Fw: [MillionPaths] Shantammal- all comes from him only

May 11, 2002

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Saturday, May 11, 2002 7:34 AM

[MillionPaths] Shantammal- all comes from him only

Shantammal- from The Maharshi Newsletter

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After serving for years in the kitchen, I became old, my heart got weak,

and I could work no longer. I stopped going to the kitchen and I was

wondering what to do next. I did not want to eat without working, nor

had I any means to live on my own in Tiruvannamalai. So I wanted to go

away to a near relative of mine, a doctor who had been inviting me to come

and live with him. One night I dreamt that I was taking Bhagavan's leave

and fell at his feet. He told me: "Why do you think of going? Who is there

in this world to take care of you?" I disregarded the dream and left the Ashram.

I reached the doctor's house on a Saturday afternoon. The doctor, who looked

quite healthy, died suddenly on Sunday noon.

I went to my own place at Ramnad. There too everything went wrong and

I felt so miserable that my relatives bought me a ticket and put me on the

train for Tiruvannamalai. I have no place in the world except at his feet,

nor do I want any other.

To those who would taunt me by saying,

"You were for so long with Bhagavan and still are subject to pain and sorrow,"

my answer would be: "Each time I was in trouble I experienced his grace.

My greatest sorrows led me to the highest bliss. Bhagavan makes me and

unmakes me; who am I, a simple old woman, to choose when all comes

from him only?"

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