I bow to the feet of Sarasvati, whose eyes are beautiful, like the petals of a lotus flower; whose great wisdom keeps the thoughts flowing. This flowing river has the great words as the waves.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
The monsoons were spent in enjoyment. The winter came. The winter is beautiful like Sharda, whose body is like the moon. The sky was like the blue clothes worn by Sharda. The clouds looked radiant. The stars looked like diamonds in the clothes. The beautiful swans flew within them. The hands are beautiful as the soft lotus flowers. The white body is like moonlight which calms the heat form the bad wisdom. It makes the good wisdom grow. In every home, the Pittars (ancestors coming during Pitru Sharadha) came as guests. The travellers went back to their homes. Clothes were offered to Ganesh and Chandi. The kings attacked their enemies in other lands. The white clouds were without water, like strength gone from an old body; like smaller beings running away; like Gyanis without desires.
The giver of Moksha, the beautiful one, the house of joy; was always in bliss. In the winter, he broke the bonds and went into himself. He became detached from the world. The flag of the Bedis would stay in solitude in his home. The saints with wisdom would go listen to him. Guru ji would go to the saints. He wouldn't sit with the unwise. He did Katha of Nirankaar. He spoke to the saints with love. The Virakat Sadhoos discarded the bonds of the world. They saw caste, creed, gender, and wealth as the same. They loved coming to Guru ji and listening to him. The ones who played with Guru ji in childhood, it was as though he didn't recognize them. He stayed with the Udaaseen Sadhoos, the ones who had broken the bonds of the world. They would come to sit with Guru ji.
Guru ji’s mother got worried. She came to her son. She said to him: "listen son, think about this: think about your own tasks. Why do you sit with Fakirs? Make an effort for the life of a householder. If you don't want to farm, then learn how to do a business. Do what will be profitable. Son, take care of the household expenses. Earn money with effort and bring it home. When some Kshatriya sees you, they will think that you earn a lot. They will then marry their daughter with you. You will be praised in the world. At this time, when people see you, they see that you don't have any interest to work. They laugh at you. They call you “useless.” They tell us: “your son is useless and he doesn't want to do any work.” They see the lazy and poor as unwise. Some say you don't have the strength. The family laughs and makes fun of you. They say bad words that feel like rocks being flung at us. They are jealous. How can we tolerate that? We are like a Beri tree that has a banana tree growing next to it. Stop being in the company of Fakirs. Meet your own relatives and sit with the wise. As other people do their work, think about the reputation of your father and do your work." When Guru ji heard his mother speak, he didn't take notice to anything. He put a sheet over his face and laid down. He didn't say anything. He was in the state of Bhagti. The House of Joy stayed in his home. He didn't speak or walk in attention. He was always within himself, in pure bliss. People thought he was sick as he didn't eat with joy. He stayed quiet.
Mata ji would love him and give him good food with sweets. She would say: "you have become weak. Why don't you speak about the pain of your body? Your face is pale and your body parts are loose and weak. You don't speak to anyone with joy. Why don't you meet your friends? You should spend time with them. You stay alone all day and all night. You don't even eat properly. Seems as though you may have a stomach disease." Mata ji kept talking about a disease and wished to call the Vaid (doctor). She was thinking of Shiv ji in her mind and praying to Chandi and Ganesh. She prayed: "please cure my son's body. I will offer you gifts which are right for you." She bowed by putting her head to the ground towards the Husband of Lakshmi (Vishnu). She grabbed her son and said: "son, tell me your pain so I can find you a cure. I will call the Vaid today." The master of the Bedis remained quiet. He didn't respond to his mother.
The relatives all came to see how Guru ji was. Guru ji did not like this. Guru ji didn't eat or drink. He just kept staring into the distance. The whole family was upset. They couldn't figure out the illness nor the cure. Everyone said to Mehta Kalu ji: "your son is in pain for sure. How are you walking around without any worry? You have only one son, who is sick. Call a Vaid and get him well. Don't be greedy for money. If your son is better, he will be rich. Your son has let go of all pleasures and joys. How will he love money?" Pitha Kalu ji listened to the relatives. His younger brother, Chacha Lalu ji was standing next to him. He sent him to call the Vaid.
Chacha Lalu ji went to the Vaid's home and told him the problem. The name of the Vaid was "Haridas ji." His good karma was coming to fruition as he headed towards the House of Joy. Guru ji had a sheet on top of his body. When the Vaid arrived, Pitha Kalu ji said: "listen Vaid ji, grab his hand and see what illness he has. He stays laying down all day as though he is lazy. He doesn't wish to eat or drink anything. He has gone pale and his body has gone weak. Find his illness and cure him." The wise Vaid heard this and sat beside the master. He removed the sheet and grabbed Guru ji's wrist to check his nerves. When the Vaid grabbed the hand of the Destroyer of Pain, Guru ji got up to give the Vaid wisdom. The one with lotus eyes, Giver of Joy, the breaker of bodily bonds, the giver of Mukti, pulled his hand away and said to the Vaid: "you held my hand. What is in your heart? Tell me." The Vaid heard this and said: "oh beautiful child, I was checking to see which illness you have. I wanted to see if you had Pith, Vai or Kaph. I want to see if you have mucus or a blood disease. These things cause all the problems in the body. I will see what the problem is and give you a medicine. Take care of yourself and take the medicine I give. You will be cured. You will be happy then. You will feel hungry again. You will get stronger." Hearing the Vaid, the lotus body, house of joy said to him:
Sri Mukhvaak: Salok M: 1..
The Vaid was called to give a medicine, he grabbed the arm to locate the nerve..
The naïve Vaid doesn't know that the pain is in the mind..1..
(SGGS 1279)
“Humans have been infected with ego since the beginning. Everyone is in pain because of this. Being born and dying within this world, nothing cures this illness. If you are sick yourself, how do you see others as not sick? The medicine that cures the ego and pride; makes the unending bliss live in your heart. If someone cures this, the real illness, that is the best Vaid. That person will be free from the cycle of birth and death. They will be without pain, forever. To get rid of this illness, if you wish to cure it, listen carefully oh Vaid. I will say all this for you." When the Vaid heard this, he was surprised. He realised that this type of skill is very rare to find. He had heard about such people but today he was seeing one of them. He realised that the person in front of him was the Miraculous Avatar. He had figured this out. The wise Vaid folded his hands and said: "I wish to hear your words. The desire to hear this cure has grown in my heart, like a branch on a tree. Please be compassionate and tell me so that my mind can be at peace." The lotus body, full of love, spoke beautiful sweet words: "the growth of attachment and ego within the body is the root of all the illnesses. See the Aatma as separate from the body. Understand the difference between conscious and unconscious. See the desireless one as separate and independent. Destroy the doubt that you are the body. This is what will destroy the ego. The virtues, money and praise of others, if one cannot tolerate this, this is the fever. Be friends with all, this is the medicine for jealousy. The joy of meeting friends, you should have the same joy when meeting others. To be proud of one's virtues, money and praises; this is a big disease. Ego is a big disease. See the glory of Hari everywhere; stay humble; this is the Chooran (mixture of powdered herbs) medicine. Doing Simran will make one hungry to be One with Hari. Vices, desires and greed are the coughs that grow on a daily basis. They never die out. See the world and its items as a myth. These spicy and salty things cause destruction. Lust, anger and attachment are the Vai, Pith and Kaph; which have dehydrated the wisdom in life. The words of the Satguru are the medicines with grinded copper. Eating it on a daily bases makes all of the pain go away. To slander others is the disease of vomiting. To see oneself as the lowest, that is its cure. These types of illness go away by taking in the dust of the Satguru's feet." As the lotus body one spoke, the Vaid became still and devotional. He realised that he met the true master of the mind. He is the one who understands all of the illnesses. The Vaid folded his hands and bowed. He then said: "I was unwise and couldn't recognize you. I thought you were sick and so I sat down beside you. Whatever you wish to do, do it. This is all your drama. You are the great being with all the treasures. Your words have pierced my unwise self. I am free of doubt now. I am cured. I know that this happened because I came to your sanctuary. Please bless me and free me of all my illnesses. Make all the illnesses of my mind go away." Sri Guru ji said: "do Satsangat. Your illnesses of the mind will go away in a few days." The Vaid was in joy. He humbly bowed again. He understood the greatness of the destroyer of bad wisdom.
The Vaid went to his home and began to sit in Satsangat. He did Simran of the Prabhoo. He became deserving of Mukti. His doubts were destroyed. In this way, Guru ji blessed the Vaid: "do Simran of Prabhoo and keep Prabhoo in your focus."