With my Master!( Guru Story)

Jai Guru Dev !
Today i'm in a mood to share one of my experience with my Beloved Gurudev!It was during my SSY TTC Phase l(Oct- Nov 2007)...The course itself was very special in many respects ..it started with the physical presence and blessings of my Master,H H Sri Sri Ravisankarji.The first session of the TTC started at Yagyasala with Gurupooja , performed by Bhanu Ma, Guruji's Sister.. we were all sitting with our eyes closed doing Manasa pooja and when the Gurupooja was over , we 're asked to open our eyes .. when we opened our eyes what we saw was beyond words!!Instead of Guruji's photo, Guruji Himself was sitting in the Asana!!For few minutes there was pin drop silence...Tears of Gratitude was flowing from my eyes for few minutes perhapes I was in some other world soaked in pure love and bliss of that experience.... The other bonus blessings for us, the course participants were Guruji delivered a full commentary on Patanjaly Yoga Sutra to us !! The Divine Himself was explaining the Sutras to us !!!

The real story starts now. After the course I had to stay at ashram for one more day as my ticket was booked for the Night Train of the Next day.( I think its been planned by the Divine... )The very next day was Chotti Diwali (the day before Diwali) . I was bit sad as I could not be able to attend the Diwali Satsang with Gurudev.
On Chotti Diwali day morning, after my Sadhana at Sumeru Mandap , I was going to Kitchen for breakfast …on my way I had changed my mind and went to Radha Kund n from there Ved Vidyapeedh. It was around 9.30 AM. Yasoda Ma n some kids were putting Rangoli in the entrance, me too joined them. From YasodaMa I came to know that Guruji is coming there for Pooja @ 11 AM !My mind was bubbling with Joy as HE is giving me one more chance to meet HIM before leaving Ashram!
I could see the (Lakshmi) pooja going on in the yagyasala..a few minutes later somebody told me that I can also sit there for the pooja …!!After sometimes, BhanuMa and family, a few Trustees of AOL Foundation joined the Pooja. My small mind started working as very few people were there and all of them are very much close to Gurudev , is it ok to sit there ,like that ...so many thoughts ! Breaking my thoughts BhanuMa gave a piece of Jasmine garland to me and asked me to put on my hair. By 11.15 Guruji reached there with Swami Sathyojadhahji and Girin ji , and performed the Pooja. (I still can’t believe that I was fortunate enough to sit with HIM to attend a pooja like this! ) After the Pooja , Guruji blessed us all (& got a chance for Charan sparsh of Gurudev’s Lotus Feets).

From there Guruji went to the Hall where idols of Devi -Devthas were kept. We all accompanied Gurudev. On the way, for the first time I spoke to Guruji for few Minutes like friends (Till that day there was only soul to soul Communication).Reaching there, Guruji showed us a small pot like vessel and told that it was Ganga Jal(The Holy Water). Then Guruji started sprinkling the Holy Water on each one of us! Still I believe that it was (only) for me to remove all sins / impressions of mine!…Before leaving there, Guruji told somebody to accommodate all those who came by walk ( only 4 of us , I think), in his Vehicle..& got a glimpse of HIS sparkling eyes through the pearls of gratitude as my eyes were flooded with tears .…...

what an experience for life time that I never feel alone...na?

HE knows everything whether we are aware of this or Not…

Gratitude and Pranams to the Lotus feets of my Beloved Gurudev,

Yours forever,

Jai Guru Dev!