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Just a Side Glance ...

It was the early 1990s. We were in Delhi. Pujya
Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda was passing
through. Pujya Swami Swaroopanandaji called and
urged, “Aren’t you going to meet him?” We rushed
to the residence where Pujya Gurudev was staying
and reached just in time to see him seated in a
car, ready to leave for the airport. Quietly, I stood
at a distance. As the car moved, his glance fell on
me …
In Vivekchudamani, the disciple entreats the
Master to pour upon him sweet words laced with
the bliss of Brahman. He states, “Blessed are those
who have received even a passing glance from thy
eyes.” I understood the full significance and impact
of that side glance many, many years later. Now, I
marvel at its blessing every single day.
There are no limits to the power of satsang. No
matter how engrossed and preoccupied we are with
the world and our duties, we must never miss an
opportunity for sastang. Recently, Pujya Guruji
emphasized that satsang has to be regular, reflective
and for a long time – dirgha kaal tak – in order to be
effectual.
Every darshan, every upasana, every japa, every
spiritual paragraph we read, every act of kindness
and selfless service, every session of meditation on
the Self, removes hundreds of accumulated negative
tendencies.
Slowly, but surely, the mind of the seeker gains
clarity and dispassion; it is purified. Thereafter, the
Master need not give any more instructions; no
words are required. The transmission of vision
occurs in silence.

Tapovan Prasad 7 May 2018