Journey to Maharajji - Part 5 - Supriya discovers there is no separation
Make sure to read the previous parts if you haven’t already:Part 1 - Journey to Maharajji - Meeting MaharajjiPart 2 - The Journey to Maharajji continues - “Nothing to Achieve”Part 3 -Journey to Maharajji - Supriya Meets her teacher the Mahasamadhi Ashram ManagerPart 4 - Journey to Maharajji - Supriya meets with a fatal accident unscathed
It was early 2008 and Supriya was having some difficult times in Australia. She felt full of uncertainty; unsure about her life and her career, and was concerned that her parents were alone in India while she studied for her master’s degree in Australia.She kept in continuous touch with Bauji. Once, while going through a tough time in a relationship, she called him. He told her, “Isn’t it so beautiful, Supriya that we are waiting for Maharajji to give you a better situation in your life?” “No, no it’s not,” she replied. He told her, “Waiting can be so beautiful. Tell your heart to understand one thing – if there is a better place to be than where you are right now, then Maharajji would put you there.”In July she went to India for 3 weeks and spent a day with Bauji back in Vrindavan. As she left, she was so desperate for his blessings and said, “Bauji please bless me!” He replied, “Supriya the only blessing one human being can give to another is of ‘love’. And you already know that I have ‘prem’ (love) for you!”
In November 2008, Supriya called Bhauji back in India to seek his blessings on her birthday, but a women answered instead. Supriya asked, “Who is this?” “I’m Bhaskar’s wife,” the woman replied. This was the first time Supriya had spoken with his wife and wondered where Bauji was...She was told that he passed away in September.Supriya was devastated with the feeling of loss, but then felt that Bhauji was around and always with her as ‘love’. This gave her the peace she needed.She checked the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram website and the following quote came up:“I’m everyone’s guru.”She realized that Maharajji was there for her, through Bauji as well as Paramhansa Yogananda. She felt that her own mind created doubt and separation, but in the world of God’s Saints- there is no separation.She is content now, knowing that Paramhansa Yogananda is her guru and teacher, and that Maharajji is like her family, allowing her to simply ‘Be’.