Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, recently shared anecdotes from the Kar Seva period in Ayodhya, highlighting the transformative power of devotion and collective commitment. On January 2024, at the Art of Living International Centre in Bengaluru, Bhagwat addressed the concluding session of the three-day National Conference on Operationalising NEP 2020. He narrated the story of a man who had initially intended to steal from Kar Sevaks but eventually abandoned his criminal activities after witnessing their dedication.
Bhagwat recalled visiting a tehsil after the first Kar Seva, where he met a puncture repairman who had previously been a pickpocket. The man had joined the Kar Sevaks with the intention of stealing, but after witnessing their devotion and taking a holy dip in the Saryu River, he decided to change his ways. Bhagwat noted that this transformation occurred without any formal instruction or persuasion, but rather through the atmosphere of devotion and sacrifice created by the Kar Sevaks.
Bhagwat also shared another incident involving an RSS worker who had initially believed in establishing a successful career before dedicating himself to national service. However, after being sent to Allahabad to oversee organisational arrangements, the worker had a change of heart and symbolically immersed his personal ambitions at the Triveni Sangam. Bhagwat emphasized that the spirit of devotion and collective commitment has the power to transform lives, as seen in these anecdotes from the Kar Seva period.
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📰 Source: Mangalorean News