The kid was retarded, and the unaccustomed vitality of getting Swamiji and our entire tour group staying in her residence as friends of her mom was making her loud and unruly.

She was about fourteen years previous and a formidable drive in the course of the kitchen the place we had been attempting to make breakfast. I had no concept how you can react; I simply wished to get away from her. Swamiji, nevertheless, knew simply what to do. He put his palms on her shoulders and planted an enormous kiss proper on her cheek.

Immediately, she calmed down—and so did I.

That straightforward act by Swamiji taught me greater than phrases can ever say. Confronted with disharmony and chaos, my impulse had been to run away. Swamiji’s instinctive response in all circumstances is to present vitality and love.

– From an Ananda Devotee

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