The correction & transformation

[Guest guest]

SWAMI in his conversation with Prof. Anil Kumar has said,

 

" First of all, you should know that Swami is completely selfless. You

should also note very clearly that Swami is never angry with

anyone: 'God is Love, Love is God' " .

 

" I pretend to be angry and unhappy with you only to correct you. Even

that apparent anger vanishes very soon like a shower of hail. You

cannot call anyone a guru if he accepts and endorses all that you do

and say. He is a guru in the true sense of the term if he corrects

you and turns you in the right direction as your well-wisher.

 

Suppose this is a workshop. All damaged and spoiled vehicles come

here for repair. I must, if I am a mechanic, tighten bolts, nuts,

screws, etc.

 

Similarly, I should correct your mistakes, make you free from your

faults, see that you are rid of your weaknesses and defects, and

finally mould you into ideal citizens of this country. Your mistake

must be corrected immediately then and there itself, as and when it

is committed.

 

I should be harsh enough to correct you. You bend iron when it is

hot, don't you? But, when it is not hot, no man with all the strength

of his muscles will be able to bend it. So, you should be corrected

and admonished when you go wrong immediately. If your mistakes are

pointed out in public, you don't repeat them!!!

 

Take a small example here. Suppose, wearing a lungi (a South Indian

informal dress, a long robe wrapped round the waist, down to the

feet), you are sweeping your room with a broom. Suddenly your friend

comes to see you. What do you do? You will put the broom aside,

change your dress and make yourself presentable to your friend.

 

Why do you do that? After all you are cleaning your room. Nothing

wrong about it! You don't want to be seen in your informal dress. You

want to be dressed neatly before you meet him. Don't you? So also

here, when I point out your mistakes in public, you will be able to

correct them forthwith and you will also be careful enough in future

not to repeat such mistakes, won't you? "

 

" In fact, I don't lose anything if you are spoiled. I don't gain

anything if you are good. I don't expect anything from you. I want

you to be good and get a good name to your parents, your institution,

and your country. This is not for me, but for your ultimate

good. " (See photos)

 

Taken from, Prof. Anil Kumar's " Satyopanishad " , (CONVERSATIONS WITH

SAI " ).

 

(Sharing with Sai Love)

 

Ram Chugani

Kobe, Japan