Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Sri Bhagavan saw only the good in all Generally Sri Bhagavan 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 Bhagavan! 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 Bhagavan 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 Bhagavan 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 Bhagavan 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 Bhagavan of this. We thought Sri Bhagavan would not have anything good to say about this man. What a surprise! Sri Bhagavan 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 Bhagavan was unique in seeing only the good in others. (p. 90) Sri Kunjuswami http://www.geocities.com/_library/Books/reminiscenses_kunju.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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