Our
Beloved...
H
H Swami Shantanand Saraswathi
He mirrors the minds of those around him. Infinitely
sensitive to every phenomena and for whom every phenomenon
is a stimulus capable of provoking an infinite series of
thoughts, he is a man whom admirable texts cannot exhaust,
do not even define. He says little, yet moves the young and
old to action.
An Indian by birth, a Swami by choice, a Sadhu by
temperament, his ideas are nurtured by the simple,
universal truths repeated endlessly in all cultures –
serve, love, give – selflessly. Homeless in the
literal sense of the word, yet firmly entrenched in the
hearts of all those who seek answers to the eternal
mysteries, he guides by the light of the Masters. He
creates, outside the realm of reason, real yet symbolic
worlds. His words confound and enlighten simultaneously.
They are as all great words are, open to a multitude of
meanings. Together they form a myriad of tiny mirrors that
reflect the minds of his listeners.
Perhaps the most striking quality of his
words is the way they dismantle beliefs and notions foisted
by years of schooled wisdom. And at the end of it all to
glimpse in a strange intangible way, the quintessence of
all things as they always were and always will be.
Such insights though rare and precious, are
sufficient to inspire, to motivate action, to take that one
extra step towards realising a dream.
Reason and faith should go hand in hand. Faith without
reason is blind, and reason without faith is lame. Faith
strengthened with reason, and reason softened by faith ...
such is the sure royal road to success.