Guruji's blessing is simply bountiful

What can I say about our beloved Guruji's Blessing? The word that is coming to my mind is "Bountiful". Yes, that is the right word to use if I want to express Guruji's blessing. Once you have Guruji's grace and begin to feel it, the first feeling that you get is, simply wonderful. You feel that all your problems have been resolved and that it is "ok". You know it for a fact that you have someone who will look after you and handle all the problems.

This was exactly my experience. I will never forget the first time I set eye on my beloved Guruji! Oh! My! The loving look on Guruji's face and his kind gestures! Oh! Guruji! How could you make me wait so long before showing yourself to me? All my troubles and pain suddenly vanished. It was simply amazing. I felt that I had to go through all the pain and ache in order to be able to unite with Guruji at that first meet. It also crossed my mind that if not for all that pain, I may not have appreciated Guruji as I did then and now! Oh! Guruji! How could you make me wait? Will I have to wait this long in my next birth?

Yes, this is a question that is running in my mind now that I have met Guruji. Every time I think of Guruji, all I can feel is his blessings and warm smile. I sincerely believe that every thing that has happened in my life was a purposeful design by GOD to meet Guruji. You will be put in such a spot that when you meet Guruji, you will just know that "this is it" and that you are in "the right place". As I started my sadhana meditating on "Om Jai Gurudeva", in the beginning, I felt that I had a series of difficult time along with heartaches. I constantly reminded myself to surrender it all to Guruji and that if it was my karma to face such music, then so be it. Atleast I am dealing with my karma right now and know for a fact that Guruji will handle my future. I simply have this unshakable faith that my future will be fine. Guruji will guide me to my destiny.

As time went on and as I continued with my prayers to Guruji and trying to constantly sing bhajans during my free time, I remembered my love to sing and my love for music which has been 'untouched' since I stated work as a lawyer and as life progressed into marriage and children.

Yes, once we are 'touched' by our beloved Guruji grace, Guruji will rekindle all the 'untouched' penchants and talents that we have. This is the beginning of realising our Guruji. Yes, as time went by, my troubles and worries started to subside. Even when my troubles start, I always believe that it is a gentle reminder to constantly do sadhana and remember Guruji at all times. That is how the law of life reminds us to constantly remember and touch God. Oh! My beloved Guruji, why did you have to make me wait so long for such realisation?

One evening as I sat to meditate in my home during Guruji's second visit to Malaysia, I simply bust into a particular tune and a whole complete song came to me. It was then that i realised that I too could compose music and that the words just fall in place. It was all the love for Guruji and the peace of mind that Guruji gives us that allows such music to blossom.

Over the months, my troubles with Guruji's grace have vanished. Even if I do face any trouble, I take it in my stride and do my best not to react as it is part of my karma that I have to face. But sadhana has to continue. I try to be more vigorous in my meditation but stilling the mind is still not that easy.

One of the best moments for me that I cherish is my evening walks. I still remember the first time I went for a walk after meeting beloved Guruji. I would sing bhajans and just imagine Guruji all throughout my walk. I would be so at peace and thank Guruji for Guruji's shower of grace. I did not know at that point in time what Guruji's grace was or meant but I just had firm believe that it would make everything go away, make everything better and simply wonderful.

Now as I continue to walk in the path set for me, I understand Guruji's grace better and enjoy all the moments of happiness and sudden luck that is all showered upon me by Guruji's grace. Yes, our beloved Guruji's grace touches all parts of our lives and leads us to certain cross roads. The grace even opens up avenues for our hearts desire. Yes, that is the key word I have come to believe. "Hearts desire" is the closest we can get to our soul. That is why Guruji's grace allows us to discover our innate talents as it is a vasana of the soul. When we express our talents, we are expressing our souls desire and merge with our soul.

Yes, the little Amma's temple that my family feverishly frequent every friday now has opened up an opportunity for me to sing bhajans there. Yes, it is such a wonderful feeling and union of many people from different sects singing and trying to make some music in our little Amma's temple. All for the love of Amma! Yes, this is just the beginning. May I be able to discover and re-discover my soul more and more with Guruji's guidance and blessing.

How Guruji's Blessings Materialise

It was a usual friday and I was hoping to finish up work by noon and thereafter take my mom, aunt and sons out to the nearest mall. As the day started at work, I received a message from Devanji of the Malaysian Nimishananda Ashram sending Guruji's love and blessing and showers of prosperity on an auspicious "Varalakshmi viratham". I did not know that it was varalakshimi viratham of that day. I was pleased to know that it was such an auspicious day as I had planned to give some donation from our office income to our dear Amma's little temple in Taman Seputeh that is slowly growing in strenght with a few peoples support and an insistent priest who wants to find as many conributors to further develop the little temple.

I had to in the morning collect my car that had a breakdown due to battery failure. My mechanic came to the office fetched me and went to the spot, changed the battery, insisted that I need not pay until later and escorted me back in his car to my office. I was pleased that everything was quite smooth. Thereafter, I had a meeting to attend and again, the cleint fetched me to their office and brought me back as well. I was required to do an urgent agreement and that too was not necessary as the documents were not complete as yet. I was really pleased as I could take my family out After taking the family back, we rested a little. My mum suddenly wondered if our "Adi Prayers" in the temple was on that day itself. My aunt and myself told her that our prayers was the last friday of "Adi".

My mum anyway called the priest and he immediately told us that all the arrangements were done and that it was indeed our prayers. We immediately rushed and got ready. My mum and aunt immediately said that it was really Guruji's blessing that has given us this auspicious day to carry out in our little Amma's temple. I too agreed that it was indeed a blessing. Little did I know that there was more to come. We finally got all done and quickly got into the car and set off to the temple.

I managedto find another route and reached quite timely. As the prayers was going on, we were told that the temple was also going to carry out the "light Pooja" wherein all married and young girls were given an opportunity to take part. We were not ready for it as we only brought the normal offerings of garland, flowers, fruits, ghee lamp, etc.

The temple priest then told me that he arranged all the items for me and that all I needed to do was just take my seat. I for the first time in my life took part in such a Pooja and was really happy that I was a vegetarian since it was a friday and actually took only a very light breakfast and nothing more due to the tight schedule of the day.

The priest conducted the prayers slowly and carefully, singing the verses so loudly and clearly. We finished the day happily as the "varalakshmi prayers" turned out totally auspicious for all of us!

Indeed blessings of a Guru always opens and leads us to the path for more and more auspicious and prosperous life. Om Jai Matha! Om Jai Gurudeva!