I read Manoj’s beautiful satsang on SW this morning and had a real palm to the face moment because I missed sending you a note on Guru Purnima day yesterday. Especially after this past year, when you helped me so enormously to really grow and mature. The temptation was to draw a negative conclusion about myself for this omission, but because of what you have taught me by scripture and example I’m able to chalk it up to tamoguna and focus on all the love and gratitude for you that I feel in my heart.
I remember meeting you nearly seven years ago in India, walking into the rice mill where you were just sitting there by yourself in a plastic chair. I was amazed that there weren’t tons of people there yet and that you were so open and approachable and into talking to little old me. You said “thank you for your divine presence” and I was completely gobsmacked because at the time I felt so small and it put me in touch with something I hadn’t even considered before. You started at the very beginningless endpoint of what’s taken years for me to finally understand. And all along you have remained right there, steady as a rock, a regular guy and a true friend. So supportive, so kind and patient, ever ready to respond to the tiniest bit of understanding with the full weight of the entire tradition and all of the gurus.
As guru, what you have done for me is just one tiny piece of the whole picture of what you have done for so many people, sharing the knowledge and teaching with such precise skill and humanity. You are the best and I love you, Ramji.
Sarah
Sarah Vincent-Hoag LMT CST-T
