My Story In Dinamalar - Vaaramalar

Dear Chithra,
This story was written even before SHE. But for the kidnapping of the person's son-in-law this is a real-life story narrated to me by a senior chartered accountant. This CA about 75 years old is a fan of mine. We had a few minutes to kill, some one year ago, when we were in his client's office. He narrated these incidents. I immediately sought his permission to write a story on that. He readily agreed.
I have now lost his number and I am not sure how to get in touch with him. Let's see how God intervenes in this matter.
We normally lose our cool when some thing bad comes along. To be able to love God and have faith in one's Guru in times of adversity is the index of high spiritual growth.
Thanks for being the first, Chithra.
love,

Dear Sundari,
thanks for the great words. Many times we lose faith in God and in our Guru. In fact if a person is sad or if he is in grief, then to that extent he has lost faith in God. A person who worries actually blasphemes God Almighty.

not many are blessed with a guru whom we can go and sometime get more enlightened, still god has his ways of conveying his message in his own way, this is out of experience of such incidents in my life

You are right, Sundari. But let me just add my two cents here.
The right Guru will come to us when we are ready for her. (Guru need not always be him)
And two, even a Guru is a message sent by God to us, just to reinforce Her love for us.

thanks for the fb, Sundari.
regards,

Dear Sridhar Sir,

Can you please post the english version.... from the feedbacks looks like its related to Tirupathi and Lord Venkateshwara.....eager to read...

Dear Priya,
thanks.
In fact one of my distant cousins who read the story called me up to ask, "sridhar, what are you trying to convey through this story?" And then I quoted the lines which you have quoted in your post. I don't know whether he is convinced.
God knows far better than us. And so is the case with Guru. When we ask something from them, it means that we are letting our little intelligence block our way of progress when the greatest intelligence is ready to give us the whole world.
Faith and love are the thing that matters.
In fact I have written a whole book on prayer, God and our love for Her. I am now convinced that the book will see the light of the day when God so wills.
Thanks for the fb, Priya.
regards,

Originally Posted by prishen

Dear Sridhar Sir,
Read your story in Dinamalar. Very Nice!!. "Gurukitaeyum, Bhagavaan Kitaeyum onnumae kaeka vendaampaa. Aavaala paathu unaku enna venumo, atha tharuvaa" - Very true. Many a times in our life, we think "Why alone me..why don't he heed to my prayers..." But Bhagavaan always have his own ways of answering our prayers..We need to have full full faith in our prayers... As I read through the story, somehow I feel that this is true for "Parents" as is for Guru and Bhagavaan.
I enjoyed reading the story...

Cheers
Priya

Dear Sridhar,

Appaaaaaaaa ezthu kooti padithen............but it was worth that effort. Really mesmerising.

God always shows that he is there but we should be sensitive enough to realize the same. I agree with you in believing that we should not ask Guru & God, they know what to give us. Honestly this Iam practicising from a long time and with God's blessings I hope to continue the same.

Thanks for the touchy and pullarikira experience.

Dear Usha,
Thanks for invoking God's blessings in my favour. This is almost a real life story narrated by a senior chartered accountant known to me. I embellished the story a lot and dramatised it a bit. But the Thirupathi incident is true.
Now that I have taken you to Thirupathi, I think I have the punyam too. One feature of Thirumala is that when you wait for long and finally stand before the deity you don't have any demands. You just melt in love before the very embodiment of Love.
Thanks for the fb, Usha.
regards,

Originally Posted by Ushakrishnan64

Dear Sridhar,
I feel like I am back from Tirupathi after having a wonderful Dharshan!! That is the power of your words.
For a moment, our hero acted just like any father would act under similar circumstances. Again, with the Lord's will, his faith supercedes his emotions. Your description of the Guru reminded me of Paramacharya..
God bless you to create many many writings..

Regards
USHA

Dear Usha,
Well said. When things go well we take the credit and when they go bad, we conveniently shift the blame to Her. Good or bad, wealth or poverty, health or disease, life or death, everything is His prasadam.
I am happy to see that you enjoyed the story.
regards,

Originally Posted by sundarusha

Dear Sridhar sir,

When all things are going well in our life, instead of thanking God for making it possible, we become egoistic thinking we have achieved all because of our sheer hardwork. Whereas , when we hit turbulence in life, we start bargaining, begging and even getting bitter.
Enjoyed the story. Please delight us with more!

Hello Prana,
thanks a lot for your kind words. It is flattering to see your excitement.

Convey my regards to your husband.
regards,

Originally Posted by prana

Hello sir,

Yesterday I read that story first.When I saw your name in that story I was so much exhausted and told to my hubby that he s a member of IL community.

The story was so good and u narrated well...........

Dear Lakshmi,
Thanks. I am very very happy to see that you enjoyed this story. Will surely keep on writing more.
regards,

Originally Posted by lakshmi05

Hi Sridhar Sir,

I enjoyed reading your story in Dinamalar-Vaaramalar.
Nice one.
Well written.

Expecting many more.

Cheers,
Lakshmi.

Dear Sindhuja,
I think I will gather a lot of punyam taking you all to Thirupathi through this story.
Yes, in my very young days I have been into the temple along with the Jeeyar. Andha sevai kidaikka rombave punyam panniyirukkanum.
In this story the Guru is from the Madhwa tradition. I hear that this Guru has a right of worship in the Thirumala temple.
I am moved to see that this story brought old memories to you.

"Gurukitaeyum, Bhagavaan Kitaeyum onnumae kaeka vendaampaa. Aavaala paathu unaku enna venumo, atha tharuvaa"

My DH never asks anything to God, but I always demand and complain. Will try not to. Hope I change(?).

Not that they won't mind if we ask. But there is no need. They know what to give and when. In fact God and the Guru are so loving that they won't give what we ask, if they know that it will harm us.

Thank you, for the wonderful story!

you're most welcome, sindhuja.

regards,