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begged an apology and said that a couple of instances were very much present in front of him. if Your highness asks the Pir sahib to stand up with his hands raised high up, you will understand what it is.”
On being ordered to stand up with his hands raised, the Pir sahib carried out the order. hardly had he done so, when the carcass of a puppy fell down from his hand.
The courtiers took it otherwise, some of them laughed at him and the Badshah turned his head away from the Pir sahib. The Pir sahib on his part stood ashamed with his head bowed down.
Baba, in course of a discussion, said, one who is engrossed with this illusory world remains in fetters. and the other who can transcend things earthly is free and God-like. By way of an example, he referred to a Fakir who claimed to be ‘Khuda’ (i.e. God). On knowing about it, the Badshah got angry and ordered his judge to pull up the Fakir and to inflict punishment due to him. The Fakir was caught and brought before the judge. Both of his hands and feet were bound with rope and he was thrown down into a well. he was then asked, “Who are you?” The Fakir replied, “i am but a servant.”
he was taken out of the well and asked, “Who are you? and in answer, he said, “i am Khuda”. he was again thrown down into the well and asked, “Who are you?” Replied he, “i am but a servant”. and when, on being taken out of it, asked, “Who are you?” he said, “i am Khuda”.
The judge then asked the Fakir the meaning of what he had said. Replied he, “When in chains, he is but a bondsman” and when unfettered, he is Khuda.” [cf. “बंधा जो सो बंदा, खतुला जो सो खतुदा; Bandhā jo, so bandā, aur khulā jo so Khudā.”]
Then and then only could the judge understand the inner meaning of what the Fakir had said.
What the judge had made out is that a human, so long as he remains attached, remains in chains and that once a human remains detached, he is free indeed. he is then God-like (parmeshwar swarup) and then in reality there is no difference between him (the unchained man) and Khuda (God).
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