I still get a lump in my throat when I recount my first meeting with Baba ji at
Amarkantak in November 2004. I was accompanied by my wife Priyanka and our four
years old daughter Gunjan. He was resting on a divan in that quaint little dharmashala
opposite Narmada Temple. I mumbled my introduction, adding how happy I was seeing
him in person. He said, “Human beings have been trying to find trust ever since they
occurred on this Earth. I discovered something through sadhana by which I have
become rooted in trust, and I can teach you that.” Something shattered inside me on
hearing this, and I wept silently, while he continued with his narration... I had found my
teacher. I surrendered to his purpose, his vision, and his program even without
understanding a word of what he was saying that day. There was no point of my
shedding tears over shattered ego any more, I decided.

Rakesh Gupta