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I woke up at 2.30am on this holy day to get ready for departure. We had decided to leave early so that we would not get stuck in traffic as had happened last year.   Hotel Royal Regency had made a marvellous gesture this year and kept a complimentary breakfast for all sadhaks leaving for the Ashram to attend the Mahashivratri function. I had a breakfast of ‘poha’ and jam sandwich along with a cup of tea. We checked out and left the hotel at 3.30am for the Ashram. This was the first time that I drove through the road in the city as I followed other cars which had left just before we did. Actually almost the entire hotel was packed with sadhaks from all over – I saw some sadhaks from Singapore too. I had to go back to Sadhak Niwas to pick a sadhika who had requested for an early morning pick up. After she sat in the car, I drove down towards the Ashram on a road (usually empty) which was busy with traffic going to the Ashram. As we neared the ashram volunteers guided us on to the...

Location: His residence at MHADA, Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Mumbai. Time: 7.15pm to 9.15pm Participants: Swami Prem Parasji, Ma Prem Sandeshji, Girish Borkar Ma Prem Sandesh spread a carpet on the ground for us to sit comfortably. Swamiji then commenced the meditation by asking us to sit down comfortably with our eyes shut. After that he chanted the Guru Avahan mantra and as the chant commenced you could feel the energy flow as Guru Energies started descending into that room, the body felt waves of cold energy as the chant got over. He told us to sit comfortably, and as we sat He said put the chin on the chest so that it touched the thymus gland. After some time he told us to lie down if we felt comfortable that way. He said that there is no formality or set way of meditation for the Param followers, do whatever you are most comfortable, He said. I then stretched my legs and lay down on the ground. Swamiji then started the deathless meditation process by telling us to feel that ...

MAHASHIVARATRI – 2ND MARCH, 2011 JAI BABA SWAMI We had reached Hotel Royal Regency at 7.30pm and checked in. There were 17 of us and six rooms had been booked well in advance in anticipation of the rush. All the normal hotels were booked more than a month in advance and we were left with no choice but to book in this relatively new hotel. The hotel did not have any restaurant, so we had dinner in our rooms and retired for the night. We left the hotel for the Ashram at 4.30am. We were expecting a huge queue on the approach road based on past experience. In fact till about ten days ago the road was narrow, hence our expectation. But PP Swamiji takes care of everything through his mediums, the roads had not only been more than doubled but also made relatively level, plus parking arrangements had been made for the buses which were expected. We just drove into the Ashram very smoothly, parked and left for the discourse mandap (tent). The mandap (tent) was huge, made to house more than 1...