Sri Sri's Parents Were Responsible For Inculcating Diverse And Beautiful Values

“Both our parents were responsible for inculcating diverse and beautiful values in our home. Our father introduced us to spirituality, and our mother introduced us to religious, traditional values. This was such a beautiful blend!
Our mother was a very happy, supportive person, who never indulged in complaining. Pitaji is a very independent person with no demands. He has always emphasized service and social responsibility.
Our parents gave us so much freedom. They set us a very good example always sharing and never fighting. We were a very close-knit family, but my parents would constantly say, ‘Everybody is your family.’ I feel Guruji’s whole vision of an ‘extended’ or ‘one world family’ was such a natural progression from this. He translated those words into experience, rather than letting them remain mere platitudes.”
-Bhanumathi Narasimhan, Gurudev’s sister