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A Spiritual Travelogue of Pramukh Swami Maharaj
   
 
     
  16 to 26 June 2009  
  
 
   
 

Mumbai (16 to 26 June 2009)
 
 
   
     
 
  • 24 June 2009 (VS 2065 ) Wednesday Rath Yatra, Mumbai
    During the satsang assembly held in Yogi Sabhagruh on Sunday 21st Swamishri steered the decorative rath of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Jabreshwar Maharaj with a remote controlled console.
    Today, at 4.00 pm a rath yatra was organized on a large scale on the streets of Dadar. Swamishri performed pujan and arti of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj, Jabreshwar Maharaj and Shri Dakshineshwar Maharaj, who were placed in two decorative palanquins. Senior sadhus carried the palanquins on the streets with the accompaniment of tunes played by a music band and bhajans sung by sadhus. Children dressed in costumes of all Indian states enthusiastically danced in traditional fashion. With male and female devotees participating, the rath yatra procession was 1 km long. The route included Matunga, King Circle, Pritam Hotel and back to the mandir in Dadar. The rath yatra concluded at 7.00 pm.
  • 26 June 2009 (VS 2065, Sud Choth) Friday, Mumbai
    Swamishri departed from Mumbai in the morning and arrived in Bochasan via Vadodara at 11.30 am. Swamishri was accorded a warm welcome by the devotees.
     
 
   
 

     Swamishri’s compassion

  • 16 June 2009, Mumbai
    A fallen devotee poured his heart with remorse, “Swami! I had a lot of manushyabhav for you. Because of that I had given up Satsang for eight years. I had stopped coming to the mandir. Subsequently, I was left devastated and miserable. I ask you to have compassion upon me and take me back at your feet.” Swamishri listened with compassion and patience. Once he had finished confessing, Swamishri blessed him by placing his hand on his head and said, “Now forget what has happned. God has blessed you with spiritual awareness. Do satsang regularly. Do not fall into the habit of addictions and vices. And be regular in the Sunday assembly. Maharaj has forgiven you, and you’ll be happy.”

        Conviction in god’s doership bestows stability

  • 24 June 2009, Mumbai
    “In spite of the many difficulties and problems you face how do you maintain patience and equipoise?” a sadhu asked Swamishri.
    “From the very beginning I believe that Maharaj and Swami are the all-doer. When something happens what can we do? So I have decided from the beginning that God is the all-doer.
     “One faces problems when one has to deal with others or get things done. In such large organisations there are bound to be problems, but by having faith in God and leaving it upon him, I have experienced that everything works out well. Maharaj, himself, wanted to perform the pratishtha of Gadhada mandir, but he couldn’t do it. So, whatever happens is all due to the wish of God. By leaving everything upon him, there are no problems. One will find people who criticize in whatever one does, but as long as one makes honest efforts with God and his Sadhu in mind, there is no need to worry.”