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Light of Divinity

happened on a red light, when the car was hardly rolling, else it
might have been fatal. But we were stuck midway. And, at 7.30 pm, it
was already dark. We finally located a car mechanic, who was closing
shop but agreed to help. Even after half an hour, he had no success
in finding the leakage. My sister, Aarti, in desperation requested
Guruji’s help so that we were not delayed further in reaching him.
Just then we heard the mechanic’s shout of joy: he had found the
leakage point. We were soon rolling towards Guruji.

When we had began coming to Guruji, I was still learning driving
and had never driven on my own beyond the borders of Noida. So
Dad used to drive both ways. But one day Dad planned a trip to
Chandigarh, and we were left with no other option but to wait for
his return to go to Guruji, a drive of about 20 km in Delhi traffic. I
was hesitant, but with support from mom and my sister, I asked Dad
if I could take the car to Guruji’s place the next day. Unexpectedly,
he agreed. The next day, as we were ready, I took the car out of the
parking space with butterflies in my stomach. Suddenly, the three of
us in the car—my Mom, Aarti and I—could smell Guruji’s fragrance
and sense it was located on the vacant rear seat right next to my sister.

Throughout my drive that day, we could smell the fragrance and
we reached safely. On our way back, Guruji’s fragrance was with us
all along. It disappeared the moment I parked the car safely in our
garage. This is the extent to which he cares about his disciples. His
presence during my first drive-out was not just a very kind gesture
of the support and care he extends, but also ensured our safety and
provided me a great boost.

Engineering my admission

Two years after we had started seeing Guruji, I completed my
Class XII board exam and planned to drop a year to prepare for
the engineering entrance exam. As a fall-back plan, I joined BSc
(honours) in Delhi University. On an impulse I sat for engineering
entrance exams for the experience. The results were not good enough
for me to get in to good colleges in and around Noida. The colleges
did offer NRI seats that came with hefty one-time charges and annual
fees that amounted to a few lakhs of rupees. So, I decided to drop a
year and proceed with the original plan.

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