Confessions of a Baba

“People come to me with problems that range from a painful wart to marital disputes. They come to me once other options have failed them”

I always knew that I was special. I loved being different. My mind could unravel mysteries, complications and confusions in a jiffy.

Friends and relatives often came to me for advice. However, I was directionless. Finally, a chance meeting with a well-known baba changed my life. I entered his tutelage and learnt to channelise my thoughts.

My chosen path met with stiff opposition from my parents. They just wanted me to get a normal job and do what millions before me have done. However, I had other plans for my life. Soon after, when they saw that I was happy and solving people’s problems, they acquiesced.

My work is something that not everyone can do. You need to be blessed by higher powers. Listen and you shall receive—is what I believe in.

People come to me with problems that range from a painful wart to marital disputes. They come to me once other options have failed them. Most are sceptical. However, they experience a change of heart after speaking with me.

My clients range from the age of 12  to 80. There is no one in the world that is not affected by pain. Often, the solution lies in the problem itself. All I need to do is listen to them patiently and nudge them towards the solution. They get engaged in self-introspection and find a way out on their own. I am more of a counsellor than a ‘magic-man’. Rarely do I need to call upon higher powers for help.

There is no doubt about the fact that there is good money to be made. Some people will pay any amount to see things go their way. I have had clients who have wished someone dead; but I had to tell them that death is not a solution. There is so much aggression in people; some are downright vindictive. Unfortunately, such problems don’t require magic, only a change of heart.

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(He is now 36 years old and has been following this path since he was 27) 

As told to Priyanka Michelle Das

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