Beautiful Meditative Encounter

[Sahil Pandit]

This Month I set a goal for myself to meditate at least 40 minutes, everyday. 

So day, I was meditating on the bike trail near my house. It was a nice, sunny, clear and vibrant day out, and I was blissfully soaking in all the rays.

About 35 minutes into my meditation, I hit flow. As i was focusing on my labeling, I could sense a man drawing near me. He was an older man, perhaps 63, playing some religious Bhajan (Song of Worship). He was of Indian descent, Sikhism to be exact. I know this because I saw him long before he was near me.

Anyways, as he drew near, I didn't flinch a single muscle and focused on my breath. He saw how comfortable I was and decided to sit next to me, still playing his song of Worship. This was when things became extremely beautiful.. 

As he sit beside me, I was able to tap into the energy emanating from the situation and go into a deeper flow, using the music he was playing! It brought me to tears, but I still did not move a muscle. 10 minutes had passed, and he peacefully got up and kept walking.. we never exchanged a word, only a noble silence.

Soon after, a dog had approached me. I knew it was a dog because the owner kept repeated "Luna, Luna, Luna get over here!" but the dog was attracted to me. It ran over from its owner and started sniffing at my feet and licking my legs. It was like the dog was delighting in the "aura" or energy that was glowing from the situation that happened.

This put a smile on my face, cheek to cheek, as i sit there, strongly determined to complete my daily 40 minutes.