"He (Chinmayananda) stayed for nine summers with the latter as his disciple. Discipleship, however, was not easy and once he even packed his bags determined to leave. His guru had accused him of having torn his robe while washing it. Chinmayananda had denied it. It had not been him for sure. Yet from now onwards, Tapovan Maharaj called him a liar, often in front of other disciples. Chinmayananda felt hurt and decided to leave, never to come back. An elder ashram resident saw him packing and convinced him that the accusation was just one of the guru’s ways to hit at his ego, in his (Chinmayananda’s) best interest. Chinmayananda got the point. When he saw his guru the next time, the guru laughed, “Why are you so touchy when I call you a liar? Aren’t we all liars as long as we don’t know the truth? Do you know the truth?”"
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Wirth, Maria - Thank You India, A German Woman's Journey To The Wisdom of Yoga. Garuda Prakashan Private Limited (2020)
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Tapovan Maharaj
1889 – 1957
Tapovan Maharaj (1889–1957) was a Hindu sage and Vedanta scholar.
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