Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Life of Sri Maa - 17 After the Master's passing away, Holy Mother moved to Balram Bose's house, at his earnest invitation. In order to get back her inner peace, she went on a pilgrimage to Vrindaban with a few devotees and disciples of the Master. On her way, she visited Deoghar, Varanasi and Ayodhya. Even after reaching Vrindaban, she often broke down with grief. She could not yet reconcile herself to the absence of the Master. In the temple of Radharaman (Krishna) at Vrindaban, Holy Mother prayed fervently that she might not see other people's blemishes. This prayer, which was literally fulfilled, was only an outer expression of an inborn charateristic of hers which made her an embodiment of compassion and patience. Later in life, when she found people around her criticizing others, she would mention her prayer at Vrindaban and say: `Formerly I too used to notice others' faults. Then I prayed to the Master and through his grace got rid of this habit. It is in the very nature of man to see defects. You should learn to appreciate virtues. Man is no doubt liable to err, but you must not take notice. If you constantly find fault with others, you will see faults alone.' To Yogin-ma she said once, `Do not look at the faults of others lest your eyes should become vitiated.' ----------- Extracts from the book : Sri Sarada Devi (A biography in pictures) Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta (http://www.advaitaonline.com/). -- --------------- Email: gokulmuthu Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/ Phone: +91 80 6689904, 6689938, 6780026-9 +91 80 2384190-3 Ext. 227 +91 44 8140104 --------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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