With Pranams at the Lotus Feet. Revered elders, brothers and
sisters.
The Correction & Transformation
SWAMI in his conversation with Prof. Anil Kumar has said,
"First of all, you should know that Swami is completely selfless.
You should also note very clearly that Swami is never angry with anyone: 'God
is Love, Love is God'".
"I pretend to be angry and unhappy with you only to correct you.
Even that apparent anger vanishes very soon like a shower of hail. You cannot
call anyone a guru if he accepts and endorses all that you do and say. He is a
guru in the true sense of the term if he corrects you and turns you in the
right direction as your well-wisher.
Suppose this is a workshop. All damaged and spoiled vehicles come
here for repair. I must, if I am a mechanic, tighten bolts, nuts, screws, etc.
Similarly, I should correct your mistakes, make you free from
your faults, see that you are rid of your weaknesses and defects, and finally
mould you into ideal citizens of this country. Your mistake must be corrected
immediately then and there itself, as and when it is committed.
I should be harsh enough to correct you. You bend iron when it is
hot, don't you? But, when it is not hot, no man with all the strength of his
muscles will be able to bend it. So, you should be corrected and admonished
when you go wrong immediately. If your mistakes are pointed out in public, you
don't repeat them!!!
Take a small example here. Suppose, wearing a lungi (a South
Indian informal dress, a long robe wrapped round the waist, down to the feet),
you are sweeping your room with a broom. Suddenly your friend comes to see you.
What do you do? You will put the broom aside, change your dress and make
yourself presentable to your friend.
Why do you do that? After all you are cleaning your room. Nothing
wrong about it! You don't want to be seen in your informal dress. You want to
be dressed neatly before you meet him. Don't you? So also here, when I point
out your mistakes in public, you will be able to correct them forthwith and you
will also be careful enough in future not to repeat such mistakes, won't you?"
"In fact, I don't lose anything if you are spoiled. I don't gain
anything if you are good. I don't expect anything from you. I want you to be
good and get a good name to your parents, your institution, and your country.
This is not for me, but for your ultimate good."(See photos)
Taken from, Prof. Anil Kumar's "Satyopanishad", (CONVERSATIONS
WITH SAI").
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