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Association with Satpurush
A Nagar Brahmin lived in Junagadh. He had a great weakness for tasty food. He had a cook but if the food was not up to his taste, he would throw the plate on the floor and start abusing all. His mother was so fed up with his temper that she conveyed her problem to Gunatitanand Swami through a devotee. Next morning when that Nagar devotee was returning after darshan, Gunatitanand Swami called him and asked him to stay to listen to the discourses.At the end of the discourse, Swami got up for lunch. This devotee thought, ͞What does Swami eat? He thought that being a mahant of such a big temple, he must be eating very rich and delicious dishes and sweets. He was watching Swami from a distance.
Balmukund Swami served rotla crumbs in Swami's bowl and poured some buttermilk. The devotee thought that it must be dudhpak (thickened sweet milk). Gunatitanand Swami poured some water from his tumbdi and started eating. This astonished the brahmin completely. He fell at Swami͛s feet and asked, What are you eating Swami? Swami replied I am eating rotla and buttermilk.
The Nagar devotee was taken aback, Oh! The mahant of such a big temple is eating just rotla and buttermilk? Swami is above tastes. He was greatly influenced by Swami's simplicity and his conscience underwent a great transformation. He was a little late for his meals at that day. Everyone was worried that he would be in a bad mood. But to their surprise, he quietly ate whatever was served in his dish. He had overcome his weakness for taste and had become a true satsangi!
Moral: Communion with the Satpurush is better than austerities in our endeavor to free ourselves from the clutches of vasana.
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