BRAHMAN AND SYNCHRONICITY

When I was in college in the 1960s, I practiced raja, mental yoga.  There were concentration exercises that had the added benefit of keeping me focused in school, made me less prone to distraction.

Before long, however, I began experiencing what I later learned was called synchronicity, an example of which is the spotting of a familiar face in a crowd when the odds of it are astronomical.  A psychic phenomenon was my impression of it.

It seemed innocent enough, but when it began happening all the time, and beyond my control, I became worried.  I feared it was the occult.

My raja yoga exercises went on the back burner at that point, and I kept myself constantly in my analytical mind as best I could, blocking out my intuitive, spiritual mind.

Here in 2017 the synchronicity has returned, but it is the result this time of my giving myself fully to Brahman.  There is no more me now, only Brahman.

I attempted this in my raja yoga practice all those years ago, but was not successful at it.  When you are 21 years old you are too much your egoic self to relinquish it to anything else, although I did try.  When you are 71 years old, it is much easier to accomplish.

The synchronicity I have now I welcome.  I still sense it is a psychic phenomenon. It is not uncommon for spiritual people to have all kinds of paranormal experiences, or so I have subsequently learned.