During a discussion with Mulardihar and Ajeyakallam, Daaji shared about his thoughts during the meditation. He said, “During meditation, I had some thoughts taking me back to my professional days. We used to put small stickers on the prescription bottles whenever we dispensed antibiotics like tetracycline – such as, don't take it with milk or don't take it with antacids – because it will not allow it to go into the bloodstream. Almost 80–90% gets precipitated in your stomach and it doesn't reach. So, even though you spent money to get tetracycline, it is ineffective. Likewise, drugs like, what you call, Glycephalvin, you have to take it with butter or fatty substances or sandwiched with cheese and butter. It's the fatty substance that makes this Glycephalvin antibiotic more available. If you don't take it with butter or cheese, it will not get absorbed, hardly 10% will get absorbed. If you drink it with a little butter, a sandwich, and some milk, you will have at least a 90% increase in your bioavailability of these effluents. So, we have to know what not to take and what to take, medicines. The same thing is with yoga. I have to adjust my lifestyle in such a way that I take the full benefit of it. My food habits, my waking and sleeping habits, my thinking and my attitude, they all have to remain in sync with what I do. That's why Patanjali incorporated Yama and Niyama – so as to say, these are the guidelines that you follow, and this will be the result. I was wondering at the science behind yoga with so much of admiration. They put it in very simple Sanskrit slokas (couplet or verses) that people can remember. Such as: himsa, ahimsa, not to be revengeful, not stealing, aparigraha and things like that.”
In the morning when Devki was about to go to school, she came to Daaji and said, “Dada, I am going to school.” Daaji brought out a packet of Badam (Almond) Chocolates packet and told her to share it with her class friends; imparting the profound importance of sharing.
Daaji spent some time in meetings and then went for a walk. Usually during these walks, Daaji uses his walking stick to pick up fallen leaves on the path and put them near the trees. But as there was a lot of leaf litter today, Daaji picked up a broomstick and started brushing the leaves, away from the road and near the trees.
In the evening around 6pm Daaji came to the office behind Meditation Hall to meet guests and seekers. The guests included Mr. Muralidhar, his friend Mr. Ajeyakallam, (IAS, Retd.), Mr. Kaustubh (Light Consultant, who has worked on the lighting in Yatra Garden), Isabel and Ralph from Luxembourg (new seekers who had joined through Brian Jones’ Quora group in 2020) and Mr. Komariah Garu (Chairman of Delhi Public Schools and Pallavi International Schools in Hyderabad) along with his daughter.
After a short introduction of the guests, followed by pleasant conversation, Daaji conducted a meditation session from 6.11 pm to 6.33 pm.
After the meditation, one of the students from the Kanha Coaching Center (KCC) met Daaji and asked for his blessings on his birthday. Daaji said, “let’s take a photo,” and then said, “When you meditate, blessings – they come on its own. You don’t have to ask.”
Later, during a discussion with Mulardihar and Ajeyakallam, Daaji shared about his thoughts during the meditation. He said, “During meditation, I had some thoughts taking me back to my professional days. We used to put small stickers on the prescription bottles whenever we dispensed antibiotics like tetracycline – such as, don't take it with milk or don't take it with antacids – because it will not allow it to go into the bloodstream. Almost 80–90% gets precipitated in your stomach and it doesn't reach. So, even though you spent money to get tetracycline, it is ineffective. Likewise, drugs like, what you call, Glycephalvin, you have to take it with butter or fatty substances or sandwiched with cheese and butter. It's the fatty substance that makes this Glycephalvin antibiotic more available. If you don't take it with butter or cheese, it will not get absorbed, hardly 10% will get absorbed. If you drink it with a little butter, a sandwich, and some milk, you will have at least a 90% increase in your bioavailability of these effluents. So, we have to know what not to take and what to take, medicines. The same thing is with yoga. I have to adjust my lifestyle in such a way that I take the full benefit of it. My food habits, my waking and sleeping habits, my thinking and my attitude, they all have to remain in sync with what I do. That's why Patanjali incorporated Yama and Niyama – so as to say, these are the guidelines that you follow, and this will be the result. I was wondering at the science behind yoga with so much of admiration. They put it in very simple Sanskrit slokas (couplet or verses) that people can remember. Such as: himsa, ahimsa, not to be revengeful, not stealing, aparigraha and things like that.”
He then met all the other practitioners who were eagerly waiting for him and then left for home.
Later, Isabel, Ralph and Komariah Garu joined Daaji for dinner. During dinner a guest spoke to Daaji about how impactful the Heartfulness practice had been on his life. Daaji said, “This practice creates real transformation… Most of us resist change. We don’t expect it to happen. Transformation can be hard, but this practice can help with that transformation.
Daaji questioned why someone has to keep saying, ““I’m telling the truth?” If they mean it. You don’t have to say it so often if it’s true.”
When he was asked “Why do our hearts close off?” Daaji said, “It is because we become defensive. It is ego. We are trying to protect ourselves, so our hearts close off.”
There was a guest from Peru. Looking at them, Daaji spoke about building an ashram (meditation centre) in Peru. He then spoke about the importance of micro greens, teaching about them in schools, and the benefit that children could derive from learning about micro greens and their nutritional value for health.
He also emphasized, once again, about right thinking and correct understanding and said, “you’re thinking might be right but your understanding can be wrong.”
Later, Daaji retired for the day.