Incidents Causing Transformations

I remember a friend reading a book many years ago called "A bang on the Side of the Head" or something like that. It was about transformations, and how sometimes when we get in a pattern of doing the same things and that creates a downward spiral, something we consider bad happens but that causes us to get out of the pattern and then life improves. I guess that is one reason to look for a silver lining in every cloud.

I have had such an experience before. In 1983 i was sent by my Mumbai office to work in Muscat,Oman. I was a worldly person at that time. Right from childhood i was a very voracious reader but could not indulge much since i was always short of cash. As i started earning handsomely here i became a member of National Geographic Society and subscribed to their magazines. Then i started buying their special publications on various subjects, the most favorite being Astronomy. One of the books i bought had the title 'The Mysterious Universe'. In the meantime i also purchased a telescope and started viewing the night sky. In this book i came across a set of 4 pictures. The first showed the Solar System with all the 9 planets. The 2nd pic showed the Sun as a part of the Milky Way Galaxy,tucked away in a remote corner. The 3rd pic showed the Milky Way as a part of a cluster of 12 galaxies called the Local Group and the 4th and last pic showed the Local Group as a speck in a vast panorama of millions of galaxies. Seeing these 4 pics hit me very hard and my ego was completely shattered. Since then i started changing from within, moving Godwards and my spiritual transformation started from that moment. Today i am firmly established in God consciousness and on the right path.

This is why it is important to accept new challenges and welcome change. Most folks tend to get into the same habits day after day, year after year seeking a false sense of security and being fearful to make change. The routine becomes stale and the transformation non-existent.town, It is through the changes that life gives us transforming experiences that enlighten. I have lived a nomadic lifestyle. There is no education or transformation more awakening anywhere. Experiencing different cultures, environments, religions, legends..so much to see and explore and learn. I realize not everyone wants to be a nomad, but making small changes, taking a class, a road trip, a different church, a new location, reaching out for something beyond routine invites experience that shatters preconceived notions, releases you from traditions and enables the epiphanies that aid in self-growth.