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Once on the behest of Shirdi Sai Baba, Das Ganu\u00a0stayed with Kakasaheb Dixit.\u00a0The next day, while\u00a0enjoying his morning nap, he heard a poor girl singing a beautiful song in clear and melodious tones. The song was about a crimson colored sari, how nice it was, how fine its embroidery, how beautiful its borders etc. Das Ganu liked the song so much that he immediately went outside and\u00a0found it was being sung by a young girl, the sister of Namya<\/em>, who was a servant of Kakasaheb. The girl was cleaning vessels and was wearing only a torn rag. Das Ganu was amazed by her jovial temperament\u00a0in spite of being in an impoverished condition.\u00a0He took pity\u00a0on her and the next day, when Rao Bahadur M.V. Pradhan gave him a pair of dhotars<\/em>, he requested a sari<\/em> be given to the poor little girl. Rao Bahadur bought a good sari and presented it to her. Like a starving person receiving delicious foods, the little girl\u2019s joy knew no bounds. The next day she wore the new sari and out of great joy and merriment, she whirled, danced round, played fugadi<\/em>\u00a0with the other girls and excelled them all. The following day, however, she kept the new sari in a box at home and came to work wearing her old, torn rags. Nevertheless, she looked as merry as she did the previous day. Seeing this, Das Ganu\u2019s pity for her was transformed into admiration. He knew that the girl, being poor, had to wear a torn rag, but now she had a new sari which she kept in reserve. Having put on the old rag, she displayed no trace of sorrow or dejection. Thus, Das Ganu realized that all our feelings of pain and pleasure depend upon our attitude of mind.\u00a0Bliss is something which comes from the spirit within, not without, and is not dependent on external objects or circumstances from the transient material world.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this particular case, the impoverished condition of the poor girl, her torn rag, her new sari, the donor, the donee, and the acceptance were all parts of the Lord\u2019s plan and were pervaded by Him. The young girl was joyful when she had only torn rags to wear, was joyful when she wore her new sari, and was joyful when she once again was wearing her torn rags. Thus, her joyful attitude came from her inner spirit, not from the conditions of her life.<\/strong><\/p>\n As quoted in Shri Guru Bhagavat:<\/p>\n [icon name=”quote-left” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Sukhara bele sabubhala || Duhkha hin pareekshaara bela<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Duhkhe ja’ shradhaa thaae sthira || Bipade nahue kaatara<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [icon name=”quote-left” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Gurubhakti die saahasa || Dhairjyara saatheere bishwaasa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Prasanna chitte sabu sahi || Gurumukhaku thaae chaahin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Everything looks good at the time of happiness (but only) adversity is the time of test. One whose ‘Shraddha’ (faith or devotion) is firm, he does not get perturbed at the time of adversity. ‘Guru-Bhakti’ builds courage and confidence with patience. Tolerating anything and everything with contentment, he (the devotee) always looks up to the Guru.<\/p>\n\n