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INTRODUCTION<br />
I have been blessed beyond words to spend the last year and a half<br />
living in Rishikesh and working with Pujya Swamiji. During this<br />
time, I have heard so many people ask, “Isn’t there anything published<br />
with Swamiji’s teachings? Isn’t there any compilation of His<br />
ideas, His wisdom?” The answer, much to my dismay, has been<br />
“No.” The absence of such a work is grievous, for the wisdom<br />
that flows forth with His every breath is worthy of being immortalized.<br />
be present at times in which someone has asked Him a question to<br />
which He did not directly respond. Rather, on these occasions, His<br />
voice took on an even more ethereal tone and his eyes drifted even<br />
more away from the Earth and toward the Heavens. He would<br />
say, “Let me tell you a story,” or He would simply begin to tell it,<br />
and we all knew something extraordinary was taking place.<br />
Then, on these occasions, when He had finished the story, He would<br />
explain —to we who are horribly ill-equipped to grasp the depth of<br />
His wisdom — what the point was. Hence, these stories have two<br />
parts: the story itself and the lesson He gave afterwards. To me,<br />
these parables and lessons are like scriptures: words spoken by<br />
God which a mere mortal has attempted to capture on paper. I beg<br />
the reader to forgive my inadequacies as a scribe. Pujya Swamiji<br />
was not as lucky as Vyasji, whose divine wisdom was captured<br />
perfectly by Lord Ganesh.<br />
On this auspicious occasion of Kumbha Mela, 1998 I have taken<br />
the God-given opportunity to bring together as much “nectar of<br />
wisdom” as I could. At this sacred time, people come from every<br />
corner of the Earth to bathe in holy waters, and to imbibe of the<br />
Therefore, the book has two tones. One is literary — writings<br />
divine nectar of immortality. Yet, what is it that truly uplifts us, that<br />
which have been presented in international magazines or newspa-<br />
truly changes us, that truly brings our souls closer to God? For me,<br />
pers; the other tone, for the stories, is oral — words which have<br />
it has been His holy presence in my life. How to encompass, though,<br />
been spoken. However, while the topics of the articles (or the<br />
divine wisdom and insight in mere pages? The task is obviously<br />
plots of the stories) differ, the underlying essence of Pujya Swamiji’s<br />
impossible. Yet, while the words are a poor substitute for His presence,<br />
they carry with them the essence of His teaching and mes-<br />
message remains the same. His message is: go to God.<br />
sage.<br />
Yet, “go to God; be with God” is not only the message of His words.<br />
It is the message of His life. Every breath He takes is divine; every<br />
I have, therefore, compiled as many of His written articles (in En-<br />
word He speaks is holy canon; every piece of work He does is<br />
glish) as I could find. The articles come mainly from magazines,<br />
Creation. Pujya Swamiji is a saint by title — it is His legal designa-<br />
which are published in USA and Europe for the Indian community<br />
tion. Yet, He is more than that. He is a saint in every pore, every<br />
living abroad.<br />
cell of His body. He is not only someone who sends you to God;<br />
rather, He is someone whose mere presence carries you to God.<br />
In addition to the articles, there are stories, or rather parables, that<br />
However, should one ever try to praise Him, or thank Him, or ac-<br />
I have heard Pujya Swamiji tell. I have frequently been blessed to<br />
knowledge the miraculous nature of His being, His response is al-<br />
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