This is a very heart touching story as narrated by Dr. Buddhadev Chakraborty(Grandson of Sri Sri Thakur) to Dr. Debesh C Patra a Senior Executive of BPCL.
Qst. – If Sri Sri Thakur were alive today, what would have been his feelings?
Ans. – It is difficult to say. Sri Sri Thakur used to exhibit many different moods all at a time. His reactions were quite unpredictable. It is difficult to gauge his state of mind. In a sense, it can be said that he always used to be in a serene and cheerful mood, unless external factors evoke pain in him.
Towards the later part of his worldly play, he was found repenting and, perhaps, cursing to himself, that he did not get ‘man’.
In the social context, Sri Sri Thakur highlighted three things to streamline. These three things would perhaps act like belts used to tighten the blood circulation to prevent the poison from reaching to head in case of snake biting. The three things are: education, ‘diksha’ (initiation) and marriage system.
Sri Sri Thakur’s repentance, whenever he has made it, is due to different reasons. One peculiar feature about Sri Sri Thakur’s sorrow is that he laments for others’ acts of omission and commission, faults, deviations and consequent deprivations. Sometimes because of our misdemeanor, he finds that he could not help prevent a disaster from taking place. An event comes to my mind. One Jatin Acharya Chaudhury was a zamindar of Muktagachi in Pabna district. He was very regardful towards Sri Sri Thakur. Once he came to Sri Sri Thakur and the day he was leaving was not agreeable to Sri Sri Thakur. Sri Sri Thakur was not willing that Mr. Choudhury should part with him on that day. But Mr. Choudhury had appointment with court and it was imperative for him to undertake the journey from Himaitpur to Pabna. Sri Sri Thakur knew what a severe stroke of fate was in store for Mr. Choudhury. Sri Sri Thakur wanted to prevent that misfortune from taking place. He failed as Mr. Choudhury was insistent and he apparently had every reason for being so. The same day, while travelling, Mr. Choudhury’s met with fatal accident and his dead body was brought to Ashram. Such was Sri Sri Thakur’s predicament that he could not prevent a disaster from taking place even knowing that it was going to happen. “Why did not you prevent him (Mr. Choudhury) forcefully from going?”, asked Prafulla da to Sri Sri Thakur. What Sri Sri Thakur replied was something very instructive for us. The essence of Sri Sri Thakur’s explanation was that: ‘Man’s willing obedience to me can not only prevent such disaster from taking place, but that mental condition of man entitles him many more things which are requisites for his having a peaceful and progressive existence. Otherwise, if I had forcefully prevented that disaster, he would have to suffer some material loss for not being able to keep to court appointment and he would have developed a grievance against me. That would develop in him disregard for me, which would cause further distress for him. It was perhaps better that he breathed his last with his state of devotion remaining undiminished, rather than having a life with bruised attachment on his love Lord.’
Sri Sri Thakur had a vision in which the past, present and future were captured crystal clear. But his view used to reflect the positive aspects of situation and events. Another important thing is that Sri Sri Thakur was never found to be pessimistic and gloomy. He used to look for opportunities and probabilities in every person and every event. Especially on human capabilities, his hope for unlimited possibilities was something great.
Once at the dead of night Sri Sri Thakur was found sitting up, looking far towards the endless sky. One of his close aids enquired about his health and asked if any thing specific was bothering him. Sri Sri Thakur replied, ‘I am planning whom to place where after 500 years from now.’
Sri Sri Thakur was found to be one (present) and infinite (eternal) all at once. It is difficult for us to capture and speculate about his feelings. His thinking had no barrier, no boundary. In fact, we have seen him ever new.
Sri Sri Thakur used to hint at the presence of the Supreme Father in every body. That gets manifest in the form of urge for self-preservation and self-perpetuation.
Let us reflect for a moment on Sri Sri Thakur’s feelings during 1969, the fateful year in which Sri Sri Thakur withdrew himself from the earth. May be today also Sri Sri Thakur would be having the same type of melancholic feelings. It was perhaps in one of those pensive moments Sri Sri Thakur observed, ‘I am a foolish father of fallen sons.’
Qst. – If Sri Sri Thakur were alive today, what would have been his feelings?
Ans. – It is difficult to say. Sri Sri Thakur used to exhibit many different moods all at a time. His reactions were quite unpredictable. It is difficult to gauge his state of mind. In a sense, it can be said that he always used to be in a serene and cheerful mood, unless external factors evoke pain in him.
Towards the later part of his worldly play, he was found repenting and, perhaps, cursing to himself, that he did not get ‘man’.
In the social context, Sri Sri Thakur highlighted three things to streamline. These three things would perhaps act like belts used to tighten the blood circulation to prevent the poison from reaching to head in case of snake biting. The three things are: education, ‘diksha’ (initiation) and marriage system.
Sri Sri Thakur’s repentance, whenever he has made it, is due to different reasons. One peculiar feature about Sri Sri Thakur’s sorrow is that he laments for others’ acts of omission and commission, faults, deviations and consequent deprivations. Sometimes because of our misdemeanor, he finds that he could not help prevent a disaster from taking place. An event comes to my mind. One Jatin Acharya Chaudhury was a zamindar of Muktagachi in Pabna district. He was very regardful towards Sri Sri Thakur. Once he came to Sri Sri Thakur and the day he was leaving was not agreeable to Sri Sri Thakur. Sri Sri Thakur was not willing that Mr. Choudhury should part with him on that day. But Mr. Choudhury had appointment with court and it was imperative for him to undertake the journey from Himaitpur to Pabna. Sri Sri Thakur knew what a severe stroke of fate was in store for Mr. Choudhury. Sri Sri Thakur wanted to prevent that misfortune from taking place. He failed as Mr. Choudhury was insistent and he apparently had every reason for being so. The same day, while travelling, Mr. Choudhury’s met with fatal accident and his dead body was brought to Ashram. Such was Sri Sri Thakur’s predicament that he could not prevent a disaster from taking place even knowing that it was going to happen. “Why did not you prevent him (Mr. Choudhury) forcefully from going?”, asked Prafulla da to Sri Sri Thakur. What Sri Sri Thakur replied was something very instructive for us. The essence of Sri Sri Thakur’s explanation was that: ‘Man’s willing obedience to me can not only prevent such disaster from taking place, but that mental condition of man entitles him many more things which are requisites for his having a peaceful and progressive existence. Otherwise, if I had forcefully prevented that disaster, he would have to suffer some material loss for not being able to keep to court appointment and he would have developed a grievance against me. That would develop in him disregard for me, which would cause further distress for him. It was perhaps better that he breathed his last with his state of devotion remaining undiminished, rather than having a life with bruised attachment on his love Lord.’
Sri Sri Thakur had a vision in which the past, present and future were captured crystal clear. But his view used to reflect the positive aspects of situation and events. Another important thing is that Sri Sri Thakur was never found to be pessimistic and gloomy. He used to look for opportunities and probabilities in every person and every event. Especially on human capabilities, his hope for unlimited possibilities was something great.
Once at the dead of night Sri Sri Thakur was found sitting up, looking far towards the endless sky. One of his close aids enquired about his health and asked if any thing specific was bothering him. Sri Sri Thakur replied, ‘I am planning whom to place where after 500 years from now.’
Sri Sri Thakur was found to be one (present) and infinite (eternal) all at once. It is difficult for us to capture and speculate about his feelings. His thinking had no barrier, no boundary. In fact, we have seen him ever new.
Sri Sri Thakur used to hint at the presence of the Supreme Father in every body. That gets manifest in the form of urge for self-preservation and self-perpetuation.
Let us reflect for a moment on Sri Sri Thakur’s feelings during 1969, the fateful year in which Sri Sri Thakur withdrew himself from the earth. May be today also Sri Sri Thakur would be having the same type of melancholic feelings. It was perhaps in one of those pensive moments Sri Sri Thakur observed, ‘I am a foolish father of fallen sons.’
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