Today is Karkidakam Revathi - my "star birthday" according to the Malayalam calendar. You made my B'day extra special. Woke at 5:35. After bath etc, 6:40, got yellow rice from Gururaj, soaked raisins + cracked cardamom. Could do only half a packet by 1st bell. So, sparse. Sat and thought of You as mother. Came, threw, took Namaskar, Akshata as I got up from other boys' tray. Threw sweets twice, far - only few sweets from devotees' trays.
In those days, Swami would throw sweets (toffees) from "birthday boys'" trays, and even devotees could take trays of toffees. Screenshot of Swami throwing sweets in another context, from this video. The trays would have some peeled groundnuts, cardamom, cloves and toffees, and sometimes letters and or photos for blessing / autographing. Sometimes Swami would pop a clove or a groundnut into His mouth.
Comp. Practicals, Math Phy by Prof. Balsu - utter waste. Made procedure centre to centre line on screen. Convolution theory in transforms.
Bhajans - UK ladies and our boys alternated. "Using Brahmastra on ants" as their bhajans weak.
Trayee - came to college, gates locked though horned!!! Swami started by chiding Anmol for grinning and not singing for their new bhajan. Satatam Yoginah - inside!!!! - chain - else branch cut, no fire from rubbing once a day. "I love Swami" is not important - He should love. God is Natural to man - not separate. Unity of Thought, Word, Deed (TWD) - mother, father, and son. Filament to glow wattage - fellow mind - full ment. (puns on filament). Shouldn't smile today, castor-oil-face tomorrow. Deep ocean (pun on devotion) Deep wine (pun on divine) makes even leather bag dance. (The body is compared to a leather bag...) Dwandwaateetam Kevalam Jnaanamurthim.
Pooraka, Rechaka, Kumbhaka - 3 idols - fool if don't try to understand old practices. Phool (flower) if know meaning and do. God is everywhere. Example - Fox borrowed Rs. 5 from Earth, ran away to forest!
Practices dry fish. Unity of TWD important. God is nearer than mother. Dhaaraa - flute - near and dear. He should select. Have one prayer for all time. Know good, but don't eat, is Rogi. Laddoo, diabetic. Examples Witnesses. Not vacillating Witness.
1st mistake - body feeling. Duty to take care of the body, as it is given by God. That's all. Love of Nature of God - man. Law of Nature - animal. Have only the permanent connection to Swami. Not temporary connections - look like intestines - wires everywhere (alluding to temporary electrical connections).
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