The Unseen Hand

There are some moments in your life when you are filled with gratitude for those small yet wonderful moments that come by. And then there are those moments when you only begin realize that you need to be grateful in a very big way.

Satsangh with Chayanna and RaviPrakash at Vidyaranyapura

This Sunday morning certainly brought smiles of gratitude from the six hundred odd participants gathered at Regency school, Vidyaranyapura. The occasion was a mega Sudarshan Kriya followed by a Satsangh with Swamy Suryapada (Chayanna) at the helm. It was simply mindblowing.

Apparently the late Maharshi Mahesh Yogi advocated group meditation and chants of 'Om Namah Shivaya' as a means of bringing peace to the world.

But one has to experience this to believe the effect.

And believe we did, this Sunday. The morning air around us was electrifying. Every cell in your body begins to vibrate with energy and there is a unique sense of healing. Odd pains mysteriously disappear. Any negative feeling that you might harbor, suddenly vanishes and all that is left is a sense of love and belonging.

I had more down-to-earth plans for the afternoon. I had to accompany a friend to a nearby market. She wanted to take her car and driver. As we cruised along in the car, I noticed that the driver seemed a bit amateur and he did not seem to have much control over the car.

At a corner, he took a rash turn and hit another vehicle. My neighbor was clearly shaken. The driver of other car came towards us, obviously angered by the bump on his car. My friend apologized to the other car driver in a quivering voice. After he left, she was still trembling. I managed to keep calm and soothed her. I know now for a fact that my own calm demeanor could have only been the result of the morning Sadhana (spiritual practice).

We left the car and driver in safe custody and started walking to our destination.

"Thank God the accident happened in a small lane", my neighbor commented, in a small voice. I agreed wholeheartedly.

"I shudder to think what would have happened if that driver took the car to the main road", she continued.

I nodded again.

We have ever so many reasons to be grateful for. The soulful singing and intense chanting amidst the green trees and golden sun rays makes waves of gratitude pass through the core of your being. You know what you have to be grateful for.

And yet sometimes, in a fleeting moment you are part of an event so stressful that you are almost dissociated from reality. It is then that you begin to feel the Unseen Hand...and you suddenly know what else you have to be grateful for.