Prime Minister Nehru Seeks Baba’s Help ॐ ♥ राम राम ♥ ॐ Shortly after the outbreak of the India-China war in 1962 the military commanders of India advised Prime Minister Nehru to order a total evacuation of New Dehli, as a Chinese invasion appeared imminent. Understandably, Nehru was very reluctant to issue this order. During the long history of India, Dehi had been abandoned several times in the face of military takeover, and on each occasion it foretold the defeat of the country. Nehru’s generals, however, advised him to issue the evacuation order within twenty-four hours to avoid catastrophe. Nehru was desperate. He even asked his chief minister, a longtime devotee of Maharajji, to contact Maharajji for advice. The minister told Nehru he had faith that Maharajji knew everything and if Maharajji wanted to give darshan he would come. He said that Maharajji would never fail to answer someone’s call if it were sincere. In any case, Maharajji’s whereabouts were unknown to the devotee. That same evening, Maharajji telephoned and said to the devotee, Nehru’s minister, “Tell him not to worry. Everything will be all right. They’ve already begun to retreat.” The next morning, the top military brass told Nehru that during the night the enemy had retreated through the mountain passes and the fighting had subsided. Maharajji said, “India is a Golden Bird. It is a country of Rishis and Saints. Communism can’t come.” “But Maharajji [the devotee asked], why have the Chinese forces come?” “To awaken you,” he replied. from Ram Dass, ed., “Miracle of Love,” pp. 128-129, 131. (… Nehru flew into the Calcutta airport one day … an airport conference was held for the press and government officials. As Nehru spoke, another plane landed … As Nehru spoke, he noticed that his audience had shrunk and some of the people had made their way to the newly arrived plane [carrying Neem Karoli Baba]. Nehru expressed great surprise and said, “India is fortunate indeed if there exists a saint so great that people will leave their prime minister to see him” … For a long time, Prime Minister Nehru had expressed the desire to have Maharajji’s darshan, but Maharajji always managed to avoid seeing him … During Nehru’s last days, Maharajji used to say, “Nehru is a good man. He worships God internally. He doesn’t make much of it.” – from “Miracle of Love,” pp. 128, 129)
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