The Beginning Of A Journey

Sivagami Ramanathan

ASP is an Amazing Spiritual and Peaceful Experience! It is an Absorbing, Sparkling and Pulsating Journey! It is an Astounding, Simple and Practical Demonstration!

It is an Absolute, Spellbinding and Profound Discovery!

It makes us Alert, Spontaneous and Perceptive Beings! It makes you feel alive, whole and makes us look within ourselves - in short it is a discovery of oneself ! It was a thrilling and eye-opening journey where I was guided by the great enlightened master and the final destination was the discovery of joy within myself. We were all transported to a higher plane of bliss, a timeless zone of joy and a throbbing field of energy. There were various points in the ASP program that made a great impression upon me.

The main point is that he teaches us to overcome our anxiety over many things - including our most fearful final destination. He teaches us about loving and dreaming, caring and imagination, compassion, spontaneity and most importantly gratitude. He helps us overcome worry, greed, hatred, egoism, enmity and jealousy.

What has greatly impressed me is that he does not limit himself to any particular religion - he has such an unlimited realm of knowledge that he is able to draw from any religion and elucidate his explanations in such a simple way that we can all understand and grasp his meanings. He uses such apt and descriptive words that they stay fresh in your mind. He gives us such powerful insights into the various religions and draws the best from all of them.

He created a magic web with his words, involved us to the fullest extent, drew our attention to him completely and produced joy, bliss and peace within us. He taught us a simple method to heal ourselves, made us very aware of our body, it's functioning, our thought processes and their direction. We became conscious of how our thoughts traveled and he aided us in channeling it down the right track.

There were many pearls of wisdom dropping from this enlightened master, but there were only some that I was able to gather at the first instant. This is like a thirsty man quenching his thirst. As soon as he takes his first sip of water, he is able to only wet his mouth, but the second sip would wet his throat and he requires many more gulps of water to quench his thirst. This ASP was only able to wet my mouth kindle my interest in life, death and beyond. I think I require a second and subsequent ASP to be able to gather and string all the pearls that Swamiji has spoken. The meditation techniques are an Aid, Skill and Practice that one must use and follow with dedication all our lives.