Sri Sri Stories

A collection of heart-warming stories of volunteers inspired by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

My husband and I are Basic course teachers, currently living in Bangalore. We’ve been part-time, then full-time, then part-time again, and we’ve had our share of a roller coaster life.
It so happened that once we were sitting with Gurudev in His Kutir (place where Guruji meets people) and He asked us to “travel for 2-3 weeks and develop an area”. He sweetly asked, “Chhutti toh mil jaayegi na?” (You’ll get leave from the office, right?) My husband was a little hesitant, but didn’t want to say No to Him, and hence said “Yes Guruji, we will get it”.
We came out of the Kutir thinking that maybe Guruji doesn’t know how difficult it is to seek even 1 day off in an IT job, and here it was the matter of 2-3 weeks! We were also pretty sure with our past experience that 3 weeks is just the warm-up time to understand a new area – leave apart ‘develop’ it! Even the NTC office had told us that a minimum of 6 months time is needed to properly develop an untapped area.
Being sure of our ‘knowledge’ – we had mentally ridiculed the idea. It was only until the next day that my husband’s boss came up to him and said –‘You’ve been working really hard for this project. I suggest you take off for a month before we start a new project in August.’
Anyone working in the IT industry would know the kind of shock one would get, if he hears something like this in office 🙂
One thing led to another, and we were soon packing our bags for a 4 week trip to a village in Uttar Pradesh. In between, I again got a chance to meet Guruji in His Kutir, and told Him that we were going to UP, as instructed by NTC. To this He gave a HUGE smile 🙂

We’re all aware of the chaos that tends to precede any Seva work 🙂 And hence it so happened that there was a last minute confusion, and instead of going to the designated place, we ended up being in a different village altogether!
We were supposed to be in this ‘totally unknown area’ for 10 days, and we didn’t know how any course could get organized in such a short span of time. We met a few people, and soon the place saw a course of 20 local people. We gave an intro talk at a place 20 kms away, and managed to organize two simultaneous morning/evening courses there, which had a turnout of total 50 people.
Hence, just in a matter of 10 days – almost 70 people had done the course! 🙂
Next, we moved to the original designated place. The moment we reached the house of the devotees, and barely had we kept our bags down – they started off by telling us that – ‘Nothing is possible in this town. So many teachers have come and gone, and they were not able to generate even one course in this place.’ They told us unending horror stories of the past – and convinced us that we were totally wasting our time.
After this welcome session, we were somewhat dejected, rather amused – but in our heart we were sure that it is Guruji’s work and if He has some Sankalpa for this place, then work will be done.
We had reached on Thursday evening and announced the course from coming Tuesday.
The next day we started off with meeting a few old devotees, and some other local people. Now, when I look back, I don’t remember toiling very hard or running from pillar to post in order to organize the course. We were relaxed inside. We were sort of just having fun – talking about Guruji, talking about the organization, sharing Guru stories with whoever we met. And we carried that AOL smile everywhere we went 🙂 Things were just happening on their own. Some old devotee came from nowhere, and offered to organize a press conference for us, to which we happily agreed.
Soon after, people started pouring in to the house where we were staying – ‘Wo, Art of Living ke teachers idhar hi ruke hain kya?’ (Are the Art of living teachers staying here?) I printed out a few registration forms, and handed over to everyone whom we met. Someone came home and asked us to check out a Sanskrit school as the course venue.
All the old devotees would form a gang and tell us every evening that even if 5-6 people turn up for the course, we should take it, since it was a big number in the history of that town.
On the day of the course, all arrangements were made. Course timing was 5.30 pm. At around 5.15 pm, people started coming. They were carrying filled-up registration forms with money, and had enthusiastic smiles. We were trying to remember if we had met them in the earlier days – But NO, we had not seen those people! There were some more people walking in, and soon there was a large crowd going unruly – falling over each other, trying to enter the small door of that hall – and loudly cheering – “We want to do the Art of living course’, ‘Sudarshan Kriya yahi sikhayenge na’ (you’ll teach Sudarshan Kriya here only, right?). And there was so much ‘Chaos’! We couldn’t contain our happiness, as much as we were trying to control the group of people 🙂
We registered everyone – there was not even a single ‘unpaid’ person sitting there. There were 52 people on the first day. And the most astonishing part was – We didn’t know how those people came to know about the course!
We had prayed to Guruji the night before, that ‘Guruji, the hall should be filled with people’, and the hall WAS filled at 5.30 pm sharp 🙂 Such is HIS Grace 🙂
On the 4th day of the course, we had a strong impulse that we should announce another course, back to back. Although we knew that we did not have much time to work for a second course. But on the day of the second course, we had 45 new people present on the venue, without us making any bit of effort, in anyway.
In the same week, we also took a morning Prison course with about 30 inmates. In addition, there was a Rudra Puja organized and we ended up raising 26,000 rupees, in a town where until 2 weeks back, only 5 people knew about the Art of Living.
The story doesn’t end here. In the following month, within just another 2 weeks, we were able to organize 2 more courses back to back, followed by an Advance Course of 30 new people, from this very town.
All of this happened, in just a matter of total 4 weeks – EFFORTLESSLY! 🙂
In just 4 weeks, 200 people did the Sudarshan Kriya in a new area! 🙂
This 1 month changed us forever. In an instant, we came to know how this organization has become SO BIG today. Because – It is a ‘happening’. It’s all a play of Grace. We are not the doers. We are simply rejoicing in His presence. The river is flowing, and we are simply planting trees on its banks. He brings the participants, He organizes the course and He only teaches the course. Just that readiness and surrender mode is what is needed to get the work done. It is His Sankalpa and love all along 🙂
Jai Gurudev!
Anonymous
(name witheld on request)

Jai Gurudev!
I had posted a story few months ago, that was of the miracle that happened with me on Guruji’s Punjab tour.
Now this miracle happened during my Punjab tour.
It was the 21st of December, 2013. I went to Pathankot (Punjab) for an official training and after attending my training seminar, I was on my way to Ferozepur. I took a bus at 3 pm. Since I was very tired of travelling, I decided to take a power nap. I put my bag on the top shelf of the seat and slept. After 2 hours I woke up with the bus horn and when I opened my eyes, I saw that there was no bag on the shelf. This left me terrified. I was in an unknown city, and my wallet and all other necessary documents were in bag, which had now gone missing.
I was feeling very unlucky about myself, and thought as to why such kind of things always happen with me. With that thought in mind, I took a long breath and closed my eyes. I prayed to Gurudev from the very depth of my heart “Guruji I want my bag, I really need it!”

It was barely a second after my prayer that I checked my phone and saw that there were 3 missed calls from an unknown number. So I called back and a guy from the other side said “Rajat bol rahe ho (Is that Rajat)?” I said “Yes”. Then he said “Aapka bag mila hai, usmein aapke paise hain aur saaman hai, Aa ke le jaiye (We have found your bag, your money and other things are there in it, please come and collect it)”. WOW! I got so happy. I was also really shocked as to how this had happened so quickly. I closed my eyes and could visualize the Masters face in my heart. He was smiling at me. I then went and got my bag from that guy and thanked him a lot for helping me out and returning my lost bag.
I then took another bus for Amritsar. It was raining heavily through the whole journey. On reaching the Amritsar bus stand, I saw that there were no buses there. I waited for a few minutes and then got the news from the enquiry counter that no buses would be running that night, due to the poor weather conditions. I called my parents to inform them about the same, and then took a room near the bus stand for night stay.
On reaching the room, a thought came to my mind, “Agar Guruji na hote toh aaj raat bus stand par hi bitani padti, thand me (If Gurujis’ blessings were not there, then I would have to spend the entire night sitting on the bus stand itself, in the terrible cold)”. I feel only and only Sri Sri’s Grace helped me get my bag back, as he knew that I would have to face great difficulty without it. I am still speechless after this experience, never-ending joy and happiness, love and grace.
Love you Guruji
Rajat Sharma

This is my first ever Guru story, and I am truly grateful to Gurudev for giving me this beautiful experience.
I had to appear for an exam, on clearing which, I would qualify for a government job for which I had recently applied. So I booked my train tickets in order to reach the examination hall, keeping an adequate factor of safety time, as I knew that the trains may be running late due to winters. I also checked and found out that the trains had not been late for more than 1-2 hours in the past 1 week, and the weather outside was also good, so I was certain that I would easily reach my center in time. Before leaving my room, I took blessings from Gurudev, and also requested online blessings from AOL blessers.
Later while in the train, I slept off, as it was an overnight journey. I was supposed to reach Delhi at 4 am, but as I woke up at 3:30 am, I found that the train was running more than 4 hours behind schedule. I was terrified on learning this, as this exam was really important for me. Come-what-may, I had to appear for it. I thought of what I could do now. All the other modes of transport such as buses and even other trains were running late, which meant that I had no other alternative way of reaching the center. In such time of utter despair, I prayed to Sri Sri for His blessings, and asked Him to help me out through this crucial time. After that, a sense of confidence emerged in me, and I decided to wait and see if I would reach Delhi before 8 am, as my exam was at 9:30 am.

Time passed by. At 8 am, I was in Ghaziabad and the train was badly late, so I decided to hire a private auto, as I remembered Gurudev always asks us to take responsibility. With the help of the auto, I could reach the examination center at 10:30am, 1 hour late for the exam. The admit card read “Late comers are strictly not allowed”, but I decided to give it a try, powered by Gurudev’s blessings.
To my surprise, after an initial no, they finally allowed me in and gave me permission to appear for the paper. I knew that I had lesser time to write the paper as compared to the others. Yet I continued writing with full enthusiasm, and when it was only 15 minutes left for the exam time to end as per the admit card, it was announced – “Last 1 hour remaining.” I could not believe my ears. That was the moment I was totally overwhelmed by His Grace and somewhere deep I knew that this was possible only because of Gurudevs’ Blessings. Somehow, mysteriously, the paper had started late at that particular center only. And thus I was able to not only appear for my paper, but also complete it on time, in spite of being late. I was truly very happy and grateful for this.
Gurudev dearly loves His disciples and always comes to take care of them. The thing that is needed on our part is to take responsibility. Had I not tried to reach the center, I would have never tasted the sweet nectar of Gurudev’s love and blessings. I am now keenly waiting to meet the Master as soon as possible.
JGD
Amit Uniyal

At every step Guruji holds my hand and guides my way. He takes care and He’s always there. I have had so many experiences of Gurudev’s Grace in my life, that I feel really blessed, just like you all. This is the biggest miracle I feel, so I will write about this one first.

This was about 2 years back on Christmas Day. I was alone at my home In Chandigarh. I had lost my parents two years ago, and was separated from my ex-husband since a year. We had filed for divorce. I had no real brothers and sisters. My only people were my extended family who visited me sometimes. I felt really lonely and sad as I had no one around. My uncles and aunts were pressuring me to get married again. And somewhere in my heart, even I was thinking on the same lines, because all my friends were busy with their spouses, and this would make me feel very left out. I would feel really alone and terrible, and knew not what the future held for me. I just prayed to Gurudev and surrendered all my problems to Him. I knew He would guide me on to the right path and make my life worth living. I had the faith.

A few days later, around New Year, I got a call from my aunt saying that they wanted me to meet a guy, and if we liked each other then we could get married. She told me a little bit about his background, and that he worked in Italy. Thinking about marriage for a second time got me really worried; especially after having experienced a failed marriage in the past, but again I surrendered to Gurudev.

That night, I was so tensed that I called up a friend,who was visiting the Bangalore Ashram. I told him everything, and asked him to talk to Gurudev about my problem. I told him to ask Gurudev about whether I should go ahead and get married to this guy or not. Then we started talking and discussing more about this proposal. I told my friend how I wished that the guy should be an Art of Living devotee at least, and that he should have done a Part 1 Course at some point. Otherwise, it would become very difficult for him to understand my faith. I also spoke about how I wished that he lived in Germany and not Italy, really close to the German Ashram, so that I could visit the Ashram when Gurudev’s there. Just talking about all these things, we both laughed at our high expectations. My friend then asked me to surrender to Guruji, and said that He`ll show me the correct path.

Next evening, I was supposed to meet the guy, along with our families. So we all met. Then our families asked us to go aside and talk separately. At the beginning of the conversation, I felt very dissociated and nervous, as I had received no sign from Guruji to go ahead, no call from my friend about what I should do. Then the guy asked me about my profession, so I told him that I was a Nadi-Vaidya (Ayurveda Doctor) with the Art of Living. On learning this he replied, “What Art of Living – the one with the Sudarshan Kriya?” I was stunned at this. I asked him as to how he knew about that, to which he said that he had done the Part 1 Course a few years ago. Then I asked him about his education and work. Now please hold your breath!He said that he was a Doctor and had done his MBA in Italy. But now he works for a consultancy firm in Germany. And he also said that the AOL Ashram is just 3 hours by train from his house. I got my answer. This was exactly what I had asked for. It was Gurudev’s indication to me, telling me that this was the right guy for me.

I was overwhelmed. I thanked Guruji in my heart for helping me through this situation. I had seen a lot of pain in the past few years, but now I could see a happy life awaiting me. Later that year, we got married.I was very happy with my decision, as he was truly the right match for me. After a while, I told him the whole story, and how Gurudev had helped me at each and every step, and he too had tears of gratitude in his eyes. With Guruji’s Grace, we were able to visit the German Ashram for Christmas that year. We also got His blessings in person. I am always overwhelmed with joy, whenever I recite this or any other Guru story. It’s HIS Love & Blessings that keeps me alive. Hope to visit the Ashram for this Christmas as well☺

Jai Guru Dev!
Aahana Dinesh

JGD!

My family, including my parents and my sister, happened to visit Bangalore in early September of 2010. They were visiting the Bangalore Ashram for a Panchakarma treatment. Guruji was not there during that time.

In the meanwhile, it so happened that suddenly, my father was taken seriously ill, with what started as a common cold. It was a fever of unknown origin. He began losing his appetite and his temperatures started soaring to 104 degrees daily. We consulted a few Ashram doctors, and they gave him some preventive antibiotic treatment, suspecting it to be viral fever. But even after a week, he showed no signs of recovery and he started becoming listless day by day.

One of these days, while my mother was collecting some medicines from the Ashram clinic, a senior doctor who saw my father on the first day, insisted her to bring my father’s blood reports. He was not treating him at that time and there was no reason why he would ask for my father’s reports, apart from his kindness and the Guru’s grace. On seeing the reports he advised that my father should be admitted to a hospital, as his blood platelet count was low. So he was immediately admitted to Apollo hospital in Bangalore, on the same day. This was the beginning of a very long and trying journey for my family. We never imagined what all was in store for us.

Sri Sri on Problems in Life
Sri Sri on Problems in Life

Doctors were unable to diagnose my father’s illness. Many (and really many) tests were conducted but they yielded no conclusive results. Our main attending doctor suspected it to be viral fever and said that it cannot be treated by medicines, as the body has to recover itself. My father was on heavy preventive antibiotics, which ultimately damaged his lungs and liver. He developed lung and liver complications, had difficulty in breathing, and zero appetite. We were helplessly watching him deteriorate.
Having lost all faith, we invited a very good friend and an AOL teacher, to do Guru pooja in the hospital. As soon as the pooja was performed, the vibrations of the room changed, and we could feel the positivity. Next day, when the doctor was indicating that there were further complications in my father’s condition, my mother got a sudden intuition that we should try Ayurveda. We were never exposed to Ayurveda and had our reservations about its effectiveness. Nevertheless, we pursued the matter.

Help came in the form of Dr. Patanjali from the Ashram. His medicines worked miraculously. My father’s liver and lung functions improved dramatically over the next week. His platelet counts improved. Even the doctors were surprised at the sudden recovery. The Master’s grace was flowing through Dr. Patanjali. Also, during this time,Guruji happened to visit the Ashram, just for a day. It seemed like He had come to meet us only. I got the lovely opportunity to see Him in the Satsang hall, and as I entered the hall, I noticed Him looking straight at me. That was the moment when I knew that nothing could go wrong. His glance was enough to sail me through the rough day.

Finally, after 26 days, my father was discharged from the hospital. The Ayurveda treatment helped him recover in just 10 days. This entire turnaround of events further strengthened my faith in the Master. Faith is a blessing. Blessed are those who have it. It truly makes miracles happen. I will always be indebted to the love and kindness.

Jai Gurudev,
Arpan

The story dates back 3 years. I had gone to Rishikesh to do an Advance Course with Gurudeva. It was scheduled just after Holi; a time when Gurudeva would spend one month in Rishikesh.

In Rishikesh Ashram, Gurudev’s Kutir is just opposite Ganga River. Our morning sessions would begin at 6. So, every day before my session, I would visit Ganges, enjoy the scenic view and intentionally pass by Gurudev’s Kutir. One fine morning, when I was passing by his Kutir, I heard some chanting and halted there. I stood outside for quite some time. Once my teacher had told me that Gurudev knows everything, so, I thought maybe he knows that I am standing outside and would call me inside. I waited for some fifteen minutes, but, as nothing happened, I left for morning sadhna thinking that I would be late. After sadhna, we would do some seva in kitchen and while I was doing seva, one gentleman came to me and offered Prasad and said “This is the Prasada of morning Puja which happened in Guruji’s Kutir”. I became ecstatic and was delighted to receive the Prasada.

Sri Sri
Sri Sri

After doing seva, we all assembled in front of Gurudev’s Kutir and eagerly waited for Gurudev to come out and bless us all. After sometime, Gurudev came out with the box full of sweets and started distributing. In the hustle and bustle of crowd, I landed just in front of Guruji and opened my hands to receive the Prasad from him. The moment he was about to put Prasad in my hand, he looked at me and asked “Tujhe Mila nahi?” ( You didn’t get?). I felt little disappointed and wondered if he actually knows everything and if he did, how come he did not know that I just came.
I replied, “Nahi Guruji” (No Guruji) and he said “Accha” (Alright) and gave me the Prasad. I drifted away from the crowd recalling what all happened. Something inside me was telling me that Guruji won’t say anything just like that and as soon as I started having the Prasad, I recalled “Oh my God! I had this prasad in the morning itself!!” Since then I know that he knows it all and I feel blessed that come what may; he would be there for me!!

Jai Gurudeva
Anjesh

Jai Gurudev,

I would like to share one of my Guru stories with you all. This was when I went for a trip, with my husband, my daughter and one of our family friends, to Malaysia in October, 2009. I had purchased a new digital camera especially for the purpose of this trip, so that we could capture all the fun moments and cherish them in the years to come. For me, memories are extremely special, and what better way than a camera to capture such sweet memories.

Our first stop was at Genting highlands. As we went to the games zone, my husband was carrying the camera and clicking pictures of my daughter, as it was her first trip to any foreign country. We all were really excited and were busy enjoying the rides and taking loads of pictures. We did a lot of sight-seeing and truly explored a lot of new places. Late in the evening,we came back to our hotel,and suddenly we realized that our camera is not there. This was really disheartening for all of us, as the camera was the main element of the trip, with which we could relive all the lovely moments spent together. So we went back to all the places,and searched even with the CCTV footage, but couldn’t get any clue of our lost possession. By the end of it, we lost all our hope, as next day we had to make a move for Kualalumpur.

My husband was not a believer of AOL at that time. Next day, when we all were having our breakfast, our family friend suggested to us that we should say “Jai Gurudev” with full faith once, and then leave everything on the Master. So with a feeling of hope and faith in our heart, we all said JAI GURUDEV, together. Just after a few minutes, when we were heading towards our bus, suddenly, a man came in front of us and showed us a camera, asking if it belonged to us. We were stunned at this. That was our camera. We couldn’t believe that in a population of lakhs, this guy actually found us. He asked us to make him meet our daughter, so that he could match the pictures, for proof. And when he saw my daughter,he instantly handed the camera to me.

We just couldn’t believe our eyes. At that time, we all shouted in a chorus “JAI GURUDEV”. This was possible only because of Guru’s Grace. This incident really strengthened my faith in the Divine, as I could feel the presence of a Master in my life. I could feel that my prayers are truly being heard and answered.The biggest blessing was that we could save the pictures of our daughters’ first foreign trip, memories of which we will cherish for a lifetime.

HEARTY THANKS TO GURUDEV FOR BEING THERE WITH US, ALL THE TIME.

JGD

I had heard Guruji saying “If we take one step, then the nature will take ten steps”. I have seen the knowledge given by Guruji becoming reality in my daily life many times. I would like to share one of the recent events.

In my country, every year volunteers participate in a run to raise funds for the humanitarian projects by International Association for Human Values (IAHV). I received the invite to participate in the run. Although I was very keen to raise the funds for IAHV via this run, I did not register because I had sprained my ankle and was not sure if I would be able to run and therefore did not want to take up a place unnecessarily.

A couple of weeks prior to the run, my ankle had healed sufficiently, so I checked if there were any places available for the run. I was told that all the places were taken and my name will be put on the reserve list. My wish to raise funds was very strong but I didn’t quite know what to do.

Few days later I spoke with one of my Art of Living friends and simply mentioned this. He offered me his place in the run saying due to health reasons he will not be participating this year! I was on cloud nine!

Now short time was left to raise the funds and practice for the run. When I was setting the target for my online fundraising page, I remembered Guruji’s words “Dream the impossible”. So I raised my target to be five times more than what I initially had thought.

I gave my hundred percent in practicing for the run as well as fund raising. In every possible way; through emails, text messages, calls, social media, personal visits, I got in touch with all the friends, family members, colleagues I could think of and requested them to sponsor me.

The response was overwhelming. Friends, family members and colleagues from all over the world sponsored generously. The total fund raised was eleven times bigger that my initial target! Yes indeed, when we take one step, then the nature will take ten steps!

– Roopa Kakar

I did the Art of Living course in November 2003 in Mumbai, under the dynamic teacher Ramesh Menonji. I still remember those six beautiful days of my life, which despite the many years that have passed by, still seem just like yesterday. My first Kriya (meditation) was a beautiful experience, which simply blew my mind. It was such a unique feeling, and I still treasure it. During the Kriya, a strong sandalwood smell engulfed the room, which added to the beautiful blissful experience I was going through. I still remember that lovely fragrance.

But at the time of the Kriya, on smelling the fragrance, I got a small doubt in my mind, that the teacher must have lighted some incense sticks, which was the reason for the sandalwood smell. So I asked some fellow participants regarding the fragrance, but none of them had got it. This was truly astonishing for me. This made me realize that each one had a unique experience. I considered this as a very precious happening and kept it in my heart. Even after the course was over, I could feel Gurudev’s strong presence, though I had not physically seen Him then

One particular day, after about two months of the course, while I was going back home from office on my motorbike, a vague thought came to my mind. I felt that the strong presence of the Master that I used to feel before, is probably not that strong anymore. Barely had this thought settled in, and in the next breath I experienced the same sandalwood smell that I had got during my first Kriya. Wow! I was stunned. Such a strong connection! And to add to it, a motorcar overtook my bike, and it had our beloved Guru’s photo smiling through the venation blind, fixed on the rear window. Immediately, tears of joy started rolling down my face, and I could feel that strong presence, yet again. This was just what I had asked for.

This is a very small incident, probably not even a huge miracle, but it is something that assures the faith I have for Guruji, it shows me that He is always there protecting me. Small happenings like this give us the confidence to smile and face difficult situations.

The Master has His own ways of keeping a tab on each and every devotee. It is beyond our small mind to judge that. The only thing that we can do is feel grateful for having a living Master in our life, and spread this joy and happiness to as many people as we possibly can, so that they also benefit from His unconditional Love & Grace.

Thank you Gurudev for always being there

Jai Gurudev
SATISH SHETTY

We all have been and are really lucky to have Sri Sri in our lives. I simply cannot put in words for how grateful I am to Him for everything! His presence in my life, His grace, His blessings, His love, His knowledge and His words of wisdom have always comforted me and made me feel so good and secure, a feeling that makes me feel that no matter what, He’ll just take care.

And so, I happened to experience something unexpected and something which I want to call ‘magical’ very recently. I am preparing for a couple of entrance exams this year for my higher studies. There is this particular institute whose exam I really want to give and making it to that institute would be a big achievement for me as it would be for any other student. Due to whatever reasons my submission of the application form got so delayed that I just had one day to submit the form. The application process requires a couple of important documents to be submitted and with my father not being in town it kind of got difficult for me to gather all the required documents. Then there were a lot other details like checking the file size of the picture, documents and other important things that had to be taken care of and owing to continuous downpour in Hyderabad for the past four-five days and frequent power cuts, I actually thought that I would not be able to submit my application form thereby not being eligible to give the entrance exam.

A day before the application deadline when I was tensed and apprehensive about the submission of the form, some where I thought to myself about how wonderful it would be if the submission date were to get extended. But then why would that happen? Why would the date of submission be extended when the notification for the exam was out almost two months in advance? Anyway, I was still hoping for all the documents to reach me. My father was very busy but was trying his best to send me those documents. Just then I just happened to check the website of the institute randomly and what I got to see was, like I said, something totally unexpected and yes, ‘magical’! Voila! The submission date for the online application form had been extended! Yeeeeee!
The first thing that came to my mind was, “Thank you, Guruji!” and I could not stop smiling. Now that the date has been extended, I’ll make sure that I fill in the application form in time. I had just not expected this. WOW!!! This was indeed just awesome. If we want anything, we have to just be sincere and pray for that with fait and belief that it will happen.

I’m truly very grateful to Him for everything he has blessed me with! Love you Guruji and thank you!

Jai Guru Dev
Prerana