Darshans2021#08 | Shree Shailendra Sharma

DOCUMENTED STORIES ABOUT SAMADHI

Q:

he came to Your Guru to pay his respect?

Guruji:

he told me that story

Q:

what about that story when he was giving that skill by some sadhu?

Guruji:

as my Guru told me- that happen in late 1930-s, maybe in 1936 after his father’s death. This sadhu came to Benares and he got permission from the british collector there- and he was given permission. He prepared himself, the government guard had put up, his body was shaved -complete body was shaved; and he drank some ghee and went into samadhi.

as my Guru told me- that happen in late 1930-s, maybe in 1936 after his father’s death. This sadhu came to Benares and he got permission from the british collector there- and he was given permission. He prepared himself, the government guard had put up, his body was shaved -complete body was shaved; and he drank some ghee and went into samadhi.

After six months – he told the time and the assistant was there or maybe disciple; when he was dug up again – his body was looking yellowish and he was appearing as he just been shaved. It took about one week for him to revive, whatever the assistant were doing. He became very famous there, lot of money was showered on him.

He was knowing Lahiri Mahasaya by reputation. So my Guru went to see him when he went out of it; he acquainted him for a lunch, which he accepted graciously and came. Then my Guru asked him: how he achieved and how he feel when he were in that condition? He honestly said: I feel nothing, it is as fine as a coma; but every ageing and body function stops absolutely, even hair grows or nail grows was not there.

He told that when he was young – maybe in his 30 or so – physically he was shaped; there was some big tragedy or something in Chitrakut hill, which is called Hanuman Dhara. There is temple of Hanuman: you have to climb hundreds of steps – very high. So because of that emotional trauma he was thinking to commit suicide, he climbed on Hanuman Dhara mountain – very high, I’ve been there. And he was standing, planning to jump from that mountain, to commit suicide. Another sadhu somehow stopped him: from where he appeared – he don’t know. He told him: don’t die, come with me: we will teach you, how to die. And he became his disciple. That sadhu gave him this art.

Amazing thing: when I visited Chitrakut in 1990-s, I inquired about some very old people there, old sadhus. They say – yes, we have heard about him; but he disappeared or died – we don’t know. Not much known about him in Chitrakut.

Q:

so he was practicing as a yogi or he was a sadhu?

Guruji:

he was a sadhu- not exactly yogi. He was seen time to time and made thousands of rupees – his devotees were showered him with money, and he became known as a great person. Of course, he was a great person. How many people are able to show it?

Even more ancient time: there was one documentary evidence of one yogi, which british government documented.

He went into samadhi and wheat crop was sowed over that; and when it was harvested – he was dug up and came out of that. That is a documentary thing. Not many cases.

Q:

including the story, when somebody was trying to open the mouth…

Guruji:

yes, with the crowbar, in Benares

Q:

when it was happen?

Guruji:

my Guru was alive and I was there – maybe in 1985. He simply jumped into the Ganges and was not seen anymore. Otherwise samadhi is talked about so much. We agree, that samadhi which Lahiri Mahasaya learn is different: you experience something, but when I’m in it – it’s like a very deep sleeping.

Guruji:

yes. Out of greed they are ready on everything.

Q:

but why Nityanath gave such a dangerous suggestion?

Guruji:

but only for accomplished people: it’s not the book for beginners or idiots.

Q:

it exists something which can be attain only with this discipline and impossible without?

Guruji:

with discipline and proper guide there are nothing impossible. Nearly impossible to achieve if no one is guiding properly. Like that thing – diving into caldron.