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| Neem Karoli Baba |
(from "Near and the Dear" by Dada Mukherji):
Dada Mukherji: People were often disappointed when they found that Babaji gave no sermons or lengthy discourses on religious and spiritual topics that would inspire awe and admiration. Coming with such expectations, they returned disappointed. They felt that Babaji was not teaching anyone.
Every day people used to ask me when he would be giving his teachings, and whether they would be allowed to attend. In the absence of impressive rituals, many of them lost interest in his talks. Little did they know how very mistaken they were in thinking that he did not teach at all, as actually, the teaching was going all the time you were with him. His method of teaching was his unconventional and informal way of guiding and directing the discussions among the people sitting with him, setting it on the right track, and finishing it in his own way. When we forgot this and focused all our attention on the speakers around us, thinking Babaji was not in it, it cost us heavily.
Hubba Ji (one of the closest disciples of Neem Karoli Baba) agreed with this verdict, saying that this was actually the case with all the great saints he had met. They never indulged in useless talks or discussions. For them, teaching was something like raising a plant. The wise farmers sow their seeds in season according to the nature and capacity of the soil. There are others who scatter their seed without bothering about the soil or the season. The great saints are great farmers with regard to their devotees. The sow in human soil after considering their capability for blossoming and fructifying. These were Hubbaji's words of wisdom, gathered over long periods of time while being with the great masters.
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