Sometime in the middle of 2012, Guruji had given us new knowledge about the Unmanifest Energy, called Chidakasha in Sanskrit. It is a special powerful energy stored around our Spiritual body or Anandamaya Kosha. It is also known as Akasha - inner space or sky. Guruji had instructed us to practise the Unmanifest Energy Meditational technique for exactly three minutes. Since then many have followed, benefited and sought more understanding on this subject.

We had requested Guruji to tell us about the benefits of this Energy. He delineated as follows - “One of the most important benefits is that it creates detachment in us which in turn helps us maintain emotional equanimity in the face of extreme situations. It also helps us in developing a balanced approach to life and our responsibilities, such that we live a sensible and full life with a serene objective demeanour.

“This Energy brings us wisdom, we access our own innate intelligence and hence we do not need external evaluation of our acts, whether good or bad.

“Along with dispassion, it also brings out our life-force, which gives us hope and courage. When we feel dejected and low, the life-force in us uplifts our spirit and helps us move forward. It gives us wisdom to overcome disappointment, depression and failures.

“Most importantly, it keeps us connected to God. Communicating with God becomes easy; we will be able to simply close our eyes and talk to Him. Experiencing this inner space is a very important part of Sadhana.”

Ms. Vaishali Joshi wanted to know if Chidakasha can be likened to the other subtle bodies - Spiritual, Intellectual, Mental – which are required to descend further down into Creation to experience life at different levels of existence. Before we reach Guruji’s answer, I strongly recommend a quick read of the book – Descent of Soul – in the twenty-eight pages we can understand the key aspects of cosmology and our journey in Creation, as taught by the Light Masters or Rishis.

Guruji’s explained, “Let us understand the Unmanifest Energy in us as a gift from God. It helps in rising above the human nature and keeps us from getting swayed by emotional fluctuations. Sometimes we have to take tough decisions, we may have to make some sacrifices and take actions for the larger good. We have to look at the larger picture of human welfare and the even larger dimension of human life, and act accordingly. We cannot limit ourselves to life at the individual level and act in an ordinary way.

“There is a shred of weakness in human nature, which is not a negative trait but we need to rise above it at times for a larger cause. At such times the Unmanifest Energy in us helps us; even if we don’t consciously connect to this part of God, it will help us.”

Ms. Shobha Rao, a senior guide and meditator, wanted to know if in deep Meditation we touch the Unmanifest Energy. Guruji answered that we do not.

Ms. Keerthi Bisarahalli’s question - “Does the Unmanifest Energy help us in seeing the bigger picture or does it help us in rising above dualities?”

“Both,” Guruji said, “It does things which we can’t imagine. Unless you see the state of affairs in a detached manner, you can’t rise.”

Keerthi’s spouse Sunil had a follow-up question, “When I come out of my Meditations, my emotions were like a horizontal line. So, if I want to take a decision and I don’t want my emotions to influence them, can I link up to the Unmanifest Energy and then take a decision?”

Guruji confirmed that he could try and said, “Every one of us can do that. You need not necessarily do it every time; our common sense, intuition and conscience also guide us to the right decision. Only when you are in doubt you can try this.”

“Does the Unmanifest help us purify?” someone asked, to which Guruji said that it does not do so directly and he reminded us that we should not overdo this technique of experiencing the Unmanifest. Too much practice will lead to imbalances and heavy withdrawal from normal life.

Mr. Sandeep shared the benefit he had received from experiencing the Unmanifest Energy. “For the past one and a half years I have struggled to sit comfortably for Meditations due to pain in my legs. Since I started the Chidakasha technique I have been able to overcome this problem, my Meditations are now very deep and satisfactory. I feel very nice.”

Guruji appreciated Sandeep’s progress and told us that the only reason the Rishis are not allowing us to experience this Energy for longer duration is because we are yet to reach a higher level of Spiritual maturity. After growing to this level, wherein we can love life and all its demands without getting too possessive and attached, we will be given newer techniques to utilize this Energy.

This Energy has been in us all the while but this knowledge has been given to us only recently. The Light Masters are the wisest Beings in Creation; they know about our readiness to receive new knowledge. In them we trust, and under their guidance we grow spiritually.