Constant Concern

When I had been a disciple for three years, I decided to go to Prague for two weeks to help with postering for Guru's big Peace Concert. We were trying to bring 17,000 people. I was in the train station waiting for the train, talking with a young disciple from the Padova Centre. In five minutes the train was supposed to arrive. Suddenly it occurred to me that I didn't have my passport and that we couldn't visit any of the Eastern European countries without a passport. I told the disciple, "Wait here for me," and I ran to take a taxi back to my home to get my passport. By the time I returned to the train station, nearly 15 minutes had gone by, and the only train that would be going to Vienna that day had left already, I thought. There would be people waiting for us in Prague, and so many problems would arise if we didn't get there. I meditated on Guru's Transcendental photograph, asking Guru to help me. Then I ran back to the track where my friend was waiting for me. She was smiling and told me that it had been announced that our train would be leaving in a few minutes from a different track. The first track was out of order because of a broken train. It so happened that our train arrived on time, but when it was time for it to leave, it had been impossible to move it! I felt so much gratitude to Guru. This was one of the most powerful experiences I had in the beginning of my spiritual life that made me feel the constant concern and presence of Guru in our daily life.

Shadri (Padova)