Habit of Smoking

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Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Sairam,

After reading so much on this site through the mails I am tempted to write

one amongst the many of ny experiences with our beloved Bhagawan.

I am 38 years of age now & started Smoking at the age of 17.I used to Smoke

heavily but as I was a good Sportsman I never felt the lack of stamina or

anything of sorts,though I knew that the cigarettes would definitely be

causing damage to my lungs & general health.

My father himself used to smoke & lost this habit when he visited Parthy for

the first time in early seventies.I always used to ask him,how he had given

up & everytime he replied that it was some divine intervention & I used to

ask myself-What this divine intervention is like?

The day came.

I was in Parthy for the Shivarathri celebrations in the year 1999.The

Shivarathri was on 14th February & while getting ready for the morning

Darshan I smoked.It was around 2.30am.After having the bath I decided to do

fasting till next morning & also decided not to smoke during the fast.The

day started with Lord Shiva's Darshan,came evening-Bhajans started &

continued till next morning.At around 05.45 hrs Swami came for the

Darshan.Everyone in the Kulwant hall was sitting & was listening to Swami's

discourse.

Before this year Swami had not done Lingodhbhava in public for many

years,hence the expectations were not there amongst the gathering & people

were sitting quietly.Suddenly after some time everyone witnessed

"Lingodhbhava".As all were seated,I got the best of view of the

Lingodhbhava.At this very moment I prayed to the Lord to forgive my sins &

take away my bad habits.That was all.

From that moment onwards I never felt the urge to Smoke.It has been more

than 7 years,since I last smoked.

I understood what "Divine intervention is all about".It was precisely this

act of Lord or else on my own will I would not have ever been able to give

up Smoking.I smoked for almost 14 years.

I last Smoked on 14th February-1999,at 0230 hrs.

Sairam

Naveen

 

 

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Jai Sai Ram

 

This is truely a wonderful one. Thank you so much for sharing this

experience with us all.

 

With Sai Love

Mrs. Heidi Elisabeth Hansen

Copenhagen, Denmark

 

 

, "Naveen Sharma"

<naveensharma wrote:

>

> Dear Brothers & Sisters,

> Sairam,

> After reading so much on this site through the mails I am tempted

to write

> one amongst the many of ny experiences with our beloved Bhagawan.

> I am 38 years of age now & started Smoking at the age of 17.I used

to Smoke

> heavily but as I was a good Sportsman I never felt the lack of

stamina or

> anything of sorts,though I knew that the cigarettes would

definitely be

> causing damage to my lungs & general health.

> My father himself used to smoke & lost this habit when he visited

Parthy for

> the first time in early seventies.I always used to ask him,how he

had given

> up & everytime he replied that it was some divine intervention & I

used to

> ask myself-What this divine intervention is like?

> The day came.

> I was in Parthy for the Shivarathri celebrations in the year

1999.The

> Shivarathri was on 14th February & while getting ready for the

morning

> Darshan I smoked.It was around 2.30am.After having the bath I

decided to do

> fasting till next morning & also decided not to smoke during the

fast.The

> day started with Lord Shiva's Darshan,came evening-Bhajans started &

> continued till next morning.At around 05.45 hrs Swami came for the

> Darshan.Everyone in the Kulwant hall was sitting & was listening to

Swami's

> discourse.

> Before this year Swami had not done Lingodhbhava in public for many

> years,hence the expectations were not there amongst the gathering &

people

> were sitting quietly.Suddenly after some time everyone witnessed

> "Lingodhbhava".As all were seated,I got the best of view of the

> Lingodhbhava.At this very moment I prayed to the Lord to forgive my

sins &

> take away my bad habits.That was all.

> From that moment onwards I never felt the urge to Smoke.It has been

more

> than 7 years,since I last smoked.

> I understood what "Divine intervention is all about".It was

precisely this

> act of Lord or else on my own will I would not have ever been able

to give

> up Smoking.I smoked for almost 14 years.

> I last Smoked on 14th February-1999,at 0230 hrs.

> Sairam

> Naveen

>

>

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