Sri Swamiji arrived in New Jersey from Omaha on the night of 9th May 2010.
On 10th Morning, Sri Swamiji visited Ukrainian Cultural Center. Hundreds of devotees had assembled to witness Sri Chakra Puja and Darshan. Bala Datta students sang Bhajans. Smt. Indu Vasudevan sang Carnatic classical Music. Smt. Kalyani Josyula played Veena. In a brief message, Sri Swamiji explained the reasons of His long tours and attempts to bring a spirit of Godliness.
A long queue of devotees met Sri Swamiji and took Blessings. It was well past 2 PM when the queue concluded. Sri Swamiji stood up and the devotees surged forward and Swamiji just stood. The inexplicable but beautiful bond could be strongly felt. The energy of love, devotion, compassion, trust, happiness, belonging, blessing all blended in to a pure blissful moment. Sri Swamiji waved at the crowd and said:
"Trust only your heart. Do not do things because I said so, or because others did or because others asked you to. Follow, do, believe, trust - only what your heart says. Do not feed on gossip. I feel many of you think life as a battle. No. Life is a beautiful voyage. You have your place in the ship. Do not rock the boat. The captain has great responsibility. He has given up many things in life in order to take you across. You are in the boat out of your choice. Help and be helped".
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