Hi Barafundle,
Sorry but I hadn’t realised you’d added this wonderful story (Norbu was the last poster for ages and I hadn’t noticed that the date had changed and I can’t get email notifications) I’m glad I found it in the end! Thank you so much for posting it – just wonderful. How great that Col and Lady Martin were so open-minded too – and followed up on it!
What is so encouraging to me is the universality of divine protection and to me, the best way to win battles! It reminded me of the Angels of Mons – did you ever read my post on them? Of course, sceptics always try to put these visions down to tiredness and an earlier similar story in a book influencing the men's imaginations.
https://www.healthypages.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=291507&postcount=12
During WWI the Allies were facing certain defeat at the hands of the Germans. when two remarkable events occurred on 23 and 24th August 1914 near the town of Mons. The Germans just laid down their arms and fled, their horses reared up and wouldn't go further after seeing white horses with white soldiers advancing towards them, or a bright shining light with luminous beings. This was widely reported in the newspapers of the day and became known as the Angels of Mons. (These same newspapers had already prepared their headlines for news of the certain defeat)
I found a link here; http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Angels-of-Mons
Love and peace,
Judy
I do like the account of the angels, Judy.
I told this story in a thread quite a while ago, but thought this would be a good place to recount it for newer members...
In 1990 the great yogi Sri Shivabalayogi was on a tour of the US and Britain giving public appearances. During the tour he made it known to his devotees that he would only travel back to India on a certain flight out of London, and his insistence on this inconvenient arrangement puzzled the devotees at the time.
In his discourses Sri Shivabalayogi had explained that it is the duty of yogis to prevent destruction caused by wars and that he would be present at the place where an imminent world war was to break out.
During Sri Shivabalayogi's short visit to Britain on this tour I went with a friend, who was a devotee, to receive the great saint's darshan in London. I was in his presence on three occasions during his visit, in the venue where the public had access to him, at the home of devotees where he was staying, and the last at Heathrow airport on a day in August of 1990 to see him board his flight to India.
On the evening of the day he left Heathrow I watched the news and saw that Sri Shivabalayogi's plane was the subject of the lead item. It had made a routine refuelling stop in Kuwait, and landed just as the first bombs of the Gulf war dropped on the airport.
I later learned that, as the drama at the airport unfolded, other great yogis were working with Sri Shivabalayogi to prevent a greater conflict than the one that transpired. After his return to India, Sri Shivabalayogi was interviewed for a local newspaper during which he explained that his presence in Kuwait was necessary to prevent the breakout of a world war.
You can make of this story what you will, but I'll never forget the amazing experience of being in the presence of Sri Shivabalayogi.
A touching incident occurred after Sri Shivabalayogi had gone into departures. A cleaner at the airport, an Asian lady, had seen him surrounded by devotees who had been throwing petals as he left, and knew that he must have been someone important. She asked a devotee who he was, and when she was told, instead of sweeping up the petals, she collected them and put them in her pocket.
http://www.shiva.org/TheBegining.htm
I've read accounts of this sort of thing before. I'm just wondering why though, in India, a land of many miracle men and women, this man is currently attracting so much attention.
It's a little disturbing that the military are interested, though I don't think the mystery behind it is something that the military minds could grasp.
"A team of doctors in western India are carrying out a study on a hermit who claims to have survived without food and water for 70 years."
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Truly amazing experience 🙂
Hi Barafundle please keep them coming! I love hearing of experiences like this!
To me, the mystery is why this hermit is allowing the doctors to do this research on him! I hope he is strong enough spiritually to resist the negative beliefs swirling around him.
Love and peace,
Judy