In 1980, Swamishri was just about to leave from the house of a devotee in Philadelphia. As he was wearing his slippers, the sadhus noticed that he had worn his right slipper on his left foot and his left slipper on his right foot.
“Swami… what is wrong?” asked one of the sadhus.

“Lately, I’ve not been able to see clearly,” Swamishri confessed relunctantly.

Swamishri was taken to Boston to see a trusted eye specialist. After examining Swamishri, the doctor informed, “You are very lucky. If you had arrived here a few days later, you probably would have developed a very serious eye disorder. You must be operated on immediately.”

“I will have the operation when I return to India.” Swamishri refused.

“If you do not have the operation now, you will lose your vision,” the sadhus and devotees were adamant in their request to Swamishri.

“But the devotees have taken time off work to prepare for our visit. They have gone through so much trouble for us. How will they feel if we don’t meet them? Who cares what happens to me. Let whatever is going to happen, happen. We must keep the devotees happy at all costs.”

INSPIRATION: Swamishri’s frail health is a reminder of his sacrifice for us. In the same way, when we serve Satsang, we should not be deterred by physical inconvenience.