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My Life with Anirvan Part - IX Hiranyagarbha Vol. 4 No. 3–48 21.09.11 renunciated and gone to the jungle in the knowledgables are there among the lower olden times after getting atma-tattva and class of people whereas infatuations are others have adopted family life and ruled there even among Gods. Hence any class of their kingdoms also. Saints like Bhrigu, human has the right and ability for atma- Bharadwaj, Viswamitra, Dilip, Manu, tattva. Most of the sages and rishis have lead Sukdev etc. lead a sanyas life whereas a family-life surrounded by wife and Janak, Saryati, Mandhata, Sagar etc. ruled children and have achieved enlightment. their kingdoms. Even inhabitants of the (Excerpts from Sri Kalikananda Abadhoot's netherworld also received atma-tattva. "Satya-Darshan" in Bengali) Maharaj Boli, Suhotro, Andhak and Prahlad Translated into English by are such examples. We see that true -Her Blessed Child Dr Barun Dutta My Life With Anirvan Part - IX The next letter contains mostly personal Where is Sharad? How is your Sadhana and mundane matters. But mundane or going on? Do you feel free & happy in spite spiritual, Anirvanji looked at the lives of all of the bustle of everyday life? those who came in his contact with love and My love for you all. care and directly or indirectly tried to extend Ever yours …… A. his hand of healing and help people grow The next letter came after nearly a month. spiritually to a higher level. Meanwhile Bani & Jashodababu were Om Shillong married according to the Civil Marriage Act. 27.3.60 Business activity of Apurva & Company, My dear Gautam, Aparna Traders and Lotus India Pvt Ltd Thank you for your P.C of the 23rd. I have were going on full fledgedly. After their handed over Sandhya’s letter to her. Her annual examinations Apurva and Aparna- family has been put to much trouble because son and daugher of Sudha and Bandhu of one operation (gastric ulcer) done on one Dharmapal had gone to Ahmedabad to of her brothers-in-law. And Radesh (her spend their summer vacation with Mala elder brother) also is going to be operated Srivatsava, a girl from Lucknow – who was upon this week for the same trouble. staying with us as a paying guest. A tale Sandhya’s brother-in-law is improving hangs thereby, but that is not necessary here. rapidly. Actually in April 1960, Apurva & Aparna I am glad to hear that naturopathy has had gone to Ahmedabad with Sharad done you good. Dharmapal via Delhi with Mala. They had Is Bani still (there) with you? I did not gone again to Ahmedabad later. know that they (Bani and Jashodanarayana Anirvanji writes from Shillong on 24th Ghosh) were going to be married soon. April 1960. Jashodababu did not tell me anything! Well, My dear Gautam, everything is for the good. Bani requires Your P.C. came last Monday. So the some support. She is too weak to support children are away in Ahmedabad. Will they herself. I hope everything turns out well at take long in coming back? the end. Hiranyagarbha a Volume 4 No. 3 a 15th October, 2011 48 ø˝ı˛Ì…·ˆ«ìrnh„gdCo¬ Hiranyagarbha Vol. 4 No. 3–49 21.09.11 Your analysis of the present situation is would suggest Buddha Gaya which once did quite correct. It is our becoming which you a lot of good. matters not what we are doing. At first, work I hope your health is alright now? I have becomes a means of self-realization. And given to Sandhya her letter. She is alright. after you have reached your self beyond With love to you all your mission, work becomes a spontaneous Ever yours … A flow of creative energy. After receiving this letter, I had decided Social evolution is always a very slow to go to Almora, to the Haimavati, where Sri process while individual evolution can Anirvan and Lizelle stayed before they become very quick. Hence comes the parted. After they left, Pierre Oppliger had problems of how to translate one’s mature purchased the property and lived there with ideas into effective work. Of course, it takes his American wife Mary – the same servant time and one has to wait patiently even for a Prema serving them. I had already arranged whole life. I always remember what the for my stay there and wrote to Anirvanji. He Buddha used to say, “Look, I am the twenty soon replied…. fourth Tathagata, before whom twenty-three Om Haimavati passed away in silence without leaving any 19.6.60 record! My dear Gautam, To have fullness within and to radiate it Your letter of the 14th. Almora will be a silently, just as the sun does is the thing that quite nice place to go to. The rains there are matters. not so heavy as in Shillong here and I hope you are keeping a perfect health Haimavati is situated in beautiful now. surroundings. It is very quiet. You can easily With love for you all lose yourself there. As a friend and Ever yours …. A. companion Pierre is wonderful. The next letter of Sri Anirvanji came a I shall leave for the plains by the middle month later. of November. I shall touch Calcutta and go Om Haimavati directly to Allahabad where I mean to stay 29.5.60 till the middle of December. The rest of the My dear Gautam, program is not yet settled. There is a Your letter of the 19th came here on the suggestion of going either south or west for 23rd. The monsoons have started here & sight-seeing. I have not yet decided which now there will be irregularities in the way to go. Let me see how things stand in delivery of mails. December. I understand Sudha’s silent writing. I am I don’t know when Veda Mimamsa will be blessing her silently. May the light and the out. I have sent a bulk of the press copy and love of the Divine shine in her heart always. hear that it has been sent to the press but no If the Jelly does not reach here, never proofs have come to me as yet. mind. I shall still silently appreciate her I could not take up the revision of silent offering. the Kathopanishad. Udbodhana (a Bengali From what you say in your letter about magazine of the Ramakrishna Math & yourself, I feel you will do well to take a Mission) had asked for some contribution holiday for some time and go to some place from me & I had offered this to them. It where you can live all alone with God. I would have been convenient for me to go on Hiranyagarbha a Volume 4 No. 3 a 15th October, 2011 49 ø˝ı˛Ì…·ˆ«ìrnh„gdCo¬ Hiranyagarbha Vol. 4 No. 3–50 21.09.11 with the revision by monthly installments. before I leave for the plains. I have thought But they want the whole thing before hand to of taking the manuscript of Katha judge and approve! Of course, I let the Upanishad with me and see through it matter drop there. If they cannot trust me, I during my stay down. feel no need of humouring them. Then came Hope every thing is going well with you. this Veda-printing business. I have no time With love for yourself and all. left now. Whether the Veda is printed or not Ever yours …… A. I want to finish a decent part of the work —Sri Gautam Dharmapal News in Brief 7th-12th July - Sri Sri Tat Baba, the saint from and the brother and sister disciples sang Pushkar spent these few days in Akhanda mesmerizing devotional songs. Mahapeeth ashram. The ashramites had a wonderful 22nd August – Sri experience in the holy company of the saint. Krishna Janmashtami is 15th July - Prasad was offered to the Guru celebrated as the birth Maharajas in the afternoon, on the holy occasion of anniversary of our beloved Sri Guru Purnima. Sree Sree Maa gave darshan to the Sri Sri Baba. On this assembled devotees occasion, prasad was in the evening and offered to Sri Sri gave instructions to Radhamadhava and Sri Sri everyone. Further, Baba. This prasad was our brother and sister distributed among the Sister-disciple Aditi-di disciples sang poor and needy. Later in narrating a brief overview devotional bhajans. the evening, devotional of Sri Sri Baba's life The previous issue of songs were sung by the this journal was Ashramites. released by Sree Sree 1st September - Our beloved sister and Sree Local children having prasad Maa on this day. The Sree Maa’s “eldest daughter” Smt Bharati Basu left book-“Avismaraniya her mortal coil on this day. She had been Sree Sree Maa Sharbani” written by Sadhvi participating without fail in all the Ashram Sanjuktanandamayee and Smt Aditi Mukherjee was activities since the last 20-21 years. released by Sree Sree Maa on this day. 12th September - The disciples and devotees of 5th August - On the birth anniversary of Sri Akhanda Mahapeeth were extremely grief-stricken Tulasi Das-ji, the second session of the Adhyatmik at the demise of Sabha was organised. Sree Sree Maa’s lovable child Brahmacharini Tara Rani and our dear brother disciple Dr. Partha Pratim Devi, the founder and head Chakrabarti (IIT Kharagpur) spoke about Tapasya, of ‘Sri Ramkrishna Mahila Swadhyaya and Ishwar Pranidhana associated with O Sishu Sevashram’, Hotor. Sadguru Tatva. The audiences present were Sree Sree Maa’s blessed spiritually benefited by his simple and methodical and beloved ‘Tara-di’ was presentation of such a complex topic.
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