Madhusudan Naidu Muddenahalli

A conversation that Swami has with a devotee after a busy day is discussed in this account. When the concerned devotee remarks about the hectic activities of madhusudan naidu that He might have gone through on that day, Swami says that He is capable of doing much more. He says that Madhusudhan Naidu (who was with him) is his limitation. With a beautiful analogy, Swami drives home the fact that the Divine actors are limited only the limitations of their mortal conduits. Understanding this leaves out the scope for human arrogance as it makes us realise of our insignificance when separated from God. Swami was walking out of Premdeep for the evening Darshan, after a whole day of marathon interviews when an overwhelmed devotee prayerfully remarked, “Swami, You have been working so hard all day without any rest, You must be so tired.” Madhusudan Naidu Swami smiled at his sincere concern and said, “Oh! I am never tired of loving. For Mine is Prema (Love), that knows no ...

This account tells us about a doubt that sprang into the mind of Madhusudhan Naidu regarding the many hospitals and educational institutions being build under the Mission. He doubts whether all that is being done is actually significant as the number of needy only keeps increasing day by day. Reading his thoughts Swami explains lucidly that the aim of service is ultimately to help the one who serves rather than the one who is being served. We had just finished the Gulbarga campus inauguration and were heading towards Hyderabad airport to travel to Raipur for the very first hospital’s inauguration the next day, when a thought crossed my mind . Madhusudan Naidu muddenahalli "We are building so many schools now to educate those underprivileged children who will go uneducated if not for Swami's free schools. We are also trying to build hospitals to operate upon those poor who would have death as their only destiny if not for Swami's free hospitals of madhusu...

In this account, Madhusudan Naidu tells us about a short conversation between Swami and two of his closest followers - Narasimha Murthy and Sreenivas. He raises a question about the longevity of life to both of them. Swami seems dissatisfied when Murthy says that one should live as long as Swami wants him to live. He moves on to Sreenivas who says that a person should live so long as he is able to serve others. Swami is satisfied with this response and thus brings out the point that the basic aim of life should be to serve others. One who ceases to serve others loses the right to life. Once, when Swami asked Narasimha Murthy Sir, “How long should one live?" Sir replied,As long as Swami wants.” But Swami wasn& satisfied and asked Sri C Sreenivas the same question to which he replied, Madhusudan Naidu As long as one is of service to others.Right answer", declared Swami. “As long as one can serve others, one should live. But when one needs to be rather ...

In this account, Madhusudan Naidu tells us about an incident when he visited a devotee in Hyderabad on the instruction of Swami. Naidu ends up visiting a famous temple along with the family of the devotee. While there, the family begins to chant and sing aloud in praise of the Lord. He does not partake in this due to his inhibition. But later Swami appears and reproaches him for his behaviour. He teaches him that one should never feel shy to praise the name of the Lord. The name of the Lord is to be invoked without inhibition in all activities and all areas. I had visited the home of a devotee in Hyderabad on Swami’s command, who invited me to visit a famous temple along with their family that evening. So I accompanied them and while we were waiting in the queue to enter the temple, the elderly devotee started chanting the name of the Lord loudly and a few minutes later was even singing Bhajans at the top of his voice. While his wife too joined in, the other people who were s...

In this account, Madhusudan Naidu tells us about a frequent request that used to be put before Swami by many of His devotees - the request to grant them more wealth so that they can serve Him better. On one such occasion while abroad, Swami replies with the example of two of His close devotees and says that one should concentrate on being facilitators or channels for Him rather than aspiring to be the owners of wealth. The message gains great significance in a world that is inclined to establish ownership and supremacy over material objects. It was in Ottawa, Canada, that an eager devotee prayed to Swami thus, “Swami, give me more wealth so that I can do more Seva.” Madhusudan Naidu Muddenahalli Well, that was not the first time I had heard such a prayer, nor was it the first that Swami gave such an answer but the difference this time was of the example that He used to prove His point. Swami said, “You want Me to give you more wealth so that you can do more Seva. I...