Acharya Maharaj was on the move alongwith the sangha. At the outskirts of the town of Khurai, they were overtaken by a poor man who was transporting his wares on his bicycle. He came to a halt at some distance from the group and as Acharya Maharaj came abreast, he prostrated himself at his feet. Overcome by emotion, he proclaimed, “Hail Lord Rama!" Acharya Maharaj cast a compassionate glance at him and blessed him, “May your faith grow ever stronger!" And then he continued on his way. Overjoyed, the poor man kept looking at the marching form of Acharya Maharaj with unblinking eyes.
When I heard about this incident, I realised that the attachment that we experience towards an evolved soul, who has transcended the feelings of attachment and aversion, does not hold us back. It spontaneously leads us to the blissful state of self-realisation. The form of Acharya Maharaj, which inspires us in our spiritual endeavours and exhorts us to rise above attachment and aversion, must have appeared full of a divine sweetness to the eyes of the cyclist, who was spellbound by that vision.
Khurai (1988)