Happy Birthday Bau:)

Dinesh da is writing an article on the blog for Bau for his birthday, and he asked us all to send some of our experiences. So I got inspired to write this post. Dinesh da being my teacher I love following his footsteps:)
What should I write about Bau or should I say what not to write. As some rightly say Bawa is a phenomenon, when you meet him you can only feel awed and wonder!

Let me narrate you a recent incident... I was at the ashram last weekend for the TRM (teachers refresher meet).All through the TRM I was desperately waiting for the moment to meet Guruji. I was damn upset about something going on in my mind and I wanted Guruji to answer my questions. Questions to which I knew only Guruji has answers for. So I was waiting, waiting and waiting for the moment to arrive. And finally Guruji called the YES+ teachers to meet him personally. There were many people and I was waiting for my moment with him when I could ask him my question. Just after a few minutes of the meeting he dismissed it and asked us all to go. I experienced a storm of emotions as I was feeling dejected and angry. I was so upset that I could not hold myself and tears rolled through my eyes. I walked away from the crowd to hide my emotions from others. But guess who noticed, it was Bau. You really don’t want to be noticed by Bau, specially in such moments. This is what followed next…..

He caught me by my hand and with a silly grin and a naughty tone he asks me, “What happened, why are you crying”. Two seconds later “Tell na What happened,tell na”... The expression on his face was surely not of concern, to me it looked more like that of delight:) “Tell na” he continued asking me. Tears were still rolling from my eyes. He notices and says, “If you are looking for attention then Cry properly na”:) :) :) I could not hold my laughter at that ☺ I finally confided my feeling to him and at the end of it I thought Bau will now come up with a PRECIOUS ADVICE for me. This is the VALUABLE advice he gave me.
“PLAY MORE BOARD GAMES,JUST PLAY MORE BOARD GAMES”:)
WHAT!!! What has board games to do with this I thought…


But that’s the way he is, so very practical. You can be anything but serious around him. He makes living a play.

Yes!And that’s also been my journey with him, last 8 years, filled with fun and life. He has mastered the skill of simplifying the most difficult and complicated subjects that relate to life into something so simple.
Let me give you an example
So, a Yes+ participant asks very seriously, What is the difference between Happyness and Peace? Bau answers: Happiness is the feeling that you get when you see the toilet door open when you REALLYYYY wanna go, and what follows immediately after that is peace of Mind:)

Could you have ever thought of it like this, genius isn’t he?

Though so very playful he is the most sensitive person I have ever met. He is extremely intuitive and has several siddhis. I remember we were at the Gourmet shop in inorbit mall. And I could barely stand because I was having a severe headache. Bau understood this . He asked ,do you like olives(he had one in the hand) 'an olive was the last thing on my mind' and I said, no not at all. He puts the olive in my mouth. And immediately the headache disappeared:) That’s not it from that day onwards I started liking Olives so much that I eat away all from Shashwat's and Siddharth's pizza slices also:)

I feel so very grateful to have had a mentor and a guide like him in my life. One who broke all concepts in mind and made life like a play. It’s just Ok to be yourself around him. No facade or formality is required. You can just be so natural around him:)

I have been so lucky to have received so much affection and love from Bau.
He is a friend, a mentor and an inspiration to me.
Love you sooooooo much Bau. YOU ARE SIMPLY THE VERY BEST:)

A VERY VERY VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. May you live a long healty life.

With love and Regards

Vasudha.