River of Grace

On the 15th of April, I was in Rishikesh. My aunt Rekha was with me. We were there to take Gurudev’s Darshan. After taking a bath in the river Ganga, we got ready to go to the “Art of Living Centre”, which is situated on the banks of the holy Ganges. It is the most beautiful place in the world as per me, so we decided to do our short Kriya there. Just as we were about to start the Kriya, suddenly I heard Guruji’s voice, for nearly 30 seconds. Before I could begin to wonder where Guruji was, I heard a girl’s voice crying for help. She shouted “Help help!” On learning that someone needed to be rescued, aunt Rekha and I sprung up from our places and went towards the girl. On reaching the point, we saw that a girl was floating in the river, and almost sinking. So I immediately caught hold of the girl’s hands and took her out of the water. After resting for about 3 – 4 minutes, she told us that inspite of being a swimmer, she was not able to save herself and keep afloat, as the force of the waves was very intense. Had we not reached on time and given her a helping hand, anything could have happened.

Our reaching there was not a mere coincidence. How did we suddenly here Gurudev’s voice out of nowhere? That voice was just to make me aware and active that I needed to help someone. This was nothing but a miracle. Gurudev made us instruments in rescuing the sinking girl. He is so powerful I tell you, it’s difficult to comprehend. He has his own ways to rescue his devotees. I tell you just have fait and trust in the master and move ahead with confidence. Whatever you need will come to you in abundance.
We later found out that the girl was also a part of the AOL family. She was working in Delhi. She expressed extreme gratitude towards us, for having helped her and saved her from sinking. When I look back and reflect over this incident, it gives me goose bumps to think how that girl got saved from sinking. It was nothing but His Grace. And what Amazing Grace! That day I sincerely felt the essence of a Gurus care for His devotee, GURU KI MAHIMA. I am immensely grateful to Guruji for making me an instrument in saving a life.

JGD,
Nitin