Mysterious is the divine will. A washerman donated two acres of land for setting up a branch of Ramakrishna Math! It happened in Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India.
Swami Shivananda, revered as Mahapurush Maharaj, was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Once when he was at Madras he contracted malaria and the doctors advised him to rest at a cool place. Accordingly, arrangements were made to send him to Springfield near Kunoor in Nilgiri Hills. When he went there he liked the place and wanted to open a centre there for the monks to practice sadhana.
God decided to fulfill His devotee’s wish. A washerman had a dream in which his chosen deity, Sitala, said to him, ‘Very soon some people will come to you for a piece of land to establish a monastry. Be sure to give them what they want.’ On getting this dream for three consecutive nights, he thought, ‘Nobody is coming to me for land.’ One day while searching for the land, the local devotees met the washerman and told him what they were looking for. Immediately he said, ‘For all these days I have been searching for you. Please come along and take two acres of land from my 22 acres.’ Forthwith, he executed a registered deed of transfer for it. Detailed plans were then made so that an ashrama could be established quickly.
True indeed are the words of Swami Vivekananda: “Are you unselfish? Then God is with you.”
Swami Shivananda, revered as Mahapurush Maharaj, was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Once when he was at Madras he contracted malaria and the doctors advised him to rest at a cool place. Accordingly, arrangements were made to send him to Springfield near Kunoor in Nilgiri Hills. When he went there he liked the place and wanted to open a centre there for the monks to practice sadhana.
God decided to fulfill His devotee’s wish. A washerman had a dream in which his chosen deity, Sitala, said to him, ‘Very soon some people will come to you for a piece of land to establish a monastry. Be sure to give them what they want.’ On getting this dream for three consecutive nights, he thought, ‘Nobody is coming to me for land.’ One day while searching for the land, the local devotees met the washerman and told him what they were looking for. Immediately he said, ‘For all these days I have been searching for you. Please come along and take two acres of land from my 22 acres.’ Forthwith, he executed a registered deed of transfer for it. Detailed plans were then made so that an ashrama could be established quickly.
True indeed are the words of Swami Vivekananda: “Are you unselfish? Then God is with you.”
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