This Search, this Quest, this Talaash would never happen if it was not for my Guru, my mentor, my guide, my God on Earth Dada J.P. Vaswani.
Dada held my hand 25 years back and has never let go since. He was my teacher, my family, my friend; he was everything. Only in retrospect, I realize what would I be without him. When I started, he was just my spiritual teacher, a person whom I wanted to learn from. But over the years, he became my best friend. He became my soul mate. He became everything to me. Least did I know that my spiritual evolution would be because of him. From 1990, when I met him, to 2006, I didn’t realize that he was leading me to a new life. He took me from achievement to fulfillment, making my life content and joyous like never before. He transformed my life. He led me from a mundane life of just making money to a purposeful life of making a difference. But that was just the first step. Least did I know what my Master had in mind for me. I was an ugly caterpillar, but he had a vision that I should be a beautiful butterfly. He let me evolve, change, grow and transform. Not just a transformation but a double transformation, a metamorphosis. In the last 2 years, he led me on this Talaash, this Search. He is the one who provoked me, prompted me, and guided me. All that is written in this book, every single word has been inspired by him. I wouldn’t have been able to write a single line without his guidance, without his grace. Like I said, he is not my mentor, my guide, my Guru, he is my God on Earth!
I am indebted to Dada for showing me the path that has led me to this realization of the truth which I am trying to share with you.
Thank you Dada.
With Love and Gratitude
AiR
