"Incredible Leela's"

I would like to tell of a couple of experiences I had when in need of one thing, and yet the other I received when I left it to Swami. About 8 months ago I think it was, not to sure with the date of this as time seems to being going very fast and I am at a loss with trying to keep up with things lately.

My wife and I often go with my brother and his wife on camping trips deep within the Australian forests. We each have our own kayak and do travel along rivers which run between mountains. A beautiful sight indeed when the only living species that greets us along the way is kangaroo’s, wombats, possums and birds of all types and colours, not to mention the occasional large reptilian goanna’s. My brother and I at times when least expecting it, are given visions of deities along the way and in truth these visions are only short lived, glimpses even, but they do leave a long and lasting impression on our mind with full detail. And then there is the beautiful face of Swami which will suddenly and unexpectedly be seen staring up at us from the reflection of the water.

I guess He is just reminding us that He is “Always” near. Anyway, on this trip I forgot to bring along my sunglasses as my eye’s are very sensitive to the bright glare of the sun, especially when it reflects off the water. Because it was too far to go back for my sunglasses, I decided to venture on while speaking to Swami in my mind. Lord, please help me with this problem today, take the affects of the glare out of the sun so not to cause pain in my eye’s, please Swami otherwise I would end up suffering with headache and this will spoil the trip for the others. (or something to that affect). About an hour later while travelling up the river my brother points to a clearing on the embankment and says, lets stop over there and have a cup of tea. All four kayaks pull in at the embankment and we all get out.

For some reason I begin to walk into the bush as if looking for something, for what I am not sure. This is the feeling I am experiencing within. Then all at once I see what I was meant to be looking for, sunglasses sitting neatly on the dried orange dirt. Here was a perfectly good pair of Polaroid sunglasses, sports style. I picked it up and looked it over with amazement, not a scratch on it and in perfect condition. With gratitude in my heart and a smile on my face I thanked Swami for His grace.

The next wonderful leela was when I had new business brochures made up. When these brochures arrived I then realised that I now need to purchase a clear plastic brochure holder so I can hang it on the wall in my office. Next day my wife and I went into town to see how much it would cost. The one I found was perfect, it had four separate compartments for brochures, pamphlets, flyers and business cards. We looked at the price and walked out without it, $64:90. To expensive for me I thought, so I left it to Swami to help me find one to suit my needs. A few days later ( 17th of April 2011 ) we all decided to go camping for one night only. We travelled for near two hours by car until we came to a particular river. Unloaded our supplies and neatly packed it into our kayaks.

Then we headed up stream for three and a half hours until finally we saw a beautiful spot where we could pitch our tents and take rest. My wife decided to take a short walk further into the bush, then she called out with urgency. We all raced to where she was and found her pointing at a tree. Here sitting some six feet high on a branch of a tree was the very same brochure holder that my wife and I found a few days earlier. We all looked at each other in absolute amazement. I reached for it and looked it over and found it to be near new. It was perfect in condition. What can I say, except Swami takes care of us when we leave it to Him. Where we were at that time there was not a living human around for miles. Who in their right mind would bring a new brochure holder out in the middle of the forest and place it in a tree. And this one was the same one I wanted which was $64:90. I can only imagine Swami’s grin as He watch our emotions with fascination. Thank You Swami. OMSAIRAM