Since I was ( am still onn) a keto diet ,i quickly finished the veggies at ashram dinner hall and rushed to the temple at 6 pm , just to find myself a seat at the end of the temple door from where beloved Swami ji will enter at 6.30 pm.

I had severe cough due to Delhi pollution and winter so on the way at Solan i had picked a local Multani Kuka syrup anti cough and drank 2 big sips before entering the temple.Even the honeytus cough tablet seva Codevotee was quite not so pleased by my picking 8 candies from her so that i tear them before discourse and keep them in my mouth one by one and not let my throat disturb our Master’s discourse.

So Khansi devi was kind enough to sleep when the discourse went onn and at times you want to be mindful but you are so mesmerized and awwstuck that you want to pinch your self and tell yes this is real! You are in front of Sri Hari and Swami ji and listening to live discourse.

As in Satsang once Dr Anu said once we go to Swami ji for giving our darshan to him not having his darshan that’s why we want first seat or want to be visible to him or want him to smile,nod and look at us while we greet him loudly happy new year,thank you or prnaams from the crowd.

And even when we don’t do these our spiritual ego tells us how special and mahaan we are to not trouble our Guru.

Anyways after the discourse we waited outside Swamiji s meeting room to hear the Govinda Govinda Govinda and Namo parpati patte har har maha dev! Swami ji while coming out also said you meet among each other and enjoy.

I went to the ashram office after this requesting them another room because for 5 occupants a room and a single wash room would be not that smooth, to be granted a room on second floor L 20 to be told  that i ll have to share it with 2 other co devotees ( who would arrive from Jaipur)from next day to which i happily agreed .

Next morning after having my 1 litter hot watter( i warmed it with a small rod i took in my luggage), bathing and getting ready i reached the temple for Sri Hari s aarti at 7am proceeding to Guided meditation by Sadhviji on Krishna playing flute and hiding from us.

Next was a break fast of Senvaiya and upma with my lovely co devotees ( they are in Dp….param,Kevalya,Raghav, Supriya,annew, Tejas and Kunal).

After breakfast we decided to go to River giri from where Swami ji s cottage is visible and call him loudly Swami ji Swami ji Swamiji (https://youtu.be/_2iCLvonqsM) We tagged Swamiji on Wildr and posted our dance vedios so he comes out in balcony and sees his Vanar sena.

He dint come out though but who says he was not in the fragrant air ,the musical river Giri s waters or the Golden sunshine? He was there in the swaying green trees ,in the sparking river stones and in each of us s laughter!

To be continued…..