Sitting on the cliff of an archaeological site on the mountains, I was contemplating the beauty of this enchanting nature and its majestic presence. I was in bliss! Whilst in this state of real ecstasy, my hand reached out for a sharp stone and started carving on the rock where I was sitting. The lines were clear and few geometrical shapes were being formed. As soon as the hand completed her determined movement, a face was created and I heard a voice talking to me:

“My hand has sculpted you and as powerful as a rock I made you. Your eyes are two; the first one is sane and will serve you to see the beauty of the physical forms that manifest the beauty of their Creator but the second one is pierced with a spear and will serve a higher purpose; it is a continuous reminder that will help you develop and sharpen the spiritual eyesight that goes beyond any physical eye or limited perception. So always choose to let go of your struggling “I” and to surrender to your spiritual eye…”

The voice faded away. I tried to figure out where it came from but I couldn’t find an answer. However I felt a deep relief and my heart was fulfilled by these final notes and elevated guidance.

This is an invitation to all of us at the beginning of a New Year to start using a new way of seeing things in our day to day life. We should always search for a much deeper beauty .The one that appears on the surface, no matter how attractive it could be, might sometimes drag us into a big illusion!

–  By Ralouka Montesi