Book Excerpt
“Nothing happens without a reason . . . there are no coincidences in the universe . . . the universe is always giving clues to those who understand. You need only to open the eyes of your heart to see miracles all around.” (my philosopher, friend Shree Nichani’s words) It was the illumination of the heart by the heart with “The Heart”, in certitude of the divine light and guidance.
Why the heart? What synchronicity . . . perhaps synchronicity is a quantum event of the heart! I became extremely aware of the synchronistic relationship between mind, body, heart and spirit.
I got my answer. The Infinite chose me . . . I felt humbled and grateful. What else is there to say? I found eternal abundance and bliss in the wealth of that moment. I felt connected with something greater than myself. The defining moment which makes all the difference in the world around you . . . call it the most transforming moment of my life. I realized why I was put on this planet!
My heart instantly knew what my mind was trying to grasp for years. I found in that instant “my calling”, my goal in life, the glimpses of a higher-self, that I have been seeing in fragments all my life. I found my truth. My journey had begun but my search was over. In that moment, the Infinity rendered itself to me in my own language, what my inner self was searching for ages. I found my answers . . . I uncovered something greater than life. A certain sense of purpose dawned on my consciousness. I sensed a certain distinct harmony. Trivialities of daily existence started to lose their grip on me. Something was beckoning me to embark upon my spiritual journey and show the world that it is through the heart that one can manifest one’s heart’s desires. I knew I found something . . . my quest for the Unknown had ended. Since then I have been seeing the cosmic signs and clues around every bend. The miracles are all around us but we need the “awakened eyes” (the eyes soaked in the inward gaze into the heart) to see them. It is the thrill and joy of knowing the Unknown! I now believe that I have the good fortune of knowing Infinite’s presence around me all the time; I feel Its presence wherever I go and whatever I do, in each moment, in every thought, in every deed. It emanates from each cell of my being.
The essence of any religion is not worshipping, rituals or chanting, it is more of finding the path. It is unfolding of one’s own unique quest of an inner personal relationship with the divine . . . it is the catching of the “Unseen” in its own splendor; it is knowing the mystical peak or the dawning of heart’s wisdom. It is the understanding of the working of the “Invisible” force and accepting life as it unfolds, like a child, in complete surrender, without the use of intellect. The ultimate reality cannot be described or comprehended in
terms of common language or in scientific terms. Certainly the scientists will not find it in any laboratory with the help of gross scientific instruments.
I found my truth, my true religion, the religion of mankind and the glue that holds the world together. I felt I was one with the same force that puts fragrance in the flowers, makes the planets move, and takes care of living beings . . . every animal, each insect and plant-and the same energy pulsates in every beat of our hearts. I realized the power of Consciousness with its dual aspects, static and active. The active sends out its vibrations though it hides its identity from our perception behind the form it creates. I found my answer. It was a call from Beyond. It was a mystical clue, not a random occurrence but an invitation of forming a personal relationship with this Unseen Power, a synchronistically significant coincidence that was a clear message from the non-local realm, which made Itself visible, and was telling me to give this message to the world. It was a message of
the “Heart” by the “Heart” to everyone with a heart, from the Universal love “Heart” Itself.
Even in the writing of this book, it will be more accurate to say: “It is writing itself ” I became a conduit in the hands of an Unseen Power. The words were handed out to me in spells that lasted for many days and weeks and sometimes 10 hours at a stretch. It changed my life in a way that I cannot express in words. I hope the same knowledge changes yours. All of us are connected to this electro-magnetic field of the heart but a few know how to make this energy flow in our lives, as there are many negative and stressful events that dissipate this energy from our bodies. While each person’s path to self-realization is different, it is my belief that reading mine will be a catalyst for you to discover yours. Seeing how I came to my revelation, through literal and figurative hearts, may very well ignite an aha! experience in you-and reveal your own unique connection to the Divine. This unseen source steers me through times when I start to stumble or when I try to put my little ego-self into it. I realized why I was put on this planet and that was the day when my whole life fell into place, in sync with my divine destiny. I felt as if I was in one with the same power that holds the cosmos together, when things happen, not of your own doing but through another invisible power, some unseen intelligence. I had to wait a lifetime to write this book or rather to become the person who could write this book.
I felt a certain resonance with Tagore’s words: “ . . . my life’s empty flute waits for its final music, like a primal darkness before the stars come out.” I have become a conduit to give this message to the world. I wanted to shout at the top of my voice:
Follow your Heart!
Heart is the seat of Consciousness. We have the power within us to awaken and reshape our minds through our hearts and stir the same within our fellow human beings. Follow your heart . . . we are tied and bound together at the heart level in unity, peace and harmony . . . and this is my humble message from the bottom of my heart. Obviously this Is No Secret!
* The result was my first book titled: The Divine Perfume of Love , a collection of 108 poems, published in year 2000, by IUniverse.com