Swamiji appears in dream vision

In the early hours of today, Swamiji appeared briefly in a dream vision. I have been praying to him for guidance and he seemed to have acknowledged the same through this dream darshan.

The dead alarm clock comes alive

Swamiji's biography ' Apostle of Love' records an instance of a clock that came alive to remind a devotee to offer Naivedya. Swamiji was out of station and had asked one of his devotees to offer Naivedya to Sai Baba and Shrinivasa idols in his cottage at 8:00 p.m everyday. On one of the days, the devotee forgot to offer Naivedya when the alarm clock that had stopped running jumped from the almirah and stood before the devotee. The clock then sounded the alarm at 8:00 p.m and reminded the devotee that the Naivedya had been forgotten. When Swamiji returned to his Kutir, the devotee narrated the incident with great awe and disbelief. Swamiji told him that the appointment with god should never be missed and all objects in his room had life. Therefore the clock had managed to jump down from the shelf and reminded the devotee of his obligation. This clock can still be seen in Swamiji's room in the Sai Mandir at Thyagaraya Nagar.

I had a similar experience under a different circumstance. I was employed in New Delhi in 2003 and had taken up an apartment with another girl. After 6 months the girl left and i could not find another suitable house mate. I found it pretty hard staying alone since i had never stayed by myself. I also had some health issues that made me quite worried. On one of those days when worry got the better of me, i sat in my apartment all alone and lost in my worries. I was so unhappy. I also sat thinking that i am all alone and there was no one around for me. Just as this thought passed my mind, i suddenly heard the alarm clock sound loud. It was 7 p.m and the alarm clock pulled me out of my thoughts. The alarm clock had not worked for the last 6 months and i was extremely astonished to hear the alarm clock ring after all these months. I got up and opened the shelf to check if the alarm was indeed ringing. The alarm clock sat next to my small puja shrine. The arms of the clock were still stuck in their place but the ringing sound alone had come alive. What a strange incident, i thought! How can a disfunctional alarm clock come alive. Then it occurred to me that Baba was communicating that i was not alone and he was with me through this miracle of the dead alarm clock's resurrection. I prayed to Baba and with that all my gloomy thoughts took to their heels. Since then, i never feel alone since i always know that Swamiji, Sai Baba and Shrinivasa are alive and watching me in an inviscible form.

Lost in Los Angeles

My husband and i were on a holiday to the West Coast of United States last year. We visited the Grand canyon, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Los Angeles was the home of my cousin and we were visiting them for the first time. My cousin took us out to some of the local attractions. The Venice beach was a popular tourist spot and quite close to my cousin's house. We decided to visit the beach on our own. Since we had a GPS there was no problem finding our way back to their home, we thought. We parked our car at a parking bay across the beach and walked to view the beautiful coastline. The beach was framed in a brilliant landscape of distant blue mountains and a curving coastline. The beach had also been planned to include play areas for children, skating rinks and shops. A live music band was also playing. We kept walking for almost 2 hours. By evening 7:30 we decided to return and to our dismay we could not remember the starting location. All the streets looked identical too. The two of us gave up searching after twenty minutes and decided to ask someone for directions. I prayed almost instantly to Swamiji and Sai baba to help us find our way back.

LA was known for its mafia and it was growing dark and bereft of people. We walked around and my husband saw a middle aged woman standing outside her apartment with a dog. We explained that we were lost and sought directions from her since she was a resident of the area. We could have called my cousin but i did not want her to panic and rush down. The GPS had been left in the car and that was precisely why we could not locate ourselves. We had become so dependent on the GPS that we had failed to make our own observations on the location and landmarks.

The lady was British and had settled in USA. She recognized our inability to identify the place where we had parked our car. She immediately offered to drive us around until we could identify our parking spot. She brought out her car and asked my husband to occupy the front seat. Her dog and i took the back seats. We drove around for the next 20 minutes unable to locate our parking spot. I thought hard and suddenly the image of boats parked near the car flashed across my mind. I had made a mental note of this landmark even as we walked out from our car. I clearly remembered this landmark and described the location to the lady. She thought for a moment and said she thought she knew the place. What a relief it was to hear her say that. She drove us to a spot almost 2 kms away from where we had met her. As she turned into one of the side streets, i saw the canal and the boats floating on the water. Yes! we had found our parking spot. The lady waited until we confirmed that our car was indeed parked in the bay and only then left for the night waving us good bye.I was amazed by the fact that a stranger had bothered to make this extraordinary effort to help us find our way. I gave her a warm hug and thanked her profusely for her act of kindness. I also thanked Swamiji for sending this samaritan in a timely manner. With a guru and god like Swamiji and Sai Baba with us, we can never get lost. They will pull us out from the depths of danger and restore us to safety every time. Praise be unto my Sadguru Sri Saipadananda Radhakrishna Swamiji and Satchitananda Samartha Sadguru Sainath Maharaj.

Swamiji and Sai Baba save my dog

Yesterday evening my dog became terribly sick. She was breathing heavily, her eyes were sunken and she was not able to move. She had been experiencing some leg pain in the last week and the veternary doctor had given some shots to help with recovery. However instead of recovering she became even more sick. From evening 7 p.m i observed the slow deterioration in her condition. By 10p.m she looked no better.

My dog is a german spitz and will be turning 7 in december. Interestingly she came to us from one of Swamiji's close relatives home to help my grandmother recover from the loss of my grandfather in 2003. She had always been healthy and is an extremely cheerful, fun loving individual. Although a dog, she behaves like a human and is an integral part of my family. She is extremely affectionate and has carved a place for herself in all my family members' hearts. She understands every word we speak.Normally she would climb up the flight of steps in the night by 10 p.m and stay with us through the night. She never skipped this routine ever. However, yesterday she could not even move. I managed to touch her body to check if she was okay. She howled in pain when my hand passed over her stomach. She had been quietly absorbing the pain until i made it worse. I was shocked to hear her. She was unable to turn her head and look at me. She lay on the floor with her head down and gritting her teeth to bear the pain with courage. I became extremely worried. I informed my parents and grandmother who were upstairs. At first they did not believe me, but on repeating my description of my dog's condition they joined me downstairs. We all sat around Sweety and i was in tears. My father began chanting the Vishnu Sahasranama recommended by Swamiji and Sai Baba. My mother joined him and so did i. We all prayed individually to Swamiji and Baba to help our dog recover. We finished the first round of Sahasranama and launched the second round. My father and grandmother brought Baba's udhi and applied it on Sweety's forehead. As we completed the second round of chanting, Sweety suddenly looked up. From a position of pain, she suddenly stretched herself straight. This was a huge change since earlier she had not moved at all.I had mentally dropped Sweety in Swamiji and Baba's laps asking them to take complete responsibility for her health. Everyone left the room but i continued to stay with my dog as she has never been alone. I brought a book to read and sat by her side. After fifteen minutes, she woke up and ate some biscuits. After another fifteen minutes or so, she managed to get up. She asked me to let her out into the front yard. She walked around calmly and returned inside after some time. It was unbelievable. A dog that did not even lift its head, 45 minutes ago had now managed to get up and walk around. She climbed up the flight of steps with difficulty but i was amazed to see she had suddenly gained a lot of strength and energy. She went to my father's room since she is extremely fond of him. I was relieved. By 12:30 p.m i decided to sleep since the worst was over. The recovery of Sweety within such a short span of time following the chanting of Vishnu Sahasranama was remarkable. My mother pointed out that this mantra works both ways- in alleviating the suffering of the dog in pain and simultaneously releasing us from our worry by calming us down. Indeed Sweety was saved by Swamiji and Baba and the powerful mantra- Vishnu Sahasranama.

When god appears in Human Form 3

My last day at work was relatively free in Delhi. Serving my role as a consultant for 6 months i had complete my work ahead of time and had cleaned up my work station as well. Having heard a lot of Jawaharlal Nehru from my grandfather, i decided to use the time to visit the Teen Murti Bhawan. I took an autorickshaw to get dropped outside Nehru's former residence. After an hour of exploration i decided to head back to my work place to make it in time to catch the car pool. As usual none of the autowalahs were willing to take me back to my destination that was less than 20 minutes away. I started walking back till i reached a traffic junction in the hope of finding more autos. However no auto stopped. Learning from experience, i sent my prayer to Baba and Swamiji immediately seeking an auto. Within the next two minutes an autowalah stopped right beside me. He asked if had been waiting for an auto for a while and i replied that it was not too long before i reached the circular traffic junction. I told him my destination and asked for his rates. He mentioned an exaggerated rate and i bargained. He readily accepted my rate and dropped me at my destination. While in the autorickshaw he asked with a smile what i would have done if his auto had not arrived? He informed me that the area around the parliament was rarely frequented by autorickshaws since there was a law that prevented entry of autorickshaws in the government occupied area. Autorickshaws were fined heavily if they strayed into these parts of the city and so none dared to drive through. It was instantly apalling to observed the priority of government officials need for security over the ordinary citizens' need to travel to any part of the city. A total lack of concern for needs of citizens was obvious. I was indeed greatful to Swamiji and Sai Baba for taking me back home safely.

When God Appears in Human Form 2

I was travelling to Newark Airport from Philadelphia. I was apprehensive since i had a flight to catch at 6 p.m to India and had two pieces of luggage with me. A huge red suitcase and a smaller hand bag. I had seen many persons using the Philadelphia metro railway.So i decided to try the three train exchange travel option namely from my house to Philly city, Philly city to Trenton, New Jersey and Trenton to Newark Airport.I was tensed. As usual i told the Lord, that he had to come along with me and help me out. As i got down at the Trenton railway station, i was not sure which direction to take to the Newark Airport since the signs where misleading. While this thought appeared in my mind, an American lady came to me and gave me directions to reach the Newark- Airport train Boarding point. She cautioned me that the elevator was not functioning and i might have to take the stairs. I saw twelve steps going down. I lifted the heavy suitcase and started walking down as fast as i could to reduce the time of carrying the luggage. I was immediately approached by an African American man in his early thirties and he offered to carry the luggage down. I was very thankful and touched by his concern, however i decided to carry it since it was my luggage and i had to take responsibility for moving it. I boarded the train from Trenton junction to the Newark airport. I reached the flight on time. The whole incident did not strike me as particularly unique. However much later, the two persons who offered assistance struck me as unique. How did the woman know i was looking for this particular station? How did the man read my thoughts and offer help with the luggage? I felt that god sent these people on the way to help me reach my destination. It almost seemed like he had posted these people along the way at different points to ensure i felt god's protection and support. God is indeed extremely compassionate and responds faster than the speed of light. Swamiji is verily god.

When God Appears in Human Form

I recently read the book written by Mr. Narayana Iyengar on Shri Radhakrishna Swamiji. Swamiji narrates several incidents where god appeared in a human form to help him. This incident immediately reminded me of an occasion when god appeared in human form. I was returning from work in New Delhi. The work hours ended by 6:00 p.m and i returned home to Gurgaon one hour away by a car pool. On that day i had to stay on a little later, missing the car pool. I was very confident of returning home by using the not-so-well connected bus system. The nearest bus station was half an hour away. Autorickshaws are a rarity in Delhi in the peak office hours, atleast near my work place. Most autodrivers chose their passengers according to their whims and fancies and no organized system was in place. After waiting for 15 minutes,two women from the adjacent office building suggested we take a taxi to get dropped off at out destinations. I asked to be dropped off at the INA market area from where buses where available as ascertained by one of my carpool colleagues. I had not tried this bus station and was willing to experiment. I got dropped off at the bus stop. After almost two hours of waiting there was no bus in sight. The one bus that did arrive stopped for no more than a split second and rolled away much to my anguish. It was almost 8:30 p.m and i began to panic. Gurgaon was another 1 hour away. Delhi was known for its anti-social elements. I thought of calling a cab but discovered i had not carried my cell phone that day. Cab companies refused to take my request without a cell number they could contact. I was not sure what to do. I thought of borrowing someone's cell phone and making a call, but none of the shop keepers where willing to help. At this point i turned to Swamiji and Baba and appealed to them for help. It was close to 9:00 p.m and i was stranded. I grew desperate with pictures of spending an entire night out looming large. As i sent the prayer, a boy walked by and hearing my desperate request for help to a shop keeper, offered to help. He gladly gave his cell phone and offered to stay till the cab arrived. I called the cab and it arrived only after 30 minutes. This boy however stayed near me, talking to his friends. He mentioned that he lived only five minutes away and was agreeable to wait until the cab arrived. I needed him to be there since the cab driver would call the cell phone to confirm his arrival. After a time that seemed forever, the cab arrived at 9:30 p.m. The boy not only waited, but reassured me and left only after i had got into the cab. I thanked him profusely for his timely help that made a big difference to me. I reached home by 10:30 p.m and breathed a sigh of relief. As i got into bed, it struck me that the boy must have been god himself. He arrived within minutes of sending my prayer to god for help and most of all spent close to 45 minutes waiting for the cab with me. He did mention he was 21, had just graduated from a commerce program and working in a company. He was human no doubt but his arrival in my hour of need was only an act of god. I thought over and over again about the incident and felt even more surely that god himself had come down in a human form to help. I also took a pledge to assist others in need of help whenever and wherever i could as thanksgiving.