My mother in law had a very peaceful death on 17th
of March. Another example of a person receiving Reiki having a smooth passing
on! When we reached the house the next day, I was surprised that the house was
totally free from her presence. The last time I met her a few months back, she
had a far away look in her eyes. Now it was clear to me that she was in the
process of detachment to those around her.
Baithak was kept on the third day and we all sang bhajans
for the soul. It was a very soothing atmosphere and I could feel her presence.
Towards the end of the ceremony, she stood in front of her photograph. She was
looking so beautiful and calm. She looked at her children. Her gaze lasted a
bit longer on my husband’s face and she gave him a special smile.
She looked at one of her children and had a question,’ What
about --- lakhs?’ I was very puzzled by this, but later I came to know its
significance.
I thought about her special smile for my husband. He was her
favorite son. When he went ahead with his love marriage, she thought that I had
stolen him from her. That resentment was always there at the background, even
though she behaved cordially with me. From the soul’s realm, she could see
things in the correct perspective now. The fact that her son loved a girl and
could keep his promise meant that he had a character. He could love, because he
had the habit of loving, which started from his love for his mother.
She could now see how much he loved and respected her. And
also, how I have been continuing her work – of making him a good human being-
by being with his decisions and making constructive comments.
Then one day, a large butterfly flew in front of my husband
and sat on a plant in our garden. He was standing so close to it, but it did
not move. He called me to come over and have a look. I went over, recognized
his mother’s soul’s presence. ‘Let me touch it’, I told. He told not to. A
butterfly will just fly off if somebody goes close to it, and it will never let
any one touch it.
After a few seconds, I told that I would touch it, and very
gently did. Surprise, it still sat there. Then I asked my husband to touch it,
just to see the response, which would give me a clue whether she treated us
same now. He too touched the butterfly and again, it sat still.
I had a doubt if the butterfly was dead, so that our
touching didn’t make any difference. But after an hour, I was in the garden to
get flowers and the moment I approached the plant, the butterfly just flew off!
Yes, after giving me the message loud and clear.
When a person dies, people think that he/she is gone and
that’s the end of it. They don’t realize that whatever the children think and
do after their parents’ demise, they are watching them and if they do things
that give pain to the parents, that pain can have an effect on their lives!
