So much has happened since my family and I had Guruji's first
darshan. My life was in a mess, my father was in a coma and had been hospitalized since the last one and a half months. Being a doctor, I was well aware of all the complications that could arise and hence could not bring myself to leave his bedside.
Then came a day when my frustration rose and I could take no more: everything seemed to be going wrong, finances were at an all-time low, and every passing minute trying to keep my father alive was an ordeal. My sister and brothers were also trying their best. Nothing seemed to work. I was feeling dejected. Fighting back tears, I wondered why God doesn't come down to my family and rescue us. I had always believed in Him, loved Him and trusted Him with all my heart. So, why wasn't He responding?
I needed to meet someone with whom I could share all my sorrows without having to utter a word. Someone who would watch over me, someone who would give me strength to face reality and bail me out whenever I was in trouble. I needed Him.
One night I came home but could not sleep. Around 3 am, my brother Shiv rushed into the room and gave us some
prasad. Shiv told us that he had been to Guruji's and narrated some of the miracles he had heard over there. I slept well that night.
Next day, my husband and I decided to go for Guruji's
darshan. Little did we know that nobody could reach Him till He so ordained. I had imagined that I would be meeting a long-bearded
'Babaji' sitting under a tree. But I was taken by surprise. Here was a person who had such an intense aura, who had the innocence of a child when He smiled, whose eyes seemed to penetrate through your very being, touching your very existence.
I was overwhelmed after meeting Him. His fragrance was intense, as if a whole lot of rose essence had been sprayed around us. He made us sit right next to Him and somehow made us feel secure. For some strange reason, I felt the tension drain out of me. He also assured me that all would be well.
The very next day I took my twin boys (who were about four years old then) to seek Guruji's blessings. On the way I asked them to do
pranam to Guruji. My elder son Daksh politely declined saying that He only touched Shivji's lotus feet. As I walked up to Guruji to pay my respect, Daksh just stood there while Dhruv bowed. I felt very bad, as Daksh had not touched His lotus feet till then. Suddenly, I found that Daksh had walked back to Guruji and was touching His lotus feet. Later, I teasingly asked the little fellow why he had done so. He innocently replied that he had touched Shivji's lotus feet. Thus, unnoticed by everybody, Guruji had given His
darshan to Daksh!
Gradually things started getting better and help for my father's treatment came from all quarters with Guruji's blessings. My husband too found his dream job.
'Nothing will happen to your child'
Then in year 2000, Daksh developed loss of appetite accompanied with fever, weight loss and enlarged lymph nodes. The doctor treated him with antibiotics, but nothing worked. It was a Monday when we took him to Sir Ganga Ram hospital to get him examined by a senior specialist there. In my heart of hearts, I feared the worst. Daksh's symptoms were pointing towards a cancer process. I clutched at Guruji's picture while walking into the doctor's cabin. I was praying for my son's good health and repeatedly asking Guruji for His blessing. I knew that it was in His power to correct the ailment in a split second. The cabin filled with His fragrance. I had heard in the past that if you remember Guruji truly, He always comes to your rescue. The rosy scent signified His presence.
The doctor examined Daksh and was very upset and looked disappointingly at me. He had found both the spleen and liver enlarged, clearly pointing towards malignancy.
The doctor made me feel the enlarged organs and asked for an ultrasound of the abdomen immediately to assess the extent of involvement. I was near to tears fervently praying to Guruji to take care of this problem. I had heard of so many miracles and so I was convinced that He could cure my son. Throughout the 40-minute drive to the radiologist, Guruji's fragrance reached out to us reassuringly.
While the ultrasound was being conducted, my son and I could feel His presence as His fragrance lingered around us. With Guruji's blessings, the ultrasound was normal. The entire diagnosis changed, even the liver and spleen were found to be normal in size. Guruji had listened to our prayers and given a new lease of life to our child.
In the evening we reached Guruji's place, hoping to talk to Him about the day's events. We were pleasantly surprised as we entered the hall, for He called out with a mischievous smile on His lips: "
So? What was the diagnosis?" I was overwhelmed: He already knew what had happened during the day and yet had given us an opportunity to satisfy our curiosity.
I told Him that the doctors were suspecting cancer. He kept quiet. I was near to tears when He said, "
Don't worry; nothing will happen to your child." I inquired if I needed to conduct the various tests which were due. He answered that as I was a doctor I would not understand and I could go ahead as I wished to. Somewhere my logical mind would not let things rest with Him, and so I got a gamut of investigations conducted on my son. Believe it or not, each one came out normal.
Finally, a biopsy was conducted on the lymph nodes which, by now, had started joining (or matting). The lymph node which was removed showed changes to the naked eye. I was confused. How could this be? Guruji had said that all would be fine, but then why this? All kinds of thoughts came to my mind. I was desperate.
That evening I was asked to come to His
sangat once a week only. I wondered why He had done this. Next week, the biopsy results came and they were reported to be normal. The surgeon could not believe it; he said it was a miracle. We, of course, knew who had performed it. Guruji had blessed my son, so this had to be.
A few weeks later, Guruji one day just said: "
Jaa tere munde nu theek kar ditta (I have cured your son)." From that day, the fever disappeared, his appetite became better, the lymph node started reducing in size and the matting disappeared. Thanks to Guruji, Daksh became all right. No medication whatsoever was given to him, as no conclusive diagnosis about his condition could ever be made.
With Guruji every moment is a miracle and worth living for. He holds your hand and guides you gently. He carries your burden on Himself without letting you know. He clears the path ahead and makes it soft and pleasant. He shields you from all evil, all wrong and holds you close to His bosom like a mother would, to protect her child. And when you go wrong He gently prods you back to the right path. He listens to you, every breath that you take, and gives you the faith to believe in the goodness of God - and that is Him. Unassumingly, He watches over you and all other lives that even fleetingly touch you, blessing each one all the way. He has no airs, no ego, He makes no demands. He is forever giving. He is unfathomable. Amongst the thousands that throng for His
darshan, not a single one goes unblessed. Each one of us feels that He is with him only. He shows the correct way of conducting one's duties in this world. He suffers silently when we go astray and also when He takes the burden of our pain on Himself. Believe me: There is no one like Him, never has been and never ever will be.
My mother was hospitalized some years ago, and the doctors felt that her haemoglobin was very low and she would need a transfusion. We rushed to Guruji and shared our worries with Him. He smiled and blessed her. The very next day, she was back home with all her tests normal.
The healer in white clothes
My maternal aunt (
Mausi), who has never been to Guruji, one day slipped into a deep coma and was admitted to the ICU. The doctors suspected brain haemorrhage, as she had very high blood pressure. Guruji was not in Delhi at that time and I prayed before Guruji's photograph for His blessings and cure, while her CT scan was taking place. Guruji's fragrance filled the CT scan room and the CT scan report came normal. I left my
Mausi, still in a deep coma, at night.
But I was pleasantly surprised to see her sitting on her bed the next morning, very much conscious. She told me that the night before, a very fair person in white clothes had woken her up and had asked her to get up. I immediately knew that Guruji had blessed her. She is absolutely normal today, and we still do not know why she had slipped into a coma as all her tests were normal.
Guruji retuned from Jalandhar about three months later and as soon as I bent down to touch His lotus feet He remarked, "
Mausi ko bhi theek kara lia (You've got your Mausi cured by me as well)." I was surprised. He was not even here and nobody knew about my
Mausi's illness. But then He knows everything. I should have realized this! It is amazing how Guruji keeps an eye on you wherever you go, whether in this country or abroad. The concepts of time and distance do not exist. He is beyond time and beyond the realms of space.
Some years ago, I took ill and was admitted to a hospital, with fever, backache and breathlessness. I was put on injectables, inhalers and oxygen, but I continued to suffer. It was a Friday when the consultant decided to do a CT scan of my chest.
The radiologist saw the scan. He remarked that it was not a normal scan and whatever it was had spread to most of my lungs. I would need further evaluation. I was alone in the hospital that day and the only person I could turn to and knew who would look after me was Guruji. I prayed to Him the whole day.
In the evening, I went to Guruji, and out of the blue He turned to me and asked me how I was. I told Him I was admitted to a hospital and had difficulty in breathing and that every night since Monday I had been so sick that the ICU doctors had been called out. I also told Him that the CT scan of my lungs was bad and prayed that He cure me. He smiled benevolently and said that He had cured me and I was fine. I couldn't hold back my tears, in a fraction of a second He had removed all my problems. That night I felt so relieved that I slept without any medication. (I had not slept for the last four-five nights.) The doctors came to check and found me sleeping without any oxygen support. They went back surprised. How in this world would they know that the highest power in the world was at work! The next morning I requested a discharge and came home. I am feeling fine since that day three years ago and have not undergone any tests.
Some time ago, my husband, also a doctor, was experiencing some early-morning discomfort for almost a week. An ECG detected changes and we thought of admitting him so that further evaluation through stress echo and angiography could be done. My husband refused and came back home, saying that he would rather go to Guruji and take His permission for getting admitted.
I took him to another cardiologist early next morning and even he suggested further evaluation at the earliest as changes in the ECG were clear and substantial. We panicked and decided to go to see Guruji right away, knowing very well that it would not be possible to meet Him at this hour. We were amazed to find ourselves in front of Him. He looked at us and said, "
So, you have come to get Arun cured."
I was overwhelmed and told Him all that had happened. With a wave of His hand and a reassuring look He said that it was nothing and that Arun would be fine. He asked Arun to go back to the office and resume work instead of going to the hospital. Guruji also prescribed two pegs of whisky and a wheat grass extract daily!
A few weeks later Guruji told Arun that He had cured his heart else doctors would have had to operate upon it. With Guruji's blessings, Arun is fine today. We are so thankful to Guruji for blessing us and giving us this happy family. We pray that He watches over us for ever.
His blessings extended to my sister as well. She fell sick and the pathologist indicated a diagnosis of some kind of lymphoma. But, Guruji blessed her and said she had nothing and would be fine. The next morning, there was a call from the lab. They said there was some confusion regarding the samples and reported that my sister was fine.
But it was not just my family which was blessed. My neighbour, Mr Sethi, was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and had been admitted to the ICU. The doctors had very little hope of his recovery. Guruji blessed him, and today the man is back at work. In a matter of days, Mr Sethi's critical condition turned normal thanks to Guruji. The doctors say that Sethi is very lucky, but we know that he is very blessed.
Once Guruji visited a hospital ICU where a young man, Mansingh, was suffering from brain fever (cerebral malaria). He was on the respirator and undergoing dialysis as well. The doctors had lost hope of his recovery.
Mansingh's brother came to Guruji with his photograph and Guruji recognized him, though nobody had told Guruji anything about Mansingh. Guruji blessed Mansingh. Within the next two weeks, he was discharged and is now healthy and back at home. The family, which have got back a member of their own from a dangerous disease, keep thanking Guruji ceaselessly.
With you since beyond time
My twin sons would constantly squabble about who was elder. One day Guruji cleared their doubts by pointing out that one was elder to the other by six minutes. I was amazed to hear this as due to some complication during their birth, the doctors could not note down the time of birth of the second twin. I wondered how He knew this. He suddenly turned and answered that He was the one who had blessed me with these sons and so He knew!
And that was before I had gone to Him, before I knew Him as Guruji, before I had felt His presence in my life. Obviously, He had known me since way beyond and had been keeping timeless watch! Unsurprisingly then, every single day at Guruji's is filled with miracles.
I pray for Guruji's long life and good health and thank Him for being there for us.
Late Dr Amita Singh, devotee
July 2007