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Events between 1941 - 1944
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This section depicts
chronology of events between 1941, the year in which Yogeshwarji headed for
Himalayas' for the first time to 1944, his initial years in the holy
Himalaya.
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Time* |
Additional Ref. |
Event |
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Time/Place |
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1to12-Mar-1941 |
At Shivanand Ashram,
Rishikesh |
Divine
experience wherein Yogeshwarji heard a clear inner voice: "You are
eternally free, emancipated & ever enlightened. Wherever you go, Maya
will not affect you."
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Return via Delhi to
Vadodara
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Meeting with a Muslim
gentleman in the train who misjudged Yogeshwarji as a thief but later
realized his folly and offered a job |
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21-Mar-1941 to
30-Apr-1942 |
Bhadaran |
As a
teacher first in T.B. High school and later in Kanya Vidyalaya |
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16-Jun-1942 to
20-Nov-1942 |
Lohana Boarding Vadodara |
Bhavanishankar Shastri,
assigned the work of coordinating with students at Lohana Boarding
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Meeting with Magar Swami
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27-Nov-1942 to 26-Nov-1943 |
Devkibai Dharmashala at
Rishikesh |
Manager at Devkibai
Dharmashala
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not welcomed by Laxmibai, the care taker of the place
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Meeting with Omniscient Sage, a young yogi of only 20 & with Champakbhai,
a freedom fighter who later accompanied Yogeshwarji to Dashrathachal
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visit to Dehradoon, sahastradhara, Raipur (Ma Anandmayee), DevPrayag &
Haridwar |
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Nov-1943 |
Rishikesh |
Divine inspiration to
leave all worries about his mother to God
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Resignation from the
Devkibai Dharmashala (8 Nov) and left Rishikesh (27 Nov) thus completed
a year of stay at Rishikesh |
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28-Nov-1943 to Dec-1943 |
Dashrathachal |
Stay at Dashrathachal,
Champakbhai accompanied Yogeshwarji
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Experience of Nirvikalpa
Samadhi for the first time
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Divine vision of Lord Rama and Lord Shiva during meditation
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Heard abridged Gayatri mantra
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Encounter with bear while going for an evening walk
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Returned to DevPrayag |
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Jan-1944 |
DevPrayag |
Champakbhai questioned by
Police but with Yogeshwarji's presence their doubts were removed
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Champakbhai left for
Dehradoon due to safety reasons |
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Feb-1944 |
Tihri |
Walk from Rishikesh to
Tihri
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Stranger led Yogeshwarji
to a village for food and night stay; People of surrounding area told
that there is no village around!
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Meeting with Vedbandhu -
an accomplished Yogi at Tihri who inspired Yogeshwarji for Khechari
mudra, a difficult yogic exercise
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Experience of Kundalini
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Visit to Ramtirth's
samadhi place
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Returned to Rishikesh with Vedbandhu |
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March*-1944 |
Bhagwan Ahram, Rishikesh |
Darshan of a siddha in the
air
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Meeting with Bhairav Joshi
who revealed his own pre births
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Left for Uttarkashi via
Mussoorie |
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May*-1944 |
Uttarkashi |
Vivid spiritual
experiences
◊ Successfully
accomplished Khechari Mudra ◊ Raman Maharshi took Yogeshwarji to his
Ashram during meditation ◊ Experience of own self (Atma-jyoti) ◊ Darshan
of Saint Gyaneshwar |
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Jun-Jul*-1944 |
Yamunotri, Gangotri,
Badrinath, Kedarnath tour & Rishikesh |
Knowledge about two previous births
◊ Mataji (Yogeshwarji's
Mother) joined Yogeshwarji in Yatra ◊
Meeting with Swami Krishnanand en route Gangotri and Prabhudatt
Brahmachari at Badrinath
◊ Returned to
Rishikesh ◊ Mataji fell seriously ill after the tour; Vision of Lord
Rama & significant improvement thereafter ◊ Unknown person send Rs. 50
money order in the name of 'Gujarati Mahatma' for further tour of
Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi and Vrindavan |
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Aug-Nov-1944 |
Vadodara & Saroda |
Met Magar Swami at Vadodara
◊ At Saroda,
Yogeshwarji remained unmoved amidst various marriage proposals
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Dec-1944 |
Ahmedabad |
Meeting with Great Gujarati Poet
Nahanalal |
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* - Indicates
estimated/approximate time period from available references |
