A Mission on Wings🔗

A special pooja at Ananda Sabha (above)

An artistically embellished image of Swamiji worshipping Daskshinamurthy (below)

Borne on the twin wings of healing and meditation, Swamiji's mission of compassion now began to soar to greater heights.

As the numbers that flocked to him for healing grew daily in geometric proportion, Swamiji took to healing for over eighteen hours a day. Still, there would be days when the sick would have to be turned away, for sheer lack of time.

It was then that Swamiji decided to initiate select devotees into Ananda Healing, to serve as channels of his healing energy. In his own words, "My compassion embraces the whole world. But I have only two hands..! My healers will serve as my eyes, as my hands. They will function as an extension of myself, as channels of Nithyananda!"

ANANDA HEALING: HEALING THROUGH MEDITATION:

Ananda Healers are personally selected by Swamiji after a thorough screening process. After initiation by Swamiji and introduction to the 'healing meditation', each healer is invested with the responsibility of furthering Dhyanapeetam's mission. Most healers run healing and meditation centers at their residence or elsewhere, which serve as arms of Dhyanapeetam. At the time of writing this book, there are over 120 healing centers worldwide, and over 350 healers initiated.

But Swamiji has always remarked, "Healing is only my visiting-card. My true message is meditation!"

Soon after he arrived in Bangalore, Swamiji felt the need of a concrete and scientifically designed program which would educate people about the role of the chakras, demystify the processes of healing and meditation, and carry a strong positive message to the masses.

Thus it was that the Ananda Spurana Program (ASP), now a standard part of Dhyanapeetam activities, was born.

Conducted by Swamiji himself, the compact two-day ASP capsule includes an extensive explanation of the seven major chakras, and their role and influence upon us. Participants also learn seven simple but potent meditation techniques, drawn from the world's great religions, to cleanse and energise the seven chakras. The program concludes with a session of music and merriment, a celebration of Life. From the youngest to the oldest, participants join in Swamiji's contagious laughter and soak in the rejuvenating energies of his divine ecstasy.

Above all, as the participants remain, meditate and celebrate in his powerful buddhafield, Swamiji works silently and intensively upon every single individual, at every level from the physical to the spiritual. Not surprisingly, it is common for participants to experience miraculous transformations in their health and life within days after attending the ASP. As Swamiji remarks, the ASP is indeed the shortcut to Nithyananda (Eternal Bliss)!

The ASP is usually held only on weekends, for the convenience of the public. The first ASP was held in Bangalore only in October 2002, for a small but eager batch of no more than fifty participants. Just a year later, at the time of writing this book, over 45 ASPS have been conducted in India and abroad. And next year, every single weekend that Swamiji is available to the public has already been booked for an ASP somewhere in the world!

In July 2003, Dhyanapeetam launched 'Ananda Proksha', a one-year residential program for students and spiritual aspirants below 30 years of age.

The program aims at the rapid expansion of personality and enhancing of abilities in all fields, by the effective harnessing of our latent potential. Participants are trained in various meditation techniques and given an exposure to world religion and philosophy, the study of Sanskrit and holy scriptures, various healing doctrines and general operational skills.

The program helps mould the youth into well-balanced, integrated individuals who can perform at optimum levels in their chosen field, be it material or spiritual. Above all, it is a rare opportunity for participants to spend exclusive time with Swamiji, and to stay and learn in his tremendous buddhafield.

In July 2003, Dhyanapeetam spread its wings across the seas, with Swamiji traveling to the USA on a mission to promote spirituality, and introduce people to alternative therapy, healing and meditation.

With humankind falling prey to unprecedented diseases, and with depression and suicide rates peaking worldwide, our century is ripe to receive the timeless message of spiritual leaders: that true transformation can come only from within.

In a series of contemporary lectures that yoked Western scientific thought to Eastern philosophy, Swamiji launched his message about the relevance of spirituality in our time. He also spoke extensively on world religion and the significant role of individual spiritual growth in the transformation of modern society. During every weekend of his stay, an ASP was conducted in a different city.

The success of the visit exceeded all expectations, garnering support for Swamiji's mission of compassion in states across the USA. Today, Dhyanapeetam has over 120 centers in Asia, Europe and the USA, and that number is growing every day.