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(Dimitri) “What concrete steps should I take to come to spirituality?”
(Swami) “Let us take an example of water. It is a substance. One can pour it into a vessel; one can bring it to you in a restaurant in a crystal glass or you can pour it into a gold goblet. However, best of all is to go to the source, the spring, and drink it from there. The spring is in your heart. It is forgoen; you, yourself, must converse with God. What should you do? You must gradually change yourself morally for the beer. You have bad habits. Start by geing rid of them. You have already become beer, less proud. Pride was making you blind. Alcohol dries up your brain. That is the worst; it is an obstacle to God. Smoking dries up your body. It hinders your development.”
(Dimitri) “What then?”
(Swami) “Act according to the criteria of truth. One can help people by cleaning the pus out of the wound, like Mother Theresa does. If you are proud, then everything is in vain. If you want, you may tell people about me, but do not be a lecturer. Nothing should be done without sincerity. One should not be lazy. Your wife is more spiritual than you; she is more compassionate. Both of you still have an opportunity to come to me; your life span is not finished yet.”
(Dimitri) “I can’t understand. Is it a dream or not? I am waiting with my group for an interview.”
(Swami) “The cleverer a man is, the less faith he has. There are no miracles in the world, only a level of knowledge. For you to believe, tomorrow morning at darshan I’ll make a sign by moving my hand three times, like that. \[Swami showed how he would wave his hand.\] And that’s the end of your double time,” \[referring to Dimitri’s enjoyment of double lectures\].
The next morning during darshan, Swami confirmed that it was not a dream by moving his hand three times.
Swami has repeatedly said that no one can see him in a dream without his will. It is truly surprising that Swami finds a unique way to help each person in his spiritual growth and at the right moment.
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