My experiences enriched and deepened my spiritual journey, These experiences taught me several things in life in the face of adversity.
My spiritual journey has bought bhakti and devotion in my life, it has made me realize that God resides within me and this interconnectedness with the divine is what guides me through life. My life challenges opened my mind to see the beauty of within and the beauty externally. My most profound experience was when I realized that I had a congenital heart defect, and if I didn’t seek treatment I would die, I came from extremely humble beginnings and we had no money for the operation or treatment. My body would literally shake due to the defect. Where would I end up, how do I not die? What is the purpose of my life – all these questions would spin in my mind, who would help me? there was no one here on this earth at that point in time to help me survive or live. This is where bhakti and my devotion to God came into my heart, I had to have blind faith in the universe, in the god that I would live, Miraculously, I stumbled upon a hospital that agreed to treat me. In India, at the time of my operation, there was no guarantee of success. As I went under anesthesia, not knowing if I would wake, it was here that I truly connected to my heart and the divine within and the power of prayer, meant that when I opened my eyes I was born again, an opportunity to serve humanity and guide on people on the spiritual path(Hosptial of operation- Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Science)
I promised at this point I would spread the word of bhakti and devotion. That I would spend my life for devotion and spreading spirituality challenges and adversity are a part of life, however how we overcome, can make all the difference, every challenge strengths our will, life is never about the position we have in life, but that we see our self as we really are and take our soul journey.
