The following is a sampling of experience shares from people who have participated in our programs. Click on the appropriate link to view what people have to say. I first met Kedar Acharya while he was performing Seva in the Gurudev Siddha Peeth Ashram in Ganeshpuri. Then, in early 2005, I visited the Supreme Meditation Ashram for three days. I had taken an interest in Acharya Kedar’s book The Sutras On the 5-Fold Act of Divine Consciousness. I read it several times and I consider it to be a serious and dedicated effort to illustrate the basic doctrine of The Spanda School of Trika Shaivism. The book helps the seeker grasp the essence of the Teachings. Then came the intensive. Acharyaji came by to give me Shaktipat. I noticed a great heat and light in my head. Then came many Kriyas (various movements of the Shakti). Acharyaji came by a second time. This time he held my temples with his fingers and thumbs. He pressed into the area between my eyes. I felt myself melting into Acharyaji. I was crying. I felt our hearts connect. We were one. I experienced so much peace and light. During the weeks that followed the intensive, I was still suffering the grief of loss of my partner. And yet, I had numerous spontaneous experiences during my meditations of Lord Ganesh, often as a small blue elephant figure entering into my third eye or through my nose. I knew very little about Shri Ganesh and had to“google” him. Ganesh is the Remover of Obstacles. As Acharyaji said,“this is auspicious.” I feel incredibly grateful. No wonder I fall at the feet of my Gurudev. At one Intensive, we were meditating after Shaktipat had been given. I was inwardly chanting Om Namah Shivaya and focusing on my third eye. I found myself drifting off, almost asleep, but still conscious and repeating my mantra. I began to have a vision in which Lord Shiva was seated in lotus pose in the inner sky before me and above me. He was enormous, filling the sky. He sat in meditation on his tiger-skin rug against a deep blue background. His eyes were closed, and his right hand was raised in a mudra (hand gesture) of blessing. I myself was no longer fully in human form. I had merged with a giant cobra, whose body ran up my spine, with the cobra’s head and hood spread out above and over my own head. Together we swayed back and forth, undulating side to side, in waves of ecstasy as we chanted Om Namah Shivaya, gazing upward adoringly at Lord Shiva, lost in love, devotion, and worship. I felt timeless, as if I had been here, seated before Shiva, many times before, like a half-remembered dream or a feeling of deja vu. There were no thoughts in my mind I was filled with the mantra and an overwhelming feeling of gratitude, surrender, and adoration. This lasted until the meditation ended. I feel I have been blessed by the Darshan of Lord Shiva, if only for a moment. The feeling and the imagery have stayed with me permanently. I can viscerally reenter this experience at a moment’s notice, by turning inward, repeating my mantra, and recalling Lord Shiva in the inner sky. A part of me is still there, always there, swaying as a cobra-devotee in worship of my Lord. I hope that my own story has communicated the life-transforming nature of the Supreme Meditation Intensive and of the receipt of Shaktipat from a living Master. My recounting was but one of many profound inner experiences. After finding Acharya Kedar on the internet, I started attending the Supreme Meditation webcasts. I really enjoyed Acharya Kedar's talks and his sharing of the experiences of his own spiritual journey. I could easily relate to someone who encountered the same kind of challenges I had encountered on the spiritual path. I began applying the principles Acharyaji taught in the webcasts. I also received direct instruction from him for my spiritual practice. As the months went by, I began noticing a transformation in my life. I was much happier, much calmer. I began experiencing peace and I actually looked forward to getting up in the morning, for a change. I was readily performing the spiritual practices that Acharyaji taught- chanting, meditation, contemplation and reading of spiritual texts. I found that I was no longer at the mercy of my mind all of the time. If a negative emotion came up, I could stand back and watch it. I didn't have to become engaged and then subsequently upset by it. This ability to know that I am something greater and separate from my restless mind and nagging emotions has made a huge difference in my life. I see people and myself differently and I appreciate my life and the people in it in a much sweeter way. As a result, I have more compassion toward myself and others. Supreme Meditation is a not-for-profit Organization. SUPREME MEDITATION is a registered trademark of The Spanda School of Yoga Science |
