The saying goes like this “ Experience makes a man perfect”
My little modification in the saying is : Experience makes a man believe”
A simple lady in a remote village in Orissa, illiterate, unsophisticated and may not be an eye candy for many. People worship her. Worship her as GODESS!!
I heard about her from my brother’s friend whose family was a great devotee. The educated and well-placed family calls her “Maa” and spends almost all of their time, money and energy for her. For a logical man it may sound ridiculous. For them it’s the life giving potion.
I never believed it. But I did not disbelieve too.
Being born and brought up in a god beliving, hindu family and a spiritual atmosphere and having a natural appetite for spiritualism, I had a patient ear towards the words spoken about “Maa” but the logical mind of mine always restricted to have faith…or complete surrender to that particular form.
How can GOD reside in a human body?
That was the simple logical question…..
Time, time and again gave me opportunities to meet her, talk to her and feel her.
I saw nothing special except a simple warm and welcoming smile sprinkled with lots of affection and something special and rare about her EYES. The eyes were very special and I was forced to look at them time and again….she talked normal and told few things about me and others. They were generalist but correct. It did not make me surprised much but I felt good about everything.
Last week got a chance to visit her peeth (I tried going there before but could never make it in the last moment). This time I made sure I must visit Orissa exclusively for her and surprisingly this time i made it very smoothly. I was new to that area and had decided to travel by public bus and felt that a car travel would not have been better in any case.
It was almost evening when me with my lil brother reached there. She greeted us as if she was waiting for us. She made us comfortable and made all arrangement for us to stay there that night. I wanted to speak to her alone and she was surrounded with lots of people. After two hours when I finally decided to start speaking she told me to wait in the room so that we can speak in isolation. It seemed as if she could read my mind even without telling. (She hardly speaks to her bhakts in isolation)
She spoke to me for atleast for half an hour and the conversation forced me to think about her on a serious note.
She may not be GOD, but she is far above than a normal human being….this line was established in my heart and mind at the end.
Two hundred orphans stay at her ashram and there fooding, lodging and education are borne by Maa…How? No one knows…..becoz she does not have any potential source of income. But all activities at the ashram run quite smoothly.
We spent the night and in morning after having breakfast and being blessed by Maa, started for Bhubaneswar.
On the return journey I was thinking what to believe and what not to. Believing in Maa needed complete surrender and shradha, which sai baba also has told. Mind as usual always questions the validity…
Undecided, I bowed my head to almighty and prayed for the proper direction for my faith…. :-)
My little modification in the saying is : Experience makes a man believe”
A simple lady in a remote village in Orissa, illiterate, unsophisticated and may not be an eye candy for many. People worship her. Worship her as GODESS!!
I heard about her from my brother’s friend whose family was a great devotee. The educated and well-placed family calls her “Maa” and spends almost all of their time, money and energy for her. For a logical man it may sound ridiculous. For them it’s the life giving potion.
I never believed it. But I did not disbelieve too.
Being born and brought up in a god beliving, hindu family and a spiritual atmosphere and having a natural appetite for spiritualism, I had a patient ear towards the words spoken about “Maa” but the logical mind of mine always restricted to have faith…or complete surrender to that particular form.
How can GOD reside in a human body?
That was the simple logical question…..
Time, time and again gave me opportunities to meet her, talk to her and feel her.
I saw nothing special except a simple warm and welcoming smile sprinkled with lots of affection and something special and rare about her EYES. The eyes were very special and I was forced to look at them time and again….she talked normal and told few things about me and others. They were generalist but correct. It did not make me surprised much but I felt good about everything.
Last week got a chance to visit her peeth (I tried going there before but could never make it in the last moment). This time I made sure I must visit Orissa exclusively for her and surprisingly this time i made it very smoothly. I was new to that area and had decided to travel by public bus and felt that a car travel would not have been better in any case.
It was almost evening when me with my lil brother reached there. She greeted us as if she was waiting for us. She made us comfortable and made all arrangement for us to stay there that night. I wanted to speak to her alone and she was surrounded with lots of people. After two hours when I finally decided to start speaking she told me to wait in the room so that we can speak in isolation. It seemed as if she could read my mind even without telling. (She hardly speaks to her bhakts in isolation)
She spoke to me for atleast for half an hour and the conversation forced me to think about her on a serious note.
She may not be GOD, but she is far above than a normal human being….this line was established in my heart and mind at the end.
Two hundred orphans stay at her ashram and there fooding, lodging and education are borne by Maa…How? No one knows…..becoz she does not have any potential source of income. But all activities at the ashram run quite smoothly.
We spent the night and in morning after having breakfast and being blessed by Maa, started for Bhubaneswar.
On the return journey I was thinking what to believe and what not to. Believing in Maa needed complete surrender and shradha, which sai baba also has told. Mind as usual always questions the validity…
Undecided, I bowed my head to almighty and prayed for the proper direction for my faith…. :-)
Hope, Maa wil bless me someday to understand the fact beyond my mortal understanding!! OM.. :-)
Hi! YOu have a nice blog. Where is this ashram
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