Fond memories of bliss – Part 31

Everyday, numerous visitors come to have Sri Sri Swamiji’s darshan. Each one has his own story to narrate to Sri Sri Swamiji. The way Sri Sri Swamiji listens to each and everyone of them patiently and responds with a smiling face is simply incredible. I have always been baffled by Sri Sri Swamiji’s beautiful way of replying, a style unique to our Guru Maharaj!

Let me narrate a few of them here.

A lady doctor who is a devotee of Sri Sri Sri Swamiji came for His darshan with a handful of books. Sri Sri Swamiji, with a light smile on His lips, looked at her questioningly.

“Books on Philosophy, Swamiji,” explained the devotee and added, “I have got them for you only, Swamiji!”

Sri Sri Swamiji said to her, “These books are good for you. Read them. I do not need them. I have got what I sought.”
The devotee looked at the radiant and smiling face of Sri Sri Swamiji and took the books back home.

Once a person gave a small note to Sri Sri Swamiji. Sri Sri Swamiji opened it and found in it the words ‘God is no where’.
Sri Sri Swamiji picked up a pen and altered it, wonderfully, to read, ‘God is now here’!

Once a foreigner came to have darshan of Sri Sri Swamiji. When he met Sri Sri Swamiji, he exclaimed, ‘India is full of mosquitoes!’
Sri Sri Swamiji smiled, and at once said, ‘Even they wish to be born in this holy land only!’