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London 18th May 2024

At 9 AM, guests began to arrive at the InterContinental for Saturday morning’s Outreach program, an opportunity for the general public to engage with Daaji and learn more about the benefits of Heartfulness and how to apply it to life.

“If you keep your heart pure and simple, God will descend. He is already there, but he will intensify his presence so much that you will be in bliss. It becomes heaven. You don't have to go to heaven. Heaven is here, where God resides. What else can it be? So the heart has everything to do with our day-to-day lives. That entity, my friends, remember, is God within. Don't look for him outside.”

On Saturday morning, Daaji surprised everyone with a message written specifically for the seminar and its theme “Neither Here Nor There”. This message was quickly translated into French and disseminated amongst all practitioners.


 

At 9 AM, guests began to arrive at the InterContinental for Saturday morning’s Outreach program, an opportunity for the general public to engage with Daaji and learn more about the benefits of Heartfulness and how to apply it to life. Guests enjoyed light refreshments and mingled with each other and Heartfulness volunteers.

 

While this was happening, Daaji was enjoying his breakfast with his friend, Dr. Tony Nader, the Maharaja of Transcendental Meditation, who was joining Daaji for the meditation session and a special fireside chat during the outreach event.

 

At 10 AM, the program began. Two emcees, Caroline Ravenall and Arshya Lakshman, guided the nearly 3000-count audience through an introduction of what Heartfulness is, a video showcasing Kanha Shanti Vanam and its magnificence, and an introduction to the Heartfulness relaxation technique before Daaji and Dr. Nader arrived for meditation. Daaji led everyone through a short meditation, and after, a video was shown introducing Daaji and highlighting his immense contributions to society. Dr. Nader then took the floor to speak, expressing his gratitude to be with Daaji and explaining his own experiences with meditation and how it has changed his life. He then passed the mic on to Daaji, who talked about the importance of practically applying and experiencing meditation, not just reading about it, and about finding divinity within. 

 

“If you keep your heart pure and simple, God will descend. He is already there, but he will intensify his presence so much that you will be in bliss. It becomes heaven. You don't have to go to heaven. Heaven is here, where God resides. What else can it be? So the heart has everything to do with our day-to-day lives. That entity, my friends, remember, is God within. Don't look for him outside.”

 

Daaji took a few questions from the audience and then asked to bring the Brighter Minds kids up on stage to do a demonstration. The audience was wowed by the Brighter Minds demonstration, effectively wrapping up the Outreach event on a very high note. Dr. Nader thanked Daaji for inviting them and then presented his upcoming book to Daaji, which was specially printed for him and will be published in August. Later, VIP guests were escorted to a special lunch, while other guests connected with Heartfulness volunteers and trainers before leaving for the day.


 

Daaji returned back to His room for lunch with a few guests, along with Dr. Nader and his wife. Afterward, while Daaji was taking a rest, practitioners were exchanging sittings, engaging with different stalls set up, eating lunch, or getting their own rest. The practitioners congregated in the main meditation hall again around 5 PM for Satsang. Country coordinators connected for a meeting at 7 PM, and then everyone dispersed for bed.

 

While the seminar continued, Daaji prepared to leave for the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, where He was invited to speak at a fireside chat and conduct a meditation for over 2000 BAPS members. Daaji was first given a tour of the temple by BAPS volunteers and after, he was interviewed by two young gentlemen, who asked Him questions about faith, service, and the importance of meditation. Daaji spoke to the audience in Gujurati for nearly the entire time. 

 

“As I practice meditation every day, there will be incremental purity and simplification of my heart, to that extent. God, the divinity, will occupy me and make me experience. His (Lord’s) Experience, just like in Mathematics we say depends upon or is directly proportional to. Experience is directly proportional to purity of heart. Even though we have done a lot of mischief in life, there is no problem. But I must make a promise that I will not do it now. Then God will come openly. This will happen only with experience.”


 

After the meditation, Daaji was led offstage and joined several of BAP's members and a few Heartfulness practitioners for dinner. Once dinner was finished, Daaji returned back to the InterContinental and retired to bed.

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