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

GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - II
II [Endeavour)
The worldly people are shrewd and wise. That is why they go by what their
mind says is right.
Devotion appears to be crazy and carefree. In fact devotion is the sensible
thing. But in the eyes of the world devotion is madness.
Even our true Guru has said: Saints and the worldly people cannot think
the same way.
See, Guru Nanak, the prophet, brought devotion for the world. People
called him mad, pitiable and misbJUided. They did not realize his greatness as
a prophet. Instead of showing love and respect the people sneered at him.
Why did they sneer at him? Devotion is rare and uncommon. People
have not experienced it. They consider it unfamiliar or superficial and sneer
at it. See, in this story itself Lehna was born in a rich family, married in a rich
family, lived in luxury, had servants to listen to his orders. Despite all that he
does not wish to present silk or gold to Guru Nanak to please him. In humility
he walks many kilometers carrying a bundle ofsalt on his head. He plucks the
grass and weeds in the rice plants. He carries the grass and leaves full of
muddy water on his head. He washes the Guru's feet. He washes his clothes.
There is no service of the Guru that he does not do.
But what is prompting him to do all that? It is devotion for the Guru from
the core of his heart.
This is not the inferiority complex ofthe low class worker's mind. It is not
the service of a worker's mind. It is not the service of a worker in despair. This
is service in eagerness out of love and devotion.
This is not that service that the egoistic minds call menial service. How
could they judge whether it was service or kingdom of the heart.
The king sitting on the throne is in despair. But Lehna, in the service of
the Guru is in peace ofmind, immersed in Guru-love, in tranquillity, in ecstasy,
in rapturous love and in exuberance. The world cannot understand. The
world is shrewd.
People say, see, what has happened to Lehna? He has renounced his
house and is in service of Guru Nanak at his door. People assemble in meetings
and deliberate. Who can understand the Guru-love in Lehna's heart? Their
wisdom takes them to the idea that something has gone wrongin his brain that
he has renounced the comforts of the house, the leadership of theJai Mata
group and friends and has gone and sat at the door of a meditative.
Yes, some are shrewd. They would say that Nanak is a hypnotiSt. He must
have influenced his mind. His companions would say that he has some greed
that he is doing all this. 0 shrewd world. Well done to you.
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