When you have a guru in your life, miracles becomes a part of your life similar such incident happened to me yesterday (4-1-2009)...
Ok.... let me explain, I am a crazy fan of Vikram bhaiyas music.. whenever there is a slightest possibility for me to be there for his satsang im there.. I was back here in mumbai giving the sick engineering exams (I love them. what say bau.) and my friends were in banglore ashram doing the beautiful advance course. I was missing them so much and more than that i was missing an advance course.. On 31st morning i was hunting all over to find out whether there was a satsang happening (vikram bhaiyas ofcourse) anywhere in mumbai as i wanted to spend the last hours of 2008 with some soulful satsang and meditation.. Did not get any news about vikram bhaiya.. I felt letdown initially.. but i knew guruji has kept something better in store.. (this is one big change that has happened after doing the art of living. looking at the positive side).. A couple of days after i read in Baus blog that Vikram bhaiya was in the ashram.. I couldnt resist my temptation... at that instant i told guruji "Guruji enika ei pudu varsham vikram bhiaya ude satsang keypich ta please endangilum chaiyu" (Guruji this new year i wana listen to Vikram bhaiyas satsang please do something). Days passed and the exams too...Saturday evening chatting over a call, i tell this art of living friend of mine that im soo missing viram bhaiyas satsang, to my surprise he tells me there is his satsang at TATA memorial hall tomorrow... i was like wow juming out of my couch.. mahn im not gona sacrifice anything for the satsang... He goes on "buddy don't get so happy there are passes 1000,3000,5000 and so on".. i was dumbstruck well im a college going student and my parents will definitely not agree for that as i already am going for the advance course to shimla. he continues "But if a teacher has a pass he/she can take along 5 people so if she takes a 1000Rs ka pass and five people goes then you just have to pay 200". The next morning i was hunting for teachers at the kriya, calling up teachers... All i was recieving was a big 'NO sorry we are not going'.
The guru energy at work :
I managed to get a number of the organiser of the show from Anthra di (really sweet of her) ..I call her up " Di, blah blah blah... please arrange me and some of my friends passes to attend the satsang" she initially was like the passes are all sold out.. call me back at 4pm will confirm n let u know", i was like"Please do something di i dont wana miss his satsang".. so i sitting glued infront of the clock call her up at sharp 4pm. She was like "U get along 5 people i will keep a pass for you" i managed to get 3 people to come along with me..one backs off at the last moment.. Just two of us left. Confused as to whether we should spend 1000 bucks on tickets or not... different suggestions uncalled for comming.he decided to rather stay back home.. well i later realised that i too did not have enough money either to go, and both of us decide to drop the plan and stay back.. i sent a message to di saying "im sorry di will not be able to make it, guess guruji has kept some bigger surprise for me". To my surprise she calls me back "Come over dippak" and i was like "Di did not manage to get 5 people" she is like " Come over, the satsang is starting at 7pm".. It was 6:20 already, reaching churchgate at 7 pm from Goregaon is nearly impossible "I said am reaching". Left my house with soo much excitement and gratitude for didi and guruji who was responsible. Reached station in 2 minutes (thats the advantage of having a bike), There was a huge queue eventhough it was a Sunday, I patiently waited, my legs already tapping to the tune of Om Namah Shivay being constantly played in my mind.The line suddenly felt to have disappeared and i got the ticket in mearly few minutes which is impossible otherwise.. I collected the ticket and moved towards the 1st platform suddenly i see a fast train comming to a halt at the 4th platform, I ran with all my speed and energy.. normally the local tains just halts for few seconds.. but it was so amazing to see the train actually waiting for me..The compartment was already so full with people hanging out.. somehow people pushed me n i got into the train, it was like i got into the train and it started. I could not control my smile.. mahn every moment i was feeling blessed.. I managed to get a seat.. i was not aware much of churchgate as i have never been there along so late and more over i was all alone from this side inspite of all this i was at ease smiling.. An old man came and sat beside me. I Just said "Uncle, can u help me out where exactly NCPA is ?" He sweetly explained as if he was waiting for me to ask him where the place was and also suggested how i can get there at the earliest"it was as if guruji has sent him to me, no actually he was sent by guruji. Sharp at 7pm i reach Churchgate. I managed to get a Cab.. I get into the cab, and reach the place at sharp 7:04, 4 minutes late though but that was really fast.. and you would not believe this the cab i got into was a sharing taxi and all i had to pay was 6 Rs.. less than that of a rickshaw ride..
I reach the venue and find that Vikram bhaiya is just reached.. i get into the hall and the rest was History. Lots of knowledge, songs, jokes, meditations, and truely amazing music. The satsang ends with Vande Bhuvaneshwari one of my old tym favourites and Vikram bhaiya wishing us a safe journey back home, it was as if he was telling me.. Mahn What an evening... I was walking back alone on the lonely street where there was just me not once did i feel scared i could feel the invisible force behind me.. guiding me and taking care of me till i reached home....
Truely all emotions of pride, gratitude, love of having such a great guru in my life...
Love,
Dippak..
Jai Gurudev
