Bhai Gonda        The Guru set up missionary centers in different areas. One of those centers was in Kabul. He chose Bhai Gonda, a devout Sikh who served the Guru with love to go to this center in Kabul and preach the Sikh religion there.         Bhai Gonda accepted the assignment and went to Kabul. There, he built a Gurdwara (temple) and started to hold congregation and preach the Sikh religion. He was in Kabul for some time now and had not seen the Guru for a while. Kabul was very far away from Kiratpur, so he could not see the Guru very often. Bhai Gonda started to get sad and missed the Guru.         One day, while reading the sacred Jap ji Saheb, Bhai Gonda fixed his thoughts on the Guru. He saw the Guru in his mind and he bowed to the Guru and grabbed the Guru’s feet in his mind. In his mind he held the feet very tightly and forgot everything else around him.         Many miles away, Guru Har Rai Ji was sitting on his throne. He could tell that Bhai Gonda was thinking about him. While sitting on the throne, the Guru felt like his feet were being held by someone. The Guru did not meve his feet because he did not wish to break Bhai Gonda’s meditation.         Bhai Gonda stayed in this state for many hours and the entire time Guru Har Rai just sat on the throne and did not move. When it was time for lunch, a Sikh came and told the Guru that Langar (meal) was ready. The Guru did not look up, he did not even speak. The Sikh went away.        After some time, the Sikh returned and again said that the meal is ready. Again the Guru did not give a reply. The Sikh went away again, but he was very puzzled.         He came back a third time and again there was no response. Soon all of the Sikhs started to gather around the Guru, they were afraid that maybe something happened to the Guru. They tried to speak to the Guru who finally opened his eyes and said, “Bhai Gonda in Kabul is in meditation and is thinking about holding my feet. He is in such deep meditation that I can not even move my feet. That is why I am still sitting here.”         The Guru remained sitting on his throne uptil evening time when Bhai Gonda finally broke his meditation and stood up. Back to Main Page   | Gurmat Studies Foundation | Guru Nanak Academy | Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Gatka Akhara | Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!