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Omens superstition or reality
By: Anupam
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.
Anupam Mishra, aged 37, is a professional astrologer, spiritual healer, distant healing expert and also guide people in their search after the ultimate reality. He can be located at www.parsheshwar.com
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