Saleel Pulekar

The way a person responds to the different stimuli he is exposed to,  largely determines his growth. So this means, that the quality of  stimuli, their diversity and intensity, definitely matter a lot. For  example, when you are playing badminton against a tough opponent,  there are better chances of improvement in the quality of your game as  compared to playing against a weak opponent. Today while sitting in Radha Kunj and blankly gazing at the lake, its  waters shimmering with the scattered reflection of the sun, as I was  feeling the breeze caress my cheeks and hair, my mind went into a  subtle ecstasy.  The pandits were chanting and performing the Sudarshan  Homa, sitting around the HavanKund, just overseeing the lake. People  who were lucky enough to have reached there, had taken their best  positions, were eagerly waiting for the Master's arrival, very few  were in the present moment, the mind instead of being offered in the  agni, was busy calculating the best way to captur