When I say “The Spiritual High” I mean a state of bliss when
you are able to touch a cord of your soul, which sustains for few minutes.
You would have experienced it or seen someone else
experience it. Few examples
- In
a temple say ISCON Hare Rama Hare Krishna where it’s customary to let yourself
loose and dance and worship, or a Sufi Dargaah like Hazrat Moinuddin Chisti in
Ajmer where you participate in a Sufi song. Imagine you go there when you are
the needy or when your wish is fulfilled. The state of mind is full of devotion
and reverence. You let yourself loose in dance and music. You forget about your
present worries. And for few minutes, when you see and feel the Supreme power,
the barriers between you and your soul just melt away. This Spiritual High
lasts for some time till your mind takes control of the present worries.
- In
a Rock concert when your God of music say Bryan Adams performs live those songs
with which you have grown up. The performance of the song “Please forgive me…”
reminds you when as a teenager you had broken the heart of your beloved. You
feel as if Bryan Adams is singing for you. The beats of the drum and the
strings of guitars seem to come from your heart and soul. That’s it… That’s the
power of music and love. This is the Spiritual High I am talking about. You
don’t want to get back to the normal world, as this is Heaven, the Bliss…
We can experience this Spiritual
High in daily life as well. Try this
- If you are worried about
something you may not get there
- So relax, take a break and
forget it. If the worry is bigger you need a longer break.
- You should be physically
tired, very tired, try jogging for some time till you are exhausted
- Take a shower, and have a
cup of coffee
- Sit as in meditation in a
silent place. No phones, people, or noise disturbing you.
- Play your favorite music
- Close your eyes and just listen
to the music. If it’s your favorite music, it will remind of happy moments.
- The pain in the muscles
releases pain relieving hormones, the caffeine in coffee relaxes you, the
music and the underlying love opens the lock.
- You get The Spiritual High
where you forget the present, loose control of time, and you touch a cord
of your soul.
Music, love, devotion, passion are the keys. The ever-active
mind is one of the barriers to the Soul. Practice to open it often… And then it
will be easier next time and the vision of the bliss will be more and more
beautiful…
Mahtab Syed
12-Oct-2013
Bangalore
