Every morning it is the custom of the household to meet in
the large sitting room, where tea is served, and the little children of the
family come and chant for the Master while he drinks his tea. At this first
meeting, at seven o'clock in the morning, how inexpressibly I was impressed by
the absolute poise of the Master; his absolute naturalness; absolute freedom.
There was an utter absence of any desire or effort to impress one with his greatness,
which is majestic in its simplicity.
- Mary Lucas (‘A Brief Account of my visit to Akka’, 1905)
