Kainchi
was on my bus route, so I had seen the construction of the temple and
ashram. There was always a crowd of devotees there, and I always drove
past. I never went to have Baba's darshan because
I could not
leave the bus. The Bhumiadhar temple had been constructed earlier and
was also on my route. One day while I was driving to Ganai via
Bhumiadhar, I saw a large crowd along the way and heard that Baba
Nibkarori was there. I could not stop to have his darshan
for
the same reason. I consoled myself, thinking that highly enlightened
saints are the images of God, therefore, if Baba was an enlightened
soul, he would know my feelings and give me darshan
on his
own. The very next morning, while I was driving past the ashram on my
way back to Bareilly, Baba was standing alone at a turn in the road as
if he had been waiting for me. I immediately stopped, got off the bus,
and did pranaam to him. Baba asked, "Where
are you going?" and without waiting for a reply said, "You
should never bother a sadhu in this way,
understand?" I apologised for my mistake.
-Sardar Ranjeet Singh
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