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He gave me a

new lease of life

IHAD planned to go on the Kailash-Mansarovar yatra sponsored by
the Government of India. When I sought Guruji’s permission, He
wanted to know why I wanted to go on this yatra, when Lord Shiva
was himself present before me. Naturally, I did not go ahead with
the yatra.

That year, there were severe landslides on the yatra route and two
batches (of about 20 pilgrims each) perished. There were hardly any
survivors. Obviously, Guruji foresaw what was to happen on my
yatra and saved my life by not allowing me to go. It was later that he
told me: “See, I have saved your life.”

He saved it once again

I had severe heart problems and was advised to undergo angiography.
This was done at AIIMS, as desired by Guruji. After the angiography,
I was taken straight to the ICU, as I had an earlier, silent heart attack.
Two of my arteries were blocked almost completely and the third
by around 90 per cent. That afternoon, I had a massive heart attack
and, in fact, could survive only because I happened to be in the ICU.
Had I been at my residence, there wouldn’t have been enough time
to rush me to a hospital. At about 10 pm, we were informed that an
immediate bypass surgery was a must, but it was very risky in my
case, because of the extent of blockages and my having continued to
take blood-thinning medicines, which are normally discontinued a

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