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Seeing with the

eyes of faith

MY OBEISANCE to the lotus feet of Shri Guruji. I wish to express
my deep reverence and gratitude to Guruji for all the wonders
that he has wrought in our lives. We are truly blessed, for we have
been taken into Guruji’s fold. He is God incarnate, an embodiment of
Lord Shiva and at the same time an extremely human, approachable,
understanding supreme power who guides you to the right path,
urging you to rise above ritualism and orthodoxy. He has given a
different meaning to our lives, our interpretation of religion, faith.
Everything has been simplified beyond measure.

Blessed was the day when we first came into Guruji’s sharan. The
first time my father had been to him, he had asked for us. He knew
where my husband was posted and that our daughter Aditi had a
problem—the Rubella Syndrome. This was in April of 1995. I was
delighted.

I had contracted German measles in my first trimester.
Consequently, Aditi was born with multiple problems that resulted in
visual impairment (because of congenital cataract, micro opthalmus,
micro cornea, nystagmus and glaucoma). During her first two years,
she underwent five eye surgeries—three for removal of the cataract,
two because of glaucoma. In spite of all these interventions, her gross
vision improved only slightly. All the time, the doctors at AIIMS
painted a very bleak picture. Since her retina had been damaged,
they felt there was little hope she would regain vision to a large
extent.

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