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My awakening

Je sau chanda uge, sooraj charey hazar,
ithey chaanan hundeyan Guru bin ghor andhyar’

-Shri Guru Granth Sahibji

Though a hundred moons may rise and a
thousand suns dawn, there is complete

darkness without the Guru.

MY BROTHER introduced me to Guruji in 1995. As I was
bowing to him for the very first time, he said: “Oh, here you are
Jatinder.” I was taken aback for no one calls me Jatinder though it is
my formal name. I am usually addressed by my short name Joga and
it is only my close family members who know my official name.

I let this pass as coincidence and sheer chance. Indeed, when I
went a second time to meet Guruji, I was prepared to let logic hold
more sway. I vividly remember sitting in the upright yoga posture
with my eyes closed. Suddenly, I felt I was floating above the ground.
I reflexively put my hands down and with a jolt opened my eyes. I
looked at Guruji to find him smiling at me. I realized he had made
this short flight of faith possible. Till today I can recall the floating
feeling.

I had been suffering from asthma since the age of three and for the
last 30 years I have been on steroids, taking dosages ranging between
5 ml and 30 ml a day. This led to complications; my stomach became
sensitive: I suffered from gastric problems and allied allergies and
was often hospitalized for these as well as asthma and spondylitis.

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