On the Road Trip - Day One

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Me, My Guru- On a Road trip

Day one:

The bond between them became so strong that the fawn stayed back with the saint even after it totally recouped. Many years later when the saint was on his death bed the fawn now a fully grown deer was standing beside him. Saints mind was totally agitated when a thought came “who’ll take care of this poor deer when I am no more?”

With this single minded thought and pain he died. Next life he was born a deer. A saint who was to be enlightened had to be born in lower “yoni” or as an animal just because of his “attachment” for his deer. He got once more caught in the cycle of life and death. “You mean to say we shouldn’t love or take care of anyone”. I asked when she concluded her story. “No love by all means. But that love should not give us a feeling that only we can cater to that person’s well being or happiness. We shouldn’t bind ourselves to them. We should fulfill all our responsibilities with love. You can also go an extra mile and pamper that person/ Spoil that person with all the comforts that you can afford. But, being worried about that person’s well being in your absence is making that person dependent on you. That is not good for either of you. Love with all of yourself and more but let it not make your going away some actually could understand it. But even today I have theoretically understood it but have not accepted it or could apply it in any way. So I observe the way she conducts herself in all her relationships and try to learn what my mind has missed to” concluded Aziz.

I understood the last sentence completely. I sailed in that ship many a times with my Guru. And I knew there was no hurrying possible in this direction. Understanding happened in bits and pieces till it was completely understood. Like always, even this time I was ready to wait for that magic to happen.

And till then I went to catch my sleep along with Aziz who was already snoring off. I could see few others also slowly going to sleep. With nothing to do till lunch time I slept.

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