Omnipresencia de Dios: Experiencias de gran proximidad a Sri Sathya Sai, por B.Aavind.
"Proximidad" a Dios es no sólo ser a su lado, pero más ...
Fuente: aravindb1982
¡Qué suerte que es tener cercanía con Dios - ser capaz de verlo en el día a día e interactuar con él con regularidad. Después de haber pasado una gran parte de mi vida con mi Dios, el mejor amigo y Maestro, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba , tengo que admitir que muchas veces me he preguntado acerca de su vida que no es pública. Basado en mis interacciones con él y mis observaciones de sus interacciones con los demás, siempre he tratado de imaginar cómo seria día a día la vida de Swami en Su residencia.
¿A qué hora se despierta, que hace en las mañanas antes del darshan , que hace después de los bhajans , a qué hora ha de ir a la cama ?, estas preguntas y muchas más han surgido en mí. Estoy seguro de que lo mismo habrá surgido en muchos devotos y seguidores. He recibido respuestas a algunas de estas preguntas a través de diferentes maneras. Por ejemplo, cuando Swami amorosamente me permitió que lo acompañara a Hadshi, Mumbai y Delhi, tuve la oportunidad de observar cómo Él come, cómo Él recibe y cómo Él se convierte en un invitado ideal también. En otras ocasiones, he oído de aquellos que tuvieron la gran suerte de estar con Él y servirle. Pero aún así, hay muchas lagunas y huecos que llenar en el cuadro completo que deseo mostrar.
Así fue que me sentí muy contento cuando mi compañero de clase, Achintya Awasthi, visitó Puttaparthi y mi casa en febrero de 2013. Tuvo la suerte de estar con Swami, físicamente en el mandir , durante varios años y yo esperaba que compartiera algunas cosas acerca de su vida con Swami.
Swami lo había bendecido en febrero de 2011 para casarse, y Achintya fue la última vez que vio a Swami, físicamente. Hoy, él es un hombre casado y su esposa no sabía nada acerca de Swami antes de su boda, ella también está completamente enamorado de Swami ahora. Y eso es, obviamente, debido a las historias que Achintya ha compartido con ella - y sus experiencias con Swami. Esas eran las historias que yo también buscaba de él cuando nos sentáramos a compartir la comida.
La vida con Sai.
Lo que él narró durante el almuerzo de hecho llenó algunos de los vacíos y huecos que me he referido anteriormente.
Fue durante la noche que nosotros (él y otro estudiante, Naresh), tendríamos que custodiar en Trayee Brindavan (residencia de Swami en Whitefield , Bangalore). Estábamos supuestamente haciendo la "seguridad" ! ¿Qué seguridad podemos ofrecerle a aquel que es la seguridad para todo el mundo? De todas formas, sabíamos que esta era una gran oportunidad que se había derramado sobre nosotros y estariamos en su residencia a las 6:15 pm.
¿Qué paso entonces? Swami hablo con usted? Sobre el programa del día. A veces, Swami hablaba de los acontecimientos del día. Otras veces, discutíamos un discurso que había entregado al principio del día. En otras ocasiones, simplemente nos sentábamos a sus pies, masajeando los mismos y orando hacia adentro. Muy pronto, se hacia la hora de la cena. Swami tomaría una cena temprano y antes de las 7:00 pm.
Todos nosotros (3 chicos en total) estábamos en su habitación. Swami se acostaba en la cama en el centro de la habitación, mientras que dos de nosotros nos acostábamos a ambos lados de la puerta. El tercer chico se acostaba en el suelo cerca de la cama de Swami por si necesitaba alguna ayuda por la noche.
Wow! ¿Quiere decir que las luces se apagaban a las 7:30 pm? ¡Sí! Y Swami se acostaba directamente de espalda con las sábanas cubriéndolo hasta la mitad. Yo casi nunca lo vi cambiar su posición durante su sueño. A veces, sentía que era más un trance, que un sueño!
¿Cómo conseguían dormir tan temprano? Muchas veces, no dormía . Pero eso es todo! Después de apagar las luces, no había nada que yo pudiera hacer. Me limitaba a acostarme con los ojos cerrados, porque si mis ojos estaban abiertos, a veces Swami me preguntaba por qué no estaba durmiendo.
Había silencio absoluto. A veces me gustaba ser despertado por Swami para ir al baño. Muchas veces, Swami leía las cartas que los devotos le habían ofrecido, en el cuarto de baño, para que nosotros no nos veamos perturbados.
¿Experimentó algún milagro o vio alguna cosa sorprendente? Esta pregunta provocó una sonrisa en el rostro de Achintya. Él es una persona muy callada, y rara vez habla. Y continuó: De la manera que Swami estaba con nosotros, era muy difícil recordar que Él era Dios! . Era como un miembro muy cercano de la familia y tuve que recordarme a mí mismo de su realidad. Y lo hice a través de experiencias que me había conferido a mí ... "Experiencias?", le pregunté... usted no se dará por vencido, ¿verdad? ... ¡No! ...Quiero compartir esto con el mundo. La alegría suya y mia, será multiplicado un millón de veces al compartirlo. Así que por favor cuéntame algo que pueda compartir con el mundo.
Una experiencia de la omnipresencia de Swami.
Bueno! bien. Te voy a narrar un episodio que pasó cuando yo era un estudiante de noveno grado. Las vacaciones de verano llegaron y Swami me llamó. Él me ha bendecido abundantemente y me dijo que fuera a casa para las vacaciones. Me aconsejó que sirviera a mis padres y sea un niño bueno.
Le prometí hacerlo y me fui a casa. Cuando regresé después de las vacaciones de verano, me sorprendí al ver que Swami parecía disgustado conmigo! No me dijo nada, es más, incluso se negó a mirarme! Empecé a preguntarme que había hecho que le había disgustado.
Una semana más tarde, cuando estaba hablando con algunos profesores y estudiantes de alto nivel en la sala de Darshan, Él me envió un mensaje. Me acerqué a él y él me preguntó que hice durante las vacaciones.
Le dije lo que hice - serví a mis padres, estudie un poco, jugué un poco, mire la TV y así sucesivamente. De la nada, Swami dijo:
"Dices a tu madre que estás viendo el cricket en la televisión, pero en su lugar, ves ..." y calló. Una sonrisa apareció en su rostro.
En un instante me di cuenta. Recordé que durante uno de los días en casa, estaba viendo un partido de cricket en la televisión. Cuando los anuncios comenzaron, estaba navegando por los canales, cuando llegué a un canal de moda. Y estuve viendo las modelos. Después de unos minutos, mi madre gritó desde la cocina,
"Achintya, ¿qué estás haciendo?"
De repente me di cuenta de mi error y rápidamente cambie el canal y retorne a el cricket y el respondí:
"Mamá estoy viendo el cricket en la televisión."
No había nadie más en casa, entonces, o eso creía yo. Aquí que Swami reprodujo la conversación exacta, revelando algo que sólo yo sabía! ,
Incluso allí, él se limitó a decir lo necesario y no me avergonzó delante de todo el mundo. Él simplemente me dio unas palmaditas en las mejillas y dijo que yo era un buen muchacho, antes de enviarme de vuelta.
La reprimenda llena de amor y la recompensa llena de amor ...
Fuente: aravindb1982
Entonces me di cuenta que me había dado varios días el tiempo para entender qué error había cometido. Como eso no sucedió, había mostrado su omnipresencia de la manera más dulce.
Cuando oí la experiencia de Achintya, fui tocado con la comprensión y el amor que Swami tiene. Él es la "disciplina del padre, sin duda, pero ante todo, está el amor de madre!
Así que, como ves, Swami era tan humano con nosotros para que pudiéramos sentir afinidad con él. Se hace difícil vivir con él, si sigue mostrando sus poderes y omnipresencia a cada momento. Y, sin embargo, momentos como estos son reveladores - cuando el velo se levanta y tenemos un atisbo de lo que Swami es realmente!
Otra experiencia de la omnipresencia de Swami.
Y así, nuestra conversación continuó. Otros dos miembros de la familia Sai también se unieron a la conversación y un feliz satsang empezó A eso de las 2:00 pm, mis padres fueron a su habitación a descansar un rato. Los otros se fueron. Pero Achintya, su esposa Suruchi, Pooja y yo continuamos nuestra conversación acerca de Swami, y antes de darnos cuenta, eran las 4:00 pm! Para entonces, había mostrado nuestro pequeño altar a Achintya y Suruchi y narre algunos episodios interesantes que habían sucedido en casa.
Cuando los "invitados" decidieron que era hora de irse, todos nosotros en realidad eramos reacios. Recordé que habíamos comprado algunos pequeños regalos para los dos, ya que era la primera vez que venían a casa después de su boda. Los dos regalos envueltos los había mantenido cerca de la almohada de mi cama. Pedí a Achintya y Suruchi que me acompañen a la habitación, antes de irse. Cuando entramos en la habitación, entre en shock. Los dos regalos envueltos no estaban cerca de la almohada. Se habían trasladado al parecer a la esquina de la cama, junto a la silla de Swami cerca del altar. Y sobre los dones había un montón de vibhuti!
El montón de vibhuti, tal como apareció en los regalos envueltos para la pareja.
Fuente: aravindb1982
Los cuatro nos quedamos impresionados por esto. Suruchi rompió a llorar diciendo:
"Yo siempre he rezado por un signo de él, y ahora lo había dado".
Achintya fue estoica. Sin embargo, él no podía dejar de revelarme,
"Aravind! Swami me dijo que viniera a Puttaparthi después de mi matrimonio. Él dijo que Él me bendeciría Aquí está su bendición! Ahora podemos volver felizmente a casa. "
Tanto Pooja como yo estábamos atónitos. La declaración Achintya, simplemente se hizo eco en nuestros corazones: Momentos como estos son reveladores - cuando el velo es levantado y tenemos un atisbo de lo que Swami es realmente!
Y así, la proximidad a Él es mucho más que la "física". Va mucho más allá.
Y así, la proximidad a Él es mucho más que la "física". Va mucho más allá.
Se trata más de "carestía" de Dios que 'cercanía' a Él, cuando Swami dice a menudo que cada uno de nosotros reunimos los mismos derechos y oportunidades para experimentarlo.
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God's Omnipresence: Experiences of great proximity to Sri Sathya Sai, by B.Aravind.
"Proximity" to God is not only being by His side, but much more...
Source: aravindb1982
What good fortune it is to have proximity to God - being able to see Him in day to day life and interacting with Him regularly. Having spent a huge chunk of my life with my God, best friend and Master, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, I must admit that very often I have wondered about His non-public life. Based on my interactions with Him and my observations of His interactions with others, I have always tried to imagine how Swami’s day-to-day life in His residence would be. What time does He rise, what He does in the mornings before the darshan, what He does after the bhajans, what time does He go to bed - these and many more questions have arisen in me. I am sure, the same would have arisen in many devotees and followers too.
I have received answers to some of these questions through different ways. For instance, when Swami lovingly allowed me to accompany Him to Hadshi, Mumbai and Delhi, I got a chance to observe how He dines, how He hosts and how He becomes an ideal guest too. On other occasions, I heard from those that had the great good fortune of staying with Him and serving Him. But still, there are many gaps and holes to be filled in the complete picture that I desire to obtain.
Thus it was that I felt overjoyed when my classmate, Achintya Awasthi, visited Puttaparthi and my home in February 2013. He had the good fortune of staying with Swami, physically at the mandir, for several years and I hoped that he would share some things about his life with Swami. Swami had blessed him in February 2011 to get married and that was the last time Achintya had seen Swami physically. Today, he is a married man and though his wife knew nothing about Swami before their wedding, she too is completely in love with Swami now.
And that is obviously due to the stories Achintya has shared with her - his experiences with Swami. Those were the stories that I too sought from him as we sat down for the meal.
Life with Sai
What he narrated during the lunch indeed filled some of the gaps and holes that I referred to earlier.
It was during the evenings that we (himself and another student, Naresh), would have to ‘report’ at Trayee Brindavan (Swami’s residence in Whitefield, Bangalore). We were supposedly doing ‘security’ duty! What security can we provide to one who is the security for the whole world? Anyway, we knew that this was a great chance that had been bestowed on us and we would be at His residence at 6:15 pm.
What would happen then? Would Swami speak to you?
It would depend on the programme during the day. Sometimes, Swami would be talking about the happenings of the day. Other times, we would discuss a discourse that He had delivered earlier in the day. On several other occasions, we would simply sit at His feet, massaging them and praying within ourselves. Very soon, it would be dinner time. Swami would have an early dinner and by 7:00 pm, we would all ( 3 boys totally) be in His room. Swami would lie down on the cot in the center of the room, while the two of us would lie down on either sides of the door. The third boy would lie down on the floor near Swami’s cot in case He needed any assistance at night.
Wow! You mean to say that the lights would be put off by 7:30pm?
Yes! And Swami would lie down straight on His back with the sheets covering Him halfway. I have almost never seen Him change His position in His sleep. At times, I felt that it was more of a trance than a sleep!
How would you get sleep so early?
Many times, I would not get sleep. But that’s it! After lights off, there was nothing that I could do. I would simply lie with my eyes closed because if my eyes were open, sometimes Swami would ask why I am not sleeping. There would be absolute silence and I don’t know when I would drift off into sleep. Sometimes I would be awakened by Swami going to the bathroom. Many times, Swami would read all the letters that devotees had offered to Him in the bathroom so that others are not disturbed.
Did you experience any miracles or see some astounding things?
This question brought a smile on Achintya’s face. He is a very silent person and rarely speaks out. He continued,
The way Swami would be with us, it was so difficult to remember that He is God! He was just like a very close member of our family and I had to keep reminding myself of His reality. And I did that through experiences that He had conferred on me...
“Experiences like??”, I asked
You will not give up, will you?
No! I want to share this with the world. The joy that you and I get will be multiplied a million fold by sharing. So please share something which I can share with the world.
An experience of Swami’s omnipresence
Well! okay. i shall narrate one such episode that happened when I was a student in the 9th grade. The summer vacations arrived and Swami called me. He blessed me profusely and told me to go home for the vacations. He advised me to serve my parents and be a good child. I promised to do so and left for home. When I returned after the summer vacations, I was surprised to see that Swami seemed upset with me! He did not speak to me, nay even refused to look at me! I began to wonder I had done that had upset Him.
A week later, as He was speaking to some teachers and senior students in the Darshan hall, He sent word for me. I walked up to Him and He asked me what I did during the vacations.
I told Him what I did - served parents, studied a bit, played a bit, watched some TV and so on. Out of the blue, Swami said,
“You tell your mother that you are watching cricket on television but instead, you watch...” and He trailed off. A smile came on His face.
In an instant it hit me. I remembered that during one of the days at home, I was watching a cricket match on TV. When the ads came on, I was surfing through the channels when I arrived at a Fashion Channel. I got drawn into it and was watching the models. After a few minutes, my mother called out from the kitchen,
“Achintya, what are you doing?”
I suddenly realized my mistake and quickly changed the channel back to cricket and answered,
“Mother I am watching cricket on TV.”
There was nobody else at home then - or so I thought. Here was Swami replaying the exact conversation and revealing something that only I knew! Even there, He said only that much which was needed and did not embarrass me in front of everyone. He simply patted me on my cheeks and said that I was a good boy before sending me back.
The love-filled reprimand and the love-filled reward...
Source: aravindb1982
I then realized that He had given me several days time to understand what mistake I had made. When that did not happen, He had shown His omnipresence in the most sweet manner possible.
As I heard Achintya’s experience, I was touched with the understanding and love that Swami has. He is ‘father discipline’ no doubt, but primarily He is ‘mother love’!
So, you see, Swami was so human with us in order that we feel kinship with Him. It becomes difficult to live with Him if He keeps showing His powers and omnipresence every moment. And yet, moments such as these are revealing - when the veil is lifted and we get a glimpse of who Swami really is!
And yet another experience of Swami’s omnipresence
And so, our conversation went on. Two other members of the Sai family also joined in the conversation and a happy sathsangh started. At about 2:00pm, my parents went to their bedroom to rest a while. The others left. But Achintya, his wife Suruchi, Pooja and I continued our talk about Swami. We went on and on and before we realized, it was 4:00pm! By then, I had shown our little altar also to Achintya and Suruchi and narrated some interesting episodes that had happened at home too.
When the ‘guests’ decided that it was time to leave, all the four of us were actually reluctant. I remembered that we had purchased some small gifts for both of them since it was the first time that they were coming home after their wedding. The two wrapped gifts had been kept near the pillow on my bed. I requested Achintya and Suruchi to come to the room, before leaving.
As we entered the room, i was shocked. The two wrapped gifts were not near the pillow. They had apparently moved to the corner of the bed next to Swami’s chair near the altar. And ON THE GIFTS WAS A HEAP OF VIBHUTI!
The vibhuti heap, as it appeared on the wrapped gifts for the couple.
Source: aravindb1982
All four of us were stunned at this. Suruchi broke into tears saying,
“I have always prayed for a sign from Him and now He has given it.”
Achintya was stoic. However, he too could not help but reveal,
“Aravind! Swami told me to come to Puttaparthi after my marriage. He said that He would bless me. Here is His blessing! Now we can leave happily for home.”
Both Pooja and I were dumbstruck. Achintya’s statement simply echoed in our hearts:
Moments such as these are revealing - when the veil is lifted and we get a glimpse of who Swami really is!
And so, proximity to Him is much more than the 'physical'. It is much beyond. It is more of 'dearness' to God than 'nearness' to Him as Swami often says with each one of us having equal rights and opportunities to experience Him.
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God's Omnipresence: Experiences of great proximity to Sri Sathya Sai, by B.Aravind.
"Proximity" to God is not only being by His side, but much more...
Source: aravindb1982
What good fortune it is to have proximity to God - being able to see Him in day to day life and interacting with Him regularly. Having spent a huge chunk of my life with my God, best friend and Master, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, I must admit that very often I have wondered about His non-public life. Based on my interactions with Him and my observations of His interactions with others, I have always tried to imagine how Swami’s day-to-day life in His residence would be. What time does He rise, what He does in the mornings before the darshan, what He does after the bhajans, what time does He go to bed - these and many more questions have arisen in me. I am sure, the same would have arisen in many devotees and followers too.
I have received answers to some of these questions through different ways. For instance, when Swami lovingly allowed me to accompany Him to Hadshi, Mumbai and Delhi, I got a chance to observe how He dines, how He hosts and how He becomes an ideal guest too. On other occasions, I heard from those that had the great good fortune of staying with Him and serving Him. But still, there are many gaps and holes to be filled in the complete picture that I desire to obtain.
Thus it was that I felt overjoyed when my classmate, Achintya Awasthi, visited Puttaparthi and my home in February 2013. He had the good fortune of staying with Swami, physically at the mandir, for several years and I hoped that he would share some things about his life with Swami. Swami had blessed him in February 2011 to get married and that was the last time Achintya had seen Swami physically. Today, he is a married man and though his wife knew nothing about Swami before their wedding, she too is completely in love with Swami now.
And that is obviously due to the stories Achintya has shared with her - his experiences with Swami. Those were the stories that I too sought from him as we sat down for the meal.
Life with Sai
What he narrated during the lunch indeed filled some of the gaps and holes that I referred to earlier.
It was during the evenings that we (himself and another student, Naresh), would have to ‘report’ at Trayee Brindavan (Swami’s residence in Whitefield, Bangalore). We were supposedly doing ‘security’ duty! What security can we provide to one who is the security for the whole world? Anyway, we knew that this was a great chance that had been bestowed on us and we would be at His residence at 6:15 pm.
What would happen then? Would Swami speak to you?
It would depend on the programme during the day. Sometimes, Swami would be talking about the happenings of the day. Other times, we would discuss a discourse that He had delivered earlier in the day. On several other occasions, we would simply sit at His feet, massaging them and praying within ourselves. Very soon, it would be dinner time. Swami would have an early dinner and by 7:00 pm, we would all ( 3 boys totally) be in His room. Swami would lie down on the cot in the center of the room, while the two of us would lie down on either sides of the door. The third boy would lie down on the floor near Swami’s cot in case He needed any assistance at night.
Wow! You mean to say that the lights would be put off by 7:30pm?
Yes! And Swami would lie down straight on His back with the sheets covering Him halfway. I have almost never seen Him change His position in His sleep. At times, I felt that it was more of a trance than a sleep!
How would you get sleep so early?
Many times, I would not get sleep. But that’s it! After lights off, there was nothing that I could do. I would simply lie with my eyes closed because if my eyes were open, sometimes Swami would ask why I am not sleeping. There would be absolute silence and I don’t know when I would drift off into sleep. Sometimes I would be awakened by Swami going to the bathroom. Many times, Swami would read all the letters that devotees had offered to Him in the bathroom so that others are not disturbed.
Did you experience any miracles or see some astounding things?
This question brought a smile on Achintya’s face. He is a very silent person and rarely speaks out. He continued,
The way Swami would be with us, it was so difficult to remember that He is God! He was just like a very close member of our family and I had to keep reminding myself of His reality. And I did that through experiences that He had conferred on me...
“Experiences like??”, I asked
You will not give up, will you?
No! I want to share this with the world. The joy that you and I get will be multiplied a million fold by sharing. So please share something which I can share with the world.
An experience of Swami’s omnipresence
Well! okay. i shall narrate one such episode that happened when I was a student in the 9th grade. The summer vacations arrived and Swami called me. He blessed me profusely and told me to go home for the vacations. He advised me to serve my parents and be a good child. I promised to do so and left for home. When I returned after the summer vacations, I was surprised to see that Swami seemed upset with me! He did not speak to me, nay even refused to look at me! I began to wonder I had done that had upset Him.
A week later, as He was speaking to some teachers and senior students in the Darshan hall, He sent word for me. I walked up to Him and He asked me what I did during the vacations.
I told Him what I did - served parents, studied a bit, played a bit, watched some TV and so on. Out of the blue, Swami said,
“You tell your mother that you are watching cricket on television but instead, you watch...” and He trailed off. A smile came on His face.
In an instant it hit me. I remembered that during one of the days at home, I was watching a cricket match on TV. When the ads came on, I was surfing through the channels when I arrived at a Fashion Channel. I got drawn into it and was watching the models. After a few minutes, my mother called out from the kitchen,
“Achintya, what are you doing?”
I suddenly realized my mistake and quickly changed the channel back to cricket and answered,
“Mother I am watching cricket on TV.”
There was nobody else at home then - or so I thought. Here was Swami replaying the exact conversation and revealing something that only I knew! Even there, He said only that much which was needed and did not embarrass me in front of everyone. He simply patted me on my cheeks and said that I was a good boy before sending me back.
The love-filled reprimand and the love-filled reward...
Source: aravindb1982
I then realized that He had given me several days time to understand what mistake I had made. When that did not happen, He had shown His omnipresence in the most sweet manner possible.
As I heard Achintya’s experience, I was touched with the understanding and love that Swami has. He is ‘father discipline’ no doubt, but primarily He is ‘mother love’!
So, you see, Swami was so human with us in order that we feel kinship with Him. It becomes difficult to live with Him if He keeps showing His powers and omnipresence every moment. And yet, moments such as these are revealing - when the veil is lifted and we get a glimpse of who Swami really is!
And yet another experience of Swami’s omnipresence
And so, our conversation went on. Two other members of the Sai family also joined in the conversation and a happy sathsangh started. At about 2:00pm, my parents went to their bedroom to rest a while. The others left. But Achintya, his wife Suruchi, Pooja and I continued our talk about Swami. We went on and on and before we realized, it was 4:00pm! By then, I had shown our little altar also to Achintya and Suruchi and narrated some interesting episodes that had happened at home too.
When the ‘guests’ decided that it was time to leave, all the four of us were actually reluctant. I remembered that we had purchased some small gifts for both of them since it was the first time that they were coming home after their wedding. The two wrapped gifts had been kept near the pillow on my bed. I requested Achintya and Suruchi to come to the room, before leaving.
As we entered the room, i was shocked. The two wrapped gifts were not near the pillow. They had apparently moved to the corner of the bed next to Swami’s chair near the altar. And ON THE GIFTS WAS A HEAP OF VIBHUTI!
The vibhuti heap, as it appeared on the wrapped gifts for the couple.
Source: aravindb1982
All four of us were stunned at this. Suruchi broke into tears saying,
“I have always prayed for a sign from Him and now He has given it.”
Achintya was stoic. However, he too could not help but reveal,
“Aravind! Swami told me to come to Puttaparthi after my marriage. He said that He would bless me. Here is His blessing! Now we can leave happily for home.”
Both Pooja and I were dumbstruck. Achintya’s statement simply echoed in our hearts:
Moments such as these are revealing - when the veil is lifted and we get a glimpse of who Swami really is!
And so, proximity to Him is much more than the 'physical'. It is much beyond. It is more of 'dearness' to God than 'nearness' to Him as Swami often says with each one of us having equal rights and opportunities to experience Him.
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OMSAIRAMMM....
OMSAIRAMMM...
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