Heart to Heart from the Hearth

Loving greetings from sweet sweet home Madhuban.

There is a Kumars bhatti (meditation intensive) going on here right now with some 6000 brothers participating from all over Bharat. Bhattis are very often transformational. There are moments of discomfort when there are some deep realizations and then there are liberating, uplifting moments where Baba makes the soul fly beyond.

I went through some intense transformational moments yesterday. There came a period that was so uplifting, that at the end of it I had a moment that was by far the greatest (so far) in terms of pure good wishes for every soul in the world. I felt connected to every soul in the world and had this loving feeling - ' I wish you were here to experience this'.

Late in the evening, I had the opportunity of a long conversation with one of the Dadis. I had shared the recent case study of experiences with her over email.Yesterday we met for some service and she brought up the topic and shared some insights. The way she shared (in essence below) was also an art.

First she verified that the situation that I had described was indeed over and that I was happily making intense efforts now. Then she said:

1. It is good that you felt inclined to share your experiences to caution others. I understand your intent.
2. It is not useful to share much about negative experiences. There are several aspects in play here.
   1. You are putting your thoughts into karma(action) and the effect becomes stronger.
   2. Others may decide to take things casually - 'Oh, that one also had challenges, so what's the big deal if I have some'
   3. People see things differently and may not understand your intent
   4. Some may gain and maintain a negative vision for you long after you have moved on   
   5. Other 'complications' can arise.
3. Keep such sharings very essenceful when you feel that you must share and that others will take benefit. Brahma Baba was open and also used to talk about storms but was always essenceful.
4. In case you do encounter any challenging thoughts in the future, do not describe them. Move onto more useful thoughts.

Dadi then shared several experiences from the service field and from her current activities. While the details are a bit personal to her, the essence was an example of loving good wishes as well as deep respect.

Today morning, one our brothers (also in our mailing group) took me aside gently and lovingly said, you know, I feel its good to share points, but not about your shortcomings. Share them with Baba or with Dadis. I thanked him and shared about Dadi's comments from yesterday. He said, aha, my line is clear!

So, there it is - some general guidelines for your consideration. Hope this is useful.

Yesterday was a day full of insights. I was lost in Baba's love and there was a big clearing happening within. And I saw so much beauty and benefit through all the experiences I have been having. The silent witness stage is powerful indeed and has been very handy in the previous episode. I've been learning soooooooo much over the last few days - it's wonderful!

Achcha. With lots of love and good wishes...