--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Link to Satyanand page > http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/Satyanand.htm > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" > <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > > 'Swami' Sattyanand speaks on Guru Dev:- > > > > 'When in 1953 Guru Dev left this mortal frame and attained nirvana > I > > was at Banares, another place of pilgrimage for Hindus, and at that > > moment I was staying in the ashram of Guru Dev. Everybody knew that > I > > am very attached to Guru Dev and devoted to Guru Dev, and then news > > came to Benares that Guru Dev has attained nirvana. I was sitting > > somewhere with a group of my friends and the news was relayed > there. > > When my friends heard that Guru Dev was no more they were very > > anxious about me and when they conveyed that news, they were rather > > alert to appraise whatever reaction is and what happened I simply, > > when I heard that news I became very sad, very sorry and I just > kept > > my head on the table before me. And all of them were very anxious > > what will become of me. But soon after, while I was very morose, > > sorrow, sad, entire world was empty for me and I did not understand > > what to do without Guru Dev, just a half a minute or two seconds > > after a flash came and it appeared to me that Guru Dev was scolding > > me; > > "What a fool you are! You have been with me for all these many > months > > and years, and you heard my discourses too. Is it a moment of > feeling > > sorry? Why should you be sorry today? And you think that I am gone, > > where am I gone? Till now whenever you wanted to meet me you had, > you > > had to come to the place where I was, and today when I have > attained > > nirvana, I am everywhere, I am omnipresent. Where have I gone? Very > > foolish for you to mourn on this occasion. I am with you, here, > > there, everywhere. Why should you be sorry?" > > And the moment this flash came my face became very brilliant, I > > became very cheerful. And when I raised my head, my friends who > were > > standing there very anxious and held in suspense, they were upset > to > > see my brilliant and cheerful face. And then they said, "What has > > happened to you?" I said, "No you can't understand, nothing has > > happened to me, I am alright, now let me go back to the ashram and > > make the necessary arrangements".'
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