During one of our Kriya sessions, I got the news that Mohanji was going to initiate us on 17th Dec 2021; I could not contain my excitement and happiness. Since that day itself (which was around 21 days prior), daily, I was waiting for the day of Kriya initiation. The day was supposed to be the one when I would have met Mohanji for the first time (me being a new baby in Mohanji’s family since November only), and day and night, I was fully engrossed in Mohanji’s thoughts only.
Finally, the day arrived, and we left from Mumbai to Shirdi for the program. The moment I stepped into Shirdi, I started feeling Mohanji’s beautiful and soft energy a lot wherever I was, the hotel, the neem tree and the venue for initiation. After the Kriya session conducted by Jyotirmayi ma’am, my eyes were completely glued on to him when I saw Mohanji for the first time. His childlike innocence, simplicity in words and speech were all so endearing. It was the epitome of unconditional love and compassion sitting in front of us.
With bated breath, I waited for my turn for Kriya initiation. I saw such beautiful expressions of the Kriya initiates as some were utterly silent, some emotional and all of them just completely in gratitude towards Mohanji. When I stepped in front of Mohanji, my heart was beating very fast, and I kneeled in front of Mohanji (also feeling Datta and Vittal Baba himself), surrendering myself completely. I could feel the divine touch of Mohanji’s fingertips on my forehead, which changed my entire existence, my inner configuration. The energy which he transferred to me was something that my physical body couldn’t take up, and for some 5 minutes, I was into a completely different realm.
When I opened my eyes looking at Mohanji, Shobha was no more there. I just felt my breath moving in my chest, my heartbeat, every atom of my body, the prana flowing in me, my mind, my ego, my intellect, all my five koshas; just everything belonged to Mohanji. I was just relishing the ecstasy of the new birth with Mohanji’s divine touch. That was the end of me as an individual and what just remained was the pure love of Mohanji in me. I was just sitting quietly, not feeling like talking to anyone and just being in the beautiful presence of Mohanji.
I saw how with so much love and kindness, Mohanji received everyone that evening, blessing them very much with his grace and love. I have never seen such a Guru in my life. I had read/heard of Guru Dattatreya through his incarnations like Sripada Srivallabh, Swami Samarth, and Sai Baba, who gave himself completely to us. He was just selfless and unconditional love. I saw that Mohanji was also unconditional love personified, innocence personified, compassion personified, humility personified, simplicity personified, and personification of all the possible adjectives one can find in the English/Sanskrit/Hindi dictionaries or a dictionary of any other language.
Mohanji’s presence, words, energy, love and expressions filled me with the grace of Datta himself. The only words that echoed in my heart were gratitude towards Datta for blessing me and all present there with his grace. Mohanji warmly and lovingly accepted the quilling portrait, which he made possible with his guidance through me. His blessings, words and love are something that has made a house in my heart forever.
This was the most beautiful day of my life, which I don’t know for how many lifetimes I had waited for; to be with my Guru, be with Gurudev Datta himself, and receive the promise that he will be there with us for lifetimes.
My search for eternal happiness, eternal contentment ended at Mohanji’s feet. In Shirdi with the Kriya initiation, Shobha was left behind, and the one who returned back was the daughter of Mohanji, who is madly, deeply in love with him. My heart yearns only to do his seva by living his teachings and serving everyone around, considering him in all of them.
Now, whenever I step outside and feel the energy of the sun, coolness of the moon, the air, water etc., I feel it’s Mohanji’s love all around. Life has become so beautiful and filled with his love now. I just can’t stop thanking Mohanji for accepting me for who I am, loving me, receiving me, and making me his own (Mohanmayi as I refer to myself now).
Thank you to all the people in the Mohanji family for enabling this beautiful transition. I couldn’t have asked for more in life.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 30th December 2021
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Good morning everybody. I hope you’re doing very well.
This morning we woke up in a hilltop location, close to the land we’re visiting today. We arrived late last night (I think it was close to 12 am) on this winding, bumpy, narrow track, right to the top where we are now located. This morning we sat on a veranda looking at nature, the surrounding areas of the hills and the trees. It’s a peaceful, quiet, and tranquil setting with clean air and silence—ideal for practice.
Mohanji just shared with me a quote from a scripture, and I’ll read it as he spoke it. He said, “That which falls into the ocean will be destroyed. For those who do not listen carefully, speaking to them is futile. It’s wasting time. The knowledge you give to a fool is wasted. So there’s no point in teaching science or scriptures because it won’t be practiced. And whatever you offer to a fire pit that’s not lit is wasted. It is of no use.” That’s all that Mohanji said about this. What I took from it is not to waste time because Mohanji has shared so many teachings and insights into life, but until we’re practicing it and living it, what’s the use at all.
The place where we reached today is a location close to Chikmagalur. We’ve come to visit a land, which will be a very exclusive centre for serious seekers and practitioners. That’s the vision that Mohanji and the team have in mind. It’s a very remote location. When we arrived last night, the air was really beautiful and sweet-smelling. There was no light pollution, so there was a completely clear night sky full of stars, completely lit. In the distance, you can hear the sounds of nature, the birds squawking in the morning.
This location has been the place of sadhana or practice for over 1000s of years by really serious masters, and very close by, there’s a Datta Peetam. Also, there are lots of caves underneath the area, where people in the past have seen sages emerge from. The idea is that this location will be where people can come and really be with the silence, observe silence, and practice their sadhana intensely. It is a really exciting concept!
We arrived late yesterday, after a trip to Idagunji, where there’s a standing version of Ganapati (Lord Ganesha). It’s been there for hundreds, if not 1000s of years, and again, as we reached, Mohanji was warmly welcomed as if somebody was coming home. They recognized him and sat him down, and he had this elaborate pooja they conducted for maybe 45 minutes, which we weren’t expecting. A grand reception indeed!
Soon after that, we were back on the road, a long journey, probably six or seven hours of these winding tracks, to reach where we are now. Sitting in the morning, hearing that quote from the scripture, and recognizing the vision for this place, gave me a bit of new awareness or a bit of a shake. When we are moving from day to day to all the different locations, it can become quite intense. But it’s given me a reminder this morning not to lose track of all the teachings that have been provided by Mohanji and all the insights. They are very simple to put into practical life but aren’t going to be of much use unless they’re put into practice.
If I were to condense that down, what I took from that short recital of the scripture this morning, is not to waste time. Definitely on this trip, when Mohanji has been speaking with the team here, he is extremely focused on moving all these spaces forward as quickly as he can so that more people benefit. We were also talking about the land in Ganeshpuri and the other land too.
We are ready to go now, have breakfast, and then head towards the land to view it.
For me, the summary or the remembrance was that – everything that I’m learning is useless unless it’s being put into practice. Unless I’m applying it and making the most use of time, and that’s exactly what this trip has been about. Although we visited all these fantastic sites and had a warm welcome, there’s been a focus with the people here on how we can move forward all these spaces as quickly as possible, so that people benefit it, as quickly as possible as well.
I feel that is the same for all the platforms too. It’s a reminder that there’s no time to waste because the sooner things are done, the more people in the world are benefiting.
I hope you enjoyed that. I’ll share a photo of the location that we have. Have a great day ahead.
Day 88 Lesson – Lessons in history
Good morning everybody. I hope you’re doing very well.
Yesterday we arrived late back to Bangalore after spending the morning visiting the land where this exclusive centre for serious seekers and sadhana will be. It’s a really lovely location placed high up on a hilltop; big banks, some steep and some flat areas within a forest. And it’s very quiet; the air is clean, it’s fresh. In the nighttime, it’s a completely clear sky so that you can see all the stars.
As Mohanji and everybody spoke, you could imagine it coming to life. The cabins sitting amongst the trees, rural-style accommodation, rope bridges, caves for meditations, even meditation platforms out in the open area, vegan food being served. Maybe 100 people can stay there at any time. The whole place would be in silence. There is flowing water there in this land too. There are many possibilities to bring a unique space and a message to the world.
From start to finish, the trip itself was an observation in seeing a different dimension to Mohanji as a friend joining other friends who had invited him to join the trip. I think he enjoyed it because he hasn’t had this opportunity in the past years to travel that freely. Usually, right from the start of the year until the end, it’s booked up with programs, visits, events, and there’s no space to spontaneously say, “Yes, I can join you. We will do this.” The idea came from Mohanji’s friend suggesting that they visit the land. And if they were taking that time to make the distance in the journey, they could take a couple more days and turn it into a pilgrimage, visiting these really powerful temples en route.
For me, it was a good way to observe Mohanji in that setting. Also, I learned a lot because his friend and the group we were with shared the same passion for bringing back these ancient traditional values that existed in India for time immemorial. The principles of Sanatana Dharma, righteousness, restoring goodness, truthfulness, honesty, moving away from anger, hatred, jealousy, greed, all these types of things.
As they spoke, I overheard the conversations and took part in them; it was also an education system (not just the power) of the heritage and the richness which existed within India). It was also a history lesson about what my fellow British men or countrymen had done previously, during that time and occupation of India.
Being technically British was a big education for me because I didn’t know the level at which my fellow countrymen had occupied India. For its riches, destroying temples, really eroding the traditional systems around the temple culture which existed there – where everybody was looked after and provided for. Everything was respected.
But over time, that was systematically broken down and replaced with the more western-style systems for even health, medicine, education (just creating more bricks in the walls). Even in businesses, success was measured over the number of corpses that you’ve trampled on from your competition, rather than encouraging everybody in the value chain to be prosperous, which these traditional systems did. It was really interesting to hear this.
The enthusiasm with which people are connecting to Mohanji’s mission to restore these principles of Sanatana Dharma, through the teachings he’s sharing, through the practices, through the books that are being created, through initiatives such as the Moksha trust – which is rejuvenating dilapidated temples. For me, all this deepened my appreciation for all these platforms that are being put together because they’re coming from that place of Sanatana Dharma, righteousness, and ultimate truth. With these coming into the world, it will bring that shift in awareness and consciousness, which is Mohanji’s ultimate vision. Thus we can move from anger, hatred, greed, jealousy up to the higher human’s refinement of love, compassion, kindness.
Looking at a bigger picture of how the British originally came to India and completely missed the real wealth which was resident there; whilst they got all the riches – all the money, the gold, the jewels which financed much of the Industrial Revolution and all that activity. They completely missed the inherent true wealth, which now is emerging through these teachings and the appreciation of the culture.
For me, this trip brought a new deepening into the platforms and potential they have, the heritage they come from, and what they are looking to bring towards the world, restoring this righteousness.
I hope you have a great day ahead and will speak to you soon.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 26th December 2021
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I would like to share my experience with the Empowered program today (day 5). Every day, as I coordinate the session and lead the practice of techniques, I remain composed, stay in my body awareness so that I can be aware of the needs and requests of the participants. But today, while leading the Pause Technique practice, I went into the mode too. I would cherish this as it was Mohanji who allowed me to experience what I experienced during this practice today.
Bowing down to my Guru, I would like to share this with you all. As we were at the peak of the practice, pausing at the heart centre, visualising our Guru meditating, like every day, for me, it was the vision of Mohanji meditating inside a cave that was constantly in my vision.
At one point, suddenly, Mohanji resembled Shiva and the mantra “Karpura Gauram” – the powerful Shiva mantra, started to ring in there. I visualised that I was chanting this mantra, kneeling down in front of Mohanji. Every word and every line of this mantra that describes Shiva fit so aptly to Mohanji. Shiva and Mohanji were one! And I was chanting this mantra to Mohanji.
I would like to explain to you about the mantra and the meaning and how it resembles Mohanji, in my eyes, my heart, my consciousness.
1. Karpūragauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ
a. Meaning of the mantra: Lord Shiva, who is pure white like camphor, an incarnation of compassion
b. My feelings of Mohanji: This brings the picture of Mohanji filled with vibhuti (ashes) that erupted from his crown chakra, and of course Mohanji, the incarnation of compassion.
2. Sansārsāram bhujagendrahāram
a. Meaning of mantra: The essence of worldly existence, whose garland is the king of serpents.
b. My feelings of Mohanji: Mohanji is the essence of my existence, with the Rudraksh malas on his neck that resembles the king of serpents.
3. Sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde
a. Meaning of the mantra: Always dwelling inside the lotus of the heart.
b. My feelings of Mohanji: Mohanji, who sits in the lotus of my heart.
4. Bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi
a. Meaning of the mantra: I Bow to Shiva and Shakti together.
b. My feelings of Mohanji: I bow to Mohanji who is the form of Shiva and Shakti together.
With such resemblance of the mantra with the image of Mohanji in my heart, I was deeply merged into the oneness and hence as we were about to complete the practice, I couldn’t resist but to chant the mantra out loud that was ringing in my heart.
This mantra always brings me this experience of oneness with Mohanji and takes me to a different level of devotion. Today was very special as this happened during the Pause technique, where I was in the bliss state of perpetual happiness of being one with the Supreme Consciousness – Para Brahma, Mohanji.
Thank you Mohanji, the gratitude is beyond any words I can use to express myself. All I can say is that my true heaven lies at your feet; my perpetual happiness is in belonging and in the oneness with you.
Koti pranams at your lotus feet, Mohanji.
By Jolanda Klaassen, Netherlands
Last August, I participated in Empowered 1.0. It was a lifeline I grabbed. Being an Empowerment Coach for over 16 years, I ended up in a relationship where I suffered intense domestic violence. My beloved partner had changed into a verbal and physical aggressor that robbed me of all my strength and sanity. My love for him, my expectations and desires, the inner needs I wanted him to fulfil, my wish to heal him, to analyze the situation rather than end it, had made me vulnerable and dependent – me, the free spirit that came into this world for a higher course.
For more than 47 years, I had been walking on Yeshua Ben Josef’s way. The Christened Path, that of Oneness Consciousness, brotherhood and sisterhood, that of compassion and forgiveness, that of unconditional love. But I got mixed up in the interpretations. Unconditional love wasn’t meant to be self-destructive. I went too far in my selfless service to others. I followed other people’s concepts, wishes, demands, requests, and plans too far. I still wanted to fit in somewhere. It was quite lonely on top of the mountain at times.
I kept on trying to co-create with others, giving in on authenticity, strength, power and wisdom. Holding back, not to see others feel themselves small or insignificant. Clinging on to my own comfort zones. Leaning on others when times got rough instead of picking up my own responsibilities and correcting what I had malformed. I had copied my mom, feared my dad in every man, pleased partners, followed teachers with a consciousness I had overgrown; I lost myself in all those patterns.
It was time to go back to the basics; to my own pure nature, to unconditional self-love, faith and total surrender to the Divine.
And then Mohanji stepped back into my life. A physical form of the Master that had tested me through hell and back for many rounds. That in itself was EMPOWERMENT in capitals. It meant I had passed so far. My embodiment had reached an advanced stage; I was made ready for the next level of delivery.
What an example Source gave me! Each thought, word, and action inspires and uplifts me. Concepts I broke my head upon are clear in just witnessing him. Every question I had was answered in 1.0
I freed myself from the fear of losing. The fear of losing my relationship, my dreams, the future plans we had made, the house I couldn’t pay by myself, my health that was going down by the day. And I let it all go. All! All the fears and anxieties, all my worries…. no more panic. Back to faith! Forward to freedom!
Empowered 2.0 started. I was still in the midst of resetting my life. Not even capable of attending all of the life sessions, in which I used to experience that Mohanji would sit there just for me like he’d do a personal coaching session. All my answers were once more answered. All essential topics discussed.
Within three months, I am totally free of all burdens. Okay, I might lose my house, my bank account is empty, my future is unknown. It feels like freedom, like an open book full of endless potential. No inner need to claim or direct the energies. No desire to steer the wheel. In full acknowledgement of all that is and all that I am, I am in peaceful silence and surrender. Okay, my body, due to its density, is a bit slower than the rest and doesn’t know it yet -that I am whole for the first time in my life, in every meaning of the word. I was landed, rooted, active, aware and delivering.
Now let my real life begin!
The gratitude I feel for The Path, for all Masters that have walked the Path before me, for all those who will follow, for our beloved Brahmarishi Mohanji and the beautiful, loving family of Light around him, for each and every aspect of life and above all for Being Me, the one who was capable of recognizing it all, of surrendering, of being humble and free of ego, being bold, brave and rebellious, swimming against the stream, taking blows, bending under the forces of hurricanes and thunderstorms, holding on, going forward, no matter what, remaining pure, remaining love because he was holding my hand all along.
How precious will life become in springtime after seeding so much love and wisdom? Looking forward to round 3!
Jai Mohanji. Thank YOU.
My rock and pillar of light.
My sublime mirror and universal Master.
My beloved brother, my muse, my way-shower.
The only man I’m willing to share with the whole world because God, does he enrich it!
Mohanji, loving you all-encompassing & endlessly.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 23rd December 2021
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Yesterday we started another trip, and there are nine of us altogether. We were invited to visit the land, which will be offered to Mohanji for part of our activities. To make a trip out of it, as it’s some distance away, we decided to make a bit of a pilgrimage to visit some temples and powerful spots not too far away from Bangalore.
Yesterday, for me, was an example and a lesson of how Mohanji arranges everything that needs to be arranged, often even without asking. He does everything to bring things together for possibilities to happen for people. Some examples I shared of this were during the previous trip to Kerala when many people wanted to spend time with Mohanji, and through the circumstances, their plans were changed, so they were able to join us and serve in that capacity.
For example, one man really wanted to spend time with Mohanji. It was arranged that we were without a driver just for one day, and he happened to come, and he had a vehicle. So, he was our driver for the day. He was incredibly happy.
Another lady had planned to return earlier than planned, partway through the temple celebrations. Mohanji had said to her, “Well, why don’t you go back a few days later.” Obviously, she was wondering how that would happen, how to change the flights, the cost to pay for that, etc. But when she went to check her flight, it had been postponed. In the conversation with the airline, even though the new flight was more expensive, they agreed to change it at no cost. So, within a matter of minutes, everything was arranged.
For myself, this trip has been a personal example. Where we went yesterday was a temple called Kukke Subramanya. Subramanya is Lord Murugan or Skanda. This particular aspect is the snake version of the Lord. The temple is very famous for rituals that cleanse sarpa doshas or lineage karma issues.
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Over a year ago, I joined Mohanji for the Mookambika trails pilgrimage. I had an inspiration to come a few days early. The opportunity opened up where a few people were going to Kukke Subramanya, so I agreed to join. It was me and a few others. We took part in a 2-3 day ritual, where you stay there, have food arranged, and perform poojas, which are really powerful at cleansing the lineage aspect of the karmic weight.
Mohanji shared before that our karmic makeup is one-third from our lineage – what we bring from our parents and their parents; one-third is our own individual karma, and one-third societal – from the countries and places we were born into. This is really big because that lineage aspect, what we’ve inherited, can really bog us down.
We performed the ceremony in the temple. Afterwards, we got an opportunity to pray to Kukke Lord and ask for anything that we wanted. There was a stipulation, or a mark of gratitude, where if that comes true, you have to return and perform a pooja which the priest describes. There are different types of poojas and ceremonies which are prescribed to you based on what you’ve asked for.
I was given a slip written in the Kannada language, so I didn’t understand what it was. Once your desire or wish comes true, you come back, and you’re meant to hand the slip in and do the pooja.
For a long time, I wondered how I was going to do this. Firstly, I’m from the UK. Then, this is India, and Kukke is not really on the beaten track. It’s not an easy place to get to. Nobody speaks English here, and I’m the only white person when I look around. That was in my mind.
Also, now that I’m travelling and spending more time with Mohanji, I was curious how I would ever get an opportunity to go back there. Plus, the Covid situation, how would it even be possible to go back there given all the restrictions on travel.
My personal experience is that Mohanji arranged everything for me; what I asked for came true, and within the year’s requirement of finishing it off, two days ago, he said that he would be coming here and that I should join too.
As I joined, I remembered the pooja which I needed to perform; the ceremony as a ‘thank you’ and as a closure of the whole ritual. I was able to send that to the person who arranged everything here because they speak the local language.
On the way to Kukke temple, we were delayed for a number of reasons. But again, as I’ve experienced travelling with Mohanji, everything is arranged with perfect timing. We arrived and had darshan of the idol straightaway. Also, we had called up in advance about what we needed to do for the pooja.
Once we finished with the parikrama of the temple, the priest who organized everything just came back with the prasad from my pooja, so we were able to take that, get on the bus, and travel to the next destination. Just like that, without asking and having that worry about how I would finish it, it was all taken care of for me. I am incredibly thankful for that experience and to Mohanji for arranging it.
Now we are in Mookambika and will be travelling north. I hope you have a good day and enjoy the experience of how when we’re connected to Mohanji, he knows what’s needed, and often things are arranged for us without our knowing or asking.
Day 86 Lesson – The grace factor
This most recent trip has been great to witness because it’s been another lesson and observation in the grace that comes to Mohanji and all those that travel with him when he takes a trip or takes part in an activity.
What started as an idea with Mohanji’s old school friend to visit the land which he had donated soon grew into an idea that if they were making that journey, why not take into account some of the most powerful temples in India and visit them, make a pilgrimage out of it. Mohanji agreed to this.
Two days ago, there wasn’t much of a plan; there was an idea of where we wanted to go and the approximate route. But there was no concept of timings for when we could go and visit the temples or what we would be doing.
When we go to all these temples, immense grace comes. Some of the experiences which we’ve had are very rare to come by, and I don’t think they would be granted to anybody else if we weren’t travelling with Mohanji.
For example, after a very long journey, the first stop was Kukke Subramanya temple. This temple is where people go to perform special rituals to cleanse the sarpa dosha, anything from the lineage and having to do with snakes. It’s a powerful, well-known temple. A call had been made even before our arrival between some of the connections which are known within the family. We were received well by the priest, and then everything was orchestrated. So, what was a vague plan, became a very well timed, well-orchestrated, efficient trip with real powerful experiences.
We were guided straight to the place where you make a sankalpa. Then we were taken to the sanctum sanctorum, where the main deity and idol sit. Normally, you’d have to queue for a long time, but we were taken right up to the front. We were even asked to sit down in front of the sanctum sanctorum, and they performed the special aarati for us, even though it wasn’t time for aarati, and normally you never get to sit down. You just get a quick few seconds’ glances, and then you move away. Without any preplanning, we were invited to sit and had our private aarati there, which was incredibly special.
Then, as quickly as we arrived, we were back on the bus and travelling again, so we could make the stay before visiting Mookambika temple in the morning.
The next morning was another example of just how things come together beautifully. We were met and received by the main priest there. This is somebody who performs all the rituals and poojas every day. He’s actually touching the Mother there. This temple has the deity of the Mother and the Father in one – the creation and supreme consciousness, and it’s a major power centre, where people go and can attain or request spiritual powers from the Mother that is sitting there.
All the major saints have come there to do sadhana. It is a powerful temple and very famous for Adi Shankaracharya. When we went around the temple and moved from where we met the priests, it was almost as if the Mother was escorting us all the way because the priest who performs the main worship for Mother was escorting us. Normally people revere him, bow down and touch his feet. Very humbly and kindly, he walked us around where we needed to go, showed us each of the areas, and took us right up to the front again, where we could have great darshan of Mother.
Early that day, Rajesh, Madhu, and I were able to do parikrama of the temple, which is normally unheard of – we managed to do nine. It’s almost as if we had an incredibly warm welcome from the Mother because we were with Mohanji.
Again, we moved on to the next temple with the time being tight and the distance between them long. Normally it’s a few hours between these temples, and the roads are winding and bumpy. There’s also a limit on when the temple will be open.
The next temple was the Mahabaleshwar temple in Gokarna, which was due to close at 12. But we arrived just in time. Again, we were personally greeted by the administrator there, a connection of the previous priest. Mohanji made a great connection with them instantly.
This temple is another powerful place because it’s where the Atmalinga exists, the elemental form of Shiva. This is the only one of these on Earth. Normally, there’s a big queuing system for this. You can touch the Lingam, but only via a priest. You can arrange for a special abhishekam and pooja, and then they can do this for you.
But being with Mohanji, the group was escorted again right to the Lingam, performed abhishekam and was even allowed to touch the Lingam, which is usually unheard of. I couldn’t go, unfortunately, because of the rules of needing to be Hindu. Then they came back, and we rested for the day.
Now we’re on to the next temple. I share some of these details to give you an idea and flavour that when travelling with Mohanji, the grace factor really comes and brings everything into perfect orchestration. Things happen at the right time, the right people are met, and the right reception is provided.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 22nd December 2021
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December 7, 2021. It was a break day in Mohanji’s Empowered series. For the past three days, I had been absorbing Mohanji’s wisdom. Each time I listened to his recording (for logistical and logical reasons, I couldn’t attend the live sessions), I would feel like lying down by the middle of the recording as the energy would be too intense for me.
Back to December 7. It was a momentous day for me as I live now to write this piece. On this fateful day, I had driven to drop my daughter at her volleyball club and was returning home with my son in the back seat of my favourite Prius. At around 6.43 pm, I crashed into another car.
I had no choice; I had no clue or reaction time. A big fat Hyundai SUV crashed into my petite Prius. All I had done was follow the rules and cross an intersection while the light was green at the given speed limit of 40 mph. The young boy in the Hyundai decided to take a chance to turn left and rammed straight into me! WHAM!
It felt like a train ran over me! It was a very high impact, at least so I felt. My guru’s grace saved me. The first thought that came to me was my son’s well being. He had let out a small scream of pain but seemed fine. I felt I passed out for a few seconds and was dizzy afterwards. I felt my entire body was paralyzed. I kept chanting Mohanji’s mantra slowly and deliberately; it gave me strength. Slowly I could feel my legs and hands, but my upper body was still paralyzed. Some strangers came running and told me to stay awake. The driver of the Hyundai that crashed into me also came over and apologized, stating it was his fault (I agreed). The kind strangers called my wife and 911 (the emergency hotline). I kept chanting.
In another 5-10 mins, the police and ambulance took over. They put my neck in a cast and situated me in the ambulance. My wife was strong as ever and was able to take my son, who appeared relatively uninjured, home. She told me that Mohanji would take care of me. It was a painful journey to the hospital, with my body aching in pain each time we drove over a bump. Finally, we reached the emergency room of Northwest hospital where I was admitted. I was able to walk and talk, so I was put on ‘hold’ to be seen, as there were more serious patients. It was a test of patience, and my close friend Raj was able to come and give me company in a place where no attendants were allowed due to Covid rules (another sign of grace!).
Meanwhile, my wife took my son to another hospital for a checkup, and he was cleared of any injuries! It was indeed a blessing that at least 10-15 friends could come to the hospital with her and give her comfort.
I was seen in another couple of hours, administered a pain killer, and then taken for X-rays and CT scans. By midnight, the results came and showed no injury to the spine or bones. That was a huge relief. A pure sign of grace! It seemed like the perfect injury had been planned for me; a majestic bump with minimal effects. By early morning, I was discharged honourably and sent home. In fact, I was able to do my Kriya practice in the hospital ER with relative ease!
I live (in pain temporarily) to write this day. I later came to know that my lovely healer Vidya was able to do Mai-Tri while I was in the emergency room. My healing continues, and grace continues to flow unlimited.
I love you Mohanji!
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 16th December 2021
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Good morning everybody. I hope you’re doing very well today.
Yesterday I shared a short story about Mohanji’s trip to South Africa. Today I wanted to share another story, which is more personal, about Mohanji. He shared it during one of our morning conversations some time back. I was reminded of it again, not long ago, because we visited Kerala, where the story originated.
I was really shocked by this story, actually, because I hadn’t heard of the levels of manipulation that someone would go to; it was unbelievable. I feel that this story echoes some of Mohanji’s qualities, how he approaches life, and also two great qualities, which have been the source of many problems in his life.
1. He trusts people completely, 100% (Whoever comes to him, he trusts completely).
2. He can’t say no.
Now he has a good team of people around him to support and help with that. But this is from a time when that wasn’t the case. It was when he was based in the Middle East.
Mohanji especially likes serving, and through a friend, he was introduced to a Swami and also to an ashram in Kerala. Every time he returned to India, he would spend his time there and serve. Over time, going back there regularly, he became more connected to the Swami and started to share, speak about many topics with him.
At that time, Mohanji was going through a divorce with his ex-wife, and Swami said he could help. He began to intervene and suggested using his lawyer. Mohanji naturally trusted him and agreed to this, but the aim (which Mohanji found out much later) was manipulation; the Swami had a different intent.
At the time, Mohanji had released the Power of Purity meditation; when Swami heard about this, he also wanted his own meditation, so he asked Mohanji if he could help. Of course, Mohanji was happy to take another opportunity to serve, and he wrote a meditation for him. As with everything, Mohanji goes the full way. He arranged for all the music to be organized, the recording, the production, the whole process, a complete package. Apparently, now the Swami still has just this one meditation, and he makes an absolute fortune from it.
The main story is that Swami’s lawyer managed the divorce process. Mohanji didn’t know that the Swami was manipulating the lawyer to submit papers and draw out the divorce in a way that would trap Mohanji.
By chance, or by grace, Mohanji met a friend in the Middle East, whom he knew from his youth, and they were talking about life and catching up. Mohanji told him about the divorce, and his friend asked him how long it had been going on. Mohanji told him it had been going on for about five years now and that his lawyer was fighting as hard as he could. This friend was shocked and said that the process of divorce usually takes about 6 to 12 months maximum as it’s a straightforward thing and that there was no need to fight really; it’s a process.
Mohanji’s lawyer friend was not happy with what he had just heard, so he asked if Mohanji could pass on the papers to him to take a look and help him out. Mohanji agreed, but he didn’t have the papers as they were with the other lawyer in Kerala. Mohanji’s lawyer friend went to collect the papers, and he called him immediately; he was really angry because what had been filed was completely contradictory to what the lawyer had told Mohanji.
Mohanji and the other half (wife) had said that they just wanted to have a divorce – (both parties were amicable to the divorce). But what was on the papers that had been filed was that the wife had run away, and Mohanji wanted her back. This meant that it was going to and fro between the courts and the lawyers for a long time. It was complete injustice because it had been set up; I think it would have been contempt of court; it would have been very difficult because the case would have been thrown out, and they wouldn’t have gotten a divorce. Mohanji wouldn’t have even been able to leave the country again because he would have to be there with the responsibility to take care of his wife. So Mohanji’s head was inside the lion’s mouth.
The lawyer friend took it on himself because of this injustice, and he wanted to help Mohanji. Although he couldn’t guarantee a successful outcome, he said that “With the blessing of Sai Baba, we would give it our best shot and see what we can be done.” Mohanji agreed to this.
Obviously, Swami’s lawyer and the Swami weren’t happy about that. But when they took it back to the court, the judge couldn’t believe that there was now a new position after five years of working through this case. So the judge said, “Cancel the old case and start a new one.”
That was a real blessing because the process could be started afresh. It was a simple thing because when the judge asked Mohanji what he wanted, Mohanji said, “I just want a divorce,” and the same reply was on the other side too. There was no blame; there was no fault. It was a very open and honest situation. Mohanji was happy to provide whatever was needed from the other side. Everything that she had brought into the relationship; all the gifts that Mohanji had provided to her; all the jewellery and everything, he was happy for her to take it. Only one thing he wanted was the earrings that Ammu was wearing when she lost her life. That’s the only thing he asked for, and that was the agreement.
On the other hand, the Swami was not only manipulating Mohanji’s wife, saying that Mohanji had lots of money; he was telling her not to give him a divorce and to make sure to get all that money from him. Also, the Swami was looking to entrap Mohanji on both sides. I shall explain why in a little bit. It ended up that Mohanji had to go to his people whom he trusted to pull together the money. Everything got pulled together; it was deposited in the court’s jurisdiction so they could see everything. Then he settled everything, so it was all done and finalized. Later on, he paid everyone back as well.
All this happened because there was a prediction that Mohanji would be very famous in the future, and the Swami knew this. The whole calculated plan was to bring Mohanji back to this ashram, to have him there so that people would come to visit him, and the Swami would be making lots of money from it.
I really couldn’t believe this story when I heard it. I’m sharing it with you now just as an example of some of the situations that Mohanji had to face in his life because I haven’t heard this before.
In the end, the judge was very surprised because there was no contempt or animosity between Mohanji and his ex-wife; they were laughing and speaking well to each other. Even at the end of the proceedings, Mohanji also shared that if any time there’s a problem, he’s there, just a phone call away.
I hope you enjoyed that story. For me, it was a real shock to hear about this Swami and the levels of manipulation he orchestrated and the potential problem it would have caused to Mohanji in his life.
Have a great day, and speak to you soon.
Day 84 Lesson – Reminders
Good morning everybody. I hope you’re doing really well.
In the past few recordings, I’ve shared some of the stories from Mohanji’s life, which has given some lessons for me, and I hope they have for you too.
Today, I am reverting to my own experience, as yesterday, Mohanji met with a few people who had come to see him.
After the hectic trip, it was a great reminder because listening to their questions; reminded me of some of the questions I had a few years back when I first met Mohanji.
These times always give me an opportunity to reflect on where my thinking is now and how I feel now. There were simple questions, which I think most people have when they’re following a path, like: What can I do more? Or what do I need to do next? Or what’s the next step that I need to take? Is there anything that I should be doing, a new practice? These types of questions, which are very, very valid.
I always appreciate the simplicity that Mohanji brings in when he speaks, where he reminds us that this path we’re following, the Avadhoota path, is to become ourselves fully. The fact is that we are all unique creations, unique beings. It’s all about understanding ourselves. He says it very simply that all we have to do is just spend time with ourselves, understand ourselves, accept ourselves with all our strengths and weaknesses, and love ourselves.
When people ask what they can do to help in the world, Mohanji answers with simplicity, which I really enjoy hearing time and again. He says to always, “Do what you can within your capacity; if you can give food, give food. If you have time, give time. If you have skills, then give skills, and if you have love, then give love. Living that is selflessness.”
These messages were a good reminder after the incredibly hectic and fast-paced trip, which I think I explained in all of the daily messages – the constant changes in plan, the different people, languages, locations, different foods, and tirelessness Mohanji, and keeping up with him. With lack of sleep and sleep patterns completely disrupted, it was a complete breaking of all comfort zones and was uncomfortable. It was like a real shaking and an opportunity for practical experience to come face-to-face with myself; how I was in those situations, where my stability was when all that was happening. Whenever I observe Mohanji, no matter what happens, he’s always cool, calm, and composed, and it’s a flow.
I spoke with him about this, just to say how I felt and that sometimes it was a little bit wobbly. He said that that’s bound to happen when comfort zones have been broken. So it was a practical experience that we always need to be in a place and in a position where we can ride whatever is coming in life.
For me, it was also a practical experience of contemplation about what’s inside me, understanding more about myself and my patterns. This is what Mohanji says to people when they ask what they need to do: “Just understand yourself, spend time with yourself.”
In December, we had finished the boot camp program, where Mohanji explained clearly, in a very simple format, that everything which we’re experiencing in the outside world is really a projection of what’s inside us, and depending on what the outcome is of the experience that we’re having, and our expectations associated with that, we either put it into the category of happiness or sadness, of satisfaction or disappointments. Knowing this is important, especially when all the feelings are coming up and when we are confronted with a lot of things from inside, which sometimes we are not aware of when living a normal life.
This was definitely happening for me because whilst I’d been staying in Bangalore house though it has been busy yet, there was a routine in which I would settle, which was completely shaken. Here is another example of the types of changes of plan that happen. Mohanji is going on another trip now to see a few places not far away, and he had said to me (I thought a day ago), “That’s okay, and you stay back this time.” I said, “Okay, I’ll stay back”, and yesterday, it changed, so now I’m going again, packing and getting ready for another trip, preparing for another travel.
I look forward to sharing with you all what comes from this new trip.
To finish this daily message, I wanted to just say the lesson that I’m really learning today is acceptance. When all these comfort zones were broken, it was uncomfortable during the trip, and those thoughts easily led to negative thinking and overly self-critical.
So this understanding of who I am, and accepting it, has been a practical lesson. I’m just surprised at how this journey keeps on going and going, and I’m really curious if and when will it stop? I know other people recently have been going through similar things.
I hope you have a good day today. After a fast pace and hectic trip where many comfort zones were challenged and broken, this was a good reminder of the ongoing lessons to understand, accept, and love. I was also reminded of the blog in which Mohanji has written ‘Living with a Saint‘, which gives a good picture.
Speak soon.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 12th December 2021
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May every thought and word that dawns on my mind be submitted to his gracious divine lotus feet, who is the ocean of compassion and kindness, mother of all mothers, Gurudeva Mohanji.
Every program done by Mohanji is constructed in such a way that it offers a stepping stone to finding oneself. It is paving a path for those who want to take the journey inwards. This is being done with utmost care without giving any shock to oneself, whether physically or mentally. By slowly exposing the participants to situations (daily) and letting them experience themselves at that moment with total awareness, resolving/destroying the raised confusions depending on that person’s mindset is a mere divine play. Nevertheless, Mohanji is operating through us by staying within us in the form of Universal Consciousness.
Day 4
Power of purity & other techniques were practised on this day which I didn’t attend as I was exposed to one of my vulnerable situations, i.e., the truth behind my younger brother’s sudden demise last year. He drowned in a farm pool (built for farming purposes) while on a trip with his friends.
Recently my parents visited this place and happened to know that only a 2-year-old kid saw what had happened on that day. My brother and his friends were arguing about something, and suddenly one of them pushed him into the pool. When my brother tried to get hold of the guy at his collar and brought him too into the water, my brother was left to drown, and the one who pushed was saved. Since nobody was around and, of course, no cc cameras were nearby, whatever story his friends had told the local police had to be registered. They closed the case without further investigation, saying it was just an accident while swimming; he drowned in the pool, which was 20ft deep. It was unbelievable for our family members as he was a great swimmer and a basketball player who was 6ft tall. Since there was no more evidence, even the police couldn’t do anything to neither of us.
Listening to what my mother said (only today), I was fighting myself not to give in to any violent motives or thoughts. I simultaneously tried my best to convince her too not to curse them.
Day 5
I was completely devastated by the next morning and felt as if there was no justice. However, I did not want to give in to these violent thoughts and was seeking help from Mohanji constantly by uttering his name, listening to AUM chanting (sung by Mohanji), doing Consciousness Kriya, listening to Shiva Kavacham (sung by Mohanji). After a few hours, I felt Mohanji in my heart center in the form of compassionate Shiva. I vented out my anger and helplessness, asking for justice in my brother’s case. Suddenly there was peace from within, and from the eyes of Mohanji’s eye card was a beautiful glow (Thejassu). Later in the day, while cooking, below thought dawned.
“Every being has a part of the supreme soul in them. However, lifetimes of wrongdoings make one enclosed in dark clouds, which they reflect onto the society. What if this dark cloud disappeared? What if we help those beings to come out of this darkness? Can we be compassionate enough to send love and affection to them so that no other being gets affected by their behaviour? Isn’t this what we practised in Power of Purity meditation. Shall we send some love and compassion to the friends of your brother?”
Isn’t this what Mohanji’s core principles are about? My thoughts got totally dissolved. I was at peace, sending love and affection to everyone who was covered in such dark clouds. Mohanji was and is listening. No word or feeling is getting diverted. The only thing is to wait for our turn by having patience. We are all being looked after. He is a king. He is a Maharaja.
Jai Gurudeva Datta! Jai Sripada! Jai Mohanji!
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 10th December 2021
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Good morning, everybody. Today is the last day of the trip to Kerala, and we will soon be returning to Bangalore.
This morning I was thinking about the themes for 2021, which are stability, flexibility, and friendship. Throughout this trip, I’ve had experiences and examples that relate to each of those three, and I’ve been able to observe Mohanji in relation to them too.
If I take Mohanji, to begin with, despite the hectic morning until evening schedule, the variety of people that come, the different requests asked of him, the travel time, the journeys, the different accommodation, the foods, etc., he remains stable throughout the trip, he is completely consistent.
In a previous daily lesson, I’ve shared that he is stable and steady, like a rock; you can really depend on him. No matter what has happened, he has been consistent throughout.
I’ve also mentioned before that when travelling with Mohanji; there’s a need to be flexible. Being flexible is something that I don’t think applies to Mohanji as such, but by his nature, flexibility happens. I’ve witnessed that he moves as per the need of the day, even the need of the hour. So, things change moment to moment, depending on what has to happen.
Yesterday, for example, we attended a school reunion function, where the evening before that, his friend had asked him to join and give a short talk. I’ll share a little bit more about that soon. But that’s an example where a request came at the last minute, and we adjusted the schedule to meet it.
Then, friendship. This trip has been a strong theme, cultivating and reconnecting with old friendships and developing new friendships. What I’ve seen is that everybody who Mohanji has met has become a real close, heartfelt connection pretty much instantaneously.
And, from his old friends, from his school days, his college days, also his time during the Middle East working, there’s a real strong connection that is still there, as if there has been no time separation at all. There’s an instant trust and a feeling of familiarity for the new friends that he’s met as well. It’s been interesting to witness how he is cultivating these great friendships.
For myself, one of the reflections this morning and lessons that I’ve learned is around my own stability. Considering stability and how to be stable, I found the easiest way to work out what was making me unstable, i.e., what destabilized me, to focus on that and understand it a bit more.
What helped me yesterday was something Mohanji said from his talk to the people at the school reunion. He was asked to give a talk on the topic of a meaningful life. Very short and simple. Since Mohanji was speaking in Malayalam, it wasn’t completely easy for me to follow. But luckily, when Malayalam is spoken, an English phrase or a few English words are included now and then. So, if you’re alert and aware, you can pick out what the theme is and what’s being said.
As I was listening, what caught my attention were the words: “Don’t follow me, follow you.” I understood Mohanji was speaking about his teachings. He told people that his teachings are about connecting to yourself, accepting yourself, living a contented and happy life.
What helped me understand the “Don’t follow me, follow you” a little more is that it focuses on our journey and us being individualistic. We are all unique; each of us has our eye retina, or our thumbprint, as Mohanji would say.
If we really understand that, then there’s no competition; there’s no comparison. And what I was beginning to understand yesterday, from this trip and before as well, is that something which can destabilize me quite quickly is when I compare myself to somebody else, or when I somehow come into some competitive situation with somebody. Those situations destabilize me quickly. That was a key lesson for me from yesterday.
It was also a nice experience to witness how flexibility plays out in action when travelling with Mohanji. Because of the various changes in the schedule yesterday, what I thought would be a delay in meeting people and getting to places on time, turned out to be divine and beautiful orchestration to bring people to the right places.
For example, someone was due to meet Mohanji in the late evening, and we were going to come back to the house to meet him so that he could speak to Mohanji. We happened to be late on our journey back, as we were attending the Sai Baba temple. We went there for Aarti and to see the people who run the temple. So, we invited the person who was due to meet Mohanji to the temple instead.
And it was really nice because whatever he came for, he completely got it. Mohanji gave him Shaktipat while the Aarti to Sai Baba was happening. When everything had finished, the man was able to watch the rest of the Aarti for Sai Baba. And I thought for a moment, “What a lovely experience for that man!” He thought he would be coming to meet Mohanji at home, but this great event happened. It was all part of a lovely coming together.
Now we’ll be finishing packing and travelling back to Bangalore. I hope you have a great day ahead and will speak to you soon.
Day 82 Lesson – Mohanji Story: “Keeping your word.”
Good morning, everybody. I hope you’re doing very well.
Yesterday late evening, we arrived back in Bangalore, finishing the trip to Kerala, which was a great success. Although it was very hectic and busy, everything that needed to be completed was. Soon I’ll be sharing a brief itinerary of what we did over those days, whom we met and how it all was.
This morning, I thought that today is the 82nd day of these lessons, which marks the completion of another 41-day cycle. Following Mohanji’s messages and teachings to keep life and activities fresh, I decided to introduce some of the stories from Mohanji’s life that have also provided great lessons for me.
As we’ve been travelling, Mohanji has been meeting many people, and spontaneously a satsang will start, and he’ll share some of the stories. I’ve heard these stories before, in satsangs many months and even years ago, so to hear them again is a nice reminder. Rarely do we have that type of interaction when we’re at the house and focused on work.
So, as the stories have come up, I’ve been writing them down, and I’ll share one of my favourite ones today. This one is from the time when Mohanji visited South Africa. He told it to a family that we were staying with. It was framed with the importance of keeping your word and keeping promises.
One lady in South Africa has a ranch, and she takes care of abandoned horses. These are horses that nobody wants, and she takes them in. She said to Mohanji when he visited South Africa that she would be very happy if he could visit the ranch. Mohanji agreed.
When he went there at first, the horses were very suspicious of us because people had beaten them, tortured them, and even burned them. So naturally, they were hesitant about coming towards any human. But Mohanji stood there, and one by one, they came. As they came, he said he gave each of them Shaktipat, the energy transfer. And they were all very happy. He was there for about two to three hours, and they were all around him.
When it was time for him to go, they wouldn’t even let him go; they were blocking his way, blocking his path. They were also yawning, which is a sign of anxieties being released. So, they must have been very happy. But Mohanji had to go, so he told them: “I have to go, but I’ll come back.” He said this in English out loud.
As Mohanji and his personal assistant were walking to the car, she reminded him that it was not going to be possible to come tomorrow because there was a whole day program. The location of the ranch was about one and a half hours drive from the venue. So even if they wanted to use the lunch break, there wouldn’t be enough time.
For Mohanji, though, the promise was a promise. He arranged the schedule of the program in a way that it could be adjusted so that the time was found. Someone else must have conducted part of the program. He said that when he returned to the ranch, there was a big gate and a big fence around the huge location. Each of the horses was standing there waiting for him. When he arrived, the guard who looked after the place said that all of them had been waiting for him to arrive from the early morning, and they hadn’t even eaten.
Mohanji said to his assistant: “Imagine if I hadn’t come back, what a betrayal it would have been for them.” So, when he did come back, they were very, very happy. He again greeted them, engaged with them, and then told them that he wouldn’t be coming back this time.
He said that all those beings have their personality. They all have their uniqueness. Sometimes we don’t see that, but that’s a reality.
This is a story that I’ve always liked. It’s an example of how Mohanji lives his life. Even this short story has many lessons, which you can pull out if you take a bit of time to contemplate it. So, I won’t share my takeaways, but I’ll leave it open for you to have a think and make your own.
I hope you enjoyed that, and I’ll be sharing some more of these over the days.
I hope you have a great day.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 5th December 2021
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The views, opinions, and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments on these blogs are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or positions of Mohanji, Mohanji Foundation, it’s members, employees or any other individual or entity associated with Mohanji or Mohanji Foundation. We make no representations as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of any information presented by individual authors and/or commenters on our blogs and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries or damages arising from its display or use.
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I would like to share my experiences during the course of contemplation of various steps explained by Mohanji as part of the Empowered Program 1.0.
While practising the task of erasing old memories, I found it the toughest one. Because the more I tried to forget, the more heart struck/sad memories emerged from deep within. Also, Mohanji asked us to get away from all negative emotions of low frequencies like anger, hatred, jealousy, gossip, etc. I found this task very difficult too as a normal human because most of the behaviour patterns have formed as a rigid concrete structure. Being very sensitive by nature, I have been carrying most of these countless emotions and expressing them freely then and there.
The net effect of all these was nothing but severe disappointment, displeasure, anguish etc. Moreover, I am a person who has taken each and everything that happened in my life so seriously.
Because of this habit, I felt all my nerves and facial muscles had always been kept tied up so tightly, never allowing me a moment to relax. My face, in turn, started showing a rather explosive look even at such seldom occasions when I was nurturing real inner joy.
This process finally forced me to become a “sense-less miser” and starve for sensible mercy from somewhere. On many occasions, though I really wanted to exchange pleasantries from my deep heart with others, especially small children, my facial expression gave them a negative signal. With life going on like this, let me put the scenario as brief as possible.
All my efforts to forget old memories went in vain in a critical state of mind like this. Further, the negative emotions were squeezing me wildly. I was struggling to find a way out.
I tried to apply Mohanji’s ‘Pause Technique Method’ more rigorously. But, my memory pattern was so rigid, it was so keen to attract and invite more negative emotions into my mind. This way, all my sincere efforts to experience the ‘Nectar of Deep Silence’ turned out to be a utopian dream.
I had no idea how to address my agony as I do not have any such ability to connect to Mohanji or higher source instantly. For that matter, I am merely an infant in understanding the difficult subject of ‘Consciousness’. In this difficult situation, I thought the best thing I could do was to start filling my mind with thoughts of Mohanji as much as I could. I continued my efforts.
Wonder! A miracle happened! My prayer reached its destination. I got a divine message from the Guru. At first instance, I could not believe it. Master knows everything and about everybody. Understanding that I was failing to forget old memories and concentrating at the heart centre, he prescribed an alternate medicine for my ailment.
Mohanji lit a divine spark in my thought process. He also prescribed and enabled my thought to become a desire and evolve as an action. It worked like this: this spark helped me go for a thorough overview of my physical structure. Nevertheless, against all odds, I found a great tragedy – a villain was troubling me in my sincere efforts. When I understood the root cause of failure in my efforts, I was engulfed in utter SHAME.
Let me tell you the truth. All these days/years, I had forgotten totally to SMILE whole-heartedly, even as self-motivation. This was probably because of my wrong perception of approaching life experiences seriously.
Humbly, I finally grasped the Guru’s attempt to give me a meaningful insight into this issue! Until and unless one understands the frequency of self, no practice or ritual can give the required effect. My Guru encouraged me to try and always nurture a sincere SMILE on my face gradually but effortlessly as an extended model of ‘The pause technique’. Once this habit gets momentum, simultaneously, I shall try the Pause method and go deep into practice.
I started experimenting with this method. Initially, I found it highly difficult to express a spontaneous and generous SMILE. I tried, tried, tried by chanting Mohanji Gayatri Mantra. Slowly, my efforts started giving fruits. I am now able to SMILE effortlessly, spontaneously now. I started feeling the tight-roped nerves and facial muscles getting loosened up, and I am getting relief with an unknown pleasant energy-coursing all over my body.
From the above, I understand the following facts:
To achieve spiritual growth, both mental and body composure, is a must.
My body parts and sense organs were driven in different directions in the absence of centralized command. This made controlling emerging negative emotions and old memories difficult. Also, negative emotions quickly attract more emotions of low frequency in abundance. Because of this, the mind wandered more freely and concentrating was difficult.
A sincere smile straight from the heart increases the frequency rate to a much higher level as it starts searching for similar high wavelength emotions.
However, in my old baggage of memory stock, memories of good experiences were comparatively rare, which put the mind in a fix and unable to wander freely. With nothing to do, the mind slowly helped enable me to concentrate better.
So, Mohanji’s revised method of the ‘Smile-Pause-Get in’ technique helped me with an easier and smooth take-off. Only a Guru can understand the seeker’s actual requirement.
My humble Gratitude to Mohanji!
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 4th December 2021
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As Mumma (mother) is breathing her last in the ICU right now, I could watch her withdrawing gradually from everything.
A few days ago, she surprised me by giving me a tight hug when I went to see her in the morning. I went without any expectation of seeing Mumma in any changed health condition, as she has been drowsy the last few days and mostly silent. I was surprised and delighted to receive a lovely warm hug straight from her heart and a beautiful smile on her face that day. She was holding me for quite some time. I felt it was deep, a hug of deep gratitude.
She wanted to express gratitude and love for everything that we have enjoyed together in this lifetime. I did not know that it was going to be the last hug, but it was truly unique and deep. I sang ‘Hare Rama, Hare Krishna’ for her, and we danced together. She was happy and felt the song within and started to move her lips gently. It was a moment of immense joy. I offer this moment at Mohanji’s lotus feet for enabling me to experience this special moment.
She is unconscious at the moment; the soul is preparing to exit. Doctors are trying their best to give her all possible support to help her move forward from this condition; our gratitude to each of them for doing their best.
After seeing my mother for the last few days, I have been visiting the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre in Delhi to feed animals. I feel a deep sense of gratitude and love for each being there for receiving the food seva with so much love in the name of my mother and beloved Masters. Every seva is a means of expansion and lightness.
Our beloved Mohanji’s visit to Delhi happened during this time, and it was truly an amazing blessing. This was not a coincidence; I felt he heard us wanting to have his darshan at this time. And finally, we met Mohanji two days ago. There was nothing much to speak. I only felt his presence and exchanged love. Love and silent tears flowed from within for everything that I had experienced in the last few months.
Mohanji’s grace is beyond words, beyond our imagination. Verbally, he only reiterated a previous message, “Hope you are serving all beings in your mother’s name.” I nodded with a smile and gratitude. A beautiful reminder at that moment about the sacredness of serving all beings and how it assists our dear ones – still living in the body and the ones already returned to their eternal home. Mohanji mentioned that serving all beings would bring alignment in all the elements and support Mumma’s onward journey.
When my dad passed away in 2017, Mohanji and my sisters were in Kailash, and my dad’s sudden transit was blessed, yet it was a strange departure. The events happening now are also not a coincidence as my mother is being prepared to move ahead for the beautiful journey to rest and dissolve at Mohanji’s lotus feet; a home where we all aspire to go, our real destination. She will be settled there soon.
Mohanji’s physical presence in Delhi is a blessing as he knew the final moments had come for her departure, and his children would need him. Mohanji is always with us energetically, giving us all the strength, calmness, composure, awareness and acceptance to face the TRUTH.
I am in a moment of stability, calmness, peace, gratitude and joy within that the home full of bright light (brighter than a million suns, as Mohanji says) is ready to welcome my dear mother. A soul, who has lived selflessly, gracefully, served all her daughters and the entire family with love, affection, and so much care.
Now, she is being called back to the eternal home, where there’s only light; no boundaries, no bondages, no emotions, only freedom of absolute PEACE and BLISS. I bow to my beloved Mohanji and Shirdi Baba for being with her and all of us throughout this journey called LIFE.
The beauty of this life is to see that in the end, it’s all about love, only love. My gratitude to Mohanji, Baba, my beautiful sisters, wonderful Mohanji and Ammucare families, amazing doctors, nursing staff, and the extended family of relatives and friends for sending their prayers, blessings and healings.
I am pausing here in awe, wonder and gratitude.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 3rd December 2021
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