Visions of Champaklal

Tears of Gratitude

1980-09-23

There was a building that was quite different from the ones which were seen till now. The walls were made of light and golden light was spreading in all the directions from there. This light entered into me and I could sense something unusual happening in my entire body. My body, too, became luminous and so light that I felt it would fly in the air. Then again I had a feeling of steadiness within me.

I went inside where Sri Aurobindo was sitting with a few persons. They were asked to come later. I went straight away to Him, put my head on His lap and tears started flowing out of my eyes. He began wiping my eyes with His handkerchief, but the flow of tears remained unabated. At last, He lifted my head and with a sweet smile said, “Champaklal! Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!”. I looked at Him. What I saw is indescribable. The tears stopped. They were the tears of Gratitude.