Jai Guru Dev- this is my personal mantra now since 4 years and nine months.
My journey in Art of Living began very reluctantly. Prior to doing the Part 1 course, a personal friend cum business associate used to pester me to enroll, but like a fool I avoided the. This friend asked me to give cheques as Charity favoring VVKI and willingly offered. Ten years passed and one fine day I happened to read a flyer, made the phone call, enrolled and a miraculous journey of a lifetime began.
It was a six day course, and at the end of first day, due to the little Yoga they made me do, I was one big bundle of pain. The second was a watershed. I experienced the Sudarshan Kriya and I cannot describe my experience in word. The remaining four days flashed by. I was now firmly hooked. Within a couple of days a Part 2 course was announced, and my form was tendered in. There again, I experienced a sound, a continuous sound that shook my very being. Now I was deeply entrenched. Within the next three months, all available AOL courses like DSN, Sahaj Samadhi etc were completed.
Within a short time my urge to eat Non vegetarian food dropped, I was mildly surprised. The only good thing that kept me going was that I never missed my daily Practice. I was now promoting the Part 1 course to all and sundry, and those who did it never stopped thanking me. A second Part 2 course, plenty of Satsangs, seva projects happened and time flew by.
In one long kriya followup, it was announced that Gurudev will come for some days to my city. I took leave from my work and devoted 100% to seva. The only desire I had was to be given an opportunity to touch HIS feet. How that happened is one long story, but he deliberately arranged my access to the stage, waited for me to approach, had a knowing smile and I achieved my goal of touching His feet.
In the meantime, I happened to read a Spiritual book which deeply impacted me. Due to curiosity, I enrolled with those guys, but I continued with my practices in AOL. One day a miracle occurred. One Swamiji said to the people present that ANY DEVOTEE WHO LEFT HIS FIRST GURU AND JOINED ANOTHER GURU IS COMMITTING AN ACT OF TREASON. These words were actually meant for me. That was the last day I ever went there. Later I heard the expression for my foolishness is SPIRITUAL SHOPPING.
They say a devotee does not select a Master but the Master selects the devotee. I was selected by my Master who Loves us so much and is extremely Generous. My story does not end here; this is just a beginning, with many more thrilling episodes Guruji will send my way. I am very positive about.
Jai Guru Dev
