Turning into a monk - I

“What I have to do to become a teacher?”

This question seems very simple but sometime a simple question becomes a so surprise element that hearing such question brings goose bumps in body. And it transcends you to extremely silent moment where “expressionless” is the best term to define that moment. And no doubt at that point of time words are not enough to explain the joy.

It’s a story of a girl whose complete transformation took only four month. If someone ask me to measure, then I’ shall simply say from one point of quadrant to another point opposite in sign. From negative infinity to positive infinity. And truly speaking this is the magic of a guru. A guru handles you and your mind so efficiently, that even a complicated path becomes simple. Guru takes you to a journey where you never realize the distance traveled. A guru transforms lives in just fraction of a second. A stimulant thought and a voice comes from inside says, I have to do this.

I personally know this girl from the day one of her spiritual birth. Two years before she tasted the flavors of this dish. There is no doubt that she enjoyed the seven days of time span as much as others. She learned some tools and techniques and made new friends, and I was one of them. She was living happily and enjoying each and every bit of her life. We use to interact with each other once in a blue moon. She uses to share the experiences of her practices and I usually try to motivate her to keep moving. The best part of life is that, it allows us to play whatever role we want to play in this theatre and we never realize that when we start loosening our one string. The same thing happened with her also; in the charm of happiness she left the string of spirituality. This was the time we were hardly speaking to each other. It was like connection fading away.

Luckily, four months before we saw each other online and started the long due conversation. It was really a long duration since we last ask each other;” How are you? We found some left out talks and started asking questions. Somehow in between the conversation I realized that something is not fine. Somewhere, something is missing. On the first day I did not felt comfortable in asking the real cause. But, one thought that crossed in my mind was, “I should do something”. I felt like someone is continuously telling me to go forward and ask. I followed my will and started talking regularly. The funniest part was at that she was only telling about her physical problems, suffering from this and that, some allergies of environment to hitting a door and getting a pain. I use to always smile and say;” Everything will be fine”. I knew that its not a physical problem which is hurting her, actual problem is at the top floor of the building. And then a day came when I gave her first blessing with all my faith and prayer. Please take care of her. I don’t know how that worked but she told that it was like fine tuning the old radio. Effect was such like after that blessing she went to office and enjoyed the day. We gave momentum to our conversation and decided to meet.

After long time when I saw her I couldn’t believe myself. The face of the clock was showing 12oclock. Each and every dimension was out, whether it was a physical dimension or mental. Specifically she was giving me a fake smile, a smile which was not supporting her at all. While interacting to her I came to know that; her kites of emotion were flying without any string. I blessed her again and saw some water particles are supporting the gravitational force. I personally believe that a person only show tears when situation is beyond the imagination. It took almost 30 minutes to bring her fake smile back. Silence was the only way to bring her actual spontaneity back. I left that place with one promise that she is going to join the next silence program.

And here comes role of a guru. The best part of a guru is he will set you free, He will allow you to run, and save you just one moment before falling. And that is what happened. Guru pulled her into silence. This was the month of June and a silence program was about to happen in gurgaon. I just passed this information to her with a faith. I had this gut feeling inside me that this is going to be miraculous. The thing, which will make her completely hollow and empty. The four day journey had begun. I still remember her face, her body language on day one, a complete silent and resistive attitude; It was looking like her mind is full of doubt. I suggested her, whatever you are carrying here in your mind just put that into botheration basket. Day passed she went into silence, she did sahaj Samadhi, and the power behind her guided her to take all the right decision at that point of time. She had been facilitated with everything like a child. Program came to an end and I got an opportunity to talk to her. It was my first shock, a completely changed personality with all positive frames of mind. It was like someone did put her into a mould for four days and did all the treatment and made a new package. The way she was laughing, speaking and walking was miraculous.

Story did not end here. Four months before there was a person who use to be apprehensive with each new step became a decision maker, a bundle of joy, a nest of rest. I again disappeared from her connection after that course. One fine day I got her call, a HELLO, like someone is roaring with energy. I presumed this is DSN energy and it was. It was the month of august, and she returned from a program called DSN. DSN with Anandji. Anandji is a person whom I can call a transformer. Anandji has got a capability to transform cat into a lion. Then I realized how smooth she is sailing after crossing one barrier, one bad phase of life. I personally believe this is one of the biggest changes I have seen in my life. She touched each and every aspect of spirituality, whether it’s listening Ashtavakra Geeta, doing group sadhna or Sewa, everything. Now status is she is asking this question;” What I have to do to become a teacher?”

Life never shuts all the doors together; it’s our vision which can see only one direction. When one door is shut we never dare to look the door just next to it. She dared to do that and she is my “Turning into a monk – I”.