Picture: St. Nalini, Shahina, Prakash Babu and Mr. Azziz
“Swamiji, Swamiji,” I called to Swami Chandrananda as she walked by our door. Is it alright for us to film Ram Nam in the Mandir tomorrow? She smiled sweetly, “Why should you ask, is not this Ashram yours?” I said, No, I did not want to show disrespect. S.C.: “You are special, isn’t it?”
And why should this form be special? And yet I have been treated with such love and respect here that it is difficult to fathom. When I spoke to Swami Muktananda about departing to do the services for Christine he said, “You can do this by Skype, would that not be the same?” I replied that in Canada they would ask, “You can talk to India by Skype, would that not be the same?” He laughed, got the logic and gave permission to leave the Ashram.
Being asked to conduct satsangs, having such longing for us to come and now to return again in the future, it has so touched our hearts, we feel that this ashram is our home, the inmates (Papa’s word for those who live here) are our family.
And when Dr. Sanheendran, Mr. Azziz, Shahina and Prakash Babu and others have come to the Ashram with such love and devotion for God in this form, Nalini saying your fame is spreading far and wide, I pronam to my Gurudev for her love and blessings that have poured upon this head and ask that she bless all those who have faith and love for God in this form to be lifted into God-consciousness.
For, in truth, all the ways there is anything felt for this form, it is only about having God-experience. He is the only goal, the only object of my life and my desire is that all should benefit and be fulfilled in having the same constant and abiding union that I have with my Beloved.