By Moushumi Patankar, UK
The master moves towards the disciple, and the disciple also moves towards the master.
Sooner or later, they are bound to meet.
The meeting is not of the body, the meeting is not of the mind.
The meeting is of the very soul!
– Mohanji
When I heard the program ‘Splitting the mind into two’, some familiarity arose, as if I were waiting for this day. I was eager to listen to Mohanji’s voice and the guidance. When he mentioned the process on Friday (the first day of the program), a few things came up that had taken place a year before, in 2024.
I got my answer.
Then, I was at Skanda Vale on Saturday and Sunday, and I couldn’t attend the session live, but I just knew it would be powerful. As soon as I returned home on Monday, after wrapping up some Foundation work, I sat down to watch the Saturday and Sunday recordings.
Here are powerful experiences that I would like to share with you all.
Late 2024, during meditation (there was no guidance, I was just sitting in silence), I experienced a sudden internal split, almost like a crack, right through the middle of my being. I could tangibly feel the left and right sides as distinct, and that sensation persisted. Physically, I became acutely aware of both sides of my body. For about two weeks, I felt a burning sensation on the left side. I didn’t know how to respond to what was happening then. The right side, in contrast, felt completely immobile, unlike the active, burning left side. At one point, I noticed a significant change in my left eye’s vision compared to the right.
During meditation, the split became more pronounced — I could clearly sense the left and right sides and a distinct middle space between them. This whole experience gradually stabilised for about three weeks. Then, about a week later, after that profound experience, while taking a shower, I again perceived the two sides. Interestingly, the left side seemed engaged in an internal argument, while the right side appeared detached, uninterested in the drama. One Moushumi was watching this drama of two Moushumis (or two sides). I was in a shower for 20 minutes or so, but I felt like a good amount of time, I watched the drama of all manifested desires over the non-interested or the witnessing the drama side of the part. At the end, the manifested side left us, as that aspect had no energy to ignite.
I understood the whole drama immediately after I attended the Friday session. Then something else happened last week (a week before the program with Mohanji). I was at Skanda Vale Hospice (many of you know about Skanda Vale and how Mohanji has a beautiful connection with Skanda Vale). Skanda Vale Hospice is a volunteer-based hospice specialising in palliative care in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The hospice is located in the village of Saron, and while independent, it is affiliated with the Skanda Vale interfaith monastery in the nearby village of Llanpumsaint.
Recently, my daughter and I took part in an event for the hospice by doing a FireWalk (Walk on Coal at 965 degrees F). When the walk started, I felt no heat. What I experienced was beyond powerful; it was like stepping into an entirely different realm. Just moments before the walk, I slipped into a familiar inner state, a kind of detachment. As I walked across the fire, I felt nothing. Yes, my body was walking, but I wasn’t the one performing the act. It was as though the action was happening through me, not by me.
I intended to merge with Mohanji, and HE, of course, held me. What we perceive in others is often a mirror of our inner state. I felt that, similar to me, no one felt the heat. But later, I understood that others experienced the intense 965°F heat, some even walking away with blisters. As I mentioned earlier, I was at Skanda Vale again on Saturday and Sunday and couldn’t do a live session. When I returned home on Monday, I sat and did both sessions. For an entire hour, I felt completely aware. All my senses were functioning, yet it was as if something was happening behind the scenes. I felt like I was on the edge of a world, watching this illusory one unfold like a show.
And on Monday, as soon as I started listening to Mohanji’s video, a very fluid, luminous path appeared, and I saw Mohanji, Mahavatar Babaji, and, I believe, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. I could see all of them so clearly for a while. I remembered nothing but the presence of the Gurus. That one hour felt like just a few minutes. On Tuesday, I felt drawn to go through the process again. The experience was incredibly real. I saw myself with Mohanji somewhere. He had something in his hand and told me something important, which stayed with me until the process ended.
Even while this profound interaction unfolded, I was fully aware of my surroundings, the sounds, and the atmosphere. It was like I was at home watching myself. There were two Moushumis: one witnessing and one moving through regular life. I even remember Esha, my daughter, coming back from college and asking for food. I wondered, “Why isn’t Moushumi cooking?” and I just kept observing. Then, in the video, when Mohanji said, “Rub your hands and slowly open your eyes,” and just like that, I popped back into this world. Again, it was for an hour, but it felt like a couple of minutes.
It was truly wonderful, beyond powerful.
May this experience encourage each of you to trust in your journey.
As Mohanji reminds us, we are all unique souls, and so are our experiences, each extraordinary in its own right. Embrace them, surrender to the Divine, and the way forward will unfold. This is the sacred journey on the Pathless Path. Heartfelt gratitude to my beloved Guru Mohanji for being with me every moment.
Earn Unlearning
Nothing to learn,
Just earn—
Earn unlearning.
Fierce, yet still.
Churning, yet rising.
Empty, yet clear.
Clear to the self,
Clarity as the self.
Perishable—yet always fresh.
Unseen by naked eyes…
Nothing to learn,
Just earn—
Earn unlearning.
— Moushumi
Acceptance dilutes Suffering.
Resistance increases it.
Through acceptance of situations, healing takes place.
Through resistance, reality gets repeated.
This is the simple story of our existence.
Live with awareness and enjoy existence.
— Mohanji.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 22nd May 2025
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