WITH PATIENCE GAIN VICTORY OVER YOURSELF – Rig Veda
Some devotees are generally short tempered, and to such devotees Baba gave the special advice that they should not yield to that weakness. R. B. Purandhare and Mrs. Pradhan were two such persons Baba said to Purandhare, ‘If anybody comes and abuses you or punishes you, do not quarrel with him. If you cannot endure it, speak a simple word or two or else leave the place. But do not battle with him and give tit for tat. I feel sick and disgusted when you quarrel with others.’
He told Mrs. Pradhan, ‘If anyone talks ten words at us, let us answer with one word, if we reply at all. Do not battle with any one.’ On another occasion, Baba said, ‘If any one is angry with another, he wounds me to the quick. If any one abuses another, I feel pain. if any one bravely endures the abuse, I feel highly pleased.’
Baba’s self control and carrying out this same advice has been noticed at times. A half-crazy sadhu called Nana Wali, on one occasion came to Baba and standing before him, said, ‘Baba, get up; I want to sit in your seat.’ Any other person would have kicked Nana Wali out, but Baba quietly vacated his seat and the impertinent Nana Wali occupied it. After sitting on it a few moments, the crazy man thought he had done too much. So, he got up, requested Baba to resume his seat, and fell at his feet, and Baba was calm throughout. This shows to what extend Baba could control his anger.
Baba said, ‘I get angry with none. Will a mother harm her little ones? I love devotion. I am the bondslave of my devotees’. He also told Nana on one occasion, ‘I am not angry with you’. Baba told Mrs. Pradhan, ‘You see I did not get angry with any one today.’
Some devotees are generally short tempered, and to such devotees Baba gave the special advice that they should not yield to that weakness. R. B. Purandhare and Mrs. Pradhan were two such persons Baba said to Purandhare, ‘If anybody comes and abuses you or punishes you, do not quarrel with him. If you cannot endure it, speak a simple word or two or else leave the place. But do not battle with him and give tit for tat. I feel sick and disgusted when you quarrel with others.’
He told Mrs. Pradhan, ‘If anyone talks ten words at us, let us answer with one word, if we reply at all. Do not battle with any one.’ On another occasion, Baba said, ‘If any one is angry with another, he wounds me to the quick. If any one abuses another, I feel pain. if any one bravely endures the abuse, I feel highly pleased.’
Baba’s self control and carrying out this same advice has been noticed at times. A half-crazy sadhu called Nana Wali, on one occasion came to Baba and standing before him, said, ‘Baba, get up; I want to sit in your seat.’ Any other person would have kicked Nana Wali out, but Baba quietly vacated his seat and the impertinent Nana Wali occupied it. After sitting on it a few moments, the crazy man thought he had done too much. So, he got up, requested Baba to resume his seat, and fell at his feet, and Baba was calm throughout. This shows to what extend Baba could control his anger.
Baba said, ‘I get angry with none. Will a mother harm her little ones? I love devotion. I am the bondslave of my devotees’. He also told Nana on one occasion, ‘I am not angry with you’. Baba told Mrs. Pradhan, ‘You see I did not get angry with any one today.’
On one occasion, when he was uttering words in a towering rage, he uttered in the middle, ‘Let blessing be to all’.
"Sarve janah sukhino bhavantu"
This blessing cannot co-exist with anger. It is characteristic of a peaceful and loving frame of mind.
Courtesy: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji
"Sarve janah sukhino bhavantu"
This blessing cannot co-exist with anger. It is characteristic of a peaceful and loving frame of mind.
Courtesy: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji
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