Omens superstition or????
As soon as we hear this so-called word 'Omen' we squeeze our
nose and feel like the people of this modern age. The people who
are living in the 'Scientific era' and this appears to be a
matter of great shame if they believe upon this seemingly trash.
But I ask you one question and please give me your answer right
straight to your heart. Have you ever searched about these
things like an unbiased scientist? Science says that we must
leave out some of the things since they are nothing but mere
co-incidences without any significance at all. Conversely,
saints say in the God's creation everything has reason. Who is
right saint or scientist? Have you ever taken enough pain to
search out the reality? Or you just veiled yourself in the
scientific dogmatism as soon as you come across these things?
Tell me are you just the gramophone that runs on to sing the
already recorded song? Newton invented the theory of gravity
since he did not pass on the so-called common phenomena
occurring from centuries. He got something uncommon in the
falling of the 'Apple'. The 'Apple' which has become legend now.
If Newton would have passed on this incident as mere
co-incidence he had lost his eternity. He got eternity because
he saw the uncommon in the common. He was not a common man who
sees everything without any new perspective at all. But what
about you? Every man is a born scientist; once he understands
that he has also the same mind as all have. The difference
borders on very thin line when we turn ourselves escapists to
say 'Friends we are not scientists we are common human beings'.
In the Vedas it is written in the clearest of terms that the
whole universe is nothing but an idea. I took this truth
straight to my heart. Then I heard Vivekananda's saying that
'Everything has reason in this universe. So, we can't say
anything unreasonable'. I engraved this quotation deep into the
pigeonholes of my brain and went on unveiling the truth
especially of the omens. I decided right then that I would not
take any of the incidents or co-incidents on physical level
rather I would locate the thought behind it. Since the Vedas say
life is nothing but the mass of thoughts.
The case is the same, which I discussed, in my last article
'Free will exists or not'. The hero of this case history is the
same young man. Here is the story:
I don't remember the exact month and date of this incident. But
more or less it was the evening of April, 2004. I was preparing
to go into my meditation room. Just in the mid-way the young man
called me back "Bhaiya (brother) just give me five minutes". I
came back in utter frustration thinking that boy had no sense.
When he knows that I am going to meditate why he is disturbing
me a lot? He could have waited for a while. Why this boy seems
to me always impatient? Always involved into his problems
without caring a bit about others?
However, I suppressed my emotions since I did not want to hurt
him. He asked me "Brother do you think I can be a Pilot because
since 4 years I have been struggling hard without finding a ray
of hope in my way?" As soon as he asked the question I started
noticing some strange phenomena occurring around me which I will
discuss later. After noticing all the phenomena I told him he
would be a Pilot undoubtedly but after going through lot of
uncertainties and unexpected hindrances. He asked what kind of
uncertainties and obstacles would be there? I told him that I
couldn't say right now. But still you would have a last laugh I
am sure. He went back to his home with little satisfaction and
lingering hope.
Before telling you what happened around me to enable me to peep
into young man's future just add something into your mind.
Whenever any idea takes birth in your mind it gives birth to
another chain of baby- thoughts outside. I call these
baby-thoughts the voice of God. However, you must have proper
eyes to behold these infant- thoughts. They contain in
themselves all the possible outcome of your idea. They tell the
future.
Now recollect the boy called me in the mid- way when I was going
for meditation. And I came back in utter frustration. Now, stop
and observe. The idea of becoming Pilot germinated in the young
man's mind. That idea gave birth to another idea of putting
obstacle in spiritual journey of mine and then went on
projecting the idea of frustration on my part. When anybody is
going for worship and somebody stops him, do you think it is a
good omen? No, someone is going for a good work and you are
putting obstacle it is a sheer sin on your part.
So, precisely, his idea initially gave birth to twin brothers
namely the idea of obstacle and the idea of frustration. Then I
noticed during my conversation that my child was wailing as the
roof might have fallen upon him. The idea is of weeping. Then I
felt greatly disgusted thinking he must went away. I lost my
whole interest in his question. The idea was of
disinterestedness.
Right then I heard a noice of falling of some utensils in my
kitchen. The idea is of falling or disturbances whatever you may
term as. But at last I saw my mother was lighting incense in
front of a deity. The idea was of spiritual blessing.
So, now note down the different ideas, which took birth as soon
as the question emanated in the young man's mind. They were
namely obstacles, frustration, disinterestedness, weeping,
falling and at last spiritual blessing. Therefore, I told him
that he would become pilot but only after going through a lot of
lean phases. The boy became pilot in November 2004. Before
November 2004, the boy got lot of opportunities, tons of hopes,
host of assurances but without any fructification at all. He
became entirely hopeless. A part of it I also shared with him.
Since I was doing experiment if it might succeed it will boost
me up to go further. Or I will stuck right there. However I am
grateful to god he showed me the right way.
Now go slightly deeper. Remember from the seeds of the previous
karmas your future- tree blooms. In other words your past- deeds
decide the future since karmas are the root cause of the
forthcoming incidents. Okay I found the future interwined in the
present but was it possible to locate his past karmas as well
out of the same events happened around me? Now recollect the
incidents again namely wailing, falling of utensils and
obstacles in spiritual journey of mine. Don't you think there
was a kind of violence in all those incidents? As I told you
that my child was weeping as 'roof might have fallen over him'.
The falling of utensils naturally would create lot of harsh
sounds. The obstacles in my spiritual journey resulted in good
amount of frustration on my part. It made me highly irritated. I
was finding myself unable to face the boy even for a moment.
And those all were done by his single question. Why his question
created such a turbulent atmosphere? So, there must be something
behind his question also. And that 'Behind' obviously was his
karmas which he did in his last births. The severity and the
violent nature of the omens clearly showing the karmas were very
far from being good. However, karmas emanate from a particular
habit. The habit was his selfishness, which projected the
question. So, behind his karmas his tendency of selfishness must
be responsible. And this selfishness must be great because the
omens were bordering upon abnormality. God message was clear
"the boy would not be able to start his career unless he uproots
his inherited root of selfishness".
However, at last the burning of incense in front of a deity was
like the silver lining between the dark clouds. It was clearly
indicating that the boy would be able to eradicate his
deficiency of selfishness, which simultaneously led to start his
career.
But why this so called selfishness caused hindrances in his
career? It is the mystery, which I leave upon you to unravel.