JAI SREE RAM
My First Experience With
Swamiji
Before I explain about my
experience let me quote the following line from Sai Satcharita (Chapter-28 page 147)
“ It is
always the experience of the Bhaktas that God always
helps them in their search for Sadguru and other
spiritual endeavors. ”
To
start with let me explain in brief my situation before I had darshan of our Swamiji for the first time. I came to Dubai
in September 2005 and got a job in a Jewellery group
in the Accounts Section. This was a totally different field for me since I was
working as a Computer Network Engineer in
Now
to come to the point, those days I was a frequent visitor of the
“ Let My man (Devotee) be at any distance, a
thousand kms away from Me, he will be drawn to Shirdi like a sparrow with a thread tied to it’s feet.”
This literally happened in my
case. I did not know anything about Swamiji, there was none to tell about
Swamiji. In spite of all this I am now a strong devotee of Swamiji.
The
first chance I got to see Swamiji was when a pooja was arranged at Shri Ashok Sharma’s House. Though I had taken permission
from my office and came for attending the Pooja, I couldn’t find the house and
I returned back with an upset mind. The next day, with a heavy heart, I called Gayathriji and told her what happened. She told me that I
can meet Swamiji at Sharjah on Friday and gave me
directions of how to come there. On the next Friday I went to Sharjah. With great difficulty, I crossed the road. But
again I lost the way. I asked many people if they could guide me. After some
time I came across a person owning a grocery and he drew the directions on
paper as how to reach Al Safa Building where the
Pooja was to be conducted. At last I reached the hall and was waiting patiently
for Swamiji to come. Here I wish to tell
you all that may be Swamiji was testing the depth of my devotion and patience.
Since I had not seen Swamiji before, I thought that He might be wearing Saffron
clothes and with long beard etc. On seeing Swamiji and his simplicity, I was
surprised. But I was sure that He possesses some kind of divine power because
on seeing His pleasant smile I had a feeling as though my worries have vanished.
After he came and the Pooja started, he started talking to the devotees
assembled in the hall. He then called my name and asked some questions which
surprised me because they were pointing to the very same thought which arose in
my mind at the sight of Swamiji. I answered the questions. He then asked me
whether I believe in Him now, for which I answered in the affirmative. He
instructed me to have full faith in Him and he gave me the assurance that
Hanuman Swami will take care of all my problems and told me to have full faith
in Him and He will take care of me. It was a very soothing experience which I
had after taking great pains in coming to meet our Swamiji. He gave me the
confidence to face all the problems.
Though
I did not know anyone in Dubai, I was very much lucky to meet Swamiji, who
guided me throughout my bad times and is taking care of me always.
Anil Kumar.K,