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Updated January 9th, 2019 at 18:49 IST

"When you surrender and stand in front of the vastness you know that you’re a small part of a large universe," says PM Modi on his Himalayan journey

In the second part of Humans of Bombay's conversation with Narendra Modi, the prime minister disclosed some more slices of his life, that include going to the Himlayas.  After his exploration of world and self, he shared some philosophical life lessons that he was enlightened with from his journey in the hills. 

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In the second part of Humans of Bombay's conversation with Narendra Modi, the prime minister disclosed some more slices of his life, that include going to the Himlayas. 
After his exploration of world and self, he shared some philosophical life lessons that he was enlightened with from his journey in the hills. 

He elucidated that we are all 'tied down by our thoughts and limitations' saying, "So that’s what I did -- I aligned and experienced revelations that help me till today. I realised that we’re all tied down by our thoughts and limitations. When you surrender and stand in front of the vastness -- you know that you’re a small part of a large universe. When you understand that, any trace of arrogance you have in you melts and then life truly begins. That’s when it all changed."

"After two years, I returned home with clarity and a guiding force to lead the way," he added. 

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(2/5)“While growing up, I had a lot of curiosity but very little clarity. I would see army men in their uniforms and think that this was the the only way to serve the country. But as my conversations with the saints and sadhus at the railway station grew deeper, I realised that this too was a world worth discovering. I was undecided, unguided and unclear -- I didn’t know where I wanted to go, what I wanted to do and why I wanted to do it. But all I knew, was that I wanted to do something. So I surrendered myself to God and left for the Himalayas at the age of 17. I bid goodbye to my parents as my mother gave me a sweet dish before I left and put a tilak on my forehead to bless my journey. I went wherever God wanted to take me -- it was an undecided period of my life but still, gave me so many answers. I sought to understand the world, to understand myself. I travelled far and wide, spent time at the Ramkrishna Mission, met sadhus and saints, stayed with them and began a discovery, inwards. I moved from place to place -- I had no roof above my head, but still never felt more at home. I would wake up during Brahma Mahurat, between 3 and 3:45 am, and take a bath in the freezing waters of the Himalayas, but still feel the warmth. I learnt that peace, oneness and Dhyan can be found, even in the simple sound of a waterfall. The sadhus I lived with taught me to align myself with the rhythm of the Universe. So that’s what I did -- I aligned and experienced revelations that help me till today. I realised that we’re all tied down by our thoughts and limitations. When you surrender and stand in front of the vastness -- you know that you’re a small part of a large universe. When you understand that, any trace of arrogance you have in you melts and then life truly begins. That’s when it all changed. After two years, I returned home with clarity and a guiding force to lead the way.” #TheModiStory

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Published January 9th, 2019 at 18:38 IST

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