VT4
2007 – 2008 Volcanic Transformation Year
Year for becoming BapSaman through fast self-transformation and volcanic yoga
2nd July – 5th August
Topic Four:VT4
Being Master Sun - Using the Power of Silence
Spinning the discus of self realization
- Outline of aims and approach for the year of transformation
- Invitation to joint the Volcanic Linkup: Transformation Bhatti - 2007-8
- Meditation Commentaries
Classes:
- Dadi Janki: “Silence Power”
- Dadi Janki: “Have Total Attention on the State of the Mind”
- Bro. Nirwair: “Master Sun: Experiencing the Power of Silence”
- Didi Nirmala: “Being Master Sun of Knowledge”
- Sr. Jayanti: “Power of Silence”
- Bro. Jagdish:“Developing the Power of Silence”
- Bro. Charlie:“The Healing Power of Silence”
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An invitation to join the Year of Volcanic Transformation
Making double efforts for fast self-transformation and volcanic yoga
Dear souls,
As you know, Baba has signaled this year as the year for achieving volcanic or intense transformation. Last year we developed the practice of intense stage of volcanic yoga that can bring deep transformation in the self. This year we will make double efforts by practicing both intense transformations on a daily basis and on the first Sunday of each month having an intense volcanic yoga bhatti.
Have a great year VT Team
Outline of aims and approach for the year of transformation
VT Year 2007-8
Aim: Self-transformation, transformation in the BK family and then world transformation
How: Use the power of the gathering. Create a wave of transformation amongst ourselves (BKs) around the world by having a unity of purpose and making intense efforts using the creative images, ideas, commentaries and powerful slogans from the 2006-7 season’s Murlis and Senior’s classes and commentaries.
Beginning the Year of Volcanic Transformation: A month of Deep Checking of our Chart and Aims
The first month will be a month to check our aims for the New Year. There is a list of questions developed by Didi Nirmala in her class given for this New Year. This will help us to do deep checking of our present stage of transformation and formulate new aims for this coming year of transformation.
Yuktis for the year:
- download an inspiring image, connected with a powerful slogan from the VT web site
- join the self transformation club
- study amrit vela and yoga bhatti points, commentaries and reflective class material
- use the months image as a screen saver on the computer
- print the image and slogan and put it up on the bulletin board of the centre
- down load classes and points with the murli batch of that month and print out for study
- have deep yoga first Sunday of every month focused on attaining fiery or volcanic remembrance
- read for inspiration for the bhatti :World Volcano Manual 2006, also on VT web site
- listen during yoga bhatti to yoga commentaries of audio CDs or mp3 available from VT web site
- have daily yoga on volcanic transformation: 4.45 – 5.00 or at the end amrit vela
New Resources:
World Volcano Manual 2006 on volcanic remembrance, has some new but mostly last year’s material that have been re-organised and edited. It’s available through NCOs (available on the VT web site).
World Volcano Meditation Commentaries are a new series of audio CDs produced in Madhuban, in 2007. They are a co-operative effort of the sound department and art department of Gyan Sarovar, senior yogis, and the Australian WVB Team. These are for sale in Madhuban or will be available as MP3s for download from the web site, topic wise each month.
New Ideas for this year: Self Transformation Club:
- A new idea for the year is the formation of a Self-Transformation Club for those wanting to email directly to other BKs and share their ongoing process of transformation.
- A short text for reflection goes out to club members monthly together with monthly mansa seva drills.
- Aims are to go deep into the realization of the role of transformer.
- Members will write down personal experiences share them by email.
- Centres will create spaces for dialogue among club members.
- These ideas were developed by BK Gopi Elton – Australia, BK Corinna Alicante – Spain, BK Mathias – Switzerland, BK Aloisio and BK Brigida of Brazil, BK Will Gonzalez – Philippines, BK Laura – Israel together with some members of the World Volcano committee of Australia.
- The transformation club will be co-ordinated by BK Brigida of Brazil together with the group.
- To join please email BK Brigida:
New: Topics and Contributors for the year:
Each month a different region will take responsibility for contributing classes, points and art work for that month.
New: Volcanic Transformation Year web site address
2007-8 VT Year: web site address: (valid April 07)
Materials and commentaries from the year for the world volcano bhatti will continue to be available on the old web site address:
2006-7 World Volcano Year: web site address:
2007-8 Year of Volcanic Transformation (VT Team)
The organizing of the web page and materials is done from Australia by the team listed below.
Chair – Didi Nirmala,
RCO contact point – BK Charles Hogg,
Co-ordinator of VT team – BK Wendy Sargent;
Amrit vela points – BK Sally Segal and BK Khem (Trinidad);
Senior’s Classes – BK Jacqueline Russell and BK Caroline Minto;
Topic Research of murlis and classes - BK Warren Pitkin;
Contact for all of the above is through the Australian co-ordinating office, Indraprusth, Sydney, Australia
Any queries or concerns please write to VT Team:
VT web site address:
Invitation to joint the Volcanic Linkup: Transformation Bhatti - 2007-8
Every first Sunday of the Month:
Linking up the Brahmin World in concentrated yoga for 24 hours every month
Part of the Year of Volcanic Transformation
Focused rays of light and might, golden beams from Baba,
Will transform us into master suns, active transformers, combined, BapSaman,
Activating a linkup of fiery yoga for self and world transformation.
Dear Yogis,
Didi Nirmala and the VT team invite you to join in the volcanic linkup on every first Sunday of the month, from May 2007- May 2008. This takes place to help intensify our efforts for self-transformation. The bhatti seeks to link the fiery yoga and intense efforts of all Brahmins globally. The practice of volcanic yoga creates a 24-hour active link-up of light between Brahmin households and centres. There is a deep focus on a particular yoga stage each month. Classes and commentaries from the volcanic manual (available on the website) will develop the global concentration and focus for meditation during those 24 hours.
Activating the links of the chain of yoga power: Small teams of yogis will gather in different households and centres in their city, so the whole BK family of that region is activated into generating a powerful fire of yoga. The bhatti becomes a combining with God through mind and heart creating an intense fire of love and transformation. Those linked to the global chain of yoga create an environment for Baba's power and magic to work wonders.
There are 8 hours for each region. Within each region, countries or areas will link in to the bhatti for 2 hours minimum and up to 8 hours if they are free. Please read the following schedule carefully and look for the name of your country or region. Please confirm your participation to us by email.
-Best wishes from the Volcanic Transformation Team
Activating the Links in the bhatti of Volcanic transformation – 2007- 8 Linkup Schedule
Each 'link' when active in the bhatti will act as a lighthouse for transformation
Below are listed times and places for the global volcanic linkup. Listed is the two-hour minimum time of yoga. If you are free then link in and contribute more hours.
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Sunday daytime linkup
South American, African and European Regions 8am-4pm local time
Western countries in your region e.g. Congo, France–8am-10am
Southern countries of your region e.g. Italy, Brazil
– 10am-12am
Eastern countries and central countries
– 12pm-2pm
Northern countries of your region
– 2pm-4pm
Sunday daytime linkup
Asian and Middle Eastern regions: 8am-4pm local time
NE Asian countries and all of the Middle East
– 8am-10am
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
– 10am-12am (2 hours)
SE Asian countries
– 2pm-4pm
China and Hong Kong
– 12am-2pm
Sunday morning linkup
Central American regions 5am-10am local time
Caribbean
- 5am-8am
Central America
-8am-10am
Sunday afternoon and evening linkup
North and Central American Regions 1pm-9pm local time
Southern and Central USA
- 1pm-3pm
Canada and Alaska
- 3pm-5pm
Eastern USA
- 5pm-7pm
Western USA and Hawaii
-7pm -9pm
Sunday afternoon and evening linkup
Australia and the Pacific regions 1pm-9pm local time
Fiji
-1pm -3pm
New Zealand
-3pm -5pm
NSW and QLD in Australia
- 5 pm-7pm
WA, VICT, TAS, SA in Australia
- 7pm-9pm
Sunday afternoon and evening linkup
Russian region 1pm-9pm local time
To be co-ordinated by Moscow main centre
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VT4: MEDITATION COMMENTARY:
No. 1: Filling with Silence
Let me sit quietly...and gently, turn the mind within...the journey to inner silence is the journey to learnabout the inner self. Who am I? I begin the process of letting go identifying with roles, responsibilities, and even my body and just enjoy this gentle process of letting go until I become a seed... a tiny soul sitting in the centre of the forehead...the natural state of I the soul is a deep silence.
The more I let go, the more I taste the true feeling of silence. In this natural state of self awareness I turn my mind to the One relationship that always exists...and simply I visualize in my mind the radiant jewel of light...I feel beautiful pure vibrations emanating from this Jewel and filling me...I feel the pure love emanating and filling me... I have no other thought, but I just open my heart and allow the most lovable Being to fill me with His pure love...this love nurtures the core of my being...
I am filled with silence; my mind doesn’t wander any where...I am where I belong...it is this relationship which can heal any wound or hurt inside...this is not a belief….. It is a real union of I the eternal soul with my Eternal Parent...let me experiment in my life by waking up each morning and sitting quietly, connecting with my true self and then filling myself with that pure love. This pure love will heal the hurt, the sorrow and the pain and make me feel so light...it re-emerges my own original purity which makes me feel lovable once again...
OmShanti
VT4: MEDITATION COMMENTARY:
No. 2:I the soul am a Master Sun of Knowledge
I sit quietly and turn my focus away from the world around me and I turn inward and connect once more with the part that remains constantly, eternally, I the soul. The shift is subtle....almost imperceptible, incognito, but it is powerful beyond measure and I feel the current, the surge of energy, the gentle tingling as the soul stabilizes in the awareness of the eternal self. I hold this awareness for a while, absorbed in this state of inner silence....stillness....peace
After a while I the soul turn easily….naturally towards the Supreme Soul and once more I am amazed again at just how easy it is....just one thought....just one second and I am home again with God, the One who is eternally my Supreme Parent. I rest quietly in the company of God....enjoying His beauty and light....absorbed by the One who is eternally radiant....luminous....incandescent. And I know that this is where all my journeys start and end....here with sweet Shiv Baba….everything has slowed down.....my thoughts are slow....deep....out of time....beyond all limits.
And now the Sun of knowledge touches my intellect and in this beautiful space, I the soul become BapSaman.....like my Father.....re-created in the image of my Supreme Parent.....a master Sun of Knowledge, and together we adopt the form of a bestower....benefactors to serve the world and from the eyes power radiates and illuminates a world that has lost its way....
There is only light....I am light....I am in light.....I am enlightened….light….life…love… and everywhere the light falls...... darkness is cast out.....destroyed by the sword of knowledge and harmony is restored and truth, the eternal victor prevails once more. Om Shanti
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VT4 - Dadi’s and Senior’s Classes
Being Master Sun - Using the Power of Silence
Continuing to spin the discus of self realization
Dadi Janki on Silence Power 1985
The soul rests at home. At this time we rest by going beyond sound. Baba takes us into silence in order for us to understand and give the experience. The soul experiences great power in silence. That power allows you to come into sound, go into silence, and take others into silence… Don’t check others, but check yourself - inside.
If I am willing to go into the depths, I will be able to spread good vibrations and create such a stage that the armour protects me even if someone else spreads bad vibrations.Baba doesn't want us to be influenced by the atmosphere. I have to be introverted and make such effort that I can be free from any influence and can instead create a good atmosphere.
It is a sign of great weakness to be influenced by the atmosphere. A powerful stage comes with the practice of churning good thoughts within. I have the thought that I will change the atmosphere. In the depths of silence the outside cannot affect you. Go beyond 'why' and 'what' and being impressed and have distaste.Being impressed weakens the atmosphere and pulls the soul into extroversion. Incognito service is to keep the atmosphere powerful. Let there be dead silence all around. When there is such power in you other peaceless souls will experience peace that will stay with them forever.
Some are impressed by the gathering, some by the disciplines, and some by the knowledge, some by peace, love, or purity. They keep saying this is good, but in order to shoot the arrow, to give the experience of peace, you must practice silence. Make the arrow so powerful that they die immediately and come and sit at God's feet.
There are three levels of going beyond sound. First, by going into the depths of knowledge for clarification, the coolness influences the sense organs. Deep conversations extract the juice from the fruits of knowledge. Second, have such a conversation with Baba that you are able to experience Baba's love deeply. Third, have such a conversation that will help you to experience the bodiless stage and Baba and the power of silence.
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Dadi Janki, GCH 21st January 2003
“Have Total Attention on the State of Your Mind”
The recognition of karma, the self, the Father, and time have made us freefrom bondage and liberated in life. However, without recognition they trapus.By listening to the murli you become a conqueror of sinful actions. Howcan there be a change in your actions if you don't hear the murli? How canyour conscience bite if you don't hear the murli? Listen with so much lovethat you never become tired of listening. Whilst listening to the murli thingsbecome clear; you receive answers to your questions; you develop courage; your faith in the self increases and there is that recognition of the Fatheras well. Whilst listening to the murli all doubts are removed and theintellect becomes full of faith. No matter what happens, never miss themurli.
Some churn things only for the purpose of relating to others. It may keepthe mind busy, but their own arrogance will fill the churning and they willthen feel that they have churned very good things! On the other hand, somethink about and experience every word that Baba has spoken. This brings alot of happiness.A good effort maker knows immediately if something is right or wrong.They have very good power of realization. When we have self-realization, weunderstand what reality is and bring it into the self. God's aim is to makeus into deities and for us to make ourselves into deities.Churning and realization are different. When we churn it is to share withothers. Realization is to understand the self. It's only when we go beyondeverything, when we don't see anything of this world that we are able tohave a good experience.
Thoughts can be like a virus and completely drain your energy. Someonemay tell you something or your past sanskars can catch hold of you and thenyou lose your energy and your joy for living goes. Realize that this lifeof yours is very, very valuable.Don't become so engrossed in work that you become tired and get caught upin unnecessary waste thoughts. When you have had a good experience,increase the power of it; make sure you keep that power with you.
Youshould have the hobby of keeping a strong stage.Have total attention on the state of your mind. Think about things thatare useful to you. If you have accumulated the power of elevated thoughtsyour mind will be happy. During the day don't allow any ordinary thoughtsto come or they will use up your energy. Even good thoughts can use up yourenergy. Have the wisdom to know which thoughts will accumulate power andwhich ones will drain your energy.