Completion of my tour I reached Vadodara after 15 days. The things were getting worse. Within a period of six months, I lost muscles of my palms and some typical movement of my left-hand fingers. Being a Mechanical Engineer, I identified the condition as Manufacturing Defect. In layman language, the defect was from birth and reached this stage after 27 Years. The spinal-cord surgery was the solution. Out of eight neuro-surgeons I consulted, none gave any guarantee of permanent recovery or reversal of the damage already done so far. This condition was like you are sitting on a Volcano which can burst any moment. I was too much confused At that time, I was working as a sales engineer & I didn’t have much savings. My father just lost his business premises in a road expansion drive. We didn’t have enough money for surgery. Fortunately, I had medical insurance. My father borrowed some money and finally I found a neurosurgeon. I saw a lot of confidence in his eyes. He assured me that though I will not recover fully but my condition is not going to deteriorate further & there will not be further damage to other limbs of my body. I surrendered to circumstances. On 07th March 2003 after 11 hr long surgery, I came out of operation theater safe. The very second day I walked and in four days I was discharged from the hospital. I recovered fast and joined my work after 15 days. Though there was no change in the movement or the mass I lost from left hand but further deterioration stopped. Though I was advised not to play even table tennis and I was riding my bike to Mount Abu, which was 400 Km. from Vadodara those days.
I was in fighting mode with God at that time and it was that fighting spirit which kept me going. But the quest started. If I am not able to move even single finger of mine, what is that power by which this conglomerate of body part functions? I started attending spiritual discourses. I also learnt self-hypnosis as so much advanced medical science does not have a solution to my condition. By that time I had purchased my Flat and a Car. Marketing and Sales gives enough opportunity & time to think. You have plenty of time to think before meetings with the customer while travelling and performing other activities. I realized that no matter how much I earn or whatever position I get it will not be enough. The solution I found was – I have to become ‘GOD’. Now how to become GOD?… for that first I will have to be financially free. At that time I had to pay back the home loan and car loans. Fortunately, I was not having any other responsibility other than to pay those loans and I had avoided being in relationships because my future was not certain.
I just wanted to come out of the rat race and become free to do what I love to do & not what I had to. The required amount was around 25 Lacs at that time. I thought of going to Samoa – an island near Australia to work for one of our client, who was setting his plant for a coconut oil refinery. I thought I will work for one year there with a package of 25 Lacs, save money and renounce the world. This was in 2008, because of the global recession and various other factors the plan did not worked out and I had to work for six more years to earn and save enough money to renounce the world.
My Spiritual Journey took the shape in new avtar as Chirantan Chaitanya. And you have to come back here once again as the journey of Ruchir did not end.
As told in Chirantan’s profile, I was told to go back to the world. I have to keep Name Ruchir Thakkar alive for all transnational purposes. My journey is a roller-coaster ride so far. And not expecting less in future. My take-away from all the above experiences …
A person should be financially free to live his desired lifestyles.
One should be his/her own boss and do whatever it takes to set up own financial and work freedom.
Action – Start working on your dreams at the earliest.
Learn and apply continuously.
I am learning and applying now and took this challenge to help 100,000 spiritualists to be financially free and with the help of Pujya Gurudev’s grace and Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya’s blessings, be absolutely FREE.