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Whenever  we travel, we tend to think of going somewhere. However, if we keep on going,  sooner or later we end up at the same place from where we had started our  journey as we move on a circular path. Hence, our starting and finishing points  are relative, otherwise these are the same. The heavenly bodies as well as the  smallest particle of any substance are circular in appearance. This is not  restricted to the physical objects rather the whole pattern of life moves in  and out of an endless circle. It is like a process of rainfall where water  rises from the sea as vapors and move away from the sea in the form of clouds  and then these clouds fall as rain which through rivers and creeks again moves  back into the sea. Likewise, a seed gives birth to the fruits, flowers and  trees that again provide seeds and this process moves on ad infinitum. The  human life also follows the same pattern of reproduction. Perhaps, this is why  Socrates has said,

 “There is nothing new under the Sun”

 However, if we go a little  deeper, we can see it as the partial truth. For instance, the rain water that  we see as moving back into its source i.e. sea, appear as such due to our  limited way of perceiving reality, otherwise it moves ahead into the sea  because sea has gone through many changes during that time period and likewise  the vapors. Hence, it is a merger of same yet different waters. This journey of  water to water is from its origin to origin, but every moment the water is new  and by the time it reaches back to its origin, the origin itself changes and so  is the raining water. Van Gogh, the great German artist once started drawing a  sketch of the sun. When many days passed and the painting remained incomplete,  someone asked him, “why can’t you finish with the simple painting of the sun?”.  He answered, “In the beginning, I thought it simple but now I realize that  every day there is a new
sun, hence the difficulty to complete my painting”.

This is why one does not get  bored rather gets rejuvenated every time in the presence of flowers, grass and  other natural phenomena because they are constantly being renewed. Physically,  one may miss the newness of all life forms as they always look same as grass is  always green, jasmine is always white but deep down one feels the freshness of  these things every time. This brings us to another statement made by  Heraclitus:-

 “You can’t step into the same river  twice”
 
However,  it can be observed that both these statements are not opposites of each other  rather complimentary. They reflect the two sides of the same coin. It is our  common observation that one’s life depends on the incoming and outgoing breath  which is again a circular motion, but every breath is a new breath yet the same  breath. These paradoxes are difficult to comprehend by the mind due to its mode  of thinking. It can understand things with their opposites in the backdrop. For  a mind, day and night refer to two different realities. However, in reality, a  demarcation cannot be made between the states of day and night. Due to this,  mind comprehends one half of the picture at a time. It cannot see the day and  night together rather one half of the reality. This partial vision gives rise  to division of things. Analysis takes priority over Synthesis. This trend of  thinking divides humanity into compartments. One feels a distance from others in the name of race, sex, religion, etc. The human values are superseded by the  artificial values. In reality, each human being is just like the other yet unique in his own ways. A human being should be viewed as a human being and not  a labeled personality. However, individuals with such understanding are rare to find, where divine compassion truly reflects in its full grandeur. Such living  beings are the true reflection of highest human values and their love showers on every living being without any prejudice.

 Not very long ago, Dr. Meerza  Murtuza Hussain (RA) had presented this dimension of life in its perfection.  Several people are still alive who have experienced this immaculate milieu of  love around Dr. Sahib. His very presence would charge the atmosphere with love  and heal the people around him from their psychological ailments.

He  was born in Jabalpur  - M.P. India in the year 1877. His father was a Sufi Master but of a strict  belief that his family members would support themselves from their own  resources rather than of Khanqah’s. Due to this, all of his children got modern  day education and secured jobs against the common tradition of those days for Pirzadas  to be dependant on Khanqah’s resources. Dr. Sahib, by profession turned out to  be a medical practitioner who graduated from the Calcutta Medical   College.

Like his father, he was also  seriously interested in providing modern day education to all the children  around him. To achieve this purpose, a club for children was formed. In this  club, besides modern day education, children were also required to participate  in games, music classes and self-defense training. A special horse carriage was  purchased for children where all of them had been given rides regularly. A  managing committee used to  take care of this club. Interestingly enough, except  that of an ordinary member, his only son was never appointed as an office  bearer of this club. Also, children used to pass some of their leisure time  playing with the animals as a large section of his house had been used for  keeping pets. Dr. Sahib had a  large collection of birds, deer, horses, cows,  rabbits, squirrels, monkeys, cheetal, cats, and a pond full of color fish. He  would give personal attention to those animals and take utmost care of them. 

He had always shown a great  respect and affection towards women. Least to mention, in every gathering held  at his house whether  religious or social in nature, he had always been  considerate towards their  preferences regarding food items and qawwalis. Being  a doctor, he had shown no  discrimination towards his patients whether they were  Muslims or non- Muslims, men or women. With this attitude, he had accepted disciples  from other  religious faiths also. He had accepted courtesans as his disciples  too who were  all transformed just because of Dr. Sahib’s affection and  acceptance and almost all of them had gotten married and lived a life of  respect.

Throughout his lifetime, Dr.  Sahib’s love had showered on everyone alike without any prejudice. Dr. Sahib’s  unprejudiced love  for human beings is particularly reflected in the days of  Hindu Muslim riots.  He would freely enter the riot ridden areas to see his  patients. The representatives of Muslims and Hindus used to request him not to  take such a risk, but he would answer them both with a smile, ”God takes care  of me.” He  had never left his patients unattended under any circumstances.  Amidst that turmoil of religious strife, his horse carriage stood as the symbol  of peace. Dr. Sahib was one of the most famous physicians of Jabalpur who had three running clinics.  Inspite of his fame, he had great consideration for the poor  people. Several of  his poor patients had reported to say that instead of charging fees, Dr. Sahib  would give them money from his own pocket for buying milk and fruits. As a  spiritual master, occasionally, he used to be invited by his disciples. He  would treat his rich or poor disciples alike. Once in a gathering, one of his  poor disciples desired that if he had enough money, he would have invited Dr.  Sahib to his house. Instantly, Dr. Sahib pointed at him and said, “I wish, I  could have ‘besan ki roti with lehsan ki chatni’ at your house.”It was not  difficult even for a poor person to arrange for such a dinner. Such an attitude  towards his disciples had existed throughout his lifetime, where he appeared  more like a father than a spiritual guide. Once, in a winter season, he was  staying in Bombay.  His disciples used to be gathered from evening till late in the night. During a  cold night, some of the disciples stayed at his place and went to sleep in his  room. When they woke up in the morning, they realized that they were covered in  the blanket of Dr. Sahib while he was busy in his zikr and wazifa in the corner  of the room.

 A a Sufi disciple, he went  through a vigorous spiritual training under the guidance of his father Hazrat  Meerza  Agha Mohammad (RA) who happened to be his Shaykh too. During the last  year of his lifetime, Hazrat Agha Sahib asked Dr. Sahib to leave  everything  aside and live together with him. Dr. Sahib was even supposed to prepare food  for his Shaykh. With the passing of days, Dr. Sahib gradually had stopped  meeting people and his clinics were closed down due to his absence. He absolutely devoted himself to his Shaykh. This phase in his lifetime continued for a period of time, then Hazrat Sahib asked him to go back to his normal daily routine. Later, Hazrat Agha Sahib told his disciples, “  I had kept him in an isolation for a while, as I  did not want him to be  obsessed with the world. I merely wanted to see whether  Dr. Sahib is able to  maintain a balance between the material and spiritual worlds and I am satisfied  to see that he is able to tread on a middle path where worldly involvement’s  cannot hinder him  remembering ‘Allah’. I  know, it is absolutely necessary for an individual to earn his livelihood  through proper means, hence I have sent him back to his clinics amidst his  worldly and spiritual patients”.

Inspite of his fame and three  clinics, all of his life, Dr. Sahib lived in a rented house and did never own a  house. Also, he did not leave any material wealth for his children. However, on  his death bed he uttered some of the most precious words to his fourteen year  old son who was obviously very much disturbed at that time. Dr. Sahib said,

 
“God is more of a Beloved for us than a Creator and  whatsoever  comes from the Beloved whether pleasure or pain is acceptable for the lover.  Always remember it in any situation and every stage of your life,  then life  will be a beautiful experience for you. You will see HIM everywhere  and you  will find HIM everywhere and this is what the purpose of life is! ”


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