Awareness

One evening as we were gathered around Swami, he was humorously responding to spiritual questions that people were asking him. After a while, a young man asked Swami some questions conveying the idea that illumination is a very difficult thing to accomplish by the average human being. At one point, the young man said to Swami with a touch of irony, “It is easy for you to speak about illumination, because you are enlightened”. Swami’s voice did not change, but the sheer power behind his words was indescribable. “There is not a single moment where I am not aware of my mission and my role here on Earth”! he answered. Those words struck a chord deep within my heart and the thought crossed my mind, “Who is Swami?” by M.N. - Germany