Serve the great Sadhu with this body. And if it is worn away by this, he will be happy. But do not serve halfheartedly, as described in ‘Maratī maratī kān halāve.’1 Footnotes: 1. 1. A Gujarati proverb meaning: Do not do things halfheartedly. The folk story behind this proverb has been told by Yogiji Maharaj. There was once a Patel who had two buffaloes. They both gave birth to a calf at the same time. One buffalo had a female calf and the other had a male calf. The Patel’s wife let the male calf suckle milk from its mother for two days, then gave the calf buttermilk mixed with salt; but she would not let it drink milk from its mother. But she allowed the female calf to drink milk from its mother twice a day. The female calf grew in size and was vigorous; whereas, the male calf became frail in six months. One cold day in winter, the sun came out. The male was sitting in the shed. Flies were settling all over the male. He had no strength to shoo the flies away. The female calf came jumping up and down and said, “Get up, pādābhāi. Let play a game of running and jumping.” The male said, “Listen, when I was born, I was allowed to drink milk for a day or two. Then the Patel’s wife gave me buttermilk. And you have been suckling milk from your mother every day. I do not have the strength to get up. But if you want, we can play a game with our ears while sitting down.” Then, the female calf started to bat her ears quickly, while the male calf slowly batted his ears. He did not have the strength to move his ears as fast. Those who have ‘suckled’ wisdom from their guru would not bat their ears halfheartedly; on the contrary, he would shoo away even mahākāl (the most devastating time). To think that: “Where will we go after we die? We are all caught in this unknown. It does not seem like we will be liberated.” Such thoughts would not be entertained by one who has gained wisdom from their guru. One who has not gained wisdom from a guru would have such doubts about their liberation. [Yogiji Maharajni Bodh-Kathao: 315]