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Pisburgh, whom I had met briefly the year prior. Within that year he had read the book Sai Baba, The Holy Man And The Psychiatrist, had become more knowledgeable about Sai Baba, and was ready for our discussions. He came to investigate the possibility of having residents and fellows from his cardiology program train at the Super Specialty Hospital. This would be the first time that such an arrangement would be made with an overseas hospital. Dr. Gradman told me that there were cardiac conditions seen at the hospital that were hardly ever seen in the USA and that the experience for American cardiologists would be very rich and rewarding.
Dr. Gradman also had an interest in Swami. He was Jewish and was trying to understand the relationship between his Jewish background, Hinduism, and Swami’s life and message. This time our meeting was longer and our discussions made the contact much more meaningful. I could see Swami’s hand in the postponement of my trip so that I could spend time with Dr. Gradman. It took a full year and the five-day postponement of my trip for me to finally understand what Swami meant when he mouthed the words, “the doctor,” a year earlier.
This drama helped me beer understand the importance of detachment from expectations and demands, to accept all as God’s will, and that we must love His uncertainty and inexplicability. Beneath the apparent is the love and will of God, which is shaping and directing our lives. These experiences with divinity are priceless in teaching surrender to Him and being aware of His majesty at all times. When we become empty of expectations, we are aware of God as the director of the drama. Imbibing His omnipresence and holiness transforms our heart into His abode.
Never forget God.
Never believe the external world is real. Never fear death. (SSB)
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