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Date Posted: 02:11:13 04/28/04 Wed
Author: Hendrik - 6 Apr 2004
Subject: Re: Parabrahman, Mukti and Human Thought-Systems
In reply to: ketch - 6 Apr 2004 's message, "Re: Parabrahman, Mukti and Human Thought-Systems" on 02:09:46 04/28/04 Wed


Thanks Ketch. Here is another story which I wanted to add but could not find yesterday. It's from the early part of Ramdas' pilgrimage:


During Ramdas's stay at Jhansi, Mahadev Prasad took him on a visit to two Mohammedan saints. The first was an aged saint named Mirzaji. He might have been over sixty years of age, lean and bent. He would not speak, but there was a cheerful twinkle in his eyes. In short, he was a mere baby -- simple, innocent and free. Mahadev Prasad had brought some eatables with him which he thrust into the saint's mouth bit by bit. There was not a single tooth in the saint's mouth. The eatables were soft sweets. He chewed and swallowed them unconcernedly. He seemed to recognize nobody. His eyes had an absent and vacant look, though bright. He was visited twice. On the second occasion, he was found sitting on the ground outside his cottage, quietly tearing to bits stray pieces of paper scattered around him.

The other saint, whose name was Pirjee, was comparatively a younger man than Mirzaji. He would speak and reply to questions put to him. Mahadev asked Pirjee whether happiness could be found in the samsaric life in which he was placed. At his question, Pirjee seemed to have roused himself a little. His voice was firm and decisive.

"Well, brother, as I have told you several times, there is only one remedy and that is, give up, give up the miserable life of the world and going up to a solitary place, meditate upon God who alone can give you the happiness you are after. This is the only way and no other."

O Ram, Thou hast brought Thy slave in touch with these saints in order to confirm his faith in Thee. The first saint teaches the state of one who reached Thee. The second teaches how to reach Thee.

-- Swami Ramdas, In Quest of God (American edition), pp.64-65


A thought just came to my mind. In our society people like the first saint probably would be considered demented and perhaps committed to an institution.

Hendrik

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