The Heart of the Matter
July 14, 2020
The Burp

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An hour before I became a student of Prem Rawat's, in 1971, and received his gift of Knowledge, I found myself sitting in a room with a bunch of other people also waiting to receive his gift of Knowledge.

Sitting on pillows, we had spent the last few hours listening to some very radiant people (who had recently received Knowledge a few months earlier) wax on about their experiences and whatever it was they were understanding about this extraordimary young Master from India.

For me, a long-haired, 24-year old seeker of Truth, it was all so very inspiring. Everything I was hearing, everything I was feeling, and everything I was and seeing felt completely right. Like I was coming home after many lifetimes of wandering. All of the beautiful rivers of my life, it seemed, had brought me to the perfect place at the perfect time and I was ready, with great gladness, for whatever came next.

The longer I sat there and listened, however, a big doubt began to creep into my mind. There was a kind of seriousness in the room that I found uncomfortable, me being a person with strong leanings towards humor and irreverence. Yes, I loved everything I was hearing about Prem and the Knowledge of self he revealed. And yes, I found my heart opening in a way that dwarfed anything I had ever experienced before. But I couldn't help but notice my concern about the possibility that this "thing", whatever it was, might be just bit too somber for me.

Less than a minuted after this thought crossed my mind, the door to the room opened and I turned around to see who it was. There in the doorway, stood one of the residents of the ashram, a guy named Michael who I had briefly met earlier that day. Broadly smiling, he took one step into the room, paused, looked around, and let out a tremendous burp – the kind my high school friends and I were semi-famous for. Then, without a single word, he turned and left the room.

I received Knowledge about an hour later.

PREM VIDEO: My Version of the Divine (5 min.)
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Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at July 14, 2020 09:14 PM

Comments

Wow, I left a comment, but this story was good, but the video clip of Prem afterwards , that's the Wow part, the first few minutes had me laughing out loud when he was describing some people's view of the Divine it was hilarious, then he asked do you wanna know what my view of the Divine is, Power everywhere in this Universe, Power to make the sun come up, in you, in human beings, ABSOLUTELY, suddenly I was no longer laughing, but very content calm and settled down in peace. Thank you Prem, that's what you do for me, and every time I take the time to listen to you, I have to say, I LOVE YOU!

Posted by: mario regina [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 16, 2020 02:26 AM

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