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Namaste,
Where science and logic terminates, spirituality begins. All those gross instruments can hardly produce any spiritual effect, at most it can give temporary boost.
If you had been brain washed by continuous auto suggestion about Ganesha, and then if you see or dream about Ganesha then it can be concluded that it might be all psychological.
However, upon no or little information about Ganesha, if you have some visions, dreams or felt spontaneous attraction, then it is not an illusion. It is reality.
Intuitions are direct learning without understanding by logic. I have passed through this phase.
I was ignorant about spirituality and did not feel any urge to visit temple, nor did I study anything related to spirituality.
One day I felt attraction about Lord Hanuman. During those days, I was doing research on advanced ceramics / engineering / bio-ceramics.
Then the image of Hanuman in samadhi used to appear, and even after repeated efforts to ignore, this image would keep floating in front of my eyes. Then I went to Nearby Hanuman temple. I did not knew what to chant, Rama Nama, which is dear to Hanuman or Hanuman Nama. I chanted both. What I was chanting was no proper mantra. I just chanted 5 times and left temple. After few days, the mantra would continue on it's own. One day, the mantra chanting was so powerful, I could not sleep. I could see image of Hanuman and the mantra would continue. I wanted to sleep and made every attempts, but they all failed. This lasted for 2 hours. I could not fight, as if my will has no effect. There as someone controlling my mind.
Remember, during those days, no scriptural study, no proper chanting, no meditations, no japa. Just chant mantra 5 times. Still this effect.
This cannot be illusion. I never demanded nor expected this to happen. I never imagined that this type of thing could actually happen. After some years in spirituality, my family members and relatives see a lot of positive difference. There was change in character and approach towards life. So there is definite positive change in me. This shows that those experience were not mental conditioning.
One say say it is mental construct, when we expect certain thing to happen, not otherwise.
I had many such experiences, in which I was very sick, barely able to sit, yet would be able to meditate for 1 1/2 hours easily. This happened when I was shifted to Advaita.
What I mean to say is that you are not alone to have such experience and that they are not just mental constructs.
Before 50 years mind was considered as great great great hypothesis. Now it's existence is accepted. We have a main steam medical profession dedicated to mind - psychology.
I would ask you one thing, did you felt any spontaneous attraction for Ganesha.
Science cannot even understand mind, new theories come everyday.
It does not even accept that are there 4 more subtle bodies.
People believe in ghosts (in west too), but they have problem believing in God.
Be positive, step ahead in your spiritual journey. Make a start and rest will all follow
Only thing important is to take spirituality seriously and not casually.
Aum
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