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Light of Divinity

My Master’s voice speaks through me

On an annual day school function, I was tasked with delivering
the opening speech. I had been doing such things regularly, but
this time the chief guest was a senior official. My concluding lines
had the gathering putting their hands together. I was deluged with
compliments as soon as I came off the stage. Every teacher and
student, with surprise on their faces, told me that it seemed as if
I had transformed while delivering the speech. An even bigger
compliment came when the chief guest’s address was found to be
revolving around my speech. In fact, he reiterated my concluding
words as his own conclusion. Everyone found it surprising, but I
knew it was Guruji who had done it all. In fact, the moment I began
my speech, I could sense an energy in me that enabled me to deliver
the speech with great punch.

Moreover, Guruji was with me in school a number of times, for
often I could smell his rosy fragrance.

Helping me through Class XII

When I moved to Class XII, academic pressure mounted. One day
while giving prasad, Guruji asked me about the subjects I had opted
for. I told him I was a commerce student, and he started asking
me questions about economics. He queried me on credit control.
Though I knew the answer, I went blank in front of Guruji and could
not answer. Guruji concluded the conversation by advising me to be
serious about studies.

Though at that moment I was unable to fathom what had
happened, during subsequent months I realized what Guruji
had done. Guruji’s words of caution had me taking special care of
economics. This ensured that I was fairly well prepared to face what
happened later. For the second half of the session, we had to study
that subject on our own since our economics teacher left the school.
But Guruji’s forewarning had helped me avoid last-minute blues, and
I scored 97 per cent in economics.

As my board exams were approaching, my visits to Guruji became
less frequent (partly due to Guruji’s instructions that I study). It
was on 13 January (Lohri day in North India) that I accompanied
my parents and brother to Guruji’s place to seek his blessings for

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