Do we have the subtlety to perceive our soul amongst our hard feelings? The answer is, certainly yes. There are many evolved souls who have received divine darshan of God in this manner. Though this is not very common, several aspirants have been blessed with such experiences. When we have total faith, devotion and surrender, the Satya Yuga envelopes us even in the midst of the Kali Yuga. Then, though those around us are still in the materialistic Kali Yuga, we are surrounded by the divine vibrations of the Satya Yuga or the Epoch of Truth. The miracles of Satya Yuga that we have heard or read about are present in latent form in our own minds. When we immerse the mind in Satva or purity through constant devotion, they sprout and manifest in our day-to-day lives.
So, what we experience every moment depends on the way we view life. This is not really as abstract as it seems. Take a simple example. Imagine you are waiting for a bus at a bus stop. As a passenger, you are intent on studying the board of each bus to see whether it will take you towards your destination. Given a choice, you would also like the bus to be relatively empty so that you can get a seat and travel comfortably. Now, if a pickpocket is standing in the same bus stop, he first looks around for a likely victim on whom he can practice his deft skills. Then he simply gets into the same bus as his chosen victim or he looks for a bus that is extremely crowded so that the passengers will not feel or notice his criminal activity. He observes each passenger on the bus keenly, regarding him as a potential victim, while we hardly pay any attention to our fellow travellers. If the bus we are waiting for is an infrequent one, we feel so relieved when it comes that we don’t mind even if we don’t get a seat. So, what we see and experience every moment depends on our emotion and intention.
Our state of mind depends upon the quality that is predominant in us — rajas (expectation), tamas (inertia) or satva (purity). This determines the nature of feelings that assail us. If the mind is always satvic, we constantly wish to be in holy company or at the Satsangh of gurus and evolved people. Then God Himself comes in search of us. When this happens, we experience the time zone we are in, as the Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga or Dwapara Yuga. Since we have seen God, we no longer believe that this can be the Kali Yuga. That is why many disciples who realise their Sadguru emphatically reiterate that this is a divine epoch.
Your feeling becomes an obligation that you feel compelled to fulfil. If you have a selfless attitude and want to help people, you work hard to actualise this and every person you meet appears good and deserving to you. Even if the person you meet has come to you with an evil intention, he is transformed by the satvic vibrations you emanate. So, even if you were destined to be cheated or harmed by anyone according to your karma, this is neutralised by your noble feelings and benevolent attitude and that bad karma does not fructify.
This is beautifully captured in the Sanskrit phrase, ‘Yad Bhaavam, Tad Bhavati’—‘as are your feelings, so is your life’. Intense, persistent devotion will certainly make God manifest before you even though this is the Kali Yuga.
