Swamishri appreciated that technology could build a nation. And, for Swamishri, his ‘technology’ was his faith in God. He would often say that the wisdom of atma and paramatma is our technology which enhances people.
By Aksharkirtandas Swami
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
For thousands of years, people have discussed the nature of God. But, to fathom God is complex. And then to apply this understanding in one’s life, is a very subtle and slippery craft.
For Pramukh Swami Maharaj, discussing the nature of God was not just an intellectual exercise, but a means to unify, dignify and pacify all minds without discrimination.
He knew that knowing about the nature of God meant living by that understanding. For him, faith in and an understanding of God was of the greatest importance.
His life aptly characterized his clarity in understanding the nature of God.
With such paramount certainty, Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s mere presence had a profound impact even on the faithless and atheistic. Without much talking, and often without talking at all, his presence naturally enabled everyone to ‘feel’ God.
When the missile man and former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam met Swamishri for the first time in June 2001, he presented the plans of his vision for India 2020 to him. Pramukh Swami Maharaj guided, “Along with your five areas to transform India add a sixth one – faith in God.”
At that time Dr Kalam described, “I felt I was in the Divine Presence… there was a light radiating through Pramukh Swamiji which illuminated my inner self. I felt I had acquired a sixth sense.”
He said later that this was the moment when he decided he must write a book on Pramukh Swami Maharaj. In his book, Transcendence, he reveals that in the presence of Pramukh Swamiji his spirituality truly flourishes. He describes him as “my ultimate teacher” and records, “How do I summarize Pramukh Swamiji’s effect on me? He has indeed transformed me. He is the ultimate stage of the spiritual ascent in my life, which started with my father, was sustained by Dr Brahma Prakash and Prof. Satish Dhawan; now, finally, Pramukh Swamiji has put me in a God-synchronous orbit.”
Swamishri appreciated that technology could build a nation. And, for Swamishri, his ‘technology’ was his faith in God. He would often say that the wisdom of atma and paramatma is our technology which enhances people. He used his technology and brought about paramount peace in the hearts of millions.
Such was Swamishri’s clarity in his understanding of the primacy of God.
