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there. Everything was royally was there, you didn’t think of
laid out and the general darshan anybody or even look at any-
queue was stopped for him. body else. I see my God in him!
Gurudev used to wear wooden
padukas and the beat of the clogs Please tell us how you re-
on the paved stones could be ceived Gurudev’s padukas.
heard clearly. He was walking
so fast that we had to run to The day after we returned from
catch up with him. Guruvayoor, there was a lot of
Just as he entered, the cur- excitement. Somebody had
tains opened and there was the brought new padukas for
Lord of Guruvayoor –resplen- Gurudev. Gurudev exclaimed,
dent, and Gurudev standing in “Yes! Yes! I am getting new
front of Him. And I had my padukas. Who wants my old
eyes on Gurudev! I forgot to padukas?” I put up my hand. He
look at the Lord. The beautiful said, “It will cost you money.”
expression that Gurudev had on I said I was willing to pay. He
his face when he saw his Lord started an auction to give a fair
mesmerized me. I said to my- chance to everyone. I ended up
self: Look at that love, that de- being the highest bidder and
votion, that radiance on his face! that is how I have his padukas
Later, when Kamal remarked in my puja room.
how beautiful the Lord looked,
You also have the Sidhbari
I realized what I had missed. Hanumanji in your puja
When I told Gurudev about it,
room. Please tell us about
saying he had to take me there it.
again, he replied, “I gave you a
chance; you missed it.” Well, When the Sidhbari ashram was
that was Gurudev – when he being built, they found that the

SWEET THOUGHT Do not live on sentiments. Live

on true intelligence. Discriminate
every moment.
Swami Chinmayananda

Tapovan Prasad 47 November 2017