Even though I have heard and read this story dozens and dozens of times, I heard again this morning…
Krishna Das telling the story about the first time he met Neem Karoli Baba…
“I had these apples, I was told that when you meet Maharaji you bring apples, so I bought these apples and I polished them up, I shined them up. I entered his room and there is Maharaji in his blanket on his cot, I placed the apples on his cot and bowed, by the time I lefted myself up from the bow he is throwing the apples to other people in the room. I was like ‘What did I do, he doesn’t like my apples?’
Maharaji looked at me and said ‘Did I do right?’
I gave him a very holy answer, ‘Any thing you do is right.’
Baba answered “Dahhhhhh”
He then looked at me and said ‘When you have God you don’t need anything.’
I stared at him blankly.
He said it again, ‘When you have God you don’t need anything.’
I didn’t get it.
He leaned into me and said, ‘When you have God, you have no desires.’ — with Diane Jackman.
Krishnadas is on the east coast, Virginia I believe. He goes to many different places in the world and chants. Audiences love it and he is quite a good orator
Quite enjoyable. I am told. But there is an entrance fee to be there
So now finally the point of the story. Krishnadas went to Baba thinning he had likes and dislike and almost thought he would please him.
Baba in his great style said I have no desires what more is to achieve once your with God. Or what more to want?
Bhavin