The Raipur Diaries – part 3     From the 16 to 18 January, there was a three-day public event held in the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in Raipur. All were encouraged to come from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the masterclasses. Each day provided a focus on a specific element of the practice: meditation, cleaning, and prayer. Such large public gatherings will now be circulated in general as Dhyanotsavs.16 January 2019After breakfast, Daaji was soon joined by a number of...

The Raipur Diaries – part 2  15 January evening, the Babylon HotelIn the evening at 7 p.m. Daaji went to a gathering of the EO – Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, a group of young entrepreneurs of Raipur who have created large and successful business houses. It started with a beautiful five-minute video, which can be seen on YouTube, introducing Kanha Shanti Vanam Ashram. How wonderfully it illustrates the ‘symbiotic relationship between nature and spirituality’ and how uniquely that would speak to the entrepreneurial...

The Raipur Diaries – part 1   Daaji travelled to Raipur from Kanha Shanti Vanam on the evening of the 14 January 2019 for a long awaited trip to the state of Chhattisgarh. He last visited Raipur in 2011. He landed at the airport around 8:30 p.m. where he was received by a small group of delighted abhyasis. On his way to the ashram he commented that there had a been a lot of development in the city since he last visited. A...

Kanha Shanti Vanam30 November to 4 December 2018Namaste MENA – transformation and change We started trickling in to beautiful Kanha early before the start of the seminar, some with expectations, others embarking on their first journey of spiritual discovery. Many said they felt the preparations for the seminar weeks before. The weather in Kanha at this time of the year is quite pleasant. For many of us it is the coldest weather we know. We brought shawls and pullovers to wrap us in...

Short notes on a long journey, continued, from the Konkan Coast back to Kanha.20 and 21 NovemberHassan and Tiptur Daaji conducted satsangh around 7:30 a.m. at Hassan and then left for Tiptur. He reached Tiptur Centre by 1:15 p.m. to be met by the thousands who had gathered quietly from many centers around.In the evening, Daaji conducted satsangh and gave a short talk. Here are some excerpts from the talk: A mutation in our understanding “During the satsangh I was reminded of...

Short notes on a long journey12 and 13 NovemberA world beyond stars!The big Brighter Minds event at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on 11 November ended with a teaser note by Daaji: “Sitaaron ke aage jahaan aur bhi hai,” meaning, there is a world beyond the stars. The next day was the beginning of a Heartfulness journey through the Konkan belt – the coastal area on the shores of the Arabian Sea. On 12 November, in the late evening, Daaji...