The Mystery of Birth
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"It is impossible to articulate in words an experience that is entirely beyond space and time. But let me try!"
So saying, Swamiji guided us wondering listeners through the miraculous event of his birth upon this planet:
"At the time of entering the body, I was in a state of complete awareness. The earth was swamped in wave upon wave of utter darkness. An absolute silence pervaded the air. Below me, on the planet Earth, I perceived the outlines of a region which I now recognize as southern India.
Suddenly, I saw a brilliant meteor flash across the sky, followed by an explosion of light. At that very moment, I entered the body and took birth.
The very next sight I perceived with my inner eye was Arunachala, the sacred mountain of Thiruvannamalai, and I knew that I had assumed the body once more."
