Spiritual Journey

[Guest guest]

I had an experience many years ago, that started me on the path to find Godde. I

would like

to share a bit of it and would love comments.

I was in a situation far from my home and family. I was in an abusive

relationship and under a

lot of stress. One day I was listening to George Harrison's big solo album, All

Things Must

Pass and listening to the track " Run of the Mill'. Part of the lyrics are

" everyone has choice,

when to, or not to raise their voices, it's you that decides... " I suddenly felt

myself plunged

into what seemed to be a vortex of light, blinding and swirling around like

being inside a

tornado. I knew inside my innermost being that I was seeing Godde. I was both

raising and

falling at what seemed to be incredible speed, and I could not stop crying for

joy and awe.

The overriding message I got was " it will all be all right-nothing can ever hurt

you anymore " . I

understood this to mean, that while I would feel sadness, pain and other

negative things,

deep inside the ground of me, I was all right and would always be safe, that

Godde was there.

To this day I can still feel the piercing joy I experienced. I felt that same

feeling when I saw

Amma for the first time on 20/20. It's like a knife going through your heart,

but with joy, not

sorrow. Anyway, the experience gave me the courage to believe I was OK and

strong, no

matter what anyone else said, and I was able to escape the relationship and get

to safety. It

came to me at a time when I felt so utterly alone and abandoned.

Thanks for listening

Mary E

[Guest guest]

This is so reminiscent of Santa Teresa de Avila's descriptions of her

ecstasies.

 

>To this day I can still feel the piercing joy I experienced. I felt

>that same feeling when I saw Amma for the first time on 20/20. It's

>like a knife going through your heart, but with joy, not sorrow.

 

--

Max Dashu

 

Art in Goddess Reverence

http://www.maxdashu.net

[Guest guest]

Dear Mary E,

 

I wanted to say I appreciate reading about such an experience, and to

also hear of its coming to you as you were listening to music. While I

think any music could be such a gateway, it's also interesting that it

was George Harrison, considering his and his bandmates' forays into

spiritual realms. So much awakening can occur in the ordinary course

when we are simply present and trust what we experience. I feel

strengthened in my heart from reading of your experience and how

meaningful it is to you.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Mary A

 

P.S. Why is your name " pooter " ? By name is buttercookie because I

love buttercookies, despite the fact that they have no nutritive value

whatsoever, and plenty of butterfat and sugar

[Guest guest]

My maiden name was Putman, and my husband's affectionate nickname for me is

" Little

Pooter " (I am 5'2 " , he's 6'1 " ). Some years later I found out that there really

is a thing called a

pooter-it's a vial with 2 glass tubes coming out of the top that you can use to

suck in very

small insect specimens-very apt for me, since I have always been interested in

bugs ;-)

 

>

> P.S. Why is your name " pooter " ? By name is buttercookie because I

> love buttercookies, despite the fact that they have no nutritive value

> whatsoever, and plenty of butterfat and sugar

>