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Swami in Bosnia When Russia attacked Bosnia many
Bosnians fled to neighbouring countries. The refugees were
sheltered in specially built camps awaiting return of peace. A
Bosnian woman, ardent devotee of Baba felt in her duty to do some
seva to the unfortunate refugees. She carried baskets of bread and
packets of biscuits in the van over a long distance and
distributed them in the camps. She also gave each of them a packet
of vibhuthi and a photograph of Swami. While eating, they were
looking at Swami's photograph and talking something among
themselves in their own language. She could not follow what they
talked to each other.
She was inquisitive to know, in
particular, what they said while looking at Swami's image. She
therefore sought help from the driver of her van. He went to them
and returned after a while. He told her what they were telling to
each other, "This man (in picture) has been giving us bread and
biscuits everyday. But today he gave them to her and asked her to
distribute them.
She was very much surprised to
hear these words. In a meeting held during the summer training
classes in Brindavan in 1996, that Bosnian woman was permitted by
Swami to speak. She narrated the above incident and added, "If we
take one step forward for doing good, Swami will be there ahead of
us all the time".
Source: Thapovanam , J V Sastry.
Pg. 277-278
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