AHA-MOMENTS
The Miracles of faith
Megha Bajaj discovers the true meaning of faith through her guru’s grace and the fulfilment of a cherished vision
“If you have faith, the size of a mustard seed, you can move mountains!” goes a popular proverb. Really? How can faith, the size of a mustard seed, move mountains, I wondered. It sounded beautiful. I used it once in a while to uplift someone in the doldrums. But honestly, I didn’t believe in it at all.
That is, until I met my guru for life. He spoke with conviction. He spoke of faith being the answer to everything. Moreover, he spoke of the scientific way in which faith works. This is what he told me, one beautiful evening: All of life gets created from cells; cells replicate each other. If you want a shift, then bring a shift in the thoughts, the feelings, and back it up with faith. From going in a certain way, the entire system now follows a new way. This is what is called trans-formation, which is nothing but transcending the formation; a breakthrough, which is nothing but breaking the patterns as they exist, to create a brand new pattern. Faith, he explained, is, in fact, the highest science.
I couldn’t comprehend it when I heard it. But it certainly felt true. And good. Life, however, gave me several opportunities to better understand this word. The one I want to dwell into is my holistic growth centre.
One day, while meditating, a vivid image came into my mind. The image was of a beautiful space where children could learn life—almost like a modern gurukul; a space where adults could find health sans medicines. At that time, I was just married and had no clue what I was going to do with my life. But one thing I did have was faith. I somehow had this faith that when we think for the larger good, life paves the way.
Chance meetings led me to connect with an uncle who fuelled this vision. Finding a good place in Mumbai is challenging. I did put in a lot of effort but nothing seemed to work. I felt perhaps it was just a vision and didn’t really mean much. Just then, I received a message from my guru asking, “When do you want me to come to Mumbai to launch your centre, your dream?”
Within a week, I found a space even better than my vision. It was in a pathetic condition, but within days, it transformed into a green and peaceful haven. Before I knew it, my guru was there to launch the centre.
I am a woman of poetry and numbers are my blind spot. I had no clue how to run a business. And yet, with faith, everything began to fall into place. I have been running this centre for six years and it now has requests for franchisees from across the world. It has made a difference to more than 50,000 students. In retrospect, I know I was an instrument. What worked all along was faith.
We are a generation of people who doubt our faith and have faith in our doubts; and yet, if we can anchor ourselves to have faith in something or someone, it could change our lives. In fact, it does not matter who you have faith in. What matters is to have faith—unflinching faith.