Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (Born 5-8-1916 Samadhi 3-8-1993) was one of the greatest Hindu spiritual leaders of our time.

I was in the Himalayas. One day there was a sudden call! He himself narrated what had happened thus: “Mother Ganga in her incessant haste seemed to say to me: ‘Son, don’t you see me? Born here in the Himalayas, I rush towards the plains taking with me as much life as food. Realization of any possession, it’s sharing it with others. ‘I decided. I was encouraged. I felt reinforced. The urge became irresistible. “

Then he went down to the plains and started meeting people. He traveled the length and breadth of the entire world and attracted thousands of followers. His Gita speeches were very famous. He founded the Chinmaya Mission on August 8, 1953. The Chinmaya movement was born out of love and rooted in the wisdom of Truth.

His eloquence in English is very famous. Once when a devotee told him that he was always in the midst of trouble, he immediately responded by saying, “When trouble worries you, don’t worry about stopping it, but let trouble bother trouble, so there will be no trouble. it is free to bother you. Don’t worry about difficulties; let difficulties disturb the problem. ” They all laughed. The interrogator got the point and was left without doubts. The great Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar said in his poem: “When problems arise, laugh at them.”

He gave several lectures in America. At the end of the first talk in Palo Alto, one of the listeners asked him, “What is your technique?”

“What is my technique? My technique is to stand on my nose and meditate,” said Swamiji. “But I only practice it in private.”

He gave a mischievous laugh and then roared earnestly, “If you’re looking for shortcuts in spirituality or instant psychedelic happenings, you’ve made a mistake today. But don’t repeat it, don’t come tomorrow.”

His words were direct. Everyone got the message. They came back every day to listen to the speeches.

Once a young man asked Swamiji: “What made you give up the world? You were a graduate in English Literature and Law, and a very successful journalist:

Swamiji asked him in return, “When will you spit that thing out?” referring to the gum in the child’s mouth. “Oh! I’m about to spit it out. There is no juice left,” said the boy. “Ah! I did that too,” laughed Swamiji. “I had chewed the world long enough and found no more juice in it.”

A skeptic asked him, “Everything you teach is in books. Why do I need a Guru?” He replied, “Why don’t you ask the books?”

How to inspire young children to assimilate the idea of ​​God in them? In Manila, some children gathered around him.

He asked them, “What color is milk?”

“White” replied all the children.

“What color is the cow?”

“Black.”

“That eats?”

“Grass.”

“What color is the grass?”

“Green.”

“What makes the green grass eaten by a black cow come out like white milk?”

The children were silent.

He said, “Krishna! It is the Lord who makes the impossible possible.”

His unique way of teaching is unmatched. The devotees used to narrate hundreds of interesting anecdotes that happened in their life.

Once, Manian, the famous Tamil writer, journalist and editor of many magazines in his welcome speech in Madras, said: “We found in Swamiji a good teacher, a popular preacher, a religious leader, a philosopher, a rational thinker, a scientist Artist, communicator, journalist and educator and above all, guiding spirit. In him we see the wisdom of Vasishta, the vigor of Viswamitra, the knowledge of Brigu, the thought process of Veda Vyasa, the power of Kasyapa, the determination of Gautama and forgive me Swamiji, Durvasa’s anger and humor “,

He was certainly a great saint who spread the glory of Hinduism. His life was his message!