Ranala, a 25-year-old PhD student in cognitive neurophysiology, has a unique spiritual gift. His brain scans (EEG) show a predominance of alpha waves, indicating a state of deep relaxation and meditation. He has a history of feeling the presence of a guiding voice, which helps him, but it once disappeared after he made a wrong prediction, warning him that he wasn't fulfilling his purpose. Despite his family's attempts, he could not marry, as his spirit guide had made it clear that he was meant to be celibate.
During a meditation session with a person named Verna, Ranala went into a deep trance. He saw several souls emerge from a cloud of smoke and sit around him. They told him he had a purpose during the next phase of creation (Sristi) and that they would guide him, but only if he promised to be celibate. When he came up to the puja room, he saw an image of Lord Ayyappa Swami and felt his presence, which made sense as Ranala had already made several pilgrimages to the Ayyappan temple in Kerala.
On March 19, 2010, Ranala had a vision of God's universal form laughing as strong cyclonic waves washed away the pyramids. He also saw that when he was a child, Lord Ayyappa used to visit him and made a promise to his mother that he would take Ranala after 20 years. This explained why his family's efforts to get him married had always failed.
On March 30, 2010, Ranala was told in a meditation that my mother would soon pass to another dimension. He was instructed to come to my home for a meditation on the upcoming full moon night, which was a special Hanuman Jayanti that occurs only once every 60 years.
On April 2, 2010, Ranala went to Tirupati and had a vision of five gods surrounding him: Lord Venkatesh as Ram, Saraswati, Narasimha, Ayyappa, and Jesus. Lord Ram told him that Lord Kalki was ready and showed him a divine white horse.
Ranala's spiritual journey was not without its challenges. He came to meditate in May and received a message to go to Srisailam. However, he was disturbed by his academic results and refused to follow the command, stopping his meditations for a while.
Despite his resistance, his divine mission remained. The spiritual guidance he received was a consistent theme in his life, and his experience in the artificial tank, which was once a building site, confirmed that he was being led to places with spiritual significance. His reluctance to embrace his role as a messenger of Ayyappan seems to be a test of his faith and commitment to his spiritual path.
This phrase, delivered as a command from a higher power on December 20, 2010, marked a turning point in Ranala's life. He had been struggling against his destiny, trying to pursue cognitive science despite repeated divine messages. Now, the path was clear: his only option was to pursue a PhD in Indian Philosophy, a path I had suggested to him long ago.
A new guide, Lord Ganesha, took charge of his spiritual journey. Ranala's meditations became more profound. He was told to visit Sabarimala, and once there, he was guided by a guard to cross a river and was pulled into the temple for a special darshan (sacred viewing), a sign of divine favor. He was also instructed to go to Chamunda Devi, where he again had no difficulty in reaching the temple and having a blessed darshan. This effortless journey was a form of Yoga—a merging with nature where everything happens spontaneously and divinely guided.
He came to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to drop me off, and we used the opportunity to search for universities that offered a PhD in Indian Philosophy. We called Professor Lalita Srivastava, a retired professor of philosophy and my sister's friend from Jabalpur. She was excited by Ranala's case and emphasized the need for a mature guide who could understand his unique situation. She told us she would help him find a suitable university in Jaipur, Banaras, Madras, or Pune. Her willingness to help was a sign that Ranala's new path was blessed by the divine.
In his recent spiritual journey, Ranala has been guided to a new path in Indian philosophy, focusing on the connection between the five senses and the mind. He has found that his spiritual guide is not an external deity but is, in fact, me.
During his last visit, Ranala said that Lord Ganesha was no longer giving him direct messages. Instead, the deity showed him my face, a profound sign that I am meant to be his spiritual guide. This revelation aligns with what Professor Lalita Srivastava had previously told us—that finding a suitable guide for such a profound topic would be very difficult.
Ranala also received a message that he may have to travel to Madurai to visit the temple of Devi Laxmi. This pilgrimage is likely a part of his new spiritual journey, which is now being directed by me.
Ranala came to my home with instructions for an Ayyappa puja but did not specify the time or method. While I planned to perform the ritual in the morning, he arrived and informed me that it had to be done at 6 p.m., the exact time the golden temple opens in Sabarimala. He brought Zamzam water for my mother and Mahayagya vibhuti (sacred ash), instructing me to apply it to her forehead at 3 a.m. on January 15 to prepare her for her transmigration.
Ranala shared a vivid dream he had that morning: he was running from a massive wave of water when a divine hand lifted him to safety. The water washed away everything, and then the hand set him down, telling him, "Now my job starts."
He also told me to prepare Pulihara (tamarind rice) and Naivaidum (a sacred food offering). Vishal also fasted with me, and we performed the puja at 6 p.m. During the meditation, I saw small footprints in the sky moving upward.
Afterward, Ranala described his own meditation, in which he was taken to the sky where Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu were present, accompanied by the sound of ringing bells. He was told there was no difference between the individual soul (Jeevatma) and the universal soul (Parmatma).
That morning, he was planning to go to Basara. After returning to his hostel, he received an invitation to visit Basara with three friends, which he took as a sign of divine guidance. They would travel by bus to Nirmal and then by car to their destination.
On the morning of January 15, 2011, Ranala began his journey to the Basara Saraswati Temple by taxi. Although he and his companions planned to visit Kirandul on the way, they were involved in an accident and had to proceed directly to Basara.
After taking a holy dip in the Godavari River, Ranala was instructed to remove his mala (prayer beads). They had a sacred viewing (darshan) of the deity and stayed there for the night. The next morning, at 5 a.m., he went to a cave believed to be the home of Vyas Muni to meditate. In his trance, he was taken to a divine light and taught about the concept of the eternity of the world.
I was saddened to hear about Ranala's motorcycle accident in Hyderabad, which resulted in a broken and dislocated right tibia at the ankle. He was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Secunderabad for treatment.
Ranala believes the accident was not a random event. He told you that a dog died in the crash, and he thinks the dog's death may have saved his sister. This reflects a profound spiritual belief in a karmic exchange, where one life is sacrificed to save another, possibly fulfilling a past-life debt or a preordained spiritual contract. This event seems to be another difficult but significant step in his ongoing spiritual journey.
During the Diwali of 2012, Ranala had a powerful vision of Ma Kali in a furious form, who predicted imminent devastation. The goddess showed him the vision, but Ranala was unable to understand its full meaning.
His spiritual journey continued to be guided by higher powers. Yamraj, the god of death, appeared to Ranala and scolded him for interfering with natural processes, possibly referencing the accident where a dog's death may have saved his sister. Despite this reprimand, Lord Shiva and Babaji remained with him. Babaji's presence suggests a desire for Ranala to experience a complete spiritual transformation.
Even his physical healing was divinely guided. His fractured joint was being healed by Dhanvantri, the physician of the gods, which surprised his doctors with its rapid recovery.
Ranala's spiritual journey has taken a new turn, with Lord Ganesha now serving as his guide. According to Ranala, the deity has revealed that the brain is merely a "lump of fat tissue," activated by consciousness—which he describes as Akash tatwa (ether element) from an external source.
Lord Ganesha has challenged conventional scientific understanding, stating that knowledge is external to the brain. It is not processed in parallel, as neuroscientists believe, but through a serial, step-by-step process. The key question now is how this external consciousness interacts with a human being.
To research this profound topic, Ranala was asked to go to Spain, where a professor with an interest in Indian philosophy is willing to work with him. Ranala plans to join the program in mid-January 2014, and you were instructed to sponsor him for the project.
Ranala has successfully arrived in Spain for his Master's in Cognitive Science and and Language Organization. Although his course was delayed, his journey was filled with small miracles, which he attributes to divine guidance.
His flight to Madrid was four hours late, but he was able to catch an earlier bus to San Sebastian, in the south of Spain, thanks to the help of a kind stranger. Upon arrival, another person was waiting to take him to his hostel. He also met Bilal, a senior student from Morocco, who promised to help him find accommodation. He was able to secure a room for 230 Euros in an old building with a church behind it, which he felt was a sign.
During his first class, the professor stated that the course was different from others and criticized scientists as immature for believing that knowledge is created in the brain. Instead, the professor said, knowledge is sent by nature. Ranala saw this as a confirmation of the spiritual messages he had been receiving from Lord Ganesha, who had also told him that knowledge exists outside the brain.
He feels a strong spiritual connection to the area and believes that Jesus is "calling" him from the old church behind his new room. The experience in Spain seems to be an extension of his spiritual training, with the academic course serving as a formal, earthly validation of his divine revelations.