THE REAL BRAHMACHARI...

There is a Russian woman who is doing very intensive study on Tukaram for last about 28 years she is studying Tukaram from Pune University. She was giving a lecture at University few days back and she was asked to present what is special about Tukaram. She said she realised one thing while doing this study that, God comes in the form of a human being, following all the laws of human being and sits among the rest of the people as a human being. He will not show himself as God. He will sit with disciples so that the master’s work can go on. There are many such great gods on earth whom we do not see. We see them as ordinary Grihasthas. But they will have an enormous thought. They are people who are demonstrating how to be an ordinary person who is extraordinarily dedicated. We call them as Grihastha sanyasis.

A Grihastha is worried about himself, he will never invite anybody to his house. He is always calculating what money is going to go if this person might visit and how long this person is going to stay. When they are going to go. And the Sanyasi is not worried, he is just roaming around. Both of these people don’t do any justice to the world. One is very selfish; the other person who has given himself to sadhana is unable to do anything at this time. He is under training. All the people who require a class, an ochre robe are sanyasis under training. One who attains sanyasa doesn’t need a robe. Until you attain sanyasa doesn’t need a robe. Until you attain sanyasa you require a robe, you know. The ochre robe is only to protect yourself from the rest of the people. To announce that look I am not complete, don’t come near me, give me a little peace. Every ochre robe sanyasi is sanyasi under training. Once he comes sanyasi fully he doesn't need the robe. He becomes a Grihastha Sanyasi. He becomes an ordinary man who is an extraordinary person. My Guruji was like that one. Nobody could see that he was a great soul. If you stay with him for a few moments then you will know. But if you just talk of outside - no announcements. It is because of such souls that the real dignity begins to get fertilized. They recognise the sadhakas and just stand behind them and says now you go ahead, I am behind you. These are the people who do the seva of the sadhakas. Many Swamiji’s used to come to Guruji’s place and Guruji used to treat them as great men who have come to the house. After staying for 2/3 days they would realize how great our Guruji is. Instead of him doing Namaskar to them they did Namaskar and go.

                                                                         - By Guruji Shri Rishi Prabhakar