Purity Experience

By Mike Ansari

My spiritual journey is being recorded in a book, which will be published when finished.

Like all others, I had fundamental questions about life and the beyond. I set out from an early age to unravel those mysteries. I was born in 1964 in a Muslim family in Tehran, Iran; from an early age I dedicated my life to mastering martial arts together with strict religious practices of prayer, lengthy periods of fasting and abstinence from many pleasures of life. I spent many hours in meditation and in contemplation of my own feelings. I did not take anything for granted.

I wanted to reach a level where I would be certain that I was indeed with God and in the constant state of unconditional love.

Over the years I came to master meditation techniques and out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Through dreams, OBE and visions, over many years, I took many journeys into other realities. Every journey started with seeing light and experiencing immense joy, which would consume my whole physical body. Such experiences would stretch into my daily life. My life was intertwined with physical and spiritual experiences.

On 13 February 2006, I sat down for my regular early morning meditation before sunrise, when suddenly I was out of my body but, instead of seeing light, as I was accustomed to, I was confronted with absolute darkness.

My first impression was of utter dismay. I thought to myself, "Where and what I have done wrong to deserve this?" Then I recalled my recent memories for any signs of miss behavior. I could not see what I had done wrong. All I could see were sincere attempts to reach God. That had always been my intention.

I was in deep contemplation when I heard a voice in my head.

"Calm down and try to see the situation".

I was thinking, "Who is the creator of this darkness?"

This was unlike any darkness I had seen. It was completely dark. I had witnessed the intense light of meditation many times and this seemed like the other extreme of the spectrum; intense darkness. Suddenly I was in total awe of the majesty of this darkness; such a Divine creation; a darkness the like of which we have never experienced on earth.

"God is the Creator of this darkness." I answered.

"Then this must also be part of God's love and I must endure this darkness".