In December 2022, Param Gurudev was at Palitana. More than 100 gurubhakts from Punadi had specially come to Palitana for the kshetra sparshna of this divine land with Param Gurudev. Next morning after the yatra, everybody was taken to a place named Rohishala on the banks of a River named Shetrunji for early morning meditation.
However, since the weather was a bit windy, the management team thought that everyone may feel cold outside. And so, they decided to shift all the gurubhakts inside the hall for the meditation session. After a while, Param Gurudev arrived. But instead of taking the session inside the hall, he instructed everyone to come outside on the banks of the river.
The climate was cold. After about an hour of meditation, Param Gurudev said, “The management team shifted you inside the hall, but I brought all of you outside for a reason… Guru is the one who teaches you to come out of your comfort zone and learn to tolerate. When we tolerate unfavourable circumstances, it increases our physical capacity and we become stronger from within. Guru always teaches you to welcome difficult situations, because only then can you destroy your karmas, and advance towards achieving aatmik purity!”
Within minutes of such an empowering inspiration, everyone experienced a totally different side of Param Gurudev. It is truly said, Guru is ONE, but he plays multiple roles for EVERYONE. With motherly affection, he asked the young children of Punadi, “Are you’ll feeling cold?” They smiled and nodded, and then, Param Gurudev distributed white winter caps to all of them, which had been brought for him by different gurubhakts!
Guru is the one whose sattva (inner strength) empowers you to accept challenges, whose unconditional love makes you capable of facing every challenge with determination, and whose motherly affection protects you in every situation!
