Kushinagar has the distinction of being the place where Gautama Buddha attained Nirvana upon his death. The followers of Buddhism, especially from Asian countries, wish to visit this place at least once in their lifetime. Why is that so?
From my experience I can tell you that as soon as you enter this city your body starts to de-stress like one feels when slipping into meditation.
After an overnight sleep, as I woke up at my hotel which was in the line of sight of the main temple, I was as refreshed as I would have been had I meditated the whole night.
I took a round of the main temple in the morning and was drawn towards a brick platform from where Buddha used to give sermons. To my surprise I found a greenish aura on the surface of this platform visible to the naked eye. This was indeed miraculous and the feeling while you sat in its vicinity was blissful.
I returned to this place 6 years later and surrendered to this spiritual energy from my heart. To my amazement, I immediately felt a tickle in my heart and a warmth enveloped my whole being - the kind one feels when your mother hugs you with love.
This feeling remained with me for 3 months and I would feel so complete with this blissful state that I didn’t want to meet anyone nor do any work.
I realised I was losing balance and going over the deep end of spirituality! So I pulled myself together and resumed my work.
Recently I read a quote of Buddha in Kushinagar that implied that we must find salvation in this life before the inevitable perishing of your body. I wondered what does anyone mean by “salvation”?
The answer came to me immediately. Salvation in this life is when one can remain “light” in every situation. If you are divinely charged, you are lightened.
There are many ways in which you can divinely charge yourself to lighten your body and lighten your mind. Yoga, meditation, selfless service, friendships, reading inspirational stuff, music and dance are a few of them which have been tried and tested by me. Ready to go for some of them on a regular basis?
And here's the next step after you are lightened to become enlightened! You need to be in the "light" of all that there is!! You need to be at one with - the fire of the rising sun from dawn to dusk; the sparkling dew drops sitting upon a leaf; the gush of a gentle breeze; birds chirping with joy in hope of the morning worm; twinkling stars in the midnight sky; and the waxing and waning moon through the whole month. Go out into the wilderness and get lost in it.
When you are divinely charged and lost in nature, you are found, and you have found enlightenment!!!
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