One day, Benegal Sanjiva Rao and friends came to the Ashram. Sanjiva Rao had been a prominent and active member of Theosophical society. He was a direct disciple of Mrs. Annie Besant. He is a man of extensive reading and of intellectual attainments. Soon after the bhajan was over, he went to the dining place for the midday meal along with the others. There he saw Mataji serving food. The sight of her made a deep impression on his mind. He confessed afterwards that he had felt a strange, elevating influence in her presence. From that time he looked upon her with great love and regard. He came for the second time to Ashram. An interview with Mataji was arranged at which Ramdas was also present. Sanjiva Rao asked Mataji to give him a message. She said, "I am a child. What message shall I give you?" This answer was something like an eye-opener to Sanjiva Rao. He next asked, "What is the meaning of surrender?" Mataji told him, "When you feel that you are doing everything by the will of God, then you have realised the secret of surrender. Just as I am moving my hands involuntarily, so I am doing all acts of the body and the mind. It is God alone who makes me do all this." This simple reply gave Sanjiva Rao satisfaction and he departed, having received something which he considered precious.
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