Fond memories of bliss – Part 16

Sri Sri Swamiji says, ‘People speak of seven wonders of the world. But these are not the real wonders. The real wonder is the way the Mahans wander about in this world, in spite of their high state.’

The state which Mahans revel in cannot be understood by commoners. Out of their infinite grace, sometimes they stoop down to our level to express their extreme love and devotion for God.

Recently, when Sri Swamiji visited Bangalore, He went to Sri Sundara Hanuman temple that is being constructed there. When He was in the temple precincts, a person approached Sri Swamiji and handed over a small Srinivasa Perumal idol to Him. The deity of the Lord was beautiful beyond comparison. Our Guru Maharaj kept the idol with Himself and kept looking at the beautiful form of the Lord on the idol. He was so much immersed in the love for the Lord that He kept staring at it for a long time, admiring is divine beauty.

That day, a devoted couple came to the temple to have Sri Swamiji’s darshan and were present with Him. When they watched Sri Swamiji staring at the idol for a long time, one of them approached Him and asked, ‘Is the idol Sri Swamiji’s Pooja Murti?’

Sri Swamiji momentarily looked at them and nodded in the negative. He continued, ‘This is a small man-made idol. If the Lord in this idol itself is so beautiful, I am just imagining how beautiful He would be in His real form!’

The couple were simply moved by Sri Swamiji’s words.