________________ plentiful to this world, and at times we are obliged to give. But an offering which is made with our choice, which gives us happiness and makes us attain equanimity, is true surrender. A newlywed was taken to Chandrudra Acharya Maharaj by his friends. They told Acharya Maharaj that they had brought a disciple for him. Chandrudra Acharya was a very short-tempered person. He remained quiet for some time. When his friends consistently nagged at the Acharya, he held the newlywed man, pulled-out his hair and made him his disciple. What is the difference between boiling water and cold kerosene? Water at any temperature will always extinguish fire, whereas kerosene will always create a blaze, even if it is frozen. There is difference between anger of various people. Anger of a saint is like boiling water whereas anger of a layman is like frozen kerosene. Some people have the capacity to pacify even an angry monk, whereas there are some who can provoke even calm and cool people. That man became his disciple and surrendered himself with his entire existence to the Acharya. He requested the Acharya to relocate to another place because he knew that if his parents found him, they would either take him back or trouble the Acharya. He said that he would not be able to 17V