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Light of Divinity

My mother and I had been looking for a match for my sister for
two years. Then in April 2000 a call came from my sister’s father-
in-law-to-be saying that they wanted the match to be finalized. My
sister was in Delhi at that time and showed Guruji the prospective
groom’s photo. Guruji simply said, “Changa munda hai (he is a good
boy)” and our worries disappeared. The marriage was finalized for
January 2001 with Guruji’s blessings, and my perspective began to
change as events unfolded.

The marriage was to be held at the grounds of the school where
my mother teaches. After discussions with the caterer, we decided on
the location of the tandoor and the cooking area. Three days before
the wedding, the school director, a devotee of Guruji, came and told
us that Guruji had told her, in her dream, to change the location of
the cooking arrangements. Though I did not think much of it, my
mother immediately changed the area where the kitchen was set up.
The marriage went off very well and even today people talk of the
delicious dinner.

Such incidents only emphasize or rather point to Guruji’s
omnipresence. However, then I was still myself—cynical and
un-baptized in faith.

Fifteen days after my sister’s marriage, I changed. I was returning
from my office on my bike. I was on the highway, and it was quite
late in the night. Suddenly, a street dog collided with my front wheel.
I was at such a speed that had even a pebble hit the wheels, I would
have been thrown off balance. A roadways bus was breathing down
my neck and had I tripped over that would have been the end. But
with Guruji’s blessings and to the surprise of the few onlookers, I did
not lose balance and survived. I felt like saying thank you, God, and
bowed my head in front of a temple en route to my house. Just then,
Guruji’s fragrance wafted through the air. At that very moment, all
my reason (or cynicism) left me, and I bowed my head mentally to
Guruji. The transformation from a cynic to a follower was almost
instantaneous.

10 minutes to a marriage

Soon I was transferred to Rewari (on the Jaipur-Delhi highway) and
came for Guruji’s darshan more frequently. Now my mother was
worried about getting me married. One day when my mother and I

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