As Close to Heaven as it gets

Sai Ram
I recently visited Badrinath in the Himalayas. This was my second time traveling there. I wanted my husband David to experience the resounding beauty and splendor of this very holy place on earth. Although I swore I would never again ascend those winding, treacherous roads that lead to this Shangri-la, the breathless Himalayan horizon called to my Soul. And in mid May I went with a group of Sai Baba devotees to this wondrous locale.

As we ascended the mountain one heart-pounding vista after another embraced our saucer wide eyes.
The majestic Himalayan mountain range rising up from the depths of Om welcomed us with hands
folded in Namaste. My husband now realized why I wanted him to experience this as he stared at
the God-kissed peaks.

There is a very special place in Badrinath that is literally in my opinion the threshold of heaven.
After we arrived in Badrinath the next day we climbed roughly 3 kilometers to this celestial portal ~
Vishnu's Paduka.

Vishnu's Paduka


earth dwindling from view
it seems I've trekked this golden highway
before
maybe somewhere in my dreams
I gaze speechless at God's colossal Footprints
and the long procession of sadhus, saints and sages
following 
like the Pandavas I feel I too could 
keep walking towards the blinding light
and heaven's open door

~sonya ki tomlinson

Sai Rapture: The Ecstatic Journey of a Modern Day Gopi

Dear Friends

I am very happy to announce the completion of my book Sai Rapture ~ The Ecstatic Journey of a Modern Day Gopi. This book is an offering at the Lotus Feet of our most beloved Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Swami's sweet, nectarous presence has guided me every step of this journey.

Sai Rapture highlights my spiritual journey beginning with the birth of my daughter to the many breath-taking experiences, leelas, dreams and divine contacts I have had with Baba. It also includes interviews with devotees I have met along the way: Mr. R. Padmanaban, Sai Baba's past photographer, Father Charles Ogada of Nigeria, Dr. Gnana Bhaskar Tenali, a former student of Sathya Sai University, and Gloria Blake, a nurse at the General Hospital in Puttaparthi to name a few.

Swami has been my unfailing support and friend in my darkest hours and most joyous of times. It is an ongoing journey - one that never ends .The book is 321 pages and includes a number of color photographs.

This book is available on Amazon.

It is also available on Etsy.com:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/EcstaticArtPoetry

In addition it is available on Google books. 

Lots of Prema,
sonya ki

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