Newsdesk: Anandotsav Video 23rd February 2008, Varanasi, India Part-2

Newsdesk: Anandotsav Video 23rd February 2008, Varanasi, India part 1

ANANDOTSAV

An effort to describe the 23rd day of Feb, 2003.

It was the divine land of Guwahati (Amingaon Ashram) along with those few fortunate devotees of Bhagavan who stand as witness to Bhagavan's most eventful divine sport of playing Holi with them. As the news of Bhagavan's consent to play Holi with His devotees reached them, devotees from all corners of the country started to congregate at the auspicious place to witness this celestial bliss.

In the morning Bhagavan took all the devotees for a boat ride in the hilly river Brahmaputra. He was very normal while He was riding. At 8 o’clock Bhagavan along with all the devotees returned to the Ashram. He asked Sujata Chakraborty, one of His ardent devotees to sing a song. Sujata poured out her heart and sang with all her devotion --- "O Krishna, the enchanter of mind, the stealer of Radha's mind. Thou art the life line of Vrindavan, the holder of the mountain Goverdhana, Thou rules the heart O Hari ! O Narayana !" Bhagavan said, “I am entering into Samadhi”. Sing till I return. As Bhagavan entered into Samadhi things started to take a turn. The bliss of boat riding with Bhagavan still prevailing in the mind of the devotees started weaning away. The sweet voice of Sujata amalgamated with her utmost devotion was attuned with the eternal environment .A strong silence started to creep up within every soul. They were as it were, gradually lulled into a state of calmness. The atmosphere was gripped by a grave stillness. Sujata could continue no more. She ceased to sing unnoticed by the senses of all. She sank into the depths of Samadhi.

After a while Bhagavan came out of the room and sat on a chair under the sun which was pouring down its sweet warmth. Bhagavan was in a tremendous state. The solemnity and the seriousness of an unbounded ocean reflected from His countenance. It so seemed that even time forgot to pass on and stood still towards Him, as if like mechanical beings, and they sat encircling Him in the form of an arc. Bhagavan was looking at the infinite with the vision of voidness. He said, "There's no Bhava (feelings) here. This world is not real. Neither does that Rama exist, nor does that Ayodhya. How will there be Holi."
By then all the devotees were indomitably attracted towards Bhagavan. They began offering their obeisance by lying prostrate at His lotus feet. None could regain the strength of standing on their feet after this act of reverence. Some few moments made their way. All of a sudden Bhagavan said, to Pankaj (Swami Premananda) - "Pankaj, Sing a song of Holi." Along with a few other devotees Pankaj carried out the order of the Lord. He made a Herculean effort to give form to the formless and infinite. It so seemed that a vibration appeared to the one beyond Vibration. As if the formless Knowledge and consciousness was the threshold, taking a form of Divine Love. Bhagavan said, "Krishna is not yet born."
Some more moments passed. Bhagavan said, “Krishna is born”. Things were changing in Him. “Now He is of one month, Now he is two months ... now three”. His state was changing rapidly. His body started to move a little. An unknown secret smile was playing on His countenance. After a few moments He said, “Now Krishna is of nine years, come on, let's play Holi”. He first offered colours at His own Portrait established in the Ashram. Thereafter He started playing Holi with the devotees present. Whomsoever He touched like love like colours, sank into the depths of Samadhi and fell on the earth like a tree cut down from its trunk. The devotees also played Holi with Bhagavan intoxicated with divine love. Bhagavan was enjoying bliss with everyone. He was dancing with all the devotees. Nobody was anymore aware of the external world or even about their own self. Bhagavan was dancing amidst all the devotees but each found Bhagavan to be dancing with Him. As Bhagavan witnessed the birth and manifestation of Krishna , Hence all the devotees saw Krishna all around them. The Ashram was transformed into Vrindavan. His devotees, who never had never seen Vrindavan but nevertheless had a desire to see it, couldn't find the desire anymore from that instant. Even those who desired to have the divine glimpse of Lord Krishna couldn't find the existence of the desire anymore as they saw the living Krishna - Krishna who was living, smiling, crying, sporting, sleeping, speaking and dancing with them.

This was the 23rd February 2003. Thereafter this day began to be celebrated as ""ANANDOTSAV" -- The celebration of bliss. Bhagavan gifted another day when men could forget their woes and agonies and immerse themselves in pure and selfless bliss. This divine event proves that Bhagavan is rooted in Godhood. Even before the devotees could prove themselves Bhagavan proved that He is God -- the supreme person. He is His own witness -- One who is beyond all witnesses. This event is also a proclamation unto the future that if one would come in contact with Bhagavan, he or she would achieve the supreme without any austerity whatsoever. This may sound strange but yet true. One is freed from all bondage on having the divine Darshan of Bhagavan. Civilisation would cross the barriers of time if it can know Bhagavan. It would go beyond the jaws of destruction.

Risa from Greece writes:

Hello my friends,

here I am back to Greece. I just arrived yesterday, and my brother and me went to see a play. It was inspired by the the book of Borjes "Babel". The play talked about how much complicated it is for us to find the truth, by comparing life with a library full of endless books. There were some people who were looking through all the books to find the meaning of life. They lived the story of every book they read, thus realizing all possible experience, but still the books were endless. So the play finished by showing many empty rooms which turned into a big library, which turned into a mind. Going out of the theater, i said to my brother that this play showed me everything i had realized in this trip to India.

The last images of the play remind me my state of mind back in the days when i first met Bhagavanji. He emptied my mind by disconnecting me from my past actions, simply by coming into my dream and saying to me "Your karma's are now gone" and presenting me a new Risa. After that, i realized that i have to keep on working in order not to create new karma's, but back in India it was much easier due to the surrounding. I was spending most of my time at the ashram meditating, chanting and talking to the Swamijis and to the other devotees of Bhagavan.

Now, back to Greece, i already see the difference in me, from the old Risa to the new Risa, the one that came to my dream that day, and i see that yes, it might be difficult to keep on like the way i worked back to Varanasi, but i also realize that my willing to realize God has not left me. It is just that the path is different, but the goal never changes. That play came to remind me to look of all the work I've done back there and not to let go of it, and mix myself again with the illusion.

Wherever we are we can make it easy for us to continue working for realization. If we really like to, Bhagavan will never let us go if we don't let him to. If our desire is true, God will create the right conditions for us to continue with our work. The only thing we have to make sure is to have true love and desire to find Him and he will then find us.

Love to all

Risa

Newsdesk:

Dear Friends,
The blog has been updated with some of the beautiful letters from our brothers and sisters from different parts of the world.We have more such experiences in store for you which will be subsequently updated.
The setup and look of the blog has also been modified which I am sure you are going to like.
We invite you to freely convey your views and suggestions so that we can serve humanity better.
In the service of Bhagavan,
Bhakti Chaitanya
Joint General Secretary,I.V.S.
bhaktichaitanya@gmail.com

Carolina's (Uruguay) experience with Bhagavan

My dear swamiji,

Is it posilble to explain what i'm living this days next to Bhagavan?

Now, even Bhagavan told me " Carolina tell me what you're feeling" I was in a deep meditation, swimming in heaven not in the body far away from this unreal world, and I don't answer. He wait some minutes and in a moment I was thinking "I have to answer he is asking me", but I decide not, in this case I have to leave heaven and come back to earth to speak, to think.

He tell everybody "supreme silence, no need for words, no need for words"

Then I know I'm right and he said my name and I fall down.

Every time when he is with us I feel I fall down, something like a strong power comes to me and take me out of the body and I start to travel in the universe, I have many visions, and feelings and I understand things, a voice told me things but I don't stay with this visions I know this is also the mind. And I try to go beyond that, my deep mind says "Bhagavan... Bhagavan ... Bhagavan, I love you, I love you, take me with you." I see He put his hand in my head and I fall down. I feel this power, energy comes like in every cell that start to vibrate . The other day I feel at the final hour a waterfall of love descending in me and I swim in a lake of love, and this love penetrate me and start to come from me, first in my hands , I feel like pure light , strong light coming out from my hands and then from all my self. In this moment I realize I can do whatever, I can change whatever, I can heal whatever pain or sad whatever soul and heart that suffer, with the love that Bhagavan put in me.

Today it was a joy day, Bhagavan was very happy and we sing and dance, he laugh so much and I see him like my father, my son, my all , His happiness is all that I want. It was a very deep day, He tell me that He has pain because he can't give us place to stay and food and everything, you know, and my heart is broken and I cry so much.

I cry and I laugh so much with Him.

I can feel what is He more and more each time.

Thank you Swamiji, that's why I can love everybody more and more also. This is a huge thing; this is a treasure that I know Bhagavan.

Today I tell Him that you write us every day and that you tell me to send Him all your love. He give His best smile, you know this smile that penetrate the heart. Like proud and grateful for you.

Thank you thank you thank you

All my love for you dear brother, God bless you!

I fly from here to Delhi on sunday at 7:45 pm. so you can go to the roof top, look the sky and tell me "goodbye sister see you in everywhere"

I will come as soon as we think, for sure.

Pray for me and my family , and my business why not, if every thing go good with this I can come back soon and we can do more things for this world. If not goes well also I will come back and we will do many things and just one, recieve all the love from Bhagavan and then give it like we receive it.
Carolina.
(de Caro)

General Secretary writes:

Dear Everybody,
As I travel all around and correspond with people of various backgrounds, both spiritual and general , I find, globally there is a dire necessity to educate people about the basics and fundamentals of spirituality so that everybody gains a very clear idea about what spirituality is all about. Till now, we have been working as an organization, I thought of creating a forum which will be independent of any organizational lines, forms, where people will come to know what exactly spirituality is without thinking of the compulsion to visit such and such Ashram or organization. This forum will dedicate itself solely for the new spiritual aspirants, giving them an idea about the basics and letting them to choose which way they are to follow. After coming back from Gujrat, I have been working on this project with Bhakti Chaitanya and Swami Sadananda. I request you all to present us some writings which can be published in the blog if thought relevant.
Lets all work for this world, for this complete human race. Whoever wants to know the truth is our own brother irrespective to any faith he/she belongs.
With regards and love, Its Swamiji from Varanasi.

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Swami Probuddhananda..
General - Secretary
International Vedanta Society.

IVS is a white elephant, writes Saroda......

White resembles truth,purity;White elephant is the magnitude & potentiality of our Organization.Its the resemblance of hauling itself with an elephant. As the gigantic creature doesn't panic or get disturbed by anything & walk with his own swiftness so is the International Vedanta Society. It will gradually but unquestionably take itself to new horizons & will one day reach the Pinnacle...
You may ask, why not Tiger??? I shall say , its sheer an unsuccessful attempt to paint black stripes on our austerely beautiful ''White Elephant''!!! It is considered as the most sacred & thus our IVS too!!! Tiger gets tempted easily on seizing its victim.Tiger is the symbol of strength , activeness & fast development...Which White Elephant has too with an addition of functioning with own pace in a royal style!!!
Now , we are the body parts & body functioning system of this White Elephant-IVS , with Bhagavan as its Heart...Now its a must duty of all of us to function properly as disturbance of even a small body segment will effect the whole body of this mighty creature , no matter how strong it is...So come, lets function in an equilibrium style so that our heart beat(Bhagavan) plays its glorious tune & spread it like that melodious tune of Pied Piper of Hameline...to every corner of this scorched world...
Come on IVS , lets start the journey....
JAY BHAGAVAN.
Saroda......

Shivendra ,Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati, writes......

Dear Brothers and sisters,
Hope u all are enjoying the divine love rain of Bhagavan.Great! it's our utmost luck and nothing else that we are able to attain peace and purity under the aegis of Bhagavan.Purity of heart, mind and deeds should be our goal, rest all will follow it.Bhagavan is everything of ours.Many of us "know" this fact and rest others "beleive".But we have to know Him."To know" is different from "To beleive".No doubt, at a point of time all will know the truth.Let's pray Him to make each and everybody know Him.We have only one life to live with a fixed number of time drops.All the time-drops keep vaporizing and later none is left.But unfortunately, people live their life in such a way as they have many more lives in their bank.Bhagavan teaches us the complete utilization of time,power and wealth in a right direction which is to serve people.IVS is an enormously large banyan tree planted by Bhagavan, under which the entitre universe is rushing to get a shelter.Under the shade of this tree people slake the thirst of their
soul. Let's perform our duty to make this world full of joy and bliss.The masses possess inertia.As Newton's first law suggets that we need to apply an external force to break the inertia of a system.The same way, we need to put
our dedication, sacrifice and hard work to break the inertia of common masses.To wake them up is to break their inertia.This is what we have to do.Let's pray Bhagavn to pour His blessings over us inordinately and to keep flowing His infinite energy in us so that we can wake our friends up to make them know themselves.All Swamijis and many devotees at IVS are working day and night to make this word beautiful.They are going to fly the flag of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" in this universe.Come on! let's move ahead!

Best regards,
shivendra