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March - April 2020

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RNI no. APENG / 2004 / 18523

Brahmarshi Patriji

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Anapanasati Meditation

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I waited seven hundred years Osho

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Door to Enlightenment

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“ Spiritual books contain the wisdom of sages, saints, philosophers and mystics. By ‘ Swadhyaya ’ master the secrets of all scriptures, know the exact nature of things and tune your localized being or individualized personality with the workings of the divine nature of the laws of Truth. Wisdom is the key to the plenitude of power and joy. ” Swami Sivananda Spiritual India March - April 2020

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The word .. “ Anapanasati ” .. in Pali language means to direct one’s total attention and awareness only on one’s normal, natural breathing process.

“ ana ” “ apana ” “ sati ”

.. means .. means .. means

.. .. ..

“ in-breath ” “ out-breath ” “ be-one-with ”

In “ Anapanasati ”, attention of the mind should

Any comfortable sitting posture can be taken.

constantly be on the normal, natural breath. The

The posture should be as comfortable as possible.

task on hand is effortful, joyful oneness with the

Hands should be clasped and all fingers should

breath.

go into all fingers. Eyes should be closed.

No “ mantra ” is to be chanted .. no form of any ‘ deity ’ is to be entertained in the mind .. no hathayogic pranayama practices like ‘ kumbhaka ’ .. holding the breath .. should be attempted.

The crux of the matter is to resist, to the best of our abilities, the routine wanderings of the mind.

All STRAY THOUGHTS SHOULD BE CUT right away, as and when they keep arising.

“ When we are with the breath-energy, the mind becomes rather empty. Then, there is a tremendous in-flow of cosmic energy into the physical body. Gradually, the hitherto dormant third-eye begin to become activated. And, by and by, cosmic consciousness gets to be experienced. ” 22

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SPIRITUAL HEALTH is obtained only through

Anapanasati Meditation Be With Your Breath-Energy let your breath-energy baptize you

inhale softly, easily .. exhale softly, easily let your breath be a rhythm of calm your breath is rhythm of calm .. follow your breath

“ be calm .. in the mind ” use your mind to follow your breath in .. out .. in .. out .. that is all

“ be still .. physically ” Anapanasati Meditation .. is so simple .. so very easy .. not at all difficult meditation should be done regularly .. everyday Meditation Can Be Done by

any one .. at any age at any time .. at any place meditation should be done .. as per one’s age .. in terms of so many minutes e.g., twenty minutes .. if your age is twenty years .. forty minutes .. if your age is forty years .. and so on and so forth

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Osho (1931-1990)

“ finding oneself ” I have never been “ Spiritual ” in the sense that you understand the word.

I have never gone to the temples or the churches, or read scriptures, or followed

means finding oneself. I never allowed anybody to do this work on my behalf .. because nobody can do this work on your behalf; you have to do it yourself. “ I died consciously ”

certain practices to find truth, or worshiped

First, one has to choose one’s birth. That’s

God or prayed to God. That has not been my

almost impossible. Unless you have died in a

way at all.

state of meditation you cannot choose your

So, certainly you can say that I was not doing anything spiritual. But to me, “ Spirituality ” has a totally different connotation. It needs an

birth; that choice only opens for the meditator.

He dies consciously, hence earns the right to be born consciously.

honest individuality. It does not allow any kind

I died consciously. Not in fact died, but

of dependence. It creates a freedom for itself,

was killed. I would have died three days later

whatever the cost. “ Spiritual ” , to me, simply

but they could not wait, not even for three days.

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People are in such hurry. You will be surprised

than ten years old, and he had no

to know that the man who killed me is now my

understanding of what was happening. I used

sannyasin.

to ask him, “ What was the most significant

I waited seven hundred years for the right

thing that you enjoyed in your wedding? ”

moment, and I thank existence that I found it.

He said, “ Riding on the horse.” Naturally !

Seven hundred years are nothing compared

For the first time he was dressed like a king,

to the millions and millions of years ahead. Only seven hundred years .. yes, I am saying only ..

with a knife hanging by his side, and he was

and I chose a very poor couple but a very

around him. He enjoyed it tremendously. That

intimate one.

was the thing he enjoyed most about his

“ brought up by my grandfather

sitting on the horse and everybody was walking

wedding.

and grand mother ” I am reminded of the small village where I was born.



I was brought up by my maternal Grandfather and Grand Mother .. those two old

Why existence should have chosen that

people were alone and they wanted a child who

small village in the first place is unexplainable.

would be the joy of their last days. So my father

It is as it should be. The village was beautiful.

and mother agreed: I was their eldest child, the

I have traveled far and wide, but I have never

firstborn; they sent me.

come across that same beauty. One never comes again to the same. Things come and go, but it is never the same.

I don’t remember any relationship with my father’s family in the early years of my childhood. I spent my earliest years with two

I can see that still, small village.

old men .. my grandfather and his old servant,

Just a few huts near a pond, and a few tall

who was really a beautiful man .. and my old

trees where I used to play. There was no school

grandmother.

in the village. That is of great importance,

In those first early years, I was so lonely

because I remained uneducated for almost

that I started enjoying it .. and it is really a joy.

nine years, and those are the most formative

So it was not a curse to me, it proved a

years.

blessing. I started enjoying it, and I started

My own mother was married when she was seven years old. My father was not more

feeling self-sufficient; I was not dependent on anybody.

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continuously nobody tried to

My Grandfather .. My Mother’s Father .. was a

corrupt my innocence; there

generous man. He was poor,

was nobody. Those three old

but rich in his generosity. He

people who lived in the

gave to each and everyone

house, the servant and my

whatsoever he had. I learned

grandparents, were all

the art of giving from him; I

protective in every possible

never saw him say ‘ no ’ to any

way that nobody should

beggar or anybody. I called

disturb me.

my mother’s father “ Nana ” ;

So .. for seven years

“ learned the art of giving ” So it was just a coincidence that for seven years I remained undisturbed .. no one to nag me, to prepare me for the world of business, politics, diplomacy.

My grandparents were more interested in leaving me as natural as possible .. particularly my grandmother. She is one of the causes .. these small things affect all your life patterns ..

that’s the way the mother’s father is called in India. The mother ’s mother is called “ Nani. ” “ fulfilled my promise ” My nana died when he was not more than fifty. My grandmother lived till eighty and she was fully healthy. Even then nobody thought she was going to die. I promised her one thing, that

she is one of the causes of my respect for the

when she died I would come. And that was my last visit to the family .. she died in 1970. I had

whole of womanhood.

to fulfill my promise.

She was a simple woman, uneducated,

For my first years I knew my nani as my

but immensely sensitive. She made it clear to

mother; those are the years when one grows.

my grandfather and the servant: “ We all have

My own mother came after that; I was already

lived a certain kind of life which has not led

grown up, already made in a certain style. And

us anywhere. We are as empty as ever, and

my grandmother helped me immensely.

now death is coming close.” She insisted, “ Let this child be uninfluenced by us. What influence can we have? We can only make

“ my interest is to know the ultimate truth ”

him like us, and we are nothing. Give him an

As far back as I can remember, I loved

opportunity to be himself. ” I am tremendously

only one game, to argue .. to argue about

grateful to that old woman.

everything. So very few grown-up people

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could even stand me .. understanding was out

a direction, or rather a dimension, that was not

of the question.

known to me before.

I never was interested in going to

Death is not the end but only the

school. That was the worst place. I was

culmination of one’s whole life, a climax. It is

forced finally to go, but I resisted as much as I

not that you are finished, but you are

could, because there were only children who

transported to another body.

were not interested in things I was interested in, and I was not interested in things they all were interested in. So I was an outsider.

My interest has remained the same: to know what is the ultimate truth, “ What is the meaning of life?

Why I am here and not anyone else? ” And I was determined that unless I find the answer, I am not going to

That is one of the lessons, the greatest lesson I learned from my grandfather’s death.

When a man dies in Tibet, they repeat a certain mantra. That mantra is called “ Bardo ”.

The mantra says to him, “ Relax, be silent. Go to your center, Just be there; don’t leave

it

whatsoever

happens to the body. Just

rest and I am not going to let

be a witness. Let it happen,

anybody around me rest,

don’t interfere ”.

either.

I repeated the Bardo

“ my first encounter with

Thodal for my dying

death ”

grandfather without even

My grandfather’s death was my first encounter with death. Yes, an encounter and something more; not just an encounter,

knowing what I was doing. It was strange .. not only that I repeated it, but also that he became utterly silent listening to it.

otherwise I would have missed the real

My first experience of death was not a

meaning of it. I saw the death, and

simple encounter. It was complex in many

something more that was not dying, that

ways. The man I had loved was dying. I had

was floating above it, escaping from the

known him as my father. He had raised me with

body .. the elements. That encounter

absolute freedom, no inhibitions, no

determined my whole course of life. It gave me

suppressions, and no commandments.

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Love with freedom .. if you have it, you

but she was a very independent woman. She

are a king or a queen. That is the real

did not like the big joint family; my father’s

kingdom of God .. love with freedom. Love

brothers, their wives, their children .. it was a

gives you the roots into the Earth, and freedom

huge caravan.

gives you the wings.

I said to my father, “No”. That was my first

My grandfather gave me both. He gave his

word before entering primary school. I said to

love to me, more than he ever had given to

my father, “ No, I don’t want to enter this gate ”.

either my mother or even my grandmother; and

I said, “ Look at this school .. you call it a

he gave me freedom, which is the greatest gift.

school? Look at this gate! And you are here

As he was dying he gave me his ring, and with

to force me to enter for at least four years. ”

a tear in his eye told me, “ I don’t have anything else to give you. ” That was my first encounter with Death, and it was a beautiful encounter.

My father said, “ I was always afraid .. ” and we were standing at the gate, on the outside of course, because I had not yet allowed him to take me in. He went on, “ I was

“ first seven years are the most

always afraid that your grandfather, and

important in life ”

particularly this woman, your grandmother,

The first seven years are the most

were going to spoil you. ”

important in life, never again will you have that

The first thing my own father taught me ..

much opportunity. Those seven years decide

and the only thing that he ever taught me .. was

your seventy years, all the foundation stones

a love for the small river that flows by the side

are laid in those seven years. So, by a strange

of my town. He taught me just this .. swimming

coincidence I was saved from my parents ..

in the river. That’s all that he ever taught me,

and by the time I reached them, I was almost

but I am tremendously grateful to him because

on my own, I was already flying. I knew I had

that brought so many changes in my life.

wings. I knew that I didn’t need anybody’s help

Exactly like Siddhartha, I fell in love with the

to make me fly. I knew that the whole sky is

river.

mine.

It was my daily routine to be with the

And after my nana’s death, my nani never

river for at least five to eight hours. From

went back to the village; she was so

three o’clock in the morning I would be with the

heartbroken. She stayed in my father’s town,

river; the sky would be full of stars and the stars

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reflecting in the water. And it is a beautiful river;

you are still alive ? I have made your birth

its water is so sweet that people have named

chart ”.

it Shakkar .. “ shakkar ” means “ sugar. ” It is a beautiful phenomenon.

I can understand Hermann Hesse’s “ Siddhartha ” and his experience with the river. It happened with me: so much transpired, because slowly slowly, the whole existence became a river to me. It

His real name is not known, nor his real age, but he was called “ Magga Baba. ” Magga Baba was certainly one of the most remarkable men that may ever have lived on this planet. He was really one of the chosen ones. You can count him with Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu.

lost its solidity; it became liquid, fluid.

I have had the fortune “ Magga Baba ”

to be loved by many

My

grandfather

strange people. “ Magga

wanted the greatest

Baba ” is the first on my list.

astrologers in India to

I visited him almost

make my birth chart. He

every night without fail,

made the long journey to

under his neem tree. I was

Varanasi and saw the

the only person to whom he

famous men. Looking at

used to speak, but only in

the notes and dates my

privacy, when nobody else

grandfather had brought,

was present. I would go to

the greatest astrologer of

him deep in the night,

them all said, “ I am sorry, I can only make this birth chart after seven years. If the child survives then I will make his chart without any charge, but I don’t think he will survive. If he does it will be a miracle, because then there is a possibility for him to become a Buddha. ” When I was seven an astrologer came to my grandfather’s village searching for me. “ So

perhaps two O’clock in the morning.

Magga Baba never said anything about his own life, but he said many things about life.

He was the first man who told me, “ Life is more than what it appears to be. Don’t judge by its appearances but go deep down into the valleys where the roots of life are. ” He would suddenly speak, and suddenly he would be silent.

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He helped me tremendously although he

silently by his side, and he would give the

never gave any directions except by his very

person a good slap. The person had not done

being. Just by his very presence he triggered

anything, he had not even said anything.

unknown forces in me, unknown to me. I am

Sometimes people would object that it was

most grateful to this man Magga Baba, and

unjust, and say to Pagal Baba, “ Baba, why

the greatest blessing of all was that I, a small

did you hit him ? ”

child, was the only one to whom he used to speak. The day he left for the Himalayas was

He would laugh and say, “ You know I am pagal .. a mad man. ”

the first time he called me.

The first awakened man who recognized Magga Baba said, “ I am leaving and

me was Magga Baba. The second was Pagal

there is nobody whom I could call to say good-

Baba, and the third was more strange than

bye to. You are the only one.” He hugged me,

even I could have imagined. The man was

kissed my forehead, said goodbye and went

called “ Masta Baba. ”

away, just like that. That night, before he disappeared he told me, “ I may not be able

“ my best Masto ”

to see you blossom to a flower but my

“ Masta Baba ” was superb, just superb,

blessings will be with you. It may not be

and just the way I like a man to be. He was

possible for me to return. I am going to the

exactly as if made for me.

Himalayas.”

We became friends even before Pagal “ Pagal Baba ”

“ Pagal Baba ” was one of those remarkable men whom I am going to talk about.

He was of the same category as Magga Baba.

He was known just as Pagal Baba; “ pagal ” means “ mad. ” He came like a wind, always

Baba introduced us. Masto looked like a God who had come to Earth. I loved him without any reason of course, because love cannot have any reason. I still love him. I don’t know whether he is alive or not, because on 22nd March, 1953 he disappeared. He just told me he was going to the Himalayas.

suddenly, and then disappeared as suddenly as he had come.

He said, “ My responsibility is fulfilled as far as I had promised Pagal Baba. Now

But Pagal Baba used to hit for no reason at all. Somebody may have been just sitting

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you are what you potentially were. Now, I am no longer needed. ”

“ I am going to study philosophy ” When I passed my matriculation exams, my whole family was in a great turmoil, because they all wanted something.

Somebody wanted me to be a doctor, somebody wanted me to be a scientist, somebody wanted me to be an engineer .. because in India these are respectable jobs,

When on the first day I entered the University Philosophy class, I met “ DrII Saxena ” for the first time. Only for a few professors did I have really great love and respect. These two were my most loved professors ..

Dr II S. K. Saxena and Dr II S. S. Roy .. and for the simple reason that they never treated me like a student.

paying jobs. You become rich, you become well

When I entered Dr. Saxena’s class the

known, you are honored. But I said, “I am going

first day with my wooden sandals, he looked a

to study philosophy. ”

little puzzled. He looked at my sandals and

So they said, “ You will suffer your whole life. Think it over. ” I said, “ I never think, you know that.

I simply see. And there is no question of

asked me, “ Why are you using wooden sandals? They make so much noise. ” I said, “ Just to keep my consciousness alert. ”

choice, I know what I am going to study. It is

He said, “ Consciousness? Are you trying

not a question of weighing which job will be

to keep your consciousness alert in other

more profitable. Even if I become a beggar,

ways too? ”

I am going to study philosophy. ” “ Sagar university ” After receiving my B.A., I left Jabalpur because one of the Professors in Sagar University, “ S. S. Roy ”, was persistently asking me, writing me, phoning me to say, “ after your B.A., you join this university for your postgraduation. ”

I said, “ Twenty-four hours a day I am trying to do that, in every possible way: walking, sitting, eating, even sleeping.

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were against me, for me,

I don’t want you to sit

indifferent, loved me, all

there frozen, shrunken.

those experiences were

That is not going to

beautiful. All that helped

happen in my class.

me

Enjoy being together. ”

when

became

a

I

myself teacher,

because I could see the students’

viewpoint

simultaneously when I was presenting mine.

My students certainly

“ wandering in India for years ” Just think of me .. wandering in India for years .. and in return getting stones, shoes,

loved me because nobody else would give

and knives thrown at me. I suffered for those

them so much freedom, nobody else would

years as much, perhaps more, than Jesus

give them so much respect. Nobody else would

suffered on the cross. To be on the cross is a

give them so much love, nobody else would

question only of a few hours. To be

help them to sharpen their intelligence.

assassinated is even quicker. But to be a

Every teacher was concerned about his

wandering master in India is no joke.

salary. I myself never went to collect the

I was reading strange books, strange

salary. I would just give my authority to a

scriptures from all over the world; yet I was only

student and say, “ Whenever the first day of

a watcher, because as far as I was concerned

the month comes, you collect the salary and

I had come home. I had nothing to learn

you can bring it to me. And if you need any

from all that reading; that reading was for

part of it you can keep it. ”

a different purpose, and the purpose was

When I became a teacher in the University, the first thing I did .. because as

to make my message universal, to make it

I entered the class I saw the girls sitting in one

that I have succeeded in it completely.

corner, four or five rows just empty in front of me, and the boys sitting in the other corner ..

I said, “ Who am I going to teach, these tables and chairs? And what kind of nonsense is this? Who told you to sit like this? Just get mixed together and come in front of me.

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free from local limitations. And I am happy

“ called me a master of masters ” Because people love me, they have called me a “ master of masters. ” It is out of their love. As far as I am concerned, I simply think of myself as just an ordinary human being

who was stubborn enough to remain

For thirty-five years, I have been

independent, resisted all conditioning, never

continually speaking for no purpose. With

belonged to any religion, never belonged to

this much speaking I could have become a

any political party, never belonged to any

president, a prime minister; there was no

organization, never belonged to any nation,

problem in it. With so much speaking I could

any race. I have tried in every possible way

have done anything. What have I gained?

just to be myself, without any adjective.

And that has given me so much integrity, individuality, authenticity, and the tremendous blissfulness of being fulfilled.

But I was not out for gain in the first place .. I enjoyed. This was my painting, this was my song, this was my poetry. Just those moments when I am speaking and I feel

“ the awakened man understands

the communion happening, those

humanity so deeply ”

moments when I see your eyes flare up,

The awakened man understands humanity so deeply. By understanding himself he has

when I see that you have understood the point .. they give me such tremendous joy

understood the miserable state of all human

that I cannot think anything can be added

beings.

to it.

material excerpted from the book “ Glimpses of a Golden Childhood ” by Osho .. published by Rebel Publishing House .. and “ Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic ” by Osho .. published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group .. grateful acknowledgments .. edit-team

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Osho

“ carried from my past life ” I have been looking for the “ door to Enlightenment ” as long as I remember .. from my very childhood.

understand little bit what was going on in me.

Why I was so different from other children, why I would go on sitting for hours with closed eyes, why I sat by the bank of the river and went on looking at the sky for hours,

I must have carried that idea from my past

sometimes for the whole night. Naturally,

life, because I don’t remember a single day in

the people who could not understand such

my childhood in this life that I was not looking

things .. and I did not expect them to understand

for it. Naturally, I was thought crazy by

.. thought me mad.

everybody. I never played with any children.

In my own home I had become almost

In the last year .. when I was twenty-one ..

absent. By and by they stopped asking me

it was a time of nervous breakdown and

anything, and slowly, slowly they started

breakthrough. Naturally, those who loved me ..

feeling as if I were not there. And I loved it,

my family, my friends, my professors .. could

the way I had become a nothingness, a

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nobody, an absence. That one year was

And the day the search stopped .. the day

tremendous. I was surrounded with

I was not seeking for something, the day I was

nothingness, emptiness.

not expecting something to happen .. it

“ for many lives I had been working upon myself ”

started happening. A new energy arose .. out of nowhere. It was not coming from any source. It was coming from nowhere

For many lives I had been working ..

and everywhere. It was in the trees and in

working upon myself .. struggling, doing

the rocks and the sky and the Sun and the air ..

whatsoever can be done .. and nothing was

it was everywhere.

happening. Now I understand why nothing was happening. The very effort was the barrier, the

“ tremendous transformation ”

very ladder was preventing, the very urge to

Those seven days were of tremendous

seek was the obstacle. Not that one can

transformation, total transformation. And the

reach without seeking .. seeking is needed

last day the presence of a totally new energy,

.. but then comes a point when seeking

a new light and new delight, became so intense

has to be dropped.

that it was almost unbearable .. as if I was

The boat is needed to cross the river, but then comes a moment when you have to get out of the boat and forget all about it and leave it behind. Effort is needed, without effort nothing is possible. And also with only effort, nothing is possible. “ twenty-first of March, 1953 ”

exploding, as if I was going mad with blissfulness. The younger generation in the West has the right expression for it .. I was blissed out, stoned.

The whole day was strange, stunning, and it was a shattering experience. The past was disappearing as if it had never belonged to me, as if I had read about it somewhere.

Just before the twenty-first of March,

As if I had dreamed about it, as if it were

1953 .. seven days earlier .. I stopped

somebody else’s story I had heard. I was

working on myself. A moment comes when

becoming loose from my past, I was being

you see the whole futility of effort. You have

uprooted from my history. I was losing my

done all that you can do and nothing is

autobiography. I was becoming a non-

happening. You have done all that is humanly

being, what Buddha calls “ Anatta ” .

possible. Then what else can you do? In sheer

Boundaries were disappearing, distinctions

helplessness one drops all search.

were disappearing.

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Mind was disappearing; it was millions of miles away. It was difficult to catch hold of it, it was rushing farther and farther away and there was no urge to keep it close. I was simply indifferent about it all. It was okay. There was no urge to remain continuous with the

“ asleep and awake together ” I went to sleep near about eight. It was not like sleep. Now I can understand what Patanjali means when he says that sleep and samadhi are similar. Only with one difference .. that in samadhi you are fully awake and

past. By the evening it became so difficult to bear it .. it was hurting, it was painful. It was

asleep also .. asleep and awake together.

like when a woman goes into labor, when a

The whole body relaxed, every cell of the body

child is to be born and the woman suffers

totally relaxed, all functioning relaxed and yet

tremendous pain .. the birth pangs.

a light of awareness burns within you .. clear,

“ a new birth ”

smokeless. You remain alert and yet relaxed, loose but fully awake. The body is

I used to go to sleep in those days near about twelve or one in the night, but that day it was impossible to remain awake. My eyes were closing, it was difficult to keep them open.

in the deepest sleep possible and your consciousness is at its peak. The peak of consciousness and the valley of the body meet.

Something was imminent, something was

I went to sleep. It was a very strange sleep.

going to happen. It was difficult to say what it was .. maybe it was going to be my death ..

The body was asleep, I was awake. It was so

but there was no fear. I was ready for it. Those

directions, two dimensions; as if the polarity

seven days had been so beautiful that I

has become completely focused, as if I were

was ready to die; nothing more was

both the polarities together .. the positive and

needed. They had been so tremendously

negative were meeting, sleep and awareness

blissful, I was so contented, that if death was coming, it was welcome.

But something was going to happen .. something like death, something very drastic, something that would be either a death or a new birth, a crucifixion or a resurrection .. something of tremendous import was just around the corner. And it was impossible to keep my eyes open, I was drugged.

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strange .. as if one is torn apart into two

were meeting, death and life were meeting.

That is the moment when you can say the creator and the creation meet.

It was weird. For the first time it shocks you to the very roots, it shakes your foundations. You can never be the same after that experience; it brings a new vision to your life, a new quality.

“ a great presence around me ”

“ I was the ocean ”

Near about twelve my eyes suddenly opened .. I had not opened them. The sleep

For the first time I was not alone, for the first time I was no more an individual, for the

was broken by something else. I felt a great

first time the drop had fallen into the ocean.

presence around me in the room. It was a

Now the whole ocean was mine, I was the

very small room. I felt a throbbing life all around me, a great vibration .. almost like

ocean. There was no limitation. A

a hurricane, a great storm of light, joy,

anything whatsoever. I was not there, only

ecstasy. I was drowning in it.

the power was there.

tremendous power arose as if I could do

I rushed out of the room, came out into the

The moment I entered the garden

street. A great urge was there just to be under

everything became luminous, it was all over the place .. the benediction, the blessedness.

the sky with the stars, with the trees, with the Earth .. to be with Nature.

I walked toward the nearest garden. It was a totally new walk, as if gravitation had disappeared. I was walking, or I was running, or I was simply flying; it was difficult to decide.

There was no gravitation, I was feeling weightless .. as if some energy was taking

I could see the trees for the first time .. their green, their life, their very sap running. The whole garden was asleep, the trees were asleep. But I could see the whole garden alive, even the small grass leaves were so beautiful.

me. I was in the hands of some other

I looked around. One tree was tremendously luminous .. the maulshree tree.

energy.

It attracted me, it pulled me toward itself. I had

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not chosen it, God himself had chosen it. I went

profound that even the idea of saying anything

to the tree, I sat under the tree. As I sat there

about it did not arise. But after seven days,

things started settling. The whole universe

slowly, as I became accustomed to the silence,

became a benediction.

to the beatitude, to the bliss, the desire to share it .. a great longing to share it with

It is difficult to say how long I was in that state. When I went back home it was four

those whom I loved .. was very natural.

o’clock in the morning, so I must have been

I started talking with the people with whom

there by clock time at least three hours, but it

I was in some way concerned, friends. I had

was infinity. It had nothing to do with clock time.

been talking to these people for years, talking

It was timeless.

about all kinds of things. I had enjoyed only

Those three hours became the whole

one exercise, and that was talking, so it was

eternity, endless eternity. There was no time,

not very difficult to start talking about the enlightenment .. although it took years to refine

there was no passage of time; it was the virgin reality .. uncorrupted, untouchable,

and bring into words something of my silence,

unmeasurable.

something of my joy.

And that day something happened that has continued .. not as a continuity, but it has

Enlightenment is a very individual song .. always unknown, always new,

still continued as an undercurrent. Not as a permanency .. each moment it has been

always unique. It never comes as a repetition.

happening again and again. It has been a miracle each moment.

So never compare two enlightened persons; otherwise you are bound to do injustice to one or the other, or both. And

And since that night I have never been

don’t have any fixed idea. Just very liquid

in the body. I am hovering around it.

qualities should be remembered. I say liquid

I became tremendously powerful and at the

qualities, not very set qualifications.

same time very fragile. That strength is not the strength of a rock; that strength is the strength of a rose flower .. so fragile in his strength, so

For example, every enlightened person will have a deep silence .. almost tangible.

sensitive, so delicate.

In his presence, those who are open,

“ a great longing to share ” When enlightenment came, I could not speak for seven days; the silence was so

receptive, will become silent. He will have a tremendous contentment, whatever happens makes no difference to his contentment.

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Osho

“ Talks on Vigyan Bhirav Tantra ” “ truth is in the present ”



Truth is always here. It is already the case.

The Mind needs the future in order to

It is not something to be achieved in the future.

move. It can move either in the past or in

“ YOU ” are the truth just here and now, so it is not something which is to be created or something which is to be devised or something which is to be sought.

Mind is a mechanism of desiring. Mind

the future. It cannot move in the present; there is no space.

The truth is in the present, and mind is always in the future or in the past, so there is no meeting between mind and truth. The real thing is how to be here and now.

is always in desire, always seeking something, asking for something. Always the object is in

“ only breathing is constant ”

the future; mind is not concerned with the

So let us understand something about

present at all. In this very moment the mind

breathing. We are breathing continuously from

cannot move .. there is no space.

the moment of birth to the moment of death.

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Everything changes between these two points.

Everything changes, nothing remains the same, only breathing is a constant thing between birth and death.

“ your life is your breath ” It is one of the constant factors in your personality .. that is the first thing. It is

The child will become a youth; the youth

something which is very essential and basic to life .. that is the second thing. You cannot be

will become old. He will be diseased, his body

alive without breath. So breath and life have

will become ugly, ill, everything will change. He

become synonymous. Breathing is the

will be happy, unhappy, in suffering; everything

mechanism of life, and life is deeply

will go on changing. But whatsoever happens

related with breathing. That is why in India we

between these two points, one must breathe.

Whether happy or unhappy, young or old, successful or unsuccessful .. whatsoever you

call it ‘ prana ’. We have given one word for both .. prana means the vitality, the aliveness. Your life is your breath.

are, it is irrelevant .. one thing is certain:

Thirdly, your breath is a bridge between

between these two points of birth and death

you and your body. Constantly, breath is

you must breathe.

bridging you to your body, connecting you,

Breathing will be a continuous flow; no gap is possible. If even for a single moment you forget to breathe, you will be no more. That is why YOU are not required to breathe, because then it would be difficult. Someone might forget to breathe for a single moment, and then nothing could be done. 

relating you to your body. Not only is the breath a bridge to your body, it is also a bridge between you and the universe. The body is just the universe which has come to you, which is nearer to you.

Your body is part of the universe.

Everything in the body is part of the universe .. every particle, every cell. It is the nearest approach to the universe. Breath is the bridge.

So, really, “ YOU ” are not breathing, because “ YOU ” are not needed. You are

“ breath is the bridge”

fast asleep, and breathing goes on; you are

Breath has two points. One is where it

unconscious, and breathing goes on; you are

touches the body and the universe, and another

in a deep coma, and breathing goes on. YOU

is where it touches you and that which

are not required; breathing is something

transcends the universe. We know only one

which goes on in spite of you.

part of the breath.

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When it moves into the universe, into the

Why such a simple technique? It looks

body, we know it. But it is always moving from

so simple. Such a simple technique to

the body to the “ no-body, ” from the “ no-body ”

know the truth? To know the truth means to

to the body. We do not know the other point. If

know that which is neither born nor dies, to

you become aware of the other point, the other

know that eternal element which is always. You

part of the bridge, the other pole of the bridge,

can know the breath going out, you can know

suddenly you will be transformed, transplanted

the breath coming in, but you never know the

into a different dimension.

gap between the two.

“ take breathing as it is ”

“ become aware of the breath ”

But remember, what Shiva is going to say

Try it. Suddenly you will get the point .. and

is not Yoga, it is “ Tantra ”. Yoga also works

you can get it; it is already there. Nothing is

on breath, but the work of Yoga and Tantra is

to be added to you or to your structure, it

basically different. Yoga tries to systematize breathing. If you systematize your breathing your health will improve. If you systematize your breathing, if you know the secrets of breathing, your life will become longer; you will be more healthy and you will live longer.

But “ Tantra ” is not concerned with that.

is already there. Everything is already there except a certain awareness. So how to do this? First, become aware of the breath coming in. Watch it. Forget everything, just watch breath coming in .. the very passage. When the breath touches your nostrils, feel it there.

Tantra is concerned not with any systematization of breath, but with using



breath just as a technique to turn inward.

Buddha tried particularly to use this

One has not to practice a particular style

method, so this method has become a

of breathing, a particular system of

Buddhist method. In Buddhist terminology it is

breathing or a particular rhythm of

known as “ Anapanasati Yoga ”. And

breathing .. no ! One has to take breathing

Buddha’s enlightenment was based on

as it is.

this technique .. only this. 

You are not to train the breath. Leave it just as it is.

Buddha said, “ Be aware of your breath as it is coming in, going out .. coming in, going out.”

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So he simply said, “ Be aware. When the breath is going in move with it, and when the breath is going out move with it. Do simply this: going in, going out, with the breath. ”

.. suddenly you are bound to feel the gap in which there is no breath.

When you are moving with breath minutely, when there is no breath, how can you remain unaware? You will suddenly

“ only your breath is your world ”

become aware that there is no breath, and the

If you go on practicing Breath

moment will come when you will feel that the

Consciousness, Breath Awareness,

breath is neither going out nor coming in. The

suddenly, one day, without knowing, you will

breath has stopped completely. In that

come to the interval. Because as your

stopping, the beneficence. This one

awareness will become keen and deep and

technique is enough for millions.

intense, as your awareness will become bracketed .. the whole world is bracketed out;

Only one technique and thousands

only your breath coming in or going out is your

and

thousands

have

world, the whole arena for your consciousness

enlightenment through it.

material excerpted from the book “ The Book of Secrets ” by Osho .. published by Osho Media International .. grateful acknowledgments .. edit-team

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Osho

“ Talks given on Ashtavakra Gita .. 11th September, 1976 in ‘ Gautam the Buddha ’ Auditorium ” “ what is liberation? ” Janak asked, “ How does liberation happen? What is liberation? Explain to me the wisdom which liberates. ”

man’s innermost longing, most secret longing .. for a space where there are no limits, no barriers. You may call it the longing to become divine or call it the longing for moksha, liberation.

Ashtavakra replied, “ Oh Beloved, if you want liberation .. then renounce the vishayas

Ashtavakra says, “ You are neither

the passions as visha, poison and take

Earth, nor Air, nor Fire, nor Water, nor

forgiveness, innocence, compassion,

Ether. ” Let yourself relax into this truth. “ To

contentment and truth as nectar. ”

attain liberation, know yourself as the

Freedom is man’s most important

witness, conscious of all these. ”

longing. Achieve everything, but if you are still

There is no more valuable key than this.

unfree, it hurts. Attain everything, but if freedom

Be the observer. Whatever happens, let it

is not attained, you have not attained anything.

happen. There is no need to interfere with it.

Man wants the open sky, unbounded. This is

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and Ether. You are the lamp within by which all

be childhood. It came and passed, still I am.

these .. Earth, Air Fire, Water, Ether .. are

Youth did not stay, so I cannot be youth. It

illuminated. You are the observer. Go deeply

came and passed, still I am. Old age came,

into this.

and it is also going, so I cannot be old age.

“ Know yourself as the witness ”

How can I be that which comes and goes?

I am always : The one to whom childhood

This is the most important sutra in

comes, to whom youth comes, to whom

existence. Be a witness. Wisdom will

old age comes .. to whom thousands of

happen through it. Nonattachment will

things have come and gone. I am that one

happen through it. Liberation will happen

eternal, everlasting. ”

through it. The questions were three but the answer is one. “ If you can separate yourself from the physical body, and rest in consciousness, then this very moment you will be happy, at peace, and free of bondage.”

“ meaning of meditation ” The ultimate meaning of meditation is rest. “ Rest in consciousness.” He who lets his consciousness stop in relaxation, he who

Right here, right now, this very moment ..

rests only in being .. There is nothing to do

“ If you can separate yourself from the

because you already have what you are

physical body, and rest in consciousness.” If

seeking, because you have never lost what you

you begin to see the fact, “ I am not the body,

are seeking. It is not possible to lose it .. it

I am not the doer and enjoyer: I am that one

is your very nature. You are Brahma.

hidden within me who sees all .. When

Analhaq .. you are truth. What place are you

childhood came it saw childhood, when youth

seeking, where are you running to?

came it saw youth, when old age came it saw

In search of yourself, where are you

old age. Childhood did not stay, so I cannot

running? Stop. Relax. Godliness is not

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attained by running, because it is hidden

you are not perceived by the eyes or other

inside the runner. Godliness is not attained

senses. Unattached and without form, you are

by doing anything, because it is hidden in the

the witness of the whole universe. Know this

doer. To experience godliness nothing needs to be done .. you are it.

and be happy. ” Ashtavakra says, “ It can happen right

“ rest in consciousness ”

now. There is no need to delay even a

Hence Ashtavakra says, “ Rest in consciousness. ” Relax, let yourself unwind.

Let go of this tension. Where are you going? There is nowhere to go, there is nowhere to reach to consciousness,

”

and “ Rest in

then

right

now,

single moment. There is no reason to leave it for tomorrow, no need to postpone it. This happening does not occur in the future, it happens now or never. When it happens it happens right now, because there is no time

“ this very moment you will be happy, at

except now. Where is the future? When

peace, and free of bondage. ”

it comes, it comes as now. ”

The statement is unique. There is no other scripture comparable to it. “ You are not a brahmin or other caste, you are not in any of the four stages of life,

Enlightenment is our inherent nature.

Wisdom is our inner nature. Godliness is our way of being. It is our center. It is the fragrance of our life, our being.

material excerpted from the book “ Enlightenment : The Only Revolution ” by Osho .. published by Penguin books .. grateful acknowledgments .. edit-team

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Osho

When you are not doing anything at

your being is not stirred. That is the second

all .. bodily, mentally, on no level .. when all

part of meditation .. first, learning how just to

activity has ceased and you simply are,

be, and then learning little actions: cleaning the

just being, that’s what meditation is.

floor, taking a shower, but keeping yourself

Whenever you can find time for just being,

centered. Then you can do complicated things.

drop all doing. Thinking is also doing,

For example, I am speaking to you, but

concentration is also doing, contemplation

my meditation is not disturbed. I can go on

is also doing. Even if for a single moment you

speaking, but at my very center there is not

are not doing anything and you are just at your

even a ripple; it is just silent, utterly silent.

center, utterly relaxed .. that is MEDITATION. And once you have got the knack of it, you can remain in that state as long as you want; finally

So, MEDITATION is not against action. It is not that you have to escape from life. It

you can remain in that state for twenty-four

simply teaches you a new way of life: you

hours a day.

become the center of the cyclone.

Once you have become aware of the way

Your life goes on, it goes on really more

your being can remain undisturbed, then slowly

intensely .. with more joy, with more clarity, more

you can start doing things, keeping alert that

vision, more creativity .. yet you are aloof, just

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if you listen with awareness.

a watcher on the hills, simply seeing all that is

MEDITATION

happening around you.

Just listening to the inner noise of your mind

“ you are not the doer ” You are not the doer, you are the watcher. That’s the whole secret of MEDITATION, that you become the watcher. Doing continues on its own level, there is no problem: chopping wood, drawing water from the well. You can do small and big things; only one thing is not allowed and that is, your centering should not be lost.

That awareness, that watchfulness, should remain absolutely unclouded, undisturbed. “ watching is meditation ”

can be a meditation if you remain alert and watchful.

The whole point is, one should not move in sleep. Then whatsoever you do is MEDITATION.

“ miracle of awareness ” The first step in awareness is to be very watchful of your body. Slowly, slowly, one becomes alert about each gesture, each movement. And as you become aware, a miracle starts happening: many things that you used to do before simply disappear; your body becomes more

Watching is MEDITATION. What you

relaxed, your body becomes more attuned.

watch is irrelevant. You can watch the trees,

A deep peace starts prevailing even in your

you can watch the river, you can watch the

body, a subtle music pulsates in your body.

clouds, you can watch children playing around.

Watching is MEDITATION. What you watch is not the point; the object is not the point.

Then start becoming aware of your thoughts; the same has to be done with thoughts. They are more subtle than the body

The quality of observation, the quality

and of course, more dangerous too. And when

of being aware and alert - that’s what

you become aware of your thoughts, you will

MEDITATION is.

be surprised what goes on inside you. If you

Remember one thing: MEDITATION means awareness. Whatsoever you do with awareness is MEDITATION. Action is not the question, but the quality that you bring to your

write down whatsoever is going on at any moment, you are in for a great surprise. You will not believe that this is what is going on inside you.

action. Walking can be a MEDITATION if you

And after ten minutes read it .. you will see

walk alert. Sitting can be a MEDITATION if you

a mad mind inside! Because we are not aware,

sit alert. Listening to the birds can be a

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undercurrent. It affects whatsoever you are

And when all these three are one .. functioning

doing, it affects whatsoever you are not doing;

together perfectly, humming together, you can

it affects everything. And the sum total of it is going to be your life! So this madman has to

feel the music of all the three; they have become an orchestra .. then the fourth

be changed. And the miracle of awareness is

happens, which you cannot do. It happens

that you need not do anything except just

on its own accord. It is a gift from the

become aware.

whole, it is a reward for those who have

“ ultimate awareness ”

done these three. “ the Buddha ”

The very phenomenon of watching it changes it. Slowly slowly, the madman

And the fourth is the ultimate awareness

disappears; slowly slowly, the thoughts start falling into a certain pattern; their chaos is no

that makes one awakened. One becomes aware of one’s awareness .. that is the fourth.

more, they become more of a cosmos. And

That makes a Buddha, the awakened.

then again, a deeper peace prevails. And when your body and your mind are at peace you will

And only in that awakening does one come

see that they are attuned to each other too, there

to know what bliss is. The body knows

is a bridge.

pleasure, the mind knows happiness, the

Now they are not running in different directions, they are not riding different horses.

For the first time there is accord, and that accord helps immensely to work on the third step .. that is becoming aware of your feelings, emotions, moods.

That is the subtlest layer and the most difficult, but if you can be aware of the thoughts then it is just one step more. A little more intense awareness is needed and you start

heart knows joy, the fourth knows bliss.

Bliss is the goal of sannyas, of being a seeker, and awareness is the path towards it.

The important thing is that you are watchful, that you have not forgotten to watch, that you are watching .. watching .. watching. And slowly slowly, as the watcher becomes more and more

solid,

stable,

unwavering,

a

transformation happens. The things that you were watching disappear.

reflecting your moods, your emotions, your

For the first time, the watcher itself

feelings. Once you are aware of all these three

becomes the watched, the observer itself

they all become joined into one phenomenon.

becomes the observed. You have come home.

material excerpted from the book “ Meditation, The First and Last Freedom ” by Osho .. published by Rebel Publications .. grateful acknowledgments .. edit-team

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“ The Dhammapada : The Way of the Buddha ” 11 th August, 1979 .. Buddha Hall, Pune

“ The wise man tells you where you have fallen and where you yet may fall .. invaluable secrets! follow him, follow the way.

“Let him chasten and teach you and keep you from mischief. the world may hate him but good men love him.

“Do not look for bad company or live with men who do not care. find friends who love the truth.

“Drink deeply. live in serenity and joy.

The wise man delights in the truth and follows the law of the awakened.”

The Buddha says: “ THE WISE MAN TELLS YOU WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN AND WHERE YOU YET MAY FALL ..

INVALUABLE SECRETS !

FOLLOW HIM, FOLLOW THE WAY. ” THE WISE MAN TELLS YOU WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN AND WHERE YOU YET MAY FALL....

Not only does he tell you about the past, where you have been falling again and again, he makes you aware of the future also. There are many pitfalls, you can go astray any time. “ THE WISE MAN TELLS YOU... WHERE YOU YET MAY FALL. ”

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closed his eyes and disappeared into the

shouting “ Wake up ! ” He goes on telling

cosmos. But his last statement was also his

you that whatsoever you are doing is all illusory.

first statement. In fact that was his whole

He goes on shaking you, shocking you into

message .. the whole of his life he was

awareness, and you may be dreaming sweet

repeating the same message again and again

dreams, beautiful dreams. He goes on pulling

and again.

you out of your dreams and your sleep, and

And when Buddha says: FOLLOW HIM, FOLLOW THE WAY...

he does not mean to

become a carbon copy, he simply means: try

your sleep may be comfortable, safe, secure.

And he does not allow you rest; he gives you great work to do upon yourself.

to understand his life. Watch, analyze,

“ DO NOT LOOK FOR BAD COMPANY

meditate, and then let your meditation, your

OR LIVE WITH MEN WHO DO NOT CARE.

watchfulness, your witnessing, become the

FIND FRIENDS WHO LOVE THE TRUTH. ”

way.

That is the meaning of a spiritual And following the wise man is really

not following the wise man himself, but the way .. the way that has made him wise.

commune: FIND FRIENDS WHO LOVE THE TRUTH .. because alone you may not be able to gather that much courage to go into the uncharted sea. But when you see many are going, a great

Buddha says: “ LET HIM CHASTEN AND

courage may arise in your heart. It is there, lying

”.

dormant; it may become active. Hence a

The mind can allure you, it can give you sweet

commune is needed .. Buddha created a

dreams in the beginning .. but only in the

SANGHA, a commune .. where seekers

beginning. Once you are trapped, once you are

can gather together, where lovers of truth

in it, once you have chosen, you will suffer.

can hold hands with each other, where

That’s how millions of people are suffering.

meditators can share their experiences

TEACH YOU AND KEEP YOU FROM MISCHIEF

“ THE WORLD MAY HATE HIM BUT GOOD MEN LOVE HIM. ”

And remember: a wise man is always

with each other, where people can feel that they are not alone, where they can create an alternative society.

hated by the world, is bound to be hated

The society of the friends of truth, the

by the world. His presence is a

society of the seekers, the society of people

disturbance to those who are fast asleep

who can feel a deep communion with each

and snoring, because he goes on

other, of love, of trust, because this is going to

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be an arduous journey and a long journey, and

“ DRINK DEEPLY.

you will have to pass through many deserts and

LIVE IN SERENITY AND JOY. ”

many mountains and many oceans.

To be with a master is really to be a

Alone you may not be able to gather that much courage, alone you may feel hopeless.

drunkard. A master is sharing his wine! A master is sharing some inner juice that has

But when you see many people dancing,

started flowing in his being. The source is

singing, rejoicing in their journey, great courage

inexhaustible; you can drink as much as you

arises in your heart, great trust arises in

want .. you cannot exhaust it. To be with a

yourself. You become confident that it is

master is to learn how to drink him, how to eat

possible in this life to be a Buddha.

him, how to digest him.

DO NOT LOOK FOR BAD COMPANY.... What

LIVE IN SERENITY AND JOY

.. because the

is “ bad company ”? People who are not interested in truth. .. OR LIVE WITH MEN WHO

more serene you are, the more you are

DO NOT CARE.

you are, the more you are close to the master.

And avoid people who are

indifferent to truth, because they are going to waste their life. To be with them you will have to be like them. To be with them you will have to behave in their ways. Find people who are in a love affair with existence. That will help your search tremendously; you will be immensely benefited. .. And when you have found a wise man .. a master, a Buddha, DRINK DEEPLY

when you have found a community of seekers of truth, a sangha, then drink deeply, then don’t be miserly, then don’t hold

available to the master. And the more joyous These are the ways of being closer.

THE WISE MAN DELIGHTS IN THE TRUTH

..

Then whenever you hear truth, whenever you see truth, you delight. Your delight is immense.

Your delight is not of this Earth, it is something of the beyond. .. AND FOLLOWS THE LAW OF THE AWAKENED.

And slowly slowly you become

aware of the law of the awakened. AES DHAMMO SANANTANO! The world is not a chaos, it is a cosmos. The universe is

back. You have been thirsty for lives and lives.

not accidental; there runs through and

When the time arrives, don’t allow your old habit patterns to prevent you .. drink deeply,

through in it a certain law. Buddha calls that

unhesitatingly, courageously. Go ahead!

approach is tremendously scientific.

law .. dhamma .. he calls that law God. His

material excerpted from the book “ The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha ” by Osho .. published by Rebel Publications .. grateful acknowledgments .. edit-team

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Osho

“ Life is not short; life is eternal, so there is no question of any hurry. By hurrying you

endless life. You are always in the middle of two eternities on both sides. ”

can only miss. In existence do you see any



hurry? Seasons come in their time, flowers come in their time, trees are not running to

“ If you love a flower, don’t pick it up.

grow fast because life is short. It seems as if

Because, if you pick it up it dies and it ceases

the whole existence is aware of the eternity

to be what you love. So if you love a

of life. ”

flower flower,, let it be. Love is not about 

possession. Love is about appreciation. appreciation.” 

“ We have been here always, and we will be here always .. of course not in the

“ Experience life in all possible ways ..

same forms, and not in the same bodies. Life

good-bad; bitter-sweet; dark-light; summer-

goes on evolving, reaching to higher

winter. Experience all the dualities. Don’t be

stages stages. But there is no end anywhere, and

afraid of experience, because the more

there has been no beginning anywhere either.

experience you have, the more mature you

You exist between a beginningless life and an

become. ”

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



“ Nobody is superior superior,, nobody is

“ Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny .. he has something

inferior inferior,, but nobody is equal either either..

to fulfill, some message has to be delivered,

People are simply unique, incomparable.

some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally .. you are here

You are you, I am I. I have to contribute

meaningfully. There is a purpose behind

your potential to life. I have to discover my

you you. The whole intends to do something

own being; you have to discover your own

through you.”

being. ”

my potential to life; you have to contribute



“ Immature people falling in love destroy



make a prison. Mature persons in love

xist in time, but you belong “ You eexist to eternity .. You are a penetration of eternity into the world of time .. You are

help each other to be free; they help each

deathless, living in a body of death ..

other to destroy all sorts of bondages. And

Your consciousness knows no death, no birth .. It is only your body that is born and dies ..

each other’s freedom, create a bondage,

when love flows with freedom there is beauty. When love flows with dependence there ugliness. ”

But you are not aware of your consciousness.

You are not conscious of your consciousness.



“ Nobody can say anything about you.

Whatsoever people say is about themselves.

And that is the whole art of meditation ; becoming conscious of consciousness itself. ”

But you become very shaky, because you are still clinging to a false center. That false center depends on others, so you are always looking to what people are saying about you. And you are always following other people, you are always trying to satisfy them. You are always trying to be respectable, you are always trying to decorate your ego. This is suicidal. Rather than being disturbed by what others say, you should start looking inside yourself… ”



“ I live my life based on two principles.

One, I live as if today was my last day on Earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever. ” 

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the whole Existence. Why limit yourself to

“ The intelligent person will go inward

small things? When the whole is available. ”

first. Before going anywhere else, you will



go into your own being. That is the first thing, and it should have the first preference. Only

“ Never interfere in anybody´s life

when you have known yourself can you go

and don´t allow anybody to interfere

anywhere else. Then wherever you go you

in your life. ”

will carry a blissfulness around you, a peace, 

“If you know your being, there is no

a silence, a celebration. ” 

question of becoming. All that you could

“ You were born as a no-mind. Let this

have ever imagined to become you already

sink into your heart as deeply as possible

are. You are Gods who have forgotten

because through that, a door opens. If you

who they are. You are emperors who have

were born as a no-mind, then the mind is

fallen asleep and are dreaming that they have

just a social product. It is nothing natural,

become beggars. Now beggars are trying to

it is cultivated. It has been put together on

become emperors, in dreams they are making

top of you. Deep down you are still free,

great efforts to become emperors, and all

you can get out of it. One can never get

that is needed is to wake up. “

out of nature, but one can get out of the



“ Buddha is a Buddha, a Krishna is a

artificial any moment one decides to. ” 

Krishna, and you are you. And you are not

“ If you go to a tree and start talking, or

in any way less than anybody else. Respect

to a flower, a rose, people will think you are

yourself, respect your own inner voice

mad. If you go to the church and talk to the

and follow it. ”

cross or to an image, nobody will think you 

“ Help the world to become better better..

are mad, they will think you are religious. ” 

Don’t leave the world just the same as you e it a little better have found it .. mak make better,,

mind. Let it become one of the fundamental

make it a little more beautiful. ”

rules of your life. Even if you come across a



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“ Always rely on just a happy frame of

negative, find something positive in it. You

will always be able to find something. And

let that velvety darkness surround you,

the day you become skillful at finding

envelop you, dissolve you. This is the way

the positive in the negative, you will

of the simple heart. ”

dance with joy joy.. ” 



“ The very word ‘ intuition ’ has to be

this dawns in your consciousness, suddenly

understood. You know the word ‘ tuition ’ .. tuition comes from outside, somebody

you are together, all fragments have

teaches you, the tutor. ‘ Intuition ’ means

disappeared into one unity. You are

something that arises within your being; it is

crystallized, you are centered. This is one of

your potential, that’s why it is called intuition.

the greatest contributions of Eastern

Wisdom is never borrowed, and that which

consciousness to the world ”

is borrowed is never wisdom. Unless you have

“ Nothing is good. Nothing is bad. When



“ Man, naturally naturally,, should be a vegetarian because the whole body is

your own wisdom, your own vision, your own clarity, your own eyes to see, you will not be able to understand the mystery of existence. ”

made for vegetarian food. Even scientists 

concede to the fact that the whole structure of the human body shows that man should not be a nonvegetarian. ” 

“ Dance while you are alive. Breathe blissfully while you are alive. Sing while you are alive. Love, meditate while you are alive. ”

“ Life is very simple. Just sometimes put your head away, sometimes behead yourself, sometimes look with no clouds in the eyes ..



“ God has never created a poor man. It

just look. Sometimes sit by the side of a tree .. just feel. By the side of a waterfall .. listen.

does not happen .. it cannot happen because

Lie down on the beach and listen to the roar

can God create a poor man? You are his

of the ocean, feel the sand, the coolness of

overflowing; you are part of existence. How

it, or look at the stars, and let that silence

can you be poor? You are rich, infinitely rich .. as rich as nature itself. ”

penetrate you. Or look at the dark night and

God creates you out of his richness. How

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Jason Gregory is an author, philosopher, and spiritual teacher specializing in Eastern and Western philosophy, comparative religion, psychology, cognitive science, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. Jason is the author of “ Effortless Living ” , “ Fasting the Mind ”, “ Enlightenment Now ”, and “ The Science and Practice of Humility ”. For many years Jason has lived in Asia studying the spiritual traditions and meditative practices of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, visiting some of the most remote places in the world. Jason travels worldwide lecturing about the East, its science of mind, and the methods and practices that define the East, and how its philosophy is a cure not only for the individual’s mind but also for the cultural, social, and religious problems in the world today. A few excerpts from his book “ Effortless Living ”. edit-team

“ the nature of Tao is to flow ” What stops a person from letting go and embracing trust in the unfoldment of the

machinations of their own minds that are preventing them from attaining the heightened states of consciousness alluded to by the ancient wisdom traditions.

universe in their life is the interventions of the intellect.

The nature of Tao is to flow and let life unfold in a harmonious manner. Those who can

All those who walk the path of Tao will at

tap into this flow will be led toward a state of

some point or another realize that it is the

conscious elevation; those who cannot will

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generally be led down a path of trivial concerns.

This was the underlying ethos of the teachings of the ancient Chinese Master Lao-tzu, and

“ everything that goes through entropy ” The extinction of certain species is usually attributed to human activity. But we cannot be

for generations since it has been this

the sole cause of everything that goes through

deceptively difficult challenge that has lain at

entropy, because this is of a universal nature.

the heart of the Taoist tradition.

We cannot fundamentally explain the

“ energy can neither be created nor destroyed ” It is hard to fathom the experience and life of an organism when it undergoes a cycle of entropy. From a human perspective, we see species come and go almost on a daily basis.

Yet we need not be too distressed about this fact. The scientific point of view holds that all organisms will eventually decline, only to bring forth new life, because a fundamental principle of the universe is that energy can neither be

cosmic unfolding of Tao, as this is beyond human comprehension.

But it would appear that whatever the intelligence of the Tao is, it knows exactly when an organism has exhausted itself and what process of transformation it should go through, like the transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly, for example. We can never categorically know why such a transformation occurs, although it does happen in the same way that we go through our own sort of transformation at death.

created nor destroyed.

Though we know that entropy and According to the first law of

transformation are a reality, what does this

thermodynamics, we only have transformations

mean for the human race? From our current

of energy.

position, we would like to think that we are

This law states that “Energy can be

outside of both entropy and transformation. But

transformed, i.e. changed from one form to

the reality is that we are blind to what this

another, but cannot be created or destroyed.

It is usually formulated by stating that the change in the internal energy of a system is

experience may be like for us in much the same way that we cannot fathom what it is like for other life forms.

equal to the amount of heat supplied to the

The way the world is now, with all of its

system, minus the amount of work performed

suffering .. could this be how entropy presents

by the system on its surroundings.”

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cultural hypnosis, and wars the physical and

“ everything is driven from the

mental advent of entropy? We all feel this

primordial place ”

suffering, and our instincts are informing us that

The many civilizations we have produced

we are undergoing some sort of process of

on Earth are nothing short of breathtaking,

change.

especially when we consider that everything

“ our fate is the choice we make

we have created on Earth is driven from within

right now ”

the primordial place that we call Tao.

But in many people the “ fight or flight ” tendency keeps them in fear that the beautiful human race has now begun its descending course. Though this may be the common perception of our current situation, the way of the Tao moves in a manner that is beyond the intellectual notion of good or bad. If we could

Nevertheless, these cosmic vibrations continue to flow through our psyche as spontaneous thoughts that inspire the canvas of life. This cosmic flow of Tao through the human mind is increasing exponentially in the modern era, because we are undergoing the death and transformation of a different kind.

step back from such dualistic perspectives, we

The inspiration of life, which harmonizes

would discover that the human species is an

with the world through many individuals, comes

astonishingly complex system, and we can determine whether it is in our best interest to move on and exist in another direction.

when a monumental choice has to be made.

A common trait among all organisms is that when a species is on the precipice of extinction they are somehow compelled to adapt and

Our fate is the choice we make right

evolve. The human race has been residing

now. And our choice becomes clear when we

on the precipice of extinction for quite

can step out of the analytic detail of life and

some time, and now it is our turn to go

discover a holistic perception of the human

through a death and transformation.

kingdom. From this perspective, it would be

According to many ancient cultures, we have

absurd to assume that the human race is going

been going through this process for thousands

through any form of physical annihilation;

of years, but it is only now that we can

rather we evolved on this planet in order

understand that it is the inner world of the

to transform into something of which we

individual that drives either decay or

cannot yet conceive.

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transformation.

“ do sincere self-work and contribute to the great work ”

In order for both the individual and the collective to transform, we need the

The choice to do sincere self-work and

parameters of the unnatural world to either

contribute to the great work of eternity is

change or die. Everything that has brought

the small change that will transform the

suffering to us is due to the fact that we believe

whole world piece by piece. We can avoid

in the illusion of a linear world, where we can

the decay of our species if we become

control life to suit our own temperaments.

aware on the physical, mental, and spiritual planes of consciousness. Our

The disharmonic aspects of suffering ..

transformation does come at a cost, because

famine, poverty, greed, cultural hypnosis, wars,

there does have to be a death, but death does

and all forms of conditioning .. can all be

not always take the form of physical decay.

alleviated if we undergo the death of the linear

Being the complex organisms that we are,

world and come back into natural harmony.

death for us is different than it is for other

The way of the natural world is the only

species. The death that we are going through is taking place within the inner landscape of the individual.

possible way by which any form of evolution can take place.

material excerpted from the book “ Effortless Living: Wu-Wei and the Spontaneous State of Natural Harmony ” by Jason Gregory .. published by Inner Tradiotions .. grateful acknowledgments .. edit-team

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Pratibha Shetty - Bengaluru

I am “ Pratibha Shetty ”.

When I used to ask him, if the rays did not

I am the Chief Consultant

make him close his eyes, because of its

of the Meditation Lab, in

intense heat and power, he would smilingly

Pyramid Valley International,

respond that he had got accustomed to it but

Bengaluru.

that I should never try it on my own, as gazing

I was born and brought up in Mumbai,

the Sun with naked eyes, could even make

Maharashtra. I am originally from Mangalore,

people blind. He, however, had been practicing

South Kanara, in Karnataka State. I hail from

the art of Sun-gazing since childhood, so it was

an affluent BUNT Family and one could say,

effortless for him.

I was born with a silver spoon.

Of course, as all children do, I would not

My father, Shri N. Muddanna Shetty,

listen to his advice and try to gaze at the Sun,

was a well known Hotelier, in the BUNT

without protection. At first, it was difficult but

Community and my mother, Smt. Lalitha M. Shetty, was a wonderful homemaker. “ sun gazing ” I still remember .. at the age of eleven, I would see my dad performing Pranayama and then sit comfortably, in front of the huge balcony, which welcomed the early morning rays of the Sun. He would sit for hours, before Sunrise and effortlessly watch as the Sun rose, with its powerful rays, shining mercilessly upon his naked eyes.

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within a couple of days, I realized that my mind had become silent and there appeared a cool and calm shield around the powerful rays, which provided the shade, to help me Sun gaze for longer periods.

This was probably my first experience of “ meditation ” .. but at that time, I was not aware of the word. I just knew that my mind had become so silent that I never wanted to come out of the trance-like state.

“ the art of being satisfied ” After the age of sixteen, my parents

or as I would say now, as per the Karmic Cycle of Life.

exposed us to all the challenges that appeared

At the age of nineteen, I got employed by

in our lives, with the main intention of teaching

Vijaya Bank, Santa Cruz Branch, Mumbai. I got

us the art of being satisfied with whatever Life

married at the age of 22, to “ Mohan S. Shetty ”

presented to us, at that moment. When we

who was a manufacturer of pharmaceutical

were made to travel by bus and train, even

products. I delivered my son “ Siddharth ”, at

though we had a dozen cars at our disposal,

the age of twenty three and life seemed perfect

we became slightly infuriated because we had

and full of happiness. I had a wonderful

become accustomed to the luxuries that our

husband, comfortably well off, by normal

parents had hitherto exposed us to.

standards.

However, my father would sit us down and

“ life took a deep dip ”

explain that even though he, as a father, could

However, when my son was a year and a

meet every worldly need that we could imagine,

half, my husband underwent a major accident,

the same may not be the situation, after he got

after which, life took a deep dip. He was

us married. We would then be at the mercy of

hospitalized and was in recuperation for nearly

our respective husbands and their families. So,

three years. This was a traumatic period in my

it was a learning, which he said would serve

life because I not only had a young child to take

us in good stead, if for some reason, he was

care of, my husband who was not in a position

unable to find wealthy husbands for us.

to perform even basic tasks, and a job which

“ got married to Mohan S. Shetty ”

entailed being out of home from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm. However, the silver lining was that my

My older sisters never complained but I,

in-laws and parents were very supportive and

personally, always thought that this was a

even major financial hardships seemed to tide

negative approach towards Life. In my young

off, like water off a duck’s back.

mind, it appeared that we were already manifesting lack, even before it came to our

“ calming the mind ”

doorstep. But because of the deep respect with

In the year 1979, the adversities in my life

which we treated our elders, I did not complain

multiplied. This was when “ meditation ”

and did as I was told. Later, however, I realized

came to my aid. I did not practice any fancy

the wisdom of my parents, in preparing for any

meditation techniques. I performed basic

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became silent, I would open my eyes and Sun gaze.

“ meditation became my mainstay ” Financial commitments increased due to

This practice helped me to feel secure in

my husband’s inability to join the workforce,

the knowledge that if the Sun God could protect

immediately. However, during 1979-80, my

my eyes, divinity would enable me to live a life

husband was offered a job in the United Arab

of peace and harmony, even amidst the chaos

Emirates U.A.E., through my sister’s husband,

that seemed to appear in my life, at that stage.

Yvon Robert. Even though my husband could

It was not as if challenges didn’t come my way.

have rested for some more time, he decided

In fact, they came even faster than I could

to take up on the offer, in search of a better

breathe. But, the response to those challenges

future. I joined my husband in the year 1983

changed. It was at this time that I realized the

and took up employment in Emirates Bank

purpose of the lessons my father had been

International in Dubai.

trying to teach us, when we were younger.

I have never forgotten those lessons ever again and I am grateful to my parents, for exposing us to some hardships, from a younger age. As we were inundated with visitors .. who wished to be with us, in our moments of hardship .. it meant a lot of extra work for me and my family. But my mother’s generous nature and smiling attitude .. in the face of adversity .. had instilled inside me the same qualities of adaptability, love and compassion.

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Nine years later we were blessed with another child, a baby girl, whom we lovingly named “ Preethi ” meaning Love. The next phase of my life .. like those of most people .. was spent on enhancing the material side of living, nurturing the children, working hard to become financially independent from the loans borrowed from family.

Slowly, with material wealth back to the levels that I had been used to .. with a wonderful husband, two beautiful growing children and a very supportive family .. I still had a deep

yearning to find myself. I realized, at that time,

These short courses and short retreats

that even though one can have wealth, a good

conducted by me, was what made them

status, wonderful relationships and everything

continue to patronize the small, makeshift

that money can buy, there was a deep

premises that I called “ My Healing Center ”.

disconnect within me, which was getting

Many years passed by and I was able to build

satisfied only when I meditated.

a network of like-minded people, who were

Thus, meditation became my main-

available to help me, in all my ventures.

stay. I instinctively knew that I felt this separation

A string of tragedies like the passing away

from who I really was and who I thought myself

of my loved ones, took me deeper towards the

to be. The yearning to find this True Self led

Spiritual Path. I needed to look deeper into the

me to other aspects of my being, which had

essence of my Being.

been nurtured in my childhood itself, by my parents. This aspect of me was easy to find because it was full of love and compassion. It was energetic and lively and wanted to be happy and make others happy too. “ came to know the real meaning of seva ” In the year 2002, I came to know the real meaning of the word “ Seva ”. I wanted to give back to the Universe; some of what I had the fortune to receive. So, in this foreign land, called “ Dubai ”, I started the practice of serving people who were less fortunate and who needed not only material health but were craving for love, compassion and wellness. The Yoga and Meditation that I taught .. free of cost .. to all those who came

Between the years 1995 and 2010, I was initiated into different lineages of Spiritual Wisdom. Vipassana ( a buddhist form of Meditation

) actually jump-started my

spiritual awakening. “ Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi ” During this period of intense meditation, every time I closed my eyes, there appeared before me, a saintly vision of an old man, with sparkling eyes, so full of Love and Compassion, that I would be drawn into the core of my Being and would be in a state of ecstasy and bliss, long after I came out of meditative contemplation. I didn’t know why this image repeatedly appeared during meditation.

I asked various masters and some of them

to me and the experience I was able to provide to each of them, of their very own true nature ..

advised that sometimes, we can see our past

helped them to heal themselves, which is the

of my past life that needed to be addressed,

first step towards self-healing.

in my current life. They advised that I would

lives and perhaps that was one of the images

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receive many answers if I was able to decipher

same soul that had continuously been

the reason for those constant appearances.

appearing in my vision, nearly a decade ago !

But I had to do intense “Sadhana” or practice on my own as no other being could give the answers to me, on a silver platter.

I became a true seeker and started questioning the deeper meaning of the Truth. Then came a period of great learning from enlightened Masters who followed the path of Maha Avatar Babaji, Yogananda Paramahamsa and Osho.

These

teachings

further enhanced my spiritual growth. It was in the Year of 2010, when I was attending a retreat organized by the Satsang Foundation, headed by Shri M, that a book titled “ The Presence of Power ” written

by

David

Godman, miraculously appeared before me.

Till today, I cannot seem to remember how this particular book came into my possession.

“ Preethi Siddhi Shakti ” After this insight and understanding, once again some major traumatic events took place in my Life. Just when I had thought that my trials and tribulations were over, a heap of them were placed on my doorstep.

But my upbringing and the Wisdom of the Sages, resided deeply within me. I did not waver in my faith.

I was aware of the fact that the Universe only gives us as much as it thinks that we can endure.

I realized I was made of sterner stuff and took the challenges

that

appeared, with grit and determination.

That

was

when

“ Preethi Siddhi Shakti ” happened to me.

I say it happened to me, because the person who calls herself “ Pratibha ”, did not seem to exist, at that moment. In a state of intense

On the cover of the book was the image

meditation, a bright light appeared before my

of an old man, with sparkling eyes, full of

inert body and a wave of Love and

love and compassion. With sudden insight,

Compassion passed over me. I had often felt

I knew that this great enlightened Guru, called

this wave of Love and Compassion and

“ Bhagwan ” by his devotees and popularly

associated it with the sparkling, loving and

called “ Sri Ramana Maharshi ”, was the

compassionate eyes of the old man, in my

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vision. But this time, I was clair-cognizant of

“ my purpose has been

the fact that it was the Bhagwan himself, who

set by divine grace ”

has graced me, with his “ Presence ”. “ great spiritual power ” Sri Ramana Maharshi was a silent Guru, who invoked the Guru within oneself. My whole body vibrated with the strength of His Love and Compassion and I felt the download of His great “ Spiritual Power ” upon me. When I asked the Master, what does it entail, with a very compassionate look, “ He ” advised me to transform this “ Siddhi ” or Spiritual Power into “ Shakti ” or Spiritual Energy.

I had always been an intuitive healer and had practiced several modalities of Energy Healing but this was very new to me. There was nothing to do here .. as in other modalities of healing, like Reiki, Pranic Healing,

There is neither the past nor the future, there is only the moment and in this moment, which is called the “ Now ”, Love ( Preethi ) just happens. The engulfing of this LOVE , transmutes everything else that is not existent but is believed by the Mind to exist. It is the seeing through of the Illusory Mind, which manifests the untruth and helps one to transcend the Mind which lives in Time, to that dimension of Being, which is Timeless and Eternal, full of Beauty, Wisdom, Purity and Freedom.

In this time-less dimension, only the true SELF manifests itself. This is “ Preethi-Siddhi-

Shakti ”, which is the “ Spiritual Power of Love Energy ” which transforms everything into ITSELF.

Acupressure, Emotional Freedom Technique, etc. of which I was a Master .. in the true sense of the word.

“ Preethi-Siddhi-Shakti ” is the Spiritual Power inherent in every living being. Deep states of intense Sadhana and Meditation,

Here, I was advised to just “ BE ”.

confers on the “ Seeker of Truth ”, certain

I realized the enormity of the Gift that had

Spiritual Powers called “ Siddhis ”. These

been presented to me by the Lord. I was to

Siddhis are extremely powerful, but if misused,

be an open channel of His Love and Energy.

they can retard one’s own spiritual growth and

“ LOVE ( Preethi ) ” alone transforms all other

bring one down from the level of exalted

energies into ITSELF. Therefore, there is

evolution to a less evolved state.

nothing to do but only to BE. Love is not a doing, it is just ‘ Being ’. Love just “IS”.

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can only do good things. It cannot harm anyone.

that I had no way of knowing how to run. I was

Therefore, there was a knowing that my

so deep into Social Service, that bringing me

purpose has been already set for me, by Divine

to the material aspect of Life seemed well nigh

grace. My work would take me to the place, so

impossible. Besides, it was a construction

I was not anxious or waiting, for the right

related business.

opportunity or right moment.

I would like to reiterate that I am not the only one who has this Power. It resides within each being. I was just able to realize it, that’s all. It is not like any temporary “ Siddhi ” or Power that is attained through deep Sadhana or Meditation. It cannot be created or destroyed. It is an Energy that exists.

After he left his physical body, however, I knew I couldn’t run this Construction business, on my own, for a long time. I needed to dispose it off, as quickly as it was possible. There were a lot of financial commitments related to the business. It was necessary for me to bring the business up, collect the huge receivables, and then pay the outstanding dues, so as to ultimately make it lucrative and attractive

Energy can neither be created nor

enough for any individual or company to buy a

destroyed. It can only be transferred or

company of this stature, especially during a

transformed. How can “ THAT ” ever leave us?

recession.

It is what we “ ARE ” .. it is existence itself.

It is the nature of our Self. Can our True Self ever leave us??? “ returned to India ”

This was a time in my life which was the most difficult because I was clueless how to run the business. But a lot of help came through in the form of friends and family to help me.

Between the years 2006 to 2012 and

Ultimately I was able to sell the business

thereafter, there was a Global Recession and

at a profit and even during a period of

was hit very badly. Government

recession when there were no expectations for

Agencies stopped paying us for the services

any businesses to be sold, a buyer appeared

rendered. However, staff salaries, rents,

by sheer “ Grace ”. This was true “ Divine

accommodations and general expenses,

Intervention ’’. I was able to sell the business

including loans and liabilities had to be met.

and with the little money that I was able to

In the year 2011 my husband left his

collect after all the liabilities were settled,

physical body and I was left with the business

I returned to India.

U.A.E.,

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“ restart the seva ” But my spiritual seeking never stopped. If I had meditated for five hours before, I started meditating for ten hours.

I hardly slept for 2 to3 hours during the night.

I was a very intense Spiritual Seeker. My seeking continued until one day, I had become a very silent person just like my Guru Ramana Maharshi.

For three years, I was in total Mouna ( silence ).

One day, I could not bear this silence

anymore. I knew that I was meant for something else, other than just sitting and being in a meditative state. I knew, I needed to not just meditate, but teach meditation to others as a tool towards Self Realization.

Seva that I wanted to do was to help children in the field of education, to feed the less privileged children of the Society and help old, sick and abandoned sections of the Society. “ Pyramid Valley International ” A very great opportunity came to me, through the “ Annapoorna Trust ” and it was fortunate that I was able to join the trust as a volunteer for 400 children, in the area that was selected for this novel “ Annapoorna Breakfast Program ”.

I was the head of the cluster of seven schools wherein 400 children were to be fed.

I had been waiting for such a beautiful Seva and they welcomed me with open arms.

However, a lot of obstacles .. money being the

I needed to help people who are less

least of them .. came my way. I didn’t have

fortunate than I had been. I had attained great

anyone to help me with the Seva work. I

peace and stillness within me. But there was

employed a Driver and an Assistant Helper to

Chaos around me and I needed to be able to

work with me, from my own retirement savings.

alleviate the suffering of other human beings.

This

is

what

I continued the “ Breakfast Seva ” for 3 years when suddenly

made me restart the

one

of

the

two

“ Seva ” which I had

assistants fell very ill.

started in the year

He asked me to teach

2000. In India, Seva

him to heal himself. At

could be done only if one

that time, we had just

had a certain amount of

heard

financial

wellbeing

“ Pyramid Valley

because the kind of

International ” and

about

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about the Founder, “ Brahmarshi Patriji ”.

hearing me out and experiencing my passion

We were guided to perform Meditation inside

to conduct Consciousness-based research,

the “ Mega Pyramid ” which stands 160’ x 160’

they both, simultaneously, invited me to

tall and renowned in India and internationally, as a sacred healing space.

This was in the year 2016. We decided to go to Pyramid Valley and bask in the beauty

join the “ Meditation Lab ”, which was a facility, specially built for conducting Consciousness based research and promoting Meditation as a pathway towards Wellness.

and the ambience of

This was how

Nature and use the

my journey at

Pyramid Power, for

“ Pyramid Valley

the healing process.

International ”

Miraculously, the

began. I first came

palpitating energy within the Pyramid combined

with

“ Preethi-Siddhi-Shakti ”, completely helped

to Pyramid Valley International in December, 2015.

At first, I was reluctant to join the Meditation Lab on account

my Assistant to heal himself, within a span

of the distance between the Valley and my own

of one hour.

Healing Centre in Devanahalli. But, Anil

This was one of the greatest healing experiences that happened in my life and it gave me an impetus to do something greater than just bringing people to the Pyramid, for Healing and Meditation.

Sinhaji, convinced the Trustees, especially the Vice-Chairman of the Trust, Shri Shreans Daga, to consider my case, selectively and allow me to work only eight days, in a month, as per my convenience. Their intention was clearly to rope in the expertise of Energy

“ Consciousness-based research in

Medicine and Quantum Energy Healing, which

Meditation Lab ”

was in tune with the philosophy of the Pyramid

I wanted to be a part of the Valley, itself.

By divine intervention or by divine design, I happened to meet the co-founder of the Meditation Lab, Anil Sinhaji .. and P.S.R.K. Prasadji .. one of the senior most Trustees of Pyramid Valley .. on that auspicious day. After 48 48

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Spiritual Societies Movement ( PSSM ). “ praise from Patriji ” Pitamaha Patriji, welcomed me wholeheartedly into the arms of the Pyramid Valley, first as a Consultant and now

as an instrument for bringing Peace and

Valley International that helped harness this

Wellbeing to the visitors of Meditation Lab.

Energy and nurture it in such a way, that today,

Recently, Patriji even publicly announced that

I can become a catalyst to the awakening

“ Pratibha has created Heaven in MedLab,

of so many who visit the Valley, for

inside the larger Heaven of Pyramid Valley

seeking the highest Truth and finding out

International ”. This praise coming from an

their true Selves.

Enlightened Master of his stature is everything that one would desire.

A by-product of this great service of awakening, is the healing that happens to

Today, I am aware that I have never been

those who experience this Love and

healing anyone. “ Pyramid Valley ” has taught

Compassion, on all levels of the Being, the

me that we are all Divine Beings and that

Physical, Mental, Emotional, Causal and of

inside each of us, is a Healer, as great as the

course the Spiritual level because a glimpse

concept of what we think, God is.

of the Divine within oneself, shows itself to him/ her, during a session of Energy Transmission.

This understanding had come to my realization before I came to Pyramid Valley but I must confess that it is Brahmarshi Pitamaha Patriji, and the ambience and care of Pyramid

I am, forever, grateful for being given the opportunity to serve this Holy Place.

Thank you !

Pratibha Shetty .. email : pratibha.medlab.pvi@gmail.com .. mob : 9901155730

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Phultushi Chakraborty ( Rose )

“ My journey into Meditation and Divine Motherhood ” I am “ Phultushi ” (Rose).

“ childhood and youth ”

I was born on 16 th July, 1979 in

When I was three years old I began

Mahendragarh, a small town of Chhattisgarh

communicating with my elder brother who

State in a reputed Bengali Brahmin family of

had passed away and he was the only one.

hard-core non-vegetarians.

I scraped off the event, thinking it to be a

I am a Graduate in Pharmacy and I worked in Nicholas Piramal India Ltd., a leading pharma Company, for eight years.

figment of my imagination. I also have another sibling, my elder brother who was a pampered child and I always felt ignored and unloved.

I have been a rebel since the very beginning,

My grandfather was a Government

Rather than succumbing to this ignorance,

Medical Doctor and my father was into the Medical business. Early in my childhood,

I began spending much of my time with Nature.

I loved talking to the plants and animals ..

I observed that there are a lot of disparities,

dogs, cats or chicken .. they too

disturbances and diseases in my paternal

communicated with me and listened to me.

side. Financially we are well to do, but there was hardly any peace and happiness in our family life.

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Due to lack of parental love, my rebellious nature took over me and I had the urge to prove

my worth and mettle, both in my family and in

I used to question God, why was it happening

school. I was a bright student and very

to me? By the time I was a teenager, I had

perceptive, however, I did not have a logical

suppressed a great amount of anger in me

mind which made me dread the examinations.

which burst out in the form of a major suicide

To me, exams were a burden. Also, the feeling

attempt during my college days. I always felt a

of competing and proving myself from all the

great unseen force protecting me even during

comparisons most of us face in our childhood,

the most painful days that made me feel alive.

always made me feel inferior. “ idol worship ” During the time of distress and sadness, I used to cry and talk to images of Durga, Kâlî and Shiva as idol worship was prominent in my family like any other Bengali family. Idol worshipping is a major part of Bengali culture and so is the animal sacrifice during Kâlî puja.

I used to ask Maa Kaali, why do you want the ‘Bali’ (sacrifice) of goats? I felt deep compassion in my heart for the innocent animals but I could do nothing at that time and felt helpless. I also realized that even after worshipping Gods and Goddesses, people are unhappy and distressed and there are more quarrels at the place of worship.

Whenever I had come to a point of acute depression, I used to take heavy medications with which I could hardly stay awake for two to three hours, maximum, and the rest of time was sleeping. In spite of these odd situations, I somehow managed my job. “ my personal life ” I was married to Bishwajit Chakraborty during 26th year of my life. The beginning years of my marriage were happy but soon after it turned out to be a big disaster. I wanted to seek separation from my husband, as there was absolutely no inner peace, which I was craving for. I used to complain, criticize my husband and his family, and I had to face

some

domestic

difficulties. Yet times, I used

As a child, I often got

some harsh words, which

beatings from my mother

disturbed my father-in-law

for simple mistakes,

and my father. They got

making me feel very sad

hospitalized and were also

and angry with my mother

bedridden for about six

and also with my family!

months. We were spending Spiritual India March March -- April April 2020 2020

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a lot of money for their hospitalization. I totally

and very dissatisfied. I felt angry, jealous

lost my personal life and mental peace and I

and unhappy with others, especially my

was fed up with these scenarios and

in-laws.

challenges. “ time to know the true purpose ”

“ miscarriage ” Even after four years of marriage and a

One day, something shifted in me and

miscarriage, I was unable to conceive. There

I decided it was time for me to know the true

was pressure from family and society. I was

purpose of my Life! I was not convinced with

frustrated and sometimes envied other women

the life patterns as .. we are born, go through

who got pregnant and it led me to take extreme

so much trouble, blame each other, get

steps as I took all the external help, from

diseased and finally one day we all die! I felt

superstition to astrology, I did it all. I went on

there must be more to life than I could see. It

pilgrimage to Shirdi to seek the blessings of

was this time, I truly turned to my husband,

Sai Baba and regularly visited temples on

Bishwajit .. who knew about Osho and his

Thursdays.

philosophies right from his young age.

Bishwajit is a very calm and unaffected person in all situations. It irked me sometimes that he was so calm and detached in all household matters as he hardly interfered in any situation. Even when he lost his elder brother he stayed very calm. In contrast, I was busy with chanting mantras as initiated by the disciples of Pranavanand Swamiji at the age of eight. And, I also practice fasting and sometimes I fasted for days, during Navratri and similar occasions. Professionally, I had tremendous recognition in my job, that made

“ Osho Commune ” I did every worldly, religious things, except correcting my mind and change my thought pattern. I felt so low that I decided to renounce the material bliss and become a ‘ Sadhvi ’. I pay my gratitude to Bishwajit who patiently supported me at every step of my stupidity. He also suggested me that I should spend some time in Osho Commune in Pune. In September 2010 he got my tickets booked and I was happy to be away from all the family drama for some days.

me to travel almost half of the world, which was

At that time I was not aware that if our inner

also my dream from childhood. In spite of all

world is not in harmony we cannot be in

these achievements in life, I was not happy

harmony with the outer world and we always

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end up finding fault

Jethani’s house at

with others. This

Raipur to experience

aspect I discovered

the

only in the Osho

experiment

Commune, Pune,

Meditation for free as

where I underwent

she felt some positive

three hours of paid

changes in me.

intensive personal

Another

sessions. In the

“ Sushmita ” also

ultimate with

friend

process I realized, I was repeating my mother’s

noticed these changes in my behaviour and

patterns and it was disturbing my married life.

my presence. I realized, the essence which

I got the glimpse of Osho’s energy and

I felt in the Pune Commune. I still wanted to

within four days I was a changed person.

meet Osho physically and it was my deepest

I started communicating with Osho. I never knew before that it was possible to connect with the Masters.

Thereafter, I also visited the Art of Living Centre and learnt Sudarshan Kriya, and Yoga.

Somehow, I always had the urge to know

wish. I cried a lot often and finally went to Laxmi Jethani Ji’s house where they welcomed me for meditation and cared for me without any expectations, I was overwhelmed with their response. “ meeting Navakanth ”

and meet a Guru who could enlighten me

At their house, I also met “ Neha ” who

to become peaceful. One day, while

guided me and shared that next month, in

practicing Sudarshan Kriya I got into a

February 2011 Guruji would be visiting. Before

transcendental state and I said to Osho, “I can’t do these complicated and dynamic breathing techniques. Please suggest me a living Guru, or you come down on Earth to teach me an easy path to peace.” “ Jethani’s house ” Soon after this experience, my friend “ Madhumita ” guided me to visit the

his visit, one of the pyramid masters, “ Navakanth ”, would also be visiting and I can seek his help to get more clarity on everything. I got very excited and deep down I felt as if I was going to meet Osho soon. When I met Navakanth, he explained to me in great detail about Osho. I got attuned to higher energies and could feel him around. I started attracting people who knew more about Osho and explain more.

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“ finally, Patriji ” Finally, the day came, when both “ Navakanth ” and “ Bhanu ” helped me to meet Patriji .. my Osho in being .. in February 2011. However, the moment I met Patriji at Raipur airport, I felt that Osho was coming to meet me in person. When he hugged me, I felt the same essence, the eternal bliss, which I had earlier experienced in the Pune Commune at Chung Tzu (Osho Samadhi).

I travelled with Patriji for six months with only a few days break in between, First stop was Nagpur (Maharashtra), next Gujarat State, followed by Kolkata (West Bengal), Hyderabad (Telangana) and finally Mangalore ( Karnataka). In between, I kept going back to the Pune, Osho Commune to confirm with Osho himself about “ Who was Patriji ? ” Strangely, I began getting the validations.

I felt as if he was standing in front of me and

I met a person within Pune Commune,

I couldn’t stop my tears, feeling Osho’s

after one White Robe ceremony, he began

presence as Patriji.

talking about Patriji. I was shocked as he

He asked me, “ Aur kya chahiye (What else do you want)? ”

confirmed that “ Patriji is Osho ”, but I kept doing my research which led me to come across a ‘Talk by Osho’. In his video he said,

I told him, I want to be a Vegetarian and he said, “ Yes, this is the only thing stopping you to become a 100% master. ” I immediately took oath to be vegetarian thought out my life.

The second thing, I told him was, I want a child, to which he replied, “ The whole world is your child from now onwards. ” Hearing his words I immediately released my craving to become a mother and I felt content. “ I travelled with Patriji ” “ Sai Kumar Reddy Sir ” arranged for my travel with Patriji and so my journey to know my inner self began.

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“ Even when I leave this physical body, I will live through a Master from South India, who will take Buddha and my teachings forward and will be known to the entire world as Maitreya Buddha ”. It was another validation from Osho itself and I was truly thrilled.

In Gujarat, where Patriji’s programme was organized by Captain Rita (an Osho sannyasin) and all other Osho followers who were helping in organizing the event of “ Science of Meditation ” in different places of Gujarat, I asked them, “ Why are you now working for Patriji as most of you have met

Osho when he was alive? ” They simply said,

were placed in sequence one after the other.

“ Patriji is Osho ” .

I finally understood that all are one and we only

“ my Osho ” I met Osho sanyasi Maa Yoga Neelam and Swami Chaitanya Keerti Editor and Publisher of Osho Times International and Osho books. I wanted to know how Osho used to be with them .. Maa Yoga Neelam (Osho secretary) and shared her journey with Osho.

I was overwhelmed to listen their life with Osho and was feeling happy that I got chance to live with my Osho through Patriji.

perceive them differently as per our situation and evolution in our spiritual journey.

Initially, when I wanted to witness a ‘ Miracle ’, I was just a believer of Sai Baba and Maa Durga, and subsequently, when I wanted to seek the truth and wisdom, I experienced Osho and Patriji and began my journey of experiments with Spiritual Science. “ I surrender myself ” After the validation, I surrendered myself

I got yet another validation. To help me

to Patriji and through his guidance;

understand the true essence, he took me to a

I understood my true purpose in life. My true

family in Gujarat who had a meditation room

purpose was to teach meditation and

in their house. In that room, I saw with my open

vegetarianism to all. I left a job with a

eyes how Saibaba, Osho and Patriji’s pictures

pharmaceutical company and I got one as

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the Spiritual Value Educator at RITTE,

Buddha .. About New Man ” under guidance

Raipur. During this time, I also enrolled for the

of Patriji. Through my journey in meditation,

first batch of PSSA Training, at Pyramid Valley

I saw my past lives with Patriji at the time of

International, Bengaluru.

Buddha and Osho. As I began to understand

On my arrival at the Valley, I was so shocked because I had seen this place in my meditation. When Patriji called me to know what I was doing and I shared my experience, he asked me to meet him immediately post my training session. When I went to meet him, I came across a lady who was in tears and sharing her experience with him. She shared her story, “ I met Mahavatar Babaji in my meditation and he told me clearly that the time for Kriya Yoga was over and it is time to become one with my Breath. He said that a Master who teaches Breath Meditation with flute will take my teachings forward. ” As she recounted her experiences, I was

my life more with meditation, it started shifting my entire life. “ I understood ” I understood why I chose my parents, my childhood experiences, my husband and his family, and how they were all playing their roles to bring me closer to reality. I had forgotten what I had planned for this lifetime. I soon realized that I was carrying the guilt from my past life .. losing my 21-year old daughter .. I wasn’t able to conceive a child, in this lifetime. “ gift of motherhood ” Soon after this, in the year 2014, I was miraculously blessed with the gift of motherhood and I became pregnant.

jolted to the truth. On this account, I would

It was only when I changed my thought

extend my regards and deep gratitude to

patterns as guided by Premnath Sir and I after

Shailendra Jain Sir and his family who got

reading the book “ You Can Heal Your Life ”

Patriji to Raipur and I could finally meet my

by Louise L. Hay, and utilized the affirmations

Osho.

from the book for developing positive thought

I started spreading meditation and

patterns. This new thought pattern helped me

established “ Zorba the Buddha Pyramid

to learn forgiveness and stop the blame game.

Meditation Centre ” in May of 2012 based

And, I now developed gratitude towards my

upon Osho’s favourite talk “ Zorba The

parents, my in-laws and also towards my life.

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“ using pyramid energy ” “ communicating with my body ”

reminded that I am a master and masters can get through any event easily in this world.

I had a very smooth and healthy pregnancy as I used to drink Pyramid charged water, listen to Patriji’s flute music, use Pyramid Energy, and not only I meditated a lot but I did a lot of spiritual services too.

“ baby girl ” Within one month of delivering my baby girl, Shubhangi she communicated with me in my meditation to start ‘ Meditation Sessions ’ at our home and she also told

I made it a point to

me to be detached with her,

communicate with the

learn unconditional love and

baby in my womb from the

acceptance for my husband.

very first day I got to know

During my pregnancy, I

that I was with a child.

understood and read about

I realized that I was going to

Osho’s way of upbringing a

be a mother to a very

child through his book, “ Book

enlightened soul. When I was

of Children ”. In his book all

4th month pregnant, my baby

the concepts were similar to

guided me to go to Himalaya

what Patriji used to suggest

and spend time in nature with silence. The baby guided me to conduct seven days of “ Sangeet Dhyaan Yagna ” in my 7-month of pregnancy and I knew this experience was not possible without meditation.

All the astrologists, pandits and doctors whom I consulted earlier, were amazed to know about my motherhood, because they all predicted it to be impossible. However, I knew

to

all

the

parents.

I listened to Patriji’s audios and read his basic books which I felt were of great value.

I started following all the 18 principles of PSSM which helped me to flourish in the physical world. I realized now the main purpose of my life was to spread meditation and vegetarianism to all, especially to mothers, parents and

otherwise and was very confident because of

empowering them about educating their

my meditation practices and the spiritual

children about spiritual science from their

wisdom I was gaining every day .. I was always

young age.

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With the help of my

be patient. Even when I

team members, we

lose my temper I make

started an academy for

sure it is not affecting my

kids “ Zorba the Buddha

child. I simply follow

Crystal Child Care

Khalil Gibran’s quote ..

Academy ” nurturing

“ Our children are not our

every child in a natural

children; they only came

way. I experienced

through us. ”

deeply that there is only one true way of meditation, which to be with the breath and everything else is just a preparation for ultimate

Meditation has also made me understand that death is merely a ‘ Comatose ’ state.

When my father vacated his body, I could

truth.

see his astral body and I also I now conduct Osho Meditation camps with seekers of truth. I teach Anapanasati to them and tell them to listen to Osho’s talks to understand what exactly he meant by ‘ Life is Celebration ’ ! 

I choose to be holistically healthy which has motivated me to lead a chemical-free and disease-free life from the last nine years.

communicated with him. I witnessed how he was welcomed to the higher worlds by Patriji and other masters for serving and successfully fulfilling his role of being a father to me. I became conscious of how we can meet with our near and dear ones even after death through meditation. I learnt detachment and also could overcome my fear of death. I began to see every situation in my life is a lesson and it was here to teach

My daughter is now five years old and I see her as my Guru. I support her and take guidance from her, she is my true support and urges me to conduct meditation

something. I have learned that every action, good or bad, is my responsibility and I must be aware of my choices.

sessions for mothers, children and the

I am enjoying a happy married life with

youth. Even at this tender age, she is into

my husband as a friend and I share

healing herself of any ailment through

harmonious relations with all my family

meditation and pyramid energy which is

members. Today, I know I can face any

commendable. As a mother, I have learned to

challenge

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with

meditation

and

my

understanding of spiritual science. I am happy

“ I bow down to Patriji ”

to serve because I got everything with the

Patriji supported me in the most difficult

service of teaching meditation to the world.

challenges of my life and has taught me to

I am blessed and happy to serve myself by

overcome them, and help others too through

serving others.

Spiritual Science.

“ spiritual motherhood ” Soon I am going to complete my book on ‘ Spiritual Motherhood ’ as Patriji guided me to give my message as a Mother who meditates to the whole world through this book.

I bow down to Patriji, my deepest gratitude to him for he gave me one true gift of being physically present and his teaching: “ A Master ‘ Creates ’ .. A Master never ‘ Reacts ’ and a true Master only ‘Responds’ . ”

He has also given me the responsibility to look

I am highly thankful to my husband

after “ PMC Chhattisgarh ” and help other

Bishwajit, my family, my in-laws and all my

PMC channels across India. He inaugurated the PMC Chattisgarh studio in the year 2018 and today the aim is to fulfill his ‘ Vision and Mission ’ through my book, PMC and my spiritual services to the world.

mentors, including Dr II G.K Sir and Dr II Saurabh Ranjan. I also extend my gratitude to authors .. like Wayne Dyer .. for he helped me to think about serving through his thought “ How may I Serve ” and Dr II Deepak Chopra for his book “ 7 Spiritual

The Aim of “ Zorba the Buddha Pyramid

Laws of Success ” which taught me “ Laws of giving

Meditation Centre ” is also to fulfill Patriji’s

& receiving ”. Last but not the least; I am thankful to

vision of a spiritual society and the

all my team members Gurpreet, Sheena,

compassionate world of vegetarians.

Shweta, Yash and the entire ‘Team Zorba’.

Phultushi Chakraborty ( Rose ) .. email : phultushiganguli@yahoo.co.in .. mob : 9755683337

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