 I would start first with the real life stories narrated by Acharya Shree Yogeesh on Podcast: Paryushan 2022: Day 1 - A wake up call from Illusion and then my own incident. Human Mind is the blessings to wake yourself up. Just little thing can wake you up. It does not require much. Story of popular monk: He was a rich business men named Gopal, who had a good habit. Early morning before sunrise he wakes up and goes to a morning walk. It gives you fresh air. While he was walking, a lady was also waking up her son, whose name was Gopal too. She was saying, “Gopal, wake up.” While he was passing by he heard his name “Gopal!”. Mother said again: “Gopal, Wake up”. He wants to listen to her carefully as someone was calling his name and drew his attention. Mother said: “Gopal, it’s time to wake up. Night has gone, dark disappeared, Sun has risen, wake up Gopal, Wake Up.” Child still does not wake up, mother said again; “Gopal, I am telling you now, look dark has disappeared, beautiful morning, sun has risen, how long you will sleep Gopal, How long ?” And the way she says that it wakes him up fully. He is outside on the street, he thinks she is hitting me so hardly, very deep, he rushes home instead of morning walk. He woke up his wife. Asked her to bring the will, paper, I did not sign yet, but I wrote the will. Wife said: "Why? What happened?" He said: “ You will not understand. Dark has disappeared, Night has gone. Beautiful morning, sun has risen.” Repeated those words. He asked to wake up theirs sons. They all came, and asked him: “What happened dad? He repeats the same words: “Dark has disappeared, Night has gone. Beautiful morning, sun has risen, wake up Gopal, Wake up.” He handed over everything and left, and became a very popular monk. Story of Bernard Shaw born in England, famous poet, suddenly wakes up how? He used to go to the morning walk every days rule. No matter what I am going to wake up early and go for morning walk. All your glands, system, body is now filled up with oxygen and you remain healthy. One day he did not know about the parade in the morning. But as usual he went for a morning walk and he suddenly wakes up. We think we wake up everyday, NO. You don’t really wake up, you open your eyes little bit that’s it. He suddenly woke up. He sees everywhere walking cemetery. Everywhere walking. He wrote this in his book and after 10 pages he explained what was walking cemetery? And since that day he woke up. He sees every one walking on that street, thousands of people, but he happened to him, where we bury dead body is called cemetery. Bernard shaw became vegetarian. Nobody taught him, he woke up by himself. He said no I am not going to bury in my body dead body any more. He learn by himself. Developed mind. It is a Real incident. Nobody taught him what vegetarianism is? No body taught him what this body is, how to handle it, what to eat, and what not to eat? My Wake Up Call: Years back , when I decided to go for morning walks no matter how harsh is the weather and situation. I enjoyed walking by myself in nature with soothing music in my ears. Watching sun rising, birds, trees, little stream flowing etc. After a good walk, I use to sit to meditate under a tree. After few months, it became my habit, it seems that nature was calling me to visit every morning. My health started to improve, lot of clarity came, but deep down I was seeking a real guidance to do something big with this life of mine. Constantly seeking someone to help me to discover these mysteries of life. I kept on walking as I knew nature will was helping me already. When I walked everyday, I felt being one with nature, trees became my friends, as if nature started to communicate with me. I had an idea that we are definitely not thrown out on this earth randomly, to just work, eat, raise kids, earn money, become a good parent, become old and then die. Many mysteries of life was constantly on my mind and I was certain that I just don’t want to remain in limbo without the questions unanswered for my whole life and then die one. Fortunately technology, Youtube and Social media was available where I can at least attempt to look if there is someone out there to help me? During my search, I found on YouTube Acharya Shree Yogeesh who talked about Soul, spiritual practices and how to meditation helps etc. My search was still on. Because traditionally most religion talks about and worships the person who is not living? And those who are living are in 1000s, in different robes, orange, white, red, yellow and son on, all teaching religion. How can we learn from someone who is in the form of photo, or statue or book etc. How can I trust what others are saying from the book? As they did not write the book? Neither it seem logical to practice and digest in the real world what’s written in the book. Whom to trust? Is there a living God, who can guide us directly? My morning walks continue for years and am constantly looking for a guide very deeply. And then one morning during my walk, I felt nature so lively and waking me up, giving me a constant vision when I close my eyes to meditate quietly under the tree, that there is a living God on this earth, wearing a white robe, holding my hand, and I am like a little short girl walking with him, climbing very very long stairs towards the sky, towards light, towards full moon light, leaving everything behind just walking peacefully, trusting him like a daughter trusts her father. Completely, no doubts, full of love, compassion, power, positivity. I saw this again and again as soon as I closed my eyes. And suddenly I realized that person was no one else other than my Guru Acharya Shree Yogeesh. Same day I decided to visit his Ashram in Texas and start learning from him. This moment was my wake up call. It was constantly waking me up, saying how long I can not trust someone and not even take a single step to learn. How long I can live with unsolved mysteries of live, unhealthy life style, directionless way of living? Since that visit to the Ashram I have never stopped my spiritual practices, countless mysteries have been unfolded, tremendous amount of darkness and confusion are gone, lot of clarity came, tremendous trust on myself hav developed, many inner enemies have been taken care of eg: anger, ego, deceitfulness, hatred, envy etc. Life has taken 360 degree turn and now at the point where looking at true nature of mine compassionate, loving, flowing, peaceful has become very easy. Being with myself , in the body has become so comfortable and a blessing that every day I want to go deeper and deeper to merge within. I hope everyone can understand this waking up call, and find peace within, instead of searching it outside in the Temple, Mosques, churches and holy books. Trust yourself first before trusting anyone else. “That learning is the right learning where the knowledge is in the form of knowing - Directly from the Soul, Not for the books or texts. Only Enlightened ones can share this type of knowing and so can you once you absorb this teachings and finally learn how to unlearn EVERYTHING.” That would be your NEW BEGINNING. Love to all Shailaja. |
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