handed over the
amount to him, the balloon-seller began
to cry his heart out. Swami ji said, “No brother, no one
returns from the abode of the Guru, crying. If you think that you
are not paid adequately, I will pay you some additional amount.”
Oh! Now that brother began to wail bitterly. Sobbing with hiccups, he
said falteringly, “He is God incarnate! Your Master is God! God! God!”
Swamiji said, “That's true. But without being blessed with Brahm Gyan,
how do you realise that?” The balloon-seller explained everything in detail–
“For the last three days, the vessels in our kitchen are empty. Everything has
melted in the oven of poverty. My children have not eaten a morsel. My family is
virtually starving. My balloon-selling business is going through a bad patch. This
morning while leaving home, I had sincerely prayed, “O Lord! If you are really
there to govern the world, let me earn something today. Let the firewood burn in
our kitchen and let us have something to cook! If not, by tomorrow morning I will
commit suicide along with my wife and children. This is true Swami ji, absolutely
true that God has showed me the proof that He is there...and right on this Planet
Earth only!”
What to take care of the balloon-seller; after making payment to him, Swami ji
himself was entranced and devotionally emotional. His
tearful eyes were on the lookout for the sacred feet of
Maharaj Ji. His mind was surcharged with uncontrollable
emotions– “O' giver of everything to everyone! Who can
know that even in your mischievous plays extraordinary
divine secrets are ingrained! How we, the gullible ones,
can understand? Your reach extends far and wide
and enchants hearts with your grace! You listen
to the heart's prayer of even a street-vendor,
who is not blessed with Brahm Gyan, and
respond to the beats of his heart! Astonishing
indeed! O Lord! Your divine acts are simply
astonishing!
Divine Secrets
Hidden Even in
Mischievous Plays!
JULY 2019 AKHAND GYANETERNAL WISDOM 11