Mota) walked back a few steps and then ran fast and jumped over the ledge into the river. Mota remembered very clearly the touch of the fast flowing river on his feet, and the living vibrant picture comes up vividly before his mind’s eye. Hardly had the touch been felt by his feet when out of the currents of the water there rose up a strong whirlwind, and lifting his body, threw him high far on the other bank. Mota had a strange vision then. Mota's figure or the form of the vision was not of this world, but ethereal, other worldly and strange. He was miraculously saved. Then it suddenly dawned on him, ‘By His (GODS) Grace he is meant for something. God has a purpose and a plan for him in his life’. He became suddenly aware and convinced of this truth. From that hour Mota's face turned towards God. Further reading Om, Hari, The Fragrance of a Saint: Life-incidents of a Gujarati Saint Pujya Shree Mota. India: Hari Om Ashram Publication, 1998. External links Hari Om Mota Website 1898 births 1976 deaths Advaitin philosophers Indian Hindu spiritual teachers People from Vadodara Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni 20th-century Hindu religious leaders