As I was preparing to head-off to a new start in my life – my move to Singapore – I was busy gathering the things I needed to take with me. While I had already received my Krsna idol, Sai Baba’s Pothi and Photo, Ramakrishnaji’s Gospel, and other scriptures, the one thing that was missing was a RadhaKrsna Idol. Though I had this thought in my mind, I did not express it. I thought to myself that my Master will give it to me when the time is right.
At last, the day arrived for me to embark on my new journey. My mother, who had gone out of town, arrived just on that day and I had a few things I needed to complete in my office alongside the other things that come up just before a big journey. In this madness of ensuring I completed all my work, I didn’t have much of an opportunity to catch up with my mother other than the time I got to spend with her in the traffic jam while I was driving her home from the station.
I then went to my Guru’s home to take his blessings and bid good bye to everyone. I was so torn-apart with the pain of leaving my Master and going away! My Master – the one thing that keeps me going in my life, the dearest in my life, the one I had leave it and go away. I could feel a burning, an intense pain deep within. The moment I fell at his feet I started crying like a child and just could not stop crying. He had to spend a long time trying to persuade me to calm me down. He kept telling how he is always with me and not to worry about anything. He promised to keep visiting me often.
My Master then came over later in the evening to my home in order to drop me off to the airport and just before leaving the place I had lived in my entire life, I started going over my final list of things before my flight. My Mother, suddenly handed over a gift box to me. She said open and see what is in that. When I opened the pack I saw a beautiful RadhaKrsna idol which she got me from Mumbai.
The minute I saw the idol, I was overwhelmed with a deep sense of Love and heartfelt thankfulness to my Master. I had no words to describe the way I felt. Of course, my Master was not surprised at all as he is all Knowing. He took the idol in his hand and blessed it to open the knots of my heart to attain the highest Love (Prema) for my Krsna and grow deeper within myself in living this Divine Love. He asked me to keep it along with all the other things I was carrying in my hand luggage. I, of course, was already carrying excess luggage which I had not realized when I packed!
We reached the airport and it was finally time to leave. I waved goodbye to everyone. There were many tears shed – my mother could not stop crying and I couldn’t either – I was leaving my Master and my mom. My mother is an attachment that I held so strong a bond with that it was too difficult to break from it. But this was so beautifully done over period of time in the years to come and you will read about it in my following articles.
As I was standing in the line, suddenly a ground officer came to me and told me that my baggage seemed quite big and they will not allow me in. I immediately started to panic. I then reminded myself that everything would be fine – I have my Master with me. I calmed myself and looked around – there must be some solution and there I saw it! Right in front of me was a gentleman standing with just one small bag. I immediately asked him if I could check-in my luggage with him since he is not carrying more than 10kgs. Lo, he was more than happy to help me! In this way I was able to check-in without any hassles.
This is the greatness of my Master who always ensures that no trouble befalls his devotees and especially to the one who has Faith and surrendered unto Him. Whenever something like this happens in my life, I like to say, “Magic happens”! Since the moment I have met my Master, I have only experienced Magic in my world and this is called ‘Absolute Faith’ in the master. With that, I bid adieu to everyone in the only home I’d known my entire life, to traverse along this new lease of life bestowed upon me by my Krsna Master. And so it goes, “As is Your Faith, so are Your Experiences”.
With the grace of my Master I have been able to pen this most wonderful experience in a string of words. Thank you for reading and do watch out for my next write-up about ‘Warding off Superstitious beliefs from my Life’.
