In life, exceptional success can be achieved only by those who understand the value of every moment. TIME values only those who value their time. In 2018, Param Gurudev’s chaturmas was at Rajkot’s Royal Park Upashray. Param Gurudev would incessantly spend 15-18 hours every single day spreading Parmatma’s message. He would deliver profound and enlightening discourses in the morning; there would be special sadhak training sessions for sant-satijis and sadhaks, and he would personally attend to hundreds of devotees who would come for his darshan. He would also grace the homes of several gurubhakts every day to create a new inspiration in their lives. Amidst such a busy schedule, Param Gurudev was unwell one day. He was running a fever because of the exertion, so Param Mahasatijis said, “Gurudev! We request you not to come for the discourse today. We will give the discourse, but you must rest for a day.” After multiple requests, Param Gurudev agreed to rest briefly, but mentioned that he would arrive for the discourse at the designated time. That day, Param Gurudev reached the discourse hall just 2 minutes after 9.00 am because of his fatigue and tiredness. Until then, everybody in the hall was peacefully listening to bhakti songs. When Param Gurudev arrived in the discourse hall, he folded his hands and respectfully paid homage to the discourse seat, known as Shri Sudharma Swami’s paat. Shri Sudharma Swami was the 5th chief disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir and his spiritual successor – he was the first Acharya or Guru of the current Guru-shishya legacy. The transfer of knowledge took place from one generation to the next through this chain of Guru and his disciples, and hence, the discourse seat is
