Let me help you to understand it well!

When you are out walking on the road, what do you see? Your vision is limited to the people walking, narrow lanes, buildings, roads and nature all around you. This linear vision narrows your view restricting you to a specific location. At that moment, you can only describe that place and none other. When you are at a specific location, you act within the confined understanding of that place. Just imagine a bird flying high in the air. As it flies higher and higher from the ground, with every upward movement, its vision widens. The higher the bird goes, the wider the vision becomes.

This entire process of flying upwards with a wider vision is the ‘Transformation’ we refer to. You can think of an aircraft taking off into the sky. Your view widens gradually. At that height, you are not Australian, Japanese or African but simply human. Similarly, all of you start your journey of life with a limited linear vision towards life; mixed with past ideas and unclear judgments. The world appears real; even though projected through the limited and conditioned perceptions of life, as you have known it.

As you get transformed, you fly higher with a wider vision. Your perceptions towards life become more open, positively refined, rewarding, happy and all-inclusive. The most serious issue of life, all of a sudden, appears baseless and menial. The worrisome mind becomes a happy mind.

Each and every moment of transformation rewards you with excellence and happiness in life. With these moments you develop positivity within, with precise decision-making ability, and the resolution of inner conflicts. It strengthens your goals and is conducive to healthy relations. You tend to approach every individual you meet and every situation you face in life holistically.

This process had always been a part of human evolution. A rare few in the past experienced it in totality and hence expressed their true nature. You now label these few as ‘Great Soul, Messengers, Saints, Sages, Enlightened, Realised or Liberated Beings’.

Time has been one of the most powerful dimensions influencing human life and its progress. Planetary movements are fixed and follow their path as directed. This unchangeable universal phenomenon leaves no choice for human beings but to harmonise themselves with Nature. The rising and setting of the Sun compel you to plan your daily activities. Consequently, you have to plan as per the Sun and not the Sun for you. You now realise, that every evolutionary step in the journey of the universe, results in a response by creation. These very responses (leading to a change in the nature of creation), we now comprehend as ‘transformation’.
Since the evolution of the universe is never-ending, correspondingly, transformation to is endless. Thus ‘transformation’ is an inseparable quality of ‘creation’. Hence with each step in evolution, we see Nature responding with earthquakes, floods, droughts, storms and the like. In a similar manner, the human mind responds with depression, violence, hatred, unhappiness and such similar reactions.

MaitriBodh feels that with the rapid and major shift occurring in the ‘Universal Consciousness’, our harmonising with it requires equal and effective ‘transformation’. MaitriBodh talks about this much-needed transformation for humanity and urges every being to participate in this effective wave of positive change, no matter where you are and irrespective of your belief systems. Experiencing ‘transformation’ is similar to being released of mental blocks, traumas, conditionality and ignorance. You start tasting true happiness, true love and true peace within.

Let all taste the ‘truth’ of our real nature!
Remember, there is no end to ‘Transformation’ – for it progressively continues forever.

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

Q - Maitreya Dadashreeji, What is the difference between awakening, self-realisation and enlightenment? We humbly request you to clear our doubt. Kindly guide us!

Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends! The ultimate purpose of the spiritual journey is to unite with The Divine - The Source. All beings knowingly or unknowingly strive to attain the supreme state of eternal truth. History has shown us how human beings have been curious since ages and have harmoniously yearned to understand the cause and nature of their existence. The way to know the nature of your being is generally known as the spiritual path. One can opt for any spiritual path. However, experiences arising from its culmination may vary from person to person, as it is always subjective. We advise you to refrain from comparing your spiritual experiences with anyone else’s. Liberated souls would always struggle or fail to explain or translate their state into words. Their presence will help you to experience this state and not the words. However, a pandit (scholar) can explain it well but not the experiencer.

Our advice would be not to ponder much on these spiritual terminologies. It will create more confusion than ever if not understood or explained well. You can address these only when the state appears within naturally as a lesson to be learnt. Your realised Master would guide you further dissolving your query into a peaceful state. On the spiritual path, your focus should be on the experience rather than an intellectual analysis of the subject. It may give you additional knowledge but not the experience. Now, having ex-plained the nature of your spiritual growth, we shall briefly share the meaning of the spiritual terms you have inquired about.

Awakening means to be awakened to the higher reality. There is always a higher spiritual dimension to be unveiled for your spiritual growth. When you know about that higher spiritual dimension, you are awakened. The purpose of life is disclosed to you. Life becomes more specific. Life is centered around spir-itual values of sharing love and positivity with others.

Self-realisation is a continuous process of becoming who you truly are. Energy flows spontaneously and ceaselessly inwards to experience the true self. The Mind will crave to remain eternally in this higher state of consciousness. If you consider awakening and self-realisation together, they happen simultaneously. Self-realisation is a step-wise growth whereas awakening is an individual change. There is a thin line of difference between them. So, one may say awakening and self-realisation are the same yet different. If it is still confusing to you, do not worry we will simplify it for you.

Now, let us understand what is Enlightenment? Spiritual intellectuals have been referring to this term since long as the rare state to attain or to experience. Many have spoken about it. Ironically, by those who did not experience it. Those who experienced it kept silent being merged with the deep state of silence. Let us not complicate it but simply know it well! Enlightenment means ‘you become what you are’. Your true self becomes the dominant force within. The layer of ignorance enveloping your true being is removed. This is a totally passive state whereas awakening and self-realisation may require an active contribution from your side. In the state of enlightenment, you are free from worldly bondage and the mind is tuned with nature. Do not ever assume that you can control your mind and emotions in this state! Your awareness is fixed or centered at the core of your being. You are internally a free being.

Let us try to understand this with an example! If you have visited a movie theatre or an auditorium, you will be able to understand this well. Suppose, you are in a movie theatre, sitting in any random front row. Now, your purpose is to shift back row by row to get a wider view of the theatre. In this scenario, your seat number is the ‘state of awakening’ where you know and are aware of where you are sitting. The process of shifting backwards row by row is ‘Self-Realisation’. With this process, you keep growing spiritually. Now, what is Enlightenment here? Is it the last row? No, it is higher than that. Upgrading yourself to the screen projector room is enlightenment. So, the purpose of self-realisation is to lead you to the state of enlightenment. The process of self-realisation gets dissolved into enlightenment.

Is enlightenment the end of one’s spiritual journey? No, but in fact the beginning of a new journey of your existence. We emphasise mainly on this next step of your spiritual journey known as ‘Transformation’. The process of transformation is like a circle never ending and continuous. It is happening right now while you received this true knowledge (swagyaan). Choose your path and start walking right away!

Know The Truth!
Discover The Truth!
Fly with The Truth!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

{This blog is taken from Anahita March 2019}

Q: Dear Maitreya Dadashreeji, Your presence in my life has given me a reason to live! I have completed my Bodh IV recently. However, I am finding it difficult to manage my time and practice the sadhanas and everything spiritual that I desire to do although I really want to practice them. I am unable to understand how to bring about a balance in my life and manage my time better. I need your guidance further to tread on this spiritual path that I have been wanting to pursue since a very long time.

Maitreya Dadashreeji :
Dear Friends!
At the outset, congratulations on completing Bodh-IV ‘Heal the Soul’ process! You have already moved up on the spiritual ladder. Since you have attended the process, you should be aware by now of the message we conveyed to all of you. Let me assure you once again that your spiritual growth is Our responsibility! We always advise you to apply your best and leave the rest to us. We appreciate your genuine and pressing urge to free yourself from the snares of the illusionary world.

You mentioned that the urge was and is, continuously looking for spiritual upliftment since long. With time, the urge becomes a passion and for many the purpose of life. The seeking for the Divine is like a roller coaster ride, one day you feel depressed and other you feel elated. Being awakened, you continue praying to the Divine with humility to guide you on the path ahead. Upon realising the possibility of experiencing it in this life, especially after attending Bodh-IV, the longing for the Divine becomes an excruciating, uncontrollable pain. It is as if all the food that will satisfy your hunger is right there in front of you. It is close to you, yet you can’t have it. I can imagine how helpless and draining the state would be.

To make matters worse, myriad situations, commitments and attachments in your daily life cause further hurt. It further discourages you. It compels many to leave their true seeking and join the bunch of ignorant people. If you overcome it, the deep longing in your heart turns into an open wound. In this lowest spiritual state, what a genuine spiritual seeker does naturally, is to wait for the wound to get healed. It is okay to be in this state. It is natural. There’s nothing wrong with it.

If a non-swimmer is drowning, he will try to jump out of the water, gasping for breath — the mind struggles, and so does the body under panic and fear. The more you struggle, the deeper you go. The obvious outcome will be that the non-swimmer will sink. Now, let us understand what you can do to help yourself by understanding the state of a sincere seeker during such a challenging time.

BE FREE!
We will re-visit the Bodh IV. We always kept reminding you of the spiritual fact. Your spiritual growth is the result of the bond between you and your Dadashreeji. Both of you work as a team and contribute together to your spiritual growth. I only request you to give your best in whatever way you can for your internal growth. I will keep guiding you from inside. Whenever and wherever we see you struggling after applying your best, we immediately deliver guidance to elevate your spiritual state. That’s Our commitment! We will make it happen for you. Your growth is Our need more than yours. Hence, I request you again, to leave it to Us where you can’t do anything further. Be free!

DO YOUR DUTIES!
Besides, you have to expectedly apply your best, to fulfil your duties. Do not rank your duties lower than your spiritual sadhanas! Both are equal in promoting your spiritual growth. We view both in equal balance. We happily receive your deeds done through duties as well as spiritual practices with the same amount of love. We do not differentiate between the two. Do not see the world as a burden or a forced alien playground you are placed in! You need to enjoy this beautiful journey with positivity and love.

BODH-IV SUTRA
My friend, also remember the essence of Bodh-IV! We have imparted the Bodh-IV sutra to you. Keep it deep within your heart! That should become your truth. Keep reminding yourself of the sutra every day in the morning for at least 21 times! Once you realise that truth, your life will be a totally divine one. You will only witness the Divine. You will get free from the sense of doer-ship.

COMMUNICATE and CHANT the MANTRA
The smallest act that all of you can do and must do is to communicate with your Inner-Divine. It’s the most potent connection that one can ever experience in human life. Keep expressing your self to Him with whatever comes to you naturally. Chanting the Dadashreeji mantra internally will tremendously ease your journey. In this way, you remain connected with Grace and invite the power to transform your inner being. The process of transformation becomes automatic and rewards one with liberation and grace. All the other matters of your life will be positively dealt with and peace will dawn within.

Dump your doubts!
Free your mind!
And ride with the Divine with total faith!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

Dear Friends,

One of the most significant expressions of the human mind I have seen in this period of time is that humans criticize, they cry and they complain. So whatever they express, they receive back as criticism, pain and guilt. This can never help one grow in life. Instead this acts as a great block. If you are firm and determined to grow in life, it is very important that you be aware of this essential fact needed in this current time.

Receive positive and give positive – the key essential that all need to think about and practice in one’s life. By applying this truth in your life, one can replace pain and suffering with happiness and opportunities. Its practice boosts your growth, strengthening you within. It is simple and easily practiced. It is not limited to spiritual seekers; thus all people can practice and witness the profound change this brings into their lives.

People’s minds have been filled with so much negativity that it has trapped them from all sides. One is trapped in the illusionary negative world, reflecting fear, hate, pain and violence. This negative state of mind forces one to face critical situations, individually or collectively – with almost no avenues left for escape. Until the mind reaches this stage, it doesn't realise the importance of human values. The shift in the current times is slowly creating a demand for every being to practice receiving and giving positivity. This very simple act by individuals will help many be a part of the global transformation.

When you start practicing this, you would start enjoying the bliss which ensues. When you receive positivity, you give positivity which further results in attracting more positivity with a greater positive outcome. You form a chain of positivity around you and your surroundings thereby rejecting negative thought waves.

Give positivity to all and your surroundings with your knowledge, experience, valuable advice, guidance, skills, creativity, contributions and much more. Practice it when you feel natural within. Just practice it as a good act and nothing more. It would help in shaping and strengthening your personality.

It has been mentioned in Vedas that the royal swan drinks only milk, separating it from water even when mixed. In a similar manner, one must practice to receive only positivity even though it might be mixed with negativity. That means – discard unwanted and non-essential thoughts and thus receive only the essential positive thoughts.

Suppose you happen to be a part of a discussion where both, bad as well as good, are shared. It may be a story about someone whom you know little of. What should you do here as a wise person? Gather only the positive content for your growth. There are many such incidents of your life where you could have chosen only positivity, yet you did not! It is not about ‘that person’ or ‘that situation’ but about ‘you’ and what you receive from your surroundings. There might be ills all around, but with wisdom select only the positive. In the end, this would form your character.

Hence, never be a part of either receiving or giving negativity to anyone. Do not complain about wrong happenings in your life. Whatever you are going through – is the best that Nature can do for you – at this moment in time. If you want better things to happen in your life, select better options in life. That is what I suggest – select positivity. When you start practicing this, you would see a profound change within you. Bees are attracted to nectar and nothing else; similarly you too would see only good and positivity. You will soon notice that as you have now started accepting everything, you will complain less and become calmer, supportive and find great strength within. I am glad to know that MaitriBodh Parivaar is walking towards this ideal with great dedication and incessant hard work.

You have complete freedom to select your path of either being positive or negative about everything. Remember all that I have taught, it would be greatly helpful in the coming times. My association with you would guide and support you further, making this a joyful and blissful journey for one and all.

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

(Maitri Anahita magazine, April 2015)

Dear friends,
Namaste!!

Blessed are those people who truly know what they want in life. Unhappy are those who have no idea what they want. It may seem that if you achieve this today, you will be happy. But tomorrow you need something else and the day after, it is something else. If you have any material problem, there is a very simple technique to deal with it. With good intent and hard work, you can achieve anything in your life. To be very honest, you don’t need God for it. But if you are seeking something beyond that, then you need someone’s intervention and that is why all of us are here.

When people talk appreciatively about you, you think that you are a good person. If there were 10 people yesterday who appreciated your work and today there are a 100, you assume that you are becoming a better person. But there are also some who talk badly about you. Then do you think that you are a bad person? You become a good or a bad person depending on what others talk about you. That becomes your truth. But is this your true identity? Are you here on earth for this? To become famous, earn money and receive respect - is that all there is to life? Do you think it is an ideal life to keep working only to earn money till the end of your life and increase the number of people following you? The moment you are out of this body, you carry nothing with you beyond it. All the acquisitions are lost in a fraction of a second.

Do you know who is controlling your mind? Is it you who is thinking or is someone else making you think like that? Have you ever thought why do we do what we are doing? This will help you to grow spiritually. Think about it and work towards it.

When there is no one around you, when you are all alone, who is there with you? When you are all alone in pain, feeling cornered, seeking for something, who is there with you at that time? Have you seen that truth within you? You are so engaged in your daily life that you have forgotten your true self. What about your own truth? It is your duty to work for it, to know your own true self. Think about it. What are we here for? And are we working towards that?

Whatever you are doing today, will it complete you within? What is it that will keep you happy all the time? Even if people don’t appreciate you for doing that, you will be happy doing it because you feel a sense of fulfillment internally. When you reach that state, that’s when life becomes complete. Do everything that you are doing everyday but just be aware of this fact that there is something higher within you that you have not been able to see as yet. And books are not going to help you with this. Through books, you can only get knowledge but you wouldn’t grow. You may be a good orator but you cannot give someone the experience until you have experienced it yourself. It is the experience that helps you to grow spiritually. We want you to reach the deepest layer of your core being, the Source, from where you have originated. It’s not difficult at all to experience that state. You were just not guided towards it. It’s about you and the Source within you. When the ‘Inner Power’ gets awakened, everything will be resolved automatically. You don’t need to follow anyone then. We say it openly that you don’t even need to follow Dadashreeji or Babaji, you only need to follow the One who is in your heart.

All you need to do is awaken the Voice within you and that only happens through Love. You can awaken the Divine within you through friendship (maitri). You will receive guidance within you through that Inner Voice. You just need to be in silence and receive it.

Once a seeker reached Lord Gautam Buddha. He was seeking the experience of enlightenment. He was unable to express or explain what he wanted through words. So he just sat there. He expressed what he wanted internally to Gautam Buddha. Lord Buddha closed His eyes and so did the seeker. They sat like this for hours. When the seeker finally opened his eyes, he had complete peace and joy within. He had experienced the state of enlightenment. Experiencing complete transformation within, he was filled with happiness. There was no exchange of words.

Just by closing your eyes, you can experience that state. So what’s the point of reading and studying so much? You need to focus on what is beyond words. Delve on what that energy is; that is driving you from within. The power is within you. You have to keep working with dedication towards it. You can decide your own personal sādhanā (spiritual practice). We don’t have to tell you that. Do whatever you want but keep the focus on moving towards your core, your Inner Power. That’s where you will see the huge transformation in your life. The profound changes that you undergo while moving inwards is ‘Spiritual Transformation’.

Time is changing. We are here to remind you of that Truth. Whether you accept it or not is entirely your choice but something is going to change for all of us. The thought you need to keep within you through this change is that I need to be a better human being. You need to drop your ego otherwise it’s going to be difficult to cope with all the situations around you, especially with the current state of mind.

In the next 5 years, things are going to change a lot and extensively. You will see a profound transformation all across the globe. Are you ready for it?

The discrimination that you see among people in the world is going to change. Be ready for that change and work for it. The best things will follow in your life. Get ready for the future and move inwards. You need to keep your mind pure all the time. Just because someone else is doing bad doesn’t mean that you have to follow suit. Through your actions, you can even purify the atmosphere. This transformation of becoming a better being will help you in your routine life as well. You have to activate and awaken the ‘Power within you’ - now. Use the ‘Inner Power’ for good use. Use it for your growth and uplifting others too.

Everything is ‘One’ at the end and that is the final Truth. If you don’t believe in that fact, it means that you are in the state of ignorance. Whenever you see discrimination, please understand and accept that you are in the state of ignorance. For in Truth, there is Love, peace and maitri (friendship with all).

When there is no power, no energy, no light within, the only option you have is to stand next to the Sun. Through this, you experience happiness and you let others experience it too.

Lots of love and blessings to all of you. If you think that we can be of some help to you, please don’t hesitate to come forward and ask. I want to reiterate that I am just your friend and I want all of you to grow and experience the Truth. I’ll always be there with you, wherever you are.

Enjoy life. Grow spiritually.
Experience love and spread love.
We are always there to support you.

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

(This is an excerpt from the event ‘Maitri Mahotsav’ celebrated in Mumbai, India on 27th December 2019)

Dear Friends,
Humanity in the modern age has been focusing on developments in various fields leading to greater heights and achievements in the material world. The modern age has seen the various ages of reasoning, industrialisation, science, technology, electronics and computers amongst others. But, now the time has arrived for the advent of the ‘Age of The Divine’ – something which we have mentioned to you off and on. The ‘Age of The Divine’ would continue over the next few thousand years.

The initial time for its establishment on earth would happen over the next 200 years. This paradigm shift in global consciousness is going to be a phenomenon truly worth witnessing. Many people would realize and identify with this shift in global consciousness in the due course of time.

The next 10 years are vital for us, as much depends on the raised consciousness of humanity. The year 2025 is crucial – as it would decide the planet’s fate. Following this, the year 2032 would initiate greater changes for the globe and witness the phenomenon that all of you have prayed for. Humanity has been given a huge opportunity to ‘make it’ this last time. No one can dissociate themselves from it.

The current times are filled with challenges, which we as citizens of the country and beings of the planet are going to face. The major shift is still waiting to happen. Our work over the last two years has already started showing good results.

Humanity would be offered opportunities that would help society to grow positively, prosper and lead to inner transformation. Denial of these positive opportunities would make one walk towards darkness. You, as devotees need to understand and realize that your positive and selfless acts would help in stopping the current trend of our society’s downfall and instead make it rise to Divinity. Grace will reach your doorstep to help you; but it is upto you to accept or refuse the gift of Grace. The world may or may not notice your contributions. We are not here for the recognition but to continue our acts of selfless contribution – thereby leading to that transformation.

Our message to the world is :
1. Get transformed for your betterment, for your inner peace.
2. Associate and set a bond with the Divine in any form of your choice.
3. Serve selflessly.
4. Share goodness with all.
5. Radiate Love and Peace in all directions.

I am here to answer your queries, search, saadhana, tapas and hard work you have done since long to gain the absolute Truth of Divine existence. It is not a coincidence that we met now – it was predestined. I am totally confident that each one of you present here, as well as all my devotees living around the world, have the strength to transform others. We will work as ONE to bring about that transformation.

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

(1st June 2014, ShantiKshetra Premgiri Ashram, Karjat. Maharashtra)

Question : Can Love heal physical illnesses, even cancer?

Maitreya Dadashreeji : What is more powerful? The body or the mind?
It’s the mind.

What is more powerful than your mind?
It’s your heart.

What is there in your heart?
It’s Love.

So when you operate from Love, everything below that will change automatically. Physical ailments or any such diseases that are physically limiting you are just the result of some misalignment in your body or mind. There maybe some defects or imbalance, but everything will get aligned the moment you allow that Love to grow in your heart. When you allow that Love to flow through you, everything will get aligned automatically.

And I can still suggest one more thing to you- if you get time. Take out a day, only one day, only for yourself. Go out in the Nature or whatever you feel like doing for yourself, just do that for entire one day. Enjoy that one day. Experience it completely. Express yourself completely.

This will give your heart an opportunity to start expressing your Love again. Take this step forward and I will help you for that.

Q: Dear Maitreya Dadashreeji, What are the effects of chanting on our mind? Secondly, how does it connect with our heart?

Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends!
Every aspect of the universe affects you and everything around. Sound is one of the elements. When you hear it, you experience corresponding emotional and mental changes. Depending on the type of sound, you may feel good or get disturbed. You experience it in your regular conversations with people. When someone encourages you, it generates positive emotions. Similarly, when your colleague criticizes your work, you get angry or feel disheartened. So, if you could observe it, you will notice that your inner-being continuously changes depending on the kinds of words exchanged between the two of you. Now, are these changes occurring only due to words?

If you apply this understanding to the kind of music we listen, you will see a similar impact. You are very well aware of this as there are ample studies available on the effect of music on the human body and mind. Good music elevates your mood. It keeps you happy and positive. To share some examples, the Indian classical rāg, 'Ahir-Bhairav' directly influences your heart chakra and facilitates its activation. You may listen to it in the morning hours. Similarly, the frequency ‘528hz’ is known as the ‘love frequency’. It helps in awakening the love within and around. If the human body and mind can experience change through words and music, can it not experience it through a set Divine mantra?

Mantras are powered, and energised sound frequencies created to uplift human consciousness, at various levels of its spiritual journey. One may chant these mantras depending upon the need of the seeker. People usually refer to their religious scriptures to chant the divine mantras or hymns. One is allowed to do so, but at the same time, one should know that one shouldn't practice certain mantras without proper guidance. Some mantras are mild (soumya) in nature, and some are intense (rudra). Hence, decide accordingly! Your conscience will guide you. Apart from mantras from the scriptures, your Master or Deity may directly give you mantras to chant. These mantras are now energized and more powerful. The reason is that these are as per your current life situation. They easily blend with nature, and most importantly these are energized by the Master for you. That means that when you receive and practice the mantras; they are already charged with the power. Today, there aren’t many Masters who can create a new mantra and infuse it with Divine power.

You may notice three primary effects of mantra chanting. The effects are not limited to the points mentioned here.
1.Wish Fulfilment: The seeker may opt to chant specific mantras to fulfil his or her needs. The requirement may be spiritual or material. Irrespective of this, one may continue to practice the chanting for the prescribed number of days. Through the power of the mantra, it becomes easy to translate your wish into a language the Divine can understand and respond to. The mantra helps to transmit your prayer to the universe with a particular frequency. Whenever you do anything with pure intent and dedication, your wish is bound to come true with the will of the Divine. The time for its fulfilment is not under your control. Let the Divine decide that! If you offer your prayer with great honesty, its fulfilment is inevitable and will occur when the time is right.

2.Purification: The regular chanting of mantras will purify your inner-world. It will first clean the consciousness and then start purifying the inner layers one by one. The process is biological and may take years. The level of purification directly depends on the state of the physical Master you are following. The awakened Master knows the way and the time of spiritual fruition.

3.Tuning the self: The profound spiritual change one would experience is, tuning the self with the Divine. As you keep chanting the mantra, you keep evolving spiritually and start marinating in the divine nectar. The mantra heals the body, purifies the mind and elevates one's spiritual state. The spiritual vibrations penetrate deep within the layers of the consciousness from the physical body (sthula sharir) to the astral body (sukshma sharir). With regular practice, the body particles, molecules vibrate at a higher frequency which gradually turns into the ‘divine body’. When the mind receives the calming divine vibrations, it too starts getting attuned with the sacred sound. Past blocks, traumas and unwanted memories start disintegrating. It empowers the seeker with guiding intuitions, productive creativity and improved cognitive abilities.

The root of the mind is in the heart. And the heart is the place where your Inner Divine resides. Your body and mind get connected to the heart, the Divine abode. You receive direct guidance from the Inner Divine. The connection reveals the deep mystical and ethereal knowledge. The Divine expresses its qualities with no inhibitions or blocks through you. The divine mantra smoothly and surely keeps trickling deep into the subtle layers until you become the mantra itself. Be prepared!

One may choose to chant the mantra at a specific time for a few days depending on your need. Once you complete your sadhana, you should leave it to the Divine to grant the boon. For the devotee, there is no such specific time or limiting days to chant the mantra. The devotee keeps chanting the mantra day and night. With each breath, the devotee ceaselessly takes the name of the Lord. It is done sometimes internally and sometimes verbally. When the breath becomes the Lord, and the Lord becomes the breath, the divine union of the Two manifests. Your destiny (prārabhdha) ends, you get freed from karma, and a new divine chapter begins, far beyond what your mind can imagine.

You may continue chanting the 'Dadashreeji Mantra' which transforms the human mind into the Divine, empowers you with divine qualities and gives you liberation (moksha) from the cycle of birth and death.

The world is changing. Change your self !
No one is waiting for you but your God.
Spread Love!

Love and Blessings,
Maitreya Dadashreeji

Dear Maitreya Dadashreeji, is it essential for every spiritual seeker to undergo the ‘purification process’ (Chitta– Shuddhi)? May I request you to enlighten us more on the purification process?

Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends,
Basically, the purification process is a systematic, progressive and effective way to expunge or cleanse unwanted, grievous, detrimental, traumatic, rotten and other dormant impressions of your subtle body which have blocked your path of growth.

Depending on levels, purification is of three types i.e. Physical, Psychological and lastly the deep subconscious level. As you move within from one level to the other, the process becomes slower but more powerful. For the first type, the physical body has its own natural mechanism to wipe away all that is not required. On the psychological front, the mind also has the ability to purify itself from irrelevant and unwelcome accumulated thoughts’ energies during sleep. Although, one possesses natural processes to cleanse oneself, one is unable to use them to their maximum potential. The reason is that many of you are careless or place little value towards cleansing these vital layers. A proper mindful diet and relaxing deep sleep would provide you with a healthy body and a happy mind. I urge you to include this into your daily practice thus staying healthy and happy in life.

Deeper than these layers is a deep subconscious plane, called the ‘chitta’ where all your core values, ingrained impressions and unique traits are recorded. To understand it simply, this is where you, as a unique character are defined. This inner plane influences your mind and further, your body in unison. You are hardly able to access this deep plane in these days of competition and survival in the game of life. One may inherently feel or get connected to this level 3–5 times in a day. There are no other active processes one can practice on their own, to free oneself from past burdens or blockages. Hence, this deep layer remains largely unexplored, unattended and untreated.

This is exactly where the purification processes help you cleanse and remove the dirt of the past and thus experience true freedom in life. Processes that are done here are well structured, intense and conducted in a way that, slowly and steadily, release you from these blockages.

‘Beej sanskaar’ is one of the intense processes that sow the seed of Divine intelligence within you. One starts experiencing a truly worth-noting, value-based, conscience-driven and inner-voice guided life. You just need to follow the basic preparation as advised by our friends while participating in these processes.

We conduct the purification process specifically for the deep subconscious plane (Chitta) and not for the body or mind directly. However, these integral and endogenous transformation processes further spontaneously unfold positive outcomes externally. When you dive deep into your inner world, there is a sudden and huge release of energy. The past latent memories surface up to your awareness. Consequently one may experience transient disturbances in the mind, which subside later into a deep silence. You may feel being light within as if something unwanted has been released from within you. There is an upward shift in the energy – strengthening you mentally and emotionally. Notable post this process is that your perception towards similar situations and people changes. You deal with the same unchanged, challenging events but with solutions, zeal and calmness. These are a few markers that you will witness during the purification process although not limited to the aforementioned alone.

Remember, the only worthwhile challenge in your life – is to change your self. The rest is baseless and a waste of time.

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

(This article was published in Maitri Anahita magazine in May, 2016)

Q-Dear Maitreya Dadashreeji, what are the seven chakras in the human body? Do they play any significant role in our spiritual growth? Are we supposed to have knowledge of these chakras in detail? Kindly enlighten us.

Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends!
Chakra meditation is an advanced form of a spiritual practice for self-realisation. One can practice this if advised by your Guide, if any, or if you feel you are ready for the next step to explore spirituality. A seeker requires proper knowledge of the subject and the right technique to absorb the maximum from this advanced form of meditation. The knowledge of the chakras was first revealed by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati. It was then shared further by sages verbally to the competent ones. It was much later that the knowledge was methodically documented in various Indian scriptures like the Upanishads for seekers to understand the astral design of the human body and as a way to channelise spiritual energy for attaining the Supreme Truth. One can see similar notations ambiguously mentioned in the Old Testament, Islamic religious books and Buddhism. These religious books indicate the presence of the seven chakras, the third eye and their importance in the awakening of the true self.

The Ancient masters clearly instruct us on who may qualify to practice chakra meditation. A seeker should mainly possess the three qualities of self-control, devotion to the Master and living a virtuous life. But, in today’s time, the reality has changed. These qualities are too much to demand from today’s man, who is busy and surrounded by materialistic forces. We cannot expect the above men-tioned pure qualities from anyone in the current time. Hence, one may still begin the chakra meditation under an authentic Guide if one wishes. As you progress on your spiritual path, you will notice changes in the surroundings and in your lifestyle as well. With time, under proper guidance and the right technique, it becomes easy and powerful.

There are many chakras in the human body, major as well as minor. They are present in the astral body. Generally, the practitioner is required to focus on seven major chakras. Each major chakra is respectively associated with many minor chakras in the body. Chakras are energy centres shaped in the form of a wheel. Each chakra releases energy vibrating at a specific frequency. They in turn release corresponding emotions defining the psychological and biological state of a person. All seven chakras operate at different levels of consciousness. Now, let us learn more about these chakras!

Spiritual energy travels through nādis in the human body. Nādis are thread-like structures within the entire human body running from head to toe. The earth energy enters the body through the feet and travels upwards to the head through the nādis. Each chakra further amplifies or diminishes the flow of the energy in the body based on the state of the chakra. Together the chakras and nādis keep circulating energies within a closed circuit in the human body.

Each chakra has a specific shape, location and state. Typically, chakras remain in three states in the body.
i) Impaired: lost shape and structure with minimal function,
ii) Active: proper shape and structure with optimum function
iii) Awakened: with all normal compositions, functioning with high spiritual vibrations. This state occurs when the body is filled with kundalini shakti (Serpent Power).

The seeker seeks to progress from the first state to the last in order to experience the higher states of the consciousness.

Each chakra has a specific one letter beej mantr and an associated element.
i) Moolādhara, Lang, earth
ii) Swādhisthana, Vang, water
iii) Manipur, Rang, fire
iv) Anāhata, Yang, air
v) Vishuddhi, Hang, space
vi) Agneya, Aum, consciousness
vii) Sahsrāra, ParaAum, Soul.

The mantra for the Sahsrāra will be bestowed upon you by the Awakened Guide.

The first or root chakra possesses the latent kundalini shakti, which is a coiled-like structure possessing spiritual power. The latent Shakti is feminine, eager to unite with Shiv, the masculine component present in the brain as ling. Awakening of the first six chakras with the upsurge of kundalini power coalesces towards the last seventh chakra. Awakening of the last chakra occurs only by the Divine will. All other six chakras may get activated and awakened at any time, and not necessarily in a sequence. The nature of kundalini differs from person to person. There is a systematic detailed mechanism of how the Shakti once awakened, spreads in the body and gushes upward till the region of Shiv (from the neck and above) is reached. Through Āgneya chakra, pineal gland gets awakened and through sahsrār chakra, the entire human brain is awakened to express the True Self. Here, you truly become an awakened, transformed being.

Having explained about the complex formation of chakras in brief, it is not at all mandatory for a seeker to have knowledge about the chakras. You may nevertheless still experience the higher spiritual states without practicing or knowing more about chakras. To breathe oxygen and to absorb it through the lungs, you don’t need to get familiarised with oxygen or have knowledge of it. Just breathe, that’s it! Chakras are a part of the human consciousness and they will remain so. You can’t manipulate and awaken the Shakti mentally. No one can pretend to be awakened at the chakra level. With the guidance and Grace of your Guide, you will experience the awakening of the kundalini power without meditating on it even once in your lifetime. Hence, keep patience, practice what you love and leave the rest to the Divine! Divine blessings will guide you.

Learn, understand and meditate to know the Supreme Truth!
Always there with you!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

Q- Maitreya Dadashreeji, how can we identify whether the challenge we are facing is karmic in origin and whether we have learnt our lesson? What is the lesson?

Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends!
Life offers mixed experiences revealing more and more about Creation. Some say, life is all about learning lessons. You are here on this planet to learn your lessons in order to attain the higher states of consciousness. One may or may not be fully aware of the process of learning lessons; but everyone participates in them unknowingly, may they be atheists or believers. As you grow, you go through many situations. One may not collectively consider all of them as part of the lessons in your life. Only a few parts may be considered as lessons to learn.

For a human mind, it will be difficult to discern between lessons and random situations to explore more about life. So, let us simplify this by first understanding what is a lesson? A lesson means to know the hidden personal truth, a part of you agreed to learn in this life. A personal truth deals with the myriad situations and experiences of life, you have gone through. The process is about knowing more about yourself, your real nature. Suppose, you had a notion about yourself that you are a very kind and generous person. Since it is just your assumption but not your real nature, you would go through some fact checking situations in life. To your surprise, you realise that you are not that kind a person you had thought yourself to be. Now, this is an example where you can see that the lesson was learnt directing you towards your real nature. To initiate this process of learning, anything can be a reason; which involves dear ones, friends and relatives around you.

One can attempt to identify whether any particular lesson is a part of destiny or simply an accident.

There are three key factors by which you can distinguish them clearly.
1) Repetition: There will be a few situations in your life that will keep repeating. You are also amazed sometimes why these situations keep getting repeated in life. For example, being rejected again and again puts you in a self-pity mode. Someone else keeps taking the credit for your hard work. Invariably, you land up hurting people although you never wanted to. If such repeated situations or experiences are happening in your life, it is now high time that you correct yourself immediately. You just need to know yourself well.

2) Severity: One way to understand whether the lesson is karmic, depends upon the intensity of the experience. If it is deep and severe, know that it is a part of your karmic lesson. These situations will impact your life majorly. It will be a life changing experience. People very close to you, those that matter a lot to you, are part of these experiences. Your identity is shaken and challenged even leading to a mental and emotional break down. In extreme scenarios when one is unable to learn the lesson, one can become emotionally dry and mentally depressed. We wish that none of you should experience these polar states.

3) Unavoidable: You cannot skip these life testing situations and jump to easy and comfy ones. You may notice that no matter how hard you try to avoid these experiences; the situation remains unchanged and as hard and deep-rooted as a rock. This again confirms, that these are a part of your destined lessons of life. These are pre-destined and inescapable situations. The only option left is to face and win over them successfully.If you still can't figure it out, the best way is to go within and ask your Inner-Divine. It is here, that you will get both an answer as well as a solution. Learning a lesson and stepping ahead in life is a joyful achievement. Your awareness level is heightened. You move closer to your true nature that is your Divine within. Resisting this learning process will delay your spiritual growth. Keeping your mind and heart fixed at The Divine, you can fully participate in the flow of life. All the mighty difficulties will dissolve into dust, easing your path towards the Highest. You experience freedom and joy at the end.

Free your mind and simplify life!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

Q: Dear Maitreya Dadashreeji, according to you, what is that one reason stopping me in experiencing true Divine Love?

Maitreya Dadashreeji :
Dear Friends,
It is your mind which is captivated by the beauty of the well-designed illusionary world which tempts one by offering sensual pleasures. Under the material influence, the mind expresses and acts in every possible way to possess everything that provides pleasure to itself. In the chosen journey of the mind, one eventually finds oneself caught up in the unending chain of worldly pleasures. This trapped mind is what stops you from experiencing true Divine Love. The irony is that you are not even aware of the strong and powerful influence of materialism. You talk about freedom but in reality you are stuck in this mesmerising world.

Let me help you understand this. What happens to the human mind, in most of the times, when you buy a new smart phone from the market? You feel empowered on possessing the most advanced smart phone. You enjoy your freedom to access everything and anything that you wish to possess. With that tiny gadget, you possess the information of the entire known creation. The joy of owning an advanced smart phone provides a sense of achieving something special in one’s life. If you reflect minutely, you will notice that you have confined yourself to that metal device. Whatever you received was only the information of the world, making you feel that you belong to this free world. In reality, you have become glued to this dead metal not realizing that you have been trapped within the self-created virtual world.

You can’t experience truth, freedom and understand the real meaning of life just by possessing virtual information about it. You have to live it truly – in the real world. Watching famous cities and locations electronically and visiting those in person is altogether a different experience. Watching sports on a screen is fun but playing it physically is the pure joy. It gives you strength, shapes your character and redefines your individuality with positivity.

Everything around has a purpose of conveying something to you. It is not to bind you forever with that and trap your mind. The trapped mind thinks it is free, but in reality it is trapped within the self-created false world. For that foolish mind, whatever appears and disappears, begins and ends is well within the confines of the world. There is no attempt or even a desire to experience the ‘truth of life’. It is only when you reach a dead end on your path; that you start looking for help, support and solutions.

Be aware of this trapped mind! What you can do here is not only to free your mind but also allow it to express and experiment with itself. Treat this mind as a gift of creation, make it your friend and allow it to be guided by the Divine. The Grace and Love of the Divine will make sure that you experience the Supreme Truth and Divine Love.

Remember, express your love to your dear and near ones!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

Maitri Anahita magazine: March, 2016

Question from Seeker: Dear Maitreya Dadashreeji, how does one differentiate between the voice of the mind or the Divine? How do we know that it’s the heart and not the mind?

Maitreya Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends,

Remember, the source of the voice is profound and internal. A strong connection with this inner Source bestows natural and effective guidance. Confusion occurs in the highly active mind. Here, one fails to receive proper guidance, which can help elevate the fallen state.

In many instances, prefixed desired expectations make it difficult for you to receive that guidance smoothly. Your preferences influence your mind to participate in the process of finding answers. One feels helpless mainly during critical situations in life. During such complex situations, the internal struggle intensifies and worsens due to your preferences.

Know that, the reasons behind the interplay of the mind resulting in providing altered messages are ignorance, judgments, and self-analysis. These various levels of interpretations corrupt the message of the inception.

If you have played the game of ‘Chinese Whispers’, you would understand this well. The message shared at the beginning, doesn't remain the same by the end of the game. As a part of the game, all of you laugh at the ultimate outcome of the message. In real life, implementing on the altered message can be anything but good or productive. The altered message would only misguide you to encounter failure and misery in life.

Remember, mainly two things that can help you receive the inner guidance precisely in its true nature are: ‘Elevated awareness’ and ‘Connection with the Divine’. As you progress in your spiritual journey, you would notice growth in these qualities. You would receive direct and non- conflicting guidance.

You can identify this voice well as that of the heart if you sense three factors: Authenticity, clarity, and serenity. A very distinct, clear, notable voice releasing silence within is the true inner voice – the voice of your heart. As opposed to it, the voice of the mind is unclear, comes with a second opinion or plan B, keeping you restless and in fear.

Your growth and success lies only with true inner voice, your heart.
Listen to your heart!
Listen to your Divine!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji

(This article was published in Maitri Anahita magazine in September, 2016)

Dear Friends,

When it comes to sharing good, the mind immediately reaches out to it with no second thought. In a similar manner, when it comes to removing the bad or negativity one carries within, there is no hesitation and one immediately lets go without any resistance within. Each one of us is willing to gain something better with more goodness; however, we might not know how to get there. The mind wishes to enjoy the fruits of goodness, the positive and its associated happiness. It wants to avoid the bad, the negative and the consequent unhappiness. How can one gain only good fruits in life? Is it really possible to experience this in one’s life?

Fruits are the final outcome in the growth cycle of a tree. As we all know, merely sowing the right seed does not yield the desired fruits. What is equally important is the caring and nurturing of the plant. If one sows the correct seed, but does nothing further to nourish and look after the plant, one should not expect to receive or enjoy the fruit. Similarly if you are looking for opportunities, positive responses and happiness in life, you need to take adequate steps to care for and nurture the seed sown within you.

One of the essentials of the ‘Self’ is ‘Knowledge’ – ‘True Knowledge’. Knowledge here refers not to the knowledge of the world or creation, but about ‘You’ – the ‘Self within’. Hence, true knowledge is ‘Knowledge of the Self’. It is that knowledge, which helps one realise their true nature. It is not just information as seen in the current context or understanding of science. Rather it is that knowledge which transforms a being. Mere information confines one within the boundaries of fixed notions and ideas whereas true knowledge liberates one, by transcending oneself beyond notional boundaries. Therefore, I say that real freedom is ‘internal’ and not ‘external’.

There is no criteria or level for individuals to attain, to be able to gain and practice true knowledge. One cannot say that he or she is not worthy or does not qualify to practice it. Such wrong concepts stop one from knowing the ‘Truth of Life’. Once, it happened that the son of an outcast mother, Jabala wanted to attain true knowledge. He couldn't, as neither he nor his mother knew the name of his father or the caste he belonged to. He requested a highly renowned sage of that time to accept him as his disciple. Upon hearing his request, the sage inquired of him about his father and caste. The young boy truthfully told the sage that neither he nor his mother knew the name of his father or his caste. This brought a smile on the sage’s face. Without hesitation the sage accepted him as his disciple. He explained that only a true aspirant or seeker can speak this bitter truth. Hence, do not tie yourself down with a false assumption that the search for true knowledge is only for a few and not meant for you.

I advise you not to run to read the scriptures or spiritual books in order to search for true knowledge. You can practice it in your life. All you need to know is that you are a student in the world. See yourself as a student of life, a passionate and determined student; one who is willing to learn for the growth of his ‘being’. Even an atheist can follow this path. Divinity does not differentiate between dis- believers or believers of God. Anyone who is a true student of life will receive this reward. It is that simple!

When the mind is influenced with events or false notions, it tends to deviate from the real nature of the ‘Self’. When one moves away from the Sun, what one experiences is the opposite of light viz. darkness. When one starts doubting the ‘Self’, they find themselves in a confused state of mind, not knowing what is right, and might even think that they are orphans in the school of ‘Divine Creation’.

The sad part of human life is that it takes years and years to realise this. It is in these moments of difficulty that one starts searching for the path to salvation.

‘True Knowledge’ focuses your mind on the Source of all Creation – the Self. Anything which moves your mind away from the Source is not true knowledge. The more you walk on the Path of Knowledge, the closer you move towards the Source. With each step, there will be moments of liberation within. These are unique stages of transformation which one goes through, though not necessarily in any sequential manner. You would notice significant changes within; but would not be able to pin point them precisely.

Your individual consciousness starts experiencing higher states of consciousness. As you grow in this state under guidance, you would notice the self expanding further – into the Universal Consciousness. Soon you realise the truth of your existence and merge into the vast ocean of universal unconditional Love, a Divine union of truth, love and bliss.

So walk on the path towards the ‘Source’ – with ‘True Knowledge’. Be there to receive it!

Love and Blessings
Maitreya Dadashreeji