Most memorable evening with Grand Master Dadaji

Everybody at Tao know my Master Sri Dada Gavand, Lovingly known as Dadaji but few new members had not met him in person. So all those who knew about this event on 9th May, 2010 Sunday evening - made it a point to come and enjoyed a wonderful evening with Dadaji and also had darshan and blessings from him! The special evening was the book release function of his two books in Marathi (Beyond the Mind and Intelligence beyond thought) by Sri Mangesh Padgaonkar, a very popular Marathi poet. The function was organized at open lawns of Kid’s nursery at Gawand Baug, Thane.

The program started with Arati of Sri Dadaji performed by Bharati Nirmal who joined other family members of Dadaji for Arati.
 

 
The book release... by Sri Mangesh Padgaonkar - Popular Marathi Poet; Subhada and Dr. Anjali Bhelande had been assisting Dadaji throuout the program. Sri Mangesh Padgaonkar also shared in very humourous manner his experiences with Dadaji and his books publications.
 

 
Mrs. Gauri Kshirsagar shared her and Bharati's expereinces as both had translated these books from English to Marathi... A difficult job was done with great fineness with the help of apt words!
 

 
At the end everybody was eager to have Darshan of Dadaji and get his blessings... everybody waiting in queue for the turn!

 
Tao group celebrated this evening in a special way and every one got Darshan and Blessings from Dadaji. A surprise meeting with Ma Mittachaya from Pune, an Osho sanyasini who introduced Prem to Dadaji in 1991.

 
 

 
Synopsis of Books by Bharati Nirmal:

It was a book launch ceremony. Two new books of Shri Dada Gavand were being released. Both were the translations of his earlier English versions in Marathi – one his autobiography, a classic guiding light to the seekers on the path of enlightenment. The other one “Beyond the Mind”, which opens up the understanding from eight different angles about how the mind functions and the way to go beyond.

In the autobiography he has beautifully explained the process through which the annihilation of the ego happens. He shows how the constant promptings and drives of the ever active desiring mind keep you busy. He also leads the seekers into the deeper understanding of how this subtle thought which arises within, grips you and then thrives on your life energy, slowly gains a momentum and converts itself into a strong desire. This desire finally compels you to act accordingly. This is how the thought-mind survives by consuming the life energy, and starts dictating you. The drive is so strong that like a python it grips you and you fall prey to its compulsive promptings.

He has specifically elaborated onto the three basic opposing forces - the deep rooted fear, insecurity and sex, which a seeker has to face when he starts his inward journey. He has zoomed in into the working of the fragmentary mind – how the mind fragments the Life Energy and keeps it trapped in different compartments of memory. In the name of spirituality or religion also this mind keeps you trapped in the arena of thought. And then using the life force keeps playing with it part by part and thereby never allows the Life energy to integrate. The integration of the Total Life Energy or the real “Yoga” never happens.

He has shown a way by which one can observe this mind with aloof attention. “Eternal vigilance is the price one has to pay for Freedom”, says Dada. Only with constant vigilance and by remaining aware all the time, one can really start seeing the working of this cunning manipulative mind. While observing with aloof attention, all these compartments open up and the contents surface up.

In that field of eternal vigilance you start observing the whole trajectory of the thought. Then like a hawk you are able to catch the thought as soon as it arises in your inner space. Thus by catching a thought right at the point of onset, you can dissolve it before it catches you. Slowly the grip of the thought-emotional mind loosens up. And the awareness gains momentum. More and more Life energy gathers up which strengthens the field of vigilant awareness. All these thought-emotions get dissolved into the light of vibrant awareness. This is the way one can remain in the field of pure consciousness for longer duration.

This is how the integration of Total Life Energy happens and in an unexpected moment the explosion happens in the inner domain which shatters the crystallized structure of the mind and gives the experience of Beyond.

After four hours long function, meeting 500+ people personally... 94 years Young Dadaji in great spirit!!! What a wonderful way to say bye bye to public life! In his short speech he declared that this is the last public function and now onwards no more personal meetings with visitors. He will be soon shifting to Swanandadham, near Sajjangad for his solitude until Samadhi. His declaration brought tears to many eyes, but so is his decision and it has to be respected. He has played a long inning with utmost vigilance. We all need to learn a lot from his life.  Jai Ho!!!

Shivoham

Om Prem