Anamika’s meditation and sufferings were carrying on simultaneously. Even after such pain and discomfort, Anamika was committed to her resolution and was unwilling to leave her meditation under any circumstances. From 3.00 a.m. to 5.00 a.m. in the morning and then from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. in the evening – this was her routine for meditation. During the day too, she would practice some chanting et al.

During this time, my concern continued to be about how to find a solution to the suffering being wrought on Anamika by the dark spirits. My mind was constantly besieged by the fear of something untoward happening if a remedy was not found.

I decided to inform her mother and invite her to the Kendra as she did not live too far away from the Kendra. However, since Anamika’s brother was preparing for IIT entrance examinations, her mother found herself unable to come and live with Anamika.

Anamika was in constant touch with her mother, yet I requested her mother to herself come and meet Anamika in person, to talk to her and learn more about her state of mind to inform us of the same. I wanted to assure myself that nowhere should her family or anyone feel that Anamika was being made to undertake this experiment under any sort of compulsion by the Kendra or under the promise of a reward. Also, I wanted to assure her on the fronts of the Kendra and Anamika’s meditation.

I even requested her to reconsider as we would make all arrangements if she wished to come and stay at the Kendra to help Anamika. While she did not accept my request to stay at the Kendra, she did visit it all the same. She told me that Anamika was desirous of continuing her meditation and was unwilling to turn back under any circumstances.

Anamika’s mother had two chief concerns. One was that her son should somehow make it to an IIT and second, that Anamika should get married. Somewhere in her mind was also this fear that Anamika may choose to lead a life as a nun and she shared this with me. I informed her that in Jain tradition, no individual can accept a life of asceticism without the express permission of their parents and at least for now, in Anamika’s case, there appeared to be no such cause for worry.

In the evening, when Anamika began her meditation, the dark forces appeared for some time and then, she became stable. It began to appear as if she was visualizing the divine soul once again. To placate Anamika’s mother and also to quell my own anxieties, I considered it apt to try an experiment wherein in Anamika’s deep state of meditation, we would seek to uncover some of the mysteries attached with the unknown.

And so, I asked Anamika some questions during her meditation. If I can recall correctly, perhaps some questions were also asked by Anamika’s mother but to obtain the answer, it was I who had to shift closer and make sense of the soft whispers in which Anamika was speaking. My first question was on whether Anamika’s brother would qualify for the IIT. To this, Anamika replied that if he tries hard, he would indeed be successful (here I must state that in 2021, he did indeed qualify and gain admission to a prestigious engineering college in Delhi.)

The next question was asked by Anamika’s mother and pertained to her marriage. The answer obtained was that Anamika would indeed get married and that too to someone of her own choice. While her mother was pleased to hear that Anamika would get married in the near future, she suffered a setback upon hearing that Anamika would choose her own groom. (Within a year of this, Anamika did marry a young man of her choice and her wedding was solemnized by us.)

Another question which had been asked concerned what Anamika would do in the future and the answer received was that she would dedicate her life to serving others and even face challenges in this. When asked about which specific field she would dedicate her service, no clear answer was obtained.

There were perhaps a few more questions which had been asked but I fail to recall them.

In this manner, the sequence of meditation, the interruption by the dark forces, the visualization of the divine soul, and the assurances continued. There was much more that was yet to come.