Bhajans and the Divine Presence

Yesterday was a very spiritual day for me.

I had my Upanishad class in the morning, in which we were taught ..

"That when we are dreaming, everything seems so real, and when we wake up, we realize that it was only a dream, and so are not perturbed if it was a bad dream, or, if it was a good dream.... are saddened that it was only a dream!
Likewise , this world that we are living in, where our joys and sorrows seem so real, are as real as the dream world, ONCE WE DISCOVER OUR TRUE NATURE, WHICH IS PURE BLISS (Sat Chit Anand)"

I went away, hoping to experience this "Pure Bliss"

Then I went for my yoga class, which futher quietened my mind and made it more peaceful..
And from there to my friends house for Bhajans , which she had arranged , as part of her husbands 50 birthday celebrations.

Well what to say of the Bhajans..
They were sung by a young man from the "Art Of Living foundation
He had the most beautiful voice, you felt surrunded by velvet..
He asked us to close our eyes and become one with the music, and sing after him., and to sway , clap , whatever, with the music.
In other words to let the music take over..
Which I did ...and was slowly transported to the wonderful Blissful state that I was hearing about in the morning..
One felt the Divine within and around.. pure BHRAMAN is what i imagined it to be...
Then the Bhajan ended, and one came floating back...have experienced for a few moments in time " TRUE BLISS.."

I could now understand why people chant in groups, their is a certain dynamism in group energy .
Also when you become one with whatever you are doing , like the music , I was lost in it, one forgets their other problems, etc..

AND
This, I realized
Is what is meant by being in the NOW..

For when is at ONE WITH THE PRESENT MOMENT, our actions become more focused and powerful, as their is greater clarity in our thinking,because our minds are not clouded with anxiety/worry about the past or future actions..

So, live in the NOW !!,
or,
As said in the Bhagvad Gita,
"You have control over your action only, not the fruit, leave that to me..."

MANTRA MAGIC !!

Connect to your inner consciousness and behold the magic!!

Today, I went for my usual evening walk to the race course , and when I reached there, the sky was overcast with grey clouds, and it started drizzling.
I panicked, since I was not carrying an umbrella, and my cell would get wet and spoilt, and as we all know, unfortunately, our cells have become like our life line.All our nos are stored on it(what ever hapeened to the good old fashioned telephone directory)..

So I started chanting my mantra, and what do I see, in a few mins it has stopped drizzling, and the sky is as clear as can be...and a beautiful blue colour..
As I am finishing my round, I look back, and I see the grey clouds begining to gather again, a warning..time to go home..and I bump into my friends, who give me a ride back home...(being sunday, no driver).

The purpose of this little story being, that :
1) when you start chanting a mantra,,any one which you are used to, it quietens the mind, and then before you know it, you have connected to your peaceful inner self..

2) That you dont have to sit in a quiet room, in silence , to deeply connect with your
innerself,and that the peacefulness which is within you, can be experienced when you are out and at one with nature..

3) From that state of peacefullness..you unconsciously connect with with the universe....
And then ..you never can know.. what can happen!!

Your wish may or may not be granted, but that sense of peace which comes when one is in tune with nature is a reward in itself..and if your wish is granted..Hey presto..you have experienced creating magic!!

TRY IT!!