Goa Shivir 2014 (English)

Namah shivay! Warm hugs, long lost friends, pleasantly surprising encounters with old sadhaks acquaintances, sadhaks coming in from across the world, evening kirtans complete with instruments in the sprawling lawns of the BITS campus, benign dogs eating ice-cream and what not. Goa shivir is the ultimate festival of the spirit of Shiv Yog. Excellent arrangements by the humble Sunil Pedenekar ji and his sewa team have always attracted the cream of Shiv Yog shivirs to this celebration state, In 2014 too Baba ji cleared heavy spiritual arrears of the sadhaks, who were floating by the end of the intensive healing sessions. And after big-ticket reforms in their five bodies, it is now up to the sadhaks to reach newer heights, keep their spirits soaring and script a glorious and healed future. After receiving deep healing of their body, mind and soul from Baba ji, it is now up to the sadhaks to also multiply the spiritual gains by loving everyone unconditionally, accepting everyone the way they are and forgiving everyone. And the start, as Baba ji said, has to be made from your own self. The shivir is long over but its spirit continues to linger. Long live the divine party spirit of Goa shivir. High raise the happiness index of all Shiv Yogis. Gratitude to Baba ji. Namah shivay!

And the best of them all. Baba ji doing the Garba dance. Can it get any better? The last day of the English shivir in Goa will be a one which the sadhaks will not forget for their lifetime. Baba ji summed up the spiritual carnival with a grand Garba dance party.

Rollicking time. Exhilarating experience to see Baba ji do the Garba. — at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus.

Q. Namah Shivay Shiv Yog Foundation. I have a query, if you could please reply. My Aunt attended the Hindi Goa Shivir and since the time she came back, she is sick. She is having lot of cough inside coming out continuously and headache. She had fever initially in the first day after coming back. She is taking medicine though. She was completely fine before the Shivir and even had light food (as amrit bhojan like more of fruits during the Shivir as well). Is it after affect of deep Sadhana or what could be the reason for such bodily disharmony? She is not using Face book and wanted me to put a question here on the Official Shiv Yog page for her to ask Babaji about this bodily problem. So, kindly answer and I request Babaji to please send Divine Healing for your daughter. Thank you.

A. Namah shivay ji. When the heavy karmas are released there is bound to be a source of outage of the negativity. It is very important to continue the sadhna irrespective of the condition. To release more, she must continue the sadhna as learnt during the Hindi shivir. Do not stop it. At times the mind dictates wrong instructions, to stop the release process. Do not listen to the mind. Your aunt is on the verge of releasing something big. Do the sadhna twice daily. The symptoms are merely signs of purification. Eat light as you have been doing. Get rest but the sadhna must not be stopped. Prayers will be offered for you. Blessings.

 

Goa Shivir 2014 (English)

Day 5

Namah shivay! Garba festival came in early for the 3000-odd sadhaks sitting in the K K Birla Auditoium in BITS, Pilani campus on the last day of the Goa shivir (English) on Tuesday which saw Baba ji, Guru Ma, Ishan ji, Geetanjali ji, Kavita Ji and all the sadhaks in total dancing mode.

The hall became one big dance floor in the last session with a succession of peppy divine numbers being sung by a choir of 30 Indian expatriate sadhaks representing various countries. From Punjabi 'Mata ki bhentein' to Gujarati Navratra bhajans, all were belted out with extreme passion and vigour.

If in the morning the sadhaks witnessed the dance of the Kundalini through a very deep healing meditation of 2 hours, the afternoon was reserved for a veritable Dandiya Raas. And did the sadhaks enjoy or what. The dancing fever spread so far & wide that by the end of it all, no one was sitting on their seats.

Young and old, male and female, married & unmarried, Indians & foreigners, all were either near the stage, oscillating up & down in rhythmic movements, in Garba circles or standing before their seats, clapping, cheering, pirouetting & having the time of their lives.

Baba ji's damroo came out for the second time in Goa to enliven the party.
Ishan ji along with his sister Geetanjali ji and spouse Kavita ji too plunged in the special moment with energetic claps, smiles, sporadic bursts of laughter & reluctant prancing.

If the Guru himself is such a "bindass" or happy-go-lucky soul, the disciples are bound to enjoy this liberation to enjoy life like there is no tomorrow.

So when a moving toy car, shot free by Ishan ji, wheeled between Baba ji's holy feet, everyone had a good laugh. And when Ishan ji drew near Baba ji's seat to retrieve the car, even as he was singing Satanam Shree Wahe Guru, Baba ji too laughed aloud with the sadhaks.

Angry bird toys, and moving toy cars were all crawling on the stage. And Baba ji cherishing every single moment like a small innocent baby.

Such and much much more fun proved to be a fitting finale to the fascinating few weeks of the 2014 Shiv Yog summer in Goa.

What can words do to describe the stupendous 2 weeks in Goa. Words are insufficient.

Pictures may reveal more but, they too like words, have their limitations especially when revealing the divine antics of Baba ji.

Moments with Baba ji automatically assume a certain sense of transcendence which cross the realms of narration either through written or spoken words. And even photos and videos fail to fully capture Baba ji's acts of divine brilliance. They can only give it a good enough try.

Teachings in a nutshell. For the one last time from Goa in 2014.

Baba ji emphasized a great deal on the need to go closer to nature. He said, "On weekdays we twiddle our fingers and are glued undividedly to our laptops. On weekends, we twiddle our fingers again. This time on the remote control of the television, to which we are hooked on and booked off for the whole day."


He added: "To thoroughly unwind, you must switch off digitally. One day, just keep it as 'me time' ."

In the one day devoted entirely to yourself, do these things:
1) Keep the cell phone switched off.
2) Visit a natural place – a river, a garden, a forest, a sanctuary, a mountain range. Feel the trees, the air, the sunshine, the water, the clouds.
3) Try eating only raw fruits throughout the day.
4) Be with the family.

Benefits of reserving a day for yourself in this manner:
1) Enhances longevity.
2) Rejuvenation of all the cells of the body.
3) Energy level and functioning of various organs significantly change in the right direction.
4) Ageing does not affect work capacity.
5) Rapid increase in work efficiency.
6) Improved temperament.
7) More patience, tolerance and will to enjoy life.
8) Rise in self-confidence, self esteem and improvement in relationship with others.
9) Freedom from being imprisoned in a fixed, boring and monotonous lifestyle of all work and no play in reality (TV viewing or digital unwinding is not counted as rest).

Baba ji further stated that from nature we learn so much. The biggest teaching from it being the idea of absolute freedom as birds and animals show. “You will not any bird or animal tensed, worried, stressed out and to overcome such stress, resorting to smoking, drinking and drugs. This is so because they flow with nature. Fixed routine - fixed waking up time, fixed sleeping time, fixed eating time. We too must bring a sense of rhythm in our lives. Time-table for meditation, for sleeping, for eating so on and so forth.”

Today that the people of the cities have become so weak in comparison to those in the villages is a pointer to the fact that the people in the cities have drifted from nature. And as one distance oneself from nature, the cells of the body begin to weaken. “Work full throttle when at your professional desk but when you are off it, you must learn to switch off completely,” said Baba ji.

Issuing a strict advisory against alcoholism, Baba ji contended, “I have not forbid Shiv Yogis from having any kind of food or drinks. But I plead and request all Shiv Yogis to please follow at least one rule in life very very strictly. SAY NO TO ALCOHOL, SMOKING AND DRUGS.”

— at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus.

Goa Shivir 2014 (English)

Day 4

Sadhaks from Canada welcomes Baba ji with Shiv Yogi matwala.

Baba ji loves the bhajan. Now Baba ji takes the mike. Everyone is dancing with Shiv yogi matwala.

Baba said “I don’t miss India too much abroad. Shiv Yogis over there make me feel at home with same warmth, same food”.

Teachings of the day

Recall only the happiest moments to strengthen emotional body. If you’re sorrowful all the time, it’s time to meditate.

Laughter is soap to remove dirt or garbage of harsh words from others.

Person with issues can't grow spiritually. Do the aatma chintan or introspection

Celebrate the togetherness of married life. Walk together even if you give the logic that your views don’t match.

Your companion in life must be like your best friend. No artificiality, Frankness and true love.

One psychic impression multiplies like binary fission, producing the same number of more impressions. 2 make 4

Baba ji asks Guru Ma to speak. Huge roar in the auditorium Appreciating the love and respect she receives.

Never hurt anyone says Guru Ma. Give and take is good but make sure you don’t hurt while achieving. She also adds that reaction has to be positive. We should work to resolve problematic situation than react adverse. Guru Ma says the t.v. debates are best way to learn why and how not to interact. By the end no one makes sense.

Loving and kindness should not mean compromising discipline & principles. If you are guardian at home, make certain rules for the family. Be loving but firm in ensuring the rules are followed. Shiv Yog says don’t bite. Only hiss. Be very firm in life. Loving and firm. Good sanskaras in children will be instilled only when there is firmness by parents.  Wrong interpretation of shiv yog love & kindness is being gullible and becoming punching bag for others

Sadhna and nishkaam sewa must for bhagyoday or raising the destiny. God give me more so that I can give more to others without any hidden motives.

Non injury or ahimsa must for Shiv Yogis.

When it comes fulfilling your responsibility, do not shy away from being firm. Do the dharma. If Dharma calls for you to discipline others, then even strictness will not be injurious. It will be non injury. Also be careful that sycophancy, buttery do not count as love and kindness. Good words with bad intention count as paap karma. The bhaavna or intention must be pure at all times. Ahimsa at all levels especially words will strengthen your subtle bodies

A Shiv Yogi will not only emphasise on words but also intention behind the words.

Yogi means that the person may be physically on this planet but he is united simultaneously with the divine.

The higher bodies must remain connected to the infinite divinity.

The intention must always be to serve the creation of the Almighty selflessly.

God will not gain anything from your good deeds. It is you only who will be biggest winner

Running after black dogs as part of lowbrow tantrik remedies & calling that sewa is cheating. That isn’t truthfulness.

That’s why you have taken birth to do good deeds and ascend. Because even animals do their own good.

What separates humans from animals is compassion and nobility. Inculcate that in yourself.

The will to wipe tears off others will make you a divine being from human. Enormous benefits of selfless sewa.

Sadhna and sewa a must every day for all Shiv Yogis

Guru is the one who removes the darkness. Disciples are blinded by illusion. Guru is in a difficult situation. He can see the fire erupting but can’t utter on the face. But Guru knows that the individual has to learn the lesson. His job is to point out indirectly. There is a high purpose with which a Guru enters your life. Sadhna and charity are only direct solutions he can give. Guru vakyam is param vakyam. The Guru is all knowing. He can see everything. He can’t tell you your mistake directly. You have to surrender.

Baba ji's advice for mothers: Do not project too much worry on your children. You will create deep psychic impressions

Marriage is not just the attraction of the body. Marriage is the union of the emotions and the soul.

Whatever problem you have today it’s interconnected with a past incident which has created a trigger response of the problem.

In turiya awastha achieved through shiv yog meditation, you can interact with any cell of the body and heal it.

For example stress of rejection of someone else's efforts not giving due cause’s kidney problems, so to heal it, whenever Baba ji takes us in the state of perceiving truth we can release the incident. As the stress of rejection in kidney is removed, you get healed instantly. Decade long problems get perfect.

Problems of eyes begin when we say things like these with emotion "I don’t want to see his face" In childhood, there are incidents which create a strong emotion of wincing and repulsion Seeds of eye disease.

To the negative utterances, visualize the person uttering positive things. Don’t get irritated.

Write in the golden book what kind of life you want. Think only what you want. Don’t think about problem.

Make yourself so radiant with divinity that even your family ascends in your aura.

Think of the pros & cons of anything you wish. Will the materialization of the wish have any negative effect?

If you are an NRI but want to materialize settling in India, first think how you will earn here, where you will live etc

If I grow spiritually, my family will also ascend.

The best way to heal every aspect of your life, just heal all 5 bodies. Every area of life will rectify on its own.

Never bring kartabhaav in any facet especially in healing. Otherwise negativity of others will stick to you. Even while doing charity, thank the beneficiaries. Never bring a sense of superiority. Doer is only Shiva.

The channels of negativity open when you attribute the remedying of others' sorrows to yourself. You just become the medium. The real showman is Shiva. You only become His agents.

Baba ji says "some years back I stopped teaching healing because people had began taking credit for the healing and suffered a lot as a result".

These siddha gurus have meditated for years and received the healing energy of Shiva. You must realize that the Kartapurush is only one. He and only he has the power to rid anyone of the misery

Deep healing meditation for two hours now draws to a close. What a fabulous evening this has turned out.

He's not an agent of Shiva. He is Shiva himself. What powerful healing has done? Kundalini awakening in healing. Superb!

One of the sadhaks daughter was suffering from dysfunctional joints. She could not stand. It was pitradosh. Because of her, everyone got to perform the ascension of their ancestors. Mind blowing day. Fantastic session.