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THE MAHARSHI

May/June 1992Vol. 2 - No. 3

Produced & Edited byDennis HartelDr. Anil K. Sharma

 

 

 

 

 

As

I Saw Him – 8

Extracts from 'My

Recollections' by Devaraja Mudaliar

 

 

 

 

 

Man's adversity is

God's opportunity

 

 

The end of 1933 saw my first long stay of nearly a week at Bhagavan's feet

and his presence was such a balm to my stricken heart that from that visit

dates my intimate and close association with him. It is said that man's

adversity is God's opportunity.

Bhagavan proved a great solace to me when I lost my wife in 1933 (I was then

47).

So naturally, when the next misfortune came, in 1935, I threw myself even

more completely on Bhagavan, going to him as often as possible and basking

in his presence.

I lost my job as Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor which I had held

for fifteen years (that is for five successive terms).

In my then circumstances, this was a great misfortune, and it was a serious

problem with me how I was going to make both ends meet after losing a

steady, assured income of about Rs. 6,000 a year to which I had been

accustomed for fifteen years. I mention the gravity of this crisis only to

indicate that it drove me to lean more and more upon Bhagavan.

I decided about 1939, that I would give up practice completely in 1941, wind

up my establishment at Chittoor and go and live with Bhagavan at the Ashrama

for the rest of my life.

I asked and received permission to build a one-room cottage inside the

Ashrama premises. Such permission was rarely given, in fact it was given

only to two others, namely, Major Chadwick and Yogi Ramiah.

The room was ready for me by June 1940. It was about the end of August 1942,

I think, that I went to live at Sri Ramanasramam as a permanent inmate.

 

However, for some little time more, I had to go to Chittoor now and then in

connection with remaining professional work or my private affairs.

 

When I had resided in the Ashrama I gradually made a routine to sing for

about half an hour between 10 and 11 in the morning, that is for the last

twenty minutes or half hour between when Bhagavan had finished going through

the second mail and when the gong went for lunch.

Bhagavan saw that this was my line of approach and was doing me good.

Therefore he took care, by the silent working of his grace, that nobody

interfered with it.

 

 

 

By crying for You (God), one can get

you

 

 

In the early days Bhagavan encouraged me whenever I was singing with deep

feeling.

He would have such a look on his face, with his radiant eyes directed

towards me, that I would be held spellbound, and not infrequently, at some

especially moving words in the songs, tears would come and I would be

obliged to stop reciting for one or two minutes.

 

Bhagavan told me that such weeping is good, quoting from Thiruvachakam:

"By crying for You (God), one can get you."

 

 

 

 

To be continued

 

 

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