Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.

45 pm onwards (IST)
My greetings to all divine souls This Gurupurnima (a full moon day celebrated to pay respect to Guru) is a very special Gurupurnima o It is the first Gurupurnima to be celebrated in the proximity of Guru Shakti Dham (GuruEnergy idol) o It is the first time that Gurupurnima is being celebrated at a venue for the second time Gurupurnima was celebrated at different places until now It wasnt necessary that we could get the same place for second time and so, I had prayed during Goa Gurupurnima to celebrate Gurupurnima at one place The advantage is that the spiritual state one gets is elevated Promotion/publicity of Samarpan Meditation is increasing day by day o Gradually, it has reached 20 states o So it is necessary to conduct everything in a coordinated manner There is a need for National Organization to carry out work in all states o The question arose about promotion/publicity It is necessary to know why and for whom we are we promoting We dont promoting for someone else We do because we ourselves feel good; we experience joy & happiness o Hence, it shouldnt be done with any expectation Do it just because you like doing it o Samarpan Meditation is like a spiritual education methodology After absorbing it, you will understand the meaning of your volume (religious scripture) Just as man becomes literate after academic education and he can read the volume, this is also spiritual education and you can experience the energy from the volume by means of it o So you promote to share that experience with others It is on the basis of the same experience that people of varied religion, race, country, language have gathered under one roof o The same experience was experienced by Saints, sages, Mahatmas, yogis, Kaivalya Kumbakh munis in Himalayas They wished for it to be experienced by common man So, they made a medium like me ready in the society The method is eternal When you promote Samarpan Meditation, you should 1. Talk about the method of meditation 2. Your experiences what/how changed in your life

Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.45 pm onwards (IST)
3. If the person is interested, inform him about centers, trusts worldwide 4. At the end, mention about Swamiji o Unless they experience it, there is no point talking about Swamiji Gurupurnima is a function where you need to ignore what is visible and experience the invisible o There was a pilgrimage in Pandharpur (city in Maharashtra state of India), and disciples kept chanting Pandurang Hari They got so engrossed in the idol that they couldnt see the black-colored idol (pandurang is white-colored) So when we become spiritually devoted to anyone, we will see the good things in him, the energy in him o When this will happen, the energy will be activated within you Gurupurnima is a day when you will gain momentum in the direction you determine for yourself Year 2012 is Teachers year in Samarpan Meditation o Teachers are an important pillar of this society Teachers nature is to spread the knowledge they possess When a farmer wishes to spread fertilizer throughout the farm, he adds it to the tank used for watering the farm o In the same way, if you make teachers experience good energy, it will be promoted to thousands in the country So, workshops were conducted for teachers Think about your childhood You will remember only those teachers who taught you something in addition to the bookish knowledge o So, Samarpan Meditation is also that extra something It is with this thought that Guru Energies dedicated Teachers Year o Just as disciples celebrated Teachers year, I also celebrate it Difference being I selected only spiritual teachers I have come in contact with several masters, spiritual institutions in last 12 years They used to tell me that they are managing the institution because they were entrusted to do so; but didnt possess any (divine) experience o They used to administering the hospitals, colleges run by the Ashram because the Guru had entrusted it upon them Once, a Guru of a very prominent meditation technique came to meet me privately and said, I am a Guru. I cannot come to attend your program in public because I have my own method. But I wish that you help me attain complete spiritual awakening.

Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.45 pm onwards (IST)
My Guru had cautioned me that if someone has already walked a couple of miles on a way, let him continue and so I asked him why He replied, Our meditation method is till Agnya (Brow) chakra. Yours is till Sahastraar (Crown) chakra. I insisted that he should continue on his path but when he didnt budge, I made him experience the divine and he experienced highly spiritual energies So, I came across several such Gurus and I got inspired to conduct workshops for them Recently, a sage met with a road accident and he passed away o That experience made me realize that sages travel alone and have no protective shield around them They should be taught meditation I had this wish since many days but it was dormant within A lady ascetic came to meet me and told, My Gurus asked me to manage the activities of the institution and hence I am doing so for last 40 years. But I havent experienced the Divine; so how do I make others experience the Divine? o Such was the large-heartedness! When I had begun this journey, I had kept a very open heart and mind o I was ready to learn and experience it from anyone of any religion, race, etc. Such was the spiritual thirst! Two workshops were recently conducted in Gujarat for Gurus, sages, ascetics with the same thirst Both these workshops were wonderful o I felt as if I was in the proximity of my Gurus o A sage who was meditating for last 40 years asked me during the first workshop, Swamiji, you only tell me the question I have in my life as well as its answer! So I told You are trying to attain spiritual awakening without a Guru It is like playing the game of snake and ladder you gain a spiritual state and lose it o You cant sustain that statewhy? Every person is 50% good and 50% bad No one can purify himself completely o So you need to go in collectivity Black ink in a glass of water makes the glass look black too versus the black ink in a river is negligible o

Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.45 pm onwards (IST)
So, you need to go in collectivity of pure souls So you are meditating and you attain a state but you cant remain in it o Just as you need water to swim, you need collectivity to remain in a good spiritual state o You need to become a soul to stabilize your spiritual state But you need collectivity of good pure souls to become a soul yourself! o So they experienced very good energies in these workshops They had already practiced devotion for several years This time, they also experienced the energy o On the last day of the workshop, all sages meditated in collectivity at Siddhashila (holy Samadhi of Jain Acharyas) located on Palitana hills and there was a wonderful experience A lady sage told, I have been visiting here for last 50 years but the aura of collectivity, the aura of mountains was never seen before! I told, You need eyes to watch; you need purity of soul, which you got in collectivity of souls. When I am talking about these experiences, you also must be curious about how could they achieve such experiences! o Nothing, you can become the way you want to; you just have to willingly start working towards it You can experience the energy of the volumes, scriptures, idols But you have to purify yourselves I had a program in a Parsi library and I could experience the vibrations from the volumes kept in the library I asked about it and they told me that it was written by their Gurus o So, the volumes do have vibrations in them We have to become capable to identify the vibrations I had once been to a palace in Satara and experienced vibrations from a picture of Mona Lisa displayed there This was because the artist who made it had put his entire life and chiita (attention) in it and God was making His presence felt through it You try it for yourself Several disciples keep the book Spiritual Truth very close to them o Try keeping it carefully within 10 feet of where you sleep You will experience the energy getting imbibed within You will notice a change in you You will get good sleep, especially if you have a problem of getting good sleep o Try this it will bring a change in you

Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.45 pm onwards (IST)
I had written that book completely under the influence of Guru Energies as if something was forcing me to write it down So it has tremendous energies o Those sages experienced everything by chanting I am a divine soul You will become the way you perceive yourself to be All problems arise because you think about yourself as a body and not soul Think about yourself as a soul o Sages experienced merely by chanting this ordinary statement The question is whether you chant it simply as a body or with full feelings from within o You try experiencing it yourself It does not matter what religion, race, country, language, etc. you belong to Everyone will experience it Also, when you chant from within, from the level of soul, dont feel guilty, I am not a good soul, etc. All those things (that make you think that way) are related to body Even forget that you are grown-ups! Think about yourself as a child o A child has no problems o Become a child for 10 minutes Repeat with me thrice by thinking yourself to be a child 1. I am a divine soulI am a holy soul 2. I am a divine soulI am a holy soul 3. I am a divine soulI am a holy soul o (After a few minutes) I have made you gulp down a feeling within You must have gained confidence that you also can attain a state of pure soul Whenever you find yourselves in problems, fear, tension, anger understand that the feeling of body has grown within you o Because all these things are related to body and hence could influence us But when you think about yourself as a soul, when you develop a feeling of being a soul, the influence of these things vanishes slowly You will have to practice this o I have practiced it since my childhood Then your soul will become powerful and strong

Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.45 pm onwards (IST)
All religions tell the same things in one way or the other 1. God is one 2. Do good 3. Dont do bad 4. Emphasize on humanity Different Gurus appear in different times o Some are bald; some have a beard, etc. Your attention should be on the flow through the pipe, and not on the pipe If the pipe is made up of plastic, it can break; if rubber, it can get cut; if it is made from paper, it can tear apart; iron can rust All mediums are the same if you look at them through the eyes of your soul Think about it people of different religion, race, language, country are practicing meditation under same roof and experiencing the same energy o What can be more beautiful than this? You dont have to leave anything for achieving a good spiritual state o My Gurus are hermit but they selected me I am repeating a few things o Try out what I told relating to the book Spiritual Truth It is not written by me, it is the energy that made me write o Find 10 minutes for yourself You will perform well when the negativities have less influence on you, and it is possible when you become souls What I chanted just now was from a particular spiritual state You will realize what is good and what is not o Also, all these things will happen slowly and steadily It is not a miracle that will happen overnight o It all depends on what you think about yourself If you become pure souls, everything is possible o All religions are good We are not good, pure! Once you establish purity within, you will experience everything When I was vibrating bottles for you, I experienced that Navel chakra is blocked o There is no contentment in your lives Many Saints have made arrangements so that you can experience satisfaction But unless you become souls, you cannot make good use of these arrangements even if you go to these temples, idols, etc. I will tell you about the recent experience at Palitana o Whoever had established the idol had done it with the purpose of spreading contentment in society

Excerpts from Pujya Swamijis discourse: Gurupurnima 2012 Dated 2nd July 4.45 pm onwards (IST)
So I told that if you ask for anything, the true purpose of visiting the temple will not experienced But if you simply visit the temple, you will experience vibrations on Navel chakra o And we did experience contentment and vibrations on Navel chakra Contentment will be needed to be experienced by becoming a soul Bodys desires never come to an end The workshop with the sages have addressed some concerns I had within me o I told them that Samarpan Meditation is aimed towards achieving Moksha (liberation) But the goal isnt being met because people come with (materialistic) desires So I have come to you because you want Moksha o I find myself in the position of a banana-hawker If bananas are not getting sold in one colony, he goes to another o Think for yourself Your desires just dont end I am telling this on the basis of the letters that I receive o Interestingly, they start the letter talking about Moksha But then, they start listing all the problems And problems exist because you look upon yourself as a body Moksha is not death o Moksha is a high spiritual state It is my pure wish that may you achieve that state o Jai Baba Swami!!!