I did my first Art of Living course in August, 2012, and that day transformed me forever. I was keen on doing the course since a long time, but as Guruji says, there is a prefect time for everything. I did my course when I needed it the most.
I had done my Engineering and was confused about what I should do further. I thought of preparing for GATE at home and I studied for 6 months and gave the Exam, but the result was disastrous. I was not able to clear the cut-off. This made me extremely disheartened and depressed. Then I gave one more exam, though I was not able to get a good percentile in that too. It was truly the worst phase of my life but I still kept my faith strong and hope going, and I would do my Kriya very regularly and on time. Finally one night, Guruji came in my dream. I was crying, while He was shinning in white, smiling as always. He said to me “Don’t worry, I am always there with you in every situation.” And that feeling, when you know that your Guru is there with you, taking care of you at every step, became my biggest source of strength.
Then I gave another entrance and cleared one of the exams, and started my post graduation. Now I am in my final year of degree, yet one feeling was always there at the back of my mind, that I am a failure and I was not able to clear the exam, and this always hampered my confidence. I then decided to sit for the placements but was never sure of getting through. My morale was really at a low. Soon, I came under pressure and could not sleep or eat well, 1 week prior to my written test, and I studied day and night. So due to lack of sleep and immense tension, I became ill. I had fever and was very weak, just when I was to appear for the test. I had no other option, but to surrender the situation to my Master. So I gathered all my confidence and went ahead with the test. After that was done, I fell asleep on returning home. My results were expected in the evening. But I was a bit tensed hence told my room mate to check it for me, and to my pleasant surprise, I was selected. Wow!!!
Then I learned that I would have to give my interviews the very next day, but as I had a bad throat and hence could not speak well, I prayed to Gurudev to somehow postpone the interview round. I needed more time to prepare. It was a sheer miracle that the interviews actually got postponed by 2 weeks. I thanked Guruji with all my heart.
Then came the day of my interview. I was slightly nervous, but the thought of Surrender gave me immense confidence, as I trusted myself and my Guru. And needless to say, my interview went off really well. I felt extremely happy and positive throughout the session and gave my absolute 100%. The best feeling came when I learned that I was finally selected for the job. I was so overjoyed, truly on cloud nine:)
It’s all Guruji’s Grace. And now I have realised that while I was struggling also, I was actually getting prepared to accept the ups and downs of life. And the only constant factor through all these ups and downs is – The Master. He will never leave your hand! Just have Faith.
Thank you Guruji 🙂
Jai Gurudev
Vaibhavi
Awesome.
Jai Gurudev 🙂