Ashram Diary
27 December 2021
Owning the opposition
Swamiji received the opposition with his characteristic fondness. At no time did he feel the least dislike or irritation towards the opponents: “They deserve more love, because they do not know!”
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27 December 2021
It works unawares
Whenever anybody would come to see Swamiji, he would come out leaving whatever he had been doing, and listen to and talk to the visitor or help-seeker with full interest and concern. All along we have been amazed to find this extremely rare but natural, relaxed behaviour of a Knower, described as “sahaja” in the scriptures.
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27 December 2021
Remaining afloat over Likes and Dislikes
Through this event I understood the meaning of transcending likes and dislikes. It also taught me the meaning of real love for people. It is not always to speak to them “lovingly”; it is often to sacrifice one’s peace and saintly image for their real welfare.
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27 December 2021
Impartial Love for all
I felt that the secret of not feeling disturbed lay in Swamiji’s impartial love for all. What I had to grow was this impartial love for people.
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18 August 2021
Eternal Moments–A simple offering
Bhakti is not so much in the worship with flowers, garlands, lamps or incense sticks. Neither it is in chanting His names and praises. It is verily in living and acting according to the wish of the Lord, pleasing Him, imbibing qualities and attitudes that He wants us to imbibe.
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18 August 2021
Our Life in Those Days (Parvati the Calf)
A routine work I really loved was to look after the animals of the Ashram – the cows and the calves, to which I later added the team of squirrels, birds, cats and kittens. I used to take the cows and the calves for grazing, feed the cats, squirrels and the birds timely everyday, give them names and talk to them lovingly in Bengali.
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18 August 2021
Intensity in spiritual seeking
Even if one has undergone various austerities and learnt the scriptures, seeking the Self or God or Brahman - there is every possibility that the intensity in seeking can dwindle, hindering spiritual progress and fulfillment!
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18 August 2021
Eternal Moments
I got back to my daily chores, but the scene remained in my mind – the old man’s wrinkled face, his gleaming eyes, the contentment he enjoyed, his refusal to accept more than ‘his minimum needs’! How many of us can take such a stand?
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18 August 2021
Anna-Daana for mice
Those days, there were many rats staying in various pockets of the tiled roof. My room had a very low ceiling and I could even touch the roof tiles. At night, I would see big, big rats running around just near me.
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17 August 2021
Sukanya
What a slow and silent death it was! The silence made a deep impression in our minds. She embraced death silently, naturally, without complaints, without desires or expectations, never craving for our attention and at the same time not refusing our concernful attention. On the whole, she was so very graceful while she waited for the end.
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26 July 2021
Gratitude
“But Prakasan, if you do not take anything for the work you have done, how can we call you again if we need your assistance,” I asked him. He nodded his head and said, “No, I don’t want anything for this work. This I have done for your sake.”
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