(Event-1)
Not mine, see the truth In the year 1993, Pujya Gurudev (Shri Goyankaji) came to Ahmedabad for five days. Explained about Vipassana in a series of five sermon here at Town Hall. Me and my wife were serving. One day I took my father to visit where Guruji and Mataji stayed. I had taught my father that if a great man like Guruji gets darshan from nearby, you will have a great benefit.
When my turn came, I took my father and sat in front of Pujya Guruji and Pujya Mataji. I introduced, this is my father, he has done a camp of Vipassana and I have two. And further said - Guruji, we have no question, but father has come to see you from nearby. Guruji smiled with great love and said, ′′ Dada, what is there in the darshan? What will you get from my philosophy? Darshan-Pershan this is all delusion. Do you meditate?" Father was retired, he was eighty (80) years old, the body was healthy, father said-Guruji, I meditate for three hours daily.
Guruji said, just keep meditating like this. The layers of disorders on the mind will go down, this is how the truth will be seen. What will my philosophy help you? I was very surprised, what a great Acharya of Vipassana Sadhana, still he has no importance. In the second place, they are telling the main thing about Darshan and Jai-Cheering. Here, it is a matter of pure truth without delusion. The mind is filled with happiness. The paths we have chosen and the guides we have found are perfect.
(Event-2)
Get Out The Mud A three-day Vipassana camp was held at the inauguration ceremony of the new Dhamma Hall of Dhammasindhu, Bada (Mandvi Kutch) center. Many respected Vipassana Acharya attended this camp. I was also involved in this. After the end of the camp, all the Acharyas were gathering and talking about religion and some practical things. That time I was sitting nearby listening to all the things. In this, an Acharya asked an assistant Acharya how did you join the camp for the first time and how was the camp? Please tell us all.
Earlier they did not want to tell, but all the Acharyagans pressured, so they explained in detail how they joined the first camp and what they did -
′′ I was a very bad guy before. Many defects had gone thriving in life. Used to chew all day by keeping gutka in mouth. Even in normal things I used to get bad abuses out my mouth. The pride of successful business was also on the head. Never respected the saints and saints.
One day one of my friends planned to visit and around Shirdi. Both of them left. Even before reaching Nasik, the friend said-here is a very good center of meditation in Igatpuri on the way. Keep watching there too, it will be great fun. I said-I have to roam around, let's go there too. A friend went to Dhammagiri
Filled out some form and told me it's about to be evening so will stay here the night, get out tomorrow and get my signature on the farm. A friend made me understand
If you want to stay here, you will have to pay all our valuables and Gutka etc.
I abused my friend and said that if you don't let me eat gutka here, why did you bring me here? My friend made me understand with great patience and join me in the camp. The evening started silence and meditation. Woke up at 4-00 am the other day. I started abusing all my heart. Still got a little meditation in the hall. After having breakfast, I started searching for a friend to leave here, but I don't know where he disappeared, but I didn't find him. Just as I was meditating a little all day. Guruji was conducting the camp himself. Whenever Guruji informed about meditation, I used to get jealous from inside and my heart used to abuse Guruji. In the evening, Guruji gave the preaching of religion, it was very good.
Understood a little religion. Still I was irritated and while meditating, I thought that I have to run away, I have to run away. Four days have passed in such a mood. Vipassana was given on the fourth day. On the fifth day, Guruji made preparations for checking the sadhaks. I was thinking of running away everyday, but I did not know where to get the valuable back, so I used to be confused. Now I've decided there's a chance to get out of here. When my innings will come in checking, I will give two or four abuses to Guruji, then those who are Dhamma servants will beat me and push me out, that's all I have to do.
My innings came for checking, Guruji asked me, do you meditate? I looked in front of Guruji and said in a little loud voice, it doesn't happen.
Guruji further said, can you see the sympathy? I raised my eyes in front of Guruji and said in a loud voice, I said, I don't get it.
Still Guruji asked with great peace, does equality remain? I abused Guruji in a loud voice in Rajasthani language and started thinking that now
Guruji will boom, (will get angry) and will order the Dhamma servants to kill him and throw him out. But nothing like that happened.
Guruji looking at me for two to four seconds, may be he kept giving friendship. Again with great love, said in a very compassionate voice, ′′ Son, you have to stay in this mud, not to rise up? Come on, stand up and meditate on your seat, go!" as Guruji said
Started, my whole body filled with sensations. Body and mind got wet in the stream of compassion and love. Stand up and sit in your seat with great peace
Gone. The rest of the days, I was doing very seriously.
Gutka's desire and bad habits went out of life. Started doing regular practice. A whole life changed. Became a saint from a saint. Got in the service of pure religion. Guruji made me an assistant teacher of Vipassana. I have started serving the religion as much as possible. Truly, Guruji and Mataji took me out of the mud and made me sit on the lotus, now I have to serve the religion. Thanks to all the Acharyagans. ′′ I'm going to be
- B. K. Rathod, Gandhinagar
Book: Memoirs of Sadhak about Pujya Guruji and Mataji, Vipassana Vishodhan Vinyas