The Awakening at Ice House, Chennai

A single moment of stillness in 1999 sparked my lifelong quest for inner transformation.

In 1999, I had an experience that changed everything. I was visiting my cousins in Chennai when my aunt suggested a visit to the iconic Ice House, where Swami Vivekananda once meditated. I didn’t expect much—but as I sat there and closed my eyes, something extraordinary happened.

There was a profound silence within me, unlike anything I had ever known. My mind, usually restless, became laser-focused. It was as if time stood still and I was completely immersed in a one-pointed stillness.

After a while,  my aunt touched me to inform us to leave and only then I got back my senses. I didn’t fully understand what had just happened, but I knew one thing—I wanted to experience more of it. This stillness and deep silence was addictive. That single moment sparked a deep longing in me, a desire to uncover the mysteries of the inner world.

This was the beginning of my search—a journey of inner discovery that eventually led me to my Antharyamin, the Divine guide within, who has been my constant source of wisdom and truth ever since.