celebration of 2 decades of friendship - from megha to mannsudhirekha maharajsaheb❤️

when a dear friend chooses a complete different route to enjoy and celebrate her existence on this earth, then we dont have any other choice except to respect her choice and witness the part of her journey. Life is beautiful but this friend Megha chose to attain jain monkhood (diksha) by renouncing the wordly desires. Over a period of two decades HLCC friendship with her, we have neither gone for a movie, hotel food, outing, nor we have celebrated each others bday by cuting cakes. But we were always there for each other in good and bad times. our friendship was so much intact and strong. She always used to care for me snd shared the religious wisdoms and encouraged to do small small tasks for inner wellbeing. Her strong will and wish to choose this path was well taken by the family after many efforts. One year back in january she had shared the confirmed news of diksha, and yesterday her diksha happened. It was tough and still tough to believe that she will not meet me when i want to meet  or talk on her landline phone. She has been renamed as "mannshudhirekha sadhviji" and her vihar has started from today itself. Jainsim has been the most scientific way of living and Lord Mahavir has given best path to live in life and still enjoy the world. But she always was having desire to be a jain sadhviji. Leaving home forever, Walking barefoot and doing vihaar from one place to another, no electricity, no digital gadgets, limited availability of food, generally doing swadhyay (studying) and most of the time, introspecting of soul journey makes jainism monkhood a real tough journey but the eternal happiness ones attain, is unimaginable. I will cherish her friendship forever. 

Her life journey as a friend taught me

0. Dont keep grudge against anyone. Life hours are limited.

1. Live life as it comes.

2. One can live without mobile phone easily and that too since a decade and more.

3. Prabhubhakti can be in any form.

4. Have clarity of life within first, then convince others about ur own decisions.

5. U can enjoy life in simplicity too. 

5A. Not using any cosmetics can also make us look beautiful.

6. Friendship can sustain without meeting or talking frequently. 

7. It is okay to have less desires and equally enjoy the life.

8. If not bigger, small small tasks of jainism can give us large levels of happiness. (Seperate blog will be on this)

She visited my home before attaining diksha, met the whole family, giggled and ate coconut laddoo. Till last moment yday, she enjoyed all different attire and then in only 30 minutes on 13th march, she transformed herself into sadhviji clothes. I took it as a challenge to celebrate her these five days pre monkhood and participated in each of its processions. I wanted to check my strength levels and wanted to accept the reality mindfully. I am happy I could remain mindful with minimal teary eyes. Goosebumps are still in heart. I am going to miss her. She has been a kalyanmitr to me. I wish her best for her saiyami jeevan and i wish she keeps me in her heart (to a little extent). I am gonna miss her in every form. I know i cannot be selfish for my friendship. It is a gain for the generations to come where she will guide and nurture nany more souls on jainism path ~ the path of non violence and the path of forgiveness.❤️

(many questions remained unanswered). i will miss you megha and vandan to mannsuddhirekha sadhviji🙏🙏🙏