The Holy Encounter

I read the quote once, ‘How do I know what I want to say before I have actually said it’ and immediately realized the wisdom behind it. With every personal exchange we feel the energy behind it. Does it feel heavy or magical? Did what we wanted to say come out the way we intended? Was there a background noise that felt off? The list is endless. Never mind how our conversation partner will react to our statement, our own articulation of what we feel in our heart and hear in our head gets transformed in this Holy Encounter and tells us what is truly going on inside of us.

The other day someone asked me how it feels like to be enlightened and I told him that he has to ask that question to one of the enlightened folks; I have no such claim to spiritual fame. I swear more often than I should; I feel angry at times; I cry over lost love just like everyone; I love sex even though my enlightened spiritual friends remind me that I am not my body; I certainly enjoy success and luxury. You can see for yourself that my ego is alive and kicking. But you know what, while I am as human as everyone, I know something about the state of enlightenment with each Holy Encounter.

Did you know that 33 is Christ’s number? Many take this to mean that Jesus was 33 when he died, or the 33 vertebrae kundalini energy has to travel to reach the crown chakra. There is a third symbolic meaning to 33, when two friends of good intent meet, their respective notions of the Holy Trinity (God, Child of God, and Holy Spirit) merges into One. Next time you meet someone special, know this is a Holy Encounter. All by myself I value my feelings and insights, but when I am with Her, I hear the Gospel ringing in my ears. Everyone can be enlightened, you just have to let the Holy Spirit do Her job.