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Baba has advised us about how to bring the sins under control. he has also advised us to cast aside our ego and has taught us how God, by being seated in our heart of hearts, is doing everything. We need not sit at a particular place for hours together in a state of meditation. What we are required to remember is that we are working as the Manager of God in this life of ours. it is he who has sent us to this world to do things or duties on his behalf. Once the duties are done, this human life ceases to exist. he will call us back to make us do some other duties on his behalf in another sphere. Baba has in fact offered us many an advice. he has told a good many tales to us so that his advice remains etched in our heart of hearts. he used to tell us tales exhorting us to cast aside our ego. he told us tales but i fail to remember what tale he had told and on which occasion. i remember one, told by him a long time back. it is as follows:
Once a sage of superior order used to live at the confluence of Tibet and the himalayas. he had many followers. Of his followers, Gorakshanath was the greatest. Once the sage desired to be on a pilgrimage. With that object in view, he, along with his best disciple Gorakshanath set out for the pilgrimage. The only things they had with them were ‘Koupin’, ‘Karanka’ and a stick. Both of them had a sound physique, youthful vigour and infinite enthusiasm. They went on by surmounting the hills, the mountains, the jungles and the forests. They, in the course of their journey, used to live on alms offered to them and the fruits collected from the forests. it went on for a good many days. at last they came close to a city. The Guru desired to pay a visit to the city and the palace. But the disciple thought otherwise. he said, “i am against getting close to people living a family life.” The Guru said to him, “if you think that your heart is that weak then keep aloof from human habitation. i will stay here for a few days and then i will go to Benaras where i will meet you.” The disciple said, “You have decided to stay here in association with family-men and it is, i think, not good for a Sannyasin. Better you stay away from this place and walk along with me.”
The Guru paid no heed to the words of his disciple. Left with no other alternative, the disciple left his Guru. at the time of
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