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Enlightenment –
Basking in the "Divine Son"
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expanded into the ethereal golden light during a meditation in January, 1977,
shortly after my 30th birthday.
The brilliant golden light is a bonus and a reward in meditation. It reveals a
renewable and vibrant awareness of our eternal self that has no boundaries. It
is like standing on top of a hill and seeing beyond the horizon in every
direction at once.
My experience occurred unexpectedly. I had just begun a meditation and quite
suddenly it was as if I was in the center of the sun; a sun vibrant and light
with shimmering sheets of liquid-like silver flowing in my vision. The light
was blinding and my breath was sucked out of me.
The brightness was incredible, unlike earthly light while standing facing the
sun. I had my eyes of awareness totally open without the pain one would
experience if looking into the physical sun. And I was not looking forward or
out. It was as if I was in the middle of the experience. Light,
bright, warm.
Though this experience lasted just a few moments the bright memory has stayed
with me as a reassurance that practicing meditation is indeed a pathway to
stepping into the golden light of radiance, warmth, awareness.
And because this experience happened just after beginning a meditation I can
say with confidence that grabbing a minute for silent meditation is really
enough to experience the eternal expanse we live in, mostly in unawareness
while involved in our daily routine.
I had aftereffects from the light experience that continue into the present:
I realized I was more than flesh and blood, and as such could act from
spiritual awareness in all situations.
This gave me an edge in solving problems faced in daily life.
When I need to make a decision I can wait for a few moments to silently draw a
bit of wisdom from the whole expanse and depth of knowledge; perhaps not known
to me before, but nevertheless, marching forth into my awareness from waiting
those few moments in receptive silence.
We're living on earth as flesh and blood humans, but oh, we are so much
expanded. We have no boundaries in the capacity to draw wisdom to ourselves,
and the way I have found this is by meditating, being silent, allowing the answers to the need of the moment to arise in
my awareness.
Update November 13, 2012: After
reading Interior Castle by Saint
Teresa of Avila, I feel that the sun I was in was at the center of my being. Oh
how glorious this inner experience is. And as the sun radiates our earth with
warmth and energy, the "Divine Son" radiates and nourishes humanity –
promoting our best efforts.
Enlightenment – Basking in the "Divine Son" Copyright ©
2011- 2018 Susan Helene Kramer | Photo credit
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