Dear friends, this is a surprise post!

I had taken a long round of pilgrimages to South India in the month of Dec’12 between 13^th and 18^th. Blogging did not stop in those days in spite of travelling.

I also went to Madurai and KanyaKumari between 26^th and 29^th Dec’12.

Photos were shared with you of Pondicherry, Thanjuvar and Kanya Kumari. However, after that a lot of activities of the blog have kept me preoccupied since then. Today I showcase some of my Mammalapuram pictures, which was visited on our way back to Chennai from Pondicherry.

Pictures of Madurai are still pending and shall be shared with you soon.

Mammalapuram was not our pilgrimage site, it was rather from the perspective of seeing India’s glorious past and appreciate its culture, architecture and art. It is a World Heritage Site.

This place falls in between Pondicherry and Chennai and can be seen with four to five hours in hand.  We had less time than this yet we managed to see 5 Rathas and Arjuna’s penance site. The other sites were left out. If only we knew beforehand that we could  manage the Shore Temple also, we would never have missed it. But the driver was panicking and hurried us and bundled us to the airport as soon as he could in haste!

Anyhow, whatever was seen was breathtaking and marvelous. The Dravidian architecture carved out of hard rocks and granite are worth at least one visit if we are near Chennai or Pondicherry. The Pallava dynasty built it around 5^th century. Mahabalipuram as it was called earlier, was once a prominent port of South India and it still reflects very strongly the dignified and prosperous past of rich Dravidian history of Southern part of India.

One suggestion for the would be travellers to this place. Please keep in mind when you visit this place that Mammalapuram is very sunny and hot all the year round. In summer the heat is blistering and can take its toll. So it is better to see this wonderful place during winter times between November and February or else take all precautions to beat the heat.

Steps back into history…..

Five Rathas

Arjuna’s penance

My favourite place, Arjuna’s penance

The local life and flavour

Mammalapuram is still the best place for stone idols and carvings. Temples from far and wide in the world place orders for idols in this city. Stones of mainly black or gray color are used for making idols. There are so many good shops that exhibit local fine sculpting artistic skills. We stepped in a shop only to appreciate the craftsmanship and please the shopkeeper. We soon discovered that all the items in the shop were made by the father of the shopkeeper. Out of respect for the unknown face, we bought some superbly carved things.

His girls came back running from school after it got over to be with their mother. It was a very sweet sight to see the younger one, who was brimming over with love and happiness for her mother as she came storming in the shop to embrace her tightly.

I was very happy to see this momentous event and felt good that the girls were being sent to school for education for their better lives in future. The younger one was  irresistible and deserves a place on my blog to show us what ecstasy is. Her smile was truly infectious….

Pure Delight and Loveliness……

This is the concluding post on the topic and theme about our soul. There were earlier posts which were connected with issues of why it is important to know our soul, and that our real identity is that of a soul and hence we should believe in that identity. But before I begin to go in the details of the next obvious question of how to know our soul, I will have to tell you one of the random, beautiful spiritual experiences that I had in the last fortnight.  I just noted it down for the sake of it in my diary because it was so wonderful. I think it will be useful here to tell you about it because it has a lot of grave information encompassed in it. The information provided here is not an ordinary one and it comes to us only as a grace of God sometimes if we are considered by God in some blessed moments. It is a knowledge that we should possesses so that we know who we are and also how we should be careful in what we are creating now in terms of actions that we perform day and night.  We will also understand that we are living in a Universe in which there is a Supreme Power and also there are  many unseen  crucial guidelines laid by it about which we have never known and do not get any opportunity to discover them anyhow. And as this is the wish of Shri Mahavatar Babaji that I should reveal those Truths, I am making it open for you to also know about them and in this way benefit your personal as well as spiritual life after realizing those Truths in your soulful moments.

And if you read the  paragraphs below, you will surely feel that discovering these Truths is so imperative and essential. There is nobody but the Divine Masters who have mercy on us and help us salvage our poor lives in order to make them enriched and most useful. The progression of our soul which is so hidden from us, from buried and sunken to the stage of its manifestation is carried out with the helping hand of the Divine Masters.

Part- A

Reflections

On 02.01.13 I was trying to be acquainted with the importance of Palani, my latest pilgrimage, in relation to my spiritual growth and how I am impacted by my recent visits to the places that I just toured. In the evening I fell into deep meditation unpredictably and during the concentrated moments, God told me that Shri Babaji is one of the very rare, brilliant gems amongst mankind for the reason that he is so close to God, extremely near. When I enquired God what must be his state of mind most of the times as it is my desire to peep into it out of genuine curiosity and aspiration. The reply was that he is in godly ecstasy most of the times since he is so near to God. As God was still speaking to me, I put up a spontaneous question.  And the question was-“At this moment God, you are speaking to me. Is it that you spoke to Babaji in the same manner as you are speaking to me just now, in a gentle, soft murmur? Is this how you connect  and come  to    us? You had said to Babaji long time ago in Badrinath, “Give me this body……..” as mentioned in ‘The state of Super Consiousness-II’ And has Babaji been living such a long life of penance and service to mankind since then, after listening to your very gentle, satin like Voice erupting from his heart, his soul? Did he make this critical decision relying on this Voice only?

Quoting from that post again to bring home the point.

Babaji again went back to tell me more about himself. He divulged about his tapas and intense spiritual practices done. “After the initiation of the highest level of Kriya, my body became unconquerable and invincible. My senses became extremely acute and I could no longer bear to hear the sound of clatter and any noisy words. Therefore I decided to meditate in a place where there would be no disturbing sounds and I headed for the Himalayas on foot. I found a cave in a place where there was no human soul and I meditated in freezing climate without any cloth over me to test my abilities. Once assured, I offered all my accomplishments to God and asked him to now let me exit the world at the age of just fourteen! God’s answer was, “Give me this body; I shall use it for a purpose that no one has done before. I shall accomplish with it that no one has accomplished before.” I only bowed in front of that Divine Light and uttered, “It is yours.”….

Returning to my reflections.

I  paused quickly at this point to think and wondered how such a faint Voice that erupts from within our soul is so crucial and life altering. How powerful this phenomenon is! Based on this Voice and trusting it blindly, Babaji had yielded everything wholeheartedly and has been living a life of a hermit reclusively in anonymity since eighteen centuries!! This goes on to say and proves that I should also appreciate the power of my soul’s Voice and depend on it without thinking twice. It is a reliable source of dependence and hence should be trusted fully.

After my interpretations and knowing, I have understood that the Voice of my soul  is extremely powerful and I should depend on it instinctively because it shows me the way and tells me what to do. It gives me clarity, wisdom to understand things rightly and after knowing everything without any doubt, I also act judiciously.

My assumptions go on to show that this silent Voice that is in me appears unannounced and converses with me when it wishes to do so. It comes with a definite purpose and vanishes amusingly back to its source as it had emerged impromptu.  At its arrival, it opens the gates of the vast secrets of the unknown sacred cosmic principles!! I am ecstatic and I pour out my passion, secretly hidden emotions and all my unending curiosity at its altar humbly and thankfully!! I want to know and know more. More so because I can tap my resilient source of infinite information and wisdom that explores the concealed and shrouded laws for humanity laid down by God Himself. When the Cosmic Father replies to my queries and irrepressible search for Truth, I am humbled, satiated as well as immensely gratified.

Knowing the Truth with the Divine Father is a very wonderful experience, it is extraordinary…… It is explosive because it fires my imagination and I begin to soar higher. I ascend to the higher realms where the saints and sages rest in interim periods between two lives. I wish and long to stay there as long as I can do. However, the truth remains that the stay is quite short yet the results dynamic and that is why I just said that knowing the Truth is explosive. Even if the stay in the celestial world could be a very short one, the results are going to be very dynamic. Knowing the Truth is an overwhelming experience in itself   and it should be tried sincerely by all of us. It should be taken up seriously!

Part-B

How to know our soul?

We can only know our soul when we have already accumulated and earned an extremely large numbers of virtuous and pious karmas which take many lives. Some of the actions in this large reservoir would be what you do out of your own good intentions and good nature  naturally and the rest would be as per the guided instructions of the Divine Master given by mere grace from time to time.

What should we not do to know our soul?

Secondly my soul also got to know during my reflections that there are-

Four very serious prohibited karmas. They are-

• Betrayal by children towards their parents and likewise by  parents towards their children
• Abandoning of sick persons, more so of our father and mother
• Misusing Dharma and Spirituality for selfish ends
• Deceiving our spouse

What should we do to know our soul?

• Sadhana – they are the daily spirtual practices that an aspirant does in order to make his life more spiritual and pure and pious.

• Tapasya- done by advanced yogis at the behest of their gurus to attain higher goals. It is decided and depends on the yogi’s  destiny, the capacity of the yogi, and the  guru’s will.

• Meditation- to cleanse our mind. Concentration of mind to dissuade it from losing its focus and purity of intention.

Knowing the soul stops us from doing prohibited karmas and hence the illumination of the soul is the guideline with which we attain the pure spiritual state of mind. After knowing the soul, the jeeva or individual soul liberates itself from falling in the web of unending suffering caused by itself by performing those unwanted actions.

(Because of shortage of time, I have not been able to do full justice to this post. In the coming days, some additions will be made if necessary)

When I went to Pondicherry, God also fulfilled my wish to go to Thanjavur. I had wanted to go earlier and tried also but there was no right opportunity that came my way. This time, I had included it in my circuit and we started early in the day on 17.12.12 so that we could return around dusk.

My experience at Thanjuvar Shiva temple was far more than I had ever imagined. The temple’s grandeour was unbelievable. It stands unparalleled  in size and splendour and is visible from any side of Thanjuvar. And the mere size of the temple astonished me. The courtyard has sprawling open space and the wide sky is so clearly visible from all sides. We stand on the earth and we are in direct contact with the sky, there is nothing in between. The parapet has small bulls representing  Nandi,  all facing the same directions and look very pretty, although many are now falling unfortunately.

How could the people of India build such collosal temples without machines one thousand years ago?  Their engineering skills and knowledge of geometry must have been examplary or else how can we build such magnificent religious structures with the most basic tools? And unlike other temples, this one stands out because it is made of hard granite to avoid  fast deterioration and hence the king’s idea was to preserve it as long as it is possible for many generations.

The magnificent temple of Brihadeeshwar was made by the Chola king Raja Raja Chola. He wanted to build such a temple that was never built before by anyone. He had a vision in a dream of its inception and he invited the temple experts to design a temple that would have the tallest tower, almost touching the sky!!

And so Brihadeeshwar temple has the tallest  temple tower in the world. The kalash or the top bulbous structure is carved out of a single stone. Even the Nandi bull sitting in front of the Shiva temple is cut out of a single black stone. The entire temple is made of yellow granite. It rests on the bank of a river and has a moat and fortified walls around it. It is believed that the fortified walls were made by the later kings to ward off enemies.

The main temple houses a very large Shiv Lingam in the inner sanctum and the ceilings have rare paintings or frescoes of Shiva and Parvati, possibly from Shiva Purana. This one thousand old monument is still standing tall and is the main attraction of Thanjuvar.

This much for the back ground of the temple. However, there had to be a larger cause to visit this extraordinary place, one of the oldest Shiva temples in India. Shri Mahavatar Babaji tells me that as a special gesture and out of kindheartedness towards his devotee, he sent me to this holy place so that the sins of our lineage would be cleansed and peace would return to some of  our forefathers who are in a turmoil even now in some other world because of their past misgivings…..I am speechless at the volume and intensity of graciousness showered at us by the holiest and most sacred Guru, Shri Babaji. I prostrate before him humbly and thank him abundantly for being so kind to our past generations whom I don’t even know, yet have made a contact in my meditations and in return earned their profuse blessings……. This one is dedicated to Lord Shiva for relieving the pain of so many unknown faces and giving them deep peace after ages of turmoil……! May God give all of us peace and more lasting peace, where ever we are…….!!

Part-I

The series of ‘Who are you?’ posts was wrapped up beautifully and the results rewarding. In the process  of its completion which lasted for more than three weeks, I too have been floating in benign sublime thoughts because it pertained to issues such as our beautiful Divine Soul.

The theme of this new segment is about our Soul and how to find it; it is critical. We began with who we are in this new segment and it will gradually lead us to how to find our soul. However, in between these two themes, we take a halt and will focus on an important issue-Why is it important to know our soul?

The next subject matter of why it is so  important to know our soul is a very gentle one. This will demand our sensitivity to understand the sublime ideas and require enough mental strength to hold on to those sublime thoughts long enough.  And by doing so when we are successful in these attempts, it will enable us to catch hold of the unseen, our secret Self, our own Soul.

About two weeks ago, when I returned from Pondicherry, I randomly turned the leaves and  read a few beautiful lines from the epic Savitri by Sri Aurobindo. It is Sri Aurobindo’s major literary work inspired by a narrative in Mahabharat. It is based on the mythological story of Savitri and Satyavan where Savitri brings back her dead husband from the clutches of Yama, the lord of death in a forest. The return of Satyavan to life  was possible only because of her austerity, nobility, penance, purity, devotion and strength of character.

Through the story as a backdrop, the poet conveys how the soul degenerates and falls because of covering of the Supreme Truth. The degeneration is caused because of darkness produced by ignorance. But with the arrival of Supreme knowledge, the darkness disintegrates slowly progressively and the Soul ascends towards the bright Sun or the Truth of God.

Quoting just two lines for you as each word is enough to convey the theme.

The Absolute, the Perfect, the Immune,

One who is in us as our secret Self-the Absolute .

Part-B

Dear friends, I leave this post at this point only to finish it in the next one as I have just returned home a few hours ago. I visited a place that is connected to Shri Mahavatar Babaji’s spiritual life called Palani in Tamil Nadu near Madurai. It is the resting place or samadhi of Shri Boganathar. The mountain top in Palani has a big temple of Murugan Swami as well in the same place. Shri Boganathar was the disciple of Swami Murugan and he has installed the idol of Swami Murugan there and had worshipped him. Shri Mahavatar Babaji took deeksha from these two great spiritual luminaries during his early years. I meditated for only a short while in the cave of Shri Boganathar since there was a big population visiting the temple from neighbouring states.

I have visited Kanya Kumari as well, it is one of the char dhams or places of liberation and mukti of India. Kanya Kumari has an ancient rock temple of Goddess Parvati as a young girl or kanya called the Kanyakumari temple. I visited the Vivekananda Memorial Rock and the nearby rock where Goddess Parvati did penance  to get Yogeshwar, the Lord of Yoga, Lord Shiva as her husband- oh my God! what a dynamic place  this is in spite of  countless visitors thronging everyday!!!

I am unable to write more than this today, nonetheless  I would like to  share with you some pictures of Kanya Kumari only. Photography was prohibited in Palani and other temples. I can show the full moon- light pictures of Kanya Kumari and hazy sunrise as well as Swami Vivekananda’s Rock Memorial too- please enjoy them, they were mesmerizing moments! We woke up very early to catch the phenomenon of the rising Sun in the Indian Ocean.

A view of Swami Vivekananda’s Memorial in the early hours.

Emerald sea…

We are at the steps of Pada mandapam. It is this place where Mother Parvati as a kanya, girl did penance to obtain the hand of Shiva in marriage. Behind us is the memorial where Swami Vivekananda meditated for three days before he went to the West in Chicago to give sermons and lectures on ancient Vedant knowledge to the world.

A cute baby singing and dancing to the chant of ‘Swami Ayyapa’ with grace, joy and pure devotion

The outside view of Kanya Kumari temple. It was not affected by tsunami!

A Gothic style church seen from my balcony.

A sparrow warms up in the first rays of the Sun on the window sill.

A crow sitting on the next balcony without moving for quite sometime as if in contemplation, inspired me to take his photo….

Hazy yet tranquil sunset time. KanyaKumari is a place where one can see distinct sunrise and sunset without any obstruction in our view. This place is called sunset point

Silvery waters, dancing boats and effulgent rays of the moon falling on the singing sea- surely a very mystic night.

This place looked like a fine piece of glittering jewellery when the houses were shining with dim yellow lights on a full moon light.

Updated on 24.04.2020

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Significance about Kanya Kumari temple and Vivekananda Memorial Rock.

The Sage came closer and invited me with a gesture.  I took his hand and we both instantly reached a bed of a very, very quiet, rather soundless ocean. In the water bubbles were erupting from below the many big rocks and boulders. Inside the water, I saw an opening which resembled the mouth of a cave. Indeed, it was a cave and the next moment I saw this Sage sitting in deep Samadhi unaware of anything around him. His eyes were closed and his contour was made of pure, white Light and his countenance was radiating unseen peacefulness. I went on looking at the towering figure first then his very serene face and found his presence extremely captivating. 

I was quick to understand that it was an encounter with an advanced Sage but beyond that my capacity to understand lapsed. 

He only told me, “I come here to meditate, this is a cave under an ocean.”  

It is the same place, Kanya Kumari at Indian Ocean.

Welcome back dear friends,.  If you remember  on 30th Nov,  Shri Mahavatar Babaji had asked us many questions which are reflecting  in the last post Who are you?-I. I suggest it will be good for us if you go back to the previous post to recall what the main theme was in case you can’t get it right away. In any case, it is advised that once you read this post and absorb it well, some time later you should read both posts in line so that there is a continuity in thought and we can hold the philosphy of Vedas firmly in our minds.

We continue from there and will try to bridge the following text with the significance  of previous questions.  Hope you must have contemplated on those grave issues during this period. I agree the questions were tough and getting their complete answers tougher. Many must have abandoned those questions in their minds in the first place because of ambiguity about this deep philosphy. And some may have attempted but may have not been able to crack and untangle the hard questions if they are already familiar with this knowledge.

One blog reader showed interest in self enquiry and had commented on previous post that he has probed within himself to know who he was and what was his purpose here. Yet he was not able to know about himself. My reply was that his query could be the question of a few other good seekers at  present or in future and therefore the reply would come as a new post instead as a reply to his comment. Indeed every sincere thinker, philospher and spiritualist has arrived at a certain stage sometime during his/her journey when these questions boggle him/her. I have tried to satisfy those baffling questions as I too had similar inquiry after I read the story of Nachiketa in Kathopanishada. It was in 1999, that I had got very fascinated by Upanishadas when Nachiketa’s story came up in Swami Viviekananda’s book pertaining to Oriental knowledge. After reading Swami Vivekananda’s reference, I read the summaries of a few Upanishadas by a local author and it was later when I read Yoga Vashishitha again in 1999 that I spent hours trying to analyse my personality and identity with self-examination in afternoons.

This subject is vast, deep and very vital. Yet I am attempting it as it is the wish of God. I  have also tried to make a prècis of what was given to me by my Great Master two days ago. The reason why they are concise is because the posts here are not for our intellectualizing attempts but rather for just self enquiry. So after reading  the post, go over it a few more times, think about it and if there is anything that needs clarification and elaboration, we shall discuss it in this forum. Everybody is welcome to express themselves freely. There can be some shortcomings in describing this post  from  my side because it is a difficult and very subtle  topic. If something is missed out or not discussed in detail, we will carry it forward in the next post.

Please know that the posts that are coming up at this time are going to have minimal embellishments. The Great Master will create  his magic by his mere words!! Master in his elements again is unstoppable and will seek our attention with this high philosphy meant to release souls from their long, long slavery from mental and physical confinements! So meditate and release yourself from the suffering that you have encountered over the years.

The next posts will be brief, grave, investigative and ruminative in nature. So get prepared for more of thinking and side by side many new things will unfold in you automatically.  I anticipate many new horizons  being  touched and many  new insights will be arrived at after groping and speculation by you. Deep learning comes only with churning and thinking.

Unlike earlier posts, the new posts will be instructive in nature and will have some steps to follow apart from self enquiry and investigation within. Therefore,  bring your focus on yourself once again and get started.  Should we start please?  We need some preparation before we read the prepared text. We need to do this…….Relax…. Get light.

 Take a few deep breaths and fill your mind with some fresh air.

 Please calm your mind completely, relax your body by loosening it. The more you relax, the lighter you shall be. And if you are completely calm by now; if your mind dissolves wholly and becomes one with the void sky, then you have to listen to this. Once you have become as light as the sky akashvat, only then you should start listening to what I have to say.

Today introduce yourself to your own self! Know yourself very well today.

And before we begin our enquiry, we should  be taking the blessings of His Holiness Shri Mahavatar Babaji.  And by touching the holy feet of all the other blessed saints, sages and holy souls, we will begin a new chapter and a new lesson whose title will be, who am I?

So here we begin…..

When the cool and light breeze caresses your face, have you ever asked yourself, who likes it? Is it your skin or your mind?

It is your mana or mind.

So are you the mind?

You are able to observe your mind when you are unhappy or unsettled. This means that the mind has no power of itself; there is some other power above it that can watch it. Who is the observer of this duality of joy and grief?  Who is it?  Know that.

You are not this body; it is perishable. The body is composed of five elements*and is acquired as per our destiny. Therefore do not love your body more than you should or else your mind will also become inert. The body is inert and the mind conscious; but then you are unaware of the controlling power that rules both- the body and the mind. What is the controlling power?

Your physical body has five senses**, five karma-indriyas** * or the organs of actions and also five gyan indriyas**** or the senses of knowledge.  You are not the senses or the sense organs.

The food that you intake also has five elements that are present in the Universe-water, earth, space, fire and air. Because  the physical body is made up of food, the five elements are also present in your body because of the food that you eat. Obviously you are not the five elements.

So after knowing all this, you must have by now understood that you are the seer and non-doer of these five elements. All the five elements on their own work outside and inside you. Our job is to balance these elements which are inside our body and outside in the Universe by eating right foods and striking a balance by leading a regulated life.

Therefore your mana or mind is above the five elements, five senses and five sense organs.

The intelligence in humans help them to decide, judge or reason. So many times, the intelligence in humans fails or lacks full strength because it is covered by his ego, lust or desire.

But there is a force that governs the intelligence and illumines us. Which force is that? With which force does man’s vast intelligence gets sharper and brighter? Reflect on this.

Are you the ego? No, surely not. Then what are you?

The mind is a fragment or a part of God’s Light which is present in humans and other living beings.

 Ripples are formed in the mind; from ripples are born currents or waves and with  those currents, thoughts are formed. Thoughts make up the mind.

The mind does not possess the power to control itself. In the beginning, it needs the power of the Guru and the power of God to stop its senseless running and rampaging. When for a very long duration, the mind’s consciousness goes on aligning and fraternizing with the divine consciousness, it then forsakes its old nature and become one with the Almighty Universal God. Example-when the iron rod is thrown in the hot furnace, it melts completely and becomes one with fire. In the end there is only fire and no iron as it melts fully.

The aim and purpose of Yoga becomes to calm and liquefy the mind. This goes to prove that you are not the mind but you possess the mind. If you possess the mind and are not the mind then who are you?

You are bright Light. You are everlasting ananda, joy. You are the utmost peace. You are an indestructible element. You are the ever present power which the Vedas have called Atma. You are that. Only remove the dust that covers your mind over many lives. You are that blazing Light which permeates everywhere but is silent. The calm and silent Force that governs the universe is present inside you. All we have to do is to acquire that…..

 Glossary

 *Five elements -water, earth, fire, sky and space

**Five senses – *** speech, smell, taste, sight, hearing and touch

***Karma-indriyas– hands, legs, mouth or tongue and the organs of reproduction and excretion

****Gyan- indriyas or sense organs– eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin

A note-

As I have been engaged in the last two days with the formation of this enlightening post, a beautiful chant has been playing non stop at the back of my mind on its own. It is Chidananda rupah, Shivoham Shivoham…. by Adi Shankaracharya. When I  first accidently heard this soulful rendition  by Purushottam Jalota in 1984 or so, I liked it immensely. The voice  of the singer made a deep impact and much, much deeper impact was made by the words of those verses.  It has never me left me ever since; it is so powerful. What Shri Mahavatar Babaji has taught us in a precise form today has been described at length by Adi Shankaracharya in Shivoham Chant called Atma Shatakam or Nirvana Shatakam.  The great Adi Shankaracharya of eighth century summarized the Advaita philosphy in six stanzas. When he was wandering in the Himalayas as a boy of only eight years in search of a guru, he encountered a wise sage who asked him, “Who are you?”. The young boy answered in those six stanzas which are called Atma Shatakam or Nirvana Shatakama. The sage was Swami Govindapada Acharya.

In his introduction, Adi Shankaracharya repeatedly says that he is eternal non- dying Consciousness which is bliss and not mind, body or senses. He is not even the five elements or five sheaths of bodies or five types of air that are present in one’s body. He is not even the five vices.  Neither will he  ever die as he was never born. He is Chidananda, he is bliss,  he is  mere pure Consciousness, pure Consciousness……..

This post is dedicted to Adi Shankaracharya from my side and I seek his blessings for all of us so that who ever reads this post is helped by him in pursuing self enquiry leading to self realization. I can mentally visualize his  grace and kindness helping us in our tough endeavours; so compassionate are the realized Masters.

An after thought

I just heard the shlokas of Chidananda rupah again just now. It was so calming and soothing. I travelled back in my past and began to cry out of gratitude. How far Babaji has got me! Today I understand these words and can identify with them, earlier they were just very close to my heart and I only dreamt of understanding them; if only I could understand them one day I thought…..As I heard the soulful words, I prayed to Babaji to kindly hide me and  instead he should come in front in the world because I am too small and young in soul in comparison to him. He is the best person to give us Advait knowledge. Why did he ask me to even attempt what Adi Shankaracharya has said at the age of eight? Imagine how aplogetic I feel when in the presence of these spiritual giants, Mahavatar Babaji asks me to write on who are you? Imagine who am I to write about Atma or Parmatma? How can we ever describe God in words? Or for that matter a state of Divine Consciousness of a very highly realized Guru or Jagadguru? These tears are my flowers of devotion, my offering for my Holy Shri Mahavatar Babaji, who was even Adi Shankaracharya’s master in the Himalayas.  I offer my  flowers of devotion along with all these words at his most sacred feet, my most humble Jagadguru, Jagat pita with all the gratitude that I have…….

Om shanti, shanti, shanti, Om.

Part A

All my dear  readers, hope you had a good festival time with your family and friends and are by now well settled in your normal day life. My overdue warm greetings, good luck and good wishes to each one of you. I did not wish anyone personally because this time I preferred to celebrate Diwali by spending a lot of time in teaching my daughter, who was lagging behind because of time crunch as she was working in the office overtime since many days. Nonetheless, it was managed quite well and I foresee that whenever she cannot devote enough time in her spiritual pursuits, she will catch up from time to time. No matter what we are pursuing in our lives at this moment, it is imperative that we should also devote sufficient time in our spiritual development side by side so that we lead a holistic, wholesome, pure and joyous life.

It has been a long journey since the inception of Spiritinlife weblog in May’2008. This blog was basically intended to please my daughter and was a birthday gift and it was intended to last for a year only. But then, it has continued and subsisted only because it had the blessings of all my holy Masters. The first year was naive and suave as I was grappling with my own reservations about susceptibility to opinions of people about my spiritual experiences, more so from various spiritual organizations and other known establishments. To my pleasant surprise, none of those uncertainties came to be true. Whatever I wrote was straight from my heart and I think that touched and built the cord between me and the readers.

Blogging in second year, helped me to shatter my doubts and hesitations and scratched open my hidden mine of exceptional spiritual experiences known only to my family. I found my feet firm by now and I saw that I had the innate ability to write and pursue my dream of expressing my thoughts pretty well. My personal experiences of my struggle to break my own limitations gave me enough substance to publish one post in every ten days. While I was sharing my past travels and personal experiences, I also realized that I was indeed a blessed soul as I was able to break through my mental hindrances and blockages. So I began to try harder than before without knowing what would become of all this at the end of it. It also helped me to understand the importance of making efforts from the seeker’s end and I obeyed every small instruction or command given to me in my meditations by my Gurus. The instructions have come also while I was sleeping or awake or in the middle of something crucial. But each word was sacred, every line my holy mantra and each command God’s will.  I have only uttered, “Theek hai ji”  “Fine, it shall be done.”

Third year brought me so much closer to my Param guru Shri Mahavatar Babaji,  who was so kind enough to let me peep into his personal life, early childhood, his feelings and reactions on behaviour meted out by his people and how he perceived the world with his own eyes and insight. My favourite posts are the ones which are related to our Consciousness and Shri Babaji’s biography Expand your consciousness-II. And they have all come without my demanding, as sheer grace!

By the time fourth year ended, I was a confident writer and an experienced extra sensory preceptor. Travelling far and wide in India opened my eyes to not only my own past lives but also what modern India is and the sensibilities of the people living in those places . And at the peak, after I visited Badrinath area the third time in a gap of five months between May and  September 2012, I grew into a new person as I found a new light on my spiritual heights. I reached the pinnacle of incessant holy experiences given to me as a grace from God and my own Guru Shri Mahavatar Babaji and I understood the true meaning of self-surrender and grace of God in spite of unfavourable external conditions meted out to me. You must have read those posts where I have described in detail about all this in posts which have the word Badrinath as one of the words in the title…..My last posts ‘New Light, New Life‘ and  ‘I get a new life, a new light in Badrinath-I, II & III’ are a testimony to what I have just stated.

These four plus years are a canvas on which a whole spiritual journey of a yogi or an aspirant has been etched out. It portrays the struggles, questions, answers, insights, relationship of a teacher disciple, their love and aspirations, the hard toil of the guru on his/her devotee and finally the culmination of all the sweat and grind on both the sides. About a year back or so, on one sunny morning, Shri Babaji commented to me, “Tujhe banate banate mera dum nikal gaya” which means that it has taken a toll on me while I have been making you. You can now get an idea as to how much hard work and persistence goes in the making of a perfect disciple and the bearing of its fruits; of all the penance and spiritual practices undertaken by the seeker and the constant, untiring supervision and guidance of the Spiritual Master, all included.

Until now this blog was projecting the journey of a seeker in her pursuit of direct communion with God. It reflects her frustration with her failures in loving this world as it is and yet finding a meaning to her existence, a purpose to live her life meaningfully and to find the Master Planner, the executer of this whole Universe one day.  Her own struggles to balance her outer life with inner divine life and to bring all three useful effects into her daily life-gyan, bhakti and karma– spiritual knowledge, devotion for God and love for all others and having the judgement to choose and pick the right actions have created some very original, matter of fact and useful write-ups which will help thousands of other aspirants in future. And this was the main aim of Shri Babaji in helping me to choose the right topics and their substance so that he could tell the world one day that yes it is possible- it is possible for you and several others to achieve great success in your own spiritual pursuits.

 A brand new path has been chalked out through Spiritinlife, the clean path has no adulterations and if you are ready to walk on this path, you shall succeed. Provided, Shri Mahavatar Babaji says that-

• You are always obedient towards him and your mentor.
• You will keep your mind in control by practising yoga of meditation or dhyan yoga daily without fail for a very long period of time
• Have enough patience till you see positive results
• A part of your income to be shared and given for suitable charitable causes
• Occasional mental and physical isolation to facilitate and retain new learnings. Spiritual tours to pilgrimages required to boost the positive energies

Today’s sadhana according to Babaji, is something that can be done at home but we need to give ourselves in whatever ways to restore the environment that has been deteriorating at a very rapid pace in modern times. We have to add to our sadhana, which we will be doing at home,  the seva or serving the Mother Earth. This is new age sadhana as per his vision and if we care to follow this ideology, then we should get very quick results in our endeavours.

A foundation will be made in future which will have the name Nav Jeevan Jyoti Foundation, NJJF. It means New life New light Foundation. This word has been coined by Babaji himself because through this blog and its Foundation, he wishes to communicate with his millions of followers and well-wishers. He wishes to spread spiritual light and wisdom and give new life to this planet by involving as many people as possible with the help of these two mediums. There would be mainly five objectives of NJJF-

• To spread awareness about the grave necessity of restoration of our Earth planet
• To spread divine knowledge in India and far off lands
• To dispense ancient spiritual wisdom through modern tools and technology through internet to cover as many people as possible in the world.
• To involve people’s participation in greening the Earth
• To preserve the Himalayan Mountains and the rivers; more so the sacred place where Mahavatar Babaji lives near Badrinath. The recent spate and trend of landslides and flash floods in the Himalayas in the month of August and September are an indication that all is not well in that environment. And to enable and allow Babaji to live in his cave in Satopanth and other winter abode, that environment should be protected. In future, tie ups with other working agencies and NGO’s in the mountains shall be welcomed and solicited in this regard. It is indeed a mammoth task and mission.

Dear readers, Spiritinlife blog is now taking a new turn for the suitability of all its readers at this stage. So far, it was the story of one aspirant who was seeking alone randomly without any obvious and visible help yet did not give up until she got what she had set out to become. And this is an assurance to all future seekers who arrive here, either through their tryst of destinies or are suggested by others that please have patience, endure and you shall succeed. From this point onwards, the posts are going to be directed towards you and not me. Hence the next topic would be “Who are you?” and not ‘Who are we? So please keep that in mind and begin a new journey, a journey that has just begun for you. It is Babaji’s mission to enlighten as many people as possible and this blog has begun a world wide open school with headquarters in Badrinath and a regional school in Mumbai!! You can reach out to me at spiritinlife@gmail.com and also write your comments right here on the blog. Those desirous of having a first class degree need to put in extra time and hours. Those who wish to postpone their plans, can do it at their own snail pace and those who have thought or are thinking that they can do it alone because they do not need the help of a mentor or even a Guru, are welcome to have their opinions intact. But they will not be assured of any grace or tutelage if they are stubborn and not obeying the instructions, sometimes given so repeatedly and  not respected at all. We all have come here out of our own will and we shall reach wherever we can because of our own understanding, devotion and efforts because God and Guru are very fair and unbiased. It is our sole discretion and choice! So walk on everybody with a fiery passion, a new zeal and a new light!!

 For the sake of convenience, I wish to review this blog once again and let you know that it divided into three levels-I, II & III.

Segment A, which was named Celebrate Life is of level I and belongs to intense knowledge or Teerva Gyan. New readers will have to refer post Expand your Consciousness-II to know what these three new words mean. They are teevra gyan, prachand gyan and prabhutva gyan.

Segment B Door to Heaven pertains to very intense knowledge and rightly called as Prachand Gyan. It falls in level II

 Segment C titled Life Sacred is of level III. From the post “Delusion” onwards the blog picks up slowly accentuating towards blazing knowledge from ‘How does one know Atman?”. I have touched upon subjects regarding our Consciousness, Super Consciousness and how to expand our consciousness. Our consciousness is expanded by three factors- our thoughts, our will and our deeds,-sankalpa Shakti, ichcha Shakti and kriya Shakti. You will find many posts here which are an explanation on these powers that we possess and are yet not introduced in us or their  potentials have not been tapped  fully.

In between there are posts which tell us about the food and diet that a yogi should follow and how peace is of utmost importance for him or her because tranquillity brings about stability of mind. The foremost importance of the role of a great guru in a seeker’s life is also explained at the end of this segment in Why is it mandatory to have a Divine Guru I & II.

Segment D Part I – Our lost Heritage is a two pronged segment. It covers two subjects and serves two purposes. One is our lost heritage and the importance of restoration of the ancient and new spiritual, heritage sites. Therefore it has many colourful pictures as I visited many heritage sites. Secondly,  this segment is dedicated to some of my prominent past lives which I regressed into as the whole circuit and expedition was getting over and it helped me heal my past as well as introduce me to the uncountable prominent good deeds   and accomplishments that I  achieved in previous led lives. This information not only gave me a strong belief and confidence in me, on the other hand it proved to me that to achieve the highest state of human spiritual evolution called nirvana or moksha or enlightenment, we should qualify to attain it by being pure, virtuous and selfless in many lives so that we accumulate a huge number of pious karmas.

And that life does not end once we cast our bodies on the Earth. There is a similar life in the skies and we continue to grow, get rewarded or punished according to our present and past deeds and continue to evolve even out there!! Segment D Part II –Far Into the Journey Unknown represents this topic. It also has reflections and anecdotes from my own knowledge of Occult as given by my Gurus. This is the reason I never get tired of thanking them all the time because these subjects are not handed down by our parents and neither are they taught in any regular school. It is a gift given by our Spiritual teachers so that we can navigate our voyage easily and with some basic knowledge of the other unknown worlds we learn to live our lives on the Earth peacefully and are in control of our thoughts, deeds and  present lives.

My undying yearning to see Babaji and thank him personally for the gratitude I have harboured over the years kindled enduring flame to touch his holy feet.  My wish to go to Satopanth and meet him personally made me cross all sorts of barriers physical, mental as well as spiritual for a decade.. The last part of segment D consists posts which narrate that part- A Voyage to Eternity-A Pilgrimage to Shri Mahavatar Babaji’s Ashram at Badrinath.

The new segment E appropriately named New Light, New Life begins with posts which are my experiences regarding my failure to meet him personally because of bad weather and non-supportive provisions and backings. Yet I was given the highest blazing knowledge Brahma Vidya   which I had longed for,on my way back home in a car through mental transference. The purpose was fulfilled in a very bizarre manner. It is now that I sort of understand to some limit, how intricately everything was woven and planned to give me those experiences to realize. That I should be surrendering to God in each and every circumstances and only after I had done so at the highest level, could I have a direct, face to face experience with the Divine!!! Oh! What a fantastic journey this has been!!!

And finally, each segment is a book in itself. As the time becomes right, these segments will be published as a single book on Kindle and hard cover also so that Shri Mahavatar Babaji’s life, glory, mission, future forecasts and world mission can be documented forever and can be used for posterity. And the income of the books that will be generated will be used to spread his teachings, aims and mission all over the world.

Hope the old as well as the new readers will now get an overview of this complete blog.  And after getting to know it, the seriousness about the aims, objectives and the mission of Shri Mahavatar Babaji will automatically seep in. This should make them more one pointed and focused and they can plan and chart out their future spiritual life journeys. Any help, guidance and support that you wish to take shall be provided, it is my pleasure!

Now to end this post, a small narration of a beautiful and short spiritual experience that I had only yesterday less than twenty four hours ago…….

Part B

Last night was an uneasy night for several reasons. I was not getting any sleep. The fundamental concern was that I still hadn’t received very clear instructions regarding the content of the new write-up and time was just flying away. The post was due today. So I sat down on the sofa peacefully after the day was done, and on impulse went back to my heavenly experience that I had in Karna Prayag. (see the later part of the post) I could again see some drizzle of golden haze and thin rays of light in my vision. The very fine drizzle precipitated in front of my eyes  and calmed me down completely. Although in the last few days, I have been repeatedly reassuring  myself that I will not be let down and my work will be delivered well on time, I became a little anxious by this  time.

Ever since I encountered this extra special spiritual experience in the Himalayas, I have been silently telling God that henceforth I shall never ask anything more because without my even asking or demanding, already so much blessedness and grace has been bestowed over me that I do not wish to seek any more favours. Whatever new  has to come should come as just grace from God’s side. Whatever comes will be taken as Prasad and Kripa, mere Grace.

So sitting with so much peace and harmony, when I peeped inside myself, I saw that there was nothing inside me except grace, wonderful blessedness. And that finally I had arrived at a stage where out of unconditional love, the seeker surrenders selflessly and gracefully and grace comes automatically. Knowing and experiencing divinity to this great extent, I have arrived at a stage where the ‘jeeva’ or individual being dies out completely and only God exists; only grace of God exists. This is full surrender when the devotee dissolves himself or herself and immerses its identity completely into the consciousness of the Highest Force. So whatever comes from God, at whatever time, even knowledge or revelations is absolutely acceptable to me……I have no say in it.

 I got my ideas about this post in the early hours of today. I have understood that from now onwards my Guru and God are giving me lessons with a new method. The higher I go, the subtler it becomes. I should be extremely patient and never forget that God is forever working and guiding me but sometimes I cannot read in between the lines so I should wait- wait more patiently.

When is it that God is not with me? We just have to be very patient enough to know that there is no moment ever  when we are not in the presence of the grace of God. We only have to be in complete harmony and union, that’s all!

Jasmine, lavender, rose, lily, sweet pea, saffron and poppy flowers are blooming in a valley. They are blooming in my valley of flowers. The valley stands majestically between two large mountains and is sprawling below the bright, blue sky. As I stand on a big boulder to see this valley, I see flower beds as far as my eyes can see. The flowers are gently swaying with the breeze wherever it is drifting. I stretch out my arms along with my imagination far and wide and inhale the mystifying air as long as I can. I stretch on the tips of my toes and inflate myself as much as I possibly can.  I can distinctly smell the atmosphere laden with divine perfumes. And never before were the astral smells as distinct and vivid as of now.  It has the mild fragrance of sweet peas. I can smell it again. The sweet fragrance of magical Jasmine has aroused my subtle sensibilities. And the waft of Jasmine has filled my olfactory senses with intoxicating spell of mild hypnosis. The eyelids are becoming heavier with the balm of this kind of mind hypnosis. Relaxation and more relaxation is overpowering by now and the subtle dose of mild intoxication is comforting every pore . Overriding all this is a complete balancing of all the three entities – body, mind and even the Soul. They all have become one.

Rapidly this calming effect is lifting my Soul and mind to another world where perhaps only the angels or saints live. The world that I have just stepped in is the world of highest subtlest stellar sensibilities. I have become as light as an angel sashaying on white fleecy clouds with joy and glee. The ultra-soothing scent of my valley of flowers takes me to the last step of the door to the higher levels of the astral seventh skies. I visualize that my inner core is vacant and this prevailing abstract, deep tranquility fills it up extravagantly. The atmosphere here smells heavenly as plentiful light, nimble poppies are opening and are hypnotizing and transporting me to transcending infinity.  I am visiting the calmest regions of that advanced cloud of serenity. I am in the astral skies of the heaven, which is called Ramnik Udyan by the semi gods in the celestial skies – a garden that is not only mystifying but even has the power to soothe my every cell in the agile brain which is now sparkling with abundant energy. I am in euphoria and again and again long to be….

Morning meditation 27.10.12

I bought Jasmine flowers on the previous day and presented them with love to my deities. The house was filled with the divine smell throughout night as well in the day that followed. The mystic spell of the grace of my Guru Param Pujya, the holiest Shri Mahavatar Babaji began to dispense on me silently. The description given here of what I began to experience on that morning is just a mere glimpse of the novel experience that I stumbled upon surprisingly. After the unprecedented tranquility that I underwent in my very quiet heart, I had thanked him and prayed with love to initiate me to start the next post according to his penchant and judgement.

I also invoked Divine Mother of Pondicherry for the fact that it was first of all her from whom I learned that the flowers have a Spirit and she could communicate with them because of the Occult powers that she had possessed. All flowers have their own wavelength and if we communicate with them mentally, they can heal us wherever we are provided we have removed all the impurities of our hearts. Some flowers have the ability of channeling our current consciousness to the seventh skies if we are ready to reach up to that state, Jasmine being on the top of the list. The Mother was very fond of flowers for several reasons and could talk to them based on her deep knowledge of Occult and flower power science. She created the most amazing incense sticks out of them and taught a few the art of this science when she was alive.  The samadhi of Ma in Pondicherry is although very basic and humble, nonetheless it is decorated every day in the wee hours by sophisticated rangoli, the geometrical designs by just flowers by her devotees even today! What can be a finer way of displaying one’s love and devotion to such a pre-eminent and exalted soul?

Here I would like to insert an interesting anecdote of my own spiritual life to add to the loveliness of this new experience. A few years ago, before I knew fully well who exactly was Babaji, without my knowing he had embedded himself in my life with a tint of mystery and a sense of enigma to lure me! My house would start smelling of rose essence or perfume suddenly out of nowhere. It would also bring about a sense of restfulness and tranquility to us. I would find it enigmatic because there would be nobody in the house but for me. When other family member came to know of it and he too experienced it, I started believing that there was something more to what my eyes or nose could sense. This happened many times and I soon got to know from somewhere that it was a good omen in my life. Later on, Shri Babaji told me for I loved flowers a lot he decided to attract my attention in this appealing, unusual and quaint manner. It was also an indication that he would give me some knowledge of occultism in future. The world that we live in should not be the limits of my spiritual education and knowledge, he believed.

He further said that the above cited narrative and extra sensory perception of the astral valley of flowers is a native of one of the upmost levels of the seventh skies, or the seventh stage of Consciousness. He asked me to cite this narrative as there is a definite purpose behind it. He wishes to illumine the people and impart them the following spiritual knowledge and wisdom- In his own words,

• “All the people are after some kind of happiness and that happiness is of the ephemeral, transitory and perishable world. The happiness that they are pursuing will never be found outside; it is to be found inside within oneself with meditation. One is perishable, impermanent worldly happiness of lower order attained by the derivation of the senses and this pursuance culminates in a glut and over supply of sorrow, misery and painful consequences. The humans can even fall in hell because of their compelling bad habits because they become a slave of their senses and finally the senses begin to rule their mind and body.
• Next are the people who wish to fulfill their yearnings of attaining money, power, status and some who live to bloat in their egos. Such people are bound to be suffering from depression, diseases and discontentment in future. There is no end and limit to find happiness outside; we will be squandering many human lives like this to no avail.
• Then a few come in this world and uncover everything, and out of them choose what is sacred, pure and revered. They lead a gentle, pious and restrained life.

Those persons, who with their firm, unyielding stiff efforts, try hard in each life, as a final point find long-lasting happiness and God’s bliss one day. This type of long-lasting and stable happiness, ever increasing, and ever widening happiness is beyond the senses. It is defined and termed as ‘ati indriya ananda’ – that which is beyond the senses. Such splendid happiness is experienced by the mind or manas. When the mind approaches God and is very near to it, then such an exotic state is derived by the seeker by the blessing of God and Guru both. Ati Indriya Ananda is achieved with Guru Kripa, Ishwara Kripa.

Everyday remove all your impurities, keep your mind away from contamination. Concentrate your mind at one point, make it stable. Learn meditation and make your senses, mind and body stable and you will find success in your efforts with the grace of your Guru.

Atma’s nature is Satchitananda. When your chitt, inner core will become stable in the Light of the Truth  Satya Prakash, you will attain Ananda, enraptured bliss. Keep your mind calm, keep it pure; have patience. One day you will also experience the power of God.

Those persons attain Prabhutva Gyan or blazing knowledge who never permit any negative thoughts to breed inside.

No matter what happens, they never lose confidence in themselves. The path of God is a very long route; there will be many ups and downs. Like a brave soldier, obey the commands of your Guru, and become fearless and march ahead, you will one day reach your journey’s end.

To achieve blazing knowledge, keep your mind stable uninterruptedly. Be alert, the mind should not be unsteady and unbalanced. The storms blowing outside should not enter inside you. To achieve this, you will require tremendous mental energies. To generate abundant mental energies keep your body healthy, pure, disease free and synchronized with your mind. The heart and the brain are the two most important organs of the human body. Keep the heartbeat rate steady and stable by regular meditations and physical exercises. Take enough sleep and eat saatvik or pure foods. Lead a life of being morally upright, unblemished and courageous.”

Twilight meditation on same day

My silent conversation with Shri Mahavatar Babaji during meditation-

Shree Babaji – “Regarding the depth and duration of your meditation, the duration has increased but further depth needs to be acquired, go further inside.”

Me – “How?”

Shri Babaji­ – “By relenting  the thoughts that inhabit your persona or aura. Become aware of them. You are very serious inside but cheerful from outside. Your sensitive heart should not be allowed to harbour or cling to the anxieties or concerns of other people’s wrongful living. You should not feel sorry for them because they are misled by their own shortcomings. Clear this now in meditation and in future do not hold on to these wavelengths. Just do the right actions towards them all, do good to all and once the good acts are done, do not contemplate or brood over it. Do not think of them at all. Free yourself of those thoughts because they are from lower consciousness and your saatvik energies will drop. The removal of such thoughts will create some empty mental space. Fill that space with Brahma”

At this point of time, I saw the diagram of a human body with the spinal cord and the seven chakras, the seven energy centres placed on it. In a flash of a moment, I recollected that the higher one goes up on the chakras, the higher the consciousness of the human being. I could then see those prohibited thoughts approaching me as a dark wave once again and my energies began to sink and I started to feel down and sluggish again. I caught it right there and then and decided that I will consciously eradicate thoughts which are coming from people around me who are being misled by their own doings. I should absolve myself because I cannot teach them virtuous things. They will have to do it on their own now. My constant suggestions and help have had no heed.

I again became very calm and restful in mind once I became lighter with the removal of the arrived uninvited thoughts. I was absolutely composed and experienced some moments of complete silence within. There were no mental movements, no images, no sounds and no activity. I realized that I had just touched the ‘Nishabdi Brahma’ state, a state of just being.

For the first time I understood and captured some moments where we become wordless, soundless and devoid of any internal as well as external activities in the human mind. It occurred to me what I had asked some wise people in the past what ‘Anahat’ was. I was familiar with these words because they had too often come in the couplets of Sant Kabir. Many times, I had tried to peep into and go behind these words about more than twenty  years ago when I was establishing myself as a serious seeker; I could hardly scratch the surface then ! However, I wanted a gigantic figure and someone reliable to explain me all this with authority because the dohas or couplets of Kabir which are most  beautifully sung by Kumar Gandharva. Though learnt by heart by me were still not experienced or understood with depth at that time. You shall find these terms explained here by our kindest, revered Babaji in a very simple and easy manner for all of us to appreciate and cherish in a short while…..

I must have sat in that state for what seemed to be a long span of time and then Babaji proclaimed what I have been craving and yearning for ever since I have found him. Since the time he has come in my life, it has been my wholehearted and unswerving desire to be initiated by Shri Mahavatar Babaji and receive the knowledge of the ultimate Truth – the knowledge of Self or Brahma.

Dear readers, please let me tell you that when Shri Babaji speaks to me, his favourite language is Hindi. And I am still savouring the enchanting sweet nectar. Twilight time is the time for the lavender sky and the lavender colour is most soothing equally for the mind and body. Like soft lavender colour, soothing words arrived unexpectedly towards me touching my Soul at that glorious hour. Shri Babaji chose the most appropriate time for such an important event-tranquil time of the day and a very tranquil state of my mind.

I am repeating those lines in Hindi to give the real message because there is sometimes a difficulty faced in finding the exact and equivalent words that are originally written in the Upanishads and Bhagwad Geeta.

The translation of the same will follow in English after the Hindi version.

He initiated me by pronouncing,

“अनाहत तक जाना है जो शून्य के बाद आता है।

शून्य के बाद नादघोष होता है जहाँ पर योगी के मन में अकस्मात् ॐ सुनाई देता है या फिर सुन्दर घंटियों या घंटी की आवाज़।

शून्य से पहले शांति और आनंद आता है। मन जब शून्य में होता है तब शब्दहीन, विचारहीन होता है। यह मन की गहराई से होता है इसलिए कहा जाता है मन को और गहरा ले जाओ। इस अवस्था में जितनी देर रह पाओगी, उतना ईश्वरीय सुख मिलेगा। यह गुरु कृपा से मिलता है। जिसको संसारी आदमी के कल्पना योग्य भी नहीं है, ये वो सुख है। इसलिए ध्यान में बैठने के लिए मेरुदंड को और मज़बूत बनाओ जिससे तुम और देर तक सुखासन में बैठ पाओ।

ऐसे समय में अपनी आंखों में देखो, तुम्हें प्रकाश आता दिखाई देगा। वह मेरे में से आ रहा है। तुम्हारा मन हर तरह से मुझ में डूब चुका है और जब जब तुम मेरा स्मरण करोगी, तुम्हें प्रकाश दिखाई देगा। वह ज्योति तुम्हें ब्रह्म का ज्ञान देगी जो अति दुर्लभ है। वह अनेक जन्मों में एकत्रित पुण्य उदय होने पर प्राप्त होता है।

ब्रह्म प्रकाश है, ब्रह्म ज्ञान है, ब्रह्म चेतना है। इस चेतना को अपने अंदर सदा जगाय रखो। ब्रह्म प्रकाश पुंज है, अपने अंदर उसे सदा प्रज्वलित रखो। ब्रह्म सदा तुम्हारी रक्षा करता रहेगा। ब्रह्म तुम्हारी चेतना को प्रज्वलित करता रहे इस संध्या ऐसी मनोकामना करो.”

English translation.

“Go upto  Anahat  which comes after shunya. After shunya comes naadghosh, a state where the yogi suddenly hears the sounds of Om or of melodious bells or a bell. Before shunya comes peace shanti and bliss ananda .

When the mind is in void or shunya, it becomes speechless and thoughtless. This state comes with the depth of the meditative mind therefore it is advised that you take your mind further deep. The longer you prolong your stay in the deeper levels of your mind, the more you shall attain happiness originating from God. Such a state of mind is achieved with the blessing of Guru. That which is incomprehensible to the worldly man, it is that joy and bliss. Therefore, make your spinal cord stronger to enable you to sit for longer hours in meditation in sukhasana, a comfortable yogic pose.

During such times, look inside your eyes, you will see Light. That light will come from me. Your mind is completely immersed in me in every sense and whenever you will remember me, you will see Light. That Light will give you the knowledge of Brahma which is very hard to achieve. The knowledge of Brahma is attained with the releasing of uncountable pious actions accumulated over many lives lived before this birth.

Brahma is Light. Brahma is spiritual wisdom. Brahma is Consciousness. Always keep the flame of that consciousness kindled in you. Brahma is a cluster of Light, Prakash Punj. Brahma will always protect you. May that Brahma always keep your consciousness ablaze, have such a yearning this evening….”

After my meditation got over, I went to the altar and lit a small candle in the dispenser as a mark of reverence to worship Shri Mahavatar Babaji who commenced a day of new Light in my life. On the top of the dispenser I released a few drops of flower essence. Before long, the room smelt delightful and very pleasing. The fragrance was of none other than that of delightful Jasmine!

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Updated 27-04-23

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