I was able to spend personal time with this Master Brother Uwi. I really did not understand the greatness of humility at the time, maybe in a mental way i did, but not a spiritual way. I mean you can look at someone but not recognize what’s inside them.
Yet I did keep one practice close to me by being specifically around him and reading the little book; Practicing the Presence by Brother Lawrence. So I would spend long hours just chanting or doin a mantra. Especially when being around people like him. He was always reminding us of God and Guru. He was walking and being in spirit. You really had to say very little just one question and he would know your state of consciousness and what you needed for advice.
Years later after saying a mantra to myself, I suddenly began to realize that I was on a roller coaster, of up and down emotions, without this practice coming back to me during the day. I really would feel bored 🥱 or depressed at times. And I realized that practicing the presence could actually take me out of such doldrums. Or I could be so restless that it would be hard to focus. It really helps to focus your mind on these uplifting thoughts and ideas that are in a simple mantra.
