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Light of Divinity
Jesus sought John for his baptismal on the banks of river Jordan. Even
devas (celestial beings) have Brahaspati as their guru.
We are very fortunate that in our quest for a guru, we have been
blessed with Guruji, who is divinity personified and is omnipotent,
omnipresent, and omniscient.
A shower of blessings
In 1991, I suddenly developed a knee problem. The pain used to
be excruciating and unbearable. I tried all allopathic, homeopathic,
and grandma’s lines of treatment but to no avail. Despite heavy doses
of painkillers, the agony at night would keep me from sleeping. I
told Guruji of my problem and the compassionate one decided to
heal me. He asked for a spoon from the kitchen and placed it on my
knees while chanting a mantra. The pain vanished and I have never
had the slightest twinge even though I climb a flight of stairs to my
third-floor flat and go for a two-hour walk every day.
While on a posting to Kolkata, I got typhoid which left me with a
low-grade fever for a month and a half. I underwent all the medical
tests and took a plethora of medicines, but the low-grade fever
continued. On hearing of my ailment, Guruji asked for betel (paan)
leaves and placed them on me. Incredibly, that very moment the
fever vanished.
On learning of our impending move to Delhi, I was determined
to open a beauty salon, as I had trained to be a beautician and a hair
stylist, and had earlier worked in a beauty parlour. But Guruji turned
down the proposal, saying the parlour would cause me asthma.
To my horror, I discovered that in due course of time, I did
become asthmatic. One day, my condition became precarious and
I was battling for life, as I had immense difficulty breathing and felt
my life was ebbing out. I was rushed to the hospital. All the time I
was holding Guruji’s photo close to my heart and praying to him to
save me. Immediately, I was put on oxygen and administered steroid
injections. The doctor in the hospital later told me that even a delay
of two minutes could have proved fatal.
When I went to meet Guruji, before I could say anything, he
spoke: “I have pulled you out of a morass.” That was the gospel truth.
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