The next day all my friends went to bathe in the Ganga at sunrise but something in me refused to go even though I thought I’d just step into the water and do a prayer. Not even to do a full dip. When they asked if I was joining them, a vehement “No” came out of my mouth. I was also surprised inwardly as the point of coming there was to dip in the Ganges. I then decided to just open to the cosmic energies there and prayed to the Divine Mother to infuse in me whatever energies I needed from being there from the room.
Now I’m wondering if I missed out on certain energies through the Ganges water as they say the energies are all absorbed through the water and thus enter us when we go into the water. Why did such a vehement No emerge from me when my intentions were to go into the Ganges?
Could you please enlighten me to understand as I was the only one who didn’t go for a dip.
I don’t think you missed anything. Though the decision not to take a dip must have been due to the negative state built up because of reaction to the situations and circumstances. There are quite a few people who chose not to take a dip even though they went there, mainly as a one-time experience of a rarest event. But to believe that taking a dip will wash away sins and grant moksha is of course stretching a bit too far.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
