Importance of Srividya Sadhana Workshop and Divine Experiences: By Dr.Niranjan (USA)

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Importance of Srividya Sadhana Workshop and Divine Experiences: By Dr.Niranjan (USA) Sri Matre Namaha Sri Vidya is a journey of personal transformation. The destination is our own true self which is a distant mirage for most people. Sri Vidya bridges that gap very rapidly. Some of the happenings in my life after starting Sri Vidya sadhana with the teachings of Guru Sri Siva Premananda Ji defy logical explanation. One could call it magical or otherworldly. But what is real and lasting is the inner transformation that has come about with regular and dedicated practice, manifested by bliss that emanates from deep within. The mystical byproducts of Sri Vidya sadhana are best left alone, is the admonition of saints and sages from every age. They are no doubt useful, but they also lay a trap for the weak willed and further progress towards salvation is halted. I have been blessed with the rare chance to witness some of these mystical happenings which probably is an everyday occurrence in some other plane of existence. I attribute them to the practice of Sri Vidya. The lessons taught by Guru Sri Siva Premanandaji are simple to follow and can be practised by anyone and anywhere. In fact, some of my best meditative moments have been during airplane journeys where there are no distractions of phones, people or the internet. The airline seats seem to be designed with a sadhak in mind, the spine can be kept comfortably erect for hours on end. A key step in inner transformation is observing all the changes from a third person viewpoint. Sri Vidya helps us unfold this inner journey by enabling us to easily let go of the various manifest and hidden personalities within. An experience I have had intermittently while doing the practice is seeing various faces from different angles. Some are close ups and others seem to be far away. Each face is distinct, starting off as grainy images that sharpen and slowly disappear, only to be replaced by another face. Most of them I could not recognize. When I asked Guru Sri Siva Premananda Ji about these episodes, he said they they represented old hidden personalities and some of them could have been from a prior life. They were being released from the subconscious mind. What a blessing that such a deep purging happened so painlessly and could be witnessed. The mantras of Sri Vidya reach the deepest recesses of the mind and clear them of old and unwanted psychic impressions. The ego which commands these psychic impressions meekly retreats when the silence between the mantras reverberates through the mindspace. This life changing journey has been a great joy. I only wish I could have started practicing Sri Vidya earlier in life. After starting level 3 sadhana, I had a series of visions. These happened while I was asleep during the early hours of the morning. The first one was that of a saint, he was white haired and had a matching beard. He did not say much initially. It was as if he was communicating with me silently. He then pulled out a piece of paper with a number written on it and asked if I could call that number. I recognized it as a cell number from India but did not have the presence of mind to write it down. The vision ended and I woke up immediately. I remembered some of the digits of that cell phone number but not all of it. The vivid details of that vision remain with me even today. After a couple of days, there was another vision. I was an active participant in this one. When it unfolded, I was on my way to pick someone up and upon reaching my destination, the person I


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