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Self Awakening

Dear Readers:

The purpose of this quarterly newsletter, Self Awakening, is toinform Sadhaks (seekers of self-realization) and other readersabout Maha Yoga, an effortless, joyful and no cost path to Self-Realization.

P. P. Shri Narayan Kaka Maharaj of Nashik, India is a leading

teacher and exponent of Maha Yoga, a centuries old tradition,whereby a realized Guru (Siddha Guru) awakens the Universal LifeEnergy (Kundalini) within the Sadhak, eventually leading him/herto self-realization.

To the thousands of Sadhaks in the Maha Yoga tradition all overthe world and other interested readers, this e-newsletter isintended to provide virtual Satsang. It is intended to encourageSadhaks to remain engaged in Maha Yoga, be informed aboutMaha Yoga-related events around the world, and to provide aforum for getting guidance about Maha Yoga from P. P. Shri Kaka

Maharaj and other Maha Yoga leaders.The success of this e-newsletter will depend upon Sadhakparticipation and through their contribution of content. Sadhaksare therefore encouraged to contribute news about Maha Yoga-related events in their parts of the world, thoughtful articles andlife experiences (not experiences during Sadhan), and questionsabout Maha Yoga and their Sadhan (practice) they would likeaddressed. Comments and suggestions regarding this e-newsletterare also most welcome. Please send any content, comments, orquestions you would like to submit to [email protected].

The first ever Mahayoga Global Meet was held in Pune, India onMay 1st to 3rd, 2012. This issue of Self Realization is primarilydevoted to covering that event. We will resume our normalcoverage with the next issue. Videos of the event will beavailable shortly at www.mahayogavideos.org and photographsat www.mahayoga.org.

Maha Yoga Effortless, joyful and no-cost path to Self-Realization

Contents

Editors note 1

Mahayoga Global Meet 2012 2

Kaka Maharajs Speech 15

Mahayoga A Key to Success 19

Answers to questions 23

Dhakeshwari Temple visit 25

Universal Brotherhood Day 27

Book announcement 28

Upcoming events 29

Website updates 29

How to contribute content 30

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Consistent with his sense of duty to introduce the sublime benefits of Maha Yoga to theworld, over a year ago P. P. Kaka Maharaj expressed a strong desire to convene peoplefrom around the world at a Mahayoga Global Meet (MGM 2012) in Pune, India. The dates

for this meet were set for May 1

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2012, to coincide with the 121

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birthanniversary of P. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj on May 3rd, 2012 according to thelunar calendar. Under the guidance of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, the renowned computerscientist, a team of Sadhaks set about making P. P. Kaka Maharajs wish a reality. Theydeveloped a program of events for non-Indian and Indian audiences, secured appropriatevenues for these varied events, lined up a stellar cadre of speakers on a diverse set ofMahayoga-related topics and sent out invitations to representatives from all over theworld. All that planning and hard work paid off with a highly successful first MahayogaGlobal Meet. This is a report describing the three day meet.

Day 1: May 1st, 2012

The much-awaited day finally arrived as the attendees to the first Mahayoga Global Meet2012 began trickling in at 10 am at the Karnatak High School in Pune. They were arriving toattend the English language part of the three day program which was to be held in the Smt.Shakuntala Shetty Auditorium, an air-conditioned facility on the sixth floor of the schoolbuilding. The attendees were welcomed on the ground floor of the building with a welcomekit and breakfast, and after registration they were directed to the auditorium on the sixthfloor where the events of the day were to be held.

The air was replete with anticipation as over 450 attendees entered the auditorium and gotseated to the strains of Sanskrit chants and Bhajans. They came from all the continents of

the world Asia, Europe, Africa, North andSouth America, and Australia. They camefrom Afghanistan and Zambia, from Braziland Burma, from Uganda and the UnitedStates, from Iran and Iraq, from Germanyand Gambia; from 44 countries all aroundthe world! They represented all the majorreligions of the world; Muslims, Christians,Buddhists, Jews, and Hindus; includingsome who were raised as Muslims butconsider themselves atheists. They were

of all ages; in fact the majority of theattendees were students and young people

who were looking for something inspiringbeyond the narrow walls which define

International audience

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people based on their country of origin, their race and their gender. They truly representedthe global family of P. P. Kaka Maharajs aspirations; a United Nation of diversenationalities, races, religions, creeds, ages and both genders; indeed a perfect mix for the

first ever Mahayoga Global Meet.

After everyone was seated, the days program was inaugurated by P. P. Kaka Maharajlighting the ceremonial lamp with assistancefrom Dr. Vijay Bhatkar and others, followedby a short speech by P. P. Sharad JoshiMaharaj welcoming all the attendees toMGM 2012. This was followed by a lectureby Shri Pradeep Karanjikar, a formerUNESCO staff member and executive atSynopsys, on The Present World Scenario

as a context for Mahayoga. Shri Karanjikardescribed the many forces at work aroundthe world which are instrumental in linkingnations all over the world, thereby creating

a climate which is quite consistent with theMahayoga vision of a world united by the airwe all breath, the gross manifestation of Prana Shakti (Universal Life Energy), our commonMother which supports all life on earth.

Next, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, despite being under the weather, gave an inspiring speech onScience and Spirituality. He described how

science has progressed over the years andpointed out the similarities and differencesbetween spirituality and science. But, being ascientist, he also cautioned the audience aboutthe limitations of science and the experiencesof spirituality that go beyond science as it iscurrently understood. He also spoke about hisown experience as a Maha Yoga Sadhak andemphasized the importance of the actualspiritual experience which Maha Yoga offers asopposed to simply understanding spirituality as

an intellectual exercise.

Dr. Bhatkars speech was followed by a PowerPoint presentation (available athttp://www.slideshare.net/Anand_Kulkarni/mahayoga-global-meet-2012-stagepresentation1may2012) by Shri Anand Kulkarni introducing P. P. Kaka Maharaj to theaudience. He described briefly what Maha Yoga is all about, before introducing P. P. KakaMaharaj as an engineer, a scientist and above all, a Mahayogi. He emphasized theimportance of the actual experience of Mahayoga and the efforts P. P. Kaka Maharaj hasmade over the years to bring Mahayoga to all corners of the world. He urged audience

iew of the sta e - P. P. Kaka Mahara in the center

Dr. Vijay Bhatkar giving his speech

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members to rise and give P. P. Kaka Maharaj a standing ovation prior to his speech whichthey eagerly obliged.

P. P. Kaka Maharajs keynote address(see page 15) was the highlight of themornings events. He describedMahayoga as a direct, easy and nocost way to actually experience thepresence of the Divine Mother Energywithin ourselves. He urged everyoneon this earth to try it because it doesnot require an aspirant to do anythingother than to surrender himself to theMother Energy which is present within

each and every one of us. He saidthat the practice of Mahayoga isavailable to all, regardless of anaspirants age, race, religion, caste, creed, gender or status. He then urged all audience

members to try the Introductory Approach toMahayoga and led them in a 15 minuteintroductory meditation session. Many of theaudience members got so engrossed in themeditation that they had a hard time opening theireyes when P. P. Kaka Maharaj asked them to do so.Having convinced the audience members about the

ease with which Mahayoga can be practiced, heurged everyone to do so regularly at home andreap the benefits of peace and happiness whichcome from the diligent practice of Mahayoga. Heended his address by praying to the Divine MotherEnergy to shower her blessings and graces on allpeople. Following P. P. Kaka Maharajs address,the attendees were treated to a delicious lunch.

Once the lunch was over a little after 2 pm, theattendees reconvened in the auditorium where

they were entertained by Dr. Sanjay Durkar and hismusical group. The group performed complicatedrhythms using 37 different Indian percussioninstruments for about an hour and infused theaudience with a tremendous amount of musicalenergy. Although the international audience was

quite diverse, they were all able to appreciate thecommon language of music and showed their

appreciation by coming to their feet and cheering the performers.

P. P. Kaka Maharaj giving the keynoteaddress

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Following the musical interlude, the afternoon session began with Shri Mukul Kanitkarsspeech on how Mahayoga promotes Universal Brotherhood, the first of a series of four

presentations on various aspects of Mahayoga.

Shri Kanitkar is an official at the VivekanandaCenter in India and he made a strong case forall of us on this earth to realize that we are allbrothers and sisters, a message SwamiVivekananda brought to the world at theParliament of Worlds Religions in Chicago in1893. Shri Kanitkar further made the case thatsince the basis of Mahayoga is the Divine MotherEnergy which pervades us all and is our commonmother; it automatically makes everyone onearth brothers and sisters and thus promotes

Universal Brotherhood.

Shri Kanitkars speech was followed by a scholarly speech on Mahayoga and Self Realizationby Dr. Subhashchandra Bhelke. Dr. Bhelke, who was initiated into Mahayoga by P. P.Kavishwar Maharaj, is a Professor of Philosophy and the Head of the Department ofPhilosophy at Pune University, India. He methodically described the philosophy underlyingMahayoga and compared it with some of the other Yoga approaches. He then described stepby step how the practice of Mahayoga can lead all aspirants to self-realization in as direct away as possible.

Dr. Ravi Kulkarni next gave an erudite

presentation on Mahayoga/Meditation andMathematics. Dr. Kulkarni, who wasinitiated into Mahayoga by P. P. GulvaniMaharaj, is the Institute Chair Professor ofMathematics at the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Bombay, India and adistinguished Professor at BhaskaracharyaPratishthan, Pune, India. In his lecture, Dr.Kulkarni pointed out the universality of thespiritual tradition as exemplified by both,the Mahayoga and the mathematics

traditions. He described how the study ofmathematics can benefit from practicessuch as meditation and how the study of an abstract science such as mathematics could inturn enhance the meditative experience. In other words, Mahayoga meditation and thestudy of mathematics can have a symbiotic relationship.

Dr. Kulkarnis speech was followed by a presentation on Mahayoga A Key to Success (seepage 19) given by Shri Dilip Kamat. Shri Kamat, who was initiated into Mahayoga by P. P.Gulvani Maharaj, is now retired, but was formerly a partner with McKinsey & Company, the

Musical interlude

Dr. Bhelke, Shri Kamat, Shri Kanitkar and Shri

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global management consulting firm. Shri Kamat began his presentation by pointing out thatsuccess can mean different things to different people, but regardless of how one definessuccess, the singular pursuit of success can lead to chronic unhappiness. He then described

how the practice of Mahayoga, while not directed towards achieving success per se, can helpa Sadhak become successful as a byproduct of the changes it creates in the Sadhak. Itimproves a Sadhaks ability to concentrate, it makes him more creative and it gives him self-confidence; attributes which contribute to success. But more importantly, Shri Kamatemphasized, Mahayoga practice helps the Sadhak de-link his actions from the fruits of theactions; in other words, becoming a Karma Yogi, thus achieving Self-Realization and truehappiness.

Following Shri Kamats presentation, Ms. Victoria Truver, who works at the Laxmi NarayanMandir in Riverside, California in the US, shared her experience of how she miraculouslyfound out about P. P. Kaka Maharaj and Mahayoga while she was researching the web for

material on Lord Ganesh who had been appearing in her dreams. She described the eventsleading to that time, beginning with a motorcycle accident which she had miraculouslysurvived, and which put her on the path of Mahayoga. Ms. Truver was initiated intoMahayoga a few years ago by P. P. Kaka Maharaj when she applied for it through theinternet. A couple of other audience members also shared what they experienced duringthe Introductory Mahayoga session P. P. Kaka Maharaj had conducted earlier in the day.

The experience sharing was followed by aquestion & answer session led by Shri Kamat.Since there were a lot more questions thancould be answered in the allotted time,

interested attendees were asked to return thenext morning for a continuation of the session.The days program ended with a groupphotograph of the international studentattendees with P. P. Kaka Maharaj, followed bya delicious dinner. It was indeed a wonderfulending to an inspiring day.

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Day 2: May 2nd, 2012

The events of this morning were split into two, with concurrent sessions being conducted in

English for the international attendees and in Marathi for the Indian audiences.

The morning sessions were once again held at the Smt. Shakuntala Shetty Auditorium atKarnataka High School. Shri Anand Kulkarni and Shri Dilip Kamat conducted a continuationof the question and answer session from the previous day for the international attendees inEnglish. The nature of the questions clearly indicated a strong level of interest in Mahayogaon part of the attendees.

Concurrent with the question and answer session, P. P. Sharad Joshi Maharaj, P. P. PrabhuneMaharaj, P. P. Deshpande Maharaj, P. P. Rakhe Maharaj and P. P. Thakar Maharaj (all

Deekshadhikaris, i.e. those empowered to

grant Mahayoga initiation) led a session inMarathi for Indian invitees and for the leadersof various Mahayoga branch locations thathave been established in India. They gave theattendees a brief recap of the previous daysevents emphasizing P. P. Kaka Maharajsstrong desire to spread the word of Mahayogaall over the world. P. P. Sharad Joshi Maharajreminded all Sadhaks to pursue the threetenets of Mahayoga Sadhan (meditation),Satsang (keeping company of those interested

in the truth) and Seva (service on behalf ofthe Guru), and urged Sadhaks to spread theword of Mahayoga as part of their Guru Seva.

He said that while no one should be urged to receive Shaktipat Deeksha (Mahayogainitiation), everyone on this earth needs to be informed about the free availability ofMahayoga and the ease with which theIntroductory Approach to Mahayoga(http://mahayoga.org/introductorypractice.htm) can be practiced. The otherDeekshadhikaris reiterated this message bydescribing some of the efforts that have been

under way thus far to take the message ofUniversal Brotherhood and the ease of Self-Realization through Mahayoga all over India andaround the world. The audience members leftfor lunch energized and motivated to take theMahayoga message to everyone on earth.

P. P. Sharad Joshi Maharaj addressing the Indianinvitees

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The evenings program was held outdoors at the Law College grounds in Pune. This was an

event open to Sadhaks and others interested in Mahayoga from abroad as well as from India,and it drew an audience of over 5,000 people.After the offering of flowers to the images ofMahayoga luminaries such as P. P. LoknathTirth Swami Maharaj, P. P. Tembe SwamiMaharaj, P. P. Gulvani Maharaj and P. P.Kavishwar Maharaj, and the chanting ofSanskrit Shlokas from the Vedas to bless theevent, P. P. Kaka Maharaj, Dr. Vijay Bhatkarand others were welcomed on the stage withthe handing of flower bouquets. This was

followed by Shri Nikhil Prabhune and ShriShyam Khaire leading the audience in singinga song in Marathi extolling the virtues ofMahayoga and exhorting Sadhaks to be diligent in

its practice. Next, P. P. Sharad Joshi Maharaj, at the behest of P. P. Kaka Maharaj, led theaudience in chanting Digambara, Digambara, Shripad Vallabh Digambara, a mantra in theDatta tradition and a favorite of P. P. Gulvani Maharaj.

P. P. Joshi Maharaj was followed by Ms. Victoria Truver, a Sadhak from Riverside, Californiain the United States, recounting how she miraculously came upon P. P. Kaka Maharajswebsite. Ms. Truver recounted that she had a vivid dream of a dancing elephant and wastold by an Indian American boy, a patron of the library she worked in, that the dancingelephant was Lord Ganesh. Ms. Truver complained to the boy that she did not know whoLord Ganesh was, to which the boy asked her to research it on the internet. When Ms.Truver entered Ganesh on the search bar she was miraculously led to P. P. Kaka Maharajswebsite, even though she recalled there was no Ganesh in the web address of the site.Ms. Truver attributed this miracle to the Lord Shiva directing her to her Guru, P. P. Kaka

View of the attendees - Law College ground

View of the stage Law College ground

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Maharaj. At the website, lo and behold, shefound what she had been searching foryears; the granting of Shaktipat Deeksha

(Mahayoga initiation) to anyone making anearnest request. She applied for Deekshaand received an e-mail back granting herDeeksha in April 2001. Ms. Truver was gladto hear back from P. P. Kaka Maharajbecause in her eagerness, she had forgottento note the web address of the Mahayogasite and she was afraid she would never beable to get to the website by enteringGanesh in the search bar ever again. Thisconfirmed to her that it was indeed a miracle

by which she was directed to the website thefirst time. The audience was very moved by Ms. Truvers sharing of her experience andcheered her as she ended her speech.

Ms. Truvers speech was followed by the release of the first issue of a Marathi magazinenamed Loknath Path which will be edited by Shri Hemant Pethare and will include articleson Mahayoga for Marathi audiences. The release of this magazine was to accompany therelease of a book by the same name the next day, the anniversary of P. P. Loknath TirthSwami Maharajs birth.

The magazine release event was followed by

the much-awaited speech and blessings byP. P. Kaka Maharaj. He began his speech bywelcoming the attendees and describinghow Mahayoga arises from none other thanLord Shiva and was brought to us in the 19thcentury by P. P. Swami Gangadhar TirthMaharaj and his lineage comprising P. P.Narayan Tirth Dev Maharaj, P. P. YoganandaMaharaj, P. P. Swami Vishnu Tirth Maharaj,P. P. Swami Shankar Purushottam Maharaj,all the way to P. P. Kaka Maharajs Guru, P.

P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj. Hereminded everyone that Mahayoga isavailable to all, regardless of age, gender,

religion, caste, creed, or status. He described how easy it is to practice, by invoking theexample of how even Kindergarten kids were able to practice the Introductory Approach toMaha Yoga when he led them through it. He said it is such an easy approach because theSadhak does not have to do anything but let the Prana Shakti (Universal Life Energy) withinhim do what is needed for the Sadhaks spiritual growth.

Ms. Victoria Truver addressing the audience atthe Law College ground

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P. P. Kaka Maharaj next described how Mahayoga provides the basis for UniversalBrotherhood. He said that despite external differences, we all breathe the same air,regardless of whether we live in Italy or China or the United States; and the air we breathe

is only a gross manifestation of the subtle Prana Shakti, which resides in each and every oneof us as long as we are alive and which supports us all like our common Mother. He said thelogical result of having such a common Mother is that we are all brothers and sisters.Therefore despite differences in our religions, race, nationalities, etc. we should all realizethat we are supported by our common Mother and stop quarrelling with each other onaccount of the unimportant differences, and treat each other as brothers and sisters.

After describing the Introductory Approach to Maha Yoga, P. P. Kaka Maharaj next led theaudience members in an introductory Mahayoga meditation for about 10 minutes. Mostaudience members had a very difficult time opening their eyes when P. P. Kaka Maharajasked them to do so and did not seem to want to come out of the meditation experience.

P. P. Kaka Maharajs speech and the introductory Mahayoga meditation were followed by arousing speech in Marathi by the Mahayoga Global Meet President and renowned computerscientist, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar. Dr. Bhatkar, who has since been named as the Chairman of theBoard of Governors, IIT Delhi, began his speech by acknowledging his gratitude to the longtradition of Mahayoga, right from Lord Dattatraya in ancient times to more recent stalwartsin P. P. Kaka Maharajs Guru Parampara (lineage) such as P. P. Loknath Tirth SwamiMaharaj, P. P. Shri Tembe Swami Maharaj, P. P. Shri Gulvani Maharaj and P. P. Shri DattaMaharaj Kavishwar. He attributed the resilience of the Indian culture over the millennia toits ability to adapt to changing times without losing its core values, and the importance itplaces on the long traditions of spirituality as exemplified by the Mahayoga tradition.

Dr. Bhatkar then went on to explain, that as Swami Vivekananda has said, All of us have thepotential of being Divine. But of all the approaches such as Jnana Yoga (Yoga ofKnowledge), Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion), etc. which are available to us humans, theeasiest, simplest and most direct path is the path of Maha Yoga. It enables anyone to seekRaj Vidya, the highest form of knowledge, or self-realization, and establish a directconnection between Jiva (our life) and Shiva (the ultimate reality).

He compared Maha Yoga to disruptive innovations in science, which occur quite rarely, butwhich change the scientific paradigm completely when they do occur. He expressed a wishthat Maha Yoga would become such a disruptive innovation for the entire world, because it

does not require a practitioner to do anything, learn new skills, and is entirely free; but ithas the potential to change the entire world scenario through the actual experience it givesof Universal Brotherhood. All we need to do is to surrender to the Prana Shakti within andallow her to purify us through the practice of Maha Yoga, and in that process cleanseourselves of all impurities, including our egos. He also wished that India would become theJagadguru (the worlds Guru) and lead the world to Universal Spiritual Prosperity, a wishvery dear to P. P. Gulvani Maharaj and P. P. Kaka Maharaj, and one that he felt was well onits way when he witnessed the participation of people from more than 44 countries at theevents held at the Karnataka High School auditorium the previous day.




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Day 3: May 3rd, 2012 P. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharajs Birthday

The events of this day, held at the Dindayal School ground in Pune, celebrated the 121st

birthday (according to the lunar calendar) of P. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj, whoinitiated P. P. Kaka Maharaj into Mahayoga over 60 years ago.

The day began with a Samuhik Sadhan (collective meditation) at 6:30 am, led by the

attending Deekshadhikaris on the dais, in which over a thousand Sadhaks participated. Theair was replete with the spiritual energy emanating from the collective Sadhan which helpeduplift all the attendees on this auspicious day. After the Samuhik Sadhan ended at around7:30 am, the attendees were served breakfast.

The stage was then decorated with a flower-festooned cradle to commemorate the birth ofP. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj as moreattendees began to trickle in. P. P. KakaMaharaj arrived shortly thereafter and waswelcomed and ceremonially seated on one sideof the dais, across from the cradle and apicture of his Guru, P. P. Loknath Tirth SwamiMaharaj. Soon thereafter, the audience wastreated to over an hour long Kirtanperformance (musical narrative) by P. P.Moreshwar Joshi Charolikar Maharaj, who is

himself a Deekshadhikari (empowered to grantDeeksha Mahayoga initiation).

P. P. Charolikar Maharaj sang about andnarrated various events from the life of P. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj. Havingpersonally led a contingent of Sadhaks to the birthplace of P. P. Loknath Tirth SwamiMaharaj in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in November of last year, he also described in musical versethe miraculous events that led to that successful visit and the wonderful experiences thevisitors had during their stay at the Dhakeshwari Devi Mata Temple (reported in the February

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2012 issue of Self Awakening e-newsletterhttp://mahayoga.org/newsletter/Self_Awakening_Vol_4_Issue_3.pdf).

As the time commemorating the birth ofP. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharajapproached, the pace of the song-basednarrative picked up and at thedesignated time of birth a coconutwrapped in a silk cloth, representing thebaby, was placed ceremoniously in thedecorated cradle. P. P. Sharad JoshiMaharaj symbolically rocked the cradle,as several married women dressed intraditional nine yard saris and attired in

traditional jewelry, including Nath (noseornament) conducted Aarti (ritualworship), first of the symbolic baby P. P.Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj and then, of P. P. Kaka Maharaj. This was followed by a shortceremony whereby P. P. Kaka Maharaj launched the publication of the book, LoknathPath, a handbook on Mahayoga in Marathi language, written and compiled by Shri J. N.Lakhote.

P. P. Kaka Maharaj took the stage next and after a short speech on Mahayoga, led theattendees in a 10 minute Mahayoga Sadhan. He also announced that the next MahayogaGlobal Meet will be held in New Delhi, India in 2014.

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Following P. P. Kaka Maharajs speech, the Sadhaks who were responsible for organizing thethree day event (Shri Anand Kulkarni, ShriShriram Samudra, Shri Shyam Khaire, ShriManohar Gulawani, Shri Milind Joshi, ShriPrashant Rao, Shri Nikhil Prabhune andShri Dilip Kamat) were called in front ofthe stage to recognize their contributionsand to thank them for their hard work.

The attendees were next treated to adelicious lunch and were sent home withthe blessings of the entire Mahayogalineage through the presence of P.P. KakaMaharaj.

Reported by Shri Dilip Kamat, withassistance from Shri Milind Joshi and ShriShyam Khaire.

P. P. Kaka Maharaj addressing the audience

Standing from L to R: Shri Rao, Shri Kulkarni, ShriPrabhune, Shri Kamat, Shri Gulawani, Shri

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Editors note: I was asked to speak on the above topic at the Mahayoga Global Meet2012 in Pune, India. Heres the written version of my speech. For those who areinterested, the PowerPoint charts I used are available at

http://www.slideshare.net/dpkamat/maha-yoga-akeytosuccesspresentation

I have been asked to speak to you about how Maha Yoga can become a key to success, i.e.how the practice of Maha Yoga can help you become successful.

This is somewhat of a difficult task, because success, like beauty, is in the eye of thebeholder. What might seem like success to one might be perceived as abject failure byanother. To some of you, success might mean having good things happen to yourself, i.e.having a good education, having a great job or a career or a business, having a lot of power,having a wonderful family life, making lots of money. Others might see success in making

good things happen to others, i.e. helping others get educated, helping others out ofpoverty, taking care of the sick and injured, helping lead communities and societies improvetheir lot, etc. Still others might not care so much for their own material growth, or for thematerial uplift of others, but might define success in terms of their own spiritual growth aswell as the spiritual growth of others.

Regardless of these distinctions in how we define success, we tend to be happy only if wethink we are being successful in achieving our goals, whether they are material or spiritual,for the uplift of ourselves or for others; and are unhappy if we do not achieve them. So inall our actions we strive to become successful in achieving our goals, whatever they may be!But there are two big traps waiting for us in such a goal-oriented success-driven life.

The first trap is what I call Newtons Third Law! Those of you who are familiar with basicphysics will know that this law states that for every action there is an equal and oppositereaction. This law is not so severe in our day-to-day lives, i.e. the reactions to our actionsmight not be exactly equal and opposite, but those of us who have been knocked around abit are quite aware that every action or initiative we take becomes a struggle to overcomethe reactions of forces that oppose it. Sometimes our actions succeed, sometimes they fail.But if we tie our happiness to our day-to-day successes and failures, whether they arematerial or spiritual, whether they are for ourselves or for others, we are bound to gothrough life being ecstatic sometimes and being depressed at other times.

The second trap we face arises out of the fact that our perceptions of success are short-lived. If we are successful at achieving our goal, we right away move our goal-posts toachieve what we perceive is a better and higher goal. In other words, we continuallyredefine success, and doing so keeps us in a constant state of unhappiness. I call this thetrap of moving goalposts.

So, if we define success by our careers, the higher we rise up the corporate ladder thehigher we want to go. We wont be satisfied unless we become the Managing Director or theCEO. And if we become the CEO of the organization we have been working in, we want to

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become the CEO of a larger, more powerful organization. If we define success by theamount of money we make, when we think we have achieved the goal of making our firstmillion, we want to make ten million. If we make ten million, why stop there; we want to

make a hundred million, and so on. And there is nothing inherently wrong in that, otherthan the fact that as we move the goal posts further, we become unhappy if we do notachieve the next target. Thus we remain in a constant state of unfulfilled goals which keepsus in a constant state of unhappiness.

If we define success by the impact we have on others, when we have achieved the target ofhelping a small community of people, we want to help a larger community. If we aresuccessful in doing that, we might set our sights on being political leaders, of course withthe intent of helping others. And if we fail to achieve our specific objectives and goals weset for ourselves we become unhappy. And again, there is nothing wrong with that otherthan the fact that we tend to define our happiness in terms of wanting to have an ever

increasing impact on others and ever-increasing recognition we receive from others for ourgood deeds. Once again, the trap of ever changing goals keeps us in a constant state ofunhappiness.

The same applies even when we define success in terms of our spiritual goals! When wehave a particularly enjoyable spiritual experience (Kriya), we get attached to it and we wantit to happen over and over again. Or if we hear that our Sadhak friend has had a specificwonderful experience and we havent had it, we want to experience it as well. Again, thereis nothing wrong with that other than the fact that we become unhappy if we do not havethat particular experience and we write to P. P. Kaka Maharaj complaining that we haventhad the experience our friend had. And to make matters worse, we feel that we have not

been as blessed by P. P. Kaka Maharaj as our friend has been, or we are not doing somethingright! All such behavior is the antithesis of Maha Yoga! Again, it is the constant focus ongoals and the constant moving of the goal-posts which keeps us unhappy.

Having expressed all these misgivings about how we define success, and the traps that asingular focus on goal-oriented success poses for us in terms of our happiness, how then canwe say that Maha Yoga is a key to success?

In fact, Maha Yoga can not only contribute to success, no matter how it is defined, butmore importantly, it is a key to happiness. In order to support this assertion, let me firstbriefly describe some of the key elements of Maha Yoga in this regards.

Unlike most other forms of Yoga, Maha Yoga does not require that the Sadhak actively andintentionally do anything, other than become aware of the Universal Life Energy, the MotherPrana Shakti within himself, and to give her the freedom to do what is needed for theSadhaks spiritual progress. This is the essence of Maha Yoga Sadhan (meditation), thesurrendering of the Sadhaks intent to the Prana Shakti within. When the Sadhak does that,the Mother Energy within him becomes the doer and the Sadhak assumes the role of anobserver. With diligent Maha Yoga Sadhan, the Sadhak is able to actively experience theprocess of cleansing that the Mother Energy puts him through. He is able to observe the

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involuntary actions of his body (physical Kriyas), the involuntary flow of nervous energythrough him (Pranic Kriyas), and the involuntary coming and going of thoughts through hismind (mental Kriyas). Gradually, with diligent Sadhan, he will find his physical, Pranic and

mental Kriyas diminishing and more importantly, the intervals between successive thoughts(mental Kriyas) beginning to increase. It is the interval between two successive thoughtswhen the Sadhak begins to experience the bliss of Maha Yoga, and as that interval begins toincrease he will increasingly exist in the blissful state, eventually reaching the state of Self-Realization.

So, how can a process designed to help a Sadhak reach the state of Self-Realizationcontribute in any way to success and help him overcome the traps I mentioned so he canbe truly happy? This is because although the purpose of Maha Yoga is Self-Realization, waybefore he reaches the self-realized state, a Sadhak will experience changes within himself,which are essentially the by-products of Maha Yoga, which will give him the tools needed to

be both successful and happy. He will experience significant improvements in three areaswhich are highly correlated with perceived success improved concentration, heightenedcreativity and increased self-confidence. He will also find himself delinking his actions fromthe fruits of those actions, in other words becoming a Karma Yogi, which is the key toavoiding the two types of traps I mentioned earlier.

While Maha Yoga Sadhan does not require a Sadhak to focus on anything (in fact Sadhaks areasked not to intentionally focus on anything at all but to simply surrender to the MotherEnergy within and observe what happens), as a by-product of Maha Yoga meditation, aSadhaks concentration will show considerable improvement. In addition to being able toconcentrate better, during and after Sadhan, a Sadhak might find himself magically coming

up with solutions to problems, personal, professional, you name it, which might have beenvexing him. He will find that the solutions he comes up with are very creative and evenSadhaks who have not considered themselves to be creative at all will find themselvesdeveloping creative solutions all of a sudden.

While this might seem magical, it has nothing to do with magic! It has been borne out bywestern science, where in trials conducted at MIT and at other major universities in the USand in Europe, the practice of meditation has been shown to improve powers ofconcentration as well as creativity. This happens because Maha Yoga Sadhan helps aSadhaks mind to become calm. And when his mind becomes calm he can concentratebetter when he needs to because his mind does not get as easily distracted by random

thoughts as before. Also, when the mind becomes calm, a Sadhaks intuition becomesheightened, and it is this enhanced intuition that gives him the ability to synthesize hisknowledge base, without even being aware of it, and come up with intuitively creativesolutions!

A Sadhaks increased self-confidence comes from improved self-awareness. With thediligent practice of Maha Yoga, a Sadhak understands himself better and knows fully hisstrengths and weaknesses. He also begins to develop an inner sense of calm. With thissense of inner calm and a better and more accurate understanding of himself, he begins to




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project true self confidence, not a superficial one that might come out of insecurities andbluster, but one that is based on a true sense of self that comes out of confidence that nomatter what happens, his inner peace will remain unaffected by the ups and downs of day-

to-day life.

The change whereby a Sadhak develops the attitude of a Karma Yogi is more gradual, andcomes about with diligent Maha Yoga Sadhan (meditation). It is also the most responsiblefor Maha Yoga being a key to the Sadhaks success and more importantly, his ongoinghappiness. With regular Sadhan, a Sadhak begins to experience himself more in the role ofan observer rather than the doer, and when he does so he begins to get a perspective whichis quite different from the one he had as a goal-oriented doer of actions. He begins todelink action from the fruits of that action and comes to experientially realize thesatisfaction of engaging in action for the joy of the action itself, rather than in anticipationof the rewards that action might bring. The action he engages in becomes an extension of

his Sadhan (meditation); he derives joy from it, he sees himself not as the doer of the actionbut as the vehicle through which the Prana Shakti within him the Mother Energy isprojecting herself, and he participates in the action for the joy it brings him and not for theresults derived from the action.

For those of you who are familiar with how the brain works, action that is free from thedistraction of trying to anticipate outcomes, generally results in superior outcomes.Athletes are encouraged to be in the flow rather than be concerned of whether theirperformance is a winning one or not. Making a good cricketing stroke is more fun for aplayer and results in more runs rather than one that is simply focused on hitting a sixerwhich often ends up with the batsman getting out. So, as a Sadhak begins to take

enjoyment in the process of action itself rather than in anticipation of the results of theaction, his performance actually improves and whether he cares about it or not, heexperiences a greater degree of success.

But more importantly, the delinking of action from the fruits of that action results in aSadhak gradually becoming less goal-oriented, thus overcoming the two types of traps Imentioned earlier. Since the Maha Yoga Sadhak no longer links his happiness to achievingspecific goals, he is free from the trap of Newtons Third Law as well as the trap ofmoving goalposts. He derives his happiness from seeing his actions as Kriyas experiencedduring perpetual and ongoing Sadhan (meditation). As far as he is concerned, the results ofhis actions are secondary to the process of the actions themselves, and do not affect his

happiness in the least. The rest of the world will likely see him as being highly successful.The Sadhak will not only be successful, but more importantly, happy!

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Question:I practice Maha Yoga, having been granted Deeksha by P. P. Kaka Maharaj. Isometimes encounter people who ask me to pray for them or for someone else who mightbe undergoing difficulties, or who might be appearing for an important exam. Since, as a

part of my daily ritual, I pray for the uplift of all mankind, I am not sure if it is necessaryor a good thing for me to pray for the benefit of individuals. Please guide me on thisissue.

Answer: Everything that happens in our lives is the result of past Samskaras(accumulated impressions) and the accumulated effects of actions, attachments andaversions during our current lives; the Almighty has no direct or indirect role as such. Sopraying to the Almighty for affecting the life of any individual is futile at best unless onehas a direct connection with the Almighty, which most of us do not. In fact, if wedevelop attachments for particular outcomes (either positive or negative) to happeneither for ourselves or for others, we are simply creating additional new Samskaras which

will only keep us from freeing ourselves from the cycle of birth and death. Therefore, itis best not to develop attachments by praying for, or wishing for, specific worldlybenefits to accrue to us or to others. The most we can do is to pray for the Almightyswish to happen. We should leave it up to the Almighty to take care of the universe.

Further, a Sadhak should also not intentionally use Maha Yoga or Sadhan to affect thelives of specific individuals, either to help or hurt them for two very important reasons.First, it will dissipate the Sadhaks Prana Shakti (Mother Energy), thus negating thepurpose of Sadhan itself, which is to accumulate and enhance the flow of Prana Shaktiwithin the Sadhak. Second, the role of a Sadhak during Sadhan should not be that of adoer (Karta) but simply that of an observer (Sakshi). If a Sadhak takes on the role of

Karta during Sadhan it will keep him from fully surrendering to Prana Shakti, resulting inthe boosting of his ego, further retarding his spiritual progress. If something miraculoushappens in the Sadhaks life or in the lives of others around him, the Sadhak should notgive himself credit for any of it, or try to replicate it or enhance it with any intent eitherduring Sadhan or otherwise. Doing so will only result in him thinking of himself as theKarta, thus boosting his ego and retarding his spiritual progress. He/she should simplyattribute any such happenings to Prarabdha (destiny) and to the workings of PranaShakti.

The only exception to the above is the behavior of Siddhas (those capable of affectingPrana Shakti) who through their Sankalpa (wish) are able to affect outcomes and events

in the lives of others. However, true Siddhas never deploy such powers to affect worldlyoutcomes, and those that do, get trapped in their Siddhis (powers) and find their furtherspiritual progress becoming blocked. Siddha Gurus such as P. P. Kaka Maharaj use suchpowers only for the spiritual uplift of others. For most of us compassion is a virtue but itcan also be a trap, and when misapplied it can retard a Sadhaks spiritual progress.

Question: I received Shaktipat Deeksha a few years ago and for a year after receiving it Iused to sit diligently for Sadhan on a daily basis. Some time ago because of someconflicts, I quit following the restrictions and stopped sitting for Sadhan altogether.

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More recently, I have been feeling guilty and I have decided that I should get back intothe practice of Maha Yoga. Do I need to take Deeksha again?

Answer: Once Deeksha has happened, there is no reason to take Deeksha again. It is alsonot productive to feel guilty about not having sat for Sadhan or not having followed therestrictions. Please resolve to sit for Sadhan regularly from now on and follow therestrictions.

Once Deeksha has happened, a Sadhaks spiritual progress is dependent on regularSadhan to gradually eliminate the effects of Sanchit Samskaras (accumulated impressionsfrom past and current lives). Since we have accumulated such Samskaras over manylifetimes and we continue to acquire them in our day-to-day lives, regular Sadhan is amust. The restrictions are intended to increase Sattva Guna so as to compensate for theRajasik and Tamasik tendencies we all have, and which also get enhanced in our day-to-

day lives. Ultimately, with regular Sadhan, a Sadhak even goes beyond the three Gunasand reaches Self Realization. So sit for Sadhan regularly and let the awakened PranaShakti do what is needed.

Question: I have recently become aware of the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi andhave been reading books from his website. One of these books is named Maha Yoga wherethe author describes the path of devotion. Can you please help me understand what isrequired to follow the path of devotion?

Answer: We are not experts on the writings of Sri Ramana Maharshi so we cannotcomment on what might be needed to follow the path of Devotion described in the book.

Our tradition of Maha Yoga is an ancient one that originates from Lord Shiva, and whichwas reenergized in the mid nineteenth century by P. P. Swami Gangadhar Tirth Maharaj.So our comments and suggestions are based on this tradition of Maha Yoga and notnecessarily the path taught by Sri Raman Maharshi, although there are likely to besimilarities and overlaps.

The path of devotion, Bhakti Yoga is a form of Yoga where a Sadhak (aspirant) has somuch inherent love/devotion to his object of devotion (God/Guru/Incarnation of God)that he begins to lose his own identity/ego and eventually becomes one with the objectof devotion. This union of the devotee with his object of devotion represents yoga(which means union) and results in him achieving the Samadhi state. It begins with

Dwaita (duality), i.e. the object of devotion being separate from the devotee, buteventually leads to the Adwaita (non-dual) state. Many saints, prophets and otherexalted beings one reads about in most religious traditions were Bhaktas (devotees) whohad reached various states/stages of self-realization (yoga).

While Bhakti Yoga may sound very easy, in reality it is a very difficult path to pursue withspecific intent. Either one is born with the inherent tendencies of a devotee, areflection of the Samskaras (effects of Karma/actions) from prior lives, or one has todevelop devotion in ones current life by conditioning ones mind to become devoted

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through techniques such as Japa (chanting the name of the object of devotion) and bysurrendering ones ego to the object of ones devotion. Achieving such a state of truesurrender to an external object of devotion is not easy, especially if one does not have

faith in that object to begin with, or without the experience of something miraculousthat brings about such faith and devotion in a non-believer.

The Maha Yoga path in the tradition of P. P. Swami Gangadhar Tirth Maharaj is differentfrom the Path of Devotion or Bhakti Yoga, but it encompasses it, as well as all the othermajor yoga approaches. It involves having a Siddha Guru awaken the Prana Shakti(Universal Life Energy) within a Sadhak, and the Sadhak surrendering himself to theawakened Prana Shakti (which is his true self) and not to an external object. This leadsto the Sadhak allowing the awakened Prana Shakti do what is needed to eventually takehim to the Samadhi state.

The act of having the Prana Shakti within a Sadhak becoming awakened by a Siddha Guruis called Shaktipat Deeksha. All a Sadhak need do once the Prana Shakti within him isawakened is to sit for Sadhan (meditation), surrender to the awakened Prana Shaktiwithin himself, and simply observe what happens. He should not be doing anythingwith any intent but he should let the awakened Prana Shakti within him do what isneeded for his spiritual progress. If a Sadhak needs to be doing Hatha Yoga Asanas(postures) they will automatically happen when he sits for Sadhan in a relaxed state. If aSadhak needs to be doing Japa, he will find himself automatically chanting some mantra.If he needs to develop devotion, it too will automatically happen; he will find himselfbecoming overcome with devotion to the God/Prophet/Incarnation of God/Guru inwhatever dominant tradition he has been brought up with in his current or former lives.

And as he progresses on his spiritual path, his experiences will also change, graduallymoving from physical to mental and eventually to spiritual bliss.

That is why our tradition is called Maha Yoga, or the Great Yoga. Whatever type of Yogais needed for the Sadhaks spiritual progress will happen automatically with the practiceof Maha Yoga; all a Sadhak need do is to simply play the role of an observer and allow theawakened Prana Shakti within him to do what is needed. Therefore, in our tradition ofMaha Yoga, one does not need to follow any specific form of yoga. Bhakti/devotion tothe Almighty as defined by whatever dominant religion and traditions you were raised induring your current and former lives will automatically get enhanced as you reach Self-Realization.

Question: I was initiated into Maha Yoga recently and I have been sitting for Sadhanregularly for over an hour every day. More recently I have begun hearing a subtle soundall the time and which increases in pitch and intensity during Sadhan. Kindly explain tome what this sound is about and should I be experiencing this sound only during Sadhan?

Answer: Glad to read that you are sitting for Sadhan daily for over an hour and you arehearing a subtle sound all the time and during Sadhan. This is a very good experience.The sound you are hearing is called the Anaahat Naad or unstruck sound, the sound




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that happens without Aghaat or something striking something else. This is one of theKriyas that happen to some Sadhaks during Sadhan and it is not something that is aseparate activity that you can make happen, either during or outside of Sadhan. If it

happens, it happens, either during Sadhan or otherwise. It is a high level Kriya and awonderful blessing. But please do not get excited by it and allow it to boost your ego. Itis a Kriya that has happened; simply observe it and let it go. Also, please do not getattached to it and become concerned when it stops happening the next time you sit forSadhan.

The Kriyas that happen during Sadhan are the work of the awakened Prana Shakti, whichmakes various Kriyas happen to cleanse the Sadhak from the accumulated impressions(Sanchit Samskaras) of his/her current and prior lives. So think of these Kriyas as nothingmore than steps that the Prana Shakti is making happen as part of the cleansing process,and all a Sadhak should do about them is to simply observe them and let them go. As the

cleansing process proceeds, the Kriyas that are happening now will stop happening andothers might take their place. Typically, as a Sadhak progresses, the Kriyas becomeincreasingly subtle; the physical Kriyas disappear, making way for more subtle PranicKriyas, until eventually they all disappear and the Sadhak swims in a sea of completecalm, not only during Sadhan but at all times.

Editors note: Please send your questions regarding Maha Yoga and Shaktipat to:[email protected].

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Universal Brotherhood Day and Global Maha Yoga Trial

August 2nd, 2012 from 6:17 am to 6:38 am local time

P. P. Shri Kaka Maharaj would like to invite everyone on this earth to participate in a

Universal Brotherhood Day and Global Introductory Trial of Maha Yoga Shaktipat(Siddhayoga) for the uplift of all humankind. This introductory trial will be held on August2nd, 2012, from 6:17 am to 6:38 am local time, i.e. based on the clock in your owncountry and time-zone. Those interested can participate during that time at no cost,from the privacy of their own homes. All are eligible to participate in this trial regardlessof religion, race, gender, age, caste or creed. This world-wide trial can be considered tobe a trailer or a precursor for the awakening of ones Kundalini Shakti (Universal LifeEnergy) through Shaktipat (transfer of Energy) from a Siddha Yoga Master. It is a rareopportunity to experience first-hand such a transmission of Energy from a Siddha Guru.

Heres how to participate:

At the designated time (on August 2nd, 2012, from 6:17 am 6:38 am, local time) sitcomfortably with your eyes closed in a quiet location in your home.

Instantly observe a wave of energy along your spinal column. Relax your body completely in order to minimize the awareness of your body. Let your mind observe your involuntary breathing. Observe your experiences during the designated time interval and if you wish you

may share them by e-mail with P. P. Narayan Kaka Maharaj at([email protected]).


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The English language translation of P. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharajs biography is nowavailable in hardcover edition! P. P. Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj was the ShaktipatDeeksha Guru of P. P. Narayan Kaka Dhekane Maharaj as well as P. P. Gulvani Maharaj. Theoriginal biography was written in the Marathi language by Shri A. S. Potbhare and it wastranslated into English by Dr. R. V. Urankar.

Copies of the book are available in India for Rs. 299 plus postage at:P. P. Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati Swami Maharaj &P. P. Shri Loknath Tirth Swami Maharaj TrustVasudev Niwas

41/17 Erandvane,Pune, India 411004

Phone No. +91-20-25455584

Sadhaks outside of India can send an e-mail indicating their interest, including their postaladdress, to [email protected]. The price will be determined by the number oforders received from each country and estimated shipping cost, and Sadhaks will be notifiedaccordingly. The price is unlikely to exceed US$20.


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Upcoming Events:

Deeksha Day (Initiation Day) on August 2nd, 2012Those desirous of receiving Maha Yoga Deeksha (initiation) should go to the website:www.mahayoga.org for instructions.

Universal Brotherhood Day/Global Maha Yoga Trial on August 2nd, 2012Please see announcement on page 27.

Lecture Series at the Maha Yoga Ashram in Thane, Maharashtra, IndiaThe Thane Ashram hosts lectures/talks on Maha Yoga and Yoga on the first Sunday of everymonth. The Thane Ashram is located at:A/9 Sector # 7, Behind Omega Apartments

Vasant Bungalow, Shree Nagar, Wagle Estate, Thane 400604

Please contact P. P. Dr. Deshpande Maharaj in Thane, India at 22-2581-2811 for additionalinformation. The Thane Ashram also hosts Samuhik Sadhan (communal Sadhan) everySunday from 8:30 am to 9:30 am. The lecture will follow the Samuhik Sadhan (communalSadhan) on the first Sunday of every month.

Website Updates:

The Maha Yoga videos website at http://www.mahayogavideos.org/ has available videos ofvarious Maha Yoga related events and speeches by P. P. Kaka Maharaj. The videos fromMahayoga Global Meet 2012 will be posted there in a few days.

We also have an active discussion group at:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kundalinishaktipatayoga/Please feel free to post messages there about Maha Yoga, the website, or this e-newsletter.You will need to join the group to read or post messages.

New Maha Yoga Blog:We are also trying to get started a Maha Yoga blog at http://mahayoga-blog.blogspot.com/.The purpose of the blog is to share with Sadhaks P. P. Kaka Maharajs guidance on issuesrelated to Maha Yoga, and to keep them updated on Maha Yoga-related events and newdevelopments. Please feel free to join the blog and comment on the content.



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