Feeling the presence of His
Holiness (H.H.) Dr. Jayant Athavale after
doing service with surrender
We got a call from a seeker to inform us that the bhav
satsang was to
be conducted at our residence. I had much work to do. I immediately prayed
to H.H. Dr. Athavale to please help me to keep my cool and to help me
to finish my work right on time to welcome the seekers. I had full faith
in Him and my work was done on time for the bhav satsang and I was also
able complete my chanting*. While singing devotional hymns (aarti or ritual
of waving lit lamps), I could feel the presence of H.H. Dr. Athavale and
I could see Him seated in the chair instead of His photograph, which was
placed on that chair.
After the aarti I went into another room with
my 1-year-old son, as he wanted to play and the noise may disturb the
bhav satsang. While the
collective chanting of Sri
Durgadevi was going on, unknowingly one part
of me was pleading to H.H. Dr. Athavale and to Sri Durgadevi that I wanted
to be a part of the group outside and do the collective chanting there.
The very next moment, Mr. Sean Clarke (another seeker) came to the room.
He told me to go do the chanting and that he would play with Nakul (my
son). The strange thing was I did not see Mr. Clarke, but H.H. Dr. Athavale
instead! I was overwhelmed with gratitude and bowed to Him. After the
Bhav Satsang, I told Mr. Clarke about my spiritual experience and he said
that he suddenly got a thought to relieve me and play with my son instead.
He said he immediately acted upon the thought. Even while writing this
spiritual experience I experienced the same spiritual emotion. |
