Maharaj
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Divine Reality
The Grace of God
In 1968 Kehar Singh ji's wife suffered from a chronic bowel syndrome. Having suffered from the disease for many months, her body was reduced to a skeleton. Seeing no improvement in her condition, Kehar Singh changed her doctor on the advice of family members and brought her to Dr. A.C. Das, who treated her with antibiotics and a light nourishing diet. One day at about ten thirty, she was sitting on her bed eating her meal when her lips and hands suddenly started trembling. The plate in her hands fell, and she herself rolled onto the bed. She could not be given any medicine, and her gaze became fixed. No one could think of what to do, and the whole family grieved.
While she was dying, Maharaj's photograph on the windowsill in front of her fell down with a crashing sound, as if blown over by a gust of wind. Its fall coincided with her death. Kehar Singh thought that the glass would be broken into many pieces, but it did not even have a crack. People were mourning her death, when about forty minutes later, she opened her eyes and looking around with surprise, murmured.
Meanwhile Maharaj was at Kainchi ashram talking to Mrs. Soni. All of a sudden he said, "Kehar Singh's wife is dead. He is my devotee. I will not let her die." Mrs. Soni could not understand what he meant by those two contradictory statements. It did not enter her mind that Baba had the power to restore life. Even though Baba did not leave Kainchi, he was seen giving darshan to Kehar Singh in the house of Santosh Kumar Choudhry in Lucknow that same day at about 4 p.m. He did not ask Kehar Singh about his wife, nor did Kehar Singh mention her.
Later, when Kehar Singh thanked Dr. Das, he said, "Why thank me? I have not done anything for your wife. The antibiotic was to control her bowel syndrome, and even then she would not have survived. Her death was inevitable. I can only say that it happened by the grace of God. You should thank God for it." After this she recovered quickly and became a healthy woman again. She lived for about six and a half years after this incident. In 1982 the devotees were talking about Baba in Kainchi ashram, and Mrs. Soni told Kehar Singh what Baba had said, strengthening his faith.
While she was dying, Maharaj's photograph on the windowsill in front of her fell down with a crashing sound, as if blown over by a gust of wind. Its fall coincided with her death. Kehar Singh thought that the glass would be broken into many pieces, but it did not even have a crack. People were mourning her death, when about forty minutes later, she opened her eyes and looking around with surprise, murmured.
Meanwhile Maharaj was at Kainchi ashram talking to Mrs. Soni. All of a sudden he said, "Kehar Singh's wife is dead. He is my devotee. I will not let her die." Mrs. Soni could not understand what he meant by those two contradictory statements. It did not enter her mind that Baba had the power to restore life. Even though Baba did not leave Kainchi, he was seen giving darshan to Kehar Singh in the house of Santosh Kumar Choudhry in Lucknow that same day at about 4 p.m. He did not ask Kehar Singh about his wife, nor did Kehar Singh mention her.
Later, when Kehar Singh thanked Dr. Das, he said, "Why thank me? I have not done anything for your wife. The antibiotic was to control her bowel syndrome, and even then she would not have survived. Her death was inevitable. I can only say that it happened by the grace of God. You should thank God for it." After this she recovered quickly and became a healthy woman again. She lived for about six and a half years after this incident. In 1982 the devotees were talking about Baba in Kainchi ashram, and Mrs. Soni told Kehar Singh what Baba had said, strengthening his faith.
