You are not alone my dear

Gurudev brought me into his fold in the late 90s and since then, I have felt his presence at all times. 

There are so many stories of his divine Grace to tell, as each day a new co incidence/serendipity/chance happening unfolds (as most would call it), I know these are his blessings, assurances and guidance to me.

One such 'happening' I would like to narrate, was in 2018, while my husband and I were on a hike to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan. A 3000 ft rocky trek to this Monastery, that rests on a steep cliff takes approx 6 hours to cover. It had been raining that morning which made the climb slippery and more challenging.

A few hours later into the climb, my husband who is diabetic, was looking very pale and unwel. His sugar level had dropped. We stopped and wondered what we should do as this had never happened to him before. I rummaged in my back pack hoping to find a sweet as an SOS. No luck. I kept chanting "Jai Guru Dev" in my mind for HIM to take over.

Then just in a distance I saw two young girls, total strangers, descending and as they neared, they smiled at us and one of them said, absolutely unprompted and in passing, "Hi, would you like a chocolate?" "YES" I screamed in delight. 

We told the girls our predicament and instantly the other girl also pulled out a Frooti drink. Soon after handing over the goodies to us, these angels went off on their way and we, with grateful hearts and wonderment at what had just happened, continued our hike.

Gurudev's words "You are not alone my dear"ring in my ears all the time, be it distress or joy. Jai Guru Dev. 

- Neelu