Mom in law and her soul’s presence

My mother in law had a very peaceful death on 17^th of March. Another example of a person receiving Reiki having a smooth passing on! When we reached the house the next day, I was surprised that the house was totally free from her presence. The last time I met her a few months back, she had a far away look in her eyes. Now it was clear to me that she was in the process of detachment to those around her.

Baithak was kept on the third day and we all sang bhajans for the soul. It was a very soothing atmosphere and I could feel her presence. Towards the end of the ceremony, she stood in front of her photograph. She was looking so beautiful and calm. She looked at her children. Her gaze lasted a bit longer on my husband’s face and she gave him a special smile.

She looked at one of her children and had a question,’ What about --- lakhs?’ I was very puzzled by this, but later I came to know its significance.

I thought about her special smile for my husband. He was her favorite son. When he went ahead with his love marriage, she thought that I had stolen him from her. That resentment was always there at the background, even though she behaved cordially with me. From the soul’s realm, she could see things in the correct perspective now. The fact that her son loved a girl and could keep his promise meant that he had a character. He could love, because he had the habit of loving, which started from his love for his mother.

She could now see how much he loved and respected her. And also, how I have been continuing her work – of making him a good human being- by being with his decisions and making constructive comments.

Then one day, a large butterfly flew in front of my husband and sat on a plant in our garden. He was standing so close to it, but it did not move. He called me to come over and have a look. I went over, recognized his mother’s soul’s presence. ‘Let me touch it’, I told. He told not to. A butterfly will just fly off if somebody goes close to it, and it will never let any one touch it.

After a few seconds, I told that I would touch it, and very gently did. Surprise, it still sat there. Then I asked my husband to touch it, just to see the response, which would give me a clue whether she treated us same now. He too touched the butterfly and again, it sat still.

I had a doubt if the butterfly was dead, so that our touching didn’t make any difference. But after an hour, I was in the garden to get flowers and the moment I approached the plant, the butterfly just flew off! Yes, after giving me the message loud and clear.

When a person dies, people think that he/she is gone and that’s the end of it. They don’t realize that whatever the children think and do after their parents’ demise, they are watching them and if they do things that give pain to the parents, that pain can have an effect on their lives!