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PART II: CONFESSIONS
CHAPTER 3
I START ON MY INDIAN TOUR
'The world shall live i !e" o# I i i#$'% A&hla%i (alali$
)*ORY +e #o )od #ha# #his ,iversal +elie- saved !e -ro! -alli.
i#o #he /roo&ed
0a#hs o- +i.o#r1 ad 0re2,di/e" o whi/h so !a1 /hildre o- )od
0ass #he i.h# o-
li-e li&e a -lo/& o- i.ora# shee0$ The1 wal& i herds
,#o #he ver1 .a#es o- dea#h"
,aware o- #heir h1 ad hi#her" while eve #he voi/e o- i!!or#ali#1
/ao#
re/all #he!" ad #he1 are los# ,#o #he a.es4
he Ma,la+a&hsh" !1 .rad-a#her" died I was i dee0 des0air$ I
.rieved -or a
ver1 lo. #i!e over #he loss o- !1 !,si/al .,ide ad is0ira#io"
reali5i. #he
,/er#ai#1 o- #his li-e" ad #ha# !1 ow e6is#e/e was ol1 wor#h
ed,ri. i- I
/o,ld +e o- so!e ,se #o #he world$ I a00re/ia#ed #he .rea#
servi/e Ma,la+a&hsh hadredered #o Idia +1 .ivi. i#s !,si/ a
-easi+le s1s#e! o- o#a#io" ad wodered
how I /o,ld /arr1 o his wor&$
A# oe 0eriod !,si/ i Idia was re.arded o# ol1 as a !edi,! -or
0er-e/#i.
h,!ai#1" +,# also as a s0iri#,al !ai-es#a#io$ M1 .rad-a#her"
wi#h his i#ese
-eeli. -or +o#h his ar# ad his 0eo0le" +elieved #ha# !,si/ /o,ld
ol1 +e raised -ro!
i#s 0rese# de.eera#io +1 ,si. i# as a #ea/her o- !orals ad a
0ro0he# o- #he
*ord's .lor1$
O/e" i !1 ,##er des0air a# !1 -,#ili#1 i /o!0ariso wi#h hi!" I
+ro&e dow
/o!0le#el1" /r1i." 'Allah4 I- o,r 0eo0le had los# ol1 #heir
weal#h ad 0ower i#
wo,ld o# have +ee so .rievo,s #o +ear" si/e #hese #e!0oral #hi.s
are alwa1s
/ha.i. hads i #he !a5es o- Ma1a$ 7,# #he iheri#a/e o- o,r ra/e"
#he !,si/ o-#he Divie" is also leavi. ,s #hro,.h o,r ow e.li.e/e"
ad #ha# is a loss !1 hear#
/ao# s,s#ai4'
I ivo&ed #he a!e o- Sharda" #he .oddess o- !,si/" ad 0ra1ed
her #o 0ro#e/# her
sa/red ar#$
Ad #h,s i# /a! a+o,# #ha# I le-# !1 ho!e wi#h #he view o-
/rea#i. a ,iversal
s1s#e! o- !,si/$ I s#ar#ed o,# o #his !issio whe I was ei.h#ee
1ears old" ad
was wel/o!ed a# #he /o,r#s o- Ra2as ad Mahara2as who .rea#l1
e/o,ra.ed ad
rewarded !e -or !1 e--or#s$ Fro! all #he leadi. /i#ies o- Idia I
re/eived addresses
ad !edals i re/o.i#io ad a00re/ia#io o- !1 !,si/" ad #h,s
i/reased #he
,!+er o- !1 -rieds" 0,0ils" ad s1!0a#hi5ers #hro,.ho,# Idia$'He
who #ho,.h dressed i -ie a00arel e6er/ises #ra,ili#1" is ,ie#"
s,+d,ed" res#raied" /has#e" ad has /eased #o -id -a,l# wi#h
o#hers" he
ideed is a 7rah!a" a as/e#i/" a -riar$' % Dha!!a0ada$
The Ni5a! o- H1dera+ad" Mir Mah+,+ 'Ali 8ha" a .rea# !1s#i/
r,ler o- Idia ad
a devo#ee o- !,si/ ad 0oe#r1 showed !e s0e/ial -avor$ Several
#i!es !1 0la1i.
!oved #he Ni5a! #o #ears9 ad whe I had doe he as&ed
/,rio,sl1" wha# !1s#er1
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la1 i !1 !,si/
The" asweri. hi!" I e60laied" 'Yo,r Hi.hess" as so,d is #he
hi.hes# so,r/e o-
!ai-es#a#io" i# is !1s#erio,s wi#hi i#sel-" ad whosoever has #he
&owled.e o-
so,d" he ideed &ows #he se/re# o- #he ,iverse$ M1 !,si/ is
!1 #ho,.h#" ad !1
#ho,.h# is !1 e!o#io9 #he dee0er I dive i#o #he o/ea o- -eeli."
#he !ore +ea,#i-,l
are #he 0earls I +ri. -or#h i #he -or! o- !elodies$ Th,s !1
!,si/ /rea#es -eeli.wi#hi !e eve +e-ore o#hers -eel i#$ M1 !,si/ is
!1 reli.io9 #here-ore worldl1
s,//ess /a ever +e a 0ro0er 0ri/e -or i#" ad !1 sole o+2e/# i
!,si/ is #o a/hieve
0er-e/#io$'
This e60laa#io" #o.e#her wi#h !1 0la1i." /har!ed #he Ni5a! so
!,/h #ha# he
0rese#ed !e wi#h a 0,rse -,ll o- .olde /ois" ad 0la/i. his ow
0re/io,s
e!erald ri. ,0o !1 -i.er a!ed !e 'Tase'" a-#er #he .rea# Idia
si.er o- #he
0as#$ This i/ide# +ro,.h# !e .i-#s ad #i#les -ro! all 0ar#s o-
Idia$ 7,# hoors -or
!1sel- did o# reall1 sa#is-1 !e$ How /o,ld I +e /o#e# wi#h !1 ow
e6al#ed
0osi#io whe !1 -ellow !,si/ias were loo&ed ,0o wi#h /o#e!0#
+1 /oserva#ive
Idia
Na#,rall1 I reali5ed #ha# i# was d,e 0ar#l1 #o #he !,si/ias
#he!selves" who are as a
r,le illi#era#e ad who loo& #o #he 0ri/es ad 0o#e#a#es -or
s,00or#" -eedi. #heir
-alse 0ride wi#h -la##er1 ad s,+servie/e" ad #h,s losi. #he
ide0ede/e ad
is0ira#io o- #heir ar#$ The a.ai" #he !asses are ,#raied i #he
s,+2e/#" while
#he ed,/a#ed /lasses are -ar #oo +,s1 ado0#i. es#er ideas ad
sa/ri-i/i.
li#era#,re" 0hiloso0h1" ad !,si/ #o 0olo" /ri/&e#" ad #eis$
I !e# !a1 o- #he
la##er" who !ade i# a +oas# #ha# #he1 &ew o#hi. a+o,# #he
!,si/ o- #heir ow
/o,#r1" -,rishi. #heir ho!es wi#h +lari. .ra!o0hoes ad hidi.
#heir si#ars
awa1 i dis.ra/e$
'O Tho, whose &i.do! 0asses o# awa1" 0i#1 hi! whose
&i.do! is 0assi.
awa14'% d1i. words o- Cali0h ;a#he&$
To !1 a!a5e!e# ad horror" all #he !edals ad de/ora#ios whi/h I
had .a#hered
as e!+le!s o- !1 0ro-essioal s,//ess" ad whi/h are a so,r/e o-
0ride #o !e"
.aied as #he1 were +1 so !,/h edeavor" e#h,sias!" ad #he la+or
o- !a1 1ears
s0e# i /os#a# waderi. -ro! 0la/e #o 0la/e" were i a si.le is#a#
sa#/hed
awa1 -ro! !e -orever$ I a !o!e# o- a+s#ra/#io #he1 were le-# i a
/ar" whi/h
/o,ld o# +e #ra/ed des0i#e all !1 e--or#s$ 7,# i 0la/e o- #he
disa00oi#!e#" whi/h
a# -irs# o00ressed !e" a revela#io -ro! )od #o,/hed #he hidde
/hords o- !1 !id
ad o0eed !1 e1es #o #he #r,#h$
I said #o !1sel-" 'I# !a##ers o# how !,/h #i!e 1o, have s0e# #o
.ai #ha# whi/h
ever +elo.ed #o 1o, +,# whi/h 1o, /alled 1o,r ow9 #oda1 1o,
,ders#ad i# is
1o,rs o lo.er$ Ad i# is #he sa!e wi#h all 1o, 0ossess i li-e"
1o,r 0ro0er#1"
-rieds" rela#ios9 eve 1o,r ow +od1 ad !id$ All #ha# 1o, /all
'!1'" o# +ei.
1o,r #r,e 0ro0er#1" will leave 1o," ad ol1 #ha# whi/h 1o, a!e
'I'" whi/h is
a+sol,#el1 dis/oe/#ed wi#h all #ha# is /alled '!1'" will re!ai$
h1 o# .o -or#h
ad s#rive -or #ha# whi/h is wor#h .aii. i li-e h1 o# #h,s a##ai
#o #r,e .lor1"
is#ead o- was#i. 1o,r val,a+le o00or#,i#ies i vai .reed -or
weal#h" -a!e"
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re0,#a#io" ad #hose worldl1 hoors whi/h are here #oda1 ad
-or.o##e
#o!orrow'
I &el# dow ad #ha&ed )od -or #he loss o- !1 !edals"
/r1i." '*e# all +e los# -ro!
!1 i!0er-e/# visio +,# Th1 #r,e Sel-" Ya Allah4'
I #he se# -or#h i 0,rs,i# o- 0hiloso0h1" visi#i. ever1 !1s#i/ I
/o,ld o !1
2o,re1s #o di--ere# Idia /i#ies$ I #raveled #hro,.h 2,.les"
a/ross !o,#ais" ad
alo. river+a&s i sear/h o- !1s#i/s ad her!i#s" 0la1i. ad
si.i. +e-ore #he!
,#il #he1 also so,.h# !1 so/ie#1$
I# was i Ne0al" d,ri. #he 0il.ri!a.e o- Pash0a#hia#h" #ha# I !e#
a M,i a!o.
several sa.es$ He was a Maha#!a o- #he Hi!ala1as ad lived i a
!o,#ai /ave"
ad ,#o,/hed +1 #he ear#hl1 /o#a/#" a!+i#ios" ad eviro!e#s" he
see!ed #o
+e #he ha00ies# !a i #he world$ A-#er I had e#er#aied hi! wi#h
!1 !,si/ he"
wi#ho,# see!i. #o o#i/e" revealed #o !e #he !1s#i/is! o- so,d"
ad ,veiled
+e-ore !1 si.h# #he ier !1s#er1 o- !,si/$ I #herea-#er !e# o#her
!1s#i/s" wi#h
who! I dis/o,rsed o di--ere# s,+2e/#s" ad whose +lessi.s I
o+#aied #hro,.h !1
ar#$
