Reminiscences of Shri Kunju Swamigal - 35

[Guest guest]

Generally Sri Bhagvan never talked about either the good or bad

qualities of others.However

if He heard of the death of someone He knew,He would praise his good

qualities.Sometimes

we used to feel that we should die in order to hear good things about

us from Sri Bhagvan!

But of course we won't be able to hear those words! The moment we

heard the news of the death

of someone,we would immediately go and sit before Sri Bhagvan to

listen to His comments

on the departed soul.

In Tiruvannamalai,there was a rich man by name Kandaswamy.His conduct

was not particularly

good and the local people detested him.He used to come and see Sri

Bhagvan occasionally.

In his last days,he suffered from poverty.Once he wanted some special

gruel and sent word

through someone to the ashram.He was staying in a dilapidated temple

opposite the ashram.

Sri Bhagvan arranged for gruel to be sent to him.This was sent on

three successive days.

On the fourth day,Kandaswamy passed away.We informed Sri Bhagvan of

this.We thought

Sri Bhagvan would not have anything good to say about this man.What a

surprise! Sri Bhagvan

said,"Nobody can keep his body and clothes as clean as Kandaswamy.He

was next to

Injikollai Dishitar in cleanliness.He used neither oil nor soap.He

would come to the tank

at eight in the morning and start washing his dhoti and towel.By the

time he finished his

bath,it would be 12 noon.His hair and beard were spotlessly clean."

We were really ashamed

of ourselves.Sri Bhagvan was unique in seeing only the good in others.

 

in Sri Bhagvan,

sriram