The Lighter Side of Wisdom

With his sense of humour, Sardar Bahadur Ji combined a direct, forthright manner of expression. He would clearly convey his thoughts in a few precise words. Once, the pathi was reciting a hymn which has the refrain: “Even if there is a gale or storm, hail or rain, I will go for my Satguru’s darshan.” The sangat was repeating the refrain with great fervour. It was the rainy season and suddenly it started to drizzle. Everyone got up and scurried to the verandas for shelter. Sardar Bahadur Ji, who had already arrived at the satsang, continued sitting on the dais; he smiled and said, “A moment ago there was such brave talk of love for the Guru. Now that love is drowned by a few drops of rain!”
_{Heaven on Earth}

When the hospital was being planned, to test the designs, Maharaj Charan Singh Ji had some full size mock-ups of the arches made on the site, and also of the jalousie, or jali – block panels above the main entrance. One of the architects was trying to explain the aesthetic approach that they were hoping to achieve. “You see, your eyes will be drawn up to the screen by the light shining through it,” he said. Then Hazur Maharaj Ji, with one of his mischievous smiles remarked, “And if you raise your eyes a little higher, then everything will be full of light.”
_{Legacy of Love}