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El Arco Iris En Mi Corazón EL ARCO IRIS EN MI CORAZÓN Por KENT BICKNELL Memorias de los primeros años de la Misión de Sant Ajaib Singh Ji EL ARCO IRIS EN MI CORAZÓN Memorias de los primeros años de la Misión de Sant Ajaib Singh Ji Por: KENT BICKNELL Sant Bani Ashram, Samborton, N.H. Febrero del 2002 Impreso por Keystone Press, Manchester, NH. Primera edición Septiembre de 2007, 2000 copias. ISBN: 978-0-89142-051-4 Número de control de la Biblioteca del Congreso: 2007929269 Título original en inglés: Rainbow On My Heart Traducción del inglés al español hecha por: María Victoria Montoya Edición en español hecha por: Juan Gabriel Cerón 11 de Septiembre del 2013. Bogotá, Colombia. Í N D I C E Página PREFACIO ................................................................... 7 INTRODUCCIÓN ................................................................... 11 PRÓLOGO ................................................................... 17 CAPÍTULO I ENCUENTRO CON EL SANTO...................... 19 CAPÍTULO II NI LA HOJA DE UN ÁRBOL SE MUEVE SIN LA VOLUNTAD DE DIOS ............................... 71 CAPÍTULO III RECIBIENDO A SANT JI PARA EL PRIMER TOUR EN 1977............................................ 109 CAPÍTULO IV LA PRIMERA GIRA. SANT JI EN AMÉRI- CA 1977.................................................... 143 CAPÍTULO V SANT JI EN SURAMÉRICA, 1977................... 197 CAPÍTULO VI EL RETORNO A NEW HAMPSHIRE................ 231 CAPÍTULO VII VANIDAD ESPIRITUAL................................. 237 CAPÍTULO VIII CIRUGÍA ESPIRITUAL, MARZO DE 1978...... 257 CAPÍTULO IX EL OCÉANO DE AMOR................................ 299 CAPÍTULO X EPÍLOGO..................................................... 351 P R E F A C I O “La historia del Amor del Maestro no puede ser contada” Sant Ajaib Singh Ji, “Takale Mane Oe Kirpal” El siguiente recuento es una narración personal de los primeros años de la misión de Sant Ajaib Singh Ji, desde 1976 hasta 1979. A través de lo que Sant Ji descri- bió como “suerte”, me fue dada la oportunidad de viajar con Él en las giras a Sur América, y permanecer en Su casa cuando Él residía en Sant Bani Ashram en New Hampshire. Desde el comienzo, Sant Ji me animó para que aprendiera hindi, y aunque nunca llegué a tener fluidez en la palabra hablada, podía escribirle direc- tamente y leer Sus cartas. Cuando la misión de Sant Ji estaba en sus fases iniciales, aún antes de que pensáramos que era una “Misión”, yo tenía mucho acceso a Él. Con los años he compartido algunas de estas experiencias, pero muchas las he guardado para mí. Yo estaba muy feliz de tener la oportunidad de servir a Sant Ji, y no quería estar en la posición de divulgar algo que Él hubiera preferido que no se hiciera. Egoístamente, me gustaba poder viajar y vivir con Sant Ji, y no quería ser reemplazado por ser indiscreto. La narración no es una historia per se, ya que se enfoca en mi crecimiento y desa- rrollo. Esto, en sí mismo es de interés limitado. La manera como Sant Ji, el Maestro Profesor, me enseñó las lecciones que yo necesitaba es lo que los lectores pueden encontrar instructivo e inspirador. El Maestro Kirpal Singh y Sant Ajaib Singh nunca han dejado de derramar Su amor e infinito cuidado sobre mí. En la rutina de mi día a día, puede ser muy fácil perder de vista lo mágico del universo, de las fuerzas divinas que trabajan detrás de escena. Un enfoque del libro es el extraordinario poder y alcance de los Maestros, que vienen a este mundo para despertarnos de- rramando Amor y Gracia sobre nosotros. El libro es un testimonio de ello, no solo en mi vida, sino en las vidas de mi familia, amigos, tanto en el Ashram de Sant Bani como en el Colegio Sant Bani. El Arco Iris en mi Corazón Hay abundancia de detalles en el libro, pero la fuente no es decididamente una memoria prodigiosa. En los últimos años he estado transcribiendo horas y horas de casetes personales y varios diarios guardados que fueron escritos en ese tiem- po, todo lo cual sirvió como base para este recuento. Cualquier error u omisión es mío por ello pido el perdón de los lectores. El título del libro, El Arco Iris en Mi Corazón, fue sugerido por un incidente espe- cífico ocurrido en junio de 1977, en Vermont, descrito en el capítulo IV. Yo creo que también fue por el Colegio Sant Bani, cuyos comienzos fueron sellados por un doble arco iris. Este verano, mientras yo estaba inmerso en el trabajo del libro, una tormenta inesperada pasó por nuestra cabaña en el lago Newfound. Tan rápido como llegó, se fue, dejando detrás un doble arco iris que colgaba casi a nuestro alcance. Yo tomé esto como una manifestación más que física del mundo natural. Son despliegues visibles de los pactos de Dios. La narración describe el encuentro con Sant Ji en 1976, la visita al Ashram en la India, y la primera gira mundial de 1977, (capítulo I al VI). Los capítulos VII y VIII hablan sobre mis intentos erróneos para llegar a ser verdaderamente espiritual, y la guía amorosa de Sant Ji dirigiéndome de nuevo a mi antigua forma de ser. El capítulo IX se centra en dos áreas: El despliegue de la traducción al inglés del Anurag Sagar (El Océano de Amor), el gran texto espiritual de Sant Kabir Sahib, y la maravilla de todo esto compartido con un niño de 9 años, mi hijo Chris. El capítulo X es un corto epílogo. Si este trabajo brinda alguna inspiración, el crédito se lo debo dar a las presencias extraordinarias de los Maestros Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, y Sant Ajaib Singh Ji. Mi gratitud hacia Ellos dos es infinita. Gracias también a mi familia, Karen, Christopher y Nicholas que vivieron esto conmigo y me apoyaron todo el tiempo. Raaj Kumar Bagga (“Pappú”) ha sido un amigo infalible desde el primer día, y su servicio tradu- ciendo todos los Satsangs, Darshans, sesiones de preguntas y respuestas, entrevis- tas, etc. es legendaria. Él puede no desear nuestra gratitud, pero la tiene en abun- dancia. Sus sugerencias, así como las del señor A.S. Oberoi, fueron gratamente recibidas e incorporadas a través del texto. (Recalco, los errores son míos). Russell Perkins fue también muy amable al leer el libro, ofrecer comentarios y escribir una Introducción. Russell y su esposa Judith, vivieron estos tiempos conmigo también, como puede verse en la narración. Gracias. Y a todos los otros lectores y oyentes que me dieron ánimo a través de toda la jornada, Robert y Wendy Schongalla, 8 Prefacio Jonathan Powell, Catharine Farkas, Lori Budington, Linda Turnage, Karen Gregg, Richard Hawley, Lane Zachary, Joe Gelbard y Richard y Susan Shannon, así como a todo futuro lector, un sincero “gracias y vayan con Dios”. KENT BICKNELL 6 de noviembre, 2001 Sant Bani Ashram Sanborton, N.H. 9 I N T R O D U C C I Ó N Ha sido una experiencia memorable y conmovedora, leer este libro de Kent y revi- vir aquellos días maravillosos cuando el Maestro era joven y el mundo era nuevo, porque esto era lo que nos parecía a todos los que tuvimos el privilegio de estar vivos en aquellos gloriosos días. En los días y meses siguientes a la partida de nues- tro Bienamado Maestro Kirpal, el sangat (o hermandad de discípulos) tocó fondo, muchos, incluido yo, sucumbimos al partidismo y polarización durante el cual olvi- damos completamente quiénes éramos y lo que realmente queríamos. Luego nuestro Maestro nos dio a Sant Ji, y de pronto estábamos volando, las prio- ridades enderezadas, el destino reafirmado, la sobrecogedora realidad y alegría del Darshan experimentados una vez más. Kent ha captado todo esto, y el intenso enfoque personal que él mantiene todo el tiempo refleja exactamente el intenso enfoque personal con el cual todos nosotros nos aproximamos al Maestro, no hay otra manera de aproximarse a Él. Realmente, Kent fue privilegiado al hacer enor- mes cantidades de seva y le fue dada una inmensa bendición personal por Sant Ajaib Singh Ji, y su libro llega tan cerca de hacer justicia a la realidad de esto como ningún libro puede. La enseñanza esotérica que en la India es conocida como Sant Mat o “El Sendero de los Santos” es resumida con frecuencia por los Maestros de esta enseñanza en tres palabras, y Sant Ji con frecuencia las usó para anclar Sus Satsangs. Las tres palabras son: Satnaam, Satgurú y Satsang. Si nosotros las entendemos y su sig- nificado, los supuestos y la visión del mundo que pone de manifiesto la narración de Kent serán mucho más claros para nosotros, y seremos capaces de apreciar sus aventuras más completamente. El Arco Iris en mi Corazón Satnaam: Esta es la palabra que los Maestros usan para el hecho fundamental del universo, el poder que lo trajo a la existencia y lo sustenta aún ahora. La expresión de Dios a través de la cual Su Amor llega a nosotros. Es en realidad el Verdadero Nombre de Dios (Satnaam literalmente se traduce como nombre “verdadero” u “original”), el Verbo como es llamado en el Evangelio de Juan por la cual Él se llama a sí mismo. Otras tradiciones y escrituras tienen otros nombres, pero todas la conocen: Los Chinos lo llaman Tao, los sufís Kalma o Saute Sarmad, las escrituras hindús se re- fieren a este como Nad o Udgit, etc. A esta se hace referencia en el principio de la Biblia: “Y Dios dijo: hágase la Luz.” El “hablar” de Dios es Su Palabra, El Verbo o Su Nombre, pero este “hablar” no es una abstracción, es un Sonido real el cual puede ser oído. Y la Luz, la cual produjo El Verbo puede ser vista. El Verbo no es algo que solamente sucedió hace mucho tiempo porque, como lo aclara el Evangelio de Juan, es la realidad esencial básica de todo ser humano, realmente de toda vida: En el comienzo era El Verbo, y El Verbo estaba con Dios, y El Verbo era Dios.
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