When you have God with you; when you reach out to God; you get all the happiness in the world. When you get God; you get everything. Like the person who climbs the real coconut tree; gets the real fruits and the shadow fruits; when you reach God, when you go to God, you get everything.
During my visit to Parthi at Guru Poornima, events so arranged themselves that I had to stay back for a few days. This was the only time – in all the thirty two years that I have been in Brindavan – that I stayed back even after all the students had left. Swami had created a circumstance by which I stayed for one week after all the students left - looking after my father; meaning, I cooked for him. I knew very little of cooking but he insisted I cook everyday and he would say I cooked very nicely! I was leaving – it was a Sunday. He came to me and said, " Ravi, I want to get you a pair of clothes." I said, "Why?" He said, "You looked after me so well!" I said, "It's my duty! Swami has given me true education and this is the basis of that – Matro Devo Bhava; Pitro Devo Bhava (Mother and Father are embodiments of God) – so I have to do this." He said, "Let me at least pay for the taxi." I said, "No Father! This is also my duty. Serving you has given me so much of joy – that is enough for me." And then I left for Brindavan. This was on Sunday evening – on Tuesday morning my father had his bath at 4:30 in the morning; came for Suprabhatam and came for Vedam. After Vedam, he went back to the room and had his breakfast. He told my sister, "I am going for Darshan." He was staying on the second floor and as he was coming down; he met somebody on the first floor. He told him the same thing, "I am going for Darshan." He came to the ground floor, turned towards the Mandir, prostrated looking at Swami's Residence and said "Sai Ram!'. There can be no greater death than this! Somebody came and told my sister, "Your father has fallen!" She took a glass of water and went thinking that he had fainted. But when she sprinkled there was no reaction. Sister was dazed! And when she looked up she saw two people carrying a stretcher and coming – she had not even asked for it! And while they were coming, an ambulance had just come to park in front of our house! God's arrangements are always like that. Perfect! When Swami takes care of you; He takes care of your welfare; and your farewell too! - From a Wonderful talk delivered by Dr. T. Ravi Kumar in the Divine Presence During Dasara Celebrations on October 1, 2006. OUR LIFE IS HIS MESSAGE Sai Ram
