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[Translated and edited section of Dr. C B Satpathy\u2019s interview in Oriya language by famous Film Actress Aparajita Mohanty in May 2010.]<\/em><\/p>\n

AM<\/strong>:\u00a0Many of the\u00a0devotees are\u00a0curious to know about your experiences with Baba. Are\u00a0there any such incidents ? If so, Can you please share with us ?<\/p>\n

Guruji<\/strong>:\u00a0It\u00a0means you want to know about things close to my heart ! I have\u00a0many experiences about Baba which may easily run into thousands. Let me share one incident to epitomize\u00a0the greatness of the Master. Even after so many years I can’t believe<\/span>\u00a0this episode. There is a place called Sunderban<\/em> in Delhi near the Qutub Minar. The forest starts from there\u00a0and extends up to the Qutub Minar. I used to visit that forest ten or fifteen years ago. It’s a vast restricted forest, a serene\u00a0place with deers, streams, lake – nature in its full glory. In 1987, once I had been to Sundarban\u00a0<\/em>to mediate on Baba amidst the natural settings, in the\u00a0Maruti car I had purchased recently. There an event\u00a0took place, may be one of the smallest one with Baba in my life.<\/p>\n

The fuse was\u00a0blown and my car didn’t start. There was no one in the forest. Suddenly a man walked up to me. I am not sure from where he came. I offered him Rs.100 and requested him to watch my car while I go and get a mechanic. I walked for about four kilometers and reached the\u00a0road. I stood there for sometime and while I was contemplating my next steps,\u00a0a taxi with a young bearded driver arrived and stopped near me. I got into the cab and after travelling some distance\u00a0realized that I was not carrying sufficient cash\u00a0for the cab’s fare. Both the lanes of the road were deserted. We then reached a place where there were few\u00a0auto-rickshaws. I decided to drop off\u00a0the cab and take an\u00a0auto-rickshaw for the remainder\u00a0of the journey. I got down from the cab, crossed the road and inquired\u00a0with an\u00a0auto-rickshaw driver if he can drop me in R K Puram. He agreed and I returned\u00a0to pay the cab driver his fare. To my surprise the cab\u00a0wasn’t there. The young\u00a0cab\u00a0driver had left without collecting\u00a0his fare. Why does a cab driver in a metro like Delhi depart without collecting his fare ? And I didn’t see\u00a0any cab\u00a0on the way till I reach R K Puram.\u00a0With Baba’s grace, I reached my destination with the cash available to\u00a0<\/span>me.<\/p>\n

Like this many things have happened. I was a Police Chief, may be an Inspector General (I.G) at that time. Yet with all my worldly intellect and experiences, I couldn’t find a satisfactory answer for the sudden disappearance of the cab driver. I don’t want to call it a miracle, But I have no clue how it happened.<\/em>\u00a0May be as people say, it\u00a0could be\u00a0a\u00a0wonder-work\u00a0of Shri Sai Nath.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Translated and edited section of Dr. C B Satpathy’s interview in Oriya language by famous Film Actress Aparajita Mohanty in May 2010.] AM: Many of the devotees are curious to know about your experiences with Baba. Are there any such incidents ? 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