NEW JERSEY, U.S.A., June 9, 2005: Dada J. P. Vaswani, spiritual head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, will be 87-years old in August and upholds his Sindhi tradition with total dedication and enthusiasm. It was during a US visit to a Sadhna camp in Hamilton, New Jersey, that Rediff’s New York-based correspondent, Monika Joshi, was able to interview Dada Vaswani.
Vaswani explains his beliefs and realizations, “I am never alone. There is an invisible presence with me. When you know you are not alone, whatever be the conditions around you, whatever be the circumstances you are placed in, you smile. If there is one word that I would wish to pass on to everyone, it is, spread the light of love. It is love, which the sad world needs. The world does not need your assistance, philosophies and other things. The world needs love. People have the same problems wherever I go. God has taken me to five continents. The problem is not outside of you, you are your problem. The 18th century gave rights to man. In 1786, the French national assembly passed a bill of human rights. The 19th century gave rights to slaves, thanks to Abraham Lincoln, who did not mind facing a civil war. He said slavery is a sin against humanity. The 20th century gave rights to women. The 21st century will give rights to animals.”
Vaswani believes that the strength of the mission comes from regular satsangs that are held each day from 6 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and a bigger one in the evening. Satsang is important because, “Man is a composite creature. He is made up of the body, mind and soul. The body needs exercise and food, the mind needs education. The body will drop, the mind will go one day, but the soul will remain. Satsang is meant for the soul. Our difficulty is we are beginning with the body, whereas the root is in the soul.”
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