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Ch. 1: The Disciple - Indrabhuti Gautam
to fill my heart with him. Time stood still and I stared at him. I was witnessing wisdom personified.
He started the sermon. "I am not this body, I am Atma! Every living being is a divine atma trapped in a material body." The wisdom was flowing towards me like the flow of the river Ganga, so simple and so effective. Kings and queens, rich and poor, men, women and children, even the birds and beasts had lined up side by side and were quietly listening to the sweet sound of this great man.
I wanted to remain forever in the presence of this great guru; I did not want to leave his divine wisdom. I felt he was my future, and my present. I, the greatest pundit, had found the courage to proudly ask my 500 followers to join me in surrendering to this great man. I knew I would follow his footsteps, soak up his every word, breath the same air, and be his shadow.
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