We always would take the opportunity of serving these old monks and we'd always ask for blessings that for progress in spiritual life yeah I remember I did that so many times. One funny incident where I remember once when I first visit to the main monastery in Beloud as a new novice young novice I saw after breakfast the young novice's would all rush the brahmacharis to take the bowls from the older monks. If I have even if I can even get a fraction of the spirituality he has got I'd happily roll in the dust on which he walks see if I could buy that, she says.
Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches one of the shortest and most profound upanishads accompanied by Gaudapada's Karika. This lecture covers Karika 22-23 and Mantra 12.