Living-Ideal

If you really have known some truth and if you think it is beneficial speak to your utmost about it and

request everyone to know it [Satyanusaran]

PREFACE

Today is 15th December 2011 The time is 805 pm in Delhi India I have just finished

praying to Bapun Baba (I have a framed picture of Bapun Baba) about the idea of writing a book on a

Living Ideal which came across my mind a little while ago Therefore with a pen in my hand now I

am starting to write down my very own experiences

I am 30 years old hold a master degree in Computer Science and work in a Multinational

company My life is not different from the life an average working professional except that three

years back I had turned completely vegetarian and since then I have been trying to follow a Living

Ideal

I stay alone in a rented accommodation and I cook my own food It is sometimes really very

painful especially in winters to return from office after a day-long hardship and prepare food for

myself My parents are desperately looking for a girl for me for the past two years It has been tough

to get a proposal for my marriage because I am a vegetarian and in Bengali community it is

considered very unusual I however consider myself lucky as I have realised that my life is dedicated

to the mission of my Living Ideal Moreover according to Sanatan Dharma marriage is a very

important process leading to procreation of future generations One should take utmost care to avoid

anti-providential marriage which could completely destroy a good lineage and give birth to

generations that could become a serious threat to future human existence in this world This gives me

strength to move on despite the hardship embarrassment ndash and sometimes humiliation ndash that I face

INDEX

Sl Contents Page

1 A Common Interview Question 4

2 How did I choose my Ideal 9

3 Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra ndash an Introduction 12

4 What Thakur accomplished 20

5 What Thakur will accomplish 29

6 Will He re-incarnate 41

7 Ananta Shree Baba ndash an introduction 56

8 Teachings of Christ 67

9 How things happen 72

Photo Gallery 81

Thesaurus 87

Chapter 1

A Common Interview Question

―Who is your Ideal

There was a time when this question was used to be asked by interviewers Did you ever

wonder what significance this question has I feel that interviewers had the conception that a person

having an ideal would be disciplined Contrary to this the new generation of youngsters facing

interview had a different conception They believed an ideal is a person worth worshipping So they

often bluntly answered My parents are my Ideallsquo

Let me try to describe my understanding which I have gathered through my real-life experience

Who is an Ideal

Ideal in Hindi is pronounced as Adarshlsquo He is a guide to our life Someone can guide us only

if he is a man of experience A doctor can guide someone to become a doctor A cricketer can guide

someone to become a cricketer Similarly an ideal should be such a man who has experience of all

aspects of life in totality and can lead our life in the right direction An ideal should be a subject of

veneration however every subject of veneration need not be an ideal An ideal should be just like a

mirror which portrays our image whenever we make a mistake so that we can correct our mistake on

our own

When Mr Eugene Exman visited a great Indian spiritual teacher named Sri Sri Thakur

Anukulchandra he asked ―I donlsquot have much time to understand your philosophy Can you explain

me your philosophy in just two words Thakur replied in just two words ―Be concentric Later

when Mr Eugene asked Thakur explained that there should be a centre in our life and let our life

revolve around it In that centre we must place our ideal In other words we should lead our life being

concentric to the ideal Mr Eugene asked ―What if I make Henry Ford my ideal Thakur replied

―Then you can become Henry Ford not Jesus Christ Mr Eugene Exman was then the President of

Spiritual Literature section of Harper and Brothers a renowned publishing house Thakur

Anukulchandra was the ideal of a great Indian freedom fighter named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Swami Vivekananda came to Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans and acknowledged Him as his ideal

seeking for material accomplishment However Sri Ramkrishna turned him into a renowned master

Shivaji the great Indian king conquered all obstacles through his devotion to his ideal saint Ramdas

In the epic Mahabharata the Pandavas became victorious despite numerous drawbacks only because

they obeyed their ideal Lord Krishna The legendary Hanuman accomplished impossible tasks

through his devotion to his ideal Lord Ramchandra Therefore we must understand that an ideal is an

indispensable part of our life

The entity called mind (Manah) has the ability to manifest things around it at a subtler level

All that is happening in this world is the effect of mind-programming The mind has the ability to

manifest good as well as bad this is the working principal behind Law of Attraction which works on

the belief system that like attracts likelsquo When we closely acquaint with a noble personality a part of

nobleness reflects in our life And when we befriend a spoiled man it impacts our personality too

Hence it is imperative that the person we accept as an ideal has goodness within him Now imagine

what if an ideal is perfection personified Such an ideal or master is called satgurulsquo ndash satlsquo meaning

existence A person who has the ability to nurture our existence is a Satguru Thus He should be such

a person who knows the secret of eternal existence In theory He Himself should be eternal else how

can a finitelsquo fathom the eternallsquo Not only in theory but in practical also He must be eternal ndash such

as the son of godlsquo Jesus Christ

A highly accomplished Indian Spiritual teacher named Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra

said

রষলোততভ অষন মঔন ফ গরযযআ োথথওতো

তোাষও ধযষর অষ নোষওো গরতযোষকয খনয ওথো

Means

When Purushottam descends He is the fulfiller of all ideals Idealising him doesnlsquot mean discarding onelsquos existing ideal

He is the best guide and God to human evolution [Sri Sri Thakur]

তোাlsquoয নফ-ওষরফষযয বযতথোন lsquoলর তততনআ লতোভোয ঈোয

অয তোাlsquoলও ফোদ তদষে মোlsquo ওয তোlsquo ফযথথ তততনশচে [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

When He (Purushottam) appears in a new form He alone is worshippable to you and whatever you

do minus him is most definitely futile

Who is lsquoPurushottamrsquomdashThe Prophet

Purushottam is the enlightened son of God in blood and flesh When He descends on Earth He

alone is to be followed as He is the prophetmdashthe absolute

PROPHETmdashTHE ABSOLUTE

Only the prophet is absolute

the materialized embodiment

of all principles

for he turns all the relatives

into the absolute

and that absolute is Divine

[The Message Vol-VIII]

From the teachings and life of Shree Shree Thakur we understand that in human form

Purushottam has descended on Earth eight times in this epochmdashRam Krishna Buddha Jesus

Muhammed Chaitanya Ramkrishna and Anukulchandra

On Earth He always proclaims His heavenly kingdom indicating that He alone is to be

worshiped This is also a sign of identifying Him

―sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah [Lord Krishna]

Means

Abandon all misinterpretations of Dharma and surrender unto Me I shall deliver you from all sinful

reaction Do not fear

―Buddham saranam gacchami dharmam saranam gacchami sangam saranam gacchami [Gautam

Buddha]

―I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through me [Jesus]

The following excerpt has been taken from page-8 of the book Rashul Gitalsquo by Depi Prasad

Mukherjee Thakur recollects verse 480 from Quoran Sharif and explains

য় য় [Hazrat Muhammed]

Means

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about

If you really have known some truth and if you think it is beneficial speak to your utmost about it and

request everyone to know it [Satyanusaran]

PREFACE

Today is 15th December 2011 The time is 805 pm in Delhi India I have just finished

praying to Bapun Baba (I have a framed picture of Bapun Baba) about the idea of writing a book on a

Living Ideal which came across my mind a little while ago Therefore with a pen in my hand now I

am starting to write down my very own experiences

I am 30 years old hold a master degree in Computer Science and work in a Multinational

company My life is not different from the life an average working professional except that three

years back I had turned completely vegetarian and since then I have been trying to follow a Living

Ideal

I stay alone in a rented accommodation and I cook my own food It is sometimes really very

painful especially in winters to return from office after a day-long hardship and prepare food for

myself My parents are desperately looking for a girl for me for the past two years It has been tough

to get a proposal for my marriage because I am a vegetarian and in Bengali community it is

considered very unusual I however consider myself lucky as I have realised that my life is dedicated

to the mission of my Living Ideal Moreover according to Sanatan Dharma marriage is a very

important process leading to procreation of future generations One should take utmost care to avoid

anti-providential marriage which could completely destroy a good lineage and give birth to

generations that could become a serious threat to future human existence in this world This gives me

strength to move on despite the hardship embarrassment ndash and sometimes humiliation ndash that I face

INDEX

Sl Contents Page

1 A Common Interview Question 4

2 How did I choose my Ideal 9

3 Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra ndash an Introduction 12

4 What Thakur accomplished 20

5 What Thakur will accomplish 29

6 Will He re-incarnate 41

7 Ananta Shree Baba ndash an introduction 56

8 Teachings of Christ 67

9 How things happen 72

Photo Gallery 81

Thesaurus 87

Chapter 1

A Common Interview Question

―Who is your Ideal

There was a time when this question was used to be asked by interviewers Did you ever

wonder what significance this question has I feel that interviewers had the conception that a person

having an ideal would be disciplined Contrary to this the new generation of youngsters facing

interview had a different conception They believed an ideal is a person worth worshipping So they

often bluntly answered My parents are my Ideallsquo

Let me try to describe my understanding which I have gathered through my real-life experience

Who is an Ideal

Ideal in Hindi is pronounced as Adarshlsquo He is a guide to our life Someone can guide us only

if he is a man of experience A doctor can guide someone to become a doctor A cricketer can guide

someone to become a cricketer Similarly an ideal should be such a man who has experience of all

aspects of life in totality and can lead our life in the right direction An ideal should be a subject of

veneration however every subject of veneration need not be an ideal An ideal should be just like a

mirror which portrays our image whenever we make a mistake so that we can correct our mistake on

our own

When Mr Eugene Exman visited a great Indian spiritual teacher named Sri Sri Thakur

Anukulchandra he asked ―I donlsquot have much time to understand your philosophy Can you explain

me your philosophy in just two words Thakur replied in just two words ―Be concentric Later

when Mr Eugene asked Thakur explained that there should be a centre in our life and let our life

revolve around it In that centre we must place our ideal In other words we should lead our life being

concentric to the ideal Mr Eugene asked ―What if I make Henry Ford my ideal Thakur replied

―Then you can become Henry Ford not Jesus Christ Mr Eugene Exman was then the President of

Spiritual Literature section of Harper and Brothers a renowned publishing house Thakur

Anukulchandra was the ideal of a great Indian freedom fighter named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Swami Vivekananda came to Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans and acknowledged Him as his ideal

seeking for material accomplishment However Sri Ramkrishna turned him into a renowned master

Shivaji the great Indian king conquered all obstacles through his devotion to his ideal saint Ramdas

In the epic Mahabharata the Pandavas became victorious despite numerous drawbacks only because

they obeyed their ideal Lord Krishna The legendary Hanuman accomplished impossible tasks

through his devotion to his ideal Lord Ramchandra Therefore we must understand that an ideal is an

indispensable part of our life

The entity called mind (Manah) has the ability to manifest things around it at a subtler level

All that is happening in this world is the effect of mind-programming The mind has the ability to

manifest good as well as bad this is the working principal behind Law of Attraction which works on

the belief system that like attracts likelsquo When we closely acquaint with a noble personality a part of

nobleness reflects in our life And when we befriend a spoiled man it impacts our personality too

Hence it is imperative that the person we accept as an ideal has goodness within him Now imagine

what if an ideal is perfection personified Such an ideal or master is called satgurulsquo ndash satlsquo meaning

existence A person who has the ability to nurture our existence is a Satguru Thus He should be such

a person who knows the secret of eternal existence In theory He Himself should be eternal else how

can a finitelsquo fathom the eternallsquo Not only in theory but in practical also He must be eternal ndash such

as the son of godlsquo Jesus Christ

A highly accomplished Indian Spiritual teacher named Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra

said

রষলোততভ অষন মঔন ফ গরযযআ োথথওতো

তোাষও ধযষর অষ নোষওো গরতযোষকয খনয ওথো

Means

When Purushottam descends He is the fulfiller of all ideals Idealising him doesnlsquot mean discarding onelsquos existing ideal

He is the best guide and God to human evolution [Sri Sri Thakur]

তোাlsquoয নফ-ওষরফষযয বযতথোন lsquoলর তততনআ লতোভোয ঈোয

অয তোাlsquoলও ফোদ তদষে মোlsquo ওয তোlsquo ফযথথ তততনশচে [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

When He (Purushottam) appears in a new form He alone is worshippable to you and whatever you

do minus him is most definitely futile

Who is lsquoPurushottamrsquomdashThe Prophet

Purushottam is the enlightened son of God in blood and flesh When He descends on Earth He

alone is to be followed as He is the prophetmdashthe absolute

PROPHETmdashTHE ABSOLUTE

Only the prophet is absolute

the materialized embodiment

of all principles

for he turns all the relatives

into the absolute

and that absolute is Divine

[The Message Vol-VIII]

From the teachings and life of Shree Shree Thakur we understand that in human form

Purushottam has descended on Earth eight times in this epochmdashRam Krishna Buddha Jesus

Muhammed Chaitanya Ramkrishna and Anukulchandra

On Earth He always proclaims His heavenly kingdom indicating that He alone is to be

worshiped This is also a sign of identifying Him

―sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah [Lord Krishna]

Means

Abandon all misinterpretations of Dharma and surrender unto Me I shall deliver you from all sinful

reaction Do not fear

―Buddham saranam gacchami dharmam saranam gacchami sangam saranam gacchami [Gautam

Buddha]

―I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through me [Jesus]

The following excerpt has been taken from page-8 of the book Rashul Gitalsquo by Depi Prasad

Mukherjee Thakur recollects verse 480 from Quoran Sharif and explains

য় য় [Hazrat Muhammed]

Means

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about

PREFACE

Today is 15th December 2011 The time is 805 pm in Delhi India I have just finished

praying to Bapun Baba (I have a framed picture of Bapun Baba) about the idea of writing a book on a

Living Ideal which came across my mind a little while ago Therefore with a pen in my hand now I

am starting to write down my very own experiences

I am 30 years old hold a master degree in Computer Science and work in a Multinational

company My life is not different from the life an average working professional except that three

years back I had turned completely vegetarian and since then I have been trying to follow a Living

Ideal

I stay alone in a rented accommodation and I cook my own food It is sometimes really very

painful especially in winters to return from office after a day-long hardship and prepare food for

myself My parents are desperately looking for a girl for me for the past two years It has been tough

to get a proposal for my marriage because I am a vegetarian and in Bengali community it is

considered very unusual I however consider myself lucky as I have realised that my life is dedicated

to the mission of my Living Ideal Moreover according to Sanatan Dharma marriage is a very

important process leading to procreation of future generations One should take utmost care to avoid

anti-providential marriage which could completely destroy a good lineage and give birth to

generations that could become a serious threat to future human existence in this world This gives me

strength to move on despite the hardship embarrassment ndash and sometimes humiliation ndash that I face

INDEX

Sl Contents Page

1 A Common Interview Question 4

2 How did I choose my Ideal 9

3 Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra ndash an Introduction 12

4 What Thakur accomplished 20

5 What Thakur will accomplish 29

6 Will He re-incarnate 41

7 Ananta Shree Baba ndash an introduction 56

8 Teachings of Christ 67

9 How things happen 72

Photo Gallery 81

Thesaurus 87

Chapter 1

A Common Interview Question

―Who is your Ideal

There was a time when this question was used to be asked by interviewers Did you ever

wonder what significance this question has I feel that interviewers had the conception that a person

having an ideal would be disciplined Contrary to this the new generation of youngsters facing

interview had a different conception They believed an ideal is a person worth worshipping So they

often bluntly answered My parents are my Ideallsquo

Let me try to describe my understanding which I have gathered through my real-life experience

Who is an Ideal

Ideal in Hindi is pronounced as Adarshlsquo He is a guide to our life Someone can guide us only

if he is a man of experience A doctor can guide someone to become a doctor A cricketer can guide

someone to become a cricketer Similarly an ideal should be such a man who has experience of all

aspects of life in totality and can lead our life in the right direction An ideal should be a subject of

veneration however every subject of veneration need not be an ideal An ideal should be just like a

mirror which portrays our image whenever we make a mistake so that we can correct our mistake on

our own

When Mr Eugene Exman visited a great Indian spiritual teacher named Sri Sri Thakur

Anukulchandra he asked ―I donlsquot have much time to understand your philosophy Can you explain

me your philosophy in just two words Thakur replied in just two words ―Be concentric Later

when Mr Eugene asked Thakur explained that there should be a centre in our life and let our life

revolve around it In that centre we must place our ideal In other words we should lead our life being

concentric to the ideal Mr Eugene asked ―What if I make Henry Ford my ideal Thakur replied

―Then you can become Henry Ford not Jesus Christ Mr Eugene Exman was then the President of

Spiritual Literature section of Harper and Brothers a renowned publishing house Thakur

Anukulchandra was the ideal of a great Indian freedom fighter named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Swami Vivekananda came to Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans and acknowledged Him as his ideal

seeking for material accomplishment However Sri Ramkrishna turned him into a renowned master

Shivaji the great Indian king conquered all obstacles through his devotion to his ideal saint Ramdas

In the epic Mahabharata the Pandavas became victorious despite numerous drawbacks only because

they obeyed their ideal Lord Krishna The legendary Hanuman accomplished impossible tasks

through his devotion to his ideal Lord Ramchandra Therefore we must understand that an ideal is an

indispensable part of our life

The entity called mind (Manah) has the ability to manifest things around it at a subtler level

All that is happening in this world is the effect of mind-programming The mind has the ability to

manifest good as well as bad this is the working principal behind Law of Attraction which works on

the belief system that like attracts likelsquo When we closely acquaint with a noble personality a part of

nobleness reflects in our life And when we befriend a spoiled man it impacts our personality too

Hence it is imperative that the person we accept as an ideal has goodness within him Now imagine

what if an ideal is perfection personified Such an ideal or master is called satgurulsquo ndash satlsquo meaning

existence A person who has the ability to nurture our existence is a Satguru Thus He should be such

a person who knows the secret of eternal existence In theory He Himself should be eternal else how

can a finitelsquo fathom the eternallsquo Not only in theory but in practical also He must be eternal ndash such

as the son of godlsquo Jesus Christ

A highly accomplished Indian Spiritual teacher named Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra

said

রষলোততভ অষন মঔন ফ গরযযআ োথথওতো

তোাষও ধযষর অষ নোষওো গরতযোষকয খনয ওথো

Means

When Purushottam descends He is the fulfiller of all ideals Idealising him doesnlsquot mean discarding onelsquos existing ideal

He is the best guide and God to human evolution [Sri Sri Thakur]

তোাlsquoয নফ-ওষরফষযয বযতথোন lsquoলর তততনআ লতোভোয ঈোয

অয তোাlsquoলও ফোদ তদষে মোlsquo ওয তোlsquo ফযথথ তততনশচে [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

When He (Purushottam) appears in a new form He alone is worshippable to you and whatever you

do minus him is most definitely futile

Who is lsquoPurushottamrsquomdashThe Prophet

Purushottam is the enlightened son of God in blood and flesh When He descends on Earth He

alone is to be followed as He is the prophetmdashthe absolute

PROPHETmdashTHE ABSOLUTE

Only the prophet is absolute

the materialized embodiment

of all principles

for he turns all the relatives

into the absolute

and that absolute is Divine

[The Message Vol-VIII]

From the teachings and life of Shree Shree Thakur we understand that in human form

Purushottam has descended on Earth eight times in this epochmdashRam Krishna Buddha Jesus

Muhammed Chaitanya Ramkrishna and Anukulchandra

On Earth He always proclaims His heavenly kingdom indicating that He alone is to be

worshiped This is also a sign of identifying Him

―sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah [Lord Krishna]

Means

Abandon all misinterpretations of Dharma and surrender unto Me I shall deliver you from all sinful

reaction Do not fear

―Buddham saranam gacchami dharmam saranam gacchami sangam saranam gacchami [Gautam

Buddha]

―I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through me [Jesus]

The following excerpt has been taken from page-8 of the book Rashul Gitalsquo by Depi Prasad

Mukherjee Thakur recollects verse 480 from Quoran Sharif and explains

য় য় [Hazrat Muhammed]

Means

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about

INDEX

Sl Contents Page

1 A Common Interview Question 4

2 How did I choose my Ideal 9

3 Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra ndash an Introduction 12

4 What Thakur accomplished 20

5 What Thakur will accomplish 29

6 Will He re-incarnate 41

7 Ananta Shree Baba ndash an introduction 56

8 Teachings of Christ 67

9 How things happen 72

Photo Gallery 81

Thesaurus 87

Chapter 1

A Common Interview Question

―Who is your Ideal

There was a time when this question was used to be asked by interviewers Did you ever

wonder what significance this question has I feel that interviewers had the conception that a person

having an ideal would be disciplined Contrary to this the new generation of youngsters facing

interview had a different conception They believed an ideal is a person worth worshipping So they

often bluntly answered My parents are my Ideallsquo

Let me try to describe my understanding which I have gathered through my real-life experience

Who is an Ideal

Ideal in Hindi is pronounced as Adarshlsquo He is a guide to our life Someone can guide us only

if he is a man of experience A doctor can guide someone to become a doctor A cricketer can guide

someone to become a cricketer Similarly an ideal should be such a man who has experience of all

aspects of life in totality and can lead our life in the right direction An ideal should be a subject of

veneration however every subject of veneration need not be an ideal An ideal should be just like a

mirror which portrays our image whenever we make a mistake so that we can correct our mistake on

our own

When Mr Eugene Exman visited a great Indian spiritual teacher named Sri Sri Thakur

Anukulchandra he asked ―I donlsquot have much time to understand your philosophy Can you explain

me your philosophy in just two words Thakur replied in just two words ―Be concentric Later

when Mr Eugene asked Thakur explained that there should be a centre in our life and let our life

revolve around it In that centre we must place our ideal In other words we should lead our life being

concentric to the ideal Mr Eugene asked ―What if I make Henry Ford my ideal Thakur replied

―Then you can become Henry Ford not Jesus Christ Mr Eugene Exman was then the President of

Spiritual Literature section of Harper and Brothers a renowned publishing house Thakur

Anukulchandra was the ideal of a great Indian freedom fighter named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Swami Vivekananda came to Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans and acknowledged Him as his ideal

seeking for material accomplishment However Sri Ramkrishna turned him into a renowned master

Shivaji the great Indian king conquered all obstacles through his devotion to his ideal saint Ramdas

In the epic Mahabharata the Pandavas became victorious despite numerous drawbacks only because

they obeyed their ideal Lord Krishna The legendary Hanuman accomplished impossible tasks

through his devotion to his ideal Lord Ramchandra Therefore we must understand that an ideal is an

indispensable part of our life

The entity called mind (Manah) has the ability to manifest things around it at a subtler level

All that is happening in this world is the effect of mind-programming The mind has the ability to

manifest good as well as bad this is the working principal behind Law of Attraction which works on

the belief system that like attracts likelsquo When we closely acquaint with a noble personality a part of

nobleness reflects in our life And when we befriend a spoiled man it impacts our personality too

Hence it is imperative that the person we accept as an ideal has goodness within him Now imagine

what if an ideal is perfection personified Such an ideal or master is called satgurulsquo ndash satlsquo meaning

existence A person who has the ability to nurture our existence is a Satguru Thus He should be such

a person who knows the secret of eternal existence In theory He Himself should be eternal else how

can a finitelsquo fathom the eternallsquo Not only in theory but in practical also He must be eternal ndash such

as the son of godlsquo Jesus Christ

A highly accomplished Indian Spiritual teacher named Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra

said

রষলোততভ অষন মঔন ফ গরযযআ োথথওতো

তোাষও ধযষর অষ নোষওো গরতযোষকয খনয ওথো

Means

When Purushottam descends He is the fulfiller of all ideals Idealising him doesnlsquot mean discarding onelsquos existing ideal

He is the best guide and God to human evolution [Sri Sri Thakur]

তোাlsquoয নফ-ওষরফষযয বযতথোন lsquoলর তততনআ লতোভোয ঈোয

অয তোাlsquoলও ফোদ তদষে মোlsquo ওয তোlsquo ফযথথ তততনশচে [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

When He (Purushottam) appears in a new form He alone is worshippable to you and whatever you

do minus him is most definitely futile

Who is lsquoPurushottamrsquomdashThe Prophet

Purushottam is the enlightened son of God in blood and flesh When He descends on Earth He

alone is to be followed as He is the prophetmdashthe absolute

PROPHETmdashTHE ABSOLUTE

Only the prophet is absolute

the materialized embodiment

of all principles

for he turns all the relatives

into the absolute

and that absolute is Divine

[The Message Vol-VIII]

From the teachings and life of Shree Shree Thakur we understand that in human form

Purushottam has descended on Earth eight times in this epochmdashRam Krishna Buddha Jesus

Muhammed Chaitanya Ramkrishna and Anukulchandra

On Earth He always proclaims His heavenly kingdom indicating that He alone is to be

worshiped This is also a sign of identifying Him

―sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah [Lord Krishna]

Means

Abandon all misinterpretations of Dharma and surrender unto Me I shall deliver you from all sinful

reaction Do not fear

―Buddham saranam gacchami dharmam saranam gacchami sangam saranam gacchami [Gautam

Buddha]

―I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through me [Jesus]

The following excerpt has been taken from page-8 of the book Rashul Gitalsquo by Depi Prasad

Mukherjee Thakur recollects verse 480 from Quoran Sharif and explains

য় য় [Hazrat Muhammed]

Means

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about

Chapter 1

A Common Interview Question

―Who is your Ideal

There was a time when this question was used to be asked by interviewers Did you ever

wonder what significance this question has I feel that interviewers had the conception that a person

having an ideal would be disciplined Contrary to this the new generation of youngsters facing

interview had a different conception They believed an ideal is a person worth worshipping So they

often bluntly answered My parents are my Ideallsquo

Let me try to describe my understanding which I have gathered through my real-life experience

Who is an Ideal

Ideal in Hindi is pronounced as Adarshlsquo He is a guide to our life Someone can guide us only

if he is a man of experience A doctor can guide someone to become a doctor A cricketer can guide

someone to become a cricketer Similarly an ideal should be such a man who has experience of all

aspects of life in totality and can lead our life in the right direction An ideal should be a subject of

veneration however every subject of veneration need not be an ideal An ideal should be just like a

mirror which portrays our image whenever we make a mistake so that we can correct our mistake on

our own

When Mr Eugene Exman visited a great Indian spiritual teacher named Sri Sri Thakur

Anukulchandra he asked ―I donlsquot have much time to understand your philosophy Can you explain

me your philosophy in just two words Thakur replied in just two words ―Be concentric Later

when Mr Eugene asked Thakur explained that there should be a centre in our life and let our life

revolve around it In that centre we must place our ideal In other words we should lead our life being

concentric to the ideal Mr Eugene asked ―What if I make Henry Ford my ideal Thakur replied

―Then you can become Henry Ford not Jesus Christ Mr Eugene Exman was then the President of

Spiritual Literature section of Harper and Brothers a renowned publishing house Thakur

Anukulchandra was the ideal of a great Indian freedom fighter named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Swami Vivekananda came to Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans and acknowledged Him as his ideal

seeking for material accomplishment However Sri Ramkrishna turned him into a renowned master

Shivaji the great Indian king conquered all obstacles through his devotion to his ideal saint Ramdas

In the epic Mahabharata the Pandavas became victorious despite numerous drawbacks only because

they obeyed their ideal Lord Krishna The legendary Hanuman accomplished impossible tasks

through his devotion to his ideal Lord Ramchandra Therefore we must understand that an ideal is an

indispensable part of our life

The entity called mind (Manah) has the ability to manifest things around it at a subtler level

All that is happening in this world is the effect of mind-programming The mind has the ability to

manifest good as well as bad this is the working principal behind Law of Attraction which works on

the belief system that like attracts likelsquo When we closely acquaint with a noble personality a part of

nobleness reflects in our life And when we befriend a spoiled man it impacts our personality too

Hence it is imperative that the person we accept as an ideal has goodness within him Now imagine

what if an ideal is perfection personified Such an ideal or master is called satgurulsquo ndash satlsquo meaning

existence A person who has the ability to nurture our existence is a Satguru Thus He should be such

a person who knows the secret of eternal existence In theory He Himself should be eternal else how

can a finitelsquo fathom the eternallsquo Not only in theory but in practical also He must be eternal ndash such

as the son of godlsquo Jesus Christ

A highly accomplished Indian Spiritual teacher named Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra

said

রষলোততভ অষন মঔন ফ গরযযআ োথথওতো

তোাষও ধযষর অষ নোষওো গরতযোষকয খনয ওথো

Means

When Purushottam descends He is the fulfiller of all ideals Idealising him doesnlsquot mean discarding onelsquos existing ideal

He is the best guide and God to human evolution [Sri Sri Thakur]

তোাlsquoয নফ-ওষরফষযয বযতথোন lsquoলর তততনআ লতোভোয ঈোয

অয তোাlsquoলও ফোদ তদষে মোlsquo ওয তোlsquo ফযথথ তততনশচে [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

When He (Purushottam) appears in a new form He alone is worshippable to you and whatever you

do minus him is most definitely futile

Who is lsquoPurushottamrsquomdashThe Prophet

Purushottam is the enlightened son of God in blood and flesh When He descends on Earth He

alone is to be followed as He is the prophetmdashthe absolute

PROPHETmdashTHE ABSOLUTE

Only the prophet is absolute

the materialized embodiment

of all principles

for he turns all the relatives

into the absolute

and that absolute is Divine

[The Message Vol-VIII]

From the teachings and life of Shree Shree Thakur we understand that in human form

Purushottam has descended on Earth eight times in this epochmdashRam Krishna Buddha Jesus

Muhammed Chaitanya Ramkrishna and Anukulchandra

On Earth He always proclaims His heavenly kingdom indicating that He alone is to be

worshiped This is also a sign of identifying Him

―sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah [Lord Krishna]

Means

Abandon all misinterpretations of Dharma and surrender unto Me I shall deliver you from all sinful

reaction Do not fear

―Buddham saranam gacchami dharmam saranam gacchami sangam saranam gacchami [Gautam

Buddha]

―I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through me [Jesus]

The following excerpt has been taken from page-8 of the book Rashul Gitalsquo by Depi Prasad

Mukherjee Thakur recollects verse 480 from Quoran Sharif and explains

য় য় [Hazrat Muhammed]

Means

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about

Means

When Purushottam descends He is the fulfiller of all ideals Idealising him doesnlsquot mean discarding onelsquos existing ideal

He is the best guide and God to human evolution [Sri Sri Thakur]

তোাlsquoয নফ-ওষরফষযয বযতথোন lsquoলর তততনআ লতোভোয ঈোয

অয তোাlsquoলও ফোদ তদষে মোlsquo ওয তোlsquo ফযথথ তততনশচে [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

When He (Purushottam) appears in a new form He alone is worshippable to you and whatever you

do minus him is most definitely futile

Who is lsquoPurushottamrsquomdashThe Prophet

Purushottam is the enlightened son of God in blood and flesh When He descends on Earth He

alone is to be followed as He is the prophetmdashthe absolute

PROPHETmdashTHE ABSOLUTE

Only the prophet is absolute

the materialized embodiment

of all principles

for he turns all the relatives

into the absolute

and that absolute is Divine

[The Message Vol-VIII]

From the teachings and life of Shree Shree Thakur we understand that in human form

Purushottam has descended on Earth eight times in this epochmdashRam Krishna Buddha Jesus

Muhammed Chaitanya Ramkrishna and Anukulchandra

On Earth He always proclaims His heavenly kingdom indicating that He alone is to be

worshiped This is also a sign of identifying Him

―sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah [Lord Krishna]

Means

Abandon all misinterpretations of Dharma and surrender unto Me I shall deliver you from all sinful

reaction Do not fear

―Buddham saranam gacchami dharmam saranam gacchami sangam saranam gacchami [Gautam

Buddha]

―I am the way the truth and the life No one comes to the Father except through me [Jesus]

The following excerpt has been taken from page-8 of the book Rashul Gitalsquo by Depi Prasad

Mukherjee Thakur recollects verse 480 from Quoran Sharif and explains

য় য় [Hazrat Muhammed]

Means

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about

Whoever surrenders to Rashul (The Prophet) definitely he stays surrendered only to God (Allah)

―Mui Sai Mui Sai Mui Sai [Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]

Means

I am the One I am the One I am the One

লম যোভ লআ ওষণ এআ মষকয লআ যোভওষণ [Ramkrishna Paramhans]

Means

Same Ram same Krishna

In this generation He is Ramkrishna

অভোয ওথোগতর মতদ লতোভোয শধ ওথোতিনতোযআ লঔোযোও ভোতর ে

ওযো ফো অিযষণয লবতয তদষে লগতরষও মতদ ফোসতষফআ পটিষে তরষত নো য

তষফ োেো লম লতোভোয তভোছননআ যষে মোষফ

তো তওনত তত তনশচআ - লতোভোযআ অতভ [Sri Sri Thakur]

Means

If My words are just your food for thought

If you do not materialize them through action and conduct

Then your attainment would remain unaccomplished

That is extremely sure ndash Yours I

Further Thakur said

It is easier for a man to observe so-called dharma but difficult to surrender to a Living Ideal

because there the surrender needs to be materialised The surrender is not there for the sake of word

it is real There is lot of scope to act according to our whims in the surrender to the GOD in the sky

It does not work the reason is that the sky never resists me One who cannot resist me can never

mould me either Misdeeds can be nicely performed looking at the sky Religion means to get

delightfully united with the Living Divine Ideal to get bound to Him This tests the mental strength

the sincerity Many could understand this their nature is also good But they cannot do it That

means they are not sincere to their ideas [English translation of Alochana Prasanga Vol-14 Pg 191]

Thakur also said during a discourse with a disciple Janardhan da

Janardan da What is the need of a Living Ideal One can follow the Idea

Shri Shri Thakur Idea makes a man idiot A living man makes Him(GodSupreme FatherParampita)

alive and the idea gets manifested [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol21 First Edition

Pg 225]

Those who have the ―Aerial inside them only they can find Him When they have the eagerness in

their heart they start looking out and thus receive different impulses internally Externally too

unexpected connections take place Human brain is the finest device One only gets the impulses

according to the ―tuning he has [English translation of Alochona Prasange Vol9 Pg 20]

Saint Kabir said

―Jab tak na mila satguru saccha tab tak karta ja dus bees pachasa

Means

Till the time you find a true ideal go on making 10-20-50 ideals

Why should we follow Purushottam

―He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad [St

Matthew 1230]

HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER

WITH MEmdashSCATTERS

Adherence to a common Ideal

the nurturer of specific characteristics

gathers people

cementing the differences

between one another

with every compassionate pull

that exalts one into many

with initiative serviceable urge

and energetic ardour

but dining together

and indiscriminate marriage

can never gather people

or make them inter-related

Lord Christ hath said

He who is not with me

is against memdash

he who does not gather with me

scatters

[The Message Vol-IV]

Thakur explained living ideal as a staff who guides us the blinds

―To be blind is unfortunate indeed but to be without a staff is even worse for the staff does much of

the eyeslsquo work [Satyanusaran]

―Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into

the ditch [St Matthew 1514]

Thakur Anukulchandra said that the purpose of life is to drive away wantlsquo completely and that is

possible only by knowing the cause of everything The cause could be best understood when

gradually we imbibe the characteristic of Living Ideal within us through our attachment to Him

Whenever He descends He alone is the best fulfiller of existence He is the best guide and god to

human evolution So must seek Him until we find Him The moment we start seeking Him He too

starts seeking us And once we find Him we must follow Him

Chapter 2

How did I choose my Ideal

―Who am I How did this feeling of Ilsquo within me generated Why am Ilsquo within me and not in

somebody else How big is this universe There is a container containing this universe There is

another container containing that container Where does this chain of container ends How can it ever

end Such thoughts baffled me when I was 5 I used to get frightened when I thought that the

universe doesnlsquot end I used to become very uncertain about existence I used to be thankful that at

least I exist At the age of 6 a question crossed my mind ―Does human being die I got convinced on

my own that a person dies when he reaches 100 years of age I became very frightened I did not want

to lose my identity as the world is so playful and I loved my maternal grandpa I used to pray to god

that my maternal grandpa survives long He is today 90 years of age and is still alive

At the age of 12 I started reading books like World famous discoverieslsquo World famous

Mysterieslsquo World famous Medicine and Therapylsquo typically the World famouslsquo series of Pustak

Mahal publisher I was also very athletic and liked playing all kinds of games especially cricket

From the tender age of 14 onwards I started doing heavy physical exercises without proper

guidance I did not realize that the unguided physical exercises would hamper my height and would

be the cause of backache after few years My height got restricted to 5 and quarter feet though I was

a good athlete At school I often used to be overpowered and underestimated by my fellow students

Except for once I never got the opportunity to play either Cricket or Football in school matches And

it was that single Football match when I had proved my calibre to the Physical Training teacher Thus

to prove myself to the World I started pushing myself to limits I wanted to become a cricketer

though I never disclosed it to my parents because I knew my parents would simply neglect it

At the age of 15 I started reading books on Palmistry followed by a book on Hypnotism

Miracle and magic always fascinated me I had read that a Yogi can gain the strength of an elephant

by meditating on the picture of an elephant I started practicing a technique called Tratak which was

required to attain hypnotic powers The kind of Tratak that I used to practice involved focussing on a

candle flame in a dark room till the eyes started watering Ideally it should be done for not more than

a minute or two But I used to do it for around 15 minutes despite stream of water rolling down my

cheeks Thus I used to overstrain my eyes but the moment I focussed on the flame I used to forget all

my tensions and felt relaxed at heart The convent education system due to its shortcomings often

causes depression in me I took Tratak as a tool to avert that depression and to achieve spiritual

powers However this practice was turning me aggressive During that time I used to adhere to

vegetarian diet though my parents tried to make me eat non-vegetarian food Several times they tried

to restrain me from practising Tratak however I never listened I never realised that the degree to

which I stressed my eyes would cause problems after 4-5 years I practiced it for around one year and

at the end I turned little aggressive by nature

I felt that I was going through a period of bad fortune I had learned that if a blue Sapphire

astrologically suits a person then it can make him as fortunate as a king I went to my parents but my

parents wouldnlsquot get it for me Then somehow I convinced my parents to consult a gold medallist

astrologer named Asim Chaterjee He recommended me to wear few gems and again my parents

were not interested to spend any money though they could have afforded it The tension between me

and my parents increased

One day I saw a saint named Asha Ram Bapu on television Bearded saints always fascinated

me So I started watching his satsang on television frequently I started doing the kind of meditation

that he suggested I also started practising pranayama after reading a book on it In doing so I started

experiencing peace I used to feel reluctant to sit for pranayama but after completing a session of

around 15 minutes I used to experience bliss I used to forget all worries and tensions I practices the

ways of devotion suggested by Asha Ram Bapu on television Slowly my interest started shifting

from Tratak to devotional meditation I used to repeatedly chant the word Narayanlsquo during

meditation Occasionally I started watching discourses of spiritual gurus like Shree Jaggi Vasudev

Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj on television

At the age of 17 I gradually started loosing momentum on my spiritual hankering I was then

preparing for my Higher Secondary examination At the age of 19 I got enrolled in a college for an

off campus course in Computer Science The classes used to be conducted 4 days a week in an

institute at the first floor of a building In those days there were many such institutes offering degrees

in collaboration with some college The standard of education was not good I was not happy thinking

that my parents did not do much to get me admitted to a good college My college days were quite

ordinary I was a shy creature and I did not make any girlfriend

At the age of 22 I completed my Graduation By then I had realised that my dream to become a

cricket had already shattered The tension between me and my parents was at its peak At 23

determined to make a career I went to Bangalore to prepare for GATE examination in Computer

Science My throat infection problem which started from the age of around 16 increased since then I

also started suffering from backache Also for the past two years I had been suffering from tooth ache

but finally got it fixed there at Bangalore through Root Canal therapy

I cleared GATE and I also cleared CDAC entrance exam CDAC is a state-of-the-art

government institute in India providing short term advanced course in Computer Science I choose to

go to Pune to pursue a 6 months course not knowing that those 6 months were going to be the worst

days of my life I had literally experience hell on Earth At Shivajinagar in Pune I had to stay in a

hostel along with 11 other boys The place was unhygienic and untidy and I thought that Pune is

infamous for bedbugs Within few days a theft took place in the hostel and four of us lost some of our

belongings I lost the most a purse containing two ATM cards an ID proof and money For the next

1 month I had to live through borrowing money from my colleagues We had a hectic schedule We

used to leave at 730 AM in the morning and return at around 1 AM at midnight There werenlsquot any

suitable restaurant around that place I often ate fast food like Egg friend rice chicken fried rice etc in

a thelalsquo a typical restaurant on a four wheeler cycle van The place used to be dirty with street dog

moving around Sometimes I felt that I was just a little better than these street dogs Within few days

I suffered throat infection Since I did not have much money I did not go to a doctor for about a

month The pain was very irritating and sometimes I managed to get little hot water to gargle and

drink At night I would not be able to speak because of my throat condition In the meantime after a

month I received an alternate ATM card and I consulted an ENT specialist She advised me that I

should avoid certain things throughout my life which included cold drinks citrus fruits spicy and oily

foods and anything containing MSG I got temporary relief after medication

I was obsessed with my short height and this obsession was at its peak I started hating myself

A similar reaction reflected from nature Suddenly my fellow students started addressing me with a

nickname Gattulsquo which in colloquial language meant a short person I could not stand this taunting

Despite being inquisitive and intelligent I lost attention from studies and became extremely depressed

The untidy surrounding the physical pain the frustration and humiliation made it a hell for me

I somehow completed my CDAC course and in April 2008 I got placed in a software company

in a place called Noida I was then 27 years old Again obsessed with the idea of gaining height one

day I did some stretching exercise ndash by hanging using a high concrete shelve This revived the age old

backache problem and this time it was intense It was summer with temperatures going as high as 45o

C I was staying with a colleague in a rented accommodation a very ordinary room without any

window ndash again a bad situation At midnight during usual power cuts I used to sweat profusely

Eating became a problem as there were no quality restaurants nearby I lost my appetite and my blood

pressure dropped very low to 40-120 At office though it was air-conditioned the reclining chairs

were not at all comfortable which added to my problem I consulted multiple specialists but they told

me that they could not relate my condition with any disease They prescribed me some supplements

My backache problem became unbearable At a point of time I even thought of giving up my job I

purchased a hip belt on my own and this brought me some comfort In May 2008 after one and a

half months of joining my first company I changed my accommodation and went to a little better

place with one of my colleague named Kamraj We stayed as paying guest in a single room shared by

three people me Kamraj and one more person The room was equipped with a cooler and a television

and there were some good restaurants nearby This brought me some comfort

However the ordeal did not end there Two months after joining my first company suddenly

the workload increased I was called in to work even on weekends I felt quite difficulty staring at the

computer screen This might have been a result of the Tratak that I practised 4-5 years back I

remember that I had to work for 16 hours a day from 9 AM to 1 AM for 7 consecutive days The

company did not follow any overtime policy so I did not get paid anything for the extra hours This

workload invariably continued for around one month after which there was some relief

I and Kamraj started enjoying life after all it was our first job and we were software engineers

We occasionally went to restaurants like KFC Pizza hut Mc Donalds etc We occasionally used to

drink and I mostly liked wines In November 2008 my throat infection problem started Meanwhile I

again changed accommodation along with Kamraj This time it was a nice flat with three bedrooms

one kitchen and a large hall Altogether along with three other office colleagues we were five people

sharing this flat My throat problem continued to inflict pain Sometimes it used to grow so intense

that I had to spend sleepless nights I always had to drink warm water Further I was not satisfied

with my job My obsession with my height often troubled me Finally in January 2009 I thought that

I would be the right time to introduce an Ideal in my life

Kripalu Ji Maharaj describes satguru as a person who has knowledge of all scriptures and who

has seen God So one day I decided to practice the method of finding a satguru suggested by Kripalu

Ji Maharaj He suggested that if we cry and pray to Lord Krishna for a satguru then Lord Krishna

would get us a satguru Therefore I did do I also prayed Lord if you cannot alleviate me of all my

sufferings then please pick me up and release me of this mortal cagelsquo

Within few days I fell very sick and I had to be hospitalised The doctor diagnosed Hepatitis (A

amp E) and typhoid I informed my parents and they would take at least two days to reach Noida In the

meantime I got very frightened Weird thoughts started worrying me ndash Had the Lord really heard my

prayer Is He going to pick me up What if I die death would be so painful I donlsquot have to die this

way Why do I always keep complaining about life Life itself is so beautiful I have talent does not

mean that I have to utilize them Only a guru can save me nowlsquo For 35 years my parents were

disciple of a guru named Shree Shree Thakur Anukulchandra Chakrobortylsquo I once heard from some

disciple about how Thakur used to solve problems of every person who came to Him But I didnlsquot

know who Thakur was and what His story was because my parents never discussed anything about

Thakur So laying at the hospital bed I started surfing the internet to know about Thakurlsquos life I

came across many discourses and understood how good a person He was I came to know that He was

a very ordinary person and He has been through lot of hardships in His life I also came to know

about His spiritual accomplishments and His kirtan movement I learned that His versus and sayings

have been compiled into more than hundred books where He has given information on all walks of

life like marriage health manlsquos conduct womanlsquos conduct cooking culture history astrology etc I

decided to make Him my Ideal Thus I cried profusely and prayed to Thakur to save me and that I

will lead a life of according to His instructions and will have no desire of my own I believed that

even if I sacrifice all my wishes still there would be so many good things left for me in life I could

get married and lead a simple and happy life I recovered very quickly and few days later towards

the end of Feb 2009 I got initiated

Chapter 3

Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Chakraborty ndash An

Introduction

The life story of Shree Shree Thakur has been suitably illustrated in a book named Ocean in a

Teacuplsquo written by Ray Archer Hauserman a United States veteran of World War II This book was

written during the lifetime of Thakur It became the source of inspiration for many readers one of

whom was Mr Eugene Exman who came to India and offered Thakur to fly to America in a chartered

aircraft though Thakur politely resisted This book is freely available on the internet Fortunately a

Bengali version is also available at the website httpwwwsatsangindiacomsatsang-bindute-

sindhuhtml

Thakur Anukulchandra was born in a Brahmin family on 14th Sep 1988 at a hamlet called

Himaitpur in Pabna district of Bangladesh Himaitpur was a very backward disconnected and

uncivilized village at that time It was surrounded by dense forest which sheltered many dacoits His

father Shiv Chandra Chakroborty was a virtuous man ideal-centric dutiful kind hospitable and

educated His mother Manmohini Devi was a woman of faith Manmohini Devi during her tender

age of 9 when she first saw the picture of a renowned saint named Hazur Maharaj became desperate

to see him

―Please ma I must see him Only do this for me and I will always be dutiful and faithful and

uncomplaining Please mahellip I will take care of you all the days of your lifehellipOnly once let me see

Hazur Maharaj [Ocean in a Teacup]

This way she persuaded her mother to visit the ashram of Hajur Maharaj There she was

initiated by Hazur Maharaj with a holy name She was foretold by the ascetic that she would beget a

son ndash of divine qualities ndash who is the representative of the name that she had been initiated with

Manmohini Devi derived the name Anukul from the first letter of every line of the poem she

composed

অকষর তিষর দীনীনজষন

নমোআ তয ওত ওথো

কর তদষত তোষয লধ পরোনষন

কষয ওতয তোয নোত ফযথো

Means

When the poor and needy falls in despair

Bow head and speak to them

To soothe them try wholeheartedly

Focus and relive their pain

During childhood Thakur was inquisitive and little mischievous Thakur did everything to

appease His mother throughout her life But His mother was very strict with Him and never praised

Him except for once during the very last moment of her life before she died Thakurlsquos mother was

pretty harsh with Him and always tried to command Him

Now let me illustrate the life Thakur in the form of small anecdotes

Since the age of three whatever Thakur pronounced turned into reality Like a young kid He

used to play around and pluck flower from a garden nearby One day the gardener caught young

Thakur and tied Him up Thakur said to him that it is pointless to do gardening here because after 15

days He would be a gardener of some other world Exactly after 15 days the person died So one day

mother Manmohini Devi made Thakur promise that He would never utter any such words for anyone

Thakur would keep this promise throughout his life Thus in the coming years Thakur would save

people ndash from grave dangers ndash through his instructions but would never disclose beforehand about