Guru Puja Day, Saturday July 19th 2008, around noon:
“Perfect timing, Indar!” We called out.
A 1920s mono-plane droned slowly over the tree tops as a short gentle shower sprinkled us with a reminder of our friend and mentor.
Family members, swamis, devotees and friends had gathered in the grounds of the Patanjali Yoga Ashram around the rough hewn memorial stone of Swami Indrananda Ji (Sri Indar Nath) with the auspicious purpose of burying some of his ashes.
Tears of sadness were mixed with smiles of surprise. Indar could always lighten the mood.
“Don’t be too serious. It’s time to move on. I was just checking that you were doing things properly; but I knew that you would. NO DOUBT AT ALL.”
In his personal hand-crafted messages, Swami Indrananda Ji would always sign off with the lines:
“May the Lord shower you with his countless blessings!”
He certainly did on this Guru Puja day.
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