CHAITANYA SAMARPAN DHYAN MAHASHIBIR – 7th to 9th November 2012, PUNADI, KUTCH, GUJARAT

I left home for office after taking my mothers’ blessings. From office I left for Bandra Terminus at 1.45pm after lunch. Shri Ramnath Kamath was not coming, hence Shri Anant Khamankar requested me to take Shri Jeyateerth Mevundi, the classical vocalist instead. I picked up Shri Pravin Purav at Andheri and then we left for the station. I met Mrs. Bharati Kumar from Bangalore and she too was in our compartment. We had a lot of fun travelling as Dr. Ishnath Singh was also in the next berth itself, so we had a good collectivity of positive souls in the compartment. The TC who came was so humble and nice - he did not ask for a single ID card from the sadhaks! At Ahmedabad at around midnight, Shri Hemant Ramani and Shri Harish Rao boarded the train and joined us. We reached Bhuj at exactly 7.45am and took the pre-arranged bus to Punadi Ashram, Bhuj. We reached the Ashram at 9am and completed the registration formalities. We went to our allotted beds and then went for a cold shower. The weather was beautiful, nice and cold….very pleasant. As we were early, after our bath we visited the sahitya stall, looked around, then had an early lunch and relaxed in the tent.

The background to the stage was beautiful setting with a clear blue sky with a couple of clouds and cranes in full flight. The backdrop was green marshland with a cerulean river flowing in the foreground with cranes fishing and standing in the waters. There were a couple of cranes standing on either side of the seating area too.

The opening ceremony took place between 3-4 pm and we had taken our seats in the main function tent by 2.45pm. Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruma entered the tent to the sound of loud claps and a very warm and loving welcome by all those present to the Shiv and Shakti of modern times. A welcome speech was given by the Managing Trustee which was followed by the lighting of the lamps ceremony by leaders of different religions. Pujya Gurudevs fourth volume of ‘Himalaya ka Samarpan Yog’ was launched by Pujya Guruma who told us that this book has so much energy and is written at such a high level, because of which it has taken such a long time to be released after it was first written. After this those who were sitting for the havan ceremony were asked to leave and the others were asked to stay back and listen to an audio discourse of Pujya Swamiji. As I left for the havan kund, I saw sadhaks walking out with HKSY-4 – I too went in and purchased my copy and then went to the havan kund – good I did as the entire stock was sold out within half an hour! The havan process started at about 4.15pm and went on upto 6pm – there were around 200 participants. As Shri Rambhai and his assistant lead us through the process, there was a gentle and cooling breeze blowing across and also a flow of consciousness which one could feel – felt Swamiji’s subtle presence during the havan. I was thoughtless for the entire duration and the havan was completed in a competent manner with everybody silently participating with the aid of the assistants present at each havan kund. At the end, with Shri Rambhai exhorting us, we loudly hailed Pujya Swamiji, Pujya Guruma, the day’s happiness, and Samarpan Ashram, after which we paid obeisance to the Guru Energies and left with our oblations.

We had dinner and we re-assembled at 7.45pm for the day’s last program which was the classical song program of Shri Jeyateerth Mevundi. Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruma entered the hall at exactly 8pm to the sound of consistent clapping and took their designated seats. Dr Paras Bhatt and Smt. Atal Sharma who were compeering the event gave detailed information on classical songs. Dr Paras Bhatt announced that the singer was on his way and he would arrive at any moment. As time passed, it was the sheer skill and knowledge of the duo that held our attention for such a long time. There was a comment that with the kind of information which was given by these two, one could get a PhD in Music!! Shri Mevundi and his team took stage after paying obeisance to Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruma at 8.40pm. We later came to know that the sadhak who was to pick up Shri Mevundi sat for the havan program and hence was delayed. Shri Mevundi started his program with Raag Marwa and sang in such a mellifluous voice to the accompaniment of divine music on the tabla, pakhawaj, harmonium that we were left spellbound. There was great energy flowing from Pujya Gurudev and a couple of abhangs on Sant Dnyaneshwar left us with tears in our eyes. The music and the singing were truly divine as the energy flowed in cold waves – I was left totally thoughtless and mesmerized by the quality of singing and the music. Swamiji had given instructions to let him sing as long as he wanted – he sang non-stop for two hours and the program concluded at 10.45pm. We wanted it to go through the night, but all good things do come to an end – but this music will remain in my heart for a long time to come. Thanks to all the organizers for showering us with such an amazing performance by a young and skilled vocalist. The days’ program ended with Shanti Path after which we freshened up and retired for the day at around 11.15pm.

Next morning I woke up refreshed at 2.30am and went for a bath – woke up Harish along the way. I had a nice, ice cold water bath and came back and was just about to sit down for meditation when a couple of sadhikas came calling for volunteers to do Gurukarya of sorting of rose petals for Pujya Gurudev. So for an hour Harish and I went for this Gurukarya which stopped at 4.15am as the time for the same was up. We went back to our bedding – Harish went for his Yoga session and I sat down to meditate. At 5.45am we went to the main tent for morning meditation. Shri Rambhai started the days’ program with Guru Ahavan mantra, followed by Guru Mantra and then meditation from 6am to 7am. There was great energy and a very soothing and calm atmosphere as about 3000 sadhaks sat down for meditation. After the meditation, an announcement came about the imminent entry of Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruma. Before the sound of the conch shells one could feel the energy of Shiv and Shakti as they neared the tent, and then the conch shells announced their arrival. As they took their seats to the sound of loud clapping, we waited in anticipation for Pujya Gurudev’s discourse to commence at 7am.

The discourse began……“Welcome to all pious souls….today we have all gathered together to celebrate the festival of the manifstation of the medium of Universal Consciousness. The birth of any medium or the creation of any medium of universal consciousness, are both extraordinary events – this is the reason why the birth and death anniversaries of Saints are celebrated. It appears to be a beginning and an end. But at the universal consciousness level there is no beginning and no end – every end is a new beginning. Similarly, the birth of such a medium had taken place 700-800 years ago – that medium in his small life-span wrote the “Dnyaneshwari”. The medium daily pours universal consciousness – that is why he is beyond the body, knowledge! You cannot measure Him in any manner. In society, when there was darkness for all those years, there was hopelessness all round – in such a period of darkness the birth of a medium took place, and that medium wrote a book – this was beyond the knowledge and belief of those times and hence was not understood and thus was banned in those days. For the first time He had given a new direction to society saying that God is one and is within you – ‘Kundalini shakti’ is within you and by awakening it you can go beyond the body. On its awakening what benefits accrue has been described in great detail – but in those days the Brahmins did not have this knowledge – he tried giving a new direction to the Brahmins, hence ‘Dnyaneshwari’s’ sixth chapter was banned, and people were asked not to read it and if they chose to read it they were told not to ask them questions as they did not have the knowledge. In that chapter kundalini and self realisation have been described in detail along with the benefits – but nothing was written about how it is to be awakened. It does not mean that He did not have the knowledge, He had the knowledge, but each medium of the time has His limitations. He stays within His limits and does his work (karya). The work for which He was created – He does that work – this is pre-decided. Thus, He took birth, and in His lifetime, the work He was given – awakening people and spreading new knowledge and hope, a new ray of hope which He gave society of that time – He did that perfectly. How to awaken people was not His work – He did not do it. This does not mean that He did not have the knowledge – He had! He had prayed that a time will come when all pure souls will collectively aim for liberation - this was decided 7-800 years ago. The time-span in which we are living was described 7-800 years ago. When any event of universal consciousness occurs in society then efforts to achieve that end also commence. He had then desired that a society of pure souls should be created who are beyond race, religion, caste, creed and color. This was a solid prayer and this prayer was heard by universal consciousness and in the Himalayas, the sages then commenced efforts to make this possible. Experience was obtained and then increased manifold, kept alive and transferred from generation to generation. Not only was it given to the next generation, but also the promise that it will be taken to society was kept alive, and to create a medium who will do so. Experience and knowledge are two ends – those who obtain experience could not come to society to give experience – their state was such that they could not move from where they were. Those who talked about knowledge did not get any experience as their knowledge was based on books. All knowledge was taken by reading one or the other book – knowledge and experience were two ends, hence the Guru Energies wished that such a medium be created who would be in a body but yet be ‘no-body’ – because till such time that one does not become empty, innocent, pure, till such time that a medium is created who does not have any existence of his own who can be used as they wish, who can give the message to society in the manner in which it is to be given – such an empty, innocent medium was created by the Guru Energies and only then the message of liberation, experience reached society. Look, the medium has been created in time – the medium of that time was according to those times – today’s medium is as per current times and conditions. Mediums can appear different externally, but internally they are one - a dream of world peace – in this endeavour every man should understand himself to be a part of that peaceful world. Any prayer, any work begun by any medium never remains incomplete – universal consciousness makes it successful through some medium or the other. Thus today we have gathered together to celebrate the ‘Day of Appearance’ of such a medium. Everything depends upon your belief. From my childhood I believed myself to be a pure and chaste soul. Hence with my 50 years experience I can tell you that what I have got, you too can get, whatever you believe of yourself, universal consciousness will fulfill as it is spread in every atom. Liberation is also a belief – I will explain this by means of a story.”

“Once 4 friends left for Kailash Parbat with the wish for obtaining liberation; they had heard that in a cave on Kailash Parbat a Yogi was sitting in the liberated state and they believed that if they reached that yogi they too would be able to get the same state. These 4 friends left their Ashram and reached a city which had a library with ancient books. The first student read a book which said that after circumambulating Kailash Parbat four times one gets liberated, he believed this and accepted it for a fact in his mind. The second student took a book which said that after circumambulating Kailash Parbat two times one gets liberated, he too believed this and accepted it for a fact in his mind. Third student took a book which said that after circumambulating Kailash Parbat once one gets liberated, he too believed this and accepted it for a fact in his mind. The fourth was uneducated and as they reached Kailash Parbat and according to their fixed beliefs the first three went about circumambulating Kailash Parbat and then got liberated. The fourth student being uneducated went straight to the yogi who told the student to go and he obtained liberated immediately. What was said then may not be true today. So experience and belief is paramount – depends on what you believe. Yesterday Guruma launched HKSY-4 in that book the time spent with Jain saints has been described. But my experience there was different from that spent with Jain Munis in society. One Jain had told munis of his path and told them that liberation can be obtained. This depends upon one’s belief – their beliefs were different then and now it is different too. This is book is being published four years after it was written. Greater the vibrations, the more difficult it is in having it published. It could not be published till the Gurus desired it - this is not in my hands. You will not receive it until your condition is ok, let alone read it! I told the Jain parivar that if it thinks that something is inappropriate it will be removed, they said that there is nothing inappropriate! The ‘Navkar mantra’ is described in such detail, they asked me how I had written with such attention to detail – I said I did not know. When I was with various Gurus in the Himalayas, I was 100% with each one of them, hence knowledge was transferred automatically. This happened very subtly and knowledge was transferred automatically, this happened not only for ‘Navkar mantra’ but also for ‘Ganpati Atharvashirsha’ – this too came automatically.”

“The word ‘authorised’ has great meaning in spirituality – I did not impart the knowledge to the Jains till I was authorised to do so. When doing such authorised work it gives great pleasure. Energies of 65 Jain munis are working at a subtle level, hence I have dedicated this book to the Jain munis and now it gives me great pleasure to conduct shibirs for them as they have already reached a certain stage. They just have to cross one stage. Many times after meeting them there are some such matters which I can say in front of them but not in front of you. A Jain desired that I meet him, so I went to meet him as he desired it, such a meeting took place recently in which a point of interest to you was discussed. I told him that it is 12 years since I have come to society and in 12 years, twelve Guru Purnimas have taken place but such a change has not occurred in the sadhaks. For the photograph to be good, the photographer’s condition as well as that of his subject has to be good. We celebrate Guru Purnima with feeling say give me the state of Paramatma, and I feel I am Parmatma, but with this what should occur does not – but that is of no use as you have to come as a soul. You come with problems, problems are connected with the mind and the minds with the body, so when you come as a body nothing happens, please participate as a soul. If even a few people understand this, great change will take place. This just becomes ‘karma-kand’ (rituals), if after Guru Purnima no change has occurred, then the Guru Purnima is a waste. During Guru Purnima at the soul level a subtle change takes place, and if this has not happened, then it is of no use. I told the Jain muni my problem, Samarpan Meditation is an ordination. I spoke with him for two hours, this is the experience of knowledge, then only you can understand your Guru, your religion, your race, etc. and this knowledge is beyond religion, race, caste, etc. Anyone can experience it. Gurus specialty is that whatever a Guru gets, he cannot keep it, he distributes all his joy amongst his sadhaks. I was made to stay at Jinalaya, day before yesterday, when I was there I recognised all the energy centers, then I told Jain sadhaks to organise a shibir once over there so that the Jain’s could get both practical as well as theoretical knowledge. Better come to Jinalaya and learn with me then you will know. I am not a Jain, but I still came to know what that means, this means that vibrations do not understand religion, language, etc. It is like radio frequency, a radio is not limited by the boundaries of a country, all the transistor needs to have is a battery for it to receive, else it remains just a box. Your transistor needs to have a good battery and antenna to receive the radio waves to listen to a program, similarly you need to be in a good receiving position to enjoy the vibrations."

"All the Gurus I met were not limited by religion, hence I too am not limited by religion – I wish that once in your life you participate in the Guru Purnima function as a soul. Do not come with questions, problems, etc. – these are at the physical level. Come as a soul - for one year practice that you are a soul. Someone is also operating me, you know enough of energy, chakras, aura etc. Now a new mantra has been designed for you – say “I am a pure soul, I am a chaste soul” and keep repeating this to yourself during your meditation – throughout the day if required - who will say “I am a bad soul”? This is the game of the Guru Energies, they keep on playing games. What words come from are not important, but their effect is important. Why has this happened? This is because our faith in the Guru Mantra is not 100%, hence it does not have any effect. It is as powerful, but now you are being tried in another manner. You are not fit for the Guru Mantra, hence a new way is being made for you, first you need to become capable of receiving from the Guru Mantra! First you have to become pure, then only you will start receiving - the Guru Energies are trying to make you capable of receiving the Guru Mantra.”

"Getting a post has no meaning if there is no change within. Gurukarya will take place only if you meditate regularly. This because of the good effects of past births, if you meditate regularly then you will remain stable. You can take the example of Rambhai. Meditation is permanent, people around me keep changing, they come with their good karmas and go after spending them – I am just a witness and cannot do anything. Like a powerhouse – if you touch a wrong point you get a shock. This is natural, and it will happen. This book has mentioned how we can get rid of the ego. Do a drama daily about being a pure soul. You will definitely experience one effect, your surroundings will change, you will free yourself of physical problems. If you believe yourself to be a soul, then you will become a soul. Average life-span of a human is 80 years – your body has crossed the age of 40, your body will be saying to you that I am destructible as various body parts start paining – your knees, your back, etc. He laughingly mentioned that even those parts which you feel should work stop working! After 40 you should start detaching yourself and start becoming a soul. After the age of 40 if you want to be happy live as a soul and not as a body. Meditate regularly, meditate in collectivity."

"Sant Dnyaneshwar, 7-800 years ago, by staying in society had shown that the path to liberation was through collectivity. If you want to do this alone, go to the Himalayas, if you want to remain in society, go in collectivity – the choice is yours. Whenever you get a chance of collectivity do not miss it. This year was the ‘Year of Teachers’, hence you organised a lot of shibirs for teachers and tried to spread the message of experience. Because if the message reaches the teacher, then it reaches thousands of students through the teacher. If one teacher is awakened, he can awaken thousands of students. Next year is the ‘Year of the Doctor’. Doctor is an important pillar of society; he is not awakened about his condition. Half the doctors are patients – they should be awakened about the state of their health so that they stay healthy and secure their patients health. Today, faith on doctors has reduced. If the doctor becomes a soul, then the patients’ soul will have faith on the doctors’ soul (not doctor-patient at the physical level). Doctors die of diseases in which they have specialized (heart, cancer, liver, etc). You wash yourself with soap, but what about the ‘chitta’, who will clear that? These people require a separate collectivity; they need a different kind of energy which will balance them. They are careless about their own health and through meditation they should be awakened about their own health. ‘Doctor’ as a pillar of society should be strengthened. We will give them a message to join prayer along with medicine, so that the chitta is purified with prayer and thus it does not affect the doctor’s health. He has to connect prayer with medicine, so that the doctor and patient both benefit. Hence 2013 is the ‘Year of the Doctor’."

"We are celebrating the day of manifesttion of a medium of universal consciousness today. Actually the medium has been created through the wish of universal consciousness and this is why that medium is beyond all limitations of boundary, religion, race, language, etc. He does not have any existence, he is pure and innocent, this is the reason why universal consciousness through his medium does the work of awakening society, giving it knowledge and it also propagates the knowledge of experience. Experience and knowledge, happening through our body is not possible, because knowledge is mind which is connected to the body and experience is soul and soul is God. There is no difference between soul and God – the gap is in our understanding. A sun’s ray is entering our house and if our doors and windows are closed, we think that this is different from the sun, but if we open the doors/windows and come out we realise that the sun and the sun’s rays are one and the same. Similarly when you leave the body, you realise that you and God are one and the same. We did not recognise, start looking for God within, stop looking outside – self-realisation without a living Guru is impossible. Without self-realisation, religious awakening is not possible – external can be awakened, but not the internal. Till you are not awakened from within, till then spiritual freedom is not possible. It all depends upon your thinking. If you believe that you will get liberation in this birth, then you definitely will. Knock for ten minutes on God’s door and you will get liberation – is what Sant Dnyaneshwar had said 7-800 year ago, and with this pure wish, my salutations to all of you."

After Pujya Gurudev’s discourse we had a breakfast break and then reconvened in the hall for Pujya Gurudevs birthday celebrations (Praakatya Din). After that was the unveiling of a birthday message for Pujya Gurudev and then the birthday cake was cut and Pujya Guruma tried to feed Pujya Gurudev who took the piece in his hands and ate it with a beatific smile. The comperes were announcing surprises all the time and then suddenly fireworks took place with rose petals being showered. As Gurudev vibrated the cakes, the gathering sang the birthday song “Tum jiyo hazaron saal…..Happy Birthday to you…..” and then blasts took place all over the tent with confetti and chocolates being showered on all the participants. Pujya Guruma announced that 58 surprise gifts were to be given by selection by lottery of the counterfoils of the ID cards to be picked by Pujya Guruma in front of all the participants. Pujya Guruma picked these and Mrs. Sharmila Patil announced the names to the sound of claps. At the end, one extra was selected, and Pujya Guruma said 59 have been selected and all the gifts will be given at the end of the day. Pujya Guruma said that the day one is born can be considered as one and then the 58 completed years, hence 59 gifts will be distributed.

Pujya Gurudev then read out a message to Doctors which would be used for propagation. Pujya Gurudev said that Dr. Sachapara will be the President for organizing all functions for doctors. Then He announced that Shri Rambhai was being made the President of Dandi Ashram so that He could then concentrate on development of Rajkot and Kutch Ashrams. He also said that the Newasa and Pune Mahadhyans will be in Marathi. He also said that during the Gahan Dhyan Anushthan at Dandi will have Rajkot Ashram in His chitta. He said that the next ‘Mangal Murti’ will be headed to Melbourne, Australia. He also announced that the development in Punadi Ashram was to start as ‘NA’ approval had been obtained. He said that Shri Kumar Makadia was being given an extension for another 3 years as Managing Trustee of SSSAT.

We invoked the Guru Energies to be present and we were given lamps to light with which we performed Gurudev’s Arati with about 3000 lamps creating a beautiful scene amongst chanting of the Arati with great feeling. After that the Guru Energies were thanked for being present and they were then respectfully sent off. After that we chanted the Shanti Path and then Pujya Guruma left the ‘sabha mandap’. The ‘namaskar vidhi’ commenced after that at around 11.25am. Row by row in silence the sadhaks were asked to come forward and pay their obeisance to the ‘padukas’ surrendering whatever they wished to at His Lotus Feet. As the ‘paduka naman’ program commenced, Smt. Sumangala Khamankars’ bhajan started which moved me to tears – there was a beautiful flow of energy – my eyes were shut, body swaying to the music and tears dripping down my cheeks. After Smt. Khamankars bhajans Shri Chirantan Brahmachari sang his bhajans with great feeling. By 12.15 I had paid obeisance and left the ‘sabha mandap’ for the lunch break. After lunch, Harish and I went to see the exhibitions which had good energy levels. The ayurvedic exhibition was very informative; the exhibition showing various photographs of functions/programs was also very nice – cold vibrations were emanating from the Surat Mahadhyan photograph. Meditation and nature was also good, where the benefits of connecting with nature were explained and you were made to experience a short meditation session with nature, where a tape of birds chirping, river water running etc was playing soothingly in the background. After this we visited the Guru Shaktidham and sat for meditation. As I was entering a thoughtless state a sadhak came and sat next to me, cleared his throat loudly, and while sitting his knee hit my knee, jerking me out of meditation – I quietly got up and stood in line for taking ‘prasad’ and then left for the residential tent to relax.

In the tent we met Shri Khamankar, who we requested to come and take the bed between Puravji and myself as it was vacant. We sat chatting and sharing experiences till about 3.45pm when we went and took our seats in the ‘sabha mandap’. At 4pm the program started with Shri Jayesh Pandit giving information on Samarpan Sahitya. He told us that Samarpan Sahitya is now available in Braille, new books launched ‘Saanidhya’, calendar for 2013, HKSY-4, and the future plans about books to be launched. He shared his experience which he got while printing HKSY-4. He said that it was only with Guru’s Grace that this holy book was printed within such a short span of time with all hurdles being overcome as if by magic. This he said was all done by Pujya Gurudev.

At 4.30pm the evening session started with Guru Ahavan followed by Pujya Guruma’s discourse. She started her discourse with an inspirational story. There was an idol maker who was very renowned and famous - he had a son who had also joined his father’s profession. The son used to make beautiful idols and come to his father for approval and his father used to always find faults with his creation. Whenever his son came to the father – the father always found faults and the son used to go away disappointed. He started thinking he could never satisfy his father so he decided to show his next creation to his friend who was also a great sculptor. His friend said it was very good, so the son requested his friend to show it to his father as his own creation. His friend took the idol and went to show it to the son’s dad – and the son’s dad started praising the idol saying that it was such a beautiful, perfect creation. The son who was in the other room on hearing his father’s praise came out and said that he had made the idol and just wanted to see for himself if the father criticized this creation if it was presented by another. The father then told his son that he always found faults to ensure that his son did not develop an ego, as the ego would destroy his art. Pujya Guruma said Swamiji is also like that, he tries to correct you all the time, he knows everything. Then she narrated the story of Akbar and Birbal. Once Akbar told Birbal that he should try to create a domestic fight between him and his Begum. Birbal said why should he do this, Akbar said just to see if we are really capable of fighting. Birbal said ok, and let it go. A few months later he told Akbar that his Guru who was a great sage was coming to visit him and Birbal would require a months leave to look after him, as either his wife or he would have to be with the Guru always and someone would need to be at home. Akbar gave his permission and Birbal went on leave. Soon news came to the palace that Birbals Guru was a great sage and he accurately told everyone about themselves and gave them solutions to their problems – they said that the sage had knowledge about past lives and about the future too. On hearing this, Akbar and his Begum decided to visit the sage. First the Begum went inside and she was impressed with his knowledge and experience and the solutions he provided to all her questions. She then said that she would like to know about her past life, the sage refused to say anything and said that it was against his principle to tell anyone about their past lives. She then convinced him to tell her about Akbars past life – he said that Akbar was a common labourer in his past life. She refused to believe him and argued with him – so the sage said I told you it is o use – if you want to believe then it is fine or you may let it go. The Begum then left and Akbar entered. The same routine followed and Akbar too asked to know about his Begum’s previous birth. After much convincing the sage told Akbar that his Begum was a bitch in her last life – on hearing this Akbar was upset and argued with the sage – the sage again said if you want to believe it fine, else let it go. So akbar also left in a disturbed state of mind. As he came out he was told by his guards that a tiger had attacked and eaten villagers in a village in the kingdom and the tiger needed to be killed as it had tasted human blood. Akbar left along with his soldiers on horseback and after successfully hunting down and killing the tiger he reached his palace very late at night. He was wet with sweat and as it was very late he decided to just change and go directly to bed. The Begum was already in bed and on seeing Akbar entering the room, she pretended to be fast asleep. Akbar too lay down, but because he had not had a wash a faint odour of sweat started disturbing the Begum – she got up and started sniffing at Akbars body – so Akbar angrily got up and said ‘go away you bitch’. At this the Begum was upset and said you go away you common labourer. Over this they had a bitter fight and then refused to look at each other for the next few days. After the period of 30 days had elapsed Birbal came back to the palace and saw that both Akbar and his Begum were not on speaking terms. It was then that he reminded Akbar about his challenge and told him that the sage was no other than Birbal himself. Akbar was astonished and then laughed out loud and made peace with his Begum. It is always the ego which gives way to anger and fights hence it is necessary to be egoless.

Pujya Guruma went on to tell us not to limit ourselves to center, city, country, etc but to become global citizens. She announced that on 25th December a Stree Shakti Mahashibir will be held at Ajmer. She said that the chitta of women was divided amongst various members of the family – and for doing this they require more support and strength – they require guidance and hence this shibir was going to be held. She explained the meaning of Gurukarya and liberation and told us to keep our slate clean and daily surrender our karma’s at His Lotus Feet. She mentioned that each on should give birth to a son – not physical – but give birth to a soul, to awaken another person. Even if one inspires someone to have his soul awakened, this karma is redeemed, and as Guru Dakshina everyone has to do it – at least inspire one person to be awakened. Every drop becomes a river, a river joins the ocean and the Samarpan ocean crosses the door to liberation and does not remain static. Pujya Guruma ended her discourse with a song composed by her “Charano me meri…..” It was a beautiful discourse – very motherly – like the Universal Mother that she is – full of humor and love. We enjoyed her mellifluous discourse with its loving messages.

From 8pm to 8.30pm the Managing Trustees of both the Trusts read out their progress reports. From 8.30pm to 10pm was allotted for cultural programs. Pujya Guruma, followed by Pujya Gurudev entered the ‘sabha mandap’ at 8.40pm. From 8.45pm the 59 gifts were distributed by Pujya Guruma to the lucky winners. There were seven beautiful dances performed by sadhikas/sadhaks as under:
• Kathak dance by Goa sadhikas.
• Saraswati Vandana by Bhavnagar sadhaks in honor of the “Teachers Year’
• A dance by Ajmer sadhikas on “Jab Jab Yuga Parivartan hoga”
• A dance on Lord Krishna was performed by Ahmedabad-Zone II sadhaks
• Vadodara sadhaks performed a dance to a fast beat with good energy levels – “Aap aapke Chaitanya roop dhol bajaye”
• Rajkot sadhaks performed a dance on Lord Krishna – “Vrindavan me Gopi aayo”
• A mime drama was the last program performed by sadhaks from Bharuch. It depicted negativity and its transformation through Samarpan Meditation.
The days’ program ended at 10pm after chanting of the Shanti Path.

I had a sound night’s sleep and woke up exactly at 3am. I woke up Shri Khamankar and Shri Harish and went for a bath. After a very cold shower I came back refreshed and sat chatting with Khamankarji on our various experiences, having some fun, and laughing a lot. We assembled in the ‘sabha mandap’ at 5.45am for the morning meditation. Shri Rambhai started the meditation at exactly 6am with the Guru Ahavan followed by the Guru Mantra. Every time the Guru Ahavan is recited I feel a flow of cold energy around my crown chakra which flows down the rest of my body. After the meditation session we had a breakfast break. From 8.45am onwards it was experience sharing by overseas sadhaks wherein Heiki came along with another German sadhika and helped in narrating her experience with the help of a Hindi translator. The question and answer session with Pujya Gurudev started at 9am.

The question and answers are given in brief below as I was more intent in listening to the answers and have captured the essence of the answers provided by Pujya Gurudev. Ujwala Didi with Pujya Gurudev’s permission started the session with the first question which was:
1) Could medical shibirs be sponsored by pharmaceutical and surgical companies? Swamiji’s answer: There is no trust between doctors and patients. The doctors’ heart chakra gets blocked because of this. The doctor first carries out all kinds of tests and then proceeds with his diagnosis after first legally securing himself. You can take sponsorship from pharmaceutical and surgical companies. He said that one can talk about meditation as well as the company’s products and make a joint effort to make the doctors understand the benefits. Mental and physical health is of paramount importance as all diseases emanate from thoughts. There should be a permanent solution and for a permanent solution the doctors would have to connect with meditation and create a positive aura so that the effect of the aura will benefit his mental health and this positive effect will give positive results to both doctors and patients.
2) What is the benefit and use of the office of the National Organiser? Ans: National Organiser is the soul of Samarpan and both the Trusts are its body. Meditate on National Organiser and you will get the answer. He said that you should not get carried away by any big change in one’s life for the better and one should not get carried away by external change, he said we should go within and flow inside – he repeated, do not get carried away by external change and get disconnected with God. He said that many spiritual leaders make that mistake. (This is a very important answer provided by Pujya Gurudev as I feel it has a subtle message for us. Shri Ambareeshji is the head of National Organiser's office – which would imply that the soul and future of Samarpan is Ambareeshji. These are just my thoughts.)
3) Why do you ask for 3-4 options while making marital match-making? Why do you check chakras while making this decision? Swamiji replied that chakras are checked not for marriage but also for post marital effects. The Guru Energies give a sign that which couple will be ideal and give the most positive results. No boy or girl is perfect, each has deficiencies. While matching one ensures that no two are matched with the same deficiencies as this will have a manifold negative effect. Samarpan Marriage is not just limited to marriage but is also my Guru’s karya and my mission, which is for inviting Guru Shaktis through appropriately stable and spiritually advanced couples.
4) Is it necessary to meditate when one does Gurukarya? How do we come to know when Gurukarya has become “Karya Guru”? Swamiji replied that you should have a pure wish to do Gurukarya. He said that if you have a pure wish to do Gurukarya, you will find Gurukarya anywhere, any time and at any place. Work which the soul performs for God is Gurukarya. First become a soul – leave the physical – and to leave the physical – meditate, then only will you get the feeling of a soul and then only will Gurukarya take place. Are you authorised to do so? “Authorised” has great importance. There can be no individual decision – it has to be a collective effort. Gurukarya should result in spiritual development. Perform Gurukarya along with meditation. Gurukarya is something through which one keeps getting proximity to the Guru as a medium.
5) Is India more spiritually advanced than other countries in the world? Swamiji replied that even though we have had a great history, we do not have present, and our present cannot be good until we stand on our own feet. We go to holy places only with problems and we never ask for strength to face all our problems. Foreign countries do not have a great spiritual history but through various means they have made so much progress that they can recognise aura and have also made machines to capture them. If the Indian spiritual historical and foreign countries current status can be brought together by Samarpan Meditation then it will create a new history.
6) There is so much corruption over here, why do the Himalayan sages not stop this? Do they not know about this? Swamiji replied that the Himalayan Gurus do not think about society. Swamiji cited Tim Hine’s experience at St. Davids shrine in Wales, that when he got the experience he too became thoughtless. The Himalayan sages are active in making the future positive. There is no end to the world - this could mean that all things bad will be eradicated and only good will remain – only positive souls may remain.

With this the question and answer session with Pujya Gurudev ended at 12.15 and we split for the lunch break after Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruma left the ‘sabha mandap’. We had a break from 12.15 to 3pm in which we met a lot of sadhaks and relaxed and had some light banter and fun.

From 3pm to 4pm some overseas sadhaks experiences were shared after which information about Madhuchaitanya was given. Then Dr. Sachapara spoke a few words on the forthcoming Doctors Year and his plans for it. Mrs. Sharmila Patil gave her thank you speech before the advent of Pujya Guruma and Pujya Gurudev for the closing message by Pujya Gurudev.

Pujya Gurudev began his closing discourse at exactly 4pm. He said that He was the representative of the Himalayan Gurus who had come to spread the knowledge of experience. This was accomplished by means of shibirs, idols and books. We have reached a stage where if so much progress has taken place outside, then some progress must have definitely taken place inside. To know this progress it is necessary for us to go within. We cannot do that unless a Guru who has gone inside does not come into our life – it is possible only after that. Some spiritual discipline (ordination) has to take place – some sadhaks still eat non-vegetarian even after 6-7 years! That means that the event which should have taken place has not occurred, you are still connected because of physical, economical and other benefits and not because of internal change – which is invaluable – this should have happened but it has not. Is it possible or not to get the state of Brahma, the environment of Brahma? By creating such a condition it makes us unstable- then we cannot use our energy with single minded focus. We cannot find a solution at the mental or material level because we are 50% good and 50% bad. This will not give any result and time is moving on. Let go of the thought that we may or may not get the state of liberation. Then that topic also ends. Surrender to the Guru – whatever happens will happen with the Guru’s wishes – and His desire is to take everybody.

Guru Purnima is the day when it can take you across with little effort as all the Guru Energies are present. But you have to become “able” and then attend the program. Once you do that one day can transform you and give you the state of liberation. Time is running out and there is less time for meditative practice also. Use your time fruitfully – attend as a soul in your body, and not in other’s body (Swamiji says this while laughing)! Consider the forthcoming Guru Purnima as an exam. Prepare for it from today onwards – this is your exam to obtain liberation. Study everyday – repeat “I am a pure soul, I am a chaste soul”. The Guru Mantra is powerful but you are not fit for it.

Once you reach a certain change you will see physical changes – you will get the fragrance of roses, sandalwood, you will hear the celestial sound, celestial bells. You will have few thoughts, you will not get negative thoughts of others, you will go inwards and so many changes will take place that you won’t think about others – you will become thoughtless. Mentally you will be at peace, you will be satisfied. Economically also you will be satisfied as the Guru Energies (like mothers’ milk) will provide you with your requirements, you will not have to ask for anything. Spiritually your body will submit to the soul – the soul will control the body. Once you reach a state and connect with Universal Consciousness, you become a medium, and when you talk about Samarpan Meditation, however educated your audience it listens with rapt attention. Why is this? This is because the literature is ‘living’ – the Guru Energies have descended and are flowing through you – you then become a pure medium. You have been born with this wish – I am just blowing the dust away. You will reach the state of liberation – it is my guarantee – just come for Guru Purnima as a soul once! It is difficult but not impossible. My wish is that you all should see the Guru Darbar at the next Guru Purnima. Attend in “silence” and see, as talk disturbs the chitta. Keep trying regularly from today onwards. My wish is that you attend the next Guru Purnima as pure souls and obtain liberation. Namaskar!

After the closing discourse and Shanti Path, the program concluded. As our train was at 10.15pm we helped in removing the bedding and stacking it outside for easy disposal. Then we freshened up, changed clothes and packed our bags. We had dinner at 7pm and collected our ‘prasad’ on surrendering our identity cards. We took the 8pm bus and arrived at Bhuj station at around 8.45pm. We chatted and had a lot of fun at the station. We boarded the train at 10pm, Puravji managed to get Mrs Bharati Kumar accommodated with Pune sadhaks in coach S1. We had our tickets examined and confirmed by the TC by 11pm. The TC - Mr. Vijaykrishnan - was told about Pujya Gurudev's birthday celebrations, we gave him a copy of Madhuchaitanya, showed him Pujya Gurudev's subtle body photo, and he expressed a desire to join Samarpan - we all pray that he connects with Pujya Gurudev and joins Samarpan family athe earliest. We retired for the night and from 7pm the next day till we reached Borivali we had great fun. We had Smt Sumangala Khamankar, Anant Khamankar, Pravin Purav, Dr. Ishnath Singh, Mrs. Deepa Sawant, Mrs, Prabha Rao, Ms. Vrinda Nayak, Ms. Kajal Singh and Ms. Rajashri with us. Sumangalaji sang her bhajans with great feeling, Dr Ishnath Singh recited his couplets based on HKSY-1. He is re-writing the entire HKSY series in the form of couplets without changing Swamiji’s words. At the recital there was great energy. There was lot of laughter and leg pulling and wholesome fun which kept are spirits up and heart chakra clear. The entire journey got over very fast and we reached Bandra Terminus at 2.15pm. As usual, I left with the feeling that three days ended too quickly, and that the event should never end. We are extremely fortunate to be living in the proximity of a divine medium of God. I pray to the Guru Energies that everyone becomes a pure soul and attends Guru Purnima next year, and at least some of us receive the state of liberation.

My humble thanks to all the sadhaks and the organizers for once again presenting us with very good facilities and a smooth and well oiled function which went without any hustle or bustle. God and Gurudev bless all.

||Jai Baba Swami||