JEWELTREE HOLIDAY: Dwija (Rebirth) Day

DWIJA (REBIRTH) DAY

22 March

“Dwij” is a Hindu term meaning “twice born” or “born again.” One who experiences this is a “Dwija.”

After our ‘first birth’ (physical birth), our eyes open, and our faculties expand exponentially. However, as we grow up, we encounter limitations. The second birth dissolves these limitations and activates an individual’s potential to meet the expectations of the Ultimate. Thus, a ‘Dwija’ has embarked on this journey in earnest—a seeker of the Infinite, and ultimately, a finder of God—one who has experienced the dramatic moment of becoming twice born.

“When all barriers are removed, Reality is revealed. Then, instead of ‘having’ clarity, you ARE clarity.”  – Swami Premodaya

Swami Premodaya experienced (sudden and spontaneous) Dwij on March 22, 1961, at 4:20pm. As thick, dancing beams of pure golden light streamed into the room and enveloped him, Premodaya was able to clearly feel himself being ‘re-born’. Although as a 12-year old he had no understanding of what was happening, he intuitively somehow understood that this was ‘an experience of a lifetime’, so significant that he noted the exact time and date, saying to himself: “This is the real moment of my birth”. The state of constant, intense, ecstatic bliss that began in that moment, persisted undiminished and unchanging – for a full 5 years more.

…To know God, requires being ‘twice born’ – or conversely, he or she who experiences being twice born, will inevitably realize God.