India, Sept. 13 -- Sometimes Gurudev talked about his perfect teacher. TapovanMaharaj used to bathe in the cold ganges when still dark, and be ready to teach the upanishad to his eager student Swami Chinmayananda.

Gurudev himself narrated to us that on one such brahma muhurta (still dark hours of early morning) as he sat in front of his teacher, the teacher closed the book after singing the customary Shanti Paath (verse invoking the blessings of peace) and said "That's all, No class today."

Gurudev told us that he was so much in awe of his teacher that he did not have the courage to question. After sometime of sitting in silence he said "I took all my courage in both hands and asked, "Swami Ji did I do anything wrong?" Swami Tapovan ask...