2024.30 - Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Dear ones,
Beloved Daaji’s much-awaited two-month tour from Dubai to the USA has begun. He was received with much love and reverence on May 10 at the Dubai Heartfulness Center by the local practitioners and children, followed by group meditation.
In the evening, some esteemed guests gathered to meet Daaji and also experience a demonstration of Brighter Minds, the Heartfulness program for children that offers a whole-brain wellness program. Brighter Minds is a finely tuned system of tools and techniques informed by the latest advances in neuroscience that enable children to develop their cognitive abilities within a framework of love and support. The guests included dignitaries of UAE; Mr. Ahmad Ibrahim Busherin, Head of Community Events at Dubai Sports Council; Mr. Mahir Julfar, Executive Vice President, Dubai World Trade Center; Dr. Eesa Mohammed Al Bastaki, President of the University of Dubai; Mr. George from Zayed Foundation; Mr. Shekhar Kapur, award-winning filmmaker and actor; Ms. Sohaila Kapur, actress, journalist, television personality, theater director, and playwright.
They had a detailed chat on how meditation helps in becoming a better human being, and Daaji conveyed the importance of beginning the practice at a young age. He spoke about the benefits of the Brighter Minds program offered by Heartfulness, and requested Anuj to do a live demonstration of Brighter Minds and explain the science behind it. The guests were completely amazed by his skills and talents, and the Emirati dignitaries expressed their willingness to take the program forward in their part of the world.
On the morning of May 11, Daaji once more conducted group meditation at 9 a.m., and following this he engaged in an insightful dialogue with the filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
Consciousness and related topics
Their discussion delved into profound philosophical and spiritual concepts, including the nature of consciousness, nothingness as the mother of consciousness, creativity, humility, where we go after death, and so on.
Daaji said, “Once we get used to a certain level of consciousness in our day-to-day life, we can swing back and forth on the spectrum of consciousness. And in order to play with this spectrum of consciousness, we have to start practicing, holding on to one level of consciousness, playing with it, intensely, then lose it and try to regain it, then go to the next level of consciousness, then the next. So we go up and down, at will, and see what happens. We can really make it a game, a playful act of consciousness.”
This left the audience contemplating how spirituality ultimately leads to higher states of consciousness, something that Daaji has spoken about on many occasions over the years.
On humility, Daaji said, “When you see the grand expanse of this Universe, even the Earth is hardly a piece of dust, so what then are we? And I remember the principles of people like my Master who would say, ‘Shekhar Saheb, there is nothing wrong with thinking yourself to be great, go ahead; but please develop the attitude where you say, “The other person is greater.”’ That puts us back to where we are, honoring the other person. Today, however, in the corporate world and also in spiritual organizations, when we share work, unfortunately the meditative minds are so sharp that they try to out-win each other. Sometimes the arguments are so terse and ego-driven because the minds are so sharp. The organizers of spiritual organizations can hurt each other very well. You wish they were just ordinary people at that time.”
On where we go after death, Daaji said, “Nature identifies very well the whole scheme. If you think the whole thing is consciousness, and there’s a spectrum of consciousness, then we all carry a certain level of the spectrum, which is dynamic, as it keeps changing all the time. So, at the moment of death, just as iron filings are attracted toward a magnet, the soul with its certain frequency will reach that dimension where it fits like lock and key. It will go only there. Depending on the lightness or heaviness of the soul, it will reach a certain dimension. No one comes to take us, it just goes and settles there.”
Spiritual wealth
In the evening, five hundred chartered accountants from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s Dubai chapter visited, and experienced a group meditation led by Daaji after he had given a talk on “Spiritual Wealth.” Some of the topics he covered were:
The use of meditation and its practical application in day-to-day life.
Investing in “spiritual wealth” and how to benefit from it.
The concept of wealth management, health, and well-being.
Managing the ultimate Master, God.
The role of calmness and tranquility while making significant business decisions, and how inner peace can help us navigate through critical professional choices.
In this session, the audience appreciated Daaji saying, “In the material world, the bhautik world, you invest capital and earn interest. In spirituality, we say, ‘Take interest and earn capital, the spiritual wealth.’ There is nothing wrong with making tons of money. If you can make a million, make a million, but don't ignore the spiritual life. And don't go into spirituality so much that your material life and your family suffer. We have to integrate both. Then only you can have a complete life.”
While talking about life, Daaji said, “What is wrong with this life? It is up to us what we make of our lives. Destiny is not regulated or controlled by the outside. It is controlled by that entity within us. If you make that entity happier and worry-free, you will remain worry-free, and everything will fall into place. Never worship God because you want to go to heaven. There is no heaven. And never worship because you are afraid of hell. There is also no hell. These are all psychological states of a human being. When you do something good, imagine the joy you get in your heart. That is heaven. When you do something wrong the consequences are always there.”
A second live demonstration of Brighter Minds that evening left the audience amazed.
May 12
On May 12, Daaji arrived at the Heartfulness Center just before 9:00 a.m. where he was greeted by the children at the reception. Daaji gave them chocolates and proceeded to the Meditation Hall to conduct group meditation.
Following the meditation, Daaji met with the family of the Japanese Ambassador to UAE, and the principals and the heads of departments of a few schools in Dubai where Heartfulness sessions are conducted on a regular basis. Daaji urged them all to start Brighter Minds and was very happy to hear the updates of the Heartfulness sessions held in their schools.
Beloved Daaji did not forget that his visit coincided with Mother’s Day, and in his video message he acknowledged and spoke highly of a mother's love and how we should reciprocate.
Food for Thought
In the evening, Daaji returned to the meditation hall to conduct group meditation at 6:25 p.m. Following this, he gave a short talk on consciousness in which he challenged everyone present: “Often one wonders, ‘What is the use of evolving my consciousness? What do I do with it? What are its practical applications in my day-to-day life? What is the use of meditation, a peaceful mind, and samadhi-like states?’ It is like our welfare in the material world, prosperity in the material world. What do we do with our prosperity? We spend. We spend our worldly collections in the form of finance for multiple things. But what about spiritual wealth? How do we recognize spiritual wealth? Where can we invest it? And how can we benefit from this spiritual wealth?”
Daaji offered these questions to ponder and discuss with him during his next visit: “What will you do with a Samadhi-like state? What next? Why are the hierarchies so generous in bestowing these spiritual states on us? What do they want out of these gifts they are showering upon us? Please ponder over it, and when I come back we’ll have some good discussion on it.”
Daaji’s calm demeanor and deep wisdom created a ripple in the hearts of all present. Daaji left Dubai early on the morning of May 13, headed for Paris. We will bring you more updates on the next leg of his tour shortly.
