A photo from my "Swami albums"
Condensing multiple days into a single post.
1994-03-26 - Saturday - The theory part of bvp which I thought I could finish yesterday took till darshan time in the evening! But finally very thorough with the proofs. Did Fourier problems + mugged solutions of ibvp (Method of separation of variables) by night. Some exercise "prove" problems very teasing - couldn't get solutions. So, from past experience, left them. Yesterday, tied mosquito net and slept. But slippage - slept only by midnight. So, today, couldn't experience closeness with You.
I couldn't have written "You" also if I hadn't been writing this on 27th. Then, Your discourse on 27th, obstacles come in man's path - shouldn't try for short-cuts. Kshitij was commenting on Sudhakar's "depravity" in putting his harmonium on his shoes (to make the soles adhere). I thought deprecatingly about Mahishasuramardini Stotram and Kali worship in general. Your discourse touched all these points. "Indian tradition of worshipping everything, as God is in everything. Example - driver's namaskaram to car steering, tabla player to tabla, dancer to anklets, etc."
1994-03-27 - Sunday - Read method of separation of variables and did one problem (heat conduction). Then, breakfast, read the rest, went and wrote Math 402, bvp. You made the paper very simple - all expected theory questions. After exam (Holi noise outside), sweeping* and writing half Ayigirinandini was the SUPW* I undertook.
*Sweeping and SUPW - SUPW was the acronym for "Socially Useful Productive Work" which we used to do once a week or so at school. Sweeping the room was done by ourselves, taking turns so that one of us would sweep the room / dormitory where 9 to 12 of us stayed every day, each one getting to do it once in 9 to 12 days.
After lunch (fruit salad from You) slept till 3:15. Bath, running for Sai Ramesh Hall. You didn't come down (from the stage), sat for some bhajans and left. No songs - Kshitij had told me You wanted songs in the morning and told BSVS, but exams. Finally, no songs as You didn't signal. Then, Kalyanamantapam. Hospital boys** + school teachers also.
**The Super Speciality Hospital at Prasanthigram had been running for more than two years now, and the "hospital boys" were alumni whom Swami had placed there. They, along with the school teachers, had come for darshan as it was a Sunday.
First Warden spoke, with mics. 'Our fault, not utilizing chances properly'. Then You. "Ganga is pure, those who pollute are donga (thieves). Poornamadah Poornamidam - make your actions perfect. Repeated 3 times v. important. Romeo told Juliet, love you more than God. But doesn't know God's love - meaningless. Science is 'C' - big hollow. Like Bhagavantam searching for his specs which were on his nose! Einstein too. Antonio violin. Meera said, I have got the pearl, let me not drop it. Dropping - worse than Rakshasa. Narada born as pig, cursed as wanted Rajkumari, monkey-face story. Utilize this chance with Partheesa, make your life sacred. If you look at women, the same bad looks will carry away your wife and children. Ingratitude - studying here, free education, getting job, then criticizing Swami. Worse than dog - Vysya bank has dog as symbol of faith. Swami knows all, but you think doesn't know. When He points out, you think somebody told Him. Richards, camera, died, hating everyone and finally himself. There are many dogs here, so saying indirectly. Take it as a direct reproof to yourself, do service in the holidays, fulfill your lives."
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