A wife was worried about her
husbands eating habits. Not only had he steadily gained too much weight,
he also constantly complained of aches around his chest and stomach among
other parts of his body. Out of a sense of duty as a wife, she thought
she should speak to her husband asking him to mend his ways towards
healthy living.
The husband sat
Buddhalike listening to his wife’s loving yet pleading suggestions. As
she finished, he laughed out loud, leading his surprised wife to the internet
and showing her an article on Symptoms of Ascensions. A puzzled wife
looked at him wondering what he was driving at. The husband then
exclaimed “Don’t you see dear one.. I am not unhealthy.. I am
Ascending!!”
As the New age energies flood the earth it is natural for people to feel the effect of the energies at the physical level. What is funny is how people
in all sincerity feel that the physical symptoms are the key, if not the only, signs of Ascension.
The Devas through devasunlimited
share that the true ascension will be inner, from a dense to a Devic
consciousness. So, do not seek a Golden age outside, uncover the
Golden Age within. The heaven outside will be a reflection of the paradise within. Hence the Vedic saying “Yatha Drishti, tatha Srishti” - as is your view, so is your world! Not the state of your body, but the
state of your consciousness will be a better indicator of
Ascension.
I thought it would be a fun idea to write a new
list of symptoms of ascension, perhaps with the added help of my
friends reading this note. Here goes:
Inner Symptoms of Ascension –
1. Omnipresence :
The overwhelming feeling that ‘God is everywhere and everything.’ Not
just in fellow humans or suffering beings, not only in animals and
plants but even inanimate things. Even the hard and dusty floor and
walls or the wooden cabinet or this computer; sitting in front of which for too long may spoil your eyes! As Sri Paramahansa Yogananda once wrote
“A marble floor on which I stood one day thrilled me because of Thy
presence within it.” This feeling of Omnipresence naturally leads to a
state of…
2. Being a Witness :
Sometimes while walking through a crowded street I often find my I
taking a back seat and becoming just a witness to the chaotic panorama
of which I too am a part, to whose chaos I too contribute. I witness my
ego err, I witness my fears, I witness my efforts, I witness my little
joys and victories, I witness the dramas of life around me, I witness
this dream called life, and it leads me to an inner feeling of..
3. Oneness
: Like thousands of leaves to a tree, like millions of waves to an
ocean, we are all rooted in the One I. As such each being is a variety
of yourself. When you think you hate someone, you hate an aspect of
yourself; and when you Love someone you…
4. Love All :
The most important and telling symptom. A feeling of true causeless
love. You don’t just love someone or something; rather sometimes even
if for the briefest of seconds you become Love. As such you don’t
reason, judge or measure to love; there is no effort involved in sharing
or giving.. You become love itself and life rejoices in you.
5. Acceptance :
Every aspect of life flowing towards you, good or bad, becomes easy to
accept. Because you understand that God in His wisdom choose those
experiences for you, to make you grow, to awaken you in your true
self. You look forward to the day in excitement wondering what He has
in store for you, and then whatever comes you accept it with faith and
surrender, Love and..
6. Gratitude : One of the most wonderful and beneficial feelings to live with. A sense of Gratitude for all that was, is and will be. Always breathe in love and breathe out Gratitude.
7. Ego : You
become aware of your ego at work. You realize and recognize it even as
it raises its sometimes ugly head in so called justified self defense.
This is not just the arrogant ego but also the subtle ego, the humble
ego and the most dangerous one – the spiritual Ego, which in the guise
of utter pious humility, poisons the fruits of every spiritual effort
you make.
Yet you also realise the place ego has in our lives. Sri Paramahansa Yogananda once shared with
His disciples that when in the state of Cosmic consciousness, it
sometimes becomes difficult for Him to know who He is amongst the
millions of bodies that He feels at once across the universe. Hence ego is a tool that helps us be aware of our individuality.
8. New, speedy lessons : One will notice that wisdom comes to you in abundance from known, unknown
and inner sources. An inner-voice ever guides me on what to accept as
beneficial for the soul and what to ignore as transitory. Something
exciting that I may have learned on a day very quickly becomes old news
as newer lessons await me.
9. Inner Guidance : There
is this wise guiding voice within that is not at my beck and call but
will make its presence felt when least expected. Not when I am in
turmoil, panic or fear do I hear it; but ever in the state of calm it
speaks to me through my own reasons. It gently guides, encourages or
even pushes me towards something that I ought to do (including writing
this note). It ever shows me the true way and disappears when I am keen
to hold my own. It is never Pro-me, ever Pro-right! I feel this inner
Guidance getting stronger with time.
These are not states
that one may live in 24x7, yet their momentary presence in us overwhelms the ordinary states that we usually dwell in.
There are other souls who may experience other symptoms and hopefully someone will be willing to add to the list for the benefit of us all!
So – Wakey, wakey, Rise and Shine!!
I went through the same steps little-little in the last one year, without being told physically by any one, except for one item by Amma. Amma and Baba's grace. Sairam.
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