Parthi visit blessing
It is said, you cannot come to Parthi unless you are called. So, I was fortunate enough to arrive in Parthi on 28th of June close to 3 am in the morning, although my group of about 30 people from Nepal, were scheduled for 10:45 pm the previous day. As the Indian railway system has no accountability, we were pretty late, yes, by more than 4 hours on our 2-day ride from Gorakhpur to Dharmavaram, Andhra Pradesh. From there, we were still about 40 km away so hailed 4 vans to pile up to Puttaparthi.
Needless to say, the 9 day stay here was tantalizing and the Nepal devotees crossed 300. I even met a friend from 30 years ago while at the ashram. We returned home and reached Nepal on 9th of July. The memories of Parthi grew in my mind, and incidents led to making a revolutionary decision. I decided that | wanted to do seva (service) for a full year and live in Parthi. Would Baba let that happen? I hoped that I had collected enough spiritual karma for that to come to reality.
It did, but not the way I had envisioned. People I had never met came into my life and assisted in my second trip to Parthi, from taking flight to Bengaluru to taking a cab to Parthi, and arriving at night to choose an apartment for me to be staying for at least six months, and possibly a year or two even. So, I decided that I would keep a journal, a blog to commemorate the memories and experience I go through while in Parthi. Let's get rolling. I hope you will enjoy the journey with me too.