News from Prashanti Nilayam, Nov 1, 2004

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News from Prashanti Nilayam

 

November 1

 

Last few days we could not update the site because of the problem

with the site and due to the problem with the internet here in

puttaparthi.

 

Today morning Swami came outside mandir and we really had a very

good darshan, Swami kept on looking at us it really was nice.

 

Today evening there was speech in mandir by a devotee, he talked

about the experience of Mr.Sunil Gavaskar (former india cricket

captain and celebrity), how Gavaskar used to keep Swami photo in his

pocket all the time. He once played two match and got pretty bad

score but the next he made a 100, the others asked how he played so

well. He said that he played that well because Swami was with him

and so he was not afraid. Sunil Gavaskars father and mother are also

Swami's devotees so are his family. Once for a match when his leg

was injured the coach came and asked him if he can play only and

also said if he has confidence in himself and his ability of

completing the match. So Gavaskar heard that Swami devotees use

vibhuthi blessed by Swami as medicine so he used the vibhuthi and

applied it all over his leg and next morning he could walk and there

were few steps near his room which he easily walked on which he

could not do for the past few days. So he played the match and the

team won. He was the star player of the Indian cricket team when he

played for India. Once the west indies captain, indian captain and a

player met swami for his blessings and both of them asked Swami for

a win. But Swami smiled and blessed both of them. Then Sunil

Gavaskar said there were two indian players and only one west indies

so we will win. Indians won the match by the way.

 

Then there was another speech by another devotee in which he spoke

about an experience a boy from Swami's college had. He was suffering

from very bad stomach ache he could not even get up and he didn't

want to wake his friends. so he slept there praying that if i was in

home my mother and father would have taken care of me but now Swami

you are my mother and father so please take care of me. Just moments

after that at 11:30 a boy came in to the room. He has never seen

this boy before. He tells him that he cannot get up so asks him if

he can get some water, so the boy gets some water and helps him to

drink the water and tells him to take rest now if you still have the

pain in the morning we can go to the doctor. And then the boy

leaves. The next morning when the boy gets up he has no pain. So

this boy goes to thank the person who gave him drink last night and

ask the warden if anyone came last night any one new. He says

someone gave him a drink last night and he has not seen him before.

But the warden says that the gates were closed so no one can come

in. Only then does the boy realise the prayer he said last night and

he starts crying in joy.

 

Courtesy: http://www.puttaparthi.org/news.html