I belong to a Hindu family, and I have also always felt that I have some connection with Guru Nanak Devji: I used to talk to him and was much in love with him. He always blessed me more than I asked for. But I did not know the significance of having a Guru in human life.
During my 10
th standard I came under Guruji's
sharan through my father's brother. Guruji helped me out academically so much that I became a topper.
It started when I had to submit a project for my boards. I found out that the house wi-fi wasn't working because it hadn't been recharged. I asked my father to do so, but he refused because he didn't have money. I was worried because the day after was the project submission deadline. I came in my room and a strong thought entered my mind: switch on the wi-fi. As I did so, I was back online. I was pleasantly surprised and could submit the project. Guruji had saved me.
I worked very hard for my Class X boards. All my exams went well, but maths paper had questions, fully half, that were out of syllabus. I broke down emotionally after the exam. I knew that my CGPA would get affected because of this one paper. I was extremely anxious the day the result was to come. But Guruji's grace uplifted me. I got nine CGPA in each and every subject. That meant I was among the toppers in my section.
Guruji is always there for us no matter what. This was amply brought out during year 2020, when the coronavirus was rampant. One day I had a sudden pain in my chest, followed by cramps in my hands and legs, and breathing problems. I wasn't able to move my body or speak. The only entreaty that came out of my mouth was Guruji please save me. I began chanting "Jai Guruji, Jai Guruji" and my breathing normalised. At the hospital, the doctor said it was a gastric attack. But I knew it was not: Guruji had converted the problem. However, my health worsened. My blood pressure was at just 40-30 millimetres of mercury. The doctor wondered aloud how I was even sitting down.
Had it not been for Guruji it would have been curtains for me. I was sleeping in my room when I felt Guruji walking towards me in a brown
chola. He stood next to me for a few seconds, not saying a word and then walked away. After that my health improved. Guruji gifted me a new life. I would not have been present if Guruji hadn't saved me. The breath I am taking today is more precious than any pearls and diamonds because my Guru gifted them to me.
I always keep His
swaroop on a stand next to me when I sleep at night. One day when I woke up, I saw the stand was broken. I thought maybe I had slept over the swaroop. I tried to fix the stand, but could not.
That day I couldn't taste the breakfast I ate. A day later I had a cold and couldn't stop sneezing. I was sneezing so much so that my head began hurting. I sat in front of Guruji Maharaj's swaroop but didn't say a word of prayer. I just sat there listening to the
shabads and went back to sleep. When I woke up I felt very weak. I lay on my bed and began listening to a few audio
satsangs. Through His satsang, Guruji conveyed that He had turned my corona into a common cold and that I should be thankful. I cried out of love.
Life becomes so peaceful knowing that there's someone who will take care of us no matter what. Though all that He wants from us is to become a better human being day by day, Guruji's ways and means are beyond the scope of our limited mind.
One day Guruji organized a satsang at our home and I was asked to choose the shabads to be played. After the event, I asked Guruji whether He liked the hymns that had been put on. The morning after, my cousin sister told me that she saw Guruji in her dream, wherein she heard someone saying that the shabads had put them in mind of those played at Bade Mandir. I was stunned at how He had responded and cried with joy.
Thank you so much, Guruji, for every blessing of yours and for loving me unconditionally. I love you so much, Guruji. Without a Guru, there is nothing in this world except suffering. Jai Guruji.
Black magic fails under Guruji's sharan
I came to Guruji's
durbar when I was in Class 10. Two years later, I enrolled in a distance learning course from Delhi University for my graduation as Covid-19 had hit and the country was in lockdown. Even when the pandemic waned away, my studies continued online. I didn't step out of my house since I had no friends and did so only to attend satsangs.
In year 2022, I went through a testing time, with lots of ups and downs. I began to get really scary dreams, where I'd see a shadow bent on hurting me. At night I'd sense two people entering my room, saying that I should be taken away. Voices asked me not to read the
Shiva Purana and would call out my name from behind my back. I saw visions of dead bodies. I didn't know what was happening.
At the same time, Guruji gave me His
darshans in dreams. In one such, I saw bulls with long horns chasing me. I was very afraid and beseeched Guruji for help. He pronounced emphatically: "
Do not worry; they will try to hurt you, but I won't let them touch you. Fully follow my guidance." In the dream, I did what Guruji prompted me to, and the threat disappeared. I relaxed then: Guruji was in the know of whatever was happening; nothing bad was going to happen. But I took a turn for the worse. I had severe fever, lost my appetite, became extremely negative and had issues with family members. This had never happened. Again, Guruji gave me His blessed darshan. He told me that one of my family members had subjected me to black magic.
Then, Guruji bestowed His protection on me in a dream vision. I saw Him take the huge form of Hanumanji, His skin entirely black. And He directed me to begin dressing in red suits. After I had this darshan, I felt as light as a butterfly, as if I could fly. When I woke up, however, I could not figure out what I had seen, so I prayed to Guruji that I understand His missive clearly. But I ignored His
hukm completely.
The following day, I went to attend my first offline class. The venue was 25 kilometres away from my house. To my horror, the same dark energy that had shadowed my dreams was present in the classroom. It appeared behind my teacher. As I stared, I couldn't even sight my teacher. I looked here and there to check if I was hallucinating, and then I saw the shadow at the seat in front of me. I was afraid; I began shivering and felt like vomiting. I silently prayed to Guruji to save me.
I heard Guruji's voice then. I would have died had I been at home, He told me, by bringing me to class He had changed my location and saved me. It took me 45 minutes to regain my normal self.
Later that day, I obtained guidance from Guruji to engage in some rituals and that very evening I got
jal prasad from Bade Mandir. The following day Guruji asked me to clean up the pooja room at our house. I finished up my devotions with the whole family doing
aarti of Guruji at the end. I again felt as soothingly light and fresh as a butterfly.
Guruji confirmed through a dream darshan that He had blessed me with a new life. Then I got a message on my phone from a random company. It said, "Happy Birthday: Enjoy your day." It wasn't my birthday, but I was being told that I had been granted a new life. My suffering came to an end.
Thank you, Guruji, for blessing me with a new life not once, not twice but many times. I am grateful for each and every breath I take. I apologise for all the wrongs I have done. Please keep me at your feet as your humble
sangat. I am indebted to you forever for all the love, happiness, and joy you have given me. I love you so much, Guruji. I am eternally grateful.
[Following section added August 2023]
His hukm: Don't toy with my swaroops
A few days ago I again got Guruji's divine dream during 3 to 4 in the morning. He and I were sitting in a theatre, and He asked me to look at the screen. A slide show of Guruji's swaroops was shown on the screen. The swaroops were edited and had words written on them. I clearly remember one slide had a photograph of Bade Mandir, with Guruji seated on His divine chair. An edited picture of His was kept at His feet and something was written on it. In my dream I knew the wording encouraged superstition and was not related to anything Guruji had ever said. He showed me many such slides and then the slideshow stopped. Guruji looked at me and quoted from a shabad: "
Logan Ram Khilona Jana." (People think God is a plaything.) In no uncertain terms, Guruji told me to do a satsang in which I should tell the sangat that passing on such incorrect messages in the name of Guruji is very wrong. At that point, I woke up.
With His sacred hukm in mind, I wish to tell every devotee that Guruji is aware of each and every activity taking place in His name. These are not just photographs of Guruji; the swaroops embody His presence and we have no right to play with them. Guruji Maharaj is very simple and His path is pure and divine. We should not be messing with it.
I am passing on this message with His permission. As responsible members of Guruji's sangat, we should not promote superstition and incorrect messaging.
We should not take Guruji for granted; we need to respect Him. His biggest teaching is that we should become a good person.
Each devotee has his or her direct connection with Guruji and He guides them accordingly. Guidance could come through shabads, a devotee's satsang, divine dreams or visions and His divine books. I have come a long way since my journey began with Guruji in Class X and have now completed my graduation. He has taught me many lessons, and He always makes me walk on the right path.
Pooja Bhati, Guruji di nimani
August 2023