by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!
Welcome to the Buddha Purnima edition of our e-magazine! As you all know, our Master had spent His entire mortal life imparting the “Knowledge of Oneness” or “Science of Oneness” to one and all, which was revealed to Him. He did this through numerous discourses and conversations with individuals. He vividly illustrated these by real-life examples and stories. In this editorial, I am going to attempt to present one such example that he shared with devotees on Feb 23, 1998 at I-1653 Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi.
A lady’s only son had passed away in an accident. He was a brilliant student and the class-topper throughout his academic career from school through the Masters degree level. Naturally the lady had become very distressed and had started throwing out the photographs of Gods and Goddesses. She had also become very violent and people feared that she might attack the sadhus around her. Someone suggested that she meet our Master. At the same time the Master was warned that she might attempt to harm him.
When she came to meet Sri Sri Babathakur, she had a disheveled look. She had not slept well for several days and had also not eaten properly for many days. All her energy was so concentrated, that people thought that she could kill anyone by choking. Our Master asked her a simple question – who are you referring to? She replied, “my son”. Our Master questioned whether this individual was indeed her son! He also questioned whether she was his mother! He further explained to her that she was merely playing the role of a mother in this mundane world. Although his physical body had passed away, the individual was comfortably seated in the lap of the Divine Mother, the Real Mother. By torturing herself and not eating meals, she was hurting the feelings of her own son.
Our Master further explained to her that a Real Mother never loses her Real son. On the other hand, a Maya-rupi mother loses her Maya-rupi son. The Amrit-Moyee Ma never loses her Amrit-moy son. He is always in the state of Ananda. These revealing statements removed the veil of ignorance from the lady’s thought process. She fell at the Master’s feet. He then advised her to lead her life by identifying herself with the Divine Mother (according to the Science of Oneness) and observing the following practices:
· Regularly bathing and grooming herself.
· Eating meals regularly
· Sleeping regularly
· Not crying
· Treating each and every individual as her own son, unlike in the past where she considered herself being the mother of a single son.
· Feeding all of her son’s friends very well. Thinking of her own son as being present in them.
Once the lady was quietened, Sri Sri Babathakur further suggested to her:
· Open a library at home, so that needy students can use the library
· Support needy students by housing them at her house
· Provide stipends to the needy students
This will enable your son to be immortalized.
What a fine example of teaching a mother to identify herself with the “One” Divine mother and to practice the “Science of Oneness” by immortalizing her son!
Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!
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