Diane, Minnesota, USA

Years ago I was living in a near impossible situation. Despite all my efforts, I could find no way to improve or change my life. I was sad, lonely, and feeling hopeless. Life held little meaning. During the night while my family slept, I would sit in the darkness and cry. One night my inner pain became unbearable. In total despair, I begged, “Where are you? God, where are you? Please, where are you?” As I closed my eyes I was filled with an intense energy. There, in my inner field of vision, appeared an Eye. A stillness and peace unlike anything I had ever felt before came over me. As I gazed directly into this Eye, I could hear the steady rhythm of each in breath and out breath of my own breathing. This Eye was a part of me and yet it was separate. I knew then with absolute certainty that there was a Presence deep inside me that was Real. I was not alone. I had never been alone. In those moments, I had been graced with a glimpse of Oneness.