Handled! For one devotee from New Zealand, overcoming her own resistance to participating in the Prosperity Puja led to the Graceful overcoming of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and the fulfillment of her heart's desire to be with Adi Da at The Mountain Of Attention.
I can remember opening an email announcing the Prosperity Puja and being somewhat reluctant about it, in my usual (I'm ashamed to say) apathetic way feeling that “this doesn't really apply to me”. However, I went ahead and opened it, and there was a beautiful image of Beloved Adi Da Standing with His Staff before the Paduka Shrine at Seventh Gate at The Mountain Of Attention. I was heart-attracted to this beautiful Sign, and really impressed with the tangible Holy Site projects that have occurred as a result of these Prosperity Pujas. Happy, and heart-attracted, I responded, sending a gift of money and a message of praise and gratitude for my heart-relationship with Beloved Adi Da Samraj. Some time later (I think only a few weeks), I was doing some life counseling with a friend, and the question asked of me was: "If you were to die tomorrow, what is the one thing you would regret?" Immediately my response was my regret that I had not seen Beloved Adi Da in His Physical Bodily Human Form or been in His Sacred Physical Company. As a result of this counseling, I wrote a Devotional Prayer of Changes that I could soon go on formal retreat (thinking: in about a year or so). But within about two days, Beloved Adi Da announced that He wanted to go to The Mountain Of Attention, and that He wanted to see those He hadn't seen before, newly transitioned devotees, and that He wanted it to be a wholly positive, expansive, and ecstatic Puja. For some reason I felt excited! I had neither money nor prospect, but just kept leaning into entertaining the possibility. . . I read the directions of how to get there and where to stay, I read the retreat criteria, etc. I kept feeling into this positive puja with Beloved Adi Da. Within about a week, I was asked if I would like to go. Yes!!!! My son had holidays from school — handled! Fellow devotees raised enough money to make it possible! My boss couldn't say no now! Handled! I just kept feeling into Beloved Bhagavan's Positive Puja. Two days before I was about to go, Air New Zealand went on strike. Coincidentally, a job came in at work with a picture of a plane and a caption that said "You're in Good Hands". And within days, the strike just went away. Somehow nothing was insurmountable if I just kept in this positive puja with my Beloved Guru. He was doing it, and I just had to recognize it and stay with Him. It felt very easy and graceful. Within a week and a half, I had a new passport and visa, and was on the plane. It was such a wonderful retreat! I arrived for the 2005 Celebration of Da Purnima. And I was just saturated with Beloved's Blessing Regard, nurturing Grace, and Real Gifts.
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