This is an elaboration of a some odd points and a mini glossary to accompany the 2021 Shivratri speech by Samarpan Meditation guru Swami Shivkrupanand.

1. Point Elaboration and Glossary of Shivratri 2021 Summary
Thisis justan elaborationonsome of whatSonal translatedearlieronforthe Shivratri 2021 summary.
Ebooksand an audiobookwere launchedof Swamiji’smessagesbyGuruma.The booksare available in
differentlanguages.
1. Swamiji feltoverthe lastyear,many meditatorsacquiredastatusof soul freedomthistime around.
He attributedthis tothe strongerconnectionmanymade withthe subtle energiesforthe lastone year
whereasearlierpeoplewere attachedtoattendingSwamiji’sprogramsphysicallytoreceive spiritual
highs.
2. Swamiji elaboratedonhowunacknowledgedmental illnessisbecauseof the stigmaassociatedwith
it.With a physical body,familymembersand individualstake care to gethelpforthe affectedperson.
But theydon’tdo sofor mental healthissueseitherbecause familymembersdon’twantto
acknowledge itorthe personhavingthe issuesdoesn’tacknowledge it.Whensomeone triestoofferto
have the mentallyaffectedpersonvisitadoctor,theywill protestthattheyare not crazy. Doctors
addressingmental healthoftensaytoSwamiji thatpeopleoftendon’tseekhelpuntil it’stoolate
because of thisnotion. Swamiji pointedoutthatseeingsuchadoctor doesn’tmeanapersoniscrazy.
It’sthat theyneedhelpwithaparticular issue.Hisstance wasdon’tbe afraid to gethelpforthe affected
person.Observe the waythe personistalkingorbehavingorif theyare engagingindestructive
behaviors.Manytimespeopleare notdiscoveringhow depressedapersonisuntil theydon’tdie from
suicide.Whydopeople letthingsgetsobad?Act timelyandtryto helpthe persongetprofessional help.
Depressionhasbeensignificantlyonthe rise overthe pastyear as perWHO.
3. We must be relievedof atmagyan or the wisdomof the soul to be able to passon smoothly.You
relieve yourself bypassingonthisknowledge tochildren.Become freeof itall.Swamiji haddeemedthis
yearof the childrenagain whichinlecturesearlieron.He feltthe Samarpanorganization’seffortsto
reach outto childrenhadbeengreatlycurtaileddue tothe pandemiclastyearsowe neededtodoit
again.
He pointedouthere howevenif we tookituponourselvestoguide 10 childreneachovera periodof
time aboutthe meditation,thistooisanact of relievingthe wisdomandhelpingthe knowledge live on.
Thisknowledge canhelpfuture generations.
Some otherlessonsfromhere are putout inpicture formatstoo whichpeople cancheckoutonline too.
But the overall goal wasadaptingsimple practicesintoourlivesthroughattitudinal changeslike
incorporatingunselective love,forgivenessandnon-violence.

3. 4. Many may have noticedhowsome of whatSwamiji wassayingsoundedlike he wastalkingto
beginnersinthisShivratri speech.The reasonhe didsowas because thistime forthe firsttime ever,
Swamiji wasbeingbroadcastacrossdifferenttvchannelsinIndia.He realizedthatashe made his
speech,there would be people whoknewnothingaboutSamarpan.
5. At the end,Swamiji answered2questionswhichpeople hadasked.One of themwasaboutwhatwas
the bestkindof gurukaryato do. Normallyineverydayliving,we doa taskby associatingitwithour
physicality.Gurukaryaisthattaskwhichgoesbeyondthe body.Itis performedwithinspirationfromthe
soul and isalignmentwithdivine will. He saidthe besttaskto performisthe one thatmakesyour soul
feel good andthe besttask whichisperformedisdone sobygivingyour100%. Whenwe performany
taskswithour heartand soul for that matterevenwithinourlivesingeneral,itwillmake oursoul feel
good. When youdo itlike that,youwill be givingitall youhave.Atthat point,youwill be doingwhat
youare withfull energyanda state of thought-freeness.Whateveryoudo,doit withthe utmost of
sincerityand soulful glee.
Beingable todo goodgurukarya stemsfrom a habitfor doingthe jobsyoudo by givingityourall inyour
dailylives.It’s likeonce youlearntorun,you can run inany directionwithoutanyissues.Soit’sabout
havingthe skill of performing witheverythingyouhave andthenapplyingittoeachand everythingyou
do inlife.
6. The matterof relatingsatisfactionanddissatisfactionwiththe soul doesn’tstand.The innerwisdom
we are sharingisthe knowledge of procuringthe soul. Whatyouare sharingisnot aboutsatisfactionor
dissatisfactionbecause thisisnotrelatedtoone’sphysicality.Thisisanatural process. It’snot that you
will spreadthiswisdom.It’sthatthe spreadingof thiswisdomwill happenonitsown. There are some
people whodidpublicoutreachandtheydon’tevenfeel like theyconcertedlydidanything.It’sasif the
outreachflowedthroughthem.It’slike youventuredouttodoone thingand thenwithoutplanningfor
it,the wisdombeginstoflow.

4. So the ideaof thinkingof spreadingorsharinginnerwisdomasa projecttowork ondoesn’tstand.If we
attribute a sense of doership,the sharingof thiswisdomcannottake place. Sharinginnerwisdom
happensverynaturally.Assoonasyouidentifyatthe soul level ortrydo itto make your soul feel joyful,
the innerwisdomwill flowthroughyouautomaticallyorthe soulful identifiedtaskwill getdone through
you.
7. A revisionnote:Brahmaisthe force of creationwhile Vishnuisthe preserverandMaheshisthe
destroyerordecomposer.Atone pointinthe summarynotesof Shivratri 2021, Vishnu’sname got
substitutedwithBrahmabyaccident.
8. Some people mayhave wonderedwhySwamiji wasspeakingatsome pointsasthoughhe wasdoing
an introductoryworkshopratherthanpresume those listeningwere pre-existingmeditators.Thismay
have appearedunlike anypreviousShivratri speecheshe had done.Thiswasbecause Swamiji wasbeing
televisedonShivratri forthe firsttime bymanytvchannelsthroughoutIndiasohe presumedthere
were manynewpeople listening.Sofortheirbenefit,he gave abrief recapof whatthe meditationwas
and howto do itas part of hisspeech.
Mini-GlossarytoAccompany Sonal’sSummary
Murti- Statue – Each year,Swamiji spends45days inseclusionduringaperiodknownasGahan Dhyan
Anushthanora DeepMeditation Practicum.Withinthese 45days,he infusesenergiesintoastatue so
that ithelpsfacilitate the experience of meditationforpeople.The statuesare seenasareservoirof
energyandnot relegatedtoaparticularfaith.Swamiji infusesenergiesthrough sacredancientmethods.
Such statueswhichare alsocalledmangal murti are stationedaroundthe worldwiththe majorityin
India.Thisyearthe statue Swamiji infusedenergyintoisgoingtoBangalore inSouthernIndia.
Anushthan- Spiritual ceremonywith afixedaim
Moksha- soul freedom, salvationorsoul liberation
Gahan Dhyan Anushthan- DeepMeditative SpiritualCeremonyorDeepMeditationPracticum
Mantra- Chant
Chaitanya- Vibrationsorinthiscase,cosmicvibrationsorvibrationsof consciousness.One wouldn’tuse
thisfor explainingvibrationsscientifically.Scientificvibrationsare mechanical vibrations andtheyshould
not be confusedthe cosmicvibrationswe experience duringmeditation.
Pooja- Sacred ritualsHindusdo
Bhogi- Someone searchingformaterial comforts
Rogi- One sufferingfromailmentsof anykind
Yogi- one whois existinginspiritual alignment
Samarpan Dhyan Sanskar- The occurrence or impartingof Samarpanmeditationwhichultimatelyleads
intoeternal wisdom
Parmatma- universal energy,universal consciousness,intelligentspirit,the powersthatbe,God

5. Karma- thoughts,wordsor deeds
Dhyan Yog- Pathof meditation
Sanskar- in general,itisthe inculcationof avalue systembutin the contextof how Swamiji framesit, it
isthe inculcationof eternal wisdom
Dhyan- Meditation
Guru shakti- guruenergieswhichisultimatelyanaligningof divine will
Anubhuti- epiphany,divine experience
Gurukarya- communityservice orpublicoutreachasperdivine will