READY TO DISAPPEAR
If you are ready to disappear, I am already not there. I exist only in your mind. As far as my own existence is concerned, it is not there. If you are ready to dissolve, suddenly you will become aware that you have dissolved into a nothingness; there is neither master nor disciple.
My alarm was set to 04:30, and I easily woke up. My backpacks were packed, just a few things like chargers and cosmetics I had to store. The taxi driver called me. I let him know that I will be there in 10 minutes. I left the hotel, the road was empty and more or less quiet. I had to walk down to the main road, just a few minutes. My taxi was waiting already. We started towards the airport. The streets were empty, and he was driving fast. So we reached the airport in around 20 minutes.
The airport was empty at 05:30, just a few people around. I asked an Indian lady behind the counter when the check-in counters would open. She said in around 10 minutes. So I sat down and waited. Once the counters opened, I checked in. The lady gave me a better seat at the window, which was very nice. I had again the whole row of seats for myself. I started proceeding towards the gates, my gate to Lucknow would be gate 6. I fly with IndiGo again, they have become quite successful in India, now they are for 18 years in business. At first, I wanted a coffee, the shops just opened here at 06:00. I was the first customer. I passed the security check easily and proceeded to gate 6. There I was waiting again for a while. There was no delay with the flight, so we reached Lucknow in time at 09:00.
Leaving the airplane and baggage claim was quick and easy. I saw signs showing ‘Uber’ and ‘Taxi’. I followed the ‘Uber’ signs and went straight outside to the Uber meeting point. It is very well made at this airport. I ordered a car with the Uber app, and after 10 minutes, I got picked up. It was around 30 minutes to drive. I had to switch the payment in the app from PayPal to cash. I guess not every driver is connected via a payment system.
There was a guard and a caretaker to open the gate for me and I entered the house. It is just beautifully designed inside.
I felt home and comfortable from the first moment. There is Narendra the caretaker, Deepak the cook and Amar, another helper. All such nice and kind people. I arranged myself in my new room and then I had a delicious lunch. Deepak is an experienced chef, all tasted so good. After lunch I was sleeping for at least two hours, I need that when I get up so early. In the afternoon I walked a bit outside to see where I am. Around 3 Millionen people are living in Lucknow. It is expected that 6 Millionen people will live here in 2050. The streets around here are just normal Indian roads in a city, it could be anywhere.
I bought some Indian sweets, sometimes I can’t resist. Just walking the street up and down, I came back to Papaji Satsang Bhawan. Later I got a soup and toast for dinner. There were leftovers from lunch and a little salad. All delicious and plentiful. The rest of the day I was relaxing, working on my laptop or reading.
I am the only guest here, there are some other guests in the guesthouse, which is a few kilometers from here. So I was lucky to stay here in the spirit of Papaji.
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