A feeble rumbling in the distant skies reminded us that the Aero India Show was in progress in Bangalore at Yellahanka Airforce Base, the venue for the show about forty kms away. We were flying high on our time with Guruji. Roland seemed to have been reading all of Guruji’s books printed in the last twenty years, he asked a question from what he had come across.

“Guruji, it is said that a meditator’s parents from this Path will automatically attain Mukti. Is this true and what if the parents are still living in lower awareness?”
Guruji: “Not only in this Path but in any, provided that the meditator has progressed sufficiently. Even if they live in unconsciousness they will have many benefits.”
“Just like a bonus?”


“Yes, as a bonus.”

“What about their grandparents and theirs too?” asked an unknown voice.

With a gentle smile Guruji narrated, “Once during the times of Amara we had participated in Divya Bhanu Meditation which was a great Spiritual Event. Amara told us that seven generations of ancestors attained Mukti just because we participated in this Event. Just imagine seven generations!”

Meditations bring benefits which we are so diverse that it is difficult to ever enumerate all of them.

And what about the brothers and sisters asked someone; a question which everyone knew would follow.

“This concession cannot be extended to everyone. Then we will have friends, relatives, friends’ friends, friends’ children, etc. Only the parents and ancestors have these benefits.”

A thundering fighter jet seared the sky a few thousand feet above our heads as Mr. Sanjaya Vishwamitra understood the role of joy and sorrow on our earth.

His first question, “Namaste Guruji. While we human beings transform there are animals, birds and plants which are suffering for no fault of theirs. So in some ways, are they paying for our fallacies or is it that they have their own evolution and Karma?”

“They suffer because of our fallacies no doubt but they also suffer because of the times they are born in. During Kali Yuga and Pralaya times, even animals and plants are engulfed by Karmas. Everyone is affected because they happen to be in that space-time frame….”

“But somehow it still saddens me when I think about their suffering though we are taught to experience love and joy. So is sadness just one of the emotions like love and joy or is it not to be encouraged?”

“It is a reality of life on this earth, which has many varieties of experiences for us to choose from, ranging from joy, sorrow, excitement, depression, etc. That’s why souls come down to this earth, to go through these experiences.

“I was once trying to contact a Rishi. Along with him there were five more at that time. He said that from where he was i.e. his earth, a group had a single voice! He also said that whatever one thinks the other thinks as well, when he speaks it is as though each is. You see our earth provides the experience of opposing possibilities and emotions, here contradictions and paradoxes are allowed. Also here fluctuations rule, a meditator will not be in Samadhi at all times. If you are happy now, later you will be sad as well. It is like a wave. So, sadness is a part of life here. It is a natural thing.”

Sanjay’s family has known Amara since his childhood days so plucking from memory he mentioned, “Just as an off-shoot. I don’t remember Amara ever feeling sad or at least showing that. He was always smiling and always….”

“…..I have seen him sad on a few occasions. His sadness was not for his personal reasons but because those who came to him to learn did not understand him, they did not understand the value of Meditations; he was sad for the state of affairs in this world. People came to hear him narrate his Astral ventures but never worked towards spiritualizing themselves.”

He shared an incident which let us have a small idea of how Guruji and his Guru Amaraji would interact. “Once, I remember, he was sitting alone. I went and joined him. Most of the times when we were together like that we never talked. After about twenty minutes, he mentioned that a Rishi had come Astrally to initiate spiritual seekers, though they had sent a thought wave to Bangaloreans no one had turned up. This made him sad. As I have said in the Class, he was the finest human being, being human involves sadness. Sadness is a part of human life, human nature.”

Mr. Brajbandhu Mishra continued the line of discussion, “Guruji, sadness is part of this human life but should allow it or should we always work towards being happy?”

“I say, enjoy that also…”

“….how do we do that?”

“When you are sad, be sad. Allow that sadness and experience it, I probably should not say enjoy it rather experience it. You see all emotions are temporary, even joy is temporary. If you are happy now know that you will be sad at some time in the future, nothing lasts.”

“So Guruji, if I remain detached from joy, will it help me handle sadness?”

“Just be happy when you feel happy, cry when you feel like it and be sad when you feel sad, try to observe objectively from a distance that’s all. In fact sadness brings more lessons. If you listen to music you will see that the beauty of the song heightens when it carries a tinge of sadness.”

A new student Ms. Deepa followed up the series, “What if the person learns without suffering?”

“He is welcome,” Guruji said, “to learn, it is not a must that you have to suffer. But, when we go through suffering, we learn fast.”

A participant commented, “But it helps us to empathize with others when they are going through a similar situation…”

“Yes, it helps.”

Ms. Sunita B. R., who seemed to be a first-timer, in a bit of shaky voice said, “Namaste, Guruji. Whenever I feel sad and I have some problems, I mentally share with you. And after that I feel you are next to me, consoling me and helping me out. Is this my mind at work or will you always be next to me?”

Guruji: “Sometimes it is only imagination, but sometimes it is not.”

“Either ways I feel mentally strong when I feel you are next to me. Whenever, I am in a problem, I can see you next to me, you are there giving me lot of energy and strength.”

“Whenever people seek assistance or help, they do so in special ways. You perhaps like in this way, for me to be near you and console you. You expect so it happens that way….”

“….I always feel as though you are like my mom. I share everything with you. So I never feel that distance and I don’t feel like meditating. Whenever I feel like sharing, I just remember you and tell whatever I feel like and immediately I get response sometimes. So I am very happy and thankful for that, Guruji.”

He just smiled.

Ms. Vidya Vishwamitra question helped us understand a new perspective about Meditation. “Guruji, I have heard many people saying that he or she is a good meditator? What makes a person to be a meditator?”

“It is sincerity. If one is sincere then the technique and posture become unimportant. If one is able to enter stillness easily then everything else takes a back seat.”

“Then is it that Meditation per se is not important?”

“There are stages, when you reach a certain level of Spiritual evolution, Meditation becomes unimportant. If we can really manifest pure unconditional love then why do we require the help of Meditation? When enter stillness we experience Samadhi which takes us to Divine love. That’s why Amara said that Shambala Principles are higher than Meditation. If you practice Shambala Principles perfectly, regularly and naturally you need not meditate.

The roaring fighter jets flying past seemed to salute the Rishi answering our questions so patiently. He announced that we will close the session with three minutes of Light Channeling. In the moments of silence we realized that the noise of the Aero Show was much more than what we cared to hear before. The blissful voice of Guruji had indeed drowned the discordant noise of machinery. Spiritual silence, as expected, was stronger than the cacophony of materiality.