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Shankar Prasad Vyas of Varanasi was sitting in his room at Kainchi ashram
involved in a discussion about fruit. He said he had eaten all kinds of
fruit, but he had not eaten a mango since his arrival. Sometime later
he went into the temple area and saw Baba sitting in his room. Baba saw
him and at once said, "You didn't get mangoes to eat?"
Shankar Prasad felt petty and sat quietly by Baba. After a while a
devotee arrived with a basketful of mangoes and offered it to Baba.
Baba asked an attendant who was standing nearby to carry the basket to
Vyas' room. With folded hands Vyas ji humbly said, "Baba, I was talking
casually about mangoes in my room. What shall I do with so many
mangoes?" He then picked up a few mangoes from the basket and raised
them to his head in reverence. Baba looked at him, smiling.
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