The Sankalpa Blessing

               The Sankalpa Blessing

On the Full moon day of May 2000 (Bhuddha’s Birthday) Satya Sai Baba appeared in my meditation and spoke “write the book” call it “die hard .”  Two years later He came out of the Bhajan Hall to stand on the mandir, facing toward my direction. I sat in the front row with the manuscript in a pile of loose papers in front of me. In perfect American Sign Language, (sign language interpreting was my formal education degree) “put the book together with binding, prepare it with a front and back cover, I will Bless it” I saw what I saw.  After the Bhajans He walked within inches of the loose papers piled in front of me. His sideways glance at the loose papers caught my eye. The sideways glance…and the enigmatic smile…

The next afternoon with His directions complete, I sat in the exact same spot as the previous day. Deja vu. Again He stood on the mandir facing me, again In perfect American sign language, “prepare yourself” “I am coming to you” “I will Bless the book”!  My heart began to Burn. The heat and fire became more intense, as He sat down for the singing. It was not a soft burn but a heat so intense, my awareness was of nothing else. Thoughts disappeared. My Heart was On Fire.  

During the singing, He moved His Hands raising the vibration of the crowd the fire intensified. I could barely breath, my Heart a swirling whirlpool of molten fire..…Nothing else existed. Then He stopped Swaying, stood up paused on the mandir facing where I was sitting, “signed again” that He was “coming now", as if there was only He and I in an inner vision.  The fire in my heart became unbearable. 

He moved off the Mandir gliding toward me, with every eye upon Him including mine.  He walked straight towards me and held my gaze, I held up the pages as He arrived squarely in front of me looking deeply into my eyes smiling. His right Hand was raised in Blessing and then lowered to rest on the book I held. And then He did it again! Each time His Blessing Hand came down a “splash of energy” in all directions. Each time the wave of energy became more intense.  

I responded fast held up the pen I received from the “Minister of Justice”  He motioned toward the pen palm toward it three times “wait wait wait”…Then moved on..the fire in my heart that was still burning finally subsided… that was Nov 12, 2002.  The policy of the ashram changed 2 days later, no more books were allowed in public darshans after that time. 

A long time resident of Prashanti Nilayam who witnessed the Blessing told me “To His knowledge, Satya Sai Baba RARELY Blesses books more than once” He explained “ that a thrice Blessed book is called a “Sankalpa” Blessing. It is setting an intention, or reciting a mantra, but taking it a step beyond. Creating a sankalpa is a deeper, more thoughtful, and long-term practice. “Write the Book”  He was a long time resident of Prashanti Nilayam and knew Satya Sai Baba’s actions well.

I returned to. Canada…

…The dreams and visions of kept coming.  Only a very few of those stories are included in this last edition written over 35 years for reasons of sheer volume. I have concentrated mostly on the concepts that He has directed I include from the voice in my heart….