On love - Me, My Guru

Me, My Guru

“Thank-you Guruji. You’ve made our life. We are ever grateful to you. Just be with us always.”

These were the words that reached my ears as I opened her gate. When I entered the hall, I saw Kiran and his wife taking leave of our Guru. These words were so common. So many people said it – both to her and in her absence. But today, I felt very happy and a bit emotional. I felt that it was no ordinary feat to be so important a persons’ life. Yes stars and public figures had huge fan following, but then it was different type of adoration. Here, she earned it by bringing abundance in others lives – be it physical well-being, emotional stability, financial betterment or a spiritual upliftment. She bought about meaningful change in every life that she touched.

These thoughts were still loud in my mind when Kiran left with his wife when I heard her voice “Adoration is supposed as love by many. How naïve is a person to confuse himself with his abilities? Maya, your games are so perfectly dangerous and beautifully clothed that we tend to think that we are loved and will be missed by all! How stupid! We presume we are indispensable in others life and hence blindly bound ourselves with such of people whom we think can’t live without us! And that’s all – Goodbye freedom! Wonderful are your games, dear mind of mine.”

There was no one except me today with her. Was she talking to me or was she talking to herself. But, when she looked at me and smiled, I knew she was talking to me. That was bit unsettling. How did she know what I was thinking? Agreed it had happened so many times yet……even today it unsettled me!

I collected myself and decided to benefit from this ‘alone moment’ and so immediately asked her “But everyone loves you Guruji. Where is Maya or delusion here? Why do you think they were lying?”

“No, no. I am not saying that they were lying. But what they were telling was not true” she replied.

“Is it not the same?” I asked confused.

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