Bhavya,
Thank you so much for taking time and sharing your experience here. Over the last few months that I've become acquainted with you through this forum, I've noticed and benefitted greatly from your insights and the kindness and respect you extend. You have made and continue to make a positive difference in my life. Thank you.
The experience you related remind me of an experience I had a couple of years ago. Here is the experience and a poem that it inspired. Take care. --Keith
Sunday, October 30, 2005: These last few weeks, I have been moving and shifting a lot of “personal stuff.” I have had some amazing breakthroughs which have helped me to understand myself and others better. As I was driving to work Friday morning, October 28th, I had a transcendent experience. As such it is difficult to find words which adequately describe what I experienced. Anyway, as I was driving south on 200 East in Lindon and just before I dropped down into that coulee where those small deer are fenced in, I experienced a dramatic shift in perspective. For a brief moment it was as though a veil had been lifted. Everything appeared brighter and more real. Because the physical sun was not fully up yet, the morning light was still muted and gray. However, a spiritual light suddenly broke through. I remember seeing the yellow leaves of the cottonwoods to my right growing an even brighter and more distinct yellow. I looked to my left and saw the Wasatch Mountains. They suddenly became more bright and real than I’d ever seen before. The experience was so strong I started crying; it was so beautiful and joyful that I just started laughing. I had finally gotten “it.” And “it” was so simple, I wondered why I hadn’t realized it before. For a brief moment I had a glimpse of eternity, and I was home—home at last.
"A Psalm"
(Written by Keith Jensen on Sunday, October 30, 2005, at 0800 AM while sitting on the green couch in the family room of our home in Lindon, Utah)
And the music plays rich and sweet and deep.
Light shines brightly, purely, beautifully.
From a fountain of shining water, I drink deep.
For a moment, I see a glimpse of eternity.
I dance and laugh and sing.
For a brief moment, I remember.
Like bright silver bells, the truth rings.
I laugh and cry and remember.
From a sleep, I begin to awake.
Everything looks the same and yet more real than before.
It is so beautiful—almost more than I can take.
A window replaces a once closed door.
Fear is burned away by the bright light of love.
I feel a connection with everything and everyone.
God’s love descends peacefully like a dove.
I remember hearing the words, “It is done.”
In this moment, I’m home—truly home at last.
And I want to stay—Oh, how I want to stay
To never go out again and feel all alone as in the past.
Oh God, please help me to not forget this moment I pray.
Help me remember and connect with your love each day.
Through silence may I learn to hear the music clearly,
And may colors bright and alive replace somber gray.
As I am loved, may I love purely and joyfully.
