II A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES II

II A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES II

Following Swamishri's cataract surgery, Pravinbhai Patel of Staten Island arrived with a new pair of spectacles for Swamishri. "Present them to Thakorji first to sanctify them, then bring them here," instructed Swamishri. The attendant sadhu soon returned with the sanctified glasses, but Swamishri hesitated. He asked for Thakorji. Only after Harikrishna Maharaj's murti was placed before him did Swamishri slip on his new glasses. It was his wish that the first image he see with his new glasses would be his dear Lord! It was as if he were saying that he had been gifted with new sight by Maharaj, and with his new eyes, he wished to have His darshan first. After Maharaj's darshan, Swamishri's eyes turned first to the sadhus, then to the devotees.