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fiddle decides to play accord- ing me with His breath and
ing to its own whims and making whatever melody He
fancies, the fiddler will throw it wants flow out of me.
down and smash it on the floor. Thus, when you are a faith-
When an expert flute-player is ful flute, Krishna never leaves
playing and the flute brings out you. He keeps you with Him,
some unexpected sound or whatever He may be doing –
wrong notes, he will simply whether eating food or driving
break the flute and throw it a chariot in the war-front or
away. tending cows in Gokul. The
Now you and I are thrown flute is always in His hands. If
away, because we talk and act He wants to use His left hand,
with our arrogant ego: I want He holds it in the right hand
this; I want that. The moment I and does the work. Thus, when
surrender to Him, He lifts me I have dropped my arrogant ego
up and starts using me. Then and have surrendered to him,
whatever song comes out He keeps me constantly in His
through me is immaterial to me, hands and never leaves me.
for it is His song. The song Thereafter, let Him sing what-
coming out through me today ever song He wants through
may excite the gopis; the song this BMI (Body-Mind-Intellect).
that comes out through me I become His vehicle to play on
tomorrow may make them in this world.
angry. It is none of my business. Such a person through
The next day, it may make them whom the Lord expresses Him-
all weep, but I am not making self is called a great saint or
the world weep. I am satisfied sage. He is considered to be a
that I am in His hands. He is great Guru, and we say: gurur-
keeping His lips on me and fill- brahmä gurur-viñëuù gurur-devo

Grave problems can drive only
SMT. SUNEETHA & unintelligent men of undisciplined
thought and habits to an early grave.
DR. R.L. UMASHANKAR
Others successfully push the problems
Davangere into the grave and safely walk away.
Swami Chinmayananda

Tapovan Prasad 15 November 2017