“Not a single scratch on my body despite such a steep fall! It was a moment of reckoning; a feeling of deep gratitude was all I felt,” says IT professional and Art of Living faculty, Divya Sachdev.
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Way back in 2004, when I was a teenager in grade 11, I went through a phase of doubt and questioning of my faith in Gurudev. I used to think that the miracle stories I heard were perhaps some kind of far-fetched imagination or a strategy.
One day, while reading the book ‘Sri Sri as I Know Him,’ which is a collection of personal experiences and anecdotes about Gurudev, I had a discussion with my mother as she was leaving to conduct an Art of Living Happiness Course. I told her that if “her” Guru really has the power I had been reading about, I wanted him to prove it to me in whatever way. For some reason, the conviction in my challenge was so intense, as though I wanted to reinforce my faith in the Divine through this.
And what followed was truly a miracle – a defining moment in my life. Our home, which was on the ground floor, was under renovation and we had construction material lying in the veranda along with two massive glass panels. We also had sheds on the ground floor, which were weak considering the property was almost 50 years old.
One day, the lady who resided on the second floor accidentally dropped a blanket on the sheds. She requested me to help her, and there I was, standing on the second floor and struggling with a stick to somehow push the blanket down to the compound. In all my enthusiasm to help, I lost my balance and fell right through the sheds into the heap of construction material and landed on the glass panels.
I was trapped amidst the construction material, with glass pieces all over me, including broken shed portions. I was in a state of shock and went blank. My neighbors rushed to my rescue, attempting to pull me out amidst fears that I may be dead, considering the graveness of the mishap.
A few minutes later, I was rescued, and to everyone’s amazement, there were no broken bones nor any injury. I was fully conscious and not a single scar on my body. Not a single scratch on my body despite such a steep fall! It was a moment of reckoning; a feeling of deep gratitude was all I felt, and it dawned on me – this is the miracle of the Grace of Sri Sri – the very proof that my intellect was seeking. Divine intervention had happened that day.
Such is the Grace and Love of my beloved Master. I feel blessed and so special to have Him in my life and simply know He is always there to protect me and that I am taken care of each moment that passes by.
