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I come from a family of 5 siblings and parents who have now passed who were very religious. All five siblings follow a religious path since a very young age and a path that is very strict in its ways.

I was different in that I called myself religious yet I really did not even know what that meant until one cold November Sunday morning in 2013 when I met 2 individuals that I am proud to call My Guruji and My GuruMa at Shree Maharishi Bhrigu Ashram.

This was indeed a very special day. It has transformed my life 360 degrees from that day forward. I was not seeking for a Guru and felt that I did not need a Guru to guide me spiritually. It is exactly like when the fruit is ripe it will fall off the tree and so as I was ready to have a Guru in my life he just fell into my life and I took to him like fish to water. My sisters and my mum use to say that my time shall come too and here it was. They were right all along.

My mum had given me some mantras to chant and various other small religious books along with a copy of Bhagavad Gita when I was around 16 years of age to read and recite daily as my morning puja ritual. This I did daily and therefore I thought I was religious.....boy was I wrong.

Since having Guruji and GuruMa in my life, I have been attending the ashram regularly, am involved with all the ashram activities, listening to daily satsangs on Bhagwad Gita, Mahabharata, Upanishads, Ramayana, early morning and late night chanting of Vedic mantras, morning and evening Artis, pravachans, Bhrigu Divine Readings, Bhrigu sutras and being initiated in Divya kriya meditation practice and the list goes on and on……

Guruji’s pravachans on Foundations of Bhagavad Gita have had the most profound effect on me. Having mentioned that I had been reading Bhagavad Gita since the age of 16 and believe me I was just reading the words and not understanding the meaning.

The simplistic language Guruji uses to explain the Bhagavad Gita being a war that is fought by us within us on a daily basis as opposed to the dialogue between Shree Krishna and Arjuna during the real war fought thousands of years ago. I have gained enormous amount of knowledge just from listening to Guruji’s Bhagavad Gita CD’s in the past 18 months. I listen to this daily on my commute to work.

GuruMa is in my life in place of my mother. She is a huge support system to Guruji and all the devotees in the Ashram. Her selfless giving, mentoring all the young mothers in the ashram as well all the kids while she herself is unwell is beyond me. She is in complete control of the task at hand at all times. She is a fantastic cook and rustles up delicious meals for 40 and 50 people in no time whatsoever. Nothing seems to overwhelm her.

In the past 18 months we have been a part of several retreats, been to India where we met Guruji and GuruMa’s Guru - Shree Brahmajyoti GuruMata (Babaji as she is known) in Haridwar, was a witness to Gau daan, and participated in Ganga Arti in Haridwar, and visited Rishikesh and Uttarkashi.

We have had Pravachans by Guruji on the beach, on a mountain top in parks and these experiences are nothing but divine !!!

So what I have I learnt from my beloved Guruji and GuruMa:
• If I don’t see God in ALL I do not see God at all.
• To be forgiving and compassionate.
• To live in this world full of materialistic attachments, enjoy them yet be detached from them all.
• Waste time with none but God.
• Meditate daily with love and devotion.
• Do daily swadhyaya – Study of the self.
• The only thing that is permanent in the life is CHANGE and how to embrace change.
• Recognize your true self to be the soul, Maya is just an illusion, that life is just a divine play and this body is given to you to work out your karmas.

I have won a lottery by having Guruji and GuruMa in my life and the rewards are a tranquil mind, experience of true bliss and happiness. So do I feel the opposite at times? ABSOLUTELY only the feelings just roll off me…and that my dear friends is GURU KRIPA.

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