|| Hari Om || It was November 21, 2010, the auspicious day of Aniruddha Pournima. By this date, I had completed writing 151 ‘Ramnaam’ books. Of these, I had already submitted 142 books and on the day of Aniruddha Pournima, I was going to submit the remaining 9 books.I left home at around 11 am to reach Mulund, the venue of the utsav. I had kept the passbook of Aniruddha Bank of Ramnaam in one of the Ramnaam books. As my train reached Kurla station, we started getting news that there was an accident at Vikhroli station due to which the trains were not moving ahead. We were stranded in the train for nearly one-and-half hours. No announcements were made about the status and no one there had any clue about what was going on.In the meantime, my sister, who had left for Mulund before me, telephoned me to inform about the railway accident and suggested that I should take a rickshaw to reach there.Accordingly, I got off the train at the Kurla station and walked towards the eastern express...

|| Hari Om || When doctors fail in their efforts to save the patient, it is the Sadguru who comes to our rescue. We ordinary men are entangled clutches of destiny. It is none other than our Sadgururaya who saves us from the clutches of fate. I would like to narrate one such instance from my life.My son Atul works with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) also referred to as ST. It was all well until February 11, the day that we can never forget in our life. It was around 1.30 pm when two employees from ST came home with the news that Atul had met with an accident while on duty. A jack had fallen on his leg and Atul was badly hurt. My daughter-in-law and I immediately rushed to the government hospital in Shahapur. When we reached the hospital we saw that our son was lying on the stretcher outside the hospital and his health was critical. It was than we realised that it was not a leg injury but a fatal head injury.My heart sank. I was only chanting Bapu’s jap. The ...

|| Hari om || I offer a million pranam at the Feet of my Bapu who always keeps His word and stands by the bhakta. 'I shall never forsake you' He says and that is His word and reassurance. I am going to share the special moment of grace, of Bapu's care that I experienced in my life. I begin by offering my pranam at His feet.My husband works on the ship. The pooja, the worship that was being offered in the home was only out of fear and to perpetuate tradition. It was never done out of love and faith and so there was just no question of surrender or loving trust in God. In 1998 we even got to hear about Bapu from Sushmaveera Sarnaik along with the experiences she felt blessed with. But with the kind of mind set that we lived with, we did not come to Bapu. We postponed for one reason or the other. Perhaps it was not the right time for us or we had not received the 'call' yet.In 2002, we had to consult a specialist for my husband. Following the bone marrow test, he was diagnosed a case of ...

|| Hari Om || In one of the Thursday discourses, Bapu had praised the ‘Kalniyantri Shrimahakali’ (Shrimahakali who governs and controls Kaal or Time) saying – The Mahakali is darker than darkness. She always rules over the ‘adynata’ (the unknown). She has complete control over the past, the present and future. She protects us from calamities or danger that is unknown to us or is beyond our capacities of comprehension.On hearing this, I had thought to myself, ‘How would this Mahakali be? Will I ever be able to experience her grace in this lifetime?’ Little did I know that the moment was not far away.It was June 24, 2011. I was travelling like I do every day, to my college (Mahatma Gandhi Medical College) in Navi Mumbai. It was around 12.15 pm. Like every day, I decided to first chant the ‘Shubhankara Stavanam’and then start studying. As per Parampujya Suchitdada's instruction, I chant it five times in the day. I was about to open my books, when a truck rammed into our...

|| Hari Om || Bhaktas, who perform their daily duties and tasks and simultaneously remember the Sadguru are extremely dear to Bapu. He has come for such persons. Such people give themselves to Him along with  their dreams and aspirations. The Sadguru helps fulfill these.My name is Shankar Ganpat Patil. My village is Naandale in Raigad. I attend the Upsana at the Chincholi  Bunder  in Malad (West). As I have to work 12 hours every day, I try to be as regular as possible for the Upasana. On Gurupoornima and Aniruddha Poornima I take my entire family to seek Bapu’s blessings. My wife Sapna, and children, Suraj and Pooja, regularly attend the Upasana on Saturdays.I had built a house in my village around 15 years ago. In front of the house there was a small porch, but it had a roof made of tiles. It was my dream to convert this place into a verandah and build a proper ceiling of cement. But, my financial condition did not permit me to pursue this endeavor. Every day I used to pray to ...

|| Hari Om || In the year 2011, our family was planning a visit to Kashmir. However, we felt slightly apprehensive thinking about the tense environment in that region. We went to Dr. Suchitdada’s clinic and my mother, Pratikshaveera sought Dada’s permission for our Kashmir Trip.As usual with his ever smiling face Dada said, “Please go ahead. Just do not be afraid.” He also added that if we went there, even the extremists would have to flee.  Since all of us know about his light hearted nature, we laughed. However, at that point in time, we did not realize the deep meaning behind his words. We obtained his permission and stepped out.My parents, my wife and I reached Srinagar on May 24, 2011.  Since we had gone there along with a large group of tourists, the arrangements for lunch, etc., were also done at one central place and we were transported in a Shikara to a large houseboat in Daal Lake. We were to then go to a designated place for lunch. Once again, we got into a Shikara...

|| Hari Om || Looking back on the incident I am about to share, I say today that Yamraaj (God of Death) did come but my Sadguru kept him away.On 5th August 2010, there was a cloud burst in Leh-Ladakh. This had caused tremendous damage to life and property. I along with 12 other people, was in a lodge, barely 20-25 minutes from site.7 of us, employees of the Mumbai Port Trust, were returning to Chospa - our lodge in Leh-Ladakh after some sight-seeing. We were extremely tired and decided to go off to sleep as more sight-seeing was planned for the next day. The next day, when we woke up, we were told that there was a cloud burst in the night and all the transportation services had come to a standstill.We decided to go to the place where the incident had occurred. What we saw sent shivers down the spine. My eyes welled up in gratitude for the unconditional love of Bapu. It was the same place we had visited a day earlier but it had a different appearance today. There was a Broadcast centre...

|| Hari Om || “I need no doorways to be allowed in” were Saibaba's words and they hold good for the principle that is the Sadguru. The loving bhaktas of the Sadguru experience this very often. The shraddhavaan may be beyond the seven seas but when he is in trouble his Lord rushes to save them from the difficulty. The shraddhavaan trusts and experiences that his Lord comes in any form. Nothing can stop ‘Annirudha’. His grace too is 'Aniruddha'. Nothing, just nothing can stand in His way.I too have experienced how the Lord rushes to help his bhaktas.It was 8th January 2010. My mother, my little nephew and I were going to ‘Netale’ village to help my father in his coconut business and also to attend the fair there. Throughout the day we helped my father in selling coconuts and at about 4 p.m. we went to the temple for darshan. We had tried to leave early so that we could reach Kopergaon by 7 p.m. The temple was crowded so we were held up and were late.From Netale we came to ‘Vinchur’...