This is really a wonderful talk. The Dark Night can be really difficult, and the way you have described your own experience gave me sustenance during my ten year ordeal following the shift into awareness. I also reached a point of saying OK, maybe I'm irreparably damaged, I have to accept that. Then one day - the Dark Night ended. And as you point out, that does not mean that suffering disappears or that life's problems go away. For me it was an internal event. Mother Mary placed her hand on my head and told me that she is my mother, now and forever. And she is here whenever I need Her. My entire reality changed almost overnight. This was totally unexpected, and far outside the normal range of topics discussed in satsang. So, for anyone in the Dark Night, just know- God will save you. Just ask. God bless us every one.
This is really a wonderful talk. The Dark Night can be really difficult, and the way you have described your own experience gave me sustenance during my ten year ordeal following the shift into awareness. I also reached a point of saying OK, maybe I'm irreparably damaged, I have to accept that. Then one day - the Dark Night ended. And as you point out, that does not mean that suffering disappears or that life's problems go away. For me it was an internal event. Mother Mary placed her hand on my head and told me that she is my mother, now and forever. And she is here whenever I need Her. My entire reality changed almost overnight. This was totally unexpected, and far outside the normal range of topics discussed in satsang. So, for anyone in the Dark Night, just know- God will save you. Just ask. God bless us every one.