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In the year and a half he and his family lived with Elizabeth Cattell, she said, “I never once saw him lose his peace, joy, and equanimity."
In particular, Gurudev is a friend. William Blake expressed it in these simple lines:
I looked for my soul But my soul I could not see, I looked for my God But my God eluded me, I looked for a friend
And then I found all three. Gurudev's genuine concern, love, and compassionate caring for each of his students cannot be measured. It is a unique and noble model of friendship, one which uplifts, supports, and encourages a person to dynamize his or her life toward a positive purpose. Students come from all parts of the United States to hear his bi-weekly talks and to attend his monthly retreats. They fly in from Florida, Minnesota, Indiana, California. Some have driven eight or nine hours from Pittsburgh and twelve or more hours from Toronto to attend a retreat with him. A few people have even flown all the way from Brazil just to have an opportunity to meet him and absorb some of his insights. Many of his longtime students originate from coun
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