THE GOD CENTRE
Megha Bajaj points us to the stillness that exists in all of us—The Source—which nourishes and anchors our life
I believe each of us has a God Centre within us. That sacred, untouched, silent space from which everything else arises. This space is neither affected by thoughts nor goes through the ups and downs of emotions. It cares not for judgments, be they our own or that of the world. It simply is. Still. Divine. The Source.
On a cloudy day, we cannot see the sun. The same way, I believe, all the noise within and outside covers the God Centre. And yet, there are glimpses when, suddenly, we experience the quietude. The burst of sunshine. The Grace.
I love my God Centre. It holds me. It nurtures me. The best of my ideas come from it. The greatest of my breakthroughs are born from here. The deepest of my experiences come from this sacred space, and when everything stills, I come in contact with this God Centre. Sometimes in meditation, sometimes while writing, and sometimes out of the blue, for no rhyme or reason, it just happens.
Life is so uncertain. Especially now. None of us expected a pandemic to come and put the world on pause mode. None of us know what tomorrow holds. Everything is conjecture at best, and it’s natural to go through so many emotions ranging from anticipation to anxiety, fear, and worry. Strangely, I am not as tossed as I would have been earlier. I like being in control and yet, though there is none right now, I still find myself rooted.
I wondered what was carrying me through, and the answer I arrived at was ‘my God Centre.’ Though I have momentary alignment issues, somehow, I am able to re-orbit myself to my God Centre. And find the peace. The depth. Just the holding.
We all need some anchoring. Many of us seek this from the world outside. For some, their security comes from a title they hold. For others, a relationship or the money they have in the bank. Each of these aids in giving us a sense of familiarity and confidence — but they are external and hence subject to change. What if that one relationship which offers you the deepest sense of security alters for some reason? Then where do you find yourself? At sea, like a ship without a captain.
I tried to find security in many things outside of me until I realised the deepest, most unconditional, and unchanging one lay within me. My God Centre. It is something that nothing in the world outside can influence. No one can take it from me, not even me. It was, it is, it will be. From my first breath to the last. Somehow, I feel a deep sense of protection and an immaculate strength in knowing that my God Centre exists.
The more I operate out of this God Centre, the more abundant and aligned are my thoughts, words, and actions. It is my inner compass that constantly points North.
I find the easiest way to find my God Centre is to be in solitude and focus on my breathing. After a few minutes of simply watching the thoughts crash within, everything dissolves into that space of nothingness.
He has it. She has it. You have it. And I do too. The God Centre. Such liberation to know that my strength, my choices, my security—it all comes from me!
An award-winning author, film-script writer and poet, Megha is an eternal seeker at heart. She also empowers people to write and get published through her online writing workshop. You can read more on www.WonderofWords.org.