Deeper Truths of Inner Awakening🔗

Listening to and reading the Master's words cleanses the conscious mind, solving your mental problems and calming your emotions. His wisdom inspires your seeking and encourages you to grow. Practicing the meditation techniques cleanses the unconscious mind and guides you in your spiritual practice. Both technical knowledge and techniques lead to the psychological experience of the truth. They can be followed anywhere. But to receive the ultimate experience and let it settle physiologically in one's body, one comes to the Master and gets initiated into jeevan mukti.

The word darshan literally means 'sight' or 'vision' of Divinity.

When the disciple is ready, just the sight or vision of the enlightened master inspires the transmission of spiritual clarity.

In truth, darshan is not a physical phenomenon, as the process is not bound by space. If you happen to read the words of a Master, and it causes a 'click' (a powerful transformation) in your life, you have indeed had the darshan of the Master, even if you have never met him before!

What is significant here is that darshan can neither be given nor taken; it just happens.

Just as the flower blooms naturally when the sun rises, darshan happens spontaneously.

The power of darshan is beyond logic and simply cannot be estimated by our mind. In some people, darshan may have obvious effects like tears, laughter or instant spiritual clarity. In others, there is no apparent effect at that moment, but a silent process of transformation would have been initiated within. So during darshan, the only thing to remember is to remain open and flowing, and welcome one's own unique experience as a gift from the Divine!

The word upanishad is of tremendous significance in the master-disciple relationship. It means 'simply sitting with the Master'. Unlike darshan, upanishad is a physical sitting, but just as in darshan, the process is one of communion rather than communication. The Master may speak elaborate truths on life and death, but the essence of the teachings transpires in the profound silence between his words. Even if the Master is not overtly teaching, the disciple is learning, just by being in the Master's presence and imbibing his body language. Through words the Master can only give you what you can relate to with your mind, through verbal associations. Only through silence can he actually take you to the state you have not experienced before – beyond the mind.

Upanishad happens every moment in the presence of an enlightened Master. It is a simple communion, in a loving ambience, between the overflowing fullness of the Master and the trusting receptivity of the disciple. The disciple is not doing anything; the Master is not doing anything. The Master is just being himself and the disciple is open. At every instance of upanishad, the disciple has a chance to glimpse a dimension of jeevan mukti.

This is one of the secrets which was under-stood and widely practiced in Vedic India: the transmission of the Truth through a medium other than words. If you allow the Master, his silence penetrates your very core. His energy can transform your very being. It soothes your restlessness and heals you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

'We spend a long time sitting with him... It is difficult to explain, but it is as if he raises us to another dimension through his simple presence, as if angels were coming down from heaven all over.'

If we say that darshan happens by the grace of the Divine, deeksha happens by the direct grace of the Master.

Deeksha or initiation is the process wherein the Master prepares the disciple to receive, hold and radiate the truths he has received during darshan and upanishad. Very often, people have intense spiritual experiences in the presence of the enlightened Master, but when they leave his presence, the experiences fade away. This happens because their body and mind are unprepared to hold the tremendous energy of transformation. For a disciple with vitarka (openness and trust), the Master's presence can directly work on the obstacles created by the body-mind and hasten the process of transformation.

During Inner Awakening, participants receive five deekshas from Swamiji, each of which can bring about transformation in a different dimension of life:

• Nithya Dhyaan Deeksha (Initiation into Life Bliss): for physical health, emotional well-being and mental wellness

• Nirvikalpa Samadhi Deeksha (Initiation into Unclutching): for an engramless mental set-up that ensures stress-free living

• Bhava Samadhi Deeksha (Initiation into Living in Ecstasy): for a fulfilled life with vibrant relationships and a deep connection to the Divine

• Jeevan Mukti Deeksha (Initiation into Living Enlightenment): for a blissful, enlightened life and a healing presence in the world

• Ananda Samadhi Deeksha (Initiation into Radiating Enlightenment): for becoming a powerful source of bliss that can trigger spiritual growth in others as well

No matter how many people he works with, the beautifully combines various techniques and processes to reveal all your hidden dimensions.

First, the Master shares technical knowledge or intellectual understanding in the form of concepts and truths, clearing your doubts and inspiring you to explore the truth further. Then, we apply the techniques relevant to this knowledge. They provide you guidelines to follow which cleanse your unconscious mind and prepare you for the process of initiation.

Technical knowledge and techniques are elements that can be received and practiced at home, when you listen to or read the Master's message, or practice the meditation techniques.

But the process which is the essence of the Inner Awakening Program is initiation, which requires the presence of the Master.

Along with technical knowledge and techniques, the Master's support, energy and grace inspire and guide the disciple on the path of Living Enlightenment.

‘Swamiji’s grace and tenderness for all of us is a revelation... I’m witnessing unconditional love in action for the first time in my life.’

‘He explains the scriptures in such a simple way that even without the religious background, I could easily comprehend. And he made it entertaining too! I was hooked.’ - Martyn Williams, Executive coach, Canada

'To me, the most amazing thing about Swamiji is his sincerity and tenderness for all of us. His sheer intensity and mature commitment mixed with utter innocence, sense of humor, generosity and complete practicality. These are all clicks for me - so deep, so real...'

He makes you feel like you're the only person here...

'Everything is done out of deep love and compassion – only for the growth of the being. Each being is unique; only someone who has gone beyond the play of the mind can see through the countless plays of the mind and correctly guide one on the path to transcending the mind – only a Master can show the way to master the mind! It is amazing to see how the Master can function in so many dimensions! He is the ultimate blend of East and West – the richness of the Vedic tradition and state-of-the-art modern technology!'

How he reveals secrets, yet allows mysteries to remain mysteries... a combination of mysticism and authenticity, expressed with great laughter.'