Master of the Universe, Servant of the Devotee
Powerful, yet short breaths were pumping through her nostrils. Her mouth was gaping slightly, trying to capture any extra air she could. The wind she had been cutting with her speed had given life to her mane. Half the night had passed and she had been galloping at lightning’s pace the whole time. Her every stride sent tremendous amounts of force to every muscle in her body. The drops of perspiration being blown off her coat were leaving a misty jet stream in her wake. At a time when any other horse might have fallen from exhaustion and whined in [Read More…]
Fearless by Attainment
Nirbheni nobat vagiyo re, Madiya mohanrai… Nishukulanand Swami All across the writings of the paramhansas one finds a celebration of being made fearless by the attainment of God. And I’ve often sung these lines or read these words and pretended to know what they meant but the truth is I have no experience of fears that God’s attainment has removed. What’s more, I don’t think most people living in modern, educated societies understand it either. The paramhansas are celebrating, among other things, the fact that attaining the Supreme Being removes all fears of other forces and lesser beings. A person [Read More…]
For the Sake of Akshar Purushottam
Imagine. It is November 13, 1905. We are gathered at Shastriji Yagnapurushdas’s asan in Vartal. The leading devotees have just come back from the Acharya’s room. “Who’d give him a letter to travel the villages?! The whole country is lying open. He can go wherever he pleases!” The Acharya’s response was far from what they had expected. It seems the moment foretold by the events of the last few days is here at last. Only yesterday, when Krishnaji Ada finally convinced Shastri Yagnapurushdas to part from Vartal, everyone had found such relief in the possibility of this instant. Yet now, [Read More…]