Random observations made post Day 1 Meditation of Chaitanya Mahotsav or guru Swami Shivkrupanand's birthday celebrations from 2021. Swami Shivkrupanand is the Samarpan Meditation/Guru Tattva guru. He and his wife Guruma made some random observations. Translation by V. Narsimha and Swati S.

1. Random Observations- Guruma and Swamiji post Meditation 1 Day 1
(V. Narsimha & Swati S)
Guruma spoke of tourist sites in the region of Kutch in India and spoke of some of its legends. These
were largely related to Guru Nanak's ( Sikhism founder) place of stay in Lakhpat and Mata ni Mod and
the sister temples ( some Hindu holy sites rooted in mythology) .
Rudra is Shiva. Rudrani is Parvati. She started with Rudrani maata temple, saying Rudra is Shiva and
Rudrani is Parvati. She had actually mentioned that Parvati came to those places to visit her sisters as
per mythology. Gurumaa referred about this and other temples like Ashapuri maatha (Referred to as
maatha ka mutt). Gurumaa said there is abundant energy in these places due to these being ancient
temples. She referred to Guru Nanakji staying for 45 days in Lakhpat which is close to Pakistan (distance
40 km). She emphasized the importance of a Saint staying at a given place for considerable time and
being in meditative mode there. In those days, travel to other countries would happen on ships. For his
security in travel by ship to other countries, Guru Nanakji did prayers by staying at Lakhpat and later
travelled to Pakistan and other countries. This included visiting the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia.
There was also mention of Lord Krishna's four rasas (a type of group dance) and the incomplete one.
Gurumaa referred to Brajwani where these ladies from nearby places came and danced continuously for
3 days to the beats of the dhol instrument which is a percussion instrument from the drum family. Their
brothers came there and when they saw their sisters dancing they got the bad opinion that the person
who beat the dhol had taken control over them. The ladies got very much offended and prayed to
mother earth to give them a place if they are pure in their heart without any ill feelings. Then mother
earth gave way to them and all of them submerged into mother earth. After that, the place has become
a temple with the statues of all of these ladies installed there. During Raas in dwapara yug (An ancient
era pegged by Hindus to go back atleast 5000 years), Lord krishna's promise to the cowherdess’
remained unfulfilled and he left for Mathura. Through this raas before the submerging, that promise
was now honoured. Gurumaa gave a detailed narration about this.
Swamiji spoke of not wallowing in either guilt or pride. Epiphanies are temporary so don't develop pride
over these. Each day is different. You may not get a steady row of epiphanies. You got those epiphanies

2. because at that particular moment in time, your spiritual state was high. Gurukarya or spiritually linked
public outreach is a work of the divine so don't develop pride over having done such service.
Two types of people are isolating themselves from meditation. One type are those gaining too much
pride over something and the others are those wallowing in guilt. There are many who feel they are not
good enough for meditation. For them, Swamiji said if you feel so, imagine you are like dirty drainage
water because even that water at some point merges with the ocean. You are never too good or bad to
join meditation.
When some people meditate, some of their bad deeds from the past get unravelled before them during
their meditation as meditation awakens a person or makes the person more conscientious of their
deeds or habits. These people then go into guilt and stay away from meditation. Some of you may have
done things you are ashamed of. That's ok. Meditation is an agent that acts like the mother that cleans
and heals the child even when they are messed up and dirty. The guru by default is like the mother of
the meditator's soul. He/she/they embrace the meditators regardless of how they may be.
Whatever progress you make is because of the collectivity. So please don't disregard that. When some
of you go to the energy centres, I have to keep my attention on you so you make it there. Some of you
don't make it there even in spite of that because your attention is not focused on going there. You make
it to some places based on the power of the collectivity you travel with rather than because if your own
spiritual state.
In Kutch, my aura opens up like a balloon which you pump air into because even though it's a big area, it
has less people in it. This helps in keeping us more thought free. So as my subtle body becomes ultra
developed in such locales, I get the chance to understand you all and your workings in very subtle tones.
Some of those who are leaving Samarpan meditation because of petty issues with a centre or area head
are letting their Karmas or actions get in their pathway to progress in spirituality.
Seeds of self-realization have been planted in those who have been exposed to this meditation. You
need to make the journey yourself. Whether you get soul freedom in this lifetime or the next one is up
to yourself.