Gyani Baile & Dolly Baile

and home responsibilities. It was a real intense effort on her part. Looking
at her no one would have guessed her to be a meditating type. At that time
if someone asked why she was meditating, what was her goal, or even
how one should meditate, she would not have been able to answer any of
those questions. In spite of that, she continued the meditation with the
level of intensity and dedication which was beyond the capability and
inclination of the normal householder, professional person.
Numerous spiritual unfoldments that she received in her meditation
were truly incredible, educational and very captivating. In every
meditation she had communion with Divine Voice. She referred to that
voice, thought, force, inspiration (whatever reader may want to call it)
interchangeable as Baba or God. Reference to Baba was because at the
very beginning of her spiritual inner Experiences Sathya Sai Baba in a
dream had declared to her friend M that He was going to Dolly's house.
And later she became more sure of that voice being Baba because of
many different evidences. For example her experience of the star
sparkling in her heart upon touching Baba's feet in the picture in a book
was another indicator. In the messages she received, the use of language
and certain expressions which sometimes were identical to the writings in
Baba's books. Now in addition to receiving messages in the meditation
she gets a wide variety of visions. So far the meanings of the visions seem
disconnected but she has been told that the meaning will self reveal. And
we find that sometimes in a very unexpected manner the meaning of the
dream experiences or of vision experiences does self reveal.
About the meditation experiences one thing stood out that Baba
never called her by her original name Dolly. Somewhere along the way
He gave her the name Shivangini. Baba explained to her that she has been
given Shiva's trident to help her pierce the past present and future; the
name Shivangini had some significance from the past. The elaboration of
the importance of name change was with the example of Margret Noble
who asked for advice from Vivekananda to gain one-pointedness during
meditation. Vivekananda said, "Do not allow Margret Noble to come
between you and God". Baba said "your ego obstructs you even during
the meditation." We don't know exactly when this trident appeared on
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