clase y le dije: "Por favor, díganme sobre el examen que tenemos hoy para que pueda leer y hacerlo".
Él dijo: Todos los exámenes han sido - cancelados! El gobierno ha enviado una orden que durante Dasara todos los exámenes han sido cancelados. Por lo que" - Ni siquiera fui aplazado!
Así que esta es la manera en que Dios cuida de ti. Y cuando Él cuida de ti, Él se ocupa de tu bienestar.
Hermanos y hermanas, quisiera relatarles . Cuando tienes a Dios contigo, al llegar a Dios, se obtiene toda la felicidad del mundo. Al llegar a Dios, usted consigue todo.
Así que esta es la manera en que Dios cuida de ti. Y cuando Él cuida de ti, Él se ocupa de tu bienestar.
Hermanos y hermanas, quisiera relatarles . Cuando tienes a Dios contigo, al llegar a Dios, se obtiene toda la felicidad del mundo. Al llegar a Dios, usted consigue todo.
*Durante mi visita a Parthi en Guru Purnima, tuve que retrasarme por unos días. Esta fue la única vez - en todos los treinta y dos años que he estado en Brindavan , que me atrase , incluso después de que todos los estudiantes se habían ido.
Swami había creado una circunstancia por la cual me quedé una semana después de que todos los estudiantes partieron .
Quede al cuidado de mi padre, yo cocinaba para él. Yo sabía muy poco de cocina, pero él insistió en que cocinara todos los días y él decía que yo cocinaba muy bien!
Me iba - era un domingo. Él vino a mí y me dijo, "Ravi, quiero comprar un par de ropas." Le dije: "¿Por qué?" Él dijo, "me atendieron muy bien!" Me dijo, "Es mi deber;!.. Swami me ha enseñado y esto es la base de - Matro devo bhava devo bhava (madre y el padre son las encarnaciones de Dios) - así que tengo que hacerlo.
Me iba - era un domingo. Él vino a mí y me dijo, "Ravi, quiero comprar un par de ropas." Le dije: "¿Por qué?" Él dijo, "me atendieron muy bien!" Me dijo, "Es mi deber;!.. Swami me ha enseñado y esto es la base de - Matro devo bhava devo bhava (madre y el padre son las encarnaciones de Dios) - así que tengo que hacerlo.
Él dijo: "Que me pagaba al menos el taxi." Le dije: "No Padre ! Este es también mi deber de servirte, así es suficiente para mí. "
Y luego me fui a Brindavan. Esto fue el domingo por la noche - el martes por la mañana mi padre tenía su baño a las 4:30 de la mañana, luego el Suprabhatam y los Vedas.
Y luego me fui a Brindavan. Esto fue el domingo por la noche - el martes por la mañana mi padre tenía su baño a las 4:30 de la mañana, luego el Suprabhatam y los Vedas.
Después de los Vedas, volvió a la habitación y tenía su desayuno. Le dijo a mi hermana, "voy al Darshan". Él estaba en el segundo piso y cuando él iba a bajar , se encontró con alguien en el primer piso, y le dijo lo mismo: "Yo voy a Darshan".
Llegó a la planta baja, se volvió hacia el Mandir, postrado mirando a la Residencia de Swami y dijo: "Sai Ram!". No puede haber una muerte mas bella que esta !
Alguien se acercó y le dijo a mi hermana, "Tu padre ha caído!" Ella tomó un vaso de agua y se fue pensando que se había desmayado. Pero cuando ella roció su cara, y no hubo reacción.
Llegó a la planta baja, se volvió hacia el Mandir, postrado mirando a la Residencia de Swami y dijo: "Sai Ram!". No puede haber una muerte mas bella que esta !
Alguien se acercó y le dijo a mi hermana, "Tu padre ha caído!" Ella tomó un vaso de agua y se fue pensando que se había desmayado. Pero cuando ella roció su cara, y no hubo reacción.
Estaba aturdida ! ..Y cuando ella levantó la vista vio a dos personas que llevaban una camilla , que ella no había pedido ! Y mientras ellos se acercaban, una ambulancia acababa de aparcar delante de nuestra casa!
Los acuerdos de Dios son siempre así. ¡ Perfectos ! Cuando Swami cuida de ti, Él se ocupa de su bienestar y su despedida también!
Swami, tú me has dado tanto en esta vida, que una vida no es suficiente para servir a Tus Pies de Loto. Cuánta vida que tenga, deseo pasar cada segundo en tu servicio, hasta el último aliento!
Los acuerdos de Dios son siempre así. ¡ Perfectos ! Cuando Swami cuida de ti, Él se ocupa de su bienestar y su despedida también!
Swami, tú me has dado tanto en esta vida, que una vida no es suficiente para servir a Tus Pies de Loto. Cuánta vida que tenga, deseo pasar cada segundo en tu servicio, hasta el último aliento!
NUESTRA VIDA ES SU MENSAJE
OMSAIRAMMM...
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Wonderful talk by Shri.Ravi Kumar - October 2006.
He Takes Care of Everything…Welfare and Farewell - By Dr T. Ravi Kumar
Below is the Transcript of the talk delivered by Dr. T. Ravi Kumar before Bhagawan on October 1st, 2006.
Prayerful Pranams at Bhagavan's Lotus Feet. Most Beloved and Dearest Bhagavan, Respected Elders, Brothers and Sisters.
A couple of days back, Bhagavan was speaking about Education and Educare. He said: "Educare is drawing out from within. There is a well within which contains the water of Bhakti (devotion). Draw out these life-giving waters of Bhakti with a container. For this, you need a rope. This rope is Faith."
What is faith? Faith is not belief without proof; it is Trust without reservations. Many people say that God should give us experience; then we will get faith. But Swami says: "You have faith; I will give you experience!"
How is it? He says: "You say, `I want to learn swimming first' and then jump into water. But I say, `Jump into water and I will teach you swimming.' Bhagavan tells us the importance of having faith. Faith is to believe that there is God; and that God cares for each and every one of us.
Rather than speak to you about just these philosophical truths in abstract terms, let me illustrate it with incidents which I have had the privilege of seeing – as a ringside observer.
In the year 1966, my father had a very serious illness and he went to the doctor. After examining him, the doctor found that he had cancer. So he said, "You must get this operated." The doctor was an FRCS; and a great surgeon – besides being a costly one too! He said, "You get this operated and it will all be fine."
So my father got admitted in a hospital in Bangalore and the first surgery was done. After this, it looked like everything was okay for a month. But when he went for getting himself checked up, he found that the cancer had not stopped and it was continuing. The doctor with the same air of confidence said, "No problem! One more surgery." So, one more surgery was done. And after that again it was the same story.
This continued not once; not twice; not thrice; not five times; not ten times; but twenty five times! After twenty five times this famous surgeon lifted up his hands in defeat and called my sister – who was then in the final year of her MBBS – and said, "Look here, as a professional to a fellow professional, let me confess – the knife has failed! It cannot cure cancer! I have done all that I can do. And medical science as it is practiced today knows only this."
My sister was in the final year and the doctor said, "Take your father home. In matter of few days, he is going to pass away. So there's no point in keeping him here in this atmosphere of phenyl. Take him home; let him die peacefully amidst you."
My sister was heartbroken because we had already lost our mother when we were very young. I was only four and a half years old when my mother passed away. And when this happened, I was barely nine years old. That afternoon after getting my father discharged and bringing him home, my sister went to the college, and she was naturally very gloomy. It was then that the sun rays of God entered our lives.
There was a classmate of my sister who was a devotee of Bhagavan who asked her, "Why are you so gloomy today?" And when she told this, she said, "Come, let's go to Whitefield – Bhagavan is there; He is God and He will save your father." So my sister went with her to Whitefield; she had Swami's Darshan and returned.
In those days, there used to be just one bus going to Whitefield (from the Bangalore city) – it was the number 99. It used to come only once in a while; so when she arrived home it was quite late. Then my father asked her, "Why are you so late?" My sister said, "Father, I have seen God. Today I went to Whitefield and I saw Bhagavan. He will cure you. Come, we will go to Whitefield. But my father said, "All along my life, I have been very sincere; I have been worshipping God and if that God is not going to save me – no new God is going to save me."
A couple of days later there was a phone call from the office (where my father worked) saying, "Please report to the office because you have not come for six months and we don't know whether you are alive!"
So father went to the office. The director asked him, "How are you?" And after speaking to him for some time he said, "Thyagaraj, there's a gentleman who has come from abroad who wants to see someone called Sai Baba. I don't know anything about the place where He stays. Since you know Bangalore well, why don't you take him with you? The office car can drop you at home on the way back."
Because it was his boss' request my father was compelled to go. They didn't know anything about Darshan timings. They just went to Brindavan. When they were entering the outer gates, Swami had finished His Darshan and was entering the inner gates of Brindavan. My father felt terribly devastated – whatever little hope he had was shattered! He said, "Even God has turned His back on me."
But anyway, the other gentleman said, "It is so peaceful here; let us stay for some time and then go." And so they sat under a tree. A few minutes later, the inner gates opened or should I say, `The gates of heaven opened!'
Swami came out and He walked briskly towards where my father was sitting and He started speaking something. My father thought it was for the other gentleman; `I am not a devotee', he said to himself. We have such distinctions; Bhagavan has no distinctions like this. But Swami was speaking in Kannada so my father heard it. Swami said, "Why did you have twenty-five operations?" My father sat up! Swami said, "The doctor is saying that you will die; he has given you only few days. You will not die! Your cancer is cancelled!"
This was in the year 1968 and my father was alive for thirty eight long years! He died a couple of months back when he was touching 89 years - out of old age.
I am telling you this incident because Swami is so kind. He says: "I will give you what you need to have Faith in Me; have sincerity". And He gives us the experience. After this, my father came to Swami and he was at Swami's feet serving in Prashanti Nilayam – in Brindavan first, and then in Prashanti Nilayam.
A couple of incidents which showed me what kind of faith Swami expects. It was one Dasara day like this; I had just joined Brindavan College as a student of the pre-University class in the year 1974. One day before the Narayana Seva, normally the students know - we take out the bundles of dhotis which come in pairs and we cut them and pack them in bundles of twenty five or so.
A few of us were doing this upstairs in the Mandir here. Swami was walking around and talking to us. He came to me and asked, "Has your father come?"
I said, "No Swami."
He then asked, "Is your father coming?"
I said, "No Swami."
He said, "Ah! How can you say that?"
I said, "Swami, he is scheduled to have an operation today in the morning; so I am sure he won't come." Swami said, "No, No. He is coming! And when he comes, ask him to stay with you in the hostel."
I am talking of the time when there were hardly any buildings; there was only one row of buildings here. When the work upstairs got done I came down. When I came he had reached Prashanti – my father was walking in with his luggage! I was stunned. I asked him, "How is it that you are here? What about your operation? Did you not have your operation?"
He said, "No, No. I had my operation today in the morning!" I asked, "Then how is it that you are here?" He said, "I couldn't miss the opportunity to have Swami's Darshan, so I got discharged and came straight from the hospital."
I was stunned and asked him, "Father, there is no accommodation here. Don't you think you will get infection?" He said, "Infection? Swami's Darshan will take care of everything! He will provide me accommodation." Then I remembered and I said, "Yes! He has provided you accommodation. He has told me that you were coming and He has told me to take you with me and make you stay in the hostel." When we have Faith in the Lord; the Lord is the most faithful. He takes care of us so much.
There was another instance which I remember – this happened in the year 1971 – even before I joined here. I was in the bal-vikas of a Samithi (centre) called Ulsoor Samithi and they wanted to have a drama in Swami's presence. So they had asked me to be a part of it and I was getting trained. One week before Dasara, when our half- yearly exams exams were announced, I noticed that all the exams were exactly during the Dasara time. So I told the Bal Vikas teachers, "I will not be able to come for the drama."
They were very shocked! When I went home and told this to my father, he said, "No! You are going for the drama!" I said, "Father! I have exams!" "Exams don't matter – they keep coming every year," my father said and continued, "But this chance to go near Swami comes rarely. Don't miss it – go ahead! This is the most important thing; have faith in Swami and do what He tells you."
We are a joint family and nobody else knew much about Swami at that time – many of them were teachers and they told my father, "No! You are spoiling his education." My father said, "No! This is the true education! The more closer you go to God; that is true education. I want him to go closer to God."
So we came to Prasanthi Nilayam. I would just like to tell you one instance of how things were in those halcyon days. When we landed at 2:30 pm in what was called the `pata-shala' block at that time, the bal-vikas teacher called me after a few minutes and said, "Go to the Mandir and find out what time is the Darshan."
When I opened the door; Swami was standing outside! Swami had come to see whether all the bal-vikas children were housed properly. I was so stunned! Swami came inside and sat and spoke to us for forty five minutes! So we finished our drama in Prashanti Nilayam; and Swami blessed us and sent us back.
When we returned home after Dasara, I went to one of my classmates and said, "Please tell me what exam we have today so that I can read and come." He said, "What do you mean exams? All exams have been cancelled! The government has sent an order that they want to have some Dasara sports – so all exams have been cancelled." – Not even postponed!
So this is the way God takes care of you. And when He takes care of you; He takes care of your welfare – and as Mr. Popat said - your farewell! How does Swami take care of you?
Brothers and Sisters, let me narrate to you how kind Swami is. When you have God with you; when you reach out to God; you get all the happiness in the world. When you get God; you get everything. Like the person who climbs the real coconut tree; gets the real fruits and the shadow fruits; when you reach God, when you go to God, you get everything.
During my visit to Parthi at Guru Poornima, events so arranged themselves that I had to stay back for a few days. This was the only time – in all the thirty two years that I have been in Brindavan – that I stayed back even after all the students had left. Swami had created a circumstance by which I stayed for one week after all the students left - looking after my father; meaning, I cooked for him. I knew very little of cooking but he insisted I cook everyday and he would say I cooked very nicely!
I was leaving – it was a Sunday. He came to me and said, " Ravi, I want to get you a pair of clothes." I said, "Why?" He said, "You looked after me so well!" I said, "It's my duty! Swami has given me true education and this is the basis of that – Matro Devo Bhava; Pitro Devo Bhava (Mother and Father are embodiments of God) – so I have to do this." He said, "Let me at least pay for the taxi." I said, "No Father! This is also my duty. Serving you has given me so much of joy – that is enough for me."
And then I left for Brindavan. This was on Sunday evening – on Tuesday morning my father had his bath at 4:30 in the morning; came for Suprabhatam and came for Vedam. After Vedam, he went back to the room and had his breakfast. He told my sister, "I am going for Darshan." He was staying on the second floor and as he was coming down; he met somebody on the first floor. He told him the same thing, "I am going for Darshan."
He came to the ground floor, turned towards the Mandir, prostrated looking at Swami's Residence and said "Sai Ram!'. There can be no greater death than this!
Somebody came and told my sister, "Your father has fallen!" She took a glass of water and went thinking that he had fainted. But when she sprinkled there was no reaction. Sister was dazed! And when she looked up she saw two people carrying a stretcher and coming – she had not even asked for it! And while they were coming, an ambulance had just come to park in front of our house!
God's arrangements are always like that. Perfect! When Swami takes care of you; He takes care of your welfare; and your farewell too!
Swami, you have given me so much in life that one life is not enough to serve Your Lotus Feet. How many ever lives I have; let it be spent second by second in Your service - till the last breath!
OUR LIFE IS HIS MESSAGE
OMSAIRAMMM...
Wonderful talk by Shri.Ravi Kumar - October 2006.
He Takes Care of Everything…Welfare and Farewell - By Dr T. Ravi Kumar
Below is the Transcript of the talk delivered by Dr. T. Ravi Kumar before Bhagawan on October 1st, 2006.
Prayerful Pranams at Bhagavan's Lotus Feet. Most Beloved and Dearest Bhagavan, Respected Elders, Brothers and Sisters.
A couple of days back, Bhagavan was speaking about Education and Educare. He said: "Educare is drawing out from within. There is a well within which contains the water of Bhakti (devotion). Draw out these life-giving waters of Bhakti with a container. For this, you need a rope. This rope is Faith."
What is faith? Faith is not belief without proof; it is Trust without reservations. Many people say that God should give us experience; then we will get faith. But Swami says: "You have faith; I will give you experience!"
How is it? He says: "You say, `I want to learn swimming first' and then jump into water. But I say, `Jump into water and I will teach you swimming.' Bhagavan tells us the importance of having faith. Faith is to believe that there is God; and that God cares for each and every one of us.
Rather than speak to you about just these philosophical truths in abstract terms, let me illustrate it with incidents which I have had the privilege of seeing – as a ringside observer.
In the year 1966, my father had a very serious illness and he went to the doctor. After examining him, the doctor found that he had cancer. So he said, "You must get this operated." The doctor was an FRCS; and a great surgeon – besides being a costly one too! He said, "You get this operated and it will all be fine."
So my father got admitted in a hospital in Bangalore and the first surgery was done. After this, it looked like everything was okay for a month. But when he went for getting himself checked up, he found that the cancer had not stopped and it was continuing. The doctor with the same air of confidence said, "No problem! One more surgery." So, one more surgery was done. And after that again it was the same story.
This continued not once; not twice; not thrice; not five times; not ten times; but twenty five times! After twenty five times this famous surgeon lifted up his hands in defeat and called my sister – who was then in the final year of her MBBS – and said, "Look here, as a professional to a fellow professional, let me confess – the knife has failed! It cannot cure cancer! I have done all that I can do. And medical science as it is practiced today knows only this."
My sister was in the final year and the doctor said, "Take your father home. In matter of few days, he is going to pass away. So there's no point in keeping him here in this atmosphere of phenyl. Take him home; let him die peacefully amidst you."
My sister was heartbroken because we had already lost our mother when we were very young. I was only four and a half years old when my mother passed away. And when this happened, I was barely nine years old. That afternoon after getting my father discharged and bringing him home, my sister went to the college, and she was naturally very gloomy. It was then that the sun rays of God entered our lives.
There was a classmate of my sister who was a devotee of Bhagavan who asked her, "Why are you so gloomy today?" And when she told this, she said, "Come, let's go to Whitefield – Bhagavan is there; He is God and He will save your father." So my sister went with her to Whitefield; she had Swami's Darshan and returned.
In those days, there used to be just one bus going to Whitefield (from the Bangalore city) – it was the number 99. It used to come only once in a while; so when she arrived home it was quite late. Then my father asked her, "Why are you so late?" My sister said, "Father, I have seen God. Today I went to Whitefield and I saw Bhagavan. He will cure you. Come, we will go to Whitefield. But my father said, "All along my life, I have been very sincere; I have been worshipping God and if that God is not going to save me – no new God is going to save me."
A couple of days later there was a phone call from the office (where my father worked) saying, "Please report to the office because you have not come for six months and we don't know whether you are alive!"
So father went to the office. The director asked him, "How are you?" And after speaking to him for some time he said, "Thyagaraj, there's a gentleman who has come from abroad who wants to see someone called Sai Baba. I don't know anything about the place where He stays. Since you know Bangalore well, why don't you take him with you? The office car can drop you at home on the way back."
Because it was his boss' request my father was compelled to go. They didn't know anything about Darshan timings. They just went to Brindavan. When they were entering the outer gates, Swami had finished His Darshan and was entering the inner gates of Brindavan. My father felt terribly devastated – whatever little hope he had was shattered! He said, "Even God has turned His back on me."
But anyway, the other gentleman said, "It is so peaceful here; let us stay for some time and then go." And so they sat under a tree. A few minutes later, the inner gates opened or should I say, `The gates of heaven opened!'
Swami came out and He walked briskly towards where my father was sitting and He started speaking something. My father thought it was for the other gentleman; `I am not a devotee', he said to himself. We have such distinctions; Bhagavan has no distinctions like this. But Swami was speaking in Kannada so my father heard it. Swami said, "Why did you have twenty-five operations?" My father sat up! Swami said, "The doctor is saying that you will die; he has given you only few days. You will not die! Your cancer is cancelled!"
This was in the year 1968 and my father was alive for thirty eight long years! He died a couple of months back when he was touching 89 years - out of old age.
I am telling you this incident because Swami is so kind. He says: "I will give you what you need to have Faith in Me; have sincerity". And He gives us the experience. After this, my father came to Swami and he was at Swami's feet serving in Prashanti Nilayam – in Brindavan first, and then in Prashanti Nilayam.
A couple of incidents which showed me what kind of faith Swami expects. It was one Dasara day like this; I had just joined Brindavan College as a student of the pre-University class in the year 1974. One day before the Narayana Seva, normally the students know - we take out the bundles of dhotis which come in pairs and we cut them and pack them in bundles of twenty five or so.
A few of us were doing this upstairs in the Mandir here. Swami was walking around and talking to us. He came to me and asked, "Has your father come?"
I said, "No Swami."
He then asked, "Is your father coming?"
I said, "No Swami."
He said, "Ah! How can you say that?"
I said, "Swami, he is scheduled to have an operation today in the morning; so I am sure he won't come." Swami said, "No, No. He is coming! And when he comes, ask him to stay with you in the hostel."
I am talking of the time when there were hardly any buildings; there was only one row of buildings here. When the work upstairs got done I came down. When I came he had reached Prashanti – my father was walking in with his luggage! I was stunned. I asked him, "How is it that you are here? What about your operation? Did you not have your operation?"
He said, "No, No. I had my operation today in the morning!" I asked, "Then how is it that you are here?" He said, "I couldn't miss the opportunity to have Swami's Darshan, so I got discharged and came straight from the hospital."
I was stunned and asked him, "Father, there is no accommodation here. Don't you think you will get infection?" He said, "Infection? Swami's Darshan will take care of everything! He will provide me accommodation." Then I remembered and I said, "Yes! He has provided you accommodation. He has told me that you were coming and He has told me to take you with me and make you stay in the hostel." When we have Faith in the Lord; the Lord is the most faithful. He takes care of us so much.
There was another instance which I remember – this happened in the year 1971 – even before I joined here. I was in the bal-vikas of a Samithi (centre) called Ulsoor Samithi and they wanted to have a drama in Swami's presence. So they had asked me to be a part of it and I was getting trained. One week before Dasara, when our half- yearly exams exams were announced, I noticed that all the exams were exactly during the Dasara time. So I told the Bal Vikas teachers, "I will not be able to come for the drama."
They were very shocked! When I went home and told this to my father, he said, "No! You are going for the drama!" I said, "Father! I have exams!" "Exams don't matter – they keep coming every year," my father said and continued, "But this chance to go near Swami comes rarely. Don't miss it – go ahead! This is the most important thing; have faith in Swami and do what He tells you."
We are a joint family and nobody else knew much about Swami at that time – many of them were teachers and they told my father, "No! You are spoiling his education." My father said, "No! This is the true education! The more closer you go to God; that is true education. I want him to go closer to God."
So we came to Prasanthi Nilayam. I would just like to tell you one instance of how things were in those halcyon days. When we landed at 2:30 pm in what was called the `pata-shala' block at that time, the bal-vikas teacher called me after a few minutes and said, "Go to the Mandir and find out what time is the Darshan."
When I opened the door; Swami was standing outside! Swami had come to see whether all the bal-vikas children were housed properly. I was so stunned! Swami came inside and sat and spoke to us for forty five minutes! So we finished our drama in Prashanti Nilayam; and Swami blessed us and sent us back.
When we returned home after Dasara, I went to one of my classmates and said, "Please tell me what exam we have today so that I can read and come." He said, "What do you mean exams? All exams have been cancelled! The government has sent an order that they want to have some Dasara sports – so all exams have been cancelled." – Not even postponed!
So this is the way God takes care of you. And when He takes care of you; He takes care of your welfare – and as Mr. Popat said - your farewell! How does Swami take care of you?
Brothers and Sisters, let me narrate to you how kind Swami is. When you have God with you; when you reach out to God; you get all the happiness in the world. When you get God; you get everything. Like the person who climbs the real coconut tree; gets the real fruits and the shadow fruits; when you reach God, when you go to God, you get everything.
During my visit to Parthi at Guru Poornima, events so arranged themselves that I had to stay back for a few days. This was the only time – in all the thirty two years that I have been in Brindavan – that I stayed back even after all the students had left. Swami had created a circumstance by which I stayed for one week after all the students left - looking after my father; meaning, I cooked for him. I knew very little of cooking but he insisted I cook everyday and he would say I cooked very nicely!
I was leaving – it was a Sunday. He came to me and said, " Ravi, I want to get you a pair of clothes." I said, "Why?" He said, "You looked after me so well!" I said, "It's my duty! Swami has given me true education and this is the basis of that – Matro Devo Bhava; Pitro Devo Bhava (Mother and Father are embodiments of God) – so I have to do this." He said, "Let me at least pay for the taxi." I said, "No Father! This is also my duty. Serving you has given me so much of joy – that is enough for me."
And then I left for Brindavan. This was on Sunday evening – on Tuesday morning my father had his bath at 4:30 in the morning; came for Suprabhatam and came for Vedam. After Vedam, he went back to the room and had his breakfast. He told my sister, "I am going for Darshan." He was staying on the second floor and as he was coming down; he met somebody on the first floor. He told him the same thing, "I am going for Darshan."
He came to the ground floor, turned towards the Mandir, prostrated looking at Swami's Residence and said "Sai Ram!'. There can be no greater death than this!
Somebody came and told my sister, "Your father has fallen!" She took a glass of water and went thinking that he had fainted. But when she sprinkled there was no reaction. Sister was dazed! And when she looked up she saw two people carrying a stretcher and coming – she had not even asked for it! And while they were coming, an ambulance had just come to park in front of our house!
God's arrangements are always like that. Perfect! When Swami takes care of you; He takes care of your welfare; and your farewell too!
Swami, you have given me so much in life that one life is not enough to serve Your Lotus Feet. How many ever lives I have; let it be spent second by second in Your service - till the last breath!
OUR LIFE IS HIS MESSAGE
OMSAIRAMMM...
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