A Touch of Divinity

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On January 7th, 2009, Sundara Aravinda Ashram in Melbourne, Australia welcomed the arrival of beloved Guruji for His first visit in over a year. Filmed entirely on the first day of His six-week sojourn, this documentary-style video captures the profound nature of His love, which often sends people into states of bliss and ecstasy.

With eternal gratitude, we dedicate this video to our beloved Guru, who, by His example, helps us to remember and restore our inherent Divinity.

(Running time:  10 min.  32 sec.)

How it Works

Below is a letter I received from one who both knows—and models for others, by way of these wise and profound words:  the true nature of the Guru and how He/She works, how and why it is essentially easy to forgive (and the need for it), and what is the underlying truth about all our wounds and rites of passage. These words clearly demonstrate the difference between “intellectually knowing” there is nothing outside of self and that you choose and create everything in your life and “having mastered” (or Self-realized) these truths. While individual circumstances vary from one person to another, the second and third paragraphs are what hold the Great Teaching which applies to everyone and every circumstance:  That you chose and created everything in your life for the sole purpose of liberating your soul and realizing God, your indwelling divinity. I offer this gift to you—as one of the most powerful spiritual tools I have ever given you—in the hopes that it will inspire you to walk in mastery, too. Please read this letter every day, until you are living at all times in the consciousness imbued in these words.

- Louix Dor Dempriey

 

One of my issues that came up for me for healing, which came up through my time with You, beloved Guruji, was regarding being with a guy when I was at age 25. This man really tried to do me in… I mean he possibly would have killed me had I not finally become free of him. Everything from physical beatings, verbal assaults, sado-masochistic sex, financial dependence on him,  regular humiliations, mind control, satanic practices, isolating me and turning me against my family and friends,  sleep deprivation—all of this over a five-month period.

I prayed to God for help and was able to leave my virtual imprisonment, and have been on the road with God in my heart ever since. So I understand that, because of the pain this man inflicted on me, I then was able to turn to God and surrender (then), and that was such a great gift. But I still had (and have) fears about being in a vulnerable position like that. And I realize that there is nothing—absolutely nothing—in Your example, in Your behaviour with me or any others, with Your teachings, with anything that I have ever heard You say or do, that could anyway indicate that You are anything other than Loving. Yet, my fears (again dissolving as I write this) are that my surrender to You might lead to my being harmed in any of these ways.

It is another great lila, dear Guruji:  where You are showing me the healing, offering this to me, and I accept it now. These memories… they are not the truth of who I am. They are something to be given to the Light and thanked and blessed for their place in my life at that time. Yes, these events did bring me to God; and, yes, yes, (the truth of what You have spoken about) this man has played a great role in my life by playing the role of hurting me, something that only a truly loving soul could and would do for me. I forgive him. I forgive him. I was scared before—terrified—but now I am free to forgive. I am stronger and wiser, and I can love him.

Lots of tears are flowing now, Guruji. Thank You for this gift. I hope I can continue loving and forgiving. Your grace has triggered this release in me.

Thank You.

- J.R.
Sydney, Australia

7 Years with Beloved Pranananda

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.

Over the 7 years of my life with His Holiness Beloved Pranananda, I have to have great confidence in Pranananda’s ability to work things out. No matter what is going on or how obscured my understanding of a situation is, I believe Pranananda is always working things according to His great sovereign plan.

It is as if there is this giant tapestry that Pranananda is weaving and my life is part of it. I sometimes get caught up with temporal things and the stuff that is happening, but Pranananda reminds me, “Hey, nothing is taking me by surprise. I’m weaving all of these things into this great pattern. Your mistakes the stuff that happens to you, it is all going to turn out alright.”

Has it ever occurred to you that nothing occurs to Pranananda? The thing you are embroiled in right now did not take Pranananda by surprise. He did not look at your situation and say, “Oh no, I didn’t figure on that. Francis do you have any suggestion? What are we going to do?”

I know that sometimes in my microscope view of things I have said, “Lord, such and such has got to happen.” And Pranananda has replied, “Well you don’t have the big picture.” Then as time went on, Pranananda pulled the camera back and I got the wide view, and I realized Pranananda was up to something very cool—totally apart from what I thought had to happen.

Whatever your situation, you can rest assured that Pranananda has plans to work things out. Pranananda is working all things after the counsel of His own will. So relax, Even if your present circumstances have totally taken you by surprise, Pranananda saw it coming and made provision far ahead of time.

Many who do not believe can take example of my recent experiences.

God Bless You All, remain in your faith.

With Much Love,

Disciple Francis