Small, Interesting Encounters

Vethathiri Maharishi was a powerful saint from Tamil Nadu who always told his followers in Tamil, ‘vaazhaga valamudan’, which Mohanji interpreted as ‘live as manure is to Earth’ – enriching but extremely humble. This is similar to Mohanji’s exhortation to ask ourselves every morning,”What more can I do for the world?” Mohanji met him in the early 2000s with an acquaintance and stayed at his ashram near the picturesque Aliyar dam for a night. Then, he was already ninety-plus years old and had num...