Here is a wonderful story of a wonderful devotee name Suchi, she's one of my friend. I came to know her through facebook, she told how she was transformed to a devotee being an atheist. Its a very amazing story, worth reading.
She said,
"I was born with a skin disease, and it was really bad. I couldnt eat a lot of things, and I looked horrible. haha, anyways i had a different childhood then others,
and i was very unhappy and depressed. I only went to school twice a week, as at times it would flare up, like my skin would start coming off and it was very ichy.
I tried lots of treatments, from different countries, China, Singapore but nothing worked on me. I was also an athiest,
I tried lots of treatments, from different countries, China, Singapore but nothing worked on me. I was also an athiest,
so i didnt believe in my religion or of any god! Then when i was in year 11, my final exams was coming & i was just loosing my mind because i cudnt concentrate in my studies!
Then for the first every time I prayed. I started crying and i prayed to bhagavan that i needed his help, because there was no way i could become successful in anything with my illness and the mental state i was in. As i didn't want to live anymore! Then i had a dream that he came down and told me everything will be ok.
Since then, some weeks later, an aunty called and told me to try yoga. I had no faith in it, but i had tried every treatment possible and i was so desperate!
Since then, some weeks later, an aunty called and told me to try yoga. I had no faith in it, but i had tried every treatment possible and i was so desperate!
So I started doing it but i had no hope in it and then i stopped it. Then some time later i realised that I had given up and there was a reason why that aunty called me after all these years!
So i was 16 then, and i started doing it, every day and every night for about 2 months...and it alll disappeared!!!!. Also mentally, i was destroyed.
All my past memories, everything was still in my head, i couldn't forget about everything i had gone through. Especially as i had missed out on so much of my childhood.
So i meditated upon Bhagavan, everyday, and asked him to make me forget about everything in the past, because i didn't know how to forget it- i was so depressed.
Then i don't know how it happened, but i had CHANGED COMPLETELY!!!! my face, everything, my personality, i can talk about my past now and not get upset.
Then i don't know how it happened, but i had CHANGED COMPLETELY!!!! my face, everything, my personality, i can talk about my past now and not get upset.
Bhagavan has given me the strength to forget and i realized if i didn't suffer as i did- i would have never turned to him! And right now i am living an amazingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg life, and i wouldn't be living this life, if i didn't suffer.
I went back to school and none of the teachers recognized me. They were shocked when i told them it was me-suchi! And then one of them started crying!
Thats how much i had changed. I also returned back to this organisation after 7 years, as i stopped going there because of my skin problem.
And they didn't recognize me either, and they all have known me since i was a baby. So i call it bhagavan's creation
I still do yoga till this day. and when i grow up and earn some money, am going to build a bigg temple and dedicate it to him!
I still do yoga till this day. and when i grow up and earn some money, am going to build a bigg temple and dedicate it to him!
And also teach yoga, because he invented yoga, and through yoga i connected with him and also cured my disease."
It is said, when we take 1 step towards Krishna, Krishna take 10 steps toward us! :)
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