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370 GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - II
that man should say 'It is mine'. Guru Nanak preached this and then he
demonstrated it as well. He started the tradition of free food. Whoever came
was served food. Treading on the path shown by Guru Nanak the disciples
got salvation in this world. People thronged to meet him.
There is another story that depicts how Bhai Lehna respected the orders
of Guru Nanak. Once, it rained in torrents. There was incessant rain. No
wood became available and no other material for fire was there. The holy
congregation had assembled in large numbers. For two days no food could
he cooked and served.
Then the Guru said: 0 son Sri Chand, the rain has stopped. Go out and
shake the trees, the Lord will send some food for his children to satiate their
hunger.
Sri Chand said: Food does not hang on trees.
Then the Guru smiled and said: 0 son Lakhmi Chand, go and shake the
trees so that food comes down.
Lakhmi Chand replied: It is still raining and there are no flowers even on
the trees. How can food come down from the trees?
Then the Guru asked Bhai Lehna: 0 dear, go and shake the trees. The
Lord has created the holy conhTfegation and sent it here. He is the giver of
nourishment. He will send food for his children.
In Bhai Lehna's vision Guru Nanak was not a human being. His vision
did not stop at seeing the moon as the moon. He saw the moon and the
moonlight.
Like, the maker of perfume does not see the flower as a flower. He sees
the flower and the perfume in it.
Guru Nanak said it and Bhai Lehna perceived that the image of the Lord
has uttered the words. Neither Guru Nanak had any doubt about Lord as the
giver of nourishment, nor Bhai Lehna had any doubt about the words of
Guru Nanak as the Lord's words. Bhai Lehna had full faith and full faith has
strength of the Lord in it.
Bhai Lehna in doubtless faith bowed to Guru Nanak and went out and
climbed the tree and shook it. Whatever fell down people ate and were
satiated.
See, on the tree the fihJUre of love and faith is shaking the tree and see
attentively at a distance the miraculous Guru Nanak is looking towards Bhai
Lehna with so much tender love. Yes, Guru Nanak is looking towards Bhai
Lehna intently with hTfaciousness and showing to the worldly people entangled
in desires, in mistaken beliefs, in despair and hTfeed that Lord is the giver of
nourishment.
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