A large group of 5000 seekers, teachers and practitioners had assembled in the open for an interactive session with Daaji at a school less than a kilometre from the resort in the evening. The weather was cool with winds and dark clouds gathering on the horizon as the time for the event approached. The event began with a warm welcome, followed by relaxation and meditation. A short while after the start of the meditation, thunder began to roll and ominous dark clouds gathered as if to rain heavily, but there was no rain. Afraid of being caught in the rain, almost half of the people present panicked and left the venue in a flurry. There was disturbance throughout the grounds with people noisily leaving the place in the midst of strong winds and thunder. Daaji patiently continued with the meditation despite all that was happening and concluded the session after a few minutes.
Daaji conducted group meditation at a hall in the same venue the next morning. A question and answer session was also conducted where he patiently took a number of practical questions on spirituality in day to day life. It was time to be on the road again, this time to the next stop at Tikamgarh.
The venue for Daaji’s stay at Tikamgarh was a lovely resort, very close to the venue where a large event had been organised in the evening that day. Daaji was welcomed warmly by a small group of children and local practitioners and proceeded to offer prasad and distribute it to all present there. After lunch, he had a brief rest before the evening’s program.
A large group of 5000 seekers, teachers and practitioners had assembled in the open for an interactive session with Daaji at a school less than a kilometre from the resort in the evening. The weather was cool with winds and dark clouds gathering on the horizon as the time for the event approached. The event began with a warm welcome, followed by relaxation and meditation. A short while after the start of the meditation, thunder began to roll and ominous dark clouds gathered as if to rain heavily, but there was no rain. Afraid of being caught in the rain, almost half of the people present panicked and left the venue in a flurry. There was disturbance throughout the grounds with people noisily leaving the place in the midst of strong winds and thunder. Daaji patiently continued with the meditation despite all that was happening and concluded the session after a few minutes.
He gave a talk thereafter, where he lauded the ones who had continued to meditate quietly and patiently in spite of what was happening all around them and praised them for being courageous. He spoke about the value of being centered in the heart similarly in life, when events and circumstances were not conducive to meditation. The whole session was a valuable lesson to each of us, on the Master’s work, the effect of his presence and on how to conduct ourselves in life in joys and sorrows. It was one of the most significant moments of the trip, as we were to discover much later. After the talk he distributed a few certificates to the prize winners of the Essay Event of the year and then returned to the resort to have dinner and rest for the night.
