Once, after dinner, Swamishri caught everyone by surprise when he decided to look around the facilities in the kitchen and the dinning hall.
On his return, Swamishri stopped to talk to a youth who had relapsed from Satsang.
"Why have you stopped coming to the mandir?"
At first, the youth hesitated but then the words slipped out from his mouth.
"There are many problems," he said.
"Your problems will only vanish when you start coming to the mandir." Now make sure you attend everyday."
Swamishri's tender words secured a feeling of joy and satisfaction in the youth's heart. In his fulfillment, he promised, "Okay Swamiji, I will come from now on."
Swamishri's approach was so succinct, yet it removed a long-standing misconception from the youth's mind. It may be so that Swamishri's sudden visit to the kitchen was merely to save one soul from falling from Satsang. |