Swamiji and Daya Mata were both direct disciples of Master, working closely together in Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) for fourteen years, starting in 1948 when Swamiji met Master and was initiated as a disciple. In 1962, Daya Mata ceased to support Swamiji as a disciple and expelled him from SRF. In 1990, when she was president of SRF, she initiated a ... Read More
The sage Bhrigu, through his ancient book of prophecy, had predicted that May 19, 2009, would be Swamiji’s last birthday. Before the year was over, he would leave his body. Right at that time, his health took a turn for the worse, and several weeks later he was still weak and unwell. Then, in the afternoon of June 6, he ... Read More
“Someone asked me during a question-and-answer session in Pune a couple of weeks ago (November 2011), ’Have you seen God?’ I am always careful to be truthful, but a direct yes-or-no question like that isn’t easy to answer. I answered simply, ‘No.’ And then added, ‘But I see Him in you!’ “That wasn’t a bad answer, but it was certainly ... Read More
From a very young age, long before he met Master, Swamiji knew that someday he would “speak to large crowds about religious things.” Not all of one’s feelings turn out to be true, Swamiji said, “But this one did.” The mind may not be aware, but the soul knows.
“Do you know this Hindi song I learned many years ago?” Swamiji asked some Indian devotees. “I am not sure I have the words right and sing it correctly.” He sang a couple of verses, but no one else knew it. Since not everyone in the room spoke Hindi, Swamiji translated what he had just sung: A young man leaves ... Read More
