Develop total trust in Him by Pujya Sunilbhai Gandhi

Whenever we are faced with difficulties in our life, we often do not have enough trust in God to ride the storm, to remain happy and be totally confident that everything will work out in the best possible way; we are often filled with doubts and worries.

 

Brahmswarup Yogiji Maharaj used to tell a story of a Prince and his best friend who was the son of the Prime Minister:

 

“They both decided to go on a hunting trip and so set out early one morning. About midday they decided to rest. Whilst the Prince rested, the friend went to collect some water from a nearby river. As the Prince slept, a black cobra came and reared up to strike the Prince. Just then the friend came back and seeing the cobra he drew his knife to kill the cobra. The cobra then took a human form and explained that the Prince was his enemy in his past life and that he had vowed to drink the blood from his throat. The friend knew that if he did that, the Prince would die from the snake’s poison. The cobra told the friend that even if he killed him, he would take birth again as a cobra and fulfil his vow. So the friend then agreed to get the blood from the Prince’s throat give it to the cobra thereby saving the Prince’s life.

 

The friend sat on the Prince’s chest and pulled out his knife. As he did this, the Prince opened his eyes and saw his friend sat on his chest with his knife ready to strike him, but the Prince simply closed his eyes again and went back to sleep. The friend drew blood from the Prince’s throat and gave it to the cobra, who then went away satisfied. Using his knowledge of herbal plants the friend tended to the Prince and bandaged his wound.

 

Both the Prince and friend continued their hunting trip. After 3 days the friend lost his patience with the Prince and emotionally asked him why the Prince had not questioned him as to what he was doing with the knife, and why he had not asked anything about the bandage? To this, the Prince replied to his friend, ‘You are my best friend and I know that you would not do anything to harm me. Whatever you did you did for the best’.”

 

 

Yogi Bapa used to say that we should keep this type of relationship with God and the sant. In our case, we should develop the same relationship with Guruhari Pappaji and our guru. When we have this type of unreserved refuge in Him, Maharaj becomes bound to us and He is compelled to protect us without hesitation[1]. We have to surrender and take refuge in God, and have trust that He would never allow anything to harm us.

 

Gunatitanand Swami has explained that as the eyelids protect the eyes, the hands protect the throat and the mother protects her child, in the same way Maharaj is here to protect us[2]. That is to say that as the eyelids do not have to think about protecting the eyes and the mother does have to think about protecting her child, and that this is instinctive, in the same way Pappaji Maharaj is here to protect at all times and under any circumstance.

 

Guruhari Pappaji has emphasised that when something happens that may seem horrific and that it may seem like that there is no possibility of survival, we should keep peace and do bhajan. We should pray not to be saved from our ‘imaginary’ ill fate but we should pray to remain unaffected so that we maintain our inner happiness. This is because our whole life is controlled and governed by Bhagwan Swaminarayan[3]. It is only natural that we pray to be protected but we should not pray to be protected in a specific way because we do not know what is best for us – Let Him Work.

 

A child never doubts its parents and a doting wife never doubts her husband. In the same way there should not be any doubt in our beloved Guruhari. When we have complete trust in someone we also develop complete faith in them also, and with faith there is supreme devotion. If we have this type of trust in Pappaji Maharaj then we will establish a rapport with Him such that He will sit in our heart constantly; this is a sublime relationship between bhakta and bhagwan that is beyond any material understanding. May Guruhari give us all the awareness and the courage to live in this manner.