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My Journey So Far - I have enough content to write a voluminous book of my experiences on Guruji's path. The below paragraphs will not do full justice to his Grace and blessings for me, but I will try to convey, as much as possible, of my tremendously rewarding journey, both materially and spiritually.
I believe we are all searching for something deeper, more profound and beyond this physical and mental body, especially when we do not get answers and solutions from our logical and analytical mind. And most times during this search we run out of known options. Somewhere within all of us is a "feeling" that there is something BEYOND AND WITHIN that listens, loves and reciprocates. For many of us, this feeling is suppressed by a very active logical mind, for some others they feel that divinity and spirituality can be explored in their free time ("they are right now busy with life"). And for still some others, rituals of worship equals spirituality development.
After the above groups come a set of people who are on the spiritual path, either because they were forced to rethink their priorities or by genuine love for the Guru/God/Universe/Nature. Most of us are in the former category and so was I. My mother was detected with cancer for the 2nd time in 2007 and I was distraught. I pleaded with God to save her. I also knew that it was an arduous and a long and tiring process for all involved. As I was contemplating if there is anything beyond visible treatments, I was "sent" a close relative who said why don't I try this process that he followed. To explore it and see how it goes. It is said that in a state of helplessness, we become more open to receiving help from any and every quarter and we do so with faith. I was probably at this point when I was introduced to Guruji. By Shirdi Baba's and Lord Shiva's grace, through Guruji, she's now hail and hearty. All through her healing process, I slowly got curious as to how all this works. I was fortunate to have this curiosity.
The journey of learning and self discovery began in earnest, by God and Guruji's grace. The restless mind stilled to a very large extent. This is all due to the grace of Guruji's infinite patience and gentleness giving us the required mental strength to push on joyously and the ability to appreciate all conditions that we find ourselves in.
Across all these years of my association with Guruji, I have experienced many a miracle in the space of health, family, calmness of mind, my work, my growth in finances, contentment with what I have and the invisible protection that is there with me at all times. I can tell you one thing for sure; once you are on the Guru's path, you will FEEL a presence around you no matter where you are, like a protective force, as you go about your routine life and living activities. This force gives you the courage and strength to manage/take-on/face difficult circumstances and challenges and to get a better understanding of your own problems. You develop clarity. Above all, you develop a steadiness of mind and joyfully accept all that you are going through, good and not-so-good, with a pinch of salt. This is the Guru's blessing. You also have experiences during the process of meditation which make you understand some bits of higher realities.
I am still in the process of developing the depth of mind and beyond to fully know Guruji's teachings. To be able to contemplate on what he tells me, which in turn will create an understanding of the self that is beyond my identity of Thimmaiah.
I cannot put into words how fortunate I feel for Guruji's guidance, the simplicity of his initiation and meditation, ease of methods, and how accessible he is to address and solve the issues of his followers. What is needed from the disciple/follower/devotee is to accept the PureConsciousness process and surrender to it with full faith. Most of us think of surrender as a sign of weakness. However true surrender means that you are open to God's word and you develop the courage & clarity to do what is required at the right place & time without overthinking any of it. Clarity brings ideas and solutions with minimum or no stress. The mind's confusion gets sorted out calmly and faith strengthens.
I still have a LOT of learning to do and Guruji's guidance is with me constantly. PureConsciousness meditation keeps me centered and calm. In this karmic world, you will always experience good and not-so-good things and events. Yet we have learn how to face it, manage it, go along with it and eventually go beyond it, while you are in this world, by the Guru's blessing.
Our goal is to learn as to what our purpose is and why we are here. We can reach that point via the Shraddha and Saburi tradition. As Guruji says and it is truly so, "Acceptance is the path of solution and salvation." This has been my adventure so far and it is ongoing.
Until my engineering days I was yet another guy dreaming of changing the world from a materialistic aspect until I met Sri Presh in my greatest of greatest of difficulty.
He stood by me so very strongly telling me "Nothing will happen to your Life, Shiva is there"
For me Shiva is everything. Without him I am nothing that is all I know. This greatest Unconditional Faith & Surrendering to Sri Presh (Son of Lord Shiva) & Lord Shiva because of whom I am here today.
It has changed my perception of life, which makes me want to change others as well and spread this UNIVERSAL, ETERNAL message which is to return them to the Source PURE OR SHIVA CONSCIOSUNESS from where the Creation has started, which is not having a beginning or end.
Shiridi Sai Baba is standing with me in the Astral Plane holding me and I can always feel his presence along with Sri Presh in the physical world, who are helping me to understand the knowledge of the Highest Order and letting me realize “Death is nothing to be feared about and training all of us for the Final journey Moksha / Salvation – Getting released from the Cycle of Birth & Death.
Under the guidance of my guru Sri Presh, I am doing all the Trust related activities which is enlisted in the website. He is teaching me to live in the Present – Absolute Space from where you are connected to the Universal Consciousness.
I have accounted my detailed experiences with Sri Presh in a blog www.geocities.com/ignbangalore
From my childhood days the love for Lord Shiva was evident. In my difficulties, I used to go very close to him. My mother is a great Shiva devotee herself, and this has a strong influence on me. Everything changed after my engineering studies and whatever happened has a brought me unto the feet of my revered GURU Sri Presh, a friend, brother and mentor who by himself has understood how this whole creation works. What more do you require after you get your Guru.
NOTHINGNESS...
OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA
Objective or Purpose of meeting Sri Presh:-
To overcome my health problems, learn self and understand overall purpose of my life existence. To be more specific about my health. I frequently develop very severe pain in the neck, the pain develops through the nerves and forms a kind of swelling around the neck, which makes even normal breathing difficult, restlessness and sleepless nights. Even tough I consulted many medical Specialists my problem remains unaddressed even today because all the medical reports were normal & finally after losing all my hopes, I selected to solve my problem through meditation
Personal experience during first time crystal meditation with Sri Presh: After I agreed to take meditation with Sri Presh, I was given a crystal to hold at my right hand with a meditative posture. At my first sitting, I slightly felt little comfort at the neck as if a part of pain was being pulled out of the neck. I am 30 years old & have been consulting Sri Presh on weekly basis since past 3 years (Approximately from 2004). During this period. I got a chance to learn a little about self and also I have great improvement in my health.
Some of the additional benefits:
After continuous practice of “OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA” chanting practice I have started getting good sleep and a strong vibration with self to spread love and affection. During the practice I have also learnt to love the person as he is and accept him.
I had serious work related problem at office & had difficulty in getting along with my seniors. I had decided to look for a change in my job. Sri Presh advised me to focus more on my work rather developing hatred towards people & love them as they are. Even though it was very difficult at that point of time, I followed Sri Presh instructions & to my surprise there were tremendous changes at my work place. All of a sudden my seniors started giving me more encouragement, I got a small promotion in my job which was unexpected & my financial status also improved.
Sri Presh helped me to make a good decision on my Marriage front. With his support & guidance I was able to get a good match & I am also getting good support from my wife to grow further on the spiritual front. This has turned to be a major growth factor in my life & I would always be thankful to Sri Presh.
After sharing my personal experiences & benefits from meditation all of my three brothers gradually took meditation from Sri Presh with respective families. Today I get a great satisfaction when I see them getting better solution through Sri Presh. I also got a chance to introduce Sri Presh for some of my friends & colleagues. After consulting Sri Presh, each person is able to make a better decision.
In my understanding with different people who come to Sri Presh, irrespective of their problems being either financial, health or marriage related issues, they start showing inclination towards spiritual growth gradually.
II OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA II
Seasons greetings.
A brief narration with a few lines on my experience with Sri Presh, which in my opinion has substantially mellowed my perspective of life. What I am emphasizing here is not on a compromise of the good things that come our way, but learning to co-exist with a better realised self & divinity. This could go on & on, but experiences cannot be made more explicit beyond a point.
I have learnt to be content with whatever destiny has bestowed on me till date & also hope on divinity's blessings in the days to come. I had been successfully employed for the last 16 years plus, till I started my venture in retail manufacturing 4 years back. As usual, life had it's store of ups & downs & my only consolation during my trying time's was 'Thanks Lord, it didn't get worser'. My grateful acknowledgment to my family & friends who helped me beyond their means at those times. The past is past, but not meant to be forgotten.
My acquaintance with Sri Presh was through my brother who was seeing him for meditation & counseling. My first meeting was just nonchalant & I wasn't sure if I needed to get into this kind of a trip at this juncture, since there were no shortcomings or imbalances that I think needed attention. Looked like the money that was requested of me was quite high & nevertheless committed myself to the cause of self-improvement. What surprises me till date was in my ability to expedite 3 payments effortlessly [ more due, which will very certainly go through ], which was as promised to me.
It took me about 8-10 days just to get myself to do a very simple meditation for a few minutes, which kept my frustration levels full. Gradually & today, my day doesn't start without a few minutes in meditation & my outlook today is in my frame of mind being a lot more clearer / positive, with a motivation to give / do whatever little I can for the creation.
In conclusion, there are situations when a person needs a mentor owing to his / her shortcomings ranging from health, wealth etc.,& this elaboration is only in me going through life a lot more positively now, after my tryst with Sri Presh.
My revered salutations to the Supreme for this event.
Last but not least, we think we are all ok. But then, we could also get to be up & better.
Thank you for your patience in reading this & wish you well.
When I go down memory lane, I can see all the hurdles I have passed through........
Everything went on well till I got my MBBS degree. Thunder ball fell on me when my Dad passed away suddenly. Easiest things seemed to be the most difficult things to achieve. One of them was my PG seat. I spent my 2 years working in Delhi. By the time either by choice or luck, I met Sri Presh who gave me a new hope to see life.
Then by the grace of Lord Shiva, I got a PG seat & got married in a couple of years.
Problems took a different route & entered my life again. After a short period of marriage, we realised of having problems in giving birth to a child, as my wife had problems in her hormonal levels. Now our concentration was diverted on having a child and everything else seemed secondary. Months passed by with disappointments, when every time we got negative results.
Then Sri Presh advised us to go for meditation & also divine powder[Bhasma]. With this, we got peace to our minds & a new ray of positive attitude grew in my wife, who was lost in chronic depression.
Now after 3 years of married life, by the blessings of Lord Shiva, I am a happy family man, with a good job. My wife is expecting and now I keep my fingers crossed that everything goes on fine & well.
I met Guruji [Sri Presh] sometime during the beginning of November 2003. I spent about an hour talking to Guruji & at the end of the meeting I knew he was great & he will definitely make a difference. I was longing for a mentor for quite sometime and I felt that time I really got something, which was missing for so long years.
Guruji's coming in to my life made many things simpler, but I would like to highlight here two very significant aspects as below-
There were some changes taking place within our Company and it was not all that good news for many of us as it it was almost taking away our jobs. Guruji's fist wordings were 'anything might happen to the division, the jobs are going to be secured'. I did not believe, as I knew that internally the decision was very tough.
It was a pleasant surprise when many of us were absorbed into a new portfolio creating a new division.
In my personal life, Guruji's arrival made a big change and difference, any words mentioned here will still be falling short of actual difference and positive impact made to me and to my family.
I wish to thank Guruji, for all the favors recieved and good impact made within a short time. If Guruji happens to touch anyone's life, it is definitely that God is touching the life.
Our married life went on smoothly in the beginning inspite of some hurdles. Despite several medical recourses, my wife could not concieve for over 20 years & we gave up all hopes.
'Thinking that we don't have any chance to get a child, we decided to construct a house. plan was made, but it was delayed.
Meanwhile, it is you, Sri Presh, while doing B.Sc, made us a miracle in our life. That is, you advised us construct a new house & occupy it as early as possible. Further, we were assured a child issue. On slight modifications of our house plan, it was executed. We occupied our house on 5 - 2 - 1995. Few months later, we had an occasion to undergo training in yoga, pranayama & meditation by a famous philosopher & yoga teacher.
I think your good saying & wishes as well as yoga teacher together helped us a lot to get us a girl child on June 11th,1997. We named her Meenakshi. She is coming up very well & are enjoying our life with our daughter.'
In every moment of pleasure, I remember Sri Presh. We are grateful to you. We pray almighty to bless those who come to see you wishing for prosperity.
A photo album of you with our family really gives us inspiration in each and every activity of ours.
I have known Sri Presh all my life, but his spiritual aspect was revealed to me only in January this year when I undertook the Path of Salvation programme under his guidance. By following the simple and practical practices, I have experienced the following positive changes -
My company was in doldrums with no vision or direction and a severe lack of funds with no signs of orders. As a matter of fact people would promise to give us work and then something would go wrong at the last moment. Within a month I secured a contract that would give us a steady inflow of money. GITIT has had no problem financially after that.
Until January we had only one product aimed at a niche market. Now we have 3 products and a large customer range.
New knowledge and creative inputs are flowing in my mind. My pattern of thinking has progressed and continues to improve. No more mental blocks.
My vision for GITT and my faith have become the two legs on which my Company walks.
I would like to take this opportunity to express deep gratitude to Sri Presh and I strongly recommend the Path of Salvation programme to anyone concerned about their spiritual and material growth.
This is an appreciation letter recognizing and confiming the benefits of practising PATH OF SALVATION [ from Shiva consciusness ], which our dance company-NRITARUTYA had undertaken under the able guidance of its practioner Sri Presh. The result of following this course of meditation in a short span of 1 month led to a tremendous growth of the Company, as compared to its previous existing state.
The following are the fruits borne by us:
We sincerely thank you for all the advantages we have been able to experience due to the path of salvation program. As a benefitted company, we recommend the same to anyone else who wants to further his/her growth.
Sir, we wish you all the very best to succeed in your dreams and projects.
Hoping to be of your service sometime in the future.
I was working in Chennai, the company processed my H1B visa and I was all set to go to USA. In JUL06, I landed here. I felt scared (I don't know of what), insecure, home-sick and a strange feeling used to grip me. It was so severe, I just could not stay here, I returned to India in 10 days. My company in Chennai, India said they did not have any projects where they could accommodate me. I was jobless, I was not confident to look out for jobs in Bangalore, the only option I had was to return to US. I was jobless, confused, depressed.
I used to discuss my problem with my friend Nanjunda Ganapathy, he suggested that I meet Sri Presh, he was already consulting him for a Health problem. Last couple of years I could not see any progress in my career, so I had seen a lot Astrologers, Palmists, numerologist etc .. with very little or no result. So I thought, I have tried so many options, let me try this option too.
I met Sri Presh in August 2006 in his ashram. I discussed my problem with him. He said he can initiate the Crystal Meditation and my problems will be solved in couple of months. I hesitated a bit when I heard the cost. I thought it was more and can I afford it? Then the next minute I said yes, as Sri Presh gave me an option to pay it in installments. Later I came to know that this money is used for Social Service activities like Food for needy children, Supported mentally retarded children etc, I was happy that i was contributing to this cause, i intend to do this whole of my life.
Since then I have been practicing Crystal Meditation. I am in US now, successfully completed 7 months of my stay here, My family joined me last month. When I look back I know I could not have done it without the grace and blessings of Sri Presh, Sai Baba and Lord Shiva. I call up Sri Presh every week to discuss my progress at work, my problems etc, I know he is always there to support me, help me in my need and problem. One more incidence I can remember is before I came to US, I had taken my family to US Visa Consulate to get their VISAs done. Evening when we were at the Chennai Railway station leaving from Bangalore, my son (who was 6 months old) started to cry non - stop, we did not know what to do, then we called up Sri Presh, he did distant healing and my son stopped crying immediately and slept well, my belief in the Process strengthened. There are many incidences like this. My long term desire to have spiritual activity or process was also fulfilled. My temper has reduced drastically, I am more patient and calm now. I guess I have grown strong to face the problems of life.
I have learnt many things during this period of association with Sri Presh,
"Live in Present, do not worry about Past and Future and work towards Success"
There is no religion higher than truth and acceptance; "Acceptance is the Path of Salvation"
Pray for your needs and desire, have FAITH and PATIENCE, things will fall in place.
The divine touch of Sri Presh & his mystic knowledge changed me & my life very well.
Health wise - Improved mental state and active through the day to ahieve my tasks better.
Working in tension free conditions - With this I get more time to think and complete my tasks before schedule, with better clarity.
With better orders, our division is performing very well.
Sri Presh's entry in our family gave us the boost in everything.
Our day starts with Shiva's remembrance in meditation.