Message #27637

[Jitendra Hydonus]

hello SK,
no, i am not.  thank you for the reminder! i have been meaning to go back to my friends place of worship, he is a hare krishna devotee and monk. there is a beautiful temple in my city. my spiritual journey started with no religious name- just a desire to love and know god since a young boy. i have had some interesting experiences with spirits and in my own fear turned off whatever ability was there. as i got older things started to pick up again. from astral projection to wild dreams back in 2008 which really caused me to go online to find information about the dreams. i met those interested by the 11:11 phenomenon- where a member has introduced me to this forum. i am on a few forums but i have a special fondness for this one and try to invite friends over here with the hopes to see it prosper as steve desires.
 
one aspect that has kept me drawn to this forum is the freedom to change and express, there isn't a time cut off on modifying your post and seems anyone from any background is welcome to express themselves in their sincerity. religion has become for me an expression of faith, which is the development and sincerity of the individual personality, and as yogananda says in listening to ones intuition. we needn't be devotee to any one person save god yet in our pursuit towards the one we recognize the many great people of this world who have served as an instrumental role to helping others along their path. we then begin to see god in others, the not so famous gurus and even more from all walks of life. steve has introduced me to amma the hugging saint and without realizing it, i have found yogananda through this forum and the recent help of friends in my waking life. Hazrat Inayat Khan believes the same, the message of sufism came to me in a dream and i have been profoundly interested in its teachings... Sufism is the act of seeking god in the heart of man- universal sufism, something Hazrat Inayat Khan has brought to the west is the idea all paths lead to the One. he teaches us to respect all branches of religion based on their sincerity, all offering universal truths to the seeker.
Aya has been a name i've used here in the past and i often change my alias. from triloke aya, dragonpie, red, 14, daemoon, the nicknames go on and whenever inspired i find myself wishing to express by this means. whether a new form takes place or a classic one visits us again. aya actually came to me in a dream of monks chanting the name. so, as i continue my efforts in pursuit of god, i decided to fall back on this timeless expression. no doubt you will detect my presence whatever form appears for my alias. 

peace brother! 

music, meditation, writing, dreams, philosophy, politics, photography and the endless wealth from gurus all have been shared here upon visiting this forum- fitting for those tuning into the spiritual portal!

AND NOW, a song that has inspired my teacher! Inayat Khan

"Be wide awake! look at life passing away! One after the other, the persons you have been interested in, pass on. You too are passing on; pause to reflect that everything that comes to you, you have to be parted from in the end. Awake to see the difference between the real and the unreal. Understand that you are here just for a while; understand your destiny. Awake before it is too late!"

Thanks, Eric for telling me about your life and thanks for sharing these beautiful experiences .

You seem to be and kind and helpful person.

Take care bro.

Yes SK he has really been a friend In need as they say is a friend indeed! Many times people have left here but his spirit and contributions   have continued even when we have had great differences  politically he saw our common aspirations spiritually speaking. My hope is that others will bring that kind of service to our spiritual  quest which is more important   then a forum or a single name that identifies it.