Khaparde’s diary

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……“It is noted in G.S. Khaparde’s diary that Baba pointed out to him

that his body had got emaciated, his digestion impaired, and his food reduced to

bare bread and water, due to worries of looking after innumerable devotees. Yet

in spite of this, he must, up to the time of his departure from this world go on

doing his duty whatever be the consequences. Baba put his hand into the fire

Dhuni at Dwarakamayee to save the life of a blacksmith’s child that had fallen

into a blacksmith’s fire elsewhere. And, when asked about the pain and the

trouble caused by burning. Baba said that he had saved the child and that God

would cure his bum. It is believed that when Baba passed away in October, 1918

Tatya Patel was lying ill in a critical condition, and Baba gave up his own life

to save the life of Tatya, his much favoured pupil to whose family he was

indebted all his life, especially in his earliest days, for sustenance. Giving

up life is very

dramatic. But what is more painful and requires greater ability perhaps is to

devote one’s life to constant service not minding any question of health or

comfort. That is the real Seva referred to in the Bhagavad Gita, as commented

upon by Baba himself. The sishya as stated by Lord Krishna has to render

perpetual service to the Guru, having dedicated to him at the very beginning his

Tan, Man, Dhan, and he must not retain any idea when rendering service to the

master that he is free either to render or not to render service, but think he

is only carrying out his surrender of body and mind by devoting every little

power possessed by him to the service of the master.â€â€¦â€¦