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We, look forward eagerly to be in Shirdi, on the sacred soil, between the
period 25th Dec. to 31st Dec. , 2006 ... to do Intensive Meditation ... under
your personal guidance and your personal energy !
B. NAGA LAKSHMI
Flat No. 301, Mythri Apartments,
Moosarambagh, Hyderabad
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god-hood means cosmic consciousness
cosmic consciousness
is
achieved
only ... through ... a ... regular ... practice ... of
AN AP
ANAP AN
APAN ASA
ANASA TI MEDIT
ASATI ATION
MEDITA
cosmic energy
is
obtained
only ... through ... being ... with ... the
“ When we are with the breath - energy, the mind becomes empty !
Then, there is a tremendous in-flow of cosmic energy into the physical body !
Gradually, the hitherto dormant third eye becomes energized ... and latent powers
of the cosmic consciousness are released ! ”
BE A MEDITATOR !
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close your eyes
take all the time you need to get comfortable
shift muscles
stretch and relax
spine and neck are relaxed ... not held stiffly !
there is no stiffness here
just comfort the beginning of calm ... there is no hurry now
...
there is nothing else to do ... or think about ... just pure relaxation !
BE STILL !
INHALE SLOWLY
EXHALE SLOWLY
let your breath be a rhythm of calm
your breath is a rhythm of calm
follow your breath
BE STILL !
BE WITH YOUR BREATH
use your mind to follow your breath
in ... out ... in ... out
that is all
BE STILL !
BE WITH YOUR BREATH
be with your breath-energy
NO MANTRA EASY POSTURE
“ no mantra is to be chanted ! ” “ sthira sukham asanam ! ”
Forcible holding of one’s breath ... i.e. Take any comfortable sitting posture ! Hands
kumbhaka ... should never be attempted ! should be clasped and eyes closed !
Anapanasati should be undertaken Routine thoughts of the mind should be cut
regularly, and for atleast thirty to forty minutes right away, as and when they arise !
every day.
Attention only on being consciously with
Any time, and any place, is perfectly okay
the breath - energy !
for meditation !
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Govind R Dabholkar
“ birth of sai baba ” her husband to wait for a while. But he went his
way. As soon as she was delivered of the child, a
Shirdi Sai Baba was born in September 28,
son, beneath the shade of a banyan tree, she
1835, to a Hindu couple.
placed her child on the ground, covered it with
Sri Sai Baba was the third child of a boatman, banyan leaves and hastened after her husband,
Ganga Bhavadiya who lived in “ Patri ”, a village for her duty lay in that direction.
near Manmad, on the banks of a river there.
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Mother’s name was Devagiriamma.
A person named Mr. Patil from a neighbouring
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village was fetching his wife from her mother’s
Torn between her husband and her children, hamlet, in a tonga. Sreemati Patil alighted from
Devagiriamma decided that it was her duty to the tonga and went to the very spot where the child
follow in the footsteps of her husband, sent her had been made to lie by Devagiriamma. She heard
two children to her mother ’s house and the child’s cry, removed the banyan leaves and
accompanied her husband into the forest. found that it was a new-born child. Excited, she
✤✤✤
called her husband to the spot and showed him
the child. They were a childless couple. And it was
After they had covered some distance,
their feeling that GOD had given them this child to
Devagiriamma felt that she was soon going to be
look after and to play with. They took the child
in child-bed. Birth pangs had set in. She implored
home. They brought it up as their own son.
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“ boy-hood ” One Mhalsapati, a goldsmith by caste of Shirdi,
was a devotee of Shri Khandoba and visited that
The child grew up in the Patil household. Patil
temple daily. There, when this Mhalsapati first
died when the child was growing into boy-hood.
saw Sai Baba, the former spontaneously
The mother was unable to cope with his activities.
accosted him thus, “ Welcome Sai Baba ” and
The boy used to go into Hindu temples and recite
this is the name i.e. ‘ Sai Baba ’ by which thereafter
the ‘ Quran ’ there. He installed a stone Lingam in
this Saint of saints became known to the world.
a mosque and worshipped it there. Enraged Hindu
and Muslim neighbours came to the foster-mother “ life at shirdi ”
and complained bitterly about the After Sai Baba’s return to
boy. She was puzzled. Shirdi in 1858, people observed
Unable to control the boy, a change in his old routine.
Sreemati Patil, the foster-mother, Though by day he still spent a
came to know of an ashram great deal of time under his
started some miles away by a favourite ‘ Neem ’ tree, and
sadhu named Venkusa. There occasionally sat near a stream
were, in the ashram, some on the outskirts of the village, the
orphan boys and waifs. She nights were spent either in the
decided to take Babu (Shirdi Sai village’s dilapidated mosque or in
Baba as boy) away and leave him the chavadi.
there. Venkusa had a dream on Sometimes he walked to
the night previous to the coming Neemgaon, two kilometers north
of the foster-mother with Baby. Sreemati Patil of Shiridi, and sometimes to Rahata, five
went there at about 10 am, with Babu. She told kilometers in the opposite direction.
Venkusa about the boy’s disturbing activities and
✤✤✤
prayed to Venkusa to take Babu as an inmate of
the ashram. Venkusa did so with great delight and Once from a visit to Rahata, he brought back
reverence. with him saplings of marigold and jasmine. After
clearing a small patch of land, Sai Baba planted
“ return to shirdi ”
the shrubs and tended them. At the end of three
Baba first came to Shirdi when he was a young years, under his daily ministrations, a beautiful
lad of sixteen and stayed there for three years. garden bloomed on what had once been barren
Then, all of a sudden, he disappeared for some land.
time. After some time, He reappeared in the Nizam
“ cloth around head ”
State, near Aurangabad, and again came to Shirdi,
with the marriage-party of Chand Patil, when he Sai Baba wore a piece of white cloth around
was about twenty years old. his head which was knotted at the back and flowed
down from behind his left ear. He was usually
“ welcome sai baba ”
barefoot and a piece of sack-cloth served him
Sai Baba came to Shirdi with the said marriage as a cushion. He kept a fire burning perpetually
procession, which camped in a field near the in the mosque and when he sat next to it, he
Khandoba’s temple on the outskirts of the village. faced south.
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“ all are one ! ”
The split between the two communities ...
Hindus and Mohammedens ... widened up and
Sai Baba came to bridge that gulf. His constant
advice to all was to this effect.
“ Ram and Rahim are one and the
same; there is not the slightest
difference between them then, why
should their devotees fall out and
quarrel among themselves ? Join
“ allah malik ! ”
hands and bring both the communities
Sai Baba did not mix with the local people and together, act sanely and thus, you will
he was scarcely ever seen speaking to any one. gain your object of national unity.
He was often heard muttering sacred Urdu
“ Yoga, sacrifice, penance and
phrases to himself but his manner at such times
knowledge are the means to attain God.
made it clear to those in the vicinity that he did not
If you do not succeed in this by any
wish to be overheard.
means, in vain is your birth. If anyone
His favourite expression however was does any evil unto you, do not retaliate.
of Muslim origin - “ Allah Malik ” meaning If you can do anything, do some good
“ God is the Master. ” unto others.”
✤✤✤
This, in short, was Sai Baba’s advice to
Apart from a handful of food and some small all, and this will stand in good stead both in
quantities of tobacco for which he begged, the material and spiritual matters.
only thing he really seemed to need was oil for “ religious amity ”
his lamps. The people of Shirdi ignored him as a
Sai Baba himself actively discouraged
young man who was slightly touched in the head
speculation amongst his devotees as to his
and indulged in religious practices which were not
identity and back-ground. Despite extensive
in keeping with the precepts of either Hinduism or
enquiries, nobody was ever able to prove
Islam.
conclusively whether Sai Baba was a Hindu or a
“ dance ... songs ... bliss ” Muslim.
In those early years of his life he used to go to
‘ Takia ’ , the public night shelter for moslem
visitors to the village. There in the company of
sojourning devotees and fakirs, he used to dance
and sing in divine bliss, with small trinkets tied
around his ankles. The songs he sang were
mostly in Persian or Arabic. Sometimes he sang
some popular verses of Kabir.
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When asked for his name, he replied, “ Tadviddhi Pranipaatena Pariprashnena
“ They call me Sai Baba ” Sevaya,
“ Creed or religion ? ”
Upadekshyanti Te Gnyanam
“ Kabir ”
Gnyaninastattwadarshinah ”
“ Caste or community ? ”
“ Parvardigar ! ” Baba began to explain :
Not a single answer was of the least help in “ It is not enough merely to prostrate
establishing his true identity ! before the Gnyanis. We must make
Sarvasva Sharanagati (complete
✤✤✤
surrender) to the Sadguru.
Though he lived in a mosque, he always had
“ Mere questioning is not enough. The
a fire going in it. He not only had oil lamps burning
question must not be made with any
night and day, he even permitted the blowing of
improper motive or attitude or to trap the
conches and ringing of bells inside his mosque.
Guru and catch mistakes in the answer,
On the other hand, it was the name of Allah which
or out of idle curiosity. It must be earnest
was always on his lips. Sai Baba disapproved of
with a view to achieve spiritual progress
extremes of religious orthodoxy.
or liberation.
“ knowledge of languages ”
“ Seva is not rendering service, with the
His Hindi was as fluent as his Urdu. Nobody feeling that one is free to offer or refuse
believed that Baba knew Sanskrit. One day He service. One must feel that, he is not
surprised all by giving an interpretation of a verse the master of the body, that the body is
from the Gita to Nanasaheb Chandorkar. Guru’s and exists merely to render
service to him.
Nanasaheb Chandorkar was a good student
of Vedanta. He had read Gita with commentaries. “ If this is done, the Sadguru then will show
He fancied that Baba knew nothing of Sanskrit you, what the Knowledge referred to in the previous
texts. So, Baba one day pricked the bubble. stanza is. ”
Nana, then, recited Bhagavad Gita IV-34, which Nana was humiliated, His pride was knocked
is as follows : down.
“ always be doing something ! ”
It seems Baba did not like that any of His able
bodied devotees should remain idle and be a
burden on society or his kith and kin. He always
preached, “ A man should always be doing
something.” He himself never sat idle but was
always busy doing something. In the noon, when
no work was at hand, he would just take a needle
and repair his torn out dhoti or his robe etc. and if
at such a time somebody would turn up and
question Baba, “ Why should you take this trouble
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when we all are ready and willing to do this for “ wonderful bed-stead ”
you ? ” He would at once reply :
Nanasaheb Bengle brought for Sai Baba, a
“ One has to be always busy doing wooden plank, about four arms in length and only
something and so far as possible he a span in breadth, for sleeping upon. Instead of
should avoid troubling others for his own keeping the plank on the floor and then sleeping
piece of work. ” on it, Baba tied it like a swing to the rafters of the
Masjid with old shreds of rags and commenced to
“ fasting and onion ”
sleep upon it. The rags were so thin and worn out
‘ Fasting ’ and ‘ onion ’ were two of the things than it was a wonder, how they could bear or
which Baba often used as the subject ... matter support weight of the plank itself, let alone the
for displaying his wit and humour and, at the same weight of Baba. But, somehow or other it was
time, for showing his wonderful knowledge of men Baba’s sheer Leela that the worn out rags did
and matters and also for sustain the plank, along with the
showing his divine powers. weight of Baba on it !
Baba never fasted and ✤✤✤
never believed in fasting and
On the four corners of this
always discouraged fasting as
plank, Baba lighted Panatis
a means of getting any spiritual
(earthen lamps) , one at each
good.
corner and kept them burning
Baba taught that the search the whole night. It was a sight
for God on an empty stomach for the Gods to see Baba sitting
is not desirable, as it’d not or sleeping on this plank ! It was
achieve its avowed goal and a wonder to all, how Baba got
the story of how he met his up and down the plank. Out of
Master in the forests only after curiosity, many curious
he ate. The food offered with observers kept watching the
love by an unknown tribesman process of mounting and dismounting, but none
and the advice he gave to Radhabai Deshmukh, succeeded.
when she went on a fast unto death in Shirdi village
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for getting his blessings.
As crowds began to swell, so as to detect this
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wonderful feat, Baba one day broke the plank into
Baba much liked onion and his daily meal was pieces and threw it away. Baba had all the eight
not complete unless he ate a couple of them, raw Maha Siddhis (powers) at his command. He
and dry, with relish and often he had a dig at the neither practised nor craved for them. They came
orthodoxy of several brahmins who refused even to him naturally, as a result of his spiritual
to touch it, on grounds of sex and dirty smell. And, perfection.
his only purpose of making fun of fasting and onion
“ begging ”
was to instruct his devotees and to show up his
omniscience. Sai Baba himself ate very little; and the little he
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This explanation perplexed the devotee but
he kept quiet. Minutes later, a gentleman from
Aurangabad stopped at the mosque to see Sai
Baba. He had come on horseback and had
broken journey at Shirdi as the horse was hungry.
As the man unslung a cloth bag (containing feed
for the horse) and thumped it lightly on the floor, to
Sai Baba’s mosque which he had named ‘ the Sometimes, he looked on all with affection
Dwarkamai ’ was open to all. and at times he threw stones at them;
sometimes he scolded them, while at times he
Dogs, cats, crows and lizards were as
embraced them and was calm, composed,
welcome as the lame, the blind and the leprous.
tolerant and well-disposed towards his bhaktas.
Poor man, rich man, the able-bodied and the
handicapped, all were treated with the same ✤✤✤
After three days passed, Baba showed signs of Two or three days earlier, Baba had stopped
life at 3 a.m. His breathing commenced, the his morning peregrinations and begging rounds,
abdomen began to move. His eyes opened and and sat quietly in the Masjid.
stretching his limbs, Baba returned to
✤✤✤
consciousness again.
Baba got a slight fever on 28th September,
“ my life left me today ! ”
1918. The fever lasted for two or three days, but
Some days before Baba’s departure, there afterwards Baba gave up his food, and thereby
occured an ominous sign foreboding the event. grew weaker and weaker.
There was, in the Masjid, an old brick on which
On the 17th day, i.e., tuesday, 15th October,
Baba rested his hand and sat. At night time he
1918, on Vijayadasami. Baba left his mortal coil
leaned against it and had his Asan. This went on
at about 2-30 pm.
for many years. One day, during Baba’s absence
material excerpted from the book “ Shri Sai Satcharita ” by Govind Raghunath Dabholkar alias ‘Hemadpant’ ”
English translation by Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji published by D.M. Sukthankar, Sri Sai Baba Samsthan, Shirdi ...
grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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There was a rich gentleman who was very Saying this, Baba started to show him the
prosperous in his life. Brahma. He made him sit there and engaged him
He had amassed a large quantity of wealth, in some other talk and thus, made him forget his
houses, and lands, and had many servants and question for the time-being. Then he called a boy
dependents. When Baba’s fame reached his and told him to go to one ‘ Nandu Marwadi ’ and
ears, he said to a friend of his that he was not in get from him a loan of Rs. five. The boy left and
want of anything, and so, he would go to Shirdi returned immediately, saying that Nandu was
and ask Baba to give him “ Brahma-gyan ”, which absent and his house was locked. Then, Baba
if he got, would certainly make him more happy. asked him to go to ‘ Bala grocer ’ and get from him
His friend dissuaded him, saying, “ It is not easy the said loan. This time also the boy was
to know Brahma and especially so for an unsuccessful. This experiment was repeated again
avaricious man like you, who is always engrossed twice or thrice, with the same result.
in wealth, wife and children.” ✤✤✤
✤✤✤ Why did Sai want the paltry sum of five rupees,
Not minding his friend’s advice, the fellow and why did he try hard to get it ? Really he did not
engaged a return journey tonga and came to want this sum at all ! He knew that Nandu and
Shirdi. He went to the Masjid, saw Sai Baba, fell at Bala were absent, and the whole thing was a test
his feet and said, “ Baba, hearing that you show for the seeker of Brahma. That gentleman had a
the Brahma to all who come to you, I too have roll or bundle of currency notes in his pocket and if
come here all the way from my distant place. I am he was really earnest, he would not have sat quiet
much fatigued by the journey and if I get the and be a mere on-looker !
Brahma-gyan from you, my troubles will be well- When Baba was frantically trying to get a paltry
paid and rewarded.” Baba replied, “ Oh, my dear sum of Rs. five, and he knew that Baba would keep
friend, don’t be anxious, I shall show you the his word and repay the debt, and that the sum
Brahma. Many people come to me and ask for wanted was insignificant, still, he could not make
wealth, health, power, honour, position, cure of up his mind and advance the sum. Such a man
diseases and other temporal matters. Rare is the wanted from Baba, the greatest thing in the world,
person who comes to me and asks for Brahma- Brahma-gyan !
gyan. He was in a haste and he implored Baba, “ Oh
“ There is no dearth of persons asking for Baba, please, give me the Brahma-gyan soon ! ”
worldly things but persons interested in spiritual Baba replied, “ Oh my dear friend, for seeing
matters are very rare, I think, it is a fortunate and Brahma, one has to give five things : 1. five pranas
auspicious moment, when persons like you, come ... vital forces 2. five senses, 3. mind, 4. intellect
and ask me for ‘Brahma-gyan’.” 5. ego. This path of ‘ Brahma-gyan ’ or self-
✤✤✤
realization is so hard tread ! ”
material excerpted from the book “ Shri Sai Satcharita ” by Govind Raghunath Dabholkar alias ‘Hemadpant’ ”
English translation by Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji published by D.M. Sukthankar, Sri Sai Baba Samsthan, Shirdi
... grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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T here was an old woman, by name ears. I had a keen desire, never to leave him, but
Radhabai. She was the mother of one Khashaba to stay with him and serve him. But he had his
Deshmukh. own way. He first got my head shaved and asked
Hearing Baba’s fame, she came to Shirdi with me for two paise as Dakshina. I gave the same at
the people of Sangamner. She had Baba’s once. You may ask, ‘ why should he ask for money
darshan and was very satisfied. She loved Baba and how can he be called desireless ? ’ The reply
intimately and resolved in her mind that she is that, he never cared for coins. His two ‘ paise ’
should accept Baba as her Guru and take were ... 1. firm belief 2. patience and
Upadesh from him. perseverance. I gave those two paise to him and
stayed on in her lodging and stopped taking any “ I resorted to my Guru for twelve years. He
food or water for three days. brought me up. There was no dearth of food and
✤✤✤ clothing. He was full of love
... he was love incarnate.
On seeing her
determination, Baba sent for When I looked at him, he
aside all fear, and ultimately, gives you success. Then, Baba spoke as follows :
Saburi is the mine of virtues, consort of good
“ My method is quite unique. Remember
thought. ”
well ! To get the knowledge ... realization of the
✤✤✤
SELF, ... dhyan ... meditation ... is necessary. If
“ My Guru never expected any other thing from you practise it continuously, the vrittis ... subtle
me.” thoughts ... will be pacified. Being quite desireless
... you should meditate on God, who is in all the
“ Oh mother ! My Guru never taught me any
‘ mantra ’ ... then, how shall I blow any ‘ mantra ’ creatures and when the mind is concentrated, the
into your ears ? Just remember that Guru’s goal will be achieved. Meditate always on my form-
tortoise-like loving glance gives us happiness ! Do less nature, which is ... Knowledge Incarnate ...
anybody ! Make me the sole object of your “ As you go on doing this, your vrittis will be
thoughts and actions and you will, no doubt, attain single-pointed. And the meditator will be one with
Paramartha ... the spiritual goal of life. Look at the consciousness and be merged in the Brahma.
me whole heartedly. Sitting in this masjid, I speak “ Victory be to our Sadguru Sai Maharaj,
the truth, nothing but the truth ! ” Who is Pure
✤✤✤
Consciousness ... Knowledge ...
Instructed in this way, the old lady was Bliss ! ”
convinced. She bowed to Baba and gave up her
fast.
material excerpted from the book “ Shri Sai Satcharita ” by Govind Raghunath Dabholkar alias ‘Hemadpant’ ”
English translation by Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji published by D.M. Sukthankar, Sri Sai Baba Samsthan, Shirdi ...
grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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Rachana Gupta
LUDHIANA
childhood because I didn’t posses good physical Then I came to know about Reiki. I learnt Reiki
and mental health. I remained a disturbed person. from the Jalandhar Reiki Master ... Mrs. Pooja Jain;
✤✤✤ I was very excited with it.
gem therapy from time to time on me. However, I The turning point in my life came when Mrs.
was quite good in studies. I came out of my Pooja Jain one day phoned me and asked me to
graduation with distinction ! I wanted to pursue my attend a meditation class. She said that masters
higher studies further, ... but being a girl, I was not from ‘ Pyramid Spiritual Societies ’, from
allowed to do so ! Hyderabad, were coming to her house and that
✤✤✤ she has arranged one class for all her Reiki
students !
I got married to Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta of
Ludhiana. He is such a gem of a person ! We are In the beginning, I was reluctant to go but I don’t
happily married and blessed with two sons ! know ... something made me change my mind ...
I travelled from Ludhiana to Jalandhar, to attend
✤✤✤
the meditation class.
After the birth of my younger son, I started
✤✤✤
getting asthma attacks. We went to so many
th
doctors ... but the relief was temporary. I had sinus 30 January, 2006 ... the day I will treasure for
problem also and was using nasal drops. I got fed whole of my life ! I went to Puja’s house in Jalandhar
up with it and sometimes used to go into such and she introduced me to Mr. Anjaneya Sharma, a
depression that I wished to end my life, as it was great pyramid master !
all so painful.
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Mr. Sharma enquired about me. My reply ... “ I ... three times ... a day ! From the very first day I
am practicing ‘ mantra Japa’ but I am not satisfied. noticed that ... I was breathing very normal ...
I want something more ! I have read that everything without the help of nasal drops ! It was a miracle
is inside ! When will I go inside ? Which is the ... my twenty years old addiction vanished in the
right way to go inside ? ” very first sitting !
Sweatly replying, Sharmaji said ... I was so excited, the cure that medicines
“ Anapanasati meditation is the only right way ! couldn’t give me, meditation gave me ! I thanked
Why are you still sitting in ‘ nursery classes ’ when God for sending ‘ Pyramid Masters ’ in my life !
the doors of Ph.D. are open for you ? ! ” ✤✤✤
✤✤✤
I decided to do forty days meditation sincerely.
Madam Satya and Madam Padmaja, senior My forty days were to be finished by 10th March.
pyramid spiritual masters from Andhra Pradesh Within forty days, I experienced lots of changes
were giving the class. They taught meditation to ... my asthma attacks completely vanished. My
us. We had a half-an-hour doctors were absolutely
meditation. I felt so very light and amazed ! Pain in my knees
energetic as I had never felt before disappeared ! I lost extra
! It was an entirely new experience weight !
for me and I immediately desired
✤✤✤
that my family members, friends
and relatives should also enjoy this I became a completely
wonderful experience ! different person !
✤✤✤ My attitude towards children,
family members and my friends
I asked them if it would be
completely changed ! From a
possible for them to visit Ludhiana
... I so desperately wanted to shy, irritated and sickly person ...
I became a very friendly, easy-
arrange a class, for others to avail
going, loving and healthy
the benefit of meditation ! They
person !
promised to come !
✤✤✤
✤✤✤
Seeing me, all my family
1st Feb. 2006 ... they did come
members who were near to me
to my home in Ludhiana ! The
started taking meditation seriously.
meditation class went off so well, everybody liked
it ! ✤✤✤
I had an opportunity to talk in greater depth to Earlier, my favorite past-time was gossiping,
Shri Sharmaji. He ... like a master, friend and watching T.V serials, sleeping etc. ... but they all
philosopher ... guided me towards real spirituality changed into new spiritual habits ... like reading
and clarified all my doubts. He asked me to do good spiritual books, doing meditation and
three hours of meditation daily ! It was a bit difficult teaching meditation.
for me ... but I very seriously wanted to mature in ✤✤✤
meditation !
My inner intution advised me to remove all the
✤✤✤ gem-stones and the rings I was wearing, as they
From that day on ... my journey into true were ‘ not proper ’ for me now ! I even stopped
spirituality began in right earnest ! I started doing practicing Reiki ! I stopped chanting mantras !
three hours meditation daily ! One hour each time ✤✤✤
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Now, in my life, only one thing remains made us come to Pune to meet him. He asked us
meaningful ... that is meditation ! The dictum is ... to join him in all the classes in Pune, Shirdi and
“ do meditation ... and it takes care of all the Ahmednagar.
things ” ! The first class was in Pune Central Jail. Patriji
✤✤✤ conducted the class so beautifully ! He played the
March 2006 ... the ‘ Pyramid Masters ’ again flute, taught meditation to prisoners and asked
came to Punjab. This time, I also arranged some them to become vegetarian ! He called me onto
classes and joyfully participated in them ! the dais and asked me to say a few words ! Till
night, we attended many classes with Patriji at
Seeing a tremendous difference in me, my
different places.
husband and my family members ( ours is a big joint
family ) all became very enthusiastic. Everybody
Patriji was so energetic, so full of life, and so
started doing meditation and everybody helped jovial in nature ! For the next two days, he was in
enthusiastically in arranging the classes in Pune. Then, along with him we went to Shirdi,
Ludhiana. It was my first initiative. The classes Ahmednagar and many small villages. In every
went off very well ! In those two days, Mr. Sharma class we came to learn different things !
used to tell me about his great master Brahmarshi ✤✤✤
Patriji and how he changed his life. The more he 7th May ... we said ‘ bye ’ to Patriji and returned
told about Patriji, the more I was becoming eager to Punjab with an himalayan amount of new
to meet him ! spiritual strength, new approach to life and tonnes
✤✤✤ of wisdom ! Me and my husband immediately
April, 2006 ... Madam Satya phoned me and embarked upon teaching meditation, as requested
told me that she was going to Pune as Patriji will by Patriji ! We conducted classes in jails, schools,
also be there for four days. She asked me to join yoga centres, at homes, traffic police, doctors etc.
her. I wanted very badly to meet Patriji. I asked my The more we taught, the more we were spiritually
husband. He immediately gave his consent. thrilled !
✤✤✤
✤✤✤
1st May, 2006 ... me and my husband left for 15th June 2006 ... Patriji visited Punjab ! It was
Pune ! At Pune airport, we were cordially received the hottest month ... but with his arrival, the cool
by Satya Madam, her husband Mr. Raj Shekhar breeze started blowing ! For a week, Patriji
and Mr. Vijay ... all great pyramid masters. We travelled the whole of Punjab. He taught meditation
stayed among many masters and every person in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Chandigarh,
had wonderful experiences to share ! We were Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala ... and many small villages.
so amazed that Patriji has created / is creating so Wherever he went, he created a new atmosphere!
many masters ! In every class, he called me onto the stage and
✤✤✤
all the respect and importance I got, I can never
forget ! He created altogether a new, confident,
3rd May ... a day I will remember all my life ! I
highly energetic and lively Rachana !
met Patriji with his white beard, radiant
✤✤✤
complexion ! He appeared like some great God to
me ! I couldn’t take my eyes off him ! I humbly thank God for sending Patriji into my
✤✤✤
life. He is like a lamp post, guiding me towards the
purpose of my current life-time !
He asked me and my husband to tell about
ourselves. We related all our experiences and what Rachana Gupta
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Kahlil Gibran
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s knowledge.
You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.
Say not, “ I have found the truth ”, but rather, “ I have found a truth ”.
Say not, “ I have found the path of the soul ”.
Say rather, “ I have met the soul walking upon my path ”.
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.
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The man who ranges himself on the side of sight of us. Does that seem like the universal
brotherhood of God’s creatures ? Is that your idea
evolution realizes the wickedness of destroying
of the golden age of worldwide kindliness that is
life.
to come ... a condition when every living thing flees
He knows that, just as he is here in this physical
from the face of man because of his murderous
body in order that he may learn the lessons of this
instincts ?
plane, so is the animal occupying his body for the
✤✤✤
same reason, that
through it ... he may gain Every one of these
experience at his lower creatures which you so
stage. He knows that the ruthlessly murder in this
life behind the animal is way has its own
the Divine Life, that all life thoughts and feelings
in the world is divine. with regard to all this; it
has horror, pain and
✤✤✤
indignation, and an
The animals,
intense but
therefore, are truly our
unexpressed feeling of
brothers ... even though they may be younger
the hideous injustice of it all. The whole
brothers, and we can have no sort of right to take
atmosphere about us is full of it.
their lives for the gratification of our perverted
✤✤✤
tastes ... no right to cause them untold agony and
suffering merely to satisfy our degraded and Though all the inhabitants may not be directly
detestable lusts. conscious of it and recognize it as Mrs. Besant
did, they may be sure that they are suffering from
We have brought things to such a pass with
it unconsciously, and that that terrible vibration of
our miscalled ‘ sport ’ and our wholesale
horror and fear and injustice is acting upon every
slaughterings, that all wild creatures fly from the
one of them, even though they do not know it.
material excerpted from the book “ Vegetarianism and Occultism ” by C.W. Leadbeater published by
The Theosophical Publishing House ... grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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Bob Trowbridge
The mind is the waking consciousness as well All of these thoughts, whether conscious or
as the unconscious and the superconscious. unconscious, whether fears or desires, modify
What is conscious is what we are aware of at any Spirit as it passes through the mind.
given time or can easily be brought to awareness ✤✤✤
from our memory banks.
As we look at the process of the mind moulding
Obviously , the line between what is conscious divine energy into our life experiences, we should
and what is unconscious is not fixed. The keep in mind the existence of these unconscious
unconscious, on the other hand, contains things and superconscious shadows. We also need to
that are not easily available to consciousness. pay attention to our conscious thoughts and the
Many of these things are childhood experiences words we speak.
... or past-life experiences ... that have been
“ we create our daily experiences ! ”
forgotten or even repressed.
The unconscious also contains We create our world and our
many ideas, attitudes, beliefs, daily experiences with our
expectations, fears and desires thoughts.
which affect our lives every day. In a sense, we hypnotize
“ superconscious ” ourselves every day with the
words we say and the thoughts
Superconscious is the realm
we think. If we believe and say
of consciousness in which our
limiting things about ourselves
spiritual nature resides. This is
we are creating limits in our
the realm of the Higher self, the
lives.
Christ self, Buddha self, or God self.
✤✤✤
✤✤✤
The energy that comes from Spirit does not
We repress our powerful, positive, beautiful,
have ‘ can’t ’ attached to it. The ‘ can’t ’ comes
divine selves and they reside in the
from our minds.
superconscious. Just as the unconscious can be
explored through dreams, meditation, and other “ illness ... a self-hypnotic process ! ”
avenues, so can the superconscious be explored Illnesses are frequently created through the
and many gifts can be raised to consciousness. self-hypnotic process. We give ourselves hypnotic
✤✤✤ suggestions all the time. Spoken or thought
frequently enough and with enough energy, these
A surprising number of our physical
hypnotic statements will make us sick and can, in
experiences, including illnesses, are created by
some cases, kill us.
thoughts and feelings that are quite conscious.
“ de-energize negative thoughts ”
“ mind moulds divine energy ! ”
Pay attention to your words, thoughts, and
We believe that life is difficult, and our lives
feelings.
become difficult.
Whenever you catch yourself saying or thinking
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anything of a negative or limiting nature, stop. Illnesses are not the problem but are
Immediately begin to de-energize negative and themselves simply part of the feedback system,
limiting thoughts or ideas by saying to yourself. pointing to the real problem.
✤✤✤ ✤✤✤
If you deny your negative and limiting thoughts, As you begin to see your experiences and
their status as truths or facts, they will begin to relationships as part of a feedback system, a
lose their power over you. Even those things which guidance system for helping you to improve your
seem as real as money problems, relationship life, you will be able to see yourself more and more
problems, or serious illnesses are nothing more as the author of your experiences and less as the
than materialized ideas. victim.
✤✤✤ “ teachers and helpers ”
A person who is successful in business can Ironically, you can begin to see all of the
bring some of the thoughts and feelings from that negative experiences and individuals in your life
part of his or her life and apply them to an illness. as teachers and helpers rather than as obstacles
In dealing with a serious illness, our feelings can and enemies. Illnesses are not the problem. They
be our greatest foe or our greatest ally. are, in fact, part of the solution. Our illnesses have
“ your self-image is creative ! ” within them a healing intent.
✤ ✤ ✤
Your self-image is creative. What you think
about yourself has a powerful effect on how you The negative feedback we get from our world
act in the world, how you treat others, and how is not a reflection of what is true about us or about
you expect to be treated. the world. It is a reflection of our beliefs.
✤ ✤ ✤ ✤ ✤ ✤
Many limitations in your life are the result of A serious illness may be the result of many
how you view yourself. Many of the things you months or years of feedback that we either did not
create in your life or are unable to create in your perceive or we overlooked or ignored. When you
life are the result of your self-image. deny the power of your own thoughts and place
✤ ✤ ✤
your issues outside yourself, when you blame other
people or situations for what’s happening in your
Your self-image is not fixed. Your personality
life, you give your power away and confirm yourself
is not fixed. Your gifts and abilities are not fixed.
as helpless.
Your limitations are also not fixed. Your self-image
✤ ✤ ✤
is a constellation of ideas you have about yourself.
“ everything is a feed-back ! ” Any part of your life that is not working may be
telling you something about an imbalance or
There is no part of your life that is not part of
disease in your thinking. In a sense, it’s a thought
the feedback system !
problem.
It is important to understand the unity of life. In
Your problems and illnesses should therefore
other words, you can’t separate your illness from
be seen as blessings because they can serve to
other parts of your life.
heal your life, to get you back on a path of health
✤✤✤ and wholeness.
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Torkom Saraydarian
Torkom Saraydarian (1917-1997) was born in Asia Minor. He lived with Sufis, dervishes,
Christian mystics, and masters of temple music and dance. Meditation became a part of his
daily life, and service a natural expression of his soul.
Saraydarian wrote a large number of books, many of which have been published. His
writings and lectures and music show his total devotion to the higher principles, values, and
laws.
A few excerpts from the book “ Dynamics of The Soul ”. edit-team
Those who have the spirit of gratitude already When I was four years old, while hiking with
know that all of Nature, all of Life, is a treasure. my Father in the mountains I saw some people
who were driving a carriage with four horses. After
We must learn to recognize that everything
watching their joy, I turned to my Father, looking at
that exists is a treasure : mountains, rivers, lakes,
me, said, “ I do not have a carriage, a horse ... ”
streams, forests, flowers, birds, animals,
My Father, looking at me, said, “ Let us sit on this
minerals, and human beings. All of these are
rock for a moment and I will tell you what you
treasures in the treasury of space, and we must
have ”.
relate to them as treasures.
We sat on a rock facing a valley which spread
“ what is a treasure ? ”
out in front of us for hundreds of miles. “ Now, first
A treasure is an object, a power, a living being,
of all ”, he said, “ you have a nice body. Look at
or a virtue that multiplies and meets your physical,
your hands. Here : look at your face in this small
emotional, mental and spiritual needs. It also
mirror. Do you see ? ”
becomes a blessing to all around you, and to all
“ Yes ”
those who are far away from you.
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“ Also, all these mountains are yours. The air the treasures by which he is surrounded.
is yours ; the sky is yours ; that river is yours.
“ four facts ”
This pure fragrance is yours ; these birds are
In later years, when I contemplated about
yours. All of this is yours ... so long as you enjoy
treasures and the treasury, I discovered four facts
and care for these things. ”
that made me extremely happy.
“ Father, ” I said, “ I did not know that I had all of
First, I found out that there were inner, invisible
this ! ”
treasures as well as outer and visible treasures.
“ Later, when you grow up, you will realize that
Second, but a more important discovery was that
there are treasures which cannot be seen ! ”
the outer treasures could be increased by investing
“ Can any treasure exist which we cannot and sharing them or by using them economically.
see ? ” Inner treasures were also increased by sharing
and distributing them with joy and love. The more
“ Yes ! For example, your vision is a treasure
you gave of your inner treasures, the more you
which you cannot see. Can you see your mother’s
had.
love for you ? ”
Third, the inner and outer treasures do not
“ No, but I know that she cares for me ! ”
belong to us but to all life !
“ Right. There are many treasures in man. One
The fourth and final discovery was that ... when
day you will discover them.”
you share your inner treasures, you not only
“ human being is a great treasure ”
increase your inner treasures but you also increase
I never forgot this talk with my father, and your outer treasures. And similarly, when you
gradually it sank into my heart. share your outer treasures with clean motive, you
As I grew up I realized that the human being is increase your inner treasures.
a great treasure, with his senses, thinking, and “ a poor life, inspite of abundance ! ”
creativity. Whenever, I walk in the mountains and
One day, while my family was travelling by boat
canyons, it seems to me that I am walking among
on the ocean, I saw a bottle floating in the water.
treasures.
My mother said, “ Can you tell me what the bottle
A flower, a bush, a bird, a deer is enough to suggests to you ? ”
make you feel ecstasy ! “ That someone put a cork in it and threw it into
✤✤✤ the sea. ”
Just as a man who lives in luxury feels that all “ Well, that is called a smart escape. But think
that he has is nothing special, so mankind lives in now. Let me see if you can find something deeper.”
the treasury of Nature and feels that he has “ You know, mother, a floating bottle is like a
nothing. Unless one realizes that he is a treasure foolish man. ”
in himself, he cannot see the real treasures in life.
“ You are very close to finding the answer. Think
The moment he realizes his own worth, he will be
a little more.”
filled with gratitude and will become aware of all
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It was back on board that I finally found the “ treasure tower ! ”
answer.
Treasure is something that increases and
“ The bottle is in the sea,” I said, “but the sea multiplies to meet your needs whenever you give
cannot fill it because it is closed.” your treasure to others. With joy, you install a
“ Then tell me: who is like this ? ” window or another door in the Treasure Tower.
whispered in my ear, “ Like those who have By making other human beings free, by not
abundance, but live a poor life.” imposing yourself, by not making others, your
slaves, by refusing to exploit or manipulate others,
✤✤✤
you build the Tower.
People live surrounded by treasures, but they Have you helped others to think freely, to
feel empty because they are closed. The word choose and discriminate freely, to act freely ? Have
‘ closed ’ in its you given freedom to
connotation was so others ? Have you
deep that I was often helped to free them
directed to examine its from their vices,
depth. glamours, illusions,
vanity and ego ?
“ what are inner
treasures ? ” Every time you
make another human
God in man is the being your slave, or any
Real Treasure ! time you encourage a
person to be a slave to
All other treasures
their own weakness, you destroy the Tower.
belong to Him, in man. There are higher treasures
in man which are the result of age ... long labor. “ the power within ”
For example, healing powers, the power to see You have within you the power to destroy or to
the past and the future, the power of higher build. If you are engaged in destruction, you will be
clairaudience, the power of higher clairvoyance, struck in the classroom of this world forever
the power of artistic creativity, the power of suffering, inhaling smog, and being subjected to
renunciation and detachment, the power of radioactivity and pesticides.
serenity, the power of leadership, the power over
If you are constructive, you will someday
elements, and the power of continuity of
graduate from this school we call earth and have
consciousness are just a few.
a chance to enjoy other creations that God has in
this Universe !
material excerpted from the book “ Dynamics of The Soul ” by Torkom Saraydarian
published by T.S.G. Publishing Foundation, Inc ... grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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Jane Roberts
Before we can really study the nature of health mind, however. It is perhaps easier to imagine a
or illness, we must first understand human continuum of consciousness, for you have a body
consciousness and its relationship with the body. consciousness also, and that body consciousness
✤✤✤ is itself made up of the individual consciousness
of each molecule that forms all parts of the body
You know that you have a conscious mind, of
itself.
course. You also possess what is often called the
✤✤✤
sub-conscious, and this merely consists of
feelings, thoughts or experiences that are There is no such thing as an unconscious
connected to your conscious mind, but would be mind. The body consciousness is highly
considered excess baggage if you had to be aware conscious. You are simply not usually conscious
of them all of the time. Otherwise, they would vie of it.
for your attention, and interfere with the present ✤✤✤
ideas concerning health and illness in general. No animal considers itself a failure, obviously.
The very concept of the immunity system People, however, often identify with their seeming
suggests, at least, the disease invader against mistakes, forgetting their abilities in other
which the body’s immunity system must or should directions, so that it seems that they are misfits in
surely defend itself. the universe, or in the world.
✤✤✤ The inner ego, however, always identifies with
Most people do not realize that they can indeed its source-identity as a beloved, individualized
have access to this inner awareness. This inner portion of the universe. It is aware of the universal
ego or inner self should not be thought of as love that is its heritage.
superior to your ordinary mind. It should not be It is also aware of the infinite power and
thought of, really, as something separate from strength that composes the very fabric of its being.
your ordinary mind. Your ego and your ordinary Through being made aware of these facts, the
consciousness bring into focus all of your physical exterior ego can begin to feel a quicker sense of
experiences, and make possible the brilliant support and nourishment. The knowledge can let
preciseness of physical experience. it relax, let go, so that it feels its life couched and
✤✤✤
safe, and knows itself to be indeed a beloved child
The conscious mind is one brilliant segment of the universe, both ancient and young at once,
of your larger consciousness, but it is composed with an identity far beyond the annals of time.
of the same universal energy and vitality that ✤✤✤
Each person is a vital, conscious portion of and continuous support from the universal
the universe. Each person, simply by being, fits consciousness, and the more the exterior ego
material excerpted from the book “ The way Toward Health ” by Jane Roberts published
by Amber-Allen Publishing San Rafael, California ... grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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Siva Jawaji
✤✤✤
Melbourne. It took atleast a couple of months before I spent the next six months repeatedly listening
I first listened to it. I liked it so much and kept on to these audios and occasionally going back to
listening to it repeatedly ! my favourite “ Yoga Parampara ”.
I must have listened about forty to fifty times, I don’t know ... but I just can’t stop listening to
in the next one and half years, the same these ! The knowledge in these audios is
cassette ! Meanwhile, I was also searching for absolutely astounding !
more audios by Brahmarshi Patriji.
✤✤✤
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Nath and myself travel in and he offered a few more
the same train and we books as well as a few more
occasionally come across audios. The first book I read
each other in the evenings. was “ Maranam Leni Meeru ”.
Slowly, we started sharing It is a gem of a book. I then
the knowledge we gained read “ Jonathan Livingstone
from the material. He told me Seagull ”, “ Atmaayanam ”,
about his intention ... inviting “ Four Agreements ”, “ Third
Subhash Patriji to Australia Eye ” etc.
and he informed me that he is already in touch
Exactly at this time, my classes in RMIT also
with a couple of his friends who are also similarly
got started. I couldn’t concentrate on my studies
interested. I gave my full support to the project
as I didn’t feel like studying those books. I really
and occasionally checked with him about the
struggled to balance my life ... with work, family
progress of the idea.
with two young kids, studies with assignments and
✤✤✤ then reading these spiritual books.
In one of the audios, Patriji mentioned about If I have to give an order of preference, studying
‘ hanuman chalisa ’ and the meaning of it. I decided these spiritual books comes first ! I sometimes
to undertake a forty day meditation deeksha. I felt I should not have enrolled to study. I even
almost succeeded in doing it ... except that I contemplated discontinuing the studies. However,
missed out on a couple of days in the middle. after a couple of months I managed to regain my
Before this, I couldn’t even do meditation for five balance.
minutes ! I really surprised myself ... to be able to
✤✤✤
do meditation upto an hour at a single stretch !
During all these times, I did not stop doing
✤✤✤
Pooja. Shortly, I came across the
End of the year 2005, I enrolled to study “ www.pss.org ” website. Therein, I read a
“ Masters in Project Management ” in RMIT quotation by Patriji saying ‘ meditation ’ and
commencing from Feb 2006. A few weeks before ‘ bhakti ’ are two opposing streams; one can’t do
the start of the classes, I re-visited Nath’s house both, one has to leave one to enter the other !
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✤✤✤ seven hours of meditation ” that he tried on his
27th birthday ! As my family was still in India,
Exactly at this time, my wife and kids were
Raveendra and myself started trying long
leaving to India to attend a family marriage. I finally
meditation sessions.
decided to stop pooja and spend more time for
meditation. We started with two hours intensive meditation
and proceeded to three hours ! I tried four hours
✤✤✤
with mixed results and sometimes even a whole
While my family was away in India, I spent
night !
most of my evenings studying spiritual books and
✤✤✤
spent most of the nights doing meditation. Mr.
Nath introduced me to a Middle of June, I too
person by named Rao went to India to meet my
Parmarthy. He gave me parents and other family
“ Spiritual Reality ” video members. I shared all
and a book “ Ramtha ”. my experiences. They
The video inspired me so were very much
much that I plunged into impressed by my
even more intense knowledge and they also
meditation. “ Ramtha ” is started following the
another jewel of a book ! path of meditation.
It changed my definition of God and human being.
I spent almost every evening discussing and
✤✤✤ sharing the knowledge I had gained. The trip,
which was supposed to be a family visit ... changed
Jhansi Madam gave us the good news that
into a spiritual one !
Patriji accepted our invitation to visit Melbourne
between 5th and 25th of September 2006. ✤✤✤
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Prof. B.M. Hegde
Prof. B.M. Hegde, an internationally recognized cardiologist, born teacher, author, philosopher,
social worker whose heart bleeds for the less fortunate, and researcher par excellence. He trained
in cardiology at the National Heart and the Middlesex Hospitals in London and the Harvard Medical
School, Boston. He retired recently as the Vice Chancellor of MAHE Deemed University, Manipal.
The book “ What Doctors Don’t Get to Study in the Medical School ” is the culmination of his
efforts to change the teaching and learning methodology in medicine in addition to pointing out the
fallacy in following the time-honoured reductionist science in place of holistic science as the base of
modern medical research.
excerpts from the book “ What Doctors Don’t Get to Study in the Medical School ”. EDIT-TEAM
material excerpted from the book “ What Doctors Don’t Get to Study in the Medical School ” by
Prof. B.M. Hegde ... published by Paras Medical Publisher, Hyderabad ... grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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th
NEWS DAILY “ INDIAN EXPRESS ” CITY EDITION, October 9 , 2006
On every full-moon day, around 300 people of and skin problems and now she claims she is
all ages and various walks of life converge at the totally healthy. “ As I was desperate for
Spiritual India Centre at Mehdipatnam. They do medical solutions to my
meditation under the full-moon throughout the problems, I sat for a minimum
night. When “ City Express ” spoke to a few of eight to nine hours for the
people on October 7, the full-moon day, first thirty days. My Skin
their accounts were bewildering. problems perished
and other problems
✤✤✤
also started
So far, one heard w a n i n g
of spiritual and g r a d u a l l y.
relaxation Now, I am
benefits of totally healthy ”,
meditation, but she said.
here are a few
✤✤✤
people claiming
immense health The case of Shalini Lashker, a
advantages from it. And B.Sc., first year student, is revealing.
they said they bettered “ Believe me, I had long sight since my
themselves all the while without childhood. I also had frequent spells of headache.
any medication. They defined I started meditation nine months ago and stopped
meditation as being with breath. In doing so, taking medicines. Now, I am not using spectacles
the mind becomes empty and that is when huge and there is no trace of headache either ”, she
amounts of cosmic energy flood the body. said.
✤✤✤ ✤✤✤
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To
THE SPIRITUAL INDIA
Pyramid Meditation Centre
Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad - 28
Sir,
It is to express our gratitude to the members of “ Spiritual India ” team for sowing the seeds of
meditation in the tender minds of the children of “ Blooming Buds School ” by regularly conducting
meditation classes during morning assembly time. The process has taught the children discipline in
meditating together and the power of silence which spreads everywhere throughout the premises.
It is good to observe that a few of the children are able to meditate. However, a few are unable to
close their eyes even for a while. This situation as educationists is worth observing and it gives us an
opportunity to realize that it is our work to help out those children who are unable to give rest to their
minds.
We are fortunate to get this opportunity at the earliest ... otherwise, it is difficult to imagine their future
which demands lot of work with good focus and stability.
Teachers participating in the meditation workshops found the process very soothing and meditation
indeed helped them in concentrating better in their classes.
“ After a lot of work pressure at home, meditation is giving complete relaxation of body and
mind. I am able to have a good start in the class. I am also having a feeling of full energy and
happiness throughout the day. ” - Kameswari ... teacher
“ On the first day I did not feel anything while doing meditation . From the second day onwards,
however, I could feel mental peace, physical energy and new vigour. I am not feeling tired. ”
- Leelavathi ... teacher
“ Meditation helps me to control anger, tension, restlessness and calms me down in my day
to day busy schedule. ” - Priya ... teacher
“ Meditation gives calmness and rest with peace of mind. ” - Daphne ... teacher
Thanking you,
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Spiritual Service Enjoyment Magical Thinking Self-Healing
Anapanasati Third Eye Awareness
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Spiritual India
Pyramid Meditation Centre,opp. Gowtham Model School, 12-2-834 /1,
Sriram Nagar Colony, Mehdipatnam, HYDERABAD - 500028 INDIA
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“ meditation ”
Those who penetrate into the abstract
Meditation is an effort to shift your levels of mind demonstrate pure idealism
consciousness from lower levels to the while manifesting practicality in all their
higher levels of mind. relationships and services. The world of
✤✤✤ values and the world of practical concrete
forms become one world. This is why such people
Consciousness must penetrate into still higher
are true leaders.
levels of the mind until the highest level is achieved.
“ ray energies ”
“ network of communication ”
It is important to know that the communication
Through meditation, the network of
network built between the mental levels is not one
communication is established with the lower mind
kind of network. This network generally is built with
and the pilgrim can, at will, use both parts of his
mental substance, but in that mental substance
mind to achieve balance : using the lower mind to
there can exist strands of varying Ray Energies :
contact the world of concrete values, problems,
First Ray, Second Ray, Third Ray, and so on. As
and needs of the world ... and using the higher
the network approaches completion, it becomes
mind to shed light, love, and beauty upon the lower
a Rainbow with the energies of all Seven Rays.
world to meet its problems.
The perfected Rainbow is a transmitter of Ray
When the communication network is Energies and related zodiacal energies. How
completed, the whole mental plane works as a powerful and abundantly creative is the person
unit. whose Rainbow is complete !
“ meditation helps to unify the mind ” “ foundation for the rainbow ”
Meditation helps to unify the mind and to build Meditation lays the foundation for the building
the communication network so that later, when the of the Rainbow and carries on its construction to
human should penetrate into the Spiritual Triad, it completion. The deeper, the more persistent is
can use the mental mechanism for its creative your meditation, the more soundly your Rainbow
work.
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✤✤✤ forth recordings stored in deeper and higher
Communication lines increase year after year, sources which can change the contents of genes
life after life, until the mental plane, as a unified and DNA. This change is caused by energy
field of energy, turns into a central station of currents, visualization, and creative imagination.
contact. “ revitalizing the neurons and genes ”
✤✤✤ It will one day be possible to form a body which
The mental body has many specialized centers will live as long as one wants by revitalizing the
which perform various jobs, such as receiving, cells, neurons, genes, and DNA with advanced
assimilating, and translating the traffic of meditation !
impressions coming from higher or lower realms. Meditation of this caliber even attacks viruses,
These specialized centers are related to specific microbes, and germs with the laser of the human
neurons which act like programmed diskettes. The soul.
capacity of the ‘ diskette ’ determines the creative ✤✤✤
manifestation of the mental currents.
The future of humanity does not exist in
✤✤✤
medicine or in physics but in meditation, using
Meditation not only builds specialized centers visualization, creative imagination, and, in higher
in the mental body, but it also builds and programs cases, through direct command, to create, to heal
specialized groups of neurons or ‘ diskettes ’ in or to destroy.
the brain. The more evolved is the brain, the greater Through meditation a person can introduce
is its capacity to manifest accurately higher beneficent changes in his genes and DNA by
currents coming from mental centers. contacting their prototypes ... the permanent atoms
“ a healthy future for man ” in the etheric, astral, and mental bodies.
Meditation, which helps the brain organize and ✤✤✤
fuse closer to the mental body, actually prepares A human soul advances, like any cell or
a healthy future for man. Because it is the brain neuron, through specializing himself so that he is
that manages the health of the body, the more suitable for greater and greater labor.
organized the mind of man is, the greater is his
The process of specialization is carried on
probability of survival.
through meditation.
The brain is an independent organ in the sense
Through meditation, specialized cells and
that it continues to work, even if the mental body
neurons are trained and drawn to their right
is suspended. The reason for this is that certain
locations.
neurons are like automatic record/play-back
machines. But the task of meditation is not only to Through meditation, the human soul is
bring the brain under the full control of the human
soul via the mental body, but is also to erase
certain ‘ diskettes ’ which contain programs
inherited from millions of years of living in the
human or animal kingdoms.
“ building the rainbow bridge ”
Meditation, in building the Rainbow Bridge
between the body, emotions, mental body, and
Spiritual Triad, gives man an opportunity to bring 42
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specialized and drawn to the location where it will ✤✤✤
be of greatest service.
Medicine, in general, is centered around
“ begin to live consciously ” chemistry and diet. But ideas, dreams, visions,
The promotion of a cell or neuron is controlled hope, courage, daring, and heroism are also foods
by the programming impressed upon the human which create very special chemicals in our
soul. This programming continues until the person system ! Meditation increases a pro-survival
begins to live consciously as a self-conscious soul chemistry in our system !
using his mechanisms as a separate unit. From “ space medicine ”
this moment onward, the specialization process
Space medicine is becoming a reality. Through
of his cells, neurons, and atoms comes under the
meditation, the human soul absorbs elements in
conscious control of the human soul through
space which are not composed of matter but are
meditation.
composed of mental or intuitional substances. By
“ graduation ” absorbing such elements through meditation, the
Through meditation ... the lower atoms, cells, human soul creates chemical compounds in the
and neurons graduate, take initiations, and serve body which help the body survive in unbelievable
in greater capacity in the whole mechanism. conditions.
✤✤✤ “ learn to meditate ”
This is what we call the process of It is important for people to learn to meditate
transmutation, transformation, and transfiguration and enrich their spheres with good thoughts, good
as far as the personality is concerned. After that, emotions, and joy if they want to live a happier life.
the process of resurrection begins to penetrate All of this is possible through the science of
into intuitional, atmic, and monadic levels and build meditation.
the subtle mechanism through which the human
soul contacts a greater universe.
material excerpted from the book “ Dynamics of The Soul ” by Torkom Saraydarian
published by T.S.G. Publishing Foundation, Inc ... grateful acknowledgements ... edit-team
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Suniti Sharma
NEW DELHI
before the schedule in my dream ... as I was too I learnt so many new terms like ‘ silver-cord ’,
sick to go for exams and it was Board ‘ astral body ’, ‘ astral world ’, various other bodies
examination. of ours, explanation about ‘ phantom limb ’ etc. ...
✤✤✤ all of which I found very fascinating and my first
session lasted from 11 pm. in the night to 5 am. in
Once while going to Vaishnodevi temple in
44 the morning ... without even a blink of eye along
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with my friend Dr. Sudha Koduri ... elder sister of ear ... “ do meditation ”, I started getting restless
Patriji. as to :
sleeping ... yet, I was awakened by a bright golden His method of teaching was very simple,
white light all around ! And here again ... I saw Sai calming, soothing ... yet very concrete and
Baba sitting by my bedside ... and he told me so effective. Although the impact was very strong, I
many things, which he said would unfold over discontinued meditation after about six months,
time ! as I could not spare more time due to the job and
✤✤✤ family responsibilities.
workshop to U.S.A. and Canada ... wherein, apart However, I continued communion with Sai Baba
from many significant happenings, throughout the and during meditation there was an ushering of
six weeks tour I had just two words ringing in my visions of great beings like Buddha, Shiva,
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Hanuman, Einstein, Jesus Christ, Lord Krishna, The experience is as live in me, now, as it was
etc. nine years back !
I also happened to have the glimpse of my ✤✤✤
previous birth as a monastic in a Himalyan cave.
Another time, during meditation, I saw the
✤✤✤ purification process being done on me in four
One fine day, while in meditation, I saw a long stages, each one on a different day of meditation.
fair hand coming towards my forehead and it I saw hundreds of Masters sitting and chanting
touched with the thumb which turned into a flame together in a strong vibrating repetitive omkar
in my inner gaze and I was engulfed in a feeling of around the havan kund, which was a flame and I
heat and tingling sensation in the physical body at saw myself standing in the havan kund with no
the ajna chakra. Slowly, the flame transformed into feeling of pain at all.
a live Shirdi Sai ... which stayed for full nine days After a few days, the next stage was shown
of navratri. It was such a very blissful feeling ! I where-in, my half body being black turning to grey.
could not see anything else without first seeing The next stage was that whole body turned into
My Beloved Sai with eyes open ... and like a pasted ashes collection in the havan kund as a heap of
photo on my third eye screen in my inner gaze ... ashes and the final one it was shown that Sai Baba
I had the vision continuously for full nine days. was sitting by that side of havan kund and was
On the tenth day (which happens to be his maha samadhi saying : “ all your old samskaras have been
day), I saw him getting up from his stone throne burnt ” and he blessed me with his smile !
and walking up to a garden and he sat under a
✤✤✤
tree on a bench and I had the wonderful darshan
of Sai Trinity. One very frequent vision I used to have was ...
the whole third eye screen would turn into a liquid
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metal which would take the shape of Shirdi Sai ✤✤✤
Baba and melting back again into formless. I would
While walking on this path, one will find peace
often see a tall fair figure of Shirdi Sai ... mixed
and calmness on one side and simultaneously
amidst crowds in a market-place or so and then
restlessness of another type ... spiritual type ... on
disappearing.
the other side !
✤✤✤
✤✤✤
My second phase of meditation started some
With meditation, I feel increase in awareness,
months back when I was desperately feeling that
expansion of consciousness, clarity of thoughts
my inner progress had come to a standstill for
and intuitive wisdom.
almost an year.
✤✤✤
✤✤✤
Throughout this inner journey, I was constantly
I was really begging The Almighty for help and
helped in various ways ... like meeting the right
once again Patriji was there to give me a big jolt
type of people and reading the right type of
and push, after a gap of another nine years which
inspirational books.
was very much required ! Thus, materializing my
vision of sitting inside a pyramid which was tied in I was fortunate to read ... Shivananda,
the form of a gift from top with a calm feeling of Vivekananda, Sai literature, Ramakrishna
home-coming with a light hearted feeling. It was a Paramhansa, YSS literature by Paramhansa
gift from above indeed ! Yogananda ... other New Age spiritual books as
suggested by Mr. Sai Kumar Reddy, and my friend
✤✤✤
Dr. Sudha.
Meditation changed my life dramatically ! A The first book to start with was “ Autobiography
sharp turn indeed ... inwardly. I now understand of a Yogi ” by Paramahansa Yogananda, back in
the meaning of meditation. It means to unwind the year 1983, given by none other than Patriji !
oneself back to the core ... and recognizing the all
✤✤✤
powerful SELF. And, in that unwinding, you will face
so many ups and downs in the form of obstacles. I do have an intense desire to inspire people
towards the benefits of meditation, relying on their
✤✤✤
inner energies instead of depending wholly on
As my understanding was unfolding, many medication.
things became absolutely clear ! Obstacles do
✤✤✤
occur in this path ... because of past negative
karma. However, because of meditation, there is I thank a million times The Almighty, which is
a clear shortening of karmic negativity. Many births within me ... Unseen Power called God ... for giving
do get compressed into a couple of births me continuous help and special thanks to my
perhaps ! May be, the present life time will even enlightened teacher ... Patriji ... for the help, for
become the ... ‘ last one ’ ! accomplishing the tenuous journey of myself to
my SELF !
Suniti Sharma
251-6B-P.K. Road - Railway Officer’s Enclave - New Delhi - 55 ... ph : 0 98992 20398
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David R. Hawkins
Dr. David Hawkins is an author, mystic, spiritual teacher, and psychiatrist in Sedona.
Arizona. Dr. Hawkins is a proponent of using ‘ applied kinesiology ’ to calibrate the
consciousness level of ideas, things, and people. He directs the Institute for Advanced
Spiritual Research.
The objectives of Dr. Hawkins’ research and teaching are to facilitate spiritual
understanding and to confirm the reality of spiritual truth in the individual as well as
society.
His unique spiritual journey ... in his own words ... excerpted from the book “ Power
vs Force ” published in the year 1987. ... edit-team
We become healthy, as well as wealthy, by endorphins and have a tonic effect on all of the
being wise ! organs ... adverse stimuli release adrenaline,
what is wisdom ? which suppresses immune response and
It’s the result of aligning with high-power instantaneously causes both weakness and even
attractor patterns. breakdown of specific organs, depending on the
nature of the stimulus.
“ attractors create context ! ”
✤✤✤
In essence, this means that one’s motive,
which arises from the principles that one is This clinical phenomenon forms the basis for
committed to, determines one’s capacity to such treatments as chiropractic, acupuncture,
understand and, therefore, gives significance to reflexology, and many others. These therapies,
one’s actions. however, are usually designed to correct the
“ alignment with principle ” results of an energy imbalance, but unless the
basic attitude that’s causing the energy imbalance
The effect of a alignment with principle is never
is corrected, the illness tends to return.
more striking than in its physiological
“ self-help groups ”
consequences.
People by the millions in self-help groups have
Vibrant health follows alignment with high-
demonstrated that health and recovery from the
energy attractor patterns ... alignment with weak
entire gamut of human behavioral problems and
patterns results in disease. That this syndrome is
illnesses comes as a result of adopting attitudes
specific and predictable, and can be proven
correlated with high-energy attractor patterns ...
through a demonstration meeting the scientific
that is spiritual.
criterion of 100 percent replicability, is a fact that
by now is familiar. “ positive attitudes ”
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Dr. Michael Newton
Rasha ... is a healer, channel, and author, who has served as a conduit of divine
guidance since 1987. She has dedicated herself to addressing the profound spiritual
awakening that is a hallmark of these times.
February, 1998, Rasha received the teachings from “ One-ness”. A few excerpts from
“ One-ness” .. grateful acknowledgments to the publishers. edit-team
For the world as you know it to be is, in fact, The beings now in their physical infancy will
dematerializing in the wake of the momentum that exhibit abilities that would have been considered
is driving all creation. most unusual, not long ago. These beings are
incarnating fully equipped to cope in a world that
“ significant shift ”
neither you nor they have seen, as yet.
The changes are taking form in subtle
✤✤✤
increments. And, often, one does not even notice
that a significant shift has occurred. But, from the It will be a natural condition of humanness to
perspective of a broader vision, one will be able become telepathic, not only with other humans
to look back upon these times with wonderment. but also with other life forms and with other
And those of you who will have retained your dimensional forms of existence. The phenomenon
physical form will have fascinating stories to tell of channeling will come to be considered
as to how these changes came to be ! commonplace.
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PYRAMID MASTERS SHOULD …
1 Meditate in the right way... i.e., 2 Read right spiritual books,
Anapanasati,... and teach everyone e.g.,books by Osho, Rampa,
this same way of Anapanasati. Castaneda, Jane Roberts, Annie
Besant, Deepak Chopra, Brian
Weiss, Sylvia Browne etc.
5 Utilise full moon and new moon 6 Utilise pyramid power for
nights for meditation. meditation, as much as possible.
15 Solve all individual personal problems 16 Enjoy normal family lives, and give
using own meditational strength. joy to all other beings.