Experience of a deity in place of the lamp after expressing gratitude to the lamp

    When lighting the clarified butter (ghee) lamp every evening, I pray for the spiritually pure (sattvik) frequencies from heaven to come to this hermitage (ashram), for removal of distressing energies and creation of a spiritually pure environment. Every time after this prayer to the lamp, I feel a lot of divinity in the hermitage and Bliss in the lamp. One day as I was about to light the lamp and say the same prayer, I felt that the lamp always acts according to the prayer. Therefore, instead of praying, I just expressed gratitude to it. That day, on lighting the lamp, I felt that the lamp was a deity.

Depression disappearing after watching a video of a Holy sacrificial fire (yadnya)

    Since leaving my job last week, I stayed at home. I was not feeling very happy with the way my spiritual practice was happening, and was feeling very alone and isolated. I was crying to His Holiness (H.H.) Dr. Jayant Athavale for help so that spiritual practice would happen properly and so that I would feel more devotion.

    At that time, I remembered the video CDs that a seeker from Australia had mailed that showed aspects his spiritual visit to India. I sat to watch the video CD after saying an intense prayer, “O Lord, may I learn from this video and put the learning into practice immediately.” I also prayed for an increase in my devotion or spiritual emotion.

    I first started with a video of a Holy sacrificial fire performed at Karad (near Mumbai, India). These sacrificial fires are performed by Saint Raghuvir Maharaj to invoke Lord Hanuman’s blessings on the Sanatan organization’s mission of spreading Spirituality and establishing Righteousness (Dharma). During this particular sacrificial fire at Karad, Lord Hanuman Himself had manifested in Saint Raghuvir Maharaj. Upon seeing that in the video, I was overwhelmed with spiritual emotion. The moment Lord Hanuman manifested in Saint Raghuvir Maharaj, I could not sit anymore. I felt, “The Lord is here, how can I sit in His presence!” I was filled with awe and intense gratitude for the way God helps His seekers in every way. The feeling of isolation disappeared, as I felt that I was also there during the sacrificial fire.