EXPERIENCING
DIKSHA
Dr.
Gautam Chatterjee
It
was Purnima
the
12th January,1998
My
date with my Guru.
His
blessings,His radiance
His
celestial sound
took
me for eternal bathing!
It
was brilliance of light
as
if touchable, feelable.
It
was Ram in varying frequency
explored
the ether within
the
pronunciation and
the
phonetic pulses
took
me for a swim
nay, swing
in HIS lap!
Suddenly
I
found myself
amidst
the light and sound
fountain.
For
me it was Bliss
I
could not utter
nay,never
wanted to speak
as
if my speechlessness
was
the only communication.
Thereafter,
Peace
remained within
I
forgot to talk aloud
or
do emotional outbursts.
All
around
synchronised
with my
temperament
I
merge and swim
in
Ram, for my celestial destiny.
I
have lost myself
and
named myself again
Ramansha,a
part of
all
mighty, all pervading
My
guru and He--Sri RAAUM.
I
shall wait ....
I
want to participate in
Universal
healing,
Prepare
me for that
My
Guru.My only one.
Hereafter I tossed again and again on
‘Ram Naam Dhuli’ but being the worst and unworthy disciple I
fumbled again and again in my spiritual course. Yet, every time I was lifted
by my Param Guru as a mother lifts her crying child fallen on the
ground with deepest touch of care, love and comfort.
I must admit most of my debacles are
due to materialistic pressure and my spiritual journey was halted again and
again like a passenger Train halting at every station. Nevertheless, after
my Diksha I felt always blessed, possessed, guided and protected all
the time. The concept of utterance of ‘Ram Naam’ created a linkage
within myself which finally became the communication mode with my Guru. I
recall in Greek mythology there were references of communication through ‘cosmic
mind’. All these years I used to think its something practicable at very
higher plane and not achievable by mortal like us! But in the post diksha
state I discovered that it was possible and if one is serious and
dedicated then one can hear, see and smell the aroma associated with Guru. I
know you are sciptical, but I am narrating what I saw and felt and for me
this is an unquestionable phenomenon! Though I have scientific frame of mind
but I am too novice to use any scientific barometer, except my own self.
Today science has proved that sound has creative and uncreative energy of
all kind. But as a Sadhak I can say that ‘Sonic’ Ram in uttered
and unuttered state creates a celestial linkage and Guru is also accessible
through this system of communication.
After installing the ‘sound icon’
within ,the manifestive string of Raum Raum uttered at different
frequency creates the harmony of natural law within and outside! And once
our body and mind is inter-knitted with ‘Ram Ram’ like the beads of
sonic garland then anything is possible. And I have experienced few of them!
From textual tradition it is learnt
that Swamiji Maharaj Satyanandji always stressed on character building as a
mandatory aspect for any Sadhak! So is emphasised by Dr Viswamitraji
Maharajji who said that if one does constant japa then only one can
actually control the negative qualities of life!
Well! this is a fact and I have
experimented with it! I can vouch that all given negatives of our nature
would take a backseat if one is serious, honest and effortlessly practise the
Ram Ram Japa which gradually becomes Ajapa Japa and Ram Ram
resounds within oneself even in deep sleep! In this state even the latent
‘negatives never dream to wake up’!
While on pilgrimage to Manali---the
abode of God -- I encountered a vision of different world. While waiting to
see my Guru I was standing facing SriRam Saranam, Manali. On the left side
behind the Ram Durbar there is a towering mountain and on the top of
it there appeared before me a celestial vision---a bust of Sri Ram. While
looking at it, in my mind I was trying to negate,this as an illusion.But
each time I tried to refrute it, my vision became stronger. However, I must
confess, Ram Ram was stringing constantly within myself and hence the
window of mystic kind opened up.
Sitting at the feet of Dr Viswamitraji
Maharajji I learnt that the philosophy of SriRam Saranam is encapsulated in
three Ss--Samyam. Simran and Seva. Samyam
is the first which is nothing but self control and stress is given towards
character building. For any Sadhak this should became the primary
control system and the necessary to cruise across the spiritual ocean called
‘Ram Ram’ at pure sonic level.
Next ‘S’ is Simran or
constant remembrance of Lords’ name. Japa is the mode and utterance
of Ram Ram is the method without bringing any quiver on the lips.
This internalised process invokes the Guna of Sri Ram within oneself
and manifests in positive Karma which finally attains egoless state
facilitating complete merger with the almighty and absolute submission to
him.
The last ‘S’ is Seva. This seva
or service to the God is not meant to be performed with money power or
physical efforts. It is to be performed by praying for others in the Ram
Durbar and propagate Universal brotherhood by professing the philosophy of Vasudhaiba
Kutumbakam. The whole universe is one family.
My next learning process began
when Dr Viswamitraji Maharajji blessed me and took me for three
night Sadhana Satsang in Haridwar during October 1999. My
experiences are narrated in this book which are mystic in character
and cosmic in dimension! But at the expression level,I feel it is an
effort on my part to l explain the taste of milk! Nevertheless,my
Guru(s) and my Lord Sri Ram would write for me!