To the devotees who were with Guruji at the time, and knew of his attachment to Amma, it was a lesson in equanimity.
Rajshree Patel recalls: `I always knew he loved his mother very dearly, but I did not realize the depth of his love until after she had passed away.
At the International Millennium Course in Italy, a month or so after the passing away of his mother, I discovered yet another dimension to Sri Sri.
On one hand everyone is the same to him, his love is impersonal and yet, I was learning, it was deeply personal. We were sitting in an assembly of 1500 to 2000 people. Someone in the front row was holding a magazine with Amma’s photo in it.
Sri Sri, with a certain depth in his voice, was speaking of the importance of gratitude in life.
After a brief pause Sri Sri said: “There was a woman in my life who loved me more than herself.” Everyone sat up. He gestured to the magazine and added: “She was my mother.” A tear of deep love and gratitude for her rolled down his face, and I suddenly felt a total connectedness to him and started crying uncontrollably
And for the first time in all the years that I knew him, I saw the deepest personal love possible, free of attachment and demands, yet full of gratitude
Rajshree Patel
