Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Dear Daria, Jen and all fellow devotees, I just feel that this newsgroup has reached a new dimension by your sharings. Of course there have been many wonderful exchanges earlier and I have not read all of them. Yours just make me feel happy and confirmed my confidence in the Guru once again. In my own case I belong to the category who dreamt of Sri Swamiji before I met him in the physical world. Even though I feel Sri Swamiji was in my life since my birth I had that dream in 1982 and not long after this I got my first darshan in the Mysore Ashrama. The dream itself was so spectacular that until today I remember the intense bliss that permeated my whole being.Later I saw a photograph of Sri Swamiji in my brothers house and was surprised because this was the man that has visited me in my dream. Naturally I inquired about him and shortly after I travelled to Mysore to meet my Satguru. I was in search for my Satguru long before, I started practicing Yoga and meditation in 1973. Before that I belonged to the Hippie generation rebelling against the stuck,materialistic and aimless society of the west. I felt there must be something more than just study,get married, make a career and than drown in sensepleasures, illusions and attachments. Anyway, I was in the grip of Maya myself and still are but after I met the Satguru things changed dramatically. I remember even my very first thought that occured in my mind during my first darshan of Sri Swamiji. The day I entered Mysore ashrama for the first time Sri Swamiji was out of station. He would only return after a few days. I decided to leave and traveled to Bangalore by bus. During that busride I had tremendous activity in my lower spine and it ended up in terrible backpain. The pain became so strong that I had to almost scream it out. I could hardly sit and any other position was also very uncomfortable. After reaching Bangalore I reached a hospital to get help. When I entered the hospital the pain decreased suddenly and I was fine without any treatment. A few days later I returned to Mysore because I wanted to meet Sri Swamiji. On my second arrival the people told me Sri Swamiji is out of station but will return within a few hours. I sat in the meanwhile in front of the Datta idol and meditated.It was a deep and intense experience. At some point I felt there was a fresh wind embracing me and I felt like opening my eyes. That very moment Sri Swamiji has entered the room and pointed with his finger at me and than disappeared.My body started trembling strangely. Immedeatly from the depth of my heart a prayer occupied my whole being. The first thought was: "Oh dear master, please purify me at the bottom of my soul." While I write this, tears enter my eyes. This was the first darshan. Sri Swamiji retired and I was told to come for interview the next day. That night I could hardly sleep, I was restless and confused. The next day I was called into Sri Swamijis room. Appaji asked me: "What do you want? I replied :" I am searching for my satguru." He said : "Satguru is also searching for good disciples" I asked him: " Are you my satguru? He said" The guru is found in the heart. Why do you look for satguru? You yourself is a Guru, continue your meditation and do selfrealization. I said:" No no, I need Satguru, I need help. He said :" Anyway, you and me that is a very difficult connection maybe I am not your Guru. I said :" If you are not my Guru, where do I find him and can you help me anyway? He told:"Your Guru is in the Himalayas and I do not promise to help you. Than the interview was finished. I had a talk with my new friend Shankar from Bangalore who was running the old cantine. He gave me very good hints. He is a mature soul and told me that Dattatreya is always testing. He explained that Sri Swamiji is Lord Dattatreya and told me some of his ways.(this helped me later very much) I purchased a photograph of Sri Swamiji from Janakis bookshop. I joked with her a lot. Shortly after I travelled to Rishikesh, Himalayas. I was looking for Satguru on the banks of Ganga. There was no satguru. I returend home, those days I lived in Antwerp, Belgium. I hang Sri Swamijis picture on the wall next to the exit of my appartment. Everyday when I left my appartment Sri Swamiji was smiling at me lovingly. I loved that picture. Slowly like a thief silently enters a room, Sri Swamiji entered my heart and captured it. It took about a year when I heard Sri Swamiji is visiting Switzerland. I booked a flight from Brussels to Zurich, rented a car and drove to Herrliberg. Somehow I had the address of Sri Swamijis residence. When I approached the house and rang the bell a young man opened the door and treated me very unhospitable. He told me Sri Swamiji was not well and he does not want to see anybody and there are no programmes.I was shocked. I heard that there was a small temple behind the house and asked wether I was allowed to meditate there. The young man said: " No, this temple is private." I went to my hotelroom and cried. I stayed one more night and I did not leave Switzerland. The next day I went back to the same house in the morning. some people where waiting outside the house and told me that Sri Swamiji would give darshan. More and more people gathered in front of the house. I was afraid to go into the house but I also could not leave the place. The waiting people were restlessly talking outside the house and I decided to find a quiet spot and meditate. I sat in the grass near the house. suddenly I had the strong urge to go to the toilet,but where to go? Without thinking I went to the entrance of the house, the entrance opened miracoulously and I saw Sri Swamiji sitting far in the very end of the hall in room waving at me. He smiled and welcomed me with his bodyspeech. I ran to him while he streched his legs towards me. I fell on his legs and my head was resting on his feet. Everything became blank in my head. There was only eternity and than I saw countless stars of the universe. I finally had returned home. After some time I got up and Sri Swamiji my beloved father, mother and god continued the interview where it ended in Mysore a year before. To my great relief ha said: " From now onwards I will help you." He gave me the name Agastya. It was a rebirth in the same body. Sri Swamiji knows everything. A month later I was admitted to a hospital and after a tissue research the doctor told me I had serious cancer. He said I have 2 types of cancer and my body was attacked by a malignant carcinom etc. During the first night in the hospital I surrendered to god and conversed with him. I told him I am ready to accept anything. If it is his wish that my body survives I want to serve him. I want to serve Sri Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda.There was such a peace and a type of blissfull extasy. I knew I just have to have faith in the Guru. Anything is possible. At some point my whole room was filled with sweet aroma and Vibhooti was there. I first thought this is imagination. I felt Sri Swamijis presence was even more there than when you see him physically. It was amazing. a nurse entered the room and could sense the holy vibrations in the room. She also smelled the Vibhooti. This lady was wonderful. She acknowledged my sensation. The next day the doctors wanted to describe chemotherapy and all these things. I was not afraid and told the that I was about to leave the hospital. So I did. Arriving in my home everthing looked so beautiful. Everything has changed. Those days Sri Swamiji was about to travel to the USA and made a stop in Amsterdam, Holland. I went to see him . If it is wished I will continue my story shortly..... Jai Guru Datta, truly yours, Agastya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 JGD, Agastya, Please do continue with your story. From my first experiences with the Datta family, your story has always been a model for how Sri Swamiji can bring healing into someone's life.....in fact, just the day before yesterday, a friend asked me if I had ever really seen any healings around Swamiji, and I told your story! :} You are so right about Sri Swamiji guiding us through maya....as I continue to think about reasons we need a guru, that thought has come to my mind as well. Who better can show us what is real and what is unreal as we remain trapped in this illusion? SGD, Daria - agastyaseikritt JAIGURUDATTA Wednesday, April 06, 2005 1:18 AM Daria & Jen, you inspired me to tell my story Dear Daria, Jen and all fellow devotees, I just feel that this newsgroup has reached a new dimension by your sharings. Of course there have been many wonderful exchanges earlier and I have not read all of them. Yours just make me feel happy and confirmed my confidence in the Guru once again. In my own case I belong to the category who dreamt of Sri Swamiji before I met him in the physical world. Even though I feel Sri Swamiji was in my life since my birth I had that dream in 1982 and not long after this I got my first darshan in the Mysore Ashrama. The dream itself was so spectacular that until today I remember the intense bliss that permeated my whole being.Later I saw a photograph of Sri Swamiji in my brothers house and was surprised because this was the man that has visited me in my dream. Naturally I inquired about him and shortly after I travelled to Mysore to meet my Satguru. I was in search for my Satguru long before, I started practicing Yoga and meditation in 1973. Before that I belonged to the Hippie generation rebelling against the stuck,materialistic and aimless society of the west. I felt there must be something more than just study,get married, make a career and than drown in sensepleasures, illusions and attachments. Anyway, I was in the grip of Maya myself and still are but after I met the Satguru things changed dramatically. I remember even my very first thought that occured in my mind during my first darshan of Sri Swamiji. The day I entered Mysore ashrama for the first time Sri Swamiji was out of station. He would only return after a few days. I decided to leave and traveled to Bangalore by bus. During that busride I had tremendous activity in my lower spine and it ended up in terrible backpain. The pain became so strong that I had to almost scream it out. I could hardly sit and any other position was also very uncomfortable. After reaching Bangalore I reached a hospital to get help. When I entered the hospital the pain decreased suddenly and I was fine without any treatment. A few days later I returned to Mysore because I wanted to meet Sri Swamiji. On my second arrival the people told me Sri Swamiji is out of station but will return within a few hours. I sat in the meanwhile in front of the Datta idol and meditated.It was a deep and intense experience. At some point I felt there was a fresh wind embracing me and I felt like opening my eyes. That very moment Sri Swamiji has entered the room and pointed with his finger at me and than disappeared.My body started trembling strangely. Immedeatly from the depth of my heart a prayer occupied my whole being. The first thought was: "Oh dear master, please purify me at the bottom of my soul." While I write this, tears enter my eyes. This was the first darshan. Sri Swamiji retired and I was told to come for interview the next day. That night I could hardly sleep, I was restless and confused. The next day I was called into Sri Swamijis room. Appaji asked me: "What do you want? I replied :" I am searching for my satguru." He said : "Satguru is also searching for good disciples" I asked him: " Are you my satguru? He said" The guru is found in the heart. Why do you look for satguru? You yourself is a Guru, continue your meditation and do selfrealization. I said:" No no, I need Satguru, I need help. He said :" Anyway, you and me that is a very difficult connection maybe I am not your Guru. I said :" If you are not my Guru, where do I find him and can you help me anyway? He told:"Your Guru is in the Himalayas and I do not promise to help you. Than the interview was finished. I had a talk with my new friend Shankar from Bangalore who was running the old cantine. He gave me very good hints. He is a mature soul and told me that Dattatreya is always testing. He explained that Sri Swamiji is Lord Dattatreya and told me some of his ways.(this helped me later very much) I purchased a photograph of Sri Swamiji from Janakis bookshop. I joked with her a lot. Shortly after I travelled to Rishikesh, Himalayas. I was looking for Satguru on the banks of Ganga. There was no satguru. I returend home, those days I lived in Antwerp, Belgium. I hang Sri Swamijis picture on the wall next to the exit of my appartment. Everyday when I left my appartment Sri Swamiji was smiling at me lovingly. I loved that picture. Slowly like a thief silently enters a room, Sri Swamiji entered my heart and captured it. It took about a year when I heard Sri Swamiji is visiting Switzerland. I booked a flight from Brussels to Zurich, rented a car and drove to Herrliberg. Somehow I had the address of Sri Swamijis residence. When I approached the house and rang the bell a young man opened the door and treated me very unhospitable. He told me Sri Swamiji was not well and he does not want to see anybody and there are no programmes.I was shocked. I heard that there was a small temple behind the house and asked wether I was allowed to meditate there. The young man said: " No, this temple is private." I went to my hotelroom and cried. I stayed one more night and I did not leave Switzerland. The next day I went back to the same house in the morning. some people where waiting outside the house and told me that Sri Swamiji would give darshan. More and more people gathered in front of the house. I was afraid to go into the house but I also could not leave the place. The waiting people were restlessly talking outside the house and I decided to find a quiet spot and meditate. I sat in the grass near the house. suddenly I had the strong urge to go to the toilet,but where to go? Without thinking I went to the entrance of the house, the entrance opened miracoulously and I saw Sri Swamiji sitting far in the very end of the hall in room waving at me. He smiled and welcomed me with his bodyspeech. I ran to him while he streched his legs towards me. I fell on his legs and my head was resting on his feet. Everything became blank in my head. There was only eternity and than I saw countless stars of the universe. I finally had returned home. After some time I got up and Sri Swamiji my beloved father, mother and god continued the interview where it ended in Mysore a year before. To my great relief ha said: " From now onwards I will help you." He gave me the name Agastya. It was a rebirth in the same body. Sri Swamiji knows everything. A month later I was admitted to a hospital and after a tissue research the doctor told me I had serious cancer. He said I have 2 types of cancer and my body was attacked by a malignant carcinom etc. During the first night in the hospital I surrendered to god and conversed with him. I told him I am ready to accept anything. If it is his wish that my body survives I want to serve him. I want to serve Sri Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda.There was such a peace and a type of blissfull extasy. I knew I just have to have faith in the Guru. Anything is possible. At some point my whole room was filled with sweet aroma and Vibhooti was there. I first thought this is imagination. I felt Sri Swamijis presence was even more there than when you see him physically. It was amazing. a nurse entered the room and could sense the holy vibrations in the room. She also smelled the Vibhooti. This lady was wonderful. She acknowledged my sensation. The next day the doctors wanted to describe chemotherapy and all these things. I was not afraid and told the that I was about to leave the hospital. So I did. Arriving in my home everthing looked so beautiful. Everything has changed. Those days Sri Swamiji was about to travel to the USA and made a stop in Amsterdam, Holland. I went to see him . If it is wished I will continue my story shortly..... 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