PP Gurudev’s 45 days Anushthan and Ashram facilities

PP Gurudev’s 45 days Anushthan and Ashram facilities
P.P. Gurudev, Shree Shivakrupananda Swami Maharaj, entered his 45 day Gahan Dhyan Anushthan (Intensive Meditation) on 17th January, 2011 which culminates on the holy occasion of Mahashivratri. He enters Anushthan every year for 45 days, during which he is close contact with his Guru’s in the Himalayas. He does not have any physical/inter-personal contact with anyone and stays in complete isolation and seclusion in a special room at Dandi Ashram. The only contact is through Vandaniya Guruma and certain select devotees. Communication is by means of written notes only.

This year I had the opportunity to go thrice to Dandi to attend the full day program apart from March 2, which was the last day, being the occasion Mahashivratri. On all three occasions I experienced phenomenal vibrations, and the energy at the Ashram was palpable. In fact every time I prayed for getting the experience of the Himalayas, of Kailas Parbat, the air would become chill with very cool breeze blowing, in fact on the first two occasions the temperature came down to below ten degrees centigrade in the morning. In fact it continued to be so even at 10am with the sun out in mid-February.

The peace and tranquility at the Ashram was amazing. The singing of the birds and the music of the waves at nearby Dandi beach added to the charm and peace at the Ashram.

ANUSHTHAN AND ASHRAM FORMALITIES EXPLAINED:

THIS IS THE FIFTH SUCH ANUSHTHAN. PP SWAMIJI WILL COME OUT OF ANUSHTHAN ON THE OCCASION OF MAHASHIVRATRI AND ADDRESS HIS DEVOTEES AT DANDI ASHRAM. MORE THAN 15000 DEVOTEES ARE EXPECTED.

ON MAHASHIVRATRI, 2ND MARCH, 2011, PP SWAMIJI’S DISCOURSE’S LIVE AUDIO GLOBAL TELECAST WAS MADE FROM 8.00 AM (IST) VIA THE INTERNET.

FOR 45 DAYS PP SWAMIJI IS NOT IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANYONE AND STAYS IN COMPLETE ISOLATION IN A SPECIAL ENCLOSURE AT DANDI ASHRAM. HE DOES NOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE. COMMUNICATION IS BY MEANS OF WRITTEN NOTES TO VANDANIYA GURUMA AND SELECTED DEVOTEES ONLY.

ONCE A YEAR PP SWAMIJI ENTERS ANUSHTHAN TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE GURU ENERGIES AND BRING THEIR MESSAGES TO HIS FOLLOWERS.

FIVE MESSAGES HAVE BEEN RELEASED SO FAR BY PP GURUDEV DURING THIS ANUSHTHAN: ‘GULAB KI SUGANDH KA RAHASYA’, ‘VISHWAS SE SAMARPAN’, ‘GANGA KA AVTARAN’, ‘CHAITANYA SNAN’, ‘SANKALP MURTI’. COPIES OF THESE MESSAGES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

THESE MESSAGES ARE READ OUT AT VARIOUS CENTERS ACROSS THE WORLD AND DEVOTEES EXPERIENCE VERY HIGH ENERGY LEVELS AS CONSCIOUSNESS FLOWS DURING THE READING. MANY DEVOTEES ENTER A MEDITATIVE TRANCE AS THE MESSAGES ARE BEING READ. THESE MESSAGES ARE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE DEVOTEES. THIS IS A DIVINE FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FOLLOWERS WHICH FOR MANY ALSO PROVIDES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE IN THEIR MINDS.

DURING THE 45 DAYS ANUSHTHAN PP SWAMIJI INSTILS LIFE-FORCE (PRAN PRATISHTHAN) INTO AN IDOL. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH SUCH IDOL.
THE FOUR IDOLS INSTILLED WITH LIFE FORCE HAVE HITHERTO BEEN INSTALLED IN DANDI, LEICESTER IN UK, MONTREAL IN CANADA AND AJMER IN INDIA IN THAT ORDER. THE FIFTH IDOL WILL BE INSTALLED IN GOA. EACH IDOL IS CONNECTED WITH A CHAKRA (ENERGY CENTER). THE IDOL AT DANDI – ‘MULADHAR CHAKRA’, LEICESTER – ‘SWADISHTHAN CHAKRA’, MONTREAL – ‘NABHI CHAKRA’, AJMER – ‘HRUDAY CHAKRA’ AND NOW GOA WILL BE ‘VISHUDDHI CHAKRA’.

PP SWAMIJI FEELS GOA IS A SPIRITUAL LAND AND ONE IDOL MUST GO TO GOA FOR AWAKENING SPIRITUALITY IN THE RESIDENTS OF GOA. THREE MORE IDOLS WILL BE INSTILLED WITH LIFE FORCE AFTER THIS ONE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO BE INSTALLED AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

WHEN PP SWAMIJI IS IN ANUSHTHAN DEVOTEES ALL OVER THE WORLD MEDITATE IN THE MORNINGS AND EVENINGS IN COLLECTIVITY. AS A RESULT THE COLLECTIVE ENERGY CREATED IS VERY HIGH.

DURING THESE 45 DAYS DEVOTEES EXPERIENCE VERY GOOD VIBRATIONS (CHAITANYA) AND FEEL THE ENERGY FLOWING WHILE MEDITATING IN COLLECTIVITY.
DURING THESE 45 DAYS DEVOTEES FROM ALL OVER INDIA AND ABROAD COME TO DANDI ASHRAM TO MEDITATE AND EXPERIENCE THE VERY HIGH ENERGY LEVELS AT THE ASHRAM.

DURING THESE 45 DAYS THE PROGRAM AT THE ASHRAM COMMENCES AT 4.30AM WITH ‘MANTRA DHYAN’ FOLLOWED BY ‘MAUN DHYAN’. FROM 7AM TO 9AM FOR DEVOTEES WHO HAVE REGISTERED FOR ‘YAGNYA’ (FIRE CEREMONY) GO THE ‘YAGNYA STHAN’ FOR PERFORMING THE ‘YAGNYA’. FROM 9AM TO 11AM PP SWAMIJI’S DISCOURSE ON VIDEO IS SHOWN AT THE MEDITATION CENTER AFTER WHICH THERE IS MAHAPRASAD. THE EVENING PROGRAM IS SIMILARLY HELD (EXCEPT FOR ‘YAGNYA) FROM 4PM IN THE EVENING CULMINATING AT 8PM.

THE SAHITYA KENDRA IS OPEN FOR THE DEVOTEES FROM 8AM TO 8PM. ALL CDS, DVDS, BOOKS, PENDANTS, PHOTOS, SCARFS, ‘MALAS’, CAR STICKERS, ETC ARE ON SALE FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BUY THEM.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR REST HAVE BEEN MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REST IN A SEPARATE TENT. ALSO FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN BELOW TWELVE YEARS OF AGE HAVE A REST AREA JUST OUTSIDE THE REGISTRATION COUNTER AS THESE CHILDREN ARE NOT PERMITTED INSIDE. IN SUCH CASES PARENTS TAKE TURNS IN TAKING CARE OF THE CHILDREN AND THUS ENJOY THEIR MEDITATION TURN BY TURN. TEMPORARY SANITARY PROVISIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE ASHRAM.

SELF DISCIPLINE IS ENCOURAGED AND SILENCE IS THE NORM WITH DEVOTEES SPEAKING IN VERY SOFT TONES, OUTSIDE THE MEDITATION HALLTO MAINTAIN THE SANCTITY OF THE ASHRAM AND TO ENJOY THE SILENCE, PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY WHICH PREVAILS THERE.

OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE ASHRAM IS NOT PERMITTED AND DEVOTEES WISHING TO STAY FOR MORE THAN A DAY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS OUTSIDE THE ASHRAM.