Far though He may seem, He is indeed the closest

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1 Far though He may seem, He is indeed the closest

2 - Abhishek Murudkar Coming to think of it, Parampujya Sadguru Shreeaniruddha Bapu has been with me and by my side at every step in my life; in fact it is He who took the step, is what I feel from the heart. One could even say that I have been a bhakta of Sadguru Bapu right since my childhood because my entire family was always fond of the 'Sainaam' (the name of Shree Sainath) and had full faith in it. But it was only in the year 2002 when I was studying in std. XII that I was blessed with the darshan of this Parmatma in form and that again only due to His love and grace. Several such occasions then came my way and along with my wife Dr. Neha and her parents Dr. Priya and Dr. Rajiv Karnik I was graced with His darshan. Meeting with Parampujya Suchitdada, so dear to all of us, bound me even more firmly to Bapu's feet. As guided by Parampujya Suchitdada we decided to go to Australia for better career prospects. Here again, right from the time we took this decision until we both got our resident visa, He was with us at every step and every moment. In the year 2009, on the day of Ganeshchaturthi we went to invite Parampujya Bapu, Nandai and Suchitdada to our wedding. It was then that this compassionate and loving Parmatma gave my parents-in-law His word. "I take all responsibility for their stay in Australia." He said. And on 13 th December 2009 we even arrived in Melbourne (Australia) although we had no confirmed placement. But then what we had was Bapu's word and that was more than enough. Many people had already warned us that given the Christmas vacation, it was in any case impossible to get a job for at least a month. In relation to Mumbai, things in Melbourne move at a slow pace. Besides, every firm 1

3 here invariably demands local work experience. So getting the first job is always a difficult proposition. One month went by and then another and then yet another. It was three months since we had come. Of course we had faith in Bapu's word but the mind was restless all the same. On 15 th March we came back to Mumbai for a few days. We poured out our restlessness and anxiety to Dada. He smiled and all He said was, "All will be well. Take my word." On the 1 st of April, I went to Shreeharigurugram just like I do on every Thursday. We were to leave for Australia the very next day. That was the day Bapu gave to us this great blessing in the form of the Gurumantra. On 4 th April I returned to Melbourne with this blessing, the Gurumantra and Bapu's loving look of assurance treasured in my heart. Neha was to join me a week later. Bapu said that the Gurumantra works on our past, our present and also our future. We actually got to experience this amazing fact. In India I had worked with Larsen and Toubro for two years. In the course of this period, the CEO of 'Tamco Electricals Australia', a firm based in Melbourne had visited our company for business. My boss had introduced me to him. I had e mailed him soon after we came to Melbourne but at the time he had no job to offer. On 8 th April unexpectedly I received a mail from him informing me about a post and asking for my bio-data. Back in Mumbai, Neha went to see Suchitdada before leaving for Melbourne. I had mentioned nothing about this mail to her. Dada said to her, "Tell Abhishek to call me precisely at on Thursday." 2

4 On 13 th April Neha arrived in Melbourne in the morning. That very day I received another e mail from Tamco calling me for an interview. The next day, Wednesday I had the job!! The following day we called Dada as decided. Dada laughed and said, "Now do you know why I told you to call me on Thursday?" Our joy knew no bounds. Though physically far from us, the Triad of the Parmatma graced us and extended blessings to us so that we could stand on our feet and that without accepting any obligations. Exactly like Bapu had said, the Gurumantra caused him (the CEO) to recall his meeting with me and the opinion he had formed about me at that time i.e. to draw out happenings from my past, bring them into his present and shape my future! What the CEO said is again evidence endorsing Bapu's words about the Gurumantra. The CEO said, "I just feel you are fit for the job. I have no idea why." Who was I after all? Just another person who lived in a faraway country, whom he did not really know, who had no local work experience and whom he happened to have met once. To think that he should offer me a job? It just has to be Parampujya Bapu's love, His Wish; the grace of His Gurumantra. It cannot be anything other than these. His treasure of grace is for us; it is in fact all ours, open for us to plunder. It makes this dear God of ours only too happy if we actually do. We must prepare to receive His grace, we must recite the Gurumantra regularly and consistently. 3

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