The Bus Stop

अपने सेवक की आपे राखै, आपे नाम जपावै ,

जह जह काज कीरति सेवक की, तहाँ तहाँ उठ धावैं ..

Sangatji, the following is one of the very first satsangs that happened with me which I was blessed enough to understand and interpret.

After graduating, in October 2014 I had moved to Boston as with His blessings I had secured my first job offer. I used to commute to the office by changing two buses and since I was new to the city I was quite unfamiliar with its geography. Although I knew about Guruji Maharaj by that time but had still not developed any deep connection with Him until this point in life.

This incident happened with me while returning from the office on the second day of work. It was the beginning of November. I clearly remember that it was raining heavily that evening and I had left work around 6:30 PM. I boarded the first bus which dropped me at a point from where I was supposed to take another bus. I started waiting for the second bus and it was around 7 PM at that time. The rain started pouring even more heavily and slowly the few people who had been waiting for the bus along with me had left - some took a cab and some walked to another bus stop. By that time I had waited for about half an hour for the bus but there was no sign of it approaching. Moreover, the battery of my cell phone had drained out and needless to say, I started to panic.

I started praying for help and subconsciously also remembered Guruji Maharaj - asking Him to help me out. Meanwhile, it was pitch dark now and I could not see any other person anywhere nearby. Speaking from my memory here, it must have been ten minutes past this thought and I saw a woman approaching the bus stop. She was dressed in a creamish- white-colored fully covered dress. She came and stood near me and inquired about when is the bus coming. It was an instant relief to see another person inquiring about the same bus and dejectedly I told her that I have been waiting for the past forty-five minutes! She then took out her cell phone from her handbag and checked something. She suggested walking to a nearby bus stop and said that the bus will arrive there shortly.

For some reason, she looked very trustworthy and I decided to walk with her. Coincidently she was also headed towards the same part of the city like myself. After walking for about 7-8 minutes we reached the other bus stop. Just like she had mentioned, soon after the bus arrived and we both boarded the bus together. The bus was very crowded and we both were standing next to one another.

When my stop arrived, I asked her if she was getting off here too but she said she has to go further down. I thanked her and she said something like - Take care, don't worry. I looked at her again and her smile was as bright as the sun! I, then, got off from the bus. It was still raining and I hurriedly started to walk towards home as I wanted to charge my cell phone so that I could call my parents as I knew they must have been worried by now.

I reached home safely and called my father. I explained the whole incident to him and he immediately replied by saying that Guruji Maharaj had helped me today by coming for my rescue Himself! I also learned that when Mahapurush comes it rains very heavily! This experience played a crucial role in connecting me to the Divinity and brought me a step closer to the Maharaj.

I cannot thank Maharaj enough for always being there for our well being and for taking care of us just like our parents.

Anantam Shukrana Guruji Maharaj.