Saturday, July 24, 2010

Reminiscences

The Sadguru’s beneficence can work Miracles inscrutable to Human Logic, Knowledge, and Capacity
Shri. Nanacharya, the caretaker of Rama's temple at Jalna, fell ill. He began to suffer from persistent low fe­ver. ShriMaharaj, when he learnt of this, called him over. A well - known physician was brought to examine him. The physician declared that the second stage of tubercu­losis was about to begin, but with timely medication and rest, he would recover. ShriMaharaj said to Nanacharya, "People say that you are ill. So, to improve your health, go to Karhad and stay in our temple of Rama. Live on food begged as a madhukari* and observe upasana** the rest of the day. Keep me posted every month with the change in your health." Nanacharya went to Karhad and began spending his days as instructed. His health began to improve, and after eight months it was fully restored to normalcy. Nanacharya returned. The physician was invited to partake of Prasad, and Nanacharya's seat was placed next to his. The physician did not, at first, even recognize him. After the meal, he was asked thoroughly to examine him, and finding his health faultless, the phy­sician said, 'If he recovered it is only because of the grace of God. Medical science has no answer here.' About how he recovered, Nanacharya said, "I used to obtain food by seeking alms in Karhad. I used to divide the food thus obtained into three portions : one for God, one for the cow, and the remainder for myself. I used to sustain my-self by eating only that. The food I used to eat tasted like nectar. As I continued, I began to get better and better. I almost wish I should fall ill again, so that I might again have the food of that nectar-like taste. There is no doubt that I owe that taste, as well as my recovery from the  disease, to ShriMaharaja's beneficence."
* Madhukari (*f!$3jff) : Food begged by students, sadhakas, etc., and
religious act. ** Upasana (MHWl): Spiritual or religious discipline.

Reminiscences

The True Death anniversary is that day on which the bodily consciousness dies down.
ShriMaharaj once said, "We observe the death anni­versary of a saint on the day when he casts off the mortal body. That is not right. His true death anniversary is the day on which his bodily consciousness ends for all time. It is because we do not know that day that we treat the day of the death of his body as his death anniversary

Friday, July 23, 2010

Reminiscences

“My man should be full of Selfless Love”
ShriMaharaj always used to say, "The house of the perfumer is recognizable some houses ahead and beyond. Likewise, a man who is mine should be so filled with selfless love that he should be easily remembered by people. This is my expectation from him who claims to be mine."

Sri Maharaj's Pravachan in Marathi-July23

गोंदावलेकर श्री ब्रह्मचैतन्य महाराज यांची प्रवचन 

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Reminiscences

“In Which Different Places Am I Present ?”
A Sadhaka asked, 'In which different places does your presence predominantly occur ?' To this ShriMaharaj said, "There is no doubt that I am in Gondavale. I am in the worldly affairs of him who conducts them in remembrance of me. I am within the heart of him who lives in content­ment. I am in the temples consecrated by me. I am at those places where there is Maruti's idol. I am there where Aarati is performed every day and where Namasmarana takes place. I am wherever there is selfless love. I am there where food is freely distributed. In brief, wherever there is Namasmarana I linger like a faithful dog."

Sri Maharaja's pravachan in Kannada - july 22.

ಶ್ರೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚೈತನ್ಯ ಮಹಾರಾಜರ ಪ್ರವಚನ 

pravachan - july 22. Marathi

श्री ब्रह्मचैतन्य महाराज यांची प्रवचन