My Co Brother Dr. Vivek Kondawar has evaluated life beautifully that I want to share with you all. He is a philosopher and a great student of Indian civilization
Dear Dr Arun
I use to wonder how a person can top throughout the career? How one can carry research along with teaching, surgical procedures, and administrative jobs? How a surgeon can be interested in mechanical and electronic machines, music, literature, tennis, trekking and yoga and all? How can one work with an age-old government system and still try continuous innovation? How can hardcore surgeon successfully get in applications of computer technologies and AI for healthcare? How one can rise to top positions just through excellence and still can have time for family and always be ready to help with empathy?.
Bhagavad Gita elaborates four paths to perfection-Karmayoga, Dnyanayoga, Dhyanayoga and Bhaktiyoga.
When I read
योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्, (Yoga is skill in works), I felt you achieved perfection through Karmayoga
Little ahead I read ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः (in the case of those of whom that ignorance of theirs becomes destroyed by the knowledge—), then I felt your perfection emanates from
Dnyanayoga
When I read युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु (Yoga becomes a destroyer of sorrow of one whose eating and movements are regulated—), I conjectured you are Dhyanayogi
Later when I read सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः (Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessed of firm conviction), I was sure you reached perfection through Bhaktiyoga
It was quite confusing. As Always Bhagavan sorted out the confusion
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा। तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्।।10.41।।
Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendour.
No doubt HE is shining through you.
Ishvar has answered to Mauli’s prayers and we are the beneficiary
चलां कल्पतरूंचे आरव । चेतना चिंतामणींचें गाव । बोलते जे अर्णव । पीयूषाचे ॥
People like you are walking gardens of wish-fulfilling trees, and like living villages of wish-fulfilling gems, and like eloquent oceans of nectar.
चंद्र्मे जे अलांछ्न । मार्तंड जे तापहीन । ते सर्वांही सदा सज्जन । सोयरे होतु ॥
You are moons without blemish and suns without heat. May all people get friends like you.
I had been lucky to be with you, dear Dr Arun.
Happy Birthday. Wish you many, many happy, healthy, creative years full of love and joy.