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."
Return via Delhi to Vadodara
Meeting with a Muslim gentleman in the train who misjudged Yogeshwarji as a thief but later realized his folly and offered a job
21-Mar-1941 to 30-Apr-1942
Bhadaran As a teacher first in T.B. High school and later in Kanya Vidyalaya
16-Jun-1942 to 20-Nov-1942
Lohana Boarding Vadodara
Bhavanishankar Shastri, assigned the work of coordinating with students at Lohana Boarding ◊ Meeting with Magar Swami
27-Nov-1942 to 26-Nov-1943
Devkibai Dharmashala at Rishikesh Manager at Devkibai Dharmashala
not welcomed by Laxmibai, the care taker of the place
Meeting with Omniscient Sage, a young yogi of only 20 & with Champakbhai, a freedom fighter who later accompanied Yogeshwarji to Dashrathachal
visit to Dehradoon, sahastradhara, Raipur (Ma Anandmayee), DevPrayag & Haridwar
Nov-1943 Rishikesh
Divine inspiration to leave all worries about his mother to God
Resignation from the Devkibai Dharmashala (8 Nov) and left Rishikesh (27 Nov) thus completed a year of stay at Rishikesh
28-Nov-1943 to Dec-1943 @ Dashrathachal
Stay at Dashrathachal, Champakbhai accompanied Yogeshwarji
Experience of Nirvikalpa Samadhi for the first time
Divine vision of Lord Rama and Lord Shiva during meditation
Heard abridged Gayatri mantra
Encounter with bear while going for an evening walk ◊ Returned to DevPrayag
Jan-1944 DevPrayag
Champakbhai questioned by Police but with Yogeshwarji's presence their doubts were removed
Champakbhai left for Dehradoon due to safety reasons
Feb-1944 Tihri
Walk from Rishikesh to Tihri
Stranger led Yogeshwarji to a village for food and night stay; People of surrounding area told that there is no village around!
Meeting with Vedbandhu - an accomplished Yogi at Tihri who inspired Yogeshwarji for Khechari mudra, a difficult yogic exercise ◊ Experience of Kundalini
Visit to Ramtirth's samadhi place
Returned to Rishikesh with Vedbandhu
March*-1944 Bhagwan Ahram, Rishikesh
Darshan of a siddha in the air
Meeting with Bhairav Joshi who revealed his own pre births
Left for Uttarkashi via Mussoorie
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
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
Aug-Nov-1944 Vadodara & Saroda
Met Magar Swami at Vadodara
At Saroda, Yogeshwarji remained unmoved amidst various marriage proposals
Dec-1944 @ Ahmedabad
Meeting with Great Gujarati Poet Nahanalal