Although my time with Swami Radhananda was mostly through her books, her Satsang talks and videos, and the summer pujas during my Karma Yoga stays, I would take delight in catching glimpses of her on her walkabouts at the Ashram in her final years. I felt the same joy as I do now when spotting my first robin in the spring. Promise. When tending to my flower boxes at home and seeing the first of the bees humming and visiting the flowers I had planted, I remember the summer work bees at the Ashram, an event, I was told, was inspired by Swami Radhananda. Now that she has passed into the Light, Swami Radhananda’s presence will remain with me with each robin I see … with each hum of a bee. I will remember, through her example, the promise of the teachings of our lineage. In deepest gratitude.
Shaun Alsford