In 1960, while I was living at Thornhill Road in Allahabad, Baba and some
of his devotees were going on a pilgrimage to Rameshwaram. They left
Church Lane for the railway station in rickshaws. The other rickshaws,
which were all in front of Baba, turned onto Thornhill Road near the
Indian Press, but Baba directed his rickshaw driver to go in the
opposite direction without informing anyone. He came to my house just
to tell me that I should not scold my children while teaching them.
Baba's heart was very tender, and he could not tolerate children being
treated harshly. Baba said to me, "All come with their
destiny written." He gave me examples of people unknown
to me and asked how they attained their high positions. To clarify, he
asked me, "Who is the doer?"
I got the point, and this question has guided me throughout my life. My
children completed their education by their own efforts.
On
Baba's instruction, my eldest son was initiated in the ashram of Sri
Prabhudutt Brahmachari at Jhusi. We held the closing function at our
place with the blessings of Baba, who sat in the prayer room with my
son's head resting on his lap. Putting his hand on my son's head for a
long time, Baba sat in bliss. That splendid scene cannot be described
in words. Baba initiated my younger son at Kainchi ashram.
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