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Home » Spirituality » Dear Sir, from my teenage years onwards whenever I thought, contemplated and reflect about the divine in the form of Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha or in other forms, first there were adorations of the form, name, qualities, personality, pastimes and then sometimes if the intensity was enough and all other factors were right, the thought or imagination would slip or transcend from the deity to a colossal being or a virat Purusha who appeared as a huge silhouette with a sweet smile on his face, a deep darkness with profound peace and only the outline of the being was visible. Then in a great awe and bewilderment I would ask who are you or what are you. Though these incidents or imaginations were very rare, the effect and impression on the mind was considerable. Because of these imaginations I got a firm idea in my mind that all the incarnations and deities are actually the emanations of that one silent smiling supreme being. He is Rama, Shiva, Krishna but at the same time He is more than them, a very great and infinite but an individual being. These incidents continue even today, though very rarely. I have never shared this with anyone. I am very skeptical about these things and consider them to be mere figments of the imagination and fantasies but I love these images. Should I cherish these images or ignore them and move on ?

Dear Sir, from my teenage years onwards whenever I thought, contemplated and reflect about the divine in the form of Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha or in other forms, first there were adorations of the form, name, qualities, personality, pastimes and then sometimes if the intensity was enough and all other factors were right, the thought or imagination would slip or transcend from the deity to a colossal being or a virat Purusha who appeared as a huge silhouette with a sweet smile on his face, a deep darkness with profound peace and only the outline of the being was visible. Then in a great awe and bewilderment I would ask who are you or what are you. Though these incidents or imaginations were very rare, the effect and impression on the mind was considerable. Because of these imaginations I got a firm idea in my mind that all the incarnations and deities are actually the emanations of that one silent smiling supreme being. He is Rama, Shiva, Krishna but at the same time He is more than them, a very great and infinite but an individual being. These incidents continue even today, though very rarely. I have never shared this with anyone. I am very skeptical about these things and consider them to be mere figments of the imagination and fantasies but I love these images. Should I cherish these images or ignore them and move on ?

These are images cast by the Truth-imagination which is the formative faculty of the mind under the influence of Truth. It can be a help to open the door to the Reality that the Image represents.

Affectionately,

Alok Da

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