Sanatan Weekly Online
Issue No. 267 · March 20, 2005
Editor: Mr. Pruthviraj Purushottam Hajare

Articles

Need For Spirituality

Common Misconceptions

Did You Know?

Practical Application

Clarification of Doubts

Messages to Seekers

Children's Corner

Upcoming Religious Festivals

Spiritual Experiences

Implied Meaning

ESP Test

Saints' Quotes



Saved from death, by stepping away when the ceiling fan collapsed

    Ever since my mother told me about the importance of chanting, I have been chanting* God’s Name. Every day, I go to the library to study. To avoid the rush hour at the train station, I go early in the morning at 7 a.m. and return at about 8 p.m. In the library, I always sit at a particular table. One day as I was studying, I felt I should go home. My chanting was going on at that time. Not really understanding why I felt like that, I decided to go home. That day, I reached home much earlier, at 4 p.m. As soon as I reached home, I got a call from my colleague with whom I used to study, saying that the ceiling fan above the table I study at suddenly collapsed 10 minutes after I left, breaking it into two. He said that they couldn't even imagine what would have happened if I were sitting there at the time of the accident. I feel that all this is definitely God's grace. Due to chanting, I was saved from such a major calamity.

- Ms. Shubhangi Ashtikar, Mumbai, India.
    [The above experience shows the power of chanting and spiritual practice in imparting divine protection from unforeseen perils. No amount of gross efforts, but only subtle measures like spiritual practice can save one from such dangers that are beyond our gross control.
- Editor.]

Calmness and intense chanting*, despite irritability of others around

    One day a few months ago, my husband was tense and irritable at home due to work pressure. Unlike in the past, when I would get into an argument with him, failing to understand his behavior, that day I was calm and could chant intensely without being affected. I feel extremely grateful to God for bringing about this positive change in me and introducing me to the Sanatan organization, under whose guidance I have been doing spiritual practice for the past couple of years. This experience also made me realize that if individual spiritual practice can yield so many positive internal changes, then collective spiritual practice (spreading Spirituality) would yield so much more spiritual growth.

- Mrs. Jyotsna Ranade, NJ, USA.
    [Regular spiritual practice brings about one’s spiritual growth, which is indicated by internal changes, such as improvement in behavior, reduction in reactions, etc., as seen above.
- Editor.]

* If one is not currently doing any spiritual practice, or to complement one’s current spiritual practice, one can begin with the simple, but powerful spiritual practice of chanting or constantly remembering God's Name according to one's religion. Chanting also acts as a useful complement to any spiritual path one may be already following. It is a practice recommended for the current times by Holy texts and Saints of all religions.

  • Seekers in the initial stages of spiritual practice (less than one year) can repeat The Name of the Lord as per their religion (refer to Issue 3 Clarification of Doubts section for details).

  • Seekers who have been doing regular spiritual practice for over a year or so can determine the appropriate chant for them from the experiment given in Issue 124, Message to Seekers section.



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