Kanha Shantivanam 28th September 2023

Daaji arose early by 4:45 AM and sat at his computer to do some work. When the internet stopped working, he went again to rest by 6:00 AM and slept till 7:30 AM during which time the maintenance team restored the connection. He then got ready and offered prasad, and distributed it to the kitchen team and others present in the house, including his old college friend Sh Dheeraj Patel and his wife. He then met a stream of well-wishers who had poured into his house to wish him on his birthday. He smilingly met all of them and then left for the meditation hall.

The stage in the meditation hall had been bedecked in beautiful blooms of pastel shades and looked lovely and welcoming for the special day - Beloved Daaji’s 68th birthday. Daaj arrived and conducted group meditation for the 23289 practitioners present, from 8:58 AM to 9:38 AM. It was a beautiful, light sitting that took everyone deep with the blessings and Grace that poured from above. There were two book releases by Dr Ichak Adizes for that day - The Accordion Player and What Matters in Life. Thereafter he distributed prasad to the group of 28 newly made preceptors, mostly from South Korea.

Daaji gave a talk after this where he thanked Dr. Moon for the work done in South Korea and for bringing the delegates for the Bhandara to Kanha. He expressed his joy at the furtherance of the excellent work that would continue in South Korea through the new group of preceptors that came from diverse streams - farmers, pharmacists, doctors, etc. He prayed that Sahaj Marg would flower and bloom in the country in the coming times.

He then revealed that the Hierarchy of Masters were happy with the Bhandara message and had instructed to add the word “total” to the theme, making it “Total Availability”. He also spoke on the symbolic meaning and significance of the emblem. The essence of this was that entering the house of the Lord required us to drop our ego and become humble; subdue ourselves and traverse the journey with total commitment. After returning home, he had breakfast and then met the visitors who came to meet him and wished him on his birthday. Later, he went to rest until evening.

Daaji conducted evening group meditation for the 21799 practitioners present from 6:02 p.m. to 6:36 p.m. After the meditation, a soulful bhajan was played. Daaji then instructed for an announcement to be made where he asked everyone to reflect on the topic - “Do Masters Test Us?” and that he would give a talk on it the next morning. He then returned home for dinner and more meetings with practitioners before he retired after a long day.