Even after establishing the school, Gauri-ma continued her pilgrimages to various parts of India. She met many interesting people and gathered much experience. When she was practising austerities at Triveni in Allahabad, a beautiful woman, wearing expensive clothes and jewellery, came to her one day and began to cry.
“Why are you crying?” asked Gauri-ma.
“Is there any hope for me, Mother?”
“What happened? Why are you so depressed?”
The woman described her sad life and moral lapses to Gauri-ma and then said, “Please tell me how I can attain peace.”
Gauri-ma told her: “The path of peace is extremely difficult. No one can tread on that path without shunning all cravings for worldly enjoyments. If you really want peace and bliss in your life, call on God. Don’t look back. What has happened, has happened. Forget it.”
After receiving some spiritual instructions from Gauri-ma, the woman threw her jewellery into the Yamuna, cut her long hair, put on an ordinary cloth, and left for Rishikesh to practise tapasya. Many years later Gauri-ma met her again and was impressed by her transformation. (Source: They Lived with God)