MY GURU AND I
On this auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, I would like to share an incident that happened to me last night.
It was past midnight when I went to bed. My mind was in a state of unrest. There were some unhappy thoughts going round my head, like a drama that keeps replaying non-stop. The consciousness in me was aware of what was happening but I was not able to make those thoughts go away.
So, I began to talk to my Guru, "Swami, I know I am not supposed t o have these negative thoughts. I know that whatever I see in others is also in me. I know that we are all the same and I should love all and serve all. Please help me to get rid of these thoughts. Please, please... make them go away..."
Even as I finished my prayers, I could still see the drama continuing in my head. I gave a big sigh and succumbed to the sad scenes that were rolling repeatedly. "Oh Swami, what shall I do?"
Then, all of a sudden, my monkey mind hopped to another topic. "Hey, where is that 'thing' which I was supposed to get. I need to go look for it."
I jumped out of bed, switched on the light, and began to search through my drawer. The thoughts that were in my head just a minute earlier was temporarily forgotten.
Then, I heard the voice, "Think of Me". It was very clear... this voice that came in my head. I stopped whatever I was doing and sat back momentarily.
Where did that voice come from? It was not mine. I was busy looking for my 'thing'. My focus was completely on that 'thing' which I needed to find. Moreover, if it was my thought, I would have said, 'Think of Swami, or Think of Baba', definitely not 'Think of Me'.
Then, it dawned on me that my Guru had just spoken to me. He was giving me the answer to my prayers made to Him a few minutes earlier.
It was not the first time that I have heard His voice in my head. In fact, it has happened many times before and I have always followed it with deep faith and surrender. Yet, there was always this tinge of doubt if the voice I thought I heard had been just my imagination. But, this time, I knew for certain that it was not my own voice or my thought because I was not even thinking of Him at that particular moment.
God speaks to us all the time, if only our minds are quiet enough to hear Him...
Loving Sai Rams,
Adeline
On this auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, I would like to share an incident that happened to me last night.
It was past midnight when I went to bed. My mind was in a state of unrest. There were some unhappy thoughts going round my head, like a drama that keeps replaying non-stop. The consciousness in me was aware of what was happening but I was not able to make those thoughts go away.
So, I began to talk to my Guru, "Swami, I know I am not supposed t o have these negative thoughts. I know that whatever I see in others is also in me. I know that we are all the same and I should love all and serve all. Please help me to get rid of these thoughts. Please, please... make them go away..."
Even as I finished my prayers, I could still see the drama continuing in my head. I gave a big sigh and succumbed to the sad scenes that were rolling repeatedly. "Oh Swami, what shall I do?"
Then, all of a sudden, my monkey mind hopped to another topic. "Hey, where is that 'thing' which I was supposed to get. I need to go look for it."
I jumped out of bed, switched on the light, and began to search through my drawer. The thoughts that were in my head just a minute earlier was temporarily forgotten.
Then, I heard the voice, "Think of Me". It was very clear... this voice that came in my head. I stopped whatever I was doing and sat back momentarily.
Where did that voice come from? It was not mine. I was busy looking for my 'thing'. My focus was completely on that 'thing' which I needed to find. Moreover, if it was my thought, I would have said, 'Think of Swami, or Think of Baba', definitely not 'Think of Me'.
Then, it dawned on me that my Guru had just spoken to me. He was giving me the answer to my prayers made to Him a few minutes earlier.
It was not the first time that I have heard His voice in my head. In fact, it has happened many times before and I have always followed it with deep faith and surrender. Yet, there was always this tinge of doubt if the voice I thought I heard had been just my imagination. But, this time, I knew for certain that it was not my own voice or my thought because I was not even thinking of Him at that particular moment.
God speaks to us all the time, if only our minds are quiet enough to hear Him...
Loving Sai Rams,
Adeline
