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It was an experience that was to change my life forever.
One evening, when I was 25 and a student in law school who was training to become an attorney, I was meditating and had a profound, mystical experience of what felt to me to be a “divine presence”. I was clearly aware of this presence as a nonphysical, sentient being that was above me, over my left shoulder, that was radiating to me the most profound, all-encompassing love that I had ever experienced – a love far surpassing any human love that I had ever known - a love that was total, unconditional, absolute. I knew, then, from that time forward, that my life was to be totally dedicated to my being on a path of the Divine - that nothing mattered more than being in the presence of the Divine, attuning to the Divine, living a spiritual life intuitively guided by the Divine and that I would endeavor to embody more and more of the Divine in my thoughts, words and actions.
During this experience, I recalled that I’d had one other experience similar to this, but not nearly as intense or powerful. I experienced what seemed to be the same presence once before at the age of 7 while I was sitting in an upstairs balcony during a church service. At that time, I also felt a presence, a nonphysical being, above me and over my left shoulder, blessing me with an energy of profound love, peace and well being beyond anything I’d experienced in the physical world. This earlier experience was wonderful reassurance that there was, indeed, a Divine Presence in my life – one that was beyond the physical world and therefore of a higher, “Divine” dimension. This reinforced my belief that God was a living presence in my life.
During my years in college, there was a time when science-based teachings had turned me away from a belief in God. It was during that time that Time magazine had come out with a cover story declaring “GOD IS DEAD,” though I was skeptical that the writers of this article had any real proof by which to proclaim this.
Shortly after my “mystical experience” I put my newly rediscovered faith in God to the test. A week after the experience, after a Saturday night of partying until 5 a.m., I decided to go to a church service that Sunday morning, which was to begin at 11 a.m. I wanted to awaken at 10 a.m. I could have set an alarm, but felt a great faith that God would awaken me. I affirmed that God would do so. So, I went to sleep at 5 a.m. trusting that God would, indeed, awaken me at 10 a.m. At precisely 10 a.m., I was awakened by a loud shattering noise in the room. A miracle had taken place. A mirror which I’d had sitting on the floor leaning backward against a wall had overcame the gravity of its lean against the wall and lunged forward and down onto a lantern lamp that was sitting on the floor by my bed. I call it a miracle because what had happened was a physical impossibility -- from a scientific point of view. Also, the fact that it was in perfect response to my request to be awakened by God at 10 a.m. was a powerful demonstration that God (or an agent of God) had, indeed, heard my request or “prayer” and responded to it perfectly and precisely on time. One of my law school housemates, Robert Terzian, was a witness to the shattered lantern lamp with the mirror atop it and I recounted to him what had happened. From that time forward, I didn’t doubt that God was present in my life, could respond to my communications and was truly there for me!
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