Swami Shivkrupanand speaks on spirituality and conducts an intro samarpan meditation session for newcomers in Nepal.

1. Swamiji Kathmandu Nepal Shibir – Summary Day 3
Swamiji’swife,Gurumastartsthe day3 by recitingastory abouta guru of Ayurvedaandhis4 disciples.
Afterthe completionof the course,the guruthoughttotake an examinationof hisdisciples.He sent4
disciplesin4directions –North,South,East & West fora year.He instructedthemtobring Ayurvedic
herbs,plants,fruitsetc.thatwere notuseful atall.Aftera yearthe 4 disciplesshowedupandcame to
theirguru. The firstdisciple came nearhimandbroughta bigbag of uselessthingsasaskedbythe guru.
The guru noddedhisheadandaskedhimto sit.The seconddisciple came nearhimwiththe useless
thingsandthe guruaskedto take the seatas well.The thirddisciplewasreceivedinasimilarstate as
the laterones.The fourthdisciple wasstandingquitwith himbagempty,whenaskedbythe guru,the
disciple repliedthathe foundnothinguseless.He explainedthateveryherb,plantora fruitwasuseful
to a livingbeing.The gurufeltveryhappytosee thisasthe fourthdisciple wasthe onlyone whopassed
hisexamination.
The moral of the storyis“The guru instructsandteachesall hisdisciplesthe same knowledge,butthe
disciplesembracesata differentstate.The state of a disciple dependsonhow muchhe hassurrendered
to hisguru. The betterthe state,the betterhe receivesoracceptsthe knowledge fromhisguru.”
Guruma suggeststwoimportantpointsfrom Swamiji’s yesterdaydiscourse.
1. One whotakesthe pathof meditationmustcompletelysurrenderatthe soul state to the Guru,
onlythen the capacityto receive oraccept the energiesfromthe universal consciousnessunder
hisguru’sguidance increases.
2. One mustalso performthe dutiesatthe physical state byfollowingthe onlycommonthing
betweenhumansknownasDharmai.e.humanityforthe family,society,province,countryand
towardshumanbeingsacrossthe world.
Guruma continuestoexplain,“One mustnevermix betweenthe soul’sstate andthe physical state.Both
the stateshave to be performedseparately”
Guruma alsoadds a pointsaying,“The connectionbetweenyouandthe guruisnot determinedbythe
physical presence;it’sdeterminedbythe extentatwhichyouhave surrenderedat a soul state to the
guru regardlessof the distance acrossthe world.”
Swamiji beginshisdiscourse saying,“Ithasbeen40 years of journeytoserve the cause of spreading
meditationfromThe Himalayastohumansocietythroughoutthe world.Duringthe last2days we
learnedthe Supreme Being(God) isthe universalconsciousnessthatcomestothisworldinintervalsof
time throughdifferentmediums forthe bettermentof humanityandwe call them‘Sadguru’.Istated
yesterdaythatall humanbeingshave one commondharmai.e.humanityandtorelate thisIwill portray
a story.”
“Many years ago,a kingruledinsouthernpartof IndianamedVijaynagar.Underhisrule,peoplewere
contentwithhappinessandpeace.There wasjustone problem,the kingdidn’thave aSon;a
descendanttohiskingdom.So,whenthe kingdiedthere wasnoone torule the kingdom.The members
of the king’scourtwere ingreat despair.Toseeka solutiontothe situation,the membersdecidedtogo

2. to the Guru of the King;as the Kingmade all importantdecisionsforthe kingdomonlyaftertaking
suggestionsfromhisGuru.”
“The membersof the courtwentto the Guru’s Ashramand askedfora suggestiontohow or whowill
rule and directthe kingdom.Asthe kinghada complete faithandtrustin you,all the memberhas
decidedtoagree onany decisionyoumake.Pleasehelpusfindthe new rulerfor the kingdom.The Guru
wentintohismeditativestate forsome time,he returnedandtoldeveryone toprepare towelcome the
newKing.He furtherinstructedeveryone that –be presentatthe main gate of the kingdomtomorrow
morningandthe firstpersonwho entersthe gate will be yournew king.”
“The nextmorningeveryone werepresentatthe maingate andwere keenlywaitingforsomeone to
enterthe gate.All the paraphernaliatowelcome the new kingwaspresent.Afterwaitingforalong
time,a beggarnamedRamufrom anotherkingdomenteredthe gate.Assoonas he enteredthe gate,
three soldierswithone havinggarlandrantowardshim.Ramu,on seeingthe three soldiersrunning
towardshimthoughtthat he has committedacrime and beggingisn’tallowedin thiskingdom.The
soldiersranbeinghimcrying,‘Ourking…ourking”.Two soldierscaughtRamuand the thirdput garland
aroundhisneck.”
“The beggarRamu wasshockedandsaid,‘I am not a king,I am justa beggar’.The soldiersreplied,‘We
have nothingtodo withyourpast, butnow onyou are our king.’Ramuwastakento the palace and was
adornedlike aking.Whenthe kingsfromdifferentkingdomcame tomeethim, he boughthishandsup
to begalmseverytime.He wasworriedabouthishabitof begging andhadno control overit. So,he
wentto the guru to seekasolution.The gurusuggestedhimtorecite inhismind,‘Now Ihave become a
king…nowI have become a king’.Practicingthisfordayshe startedfeelinglikeakingandhis habitof
beggingalmsstopped.Ramuthenprovedtobe a great king”.
The moral of the storyis,“You can take control overthe bad habitsdevelopedfromthe pastby
practicinggoodhabitsinthe present.Thishelpsustolearntoforgetthe past and be in the present
state”.
The nextpointSwamiji relatesisabouthow we reachunderthe guidance of a ‘Sadguru’.He says,“You
musthave prayedat a soul state inyour past birthaboutmakinga spiritual progresswhichleadyouto
take birthat an exacttime andplace throughan appropriate parentwhere the basicthingslike
spiritualityandsearchfora mediumthattakesyouto a path of spiritual progress.The universal
consciousnesshelpsyoutoreacha ‘Sadguru’toattainself-realization.Once youreachthere,itis
completelyinyourhandstomake a progressspiritually. Youshouldcompletelysurrendertothe
‘Sadguru’andhave all your focuson justone thing – to increase yourcapacityto receive the energies
fromthe universal consciousnessthroughthe ‘Sadguru’. The focus shouldbe todevelopastrong‘Chitta’
(psyche).
Swamiji furtherexplain,“Whenyouwill sittomeditateandconcentrate onyour‘Chitta’(psyche),you
will have several thoughtscomingtoyou,nevertryto stopthemand letthemflow.Alwayshave a
desire tomeditate andimprove your‘Chitta’.Yourbodywill restrainyoutomeditate indifferentways
but pledge todonate half houreverydaytoimprove yoursoul’sstate.Once youdonate something,you
don’task itback, thiswill helpyoutothink thatI have half hour whichI cannotask back”. If you dothis
everydaythe restof your23.5 hoursof the day andyour whole life willchange”.

3. Swamiji givesinstancesfromhisownlifethatwhenhe wason thispath,he facedmany obstaclesfrom
hisfamily.Hisfatherwascompletelyagainsthimbuthiswife ‘Guruma’gave himastrongsupportto
progressonhis pathto spirituality. Swamiji says,“Iignoredall the externalobstaclesandconcentrated
onlyon makingmy‘Chitta’stronger andturninginwards”.
Swamiji recitesone more storyfromhisvisittoJagannathpuri.He says,“He had neverbeento
Jaggannathpuri anditwas hisfirstvisit.Assoonas I reachedthere,the local news saidthatthere wasa
verydangerousstormhittingthe place.The local fishermenatthe seashore suggestedme toleave the
place immediately.ItoldthemthatI am senthere by myguru for a reason,if I have reachedhere thenI
am sure that no stormcan struckthisplace.The fishermenthoughtthatIam a crazy oldman andwill
endup dyinginthe storm withthem.Iaskedthemto waitand watch,the storm didn’thitthe place and
got divertedinadifferentdirectionfromadistance.The fishermenwere shockedandaskedme of my
assurance as a place was forecastedwithastorm.Whenyou getinonenesswithauniversal
consciousnessandthe nature,the nature will understandyouwith your‘Aura’andwill protectyou.
Swamiji furtherportrays aninstance where he wasinvitedforgivingalecture toaidalcoholism. The
doctorsinstructedhealthyandscientificapproachestoaidalcoholism.WhenIwasgivenachance to
speak,Isaid,“One shouldmeditate forhalf hour.Someone fromthe crowdsaidloud,‘Swamiji we all
drinkalcohol,thenhowcouldwe meditate’.Irespondedthemsaying,‘don’tleave alcohol,enjoy
drinkingnotjustone buttwo bottlesaday. All Iwant youto do isto add half hourmeditationeveryday’.
The crowd rejoicedandapplaudedasIencouragedthemtodrink.Theyagreedtomeditate forhalf hour
and aftera fewmonths90% of the crowd presentthatdaygave updrinking”.
Swamiji explainsthe moral of the story,“If youadd half hourof meditationtoyourlife every you’re your
soul state getsstrongerand anythingbadthat keepsyouaway froma spiritual progress will
automaticallyvanishandonlygoodwill remain”.
Swamiji recollectsone more storyfromthe above story,“Once a womansittinginmydiscourse came to
me afterthe completion of the discourse complainingabouthishusband’sdrinkinghabits.Isuggested
herto meditate fromhalf houreverydayand toldherthat if one of the partnerspractice meditation,it
will bringchancestothe other inspirituality.Afterafew daysshe came back complainingthatthere
were nochangesin herhusband.Iinstructedherto remove her‘Chitta’fromherhusbandandput itin
meditation.Onone rainyday,the husbandcame to drophiswife forthe dailymeditationsessionand
had no choice butto come inside inthe meditationhall.Onseeingeveryonemeditatinghe thoughtto
have a seat.Afterthe meditationwascompleted,he came tome and said,‘Swamiji,evenIsatto
meditate today,IfeltgoodandI thinkto come for meditationeveryday’.Isaiditwouldbe goodif you
joinuseverydaytomeditate.Afterafew monthsthe couple came happilytome sayingthe husband’s
alcoholismwasaided”.
Swamiji explainsthe moral of the story,“Whenevenone of the partnerspracticesmeditation,the other
will soonerorlatermeditate aswell.The spiritual progresswill attainbyboththe partnersandits
effectswill be resultedinfuture”.
The nextpointSwamiji bringsupistopractice forgiveness.He explainsthatitisveryimportantto
forgive someoneorto seekforgivenessfromsomeoneforanypastinstancestomake a spiritual
progress.Swamiji instructsthatif youcannot give orask for forgivenessinpersonthenyoushoulddoit
throughprayers.Swamiji suggests seekingforgivenessortoforgive someone through‘Chitta’during

4. prayersby rememberingthe personinthatinstance. He givesanexample of anabbothe once metat
Hyderabad.He was on an eventforseveral daysandfoundthat the abbot is visitingahospital every
otherday. He said,“WhenI had a chance to speakwithhim, Iaskedhimabout hisfrequentvisitstothe
hospital andinquiredabouthishealth.He answeredthathe waskeepingwell buthe experienced a
heartpain.Alongthe waywithour several talks,he mentionedanabbotbackin Hyderabadwithwhom
he didn’thave a goodrelation. Thiswasinhis‘Chitta’whichleadhimtohave a chestpainas the abbot
back inHyderabadalsohad a heart attack. So,I askedhimto forgive himinprayersandremove him
fromhis ‘Chitta’.Afterforgivingandremovingthe personfromhis‘Chitta’he gotwell andfelthealthy”.
Swamiji explainsthe moral of the story,“Whenyou keepsomeoneinyour‘Chitta’ youautomatically
receive hisweaknesses.Hence,itisveryimportanttoforgive andremove people fromyou‘Chitta’and
to keepyour‘Chitta’pure”.
Swamiji stronglysuggestseveryonetopractice meditationforhalf houreveryday.Once youstartdoing
this,a day will come whenyoursoul wouldseekthathalf hourandenjoymediation.He alsosuggests
the same time and place to practice meditationeverydaytoprogressevenbetter. He instructstopurely
concentrate tomake the ‘Chitta’strongertoprogressspirituallyandincrease the capacitytoreceive
more and more from the universal consciousness.
We will meditate.Meditationisveryeasy.Uponmeditating,if we speakwithfull convictionthenwe will
be more effective.We have lostourconnectionwiththe earth.We have fosteredtensionwithinour
bodiesasa resultof this.So, itis requestedthatthe peoplesitonthe groundor lettheirfeetdirectly
touch the groundif they mustsit on chairs.Indigenouspeopleof Indiarelease theirailments through
contact withthe earth.Focus onyour crownby placingyourlefthandfirstand righthand overthe left
hand.Give a verylittle pressure onyourcrown.Itis a humannature to focusonwhere we place our
hands.Nowwe will bringourpalmson eitherside of usfacingupwards.
Nowwe will chant,
“I am a holysoul.Iam a pure soul”.
“I am a holy soul.Iam a pure soul”.
“I am a holysoul.Iam a pure soul”.
Pray,
“we pray to the universal consciousnessthatwe maybe grantedself-realization”.
“we pray to the universal consciousnessthatwe maybe grantedself-realization”.
“we pray to the universal consciousnessthatwe maybe grantedself-realization”.
Duringthe meditation,if youhave experiencedvibration,itisanoutcome of experiencingthe degrees
of thought– freeness.
Prayersforpeace.