Pujya Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children, responding to them in the same way with a dance of joy. Writing at a level that the child can understand.
Kochu Balan, who was taught to bow daily to Gurudev's Padukas, received a personal response from the Swami.
I am receiving every day your namaskarams at the Guru-Paduka. Thanks. Do you feel that I touch you when you prostrate?
You are growing a very very good boy.
Signed
Swami Chinmayananda
And while conveying his love, Gurudev made it lively with a sketch and an image that the children could understand and relate to.
I am crushed by the bear-hugs and choked with the candy ones!! God save me from such loving devotees!!
Your tendency is cruel! Why do you corner into your answer papers all the marks available for the questions? Should you not leave a bit more for others! You have bagged 77%. Great Looter Great!!
Looter Rama Looter Rama Rama Rama Loot O! Loot O!!
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!!
Signed
Swami Chinmayananda
Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children, responding to them in the same way with a dance of joy:
Thanks for your letter of 8th October.
Congratulations. I am lifting you over my head and running round and round your house in my joy. My Balan has got FIRST RANK in class!
Never give it up: BE FIRST.
Signed
Swami Chinmayananda
In his letter to Rama, a six year old child, he addresses her as "sister", perhaps because the child thought of him as a brother. Gurudev was 39 when he wrote this letter. He writes at a level that the child can understand, even using a clear handwriting.
My dear Sister,
Om Namah Sivaya!
Namasthe!!
I got your letter. I was so happy. I danced with joy. Everybody thought I am mad. What do they know that my Rama’s letter had come to me.
You must drive (away) the cow when it eats the flowers. Cows can eat grass. But beautiful flowers are for God.
My beard does not grow. We will have to wait for beards to grow. It grows in God’s own time. When grown we can cut it away; but we cannot make it grow without His Grace.
I am praying to Him to make it grow as long as my knees, white as lily, just like Uncle Santa.
Do you pray.
With Prem and Om,
My dear,
Swami Chinmayananda
Another gem from Gurudev. His response to the child is a dance of joy. Complete with a beautiful sketch and a simple instruction at the end.
Your letters – they gave me such a joy that it was with much difficulty that I kept sane and did not make a fool of myself. Think of a tall stupid Swami holding two pieces of paper in hand and dancing in and out of the Los Angeles traffic, with a posse of policemen whisking their head away, running helter skelter to catch the Swami!! And at the end of it all under T.V. lights they realise that it was all because of two girls in St. John’s and American police cannot reach you as you belong to another country!! HA! HA! HA!! HA!!!
Be regular. Be good. And remember ME always.
Swami Chinmayananda
Gurudev was careful with his handwriting when he addressed letters to children. Sometimes he used capital letters so that the child could understand.
Balan
Tattamangalam.
I got your letter. Thanks. I love you. Congratulations. HAPPY BIRTH DAY. MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS.
BE A GOOD BOY. PRAY DAILY. LOVE YOUR MUM and DAD. TOUCH THEIR FEET.
LOVE.
SWAMI.
Since letters took time to reach, Swamiji drew an intricate sketch of a donkey carrying flowers to the child so she could understand.
I am sorry I couldn’t reply yours earlier. I have got only this stupid slow donkey to carry my flowers for your birthday, and it is loaded so much with my love that the stupid beast couldn’t walk faster!! Anyway we have reached you; and my flowers are still fresh with my love for you all and here I pay my special loyalty to your Birthday.
With Love Love Love,
Thy Own Self
Swami Chinmayananda
Pujya Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children, responding to them in the same way with a dance of joy. Writing at a level that the child can understand.
Kochu Balan, who was taught to bow daily to Gurudev's Padukas, received a personal response from the Swami.
I am receiving every day your namaskarams at the Guru-Paduka. Thanks. Do you feel that I touch you when you prostrate?
You are growing a very very good boy.
Signed
Swami Chinmayananda
And while conveying his love, Gurudev made it lively with a sketch and an image that the children could understand and relate to.
I am crushed by the bear-hugs and choked with the candy ones!! God save me from such loving devotees!!
Your tendency is cruel! Why do you corner into your answer papers all the marks available for the questions? Should you not leave a bit more for others! You have bagged 77%. Great Looter Great!!
Looter Rama Looter Rama Rama Rama Loot O! Loot O!!
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!!
Signed
Swami Chinmayananda
Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children, responding to them in the same way with a dance of joy:
Thanks for your letter of 8th October.
Congratulations. I am lifting you over my head and running round and round your house in my joy. My Balan has got FIRST RANK in class!
Never give it up: BE FIRST.
Swami Chinmayananda
In his letter to Rama, a six year old child, he addresses her as "sister", perhaps because the child thought of him as a brother. Gurudev was 39 when he wrote this letter. He writes at a level that the child can understand, even using a clear handwriting.
My dear Sister,
Om Namah Sivaya!
Namasthe!!
I got your letter. I was so happy. I danced with joy. Everybody thought I am mad. What do they know that my Rama’s letter had come to me.
You must drive (away) the cow when it eats the flowers. Cows can eat grass. But beautiful flowers are for God.
My beard does not grow. We will have to wait for beards to grow. It grows in God’s own time. When grown we can cut it away; but we cannot make it grow without His Grace.
I am praying to Him to make it grow as long as my knees, white as lily, just like Uncle Santa.
Do you pray.
With Prem and Om,
My dear,
Swami Chinmayananda
Another gem from Gurudev. His response to the child is a dance of joy. Complete with a beautiful sketch and a simple instruction at the end.
Your letters – they gave me such a joy that it was with much difficulty that I kept sane and did not make a fool of myself. Think of a tall stupid Swami holding two pieces of paper in hand and dancing in and out of the Los Angeles traffic, with a posse of policemen whisking their head away, running helter skelter to catch the Swami!! And at the end of it all under T.V. lights they realise that it was all because of two girls in St. John’s and American police cannot reach you as you belong to another country!! HA! HA! HA!! HA!!!
Be regular. Be good. And remember ME always.
Swami Chinmayananda
Gurudev was careful with his handwriting when he addressed letters to children. Sometimes he used capital letters so that the child could understand.
Balan
Tattamangalam.
I got your letter. Thanks. I love you. Congratulations. HAPPY BIRTH DAY. MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS.
BE A GOOD BOY. PRAY DAILY. LOVE YOUR MUM and DAD. TOUCH THEIR FEET.
LOVE.
SWAMI.
Since letters took time to reach, Swamiji drew an intricate sketch of a donkey carrying flowers to the child so she could understand.
I am sorry I couldn’t reply yours earlier. I have got only this stupid slow donkey to carry my flowers for your birthday, and it is loaded so much with my love that the stupid beast couldn’t walk faster!! Anyway we have reached you; and my flowers are still fresh with my love for you all and here I pay my special loyalty to your Birthday.
With Love Love Love,
Thy Own Self
Swami Chinmayananda
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