Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
When these Mahans mingle with the devotees without any bias of Nationality, State, Caste, Religion or Language then we find that those who seek them, those who come to them also forget all about the country, the state, the caste, the language they belong. Therefore, real tolerance, real national integration and compassion can come about only through such Mahans who have attained Oneness with God.
At first, Yogi lived below the 'punnai' tree near Tiurvannamalai railway station. Later, some devotees bought a house for him. It was a house in Sannidhi street near Arunachaleswara temple in Tiruvannamalai. It was from this house that he was blessing the devotees. He would be in that house or in the temple or in one of the shops that abound the 'mantap' in front of the temple. He would roam about the streets of Tiruvannamalai. He would be like a mad person, like a child.
At the time of the receipt of the letter he was in the sannidhi street house. He told the devotee nearby, "Read this letter to me. My child asked me, 'Shall I go to the Arab country?' I have permitted him to go. I had asked him to write to me about his welfare there. He has written to me. Read this letter to me."
That devotee read the letter and told the whole contents of the letter. He said, "a friend by name Gurumurti hailing from Tiruvannamalai is helping him in all ways. Because of his help he is doing very well there. He looks at that Gurumurti as verily yourself."
On hearing all these, that Gurunatha Yogiramsuratkumar felt very happy.
Yogi asked this devotee, "He has written that his friend Gurumurti's parents are living in Tiruvannamalai. Do you know where they live?"
This devotee said, 'Yes, I know' and mentioned the name of the street where they lived.
Yogi, "Oh! Then we will go to their house."
Immediately the devotee said, "They are not ones who come here. We do not know them. They are strangers. How can we go to their house?"
Yogi stressed, "No! We must go."
Yogi got ready to go to their house at that time of the day.
At once the devotee said, "Well! It is all right even if we do not know them. They might know us. Wait a while. I will go over, meet them and inform them about your visit. They will prepare themselves to welcome you. Won't they?"
The devotee says that he would announce Yogi's visit to them and then take him there.
Yogi did not welcome this suggestion. "There is no need for this. Both of us will go together. There is no need for any announcement of my visit!"
Even an ordinary man would expect some sort of a welcome when he visits some house. He would expect all to recognize and welcome him. But, one who had attained 'God Realisation', a great Jnani, one who was applauded by the world, one to whom many industrialists and people holding high offices bowed down, walks very casually in that hot sun to that house without any paraphernalia or expectation.
He reaches that house and knocks at the door. The parents open the doors. They could not understand the reason for this great Yogi in Tiruvannamalai visiting their home.
At once Yogi looks at them and tells, "My child has gone to the Arab country. There, your son has extended all sorts of help to my affectionate child. So, this beggar (he would always call himself 'beggar') has become very happy. Since your son has helped my child I feel that it is the duty of this beggar to bless this house." Saying that it was his duty to bless this house, he entered the home in a very joyous mood, in a sort of a trance and uttering the Rama Nama that he always chants and fanning the hand fan around he blessed the house. He blessed the house in a very joyous mood and left. He did not see if they respected him, if they welcomed him, if they felt happy about his visit. He did not entertain any thought on the lines, 'I am going without any invitation. What will they think of me? What will happen to my honour?' No such thought came to him. He blessed that home and returned to his sannidhi street house.
Who can be so compassionate? They (Mahans) come away leaving their wives, children and parents. They neither think of them nor do they worry about them. But, they take those who seek them as their family. They bear the burden of the families of their devotees. They worry over their problems and are concerned only about their welfare. They feel, 'it is not enough if I bless my devotee but should bless all those who help my devotee!' In Mahabharata, how did Krishna view each and every one? Any friend of Arjuna was his friend. Any enemy of Arjuna was his enemy. The deep love ('anbu'/'premai') that Krishna had for Arjuna was the reason behind this. It is this sort of love that Mahans have shown to all those who have sought them.
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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