Though I've appreciated Ganoba-ji's comments on the Awakin feed for a couple of years, I only met Ganoba-ji once when Nimo was singing on a Wednesday in Santa Clara. The first thing that caught my eye was the extent to which this bearded man wearing a rudraksha mala was vigorously enjoying Nimo's value's-based rap music. It was surprising because I would have guessed that he had listened to nothing but bhajans in his life (devotional music)-- and that's when I recognized that Nimo's music is modern day bhajan. Right then, I felt here was a man who had eyes for love, seeing beyond packages in to the true heart of life and experience. Just before dinner he came up to me and spoke a few words. I don't remember what he said, but I remembered the heartfelt smile that seemed permanently on his face and an unmistakable inner radiance about him. He stood by to linger and smile for a few minutes, as if to shine his presence on me. I had a feeling of not wanting to leave and just stand there next to him. As I recall that feeling now, my heart is so warmed by it. What a blessing to have one such as Ganoba among us. Though my actual contact with him was thin, everything about him felt deep, which means his ripples will continue to bless all he touched even with the shedding of his physical body.