Swamini Shivapriyananda now serving at Chinmaya Mission Toronto, Canada recalls an unforgettable experience with Gurudev that was rooted in Absolute Silence, “At one of the camps in the U.S., when I was taking care of the Bala Vihar programs, I hardly had a chance to meet Gurudev or attend lectures. The only session I could regularly attend was morning meditation.
The door needed to be open for him to enter the building, and I took the privilege of doing so. It became a very sacred routine. Just he and I, and the deep silence every morning. Day after day, not a word was spoken, only his all-penetrating look as he passed me. If I ever learned about silence that speaks, it was then, and only then.”