Guru Nanak Chamatkar (Part 2)-Bhai Vir Singh English ... - Vidhia.com

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Balgundai
'l AThen we start from Jehlum then there comes a hillock at a distance of
VV approximately ten kilometers. It is called the hillock of BalhTUndai.
BalhTUndai was a known saint of the ascetic sect who lived on this hillock. The
hillock was named in his honour. This saint was a yogi and believed in
renouncement but he was not inclined towards supernatural powers.
Doing goodness to others was always on the top of his mind. He had
good knowledge ofthe different disciplines ofHath yoga butwas more inclined
towards Raj yoga. He liked the penances. He could live without food and
water and did not mind the sufferings that would come to him while living in
this world but he had a soft heart for the sufferings of other people.
People considered him a saint, having supernatural powers but he was
more interested in hriving comfort to others, and that gave him more happiness.
When his penances and austerities bore fruit and he became famous,
then people started offering him money. He utilized the money for eradicating
the sufferings of other people.
Listening to his fame, one day, on this hillock came Guru Nanak Dev, the
appreciator of goodness and always ready to hTUide those who are stuck half
way. He did not go to the hermitage of this recluse saint. He stayed at a little
distance away from the hermitage. He stayed in solitude immersed in the love
of his beloved Lord.
Radiance was emanating from his face and the fragrance of the spiritual
atmosphere spread all around.
Somebody went and told BalhTUndai: Two travellers are sitting outside in
the forest in meditation. They appear to be devotees and YObris. But on their
face is a splendid radiance that I have never seen before. It is evening and it
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