Gyani Baile & Dolly Baile

How this book came into existence
In Dolly’s words:
I was not a spiritual aspirant. I was not a bhakta. I was not a
devotee. I did not belong to any religious mission. I did not have
preference for worshipping any particular deity. I was not a part of
any Bhajans (religious singing) group. I never meditated. My
knowledge about the Hindu religion or for that matter of any religion
was almost nothing.
I am not proud that I was so ignorant and did not follow any
meaningful religious discipline but that is the way I was. This does
not mean that I was an atheist. I must have believed in God because
every morning before stepping out of the house I spent couple of
minutes in my small simple mandir (place of worship). It was my
routine to light an incense, bow to the pictures of couple of deities
(these pictures of deities I had cut out from Indian calendars), and
sincerely thank God for everything he did and does for us. When in
need I also used to ask God for worldly things, for his blessings, for
good fortune for myself and my family etc. But that was the extent of
my religious practice.
It is a big and very pleasant surprise of my life to see that
ordinary people like myself can be recipient of such a wonderful
spiritual unfoldment through the Inner Experiences. I am so very
grateful to God that He considered me worthy of His grace and
blessings. It is amazing to recall how I was inspired to fearlessly share
all these happenings from the very beginning with the family
members especially with my husband Gyani. Watching this
phenomenon gradually evolve within me, instilled a great degree of
belief and support in the family members. This also resulted in the
whole family believing and positively benefiting from my
experiences. Over a period of time I could see their faith in God and
their faith in the revelations of my Inner Experiences slowly inched up
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