I met respectful Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji (a trendy teacher of Advaita Vedanta) in 2005 – a period of my life wrapped in turmoil and angst. His residential retreats that taught Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita by the banks of the river Ganga, his benevolent disposition in granting me special one-on-one audiences, and even allowing me to even cook for him in his kitchen, brought the much-needed clarity, love, and grounding I needed.
He used to say: “You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is but a patient process”. These words still light me up!
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