Light of Divinity

Light of Divinity on thinking of the innumerable occasions when Guruji had blessed us with all that was not our due and that we were not even worthy of. What will happen now? Who will take care of us? These questions crossed my mind, and I did not have an answer. However, the One who had always answered all our demands, doubts and prayers had the answers to these questions. I was to learn this in a few days.

I had been participating in an inter-corporate business simulation competition with my team in 2005 and 2006. For 2007, the regional preliminary round was slated for 1-2 June in Delhi.

But, after Guruji’s mahasamadhi, I felt I could not continue. I called up my teammates and told them that I was a much weaker person now and that they should not rely on me. One of them consoled me, saying that the Guru does not ever desert a disciple—even after leaving his own body. I, however, did not believe him because I was grief stricken.

Our team somehow managed to get through the initial four rounds of the regional preliminaries. In the final round, we took risky decisions so that we could have a shot at the regional finals. The results came, and we were told that we had not qualified. I pulled out Guruji’s photograph from my pocket and said, “This is what is expected to happen now. Aap [Guruji] ke rahte hue, baat kuchh aur thi [When you were around, it was different].” As I was looking at Guruji’s smiling face in the photograph, my teammate who was checking the results, said, “They have not fed our decisions correctly into the computer.” We went to the organizers and told them of the mistake. After corrections were made, we were found to have qualified for the regional finals. After that, our team did not look back and stood second in the national finals on 6 June 2007 and subsequently second in the Asia-Pacific Region finals in September 2007. Guruji had thus told us in no uncertain terms that he and his grace are still with the sangat.

On the personal front, I was worried about getting admission for our sons in a good school. We were trying to gain access for our sons through different contacts but to no avail. Ultimately, I remembered Guruji and asked him: “When you have given us these two sons, why don’t you get them admission in a good school?” The question was answered faster than it was asked. The children got admission in a top-class school in Delhi, without any donation or political influence. : 25 :