Madhuriben Mandava from Hyderabad
Simandhar Swami has come into my life, and since that day I have not been the same. I have been practicing meditation (Kriya Yoga), on and off for about 12 years now and this has taken me to deep meditative states with experiences of divine light and sound as well as astral travels, visions of saints, except that when I discontinued the practice, the experiences would also leave me. Today (as of March 2008) I have taken Gyan Vidhi with Pujya Deepak Bhai and what I feel is this remarkable blissful self almost all day and night. I do not have to meditate to feel this - that is what makes this so special. Sometimes I think all the years of yearning for God led me to Pujya Deepak Bhai as I needed an easier path where I can achieve the self-realization I so desired. Pujya Deepak Bhai is truly a messenger of the Lord and he is working hard day and night to spread this wisdom and love far and wide – he made time to see me when he was so busy and that moved me to tears.
Because the Akram path was new to me, I was initial somewhat hesitant and skeptical on such a possiblity but I felt more convinced after reading others experience and made a trip to Simandhar City without furthur delay. I attended the satsang even if it was in Gujarati - just looking at Pujya Deepak Bhai gave me so much serenity and peace that I cannot describe in words. I had previously read online about Dadashri's explanation and revival of the Trimantra and that helped me thru innumerable obstacles - almost like a divine miracle - and this mantra does not require one to take gyan - just lookup on this site and you will find a free ebook - you will have to understand the mantra first to experience the results - I myself have since then taught this sacred mantra to a lot of people and each time I feel this was making me more and more blissful - perhaps from the fact that I was doing service to others.After the first Gyan session(which also co-incided with Pujya Deepak Bhai's birthday) I came back to my hometown Hyderabad and I felt very light (like many karma's are burnt) and a bliss that was too good to be true - I kept asking myself how this must be possible – whether this was all temporary and would it event last till tomorrow. This I questioned myself again and again - I realized that for long as I followed Dada's simple agnya's this bliss was mine to keep - reading the Charan Vidhi everyday reminded me of who I am in essence.
I decided to go back to Simandhar City in May 2008 again and during that time I was not well from all the travelling and intense summer heat in Hyderabad. I was recieved very well at their guest house - very nice and simple people (all volunteers of Dada) administering it. It felt so homely once again - that night I prayed to Dada and told him that I was very very tired and I was leaving myself in his hands to make sure I can go to the Gyan Vidhi next day. That night I covered myself with a bedsheet from top to down as I also had sinus pain. In the middle of the night I heard some voices and in my half awake state I wondered how anyone could come in when I had locked the door - was afraid to take off the bedsheet and see what was going on – I waited, as the fear slowly started to melt - suddenly I felt a light/gentle electric current like feeling on my arm which started to travel into the rest of my body, and felt myself going out of my body and then back in again. I felt someone (dada / god / niruma? I wondered) touching my forehead, heels, hands etc., and each time the out of body experience was happening and I felt myself getting re-charged with some kind of divine energy. I woke up the next morning and had energy flowing in my body and felt so refreshed and this energy did not feel like mine but of some higher power. It was truely something miraculous and I remember this vividly till date. I did go thru a lot of divine experiences as I practiced Babaji's Kriya Yoga, but this was something different - this did not require much of an effort - other than simple prayer and surrendering to Dada with my heart and soul.
My little son Nihal who is very spiritual and practices Yoga also loves Simandhar Swami a lot and calls him "the Alien God" because his statue has long ears and the matt locks look like an antenna. I tease him that this Alien God is protecting him always and he lives in another planet called Mahavideh Kshetra. One thing I saw in Simandhar City is that all the people live so peacefully and in harmony with themselves and nature. They all treated me like family. I felt so much more at home than anywhere else. Also, the food is offered at a very subsidized price and no one asks, expects or looks for money, which is not something I saw in India at other places. This makes me feel like contributing to this cause - there is no expectation in return for what Pujya Deepak Bhai or any of the Mahatma's give us. Truely this is heaven on earth. Pujya Niruma and Pujya DeepakBhai have so selflessly fulfilled Dada's dream. This is my sincere request for one and all who read this, to attend one session of the satsang followed by Gyan Vidhi and experience this divine bliss – this is the greatest boon to humanity. I have written this in hopes to see more souls liberated from the harsh sufferings of this body and world, and our karma’s that are ever following us. I feel there is no way to evade the universal law of Karma unless we can surrender to God’s grace and Akram Vignan in my experience is truly the route that requires least effort from us physically, mentally or spiritually.
Dada Bhagawan Na Aseem Jai Jai Kar Ho
Simandhar Swami Na Aseem Jai Jai Kar Ho
Dada, anything I give back will only be so minuscule for whatever you have done for me. You are the compassionate Lord of the fourteen worlds. Nevertheless, please consider me as your sincere devotee who is always there to serve you in whatever way you please. I am forever here to carry your message to the suffering humanity that they may all get a taste of your infinite compassion and love.
Jai Sat Chit Anand |
