Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 In my 1st interview I was feeling dazed and looking at Swami all the time. Swami spoke to several other devotees, materialised rings and Vibhuti. At the end of the interview Bhagavan distributed Vibhuti Prasadam to all the devotees. Bhagavan went to the side table picked up the bag and started distributing the Vibhuti. I kept staring at Him the whole time thinking 'This is God and I am so close to Him for the first time'. Then I saw a young man from overseas rush to Swami and say, " Swami, please let me hold it. " Believe me Swami was so pleased; He turned to me and said, " See " . I felt so ashamed that I prayed 'Just give me one more opportunity Swami, I will never forget this lesson in my life'. A few years back I had gone to the Super Specialty Hospital to donate blood. After the donation I was sitting there for a few minutes and suddenly I heard an announcement that Bhagavan had just arrived and there was a request that all the doctors, nurses and staff should continue with their work. I thought this is a great chance to have a glimpse of Bhagavan, so I just sat for sometime. After a few minutes Bhagavan entered the blood bank. There were some elderly devotees with Swami and Swami was showing them around. He came close to me and smiled and said, " See, he is a lecturer in my institute. Did you give blood? " I said, " Yes Swami, I did give blood. " Then with a combination of love and concern on His face, He said " But you did not give me!!! " I was wondering what Swami meant, and even before I could answer, Swami moved off as the lesson had been taught - only I had not learnt it yet. Bhagavan says "Whatever you do, do it for me." When I went to donate blood the feeling I had was that I am going to give blood for a patient who will be saved by this blood. I never felt that I am going to donate blood to the Swami in that patient!!! One of Swami's students had the urge to contribute in a small way to the Hospital when it was being built. Being a young boy he did not know what to do. But he stopped giving his clothes to the washer man and in a few days managed to save 100 rupees. He then came to Darshan with the money and a letter for Bhagavan that said, " Swami, so many devotees give you so much. I do not have anything to give materially. All I have is this 100 rupee note for the hundred crore hospital. Will you be gracious enough to accept it - for if it can be used for one brick then I will be happy." Bhagavan rushed out of the interview room came straight to this boy and asked for the letter, read it and then for the next hour kept on mentioning how much love and feeling this boy had! http://media.radiosai.org/Journals/Vol_03/07JUL01/wtsseva.htm Talk given by Sri Rangarajan in Swami's Presence on 30th September 2003. A former student of SSSIHL and currently faculty member in the School of Business Management, Prashanthi Nilayam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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