ASHRAM EXPERIENCE
I am janitha, I am a second year
novice. I would like to tell about my ashram experience in Anjali Ashram. First
of all I am grateful to God the almighty, for giving me this great opportunity
this God experience through this Ashram. And I am grateful to my congregation,
for giving me this chance. The Anjali Ashram where I stayed is far from city,
it is a place of silence and peace surrounded with so many plants. This place
gave me the relaxation and I could see God in Nature and in my brethren, and I
came to know more about the religious traditions of my country. The Indian
style of celebrating mass gave me to feel one with my country. And I could me
God in the silence and through the elder’s suggestions. I experienced the peace
of mind and tranquility with in myself. And I learned many values like silence,
listening, acceptance, understanding etc.. the act of doing “seva” helped me to
be generous, and the yoga gave me the activeness. This experience of Ashram
gave me to find God with in me and around me. Through this experience I may
grow faithfully. And once again I give thanks to the congregation for giving me
this great opportunity.
Thank you
Janitha
GOD
IS ALL IN ALL
I am grateful to God &
community & to the congregation who provided me this golden opportunity to
know myself and to know God who is all in all. In the very beginning I could
feel the atmosphere very calm peaceful which help me to discover myself and
feel the closeness of God.
This
experience helped me to know myself, who am I? It has opened my mind, heart
& eyes to see His goodness in everything. It has enlarged my vision to know
myself. I am the image of God. He has created me in his image & likeness. I
have nothing but every thing is belonging to God. One who gave me life is all
in all. My breathing, my being, feelings, my thoughts every thing is His.
Because He is supreme above all.
All the activity what I did, I did
meaningfully. It has enlarged my awareness of being & it has strengthened
me to go ahead on my life journey. Through prayer & meditation I could feel
the presence of God in and around me. I was not able to understand myself I had
been complaining others, but this experience challenged me & given me the
courage to go forward & grow myself on the right path. My life is gift from
God & it is my responsibility to take care of it.
I could hear the voice within me crying, “Come out from the pit how long
will you be there”? And it disturbed me a lot, which kind of life am I leading?
Is it profitable to me? If it not then why can’t I change? And now I have long
desire to change my self. Now I say Lord I am here I am longing to see you.
Like a deer which runs after the water & like the river which runs to meet
the sea. So I am also searching the Lord day and night. When I look at the sky
I could feel his presence & when I see the nature, & when I feel the
wind blow I feel He is whispering to me & telling to me don’t be afraid I
am with you. I am breathing everyday but I never realized that my breath it
self God but this experience made me to understand in each breath what I take
in or out it is God!
How blind was having this beautiful life & every thing it is nothing
but the gift of God. But this experience has opened my eyes & now I can see
the goodness of the almighty. One more thing I would like to share through the
kirtana of meera Bai I was touched so much it gave me the courage to look into
my life how much I am attached to Him. Each word was inviting me to reflect my
faith towards God. It was very much helpful to me to long for God who is all in
all. & It was asking me to empty myself so that He may fill me with His
love, compassion, patients generosity so that I may become the channel of God
to reach His love every one. This experience brought me closer to God & has
given me the courage to surrender fully to Him & to know His great love
that measureless, untouched & unseen!
Which love
Rahil Kandulna
