“The Guru is within but you also need inspiration in the form of a live presence that is always there at the point of guidance.”
“You are guided. You are being protected. You are being nourished and cherished. All it requires is for the flower to realise that it is not blooming to please anyone. It is blooming because its nature is to bloom fully and the flower has offered itself fully.”
Yogi Pradeep Ullal
I have been blessed with the gracious presence of a live Master in this lifetime.
I met my Guru, Yogi Pradeep Ullal, 4 years ago and, since then, I have embarked on the most extraordinary, inspirational, transformational, mystical journey of ascension and liberation.
Below is an attempt to translate into words some of the highlights of my spiritual journey on the path of Maha moksha under the guidance of Yogi Pradeep Ullal.
After several years of searching and trying many different healing modalities and spiritual practices to curb the effects of a deflected kundalini and praying to the Cosmos for an authentic Master’s guidance during those darkest moments of life when I was facing so many struggles, pains, hardships and total confusion, my quest came to an end with the advent of a beautiful Master in my life.
The first encounter with Yogi Pradeep Ullal (Guruji) was a very intense and defining moment in my spiritual journey. It all started with a brief interaction following a short kriya session and meditation, but the ensuing heart expansion and ecstatic state of bliss that I experienced thereafter, left me in tears of awe and gratitude.
I was curious to explore and probe deeper into the sacred science of Himalayan Kriya Yoga (HKY) and was strongly urged by the Yogi to kick off my practice with the ‘Sampoorna Shakti Sadhana’ through one of his videos on the YouTube Channel, which soon became ingrained in my daily schedule.
A few months later, I was uncertain whether to accept or to turn down Guruji’s invitation to attend a one-month training event in HKY at Kevala Foundation in Chikmagalur, as it coincided with my already pre-planned trip to visit my sister abroad during the same period.
About six weeks prior to the training event at Kevala Foundation, I was blessed with divine guidance and intuitively guided to meet my Master. The guidance came in the form of a lucid dream that I could not decipher at that point in time, but which was nevertheless a clear signal for me of my connection with a very special being. It happened during the early morning hours of the Brahma Mahurata. Mystical flashes streamed before my astounded eyes like a movie on a giant cinema screen, so lively in motion, colour and sound and so real.
The first vision was a scene of the ras leela performed by the great Master Krishna and the Gopis. It looked like a movie depicting scenes of the sacred land of ancient Bharata at the time of Lord Krishna’s advent on this planet and I could clearly see the characters, their traditional costumes, jewellery, colours and gracious dance movements.
The scene vanished and on the blank screen appeared Shirdi Sai Nath with his hand in a blessing position and smiling at me. I clearly saw the gaze of the compassionate eyes of Shirdi Sai Nath.
The glare of these compassionate eyes then turned into a minute dot of golden light shining in the dark which gradually became brighter and bigger as the light started coming closer and closer and eventually turned into a dazzling Sun shining in its brightest glory. I was blinded by its powerful radiance.
I saw myself at this specific moment lying down in bed with my eyes closed and yet I was perceiving my physical body as well as these divine visions.
Shortly after, melodious tunes of Indian classical music filled the space in my room and I could clearly catch the beautiful voice of a divine artist singing a raga on Lord Krishna. I was enjoying the melody and mentally uttering some of the stanzas in praise of Lord Krishna.
Following this musical interlude, I saw myself dressed in white carrying a backpack and walking along a steep inclined path travelling uphill while exerting some effort.
My focus was, however, not on the exertion along this upward trajectory but on the beautiful alley of bright, colourful flowers which clad both sides of this upward path and the exquisite beauty of which I was admiring. It was an enjoyable and vivid sensation during my upward progression along this path.
I proceeded uphill on my own for a while, then, I saw someone riding a bicycle coming from the opposite direction and cycling downhill to stop right at the spot I was standing on the path.
I saw Guruji smiling as he alighted the vehicle and stood by my side on the ground. He then took my hand and we started walking together towards a white edifice while he told me: “Come let’s go to my class!”
I awoke in an ecstatic state shedding tears of bliss after this singular experience. I did not know exactly how to decode this elaborate and intricate revelation but I recorded it in my spiritual diary as I was intrigued by how I could remember each and every impression with the minutest details so vividly. [I eventually forgot about the details of this experience until 2 years after its occurrence when during my second visit to Kevala Foundation, this memory was reignited and came alive again with the same minute detailing and precision].
Obviously, after this experience, I changed my plans for travel and visited Kevala Foundation for the first time in July 2019.
Having recently been through burnout and being in a state of deep confusion, I felt somewhat discomforted by the fact that I was new and unfamiliar with the practice of HKY and I could hardly grasp anything. I expressed my predicament in pure honesty. I immediately felt surrounded by a cocoon of love, as Guruji expressed that he was not there to make anyone feel lesser or greater and everyone was receiving equally. He urged me to trust and to give my highest. I felt supported and inspired by Guruji and my loving soul family to give the best of myself despite my pathetic condition.
After ten days spent in this consecrated space of the Kevala Foundation, I had forgotten the pains in my physical body and I felt enthused by Guruji’s abounding love and his extraordinary zest to share the science of HKY with all of us. A lot of emotional release and healing happened and I started enjoying each and every moment in this magical space surrounded by pristine nature, intense bird orchestra and extraordinary healing frequencies. I felt at home and in bliss. At the time of leaving this place, I felt overwhelmed with a deep sense of gratitude to all the Masters and everything that I had received, as Guruji held my hand and said: “Stay on the path. Connect with me. I will guide you.”
After my sojourn in this magical space and nearly one month of intensive sadhana under Guruji’s guidance, once back home, my condition started improving and I started having much more clarity as to where I was heading and on my spiritual journey. The flow of energy in my spine was more smooth and the excessive heat and overwhelming energy I was constantly feeling previously in my physical instrument started to tone down. Things started to fall into place and I noticed a shift in my attitude and perceptions as my capacity to see the larger picture of life and my goal started deepening.
The biggest challenge, however, was to sustain the kriya practice as I reintegrated my usual routine and activities. I was still struggling to make kriya an integral part of my daily schedule but it was the most difficult task to break patterns and disentangle from my programmed schedules and pre-set activities.
I felt awkward when I would receive Guruji’s gentle reminders: “How are you dear? Are you doing kriya?” My heart longed to visit this wonderful being and Kevala Foundation again. I was planning a trip the following year, but a lockdown ensued after the Covid outbreak and I could not make it.
I was in full zeal and enthusiasm when Guruji offered online kriya sessions during the lockdown. I had all the time now to sincerely apply myself to the practice without any excuse, which I did, and I started experiencing all the benefits of good health, vitality, heightened immunity, and higher levels of energy and flow in the body.
Through Guruji’s tireless and continued inspiration on a daily basis and his unflinching support and guidance, the fear of the pandemic subdued and I was enjoying perfect health and fitness and absolute confidence that I was protected. I, moreover, reinforced my kriya practice with the science of Surya Vigyan imparted by Guruji during the Covid pandemic time.
As I did Summit after Summit (a series of 40 days’ daily continuous kriya practice under Guruji’s guidance) through his gracious offerings of online sessions on a continuous basis, the practice became so enjoyable that I was eagerly waiting every day for the time to connect online to do the sessions. I started witnessing phenomenal progress and many more shifts in my state of being gradual. Deeper and deeper levels of clarity ensued and I felt like a sponge constantly imbibing the transmissions and applying the wisdom flowing through the pure channel of Guruji. Regularity of practice with deep sincerity and devotion instilled a higher level of discipline within me and I started seeing many thresholds and patterns that were seemingly so difficult to dismantle, being spontaneously dissolved. Many things just dropped by themselves that were not serving me anymore. I felt as if I was in a laboratory experimenting with kriya and that I was actually living the essence of each Summit in practical life. I started resonating profoundly with the wisdom being imparted through Guruji’s instrument during each and every Satsang that we had. As the intensity of the kriya practice, the transmissions and gracious interventions kept heightening with each Summit, a lot of karmic burning started to happen and many challenges also came. I met with two successive incidents and some injuries which made me unfit to do the kriya practice. This happened during the Summit when Guruji was channelling the great Master Kala Bhairava. The inability to do the kriyas fully led me to experience a deeper heart connection with the Master flow. Simultaneously, I witnessed an acceleration of karma together with the dissolution of many karmic resistances, which ultimately resulted in more flow and lightness in my instrument and the experience of bliss for no reason.
My faith in the teacher, the path work and the process of HKY intensified. The connection with the Guru was felt on a more subtle level and thus came the realisation that time and space do not exist. The ubiquitous presence of a live Master is a blessing and a catalyst in the spiritual growth and ascension of a true sadhaka. The Master is always available at the point of need. Simply closing my eyes and connecting with the heart of the Master brought me tears of love, deep gratitude and heart expansion.
I further had the honour of witnessing some extraordinary, miraculous events during some of the Summits that Guruji offered, such as Guruji’s spinal healing through divine grace after a ‘lumbar scoliosis’ since the time of his birth, his encounter with the great Master Gorakshanath Babaji, his extraordinary channelling of grace while he was sharing the highlights of his travels to many sacred spots, the power of his chanting and impact of the pure science of Nada Yoga, the powerful science of the Megha Sandesha and many more mystical revelations unfolded that were beyond my imagination.
What more to expect on this magical path? Whatever the Master is graciously sharing and imparting to us on the Summit Path is so precious and beyond all our expectations. We are always getting exactly what the soul needs at the point of need. “Expect the unexpected,” says the Master and these words are not just words but powerful Guru vakyas that become manifested in our lives. The fountain of grace is ever flowing for this pure and innocent being who has nothing to hold back, but who is constantly channelling, transmitting and showering us with immense love and compassion and incredible, innumerable cosmic gifts. I often ask myself: “Am I really living all this in this Kaliyuga?” Yes, this is possible on this extraordinary path of HKY through our dedicated efforts and impeccable Master guidance.
My second visit to Kevala Foundation happened after the lifting of travel restrictions in July 2022. I attended the Kriya Immersion retreat, where a bunch of beautiful beings from different parts of the world gathered together as one family, one kriya community as we were led by Guruji into the most sacred sadhana practices, pure alignment, healings and many more magical interventions. Guruji’s instrument was going through massive downloads and a lot of challenges at that particular time, but still, he was ever-present and ever-ready to guide us through the practice of the kriyas and different processes and unravelling so much pure wisdom, transmissions and incredible channelling of the Divine Shakti energy and channelling so many frequencies of cosmic beings as well as gamma wave transmission from celestial dimensions. Some of the highlights of the 2022 Kriya Immersion retreat is the experience of Shiva-Shakti union in each and every atom of my instrument reverberating as a pure dance of light, followed by pure cosmic laughter, attahasa and the remembrance of the lucid dream I had 2 years ago. As the memory became alive again, I could relate the divine guidance I received earlier with the connection to the Master and the lineage through the grace of whom I embarked on the Summit Path of ascension. It also reminded me that the HKY path I was following is one which is based on the highest love, celebration and pure grace. This remembrance brought, even more, deeper clarity and I knew that I was treading on sure ground and there was no returning back now.
Guruji’s last Intensive Kriya Retreat in Bali, in March 2023, has also been a very profound, memorable and eventful one of immersion in the path of Shivatwam. As beautifully summed up by Guruji, it was an incredible 6 days of Himalayan Kriya Yoga, gamma wave transmission, Nada Yoga, Swara Yoga and sharing the music, and cosmic flow for connecting 42 souls with their awakening journey into ascension, completion and liberation. The retreat was followed by a full moon celebration and transmissions at the profound Shiva Temple in Bali, where we witnessed Guruji’s instrument being channelled with cosmic beings and the flow of cosmic grace and by further immersive processes through workshops on Cranial whole brain activation and Nada yoga. Attending the retreat itself was a big trial for me as many hurdles came on my way until the eve of the date of travel. But, there is not a single moment that my inner faith fluctuated as I immersed in fully surrendered action to do everything that it takes to make it happen despite the external challenges. Those challenges were finally overcome through the Master’s blessings in pure surrender and in deepest trust. This event was also a great opportunity to realise and imbibe the essence of Guru Sannidhi and express my deepest gratitude to the Master when on the behest of my friend who was profoundly touched by the authenticity of the Master, we performed a short Guru puja to honour the teacher. This brief but intense moment resonated as a pure offering of love to the Master and the lineage, honouring the Guru Parampara and the remembrance of walking the path by following into the steps of those enlightened beings who have already walked this path before us, who know the traps and pitfalls and who are always available to shower their grace on those ready ones.
I know that this wonderful journey of the uprising has just begun and that this Summit path is not an easy one, there is still a long way to go, but the guidance, company and presence of an enlightened being, a living Master, in our life is truly a great blessing which accelerates the uprising at God speed.
Om Namah Shivay
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