A saint had this advice for a couple of seekers who happened to be directed to him.
"..... The saint laughed again. He said “If you walk up the Himalayas step by step, your body will certainly get accustomed to the changing oxygen levels and the weather situation at each level. Why are all of you trying to speed up in your powered vehicles, when every matter needs its time to settle down into your system? Everything needs duration and space to give the maximum benefit! Everything needs time. Unfortunately, all are in a mad rush, chasing, searching for something which they do not even know! How can you achieve spiritual progress?"
"Patience, flexibility, adaptability, acceptance, determination, dedication to one single path of your choice, and consistency to follow it against all odds, are extremely necessary for success in spiritual pursuit. Most people change their guru, rather than changing their mindset.” He started laughing at his own joke."
This story, I came across on a beautifully written blog
MOHANJI
The Path of Pathlessness…
yesterday. Although the saint said it jokingly, there is a whole lot of truth in what he said. We are prepared to change the Guru, seeking and searching until we find one who confirms to our ideals and endorses our views. Often we go to the Guru 'all filled up', a vessel brimming with our opinions and views and views of other Gurus and Saints on spirituality failing to understand that it is only possible for the Guru to work on us if we submit to him completely, approaching him 'as an empty vessel'. To make things worst we state a statement or view of another Guru and ask this Guru an opinion on it or comment.
I had once taken someone to see Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal when he was in Malaysia. I knew this man was having a tough time and thought if he would listen out to Tavayogi there might be some change and improvement in his life. But to his family and my disappointment, he started to talk endlessly about his problems for more than an hour. Tavayogi listened patiently and wanted to say something in between but the man continued churning out and dishing out his miserable story. Nevertheless, Tavayogi managed to say two things during this monologue. 'All this is due to your Karma (Anaithum ungalathu karma vinaiyaal varuvathu magane)" and after a long time he spoke again, "Prayers will help overcome your Karma (Potrinaal unathu vinai agalum magane)". But that man was so obsessed with his sorrows that he failed to take the hint from Tavayogi.
I regretted bringing him to Tavayogi and since then never recommended or brought folks to Tavayogi for consultation. The proper thing for the man to do would be to mention briefly what he was undergoing and listen or wait for Tavayogi to recommend a way out of his miseries. We will neither see clearly the circumstances surrounding the misery or a way out as we are the affected party. We need somebody outside our circle to analyze the situation and recommend a solution. Tavayogi had let him known why he was suffering, (the reason behind all these happenings), and he had also mentioned the solution. If only the man listened more and talked less.
After reading a couple of posts I was captivated. This blog carries interesting stories, real events and is an autobiography too. I enjoyed reading a couple of posts. Please drop in too.
This posts at
http://pkmohan.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/sai-and-i-shirdi-sai-baba/?relatedposts_exclude=1854 from the above blog is about how Shirdi Sai Baba helped the author of the blog deliver his lost possessions and narrates many more miracles performed by Baba.
This story reminds me of the one I read in Velayutham Karthikeyan's SITHTHAN ARUL where Agathiyar too delivers a devotee lost possession while in Dubai.
A devotee of Agathiyar who had received Agathiyar’s blessings in the Jeeva Nadi before going to Dubai called the Jeeva Nadi Guru on the second day of his arrival in Dubai. He informed the Jeeva Nadi Guru that he had lost his travel documents and cash. He only realized it was missing when he was at a counter to pay for the stuff that he had purchased. He wanted to know from Agathiyar if he would get back his documents and cash.
The Jeeva Nadi Guru looked into the Nadi if Agathiyar had an answer for him.
“He shall get back what he lost. Ask him to pray to his Kuladeivam and Puttaparthi Mainthan. This lad had taken Satya Sai Baba as his Guru and frequented Puttaparthi helping with the chores. He has diligently followed Agathiyar’s Nadi. He is a true devotee.”
So why was he in this predicament? The Jeeva Nadi Guru seeks answers from Agathiyar on his behalf.
Agathiyar reveals, “This lad had promised to conduct Garuda Utsavam at the temple of his Kuladeivam. Even after eight years, he had not carried out his promise. He had also promised to feed 100 people at Puttaparthi if he landed the job in Dubai. However, in his haste to leave for Dubai, he did not do as promised. If he had done as promised he would not have landed himself into this trouble.”
The Jeeva Nadi Guru waited for the lad’s call from Dubai. The lad called again. When the Jeeva Nadi Guru mentioned what was revealed in the Jeeva Nadi, the lad recalled his promises and promised to fulfill them once he was back home. He added that he had just received a call from the shopping outlet. The shopkeeper had in his possession the lad’s passport, visa, and wallet. He told the Jeeva Nadi Guru that he would call again once he took possession of them.
After half an hour, he called back. He narrated what had transpired. Someone came to the shopping outlet and had handed over his documents. The lad was puzzled because the description given by the shopkeeper was that of Agathiyar! The lad immediately took out a photo of Agathiyar that he always carried along in his pocket. The shopkeeper acknowledged that it was Agathiyar who handed the documents!
Another post at http://pkmohan.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/a-siddha-of-himalayas/ is a beautiful story and advise narrated by a father to a son which touched me too.
I am currently reading the rest of his posts.