Spiritual Experiences

Spirituality is a science in which knowledge is attained through spiritual practice and the spiritual experiences (anubhutis) resulting thereof. An experience beyond the five senses, mind and intellect is known as a spiritual experience.

Removal of obstacles in installation of a new printer

We bought a new printer and were about to install it. I told my husband to chant* the Lord's Name before starting the installation. He worked on the installation for more than half an hour with no results. Then I chanted for a while and the problem was solved.

Immediately after the installation was complete, we faced another problem with the printer and again spent a lot of time trying to fix it. Once again, I told my husband to chant the Lord's Name and upon doing so, the problem was fixed. To this, my husband said, “It seems, nothing works without the Lord's Name.” Soon everything was fixed. I suggested to my husband that the first print out should be of a picture of Lord Ganapati. He agreed and the print out was excellent.

- Mrs. Suhasini Kale, Chicago, USA.

[Just as Mr. Kale observed, nothing works without God’s blessing. Chanting His Name hastens His blessings in any activity.

-Editor.]

Feeling energized and calm after chanting

Once, when I was feeling very tired and distressed by my surroundings, I decided to go to my family's holiday cottage for a week. For those seven days, I did a lot of chanting and experienced a lot of sattvik (spiritually pure) happiness. I was very grateful to the Guru Principle for this experience and returned to the city very energized and calm.

- A Seeker.

[We often experience distress and fatigue as a result of a spiritual problem, such as ‘spiritual dirt’ accumulated from being immersed in a raja-tama environment. The only solution to such a problem is therefore spiritual in nature. Taking time out, even on a daily basis, to chant and do spiritual practice, will ensure that one stays spiritually energized and refreshed.

-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.

To begin with, one can repeat God's Name according to their religion (refer to Issue 3 Clarification of Doubts section for a list of God's Names as per various religions), or the Name that they feel most comfortable chanting.
Interested readers can determine the exact chant for them from the experiment given inIssue 124, Message to Seekers section.