Some info and words from Swami Satchidanand

Satchi didn't want us to have a whole page of all his qualifications and interests and instead wanted to say a few words about the fun experiences he's had in this wonderful adventure. We thought it rather inappropriate and inhospitable to not share a little info on him so that the curious reader may at least have a little something to satisfy the curiosity.

He began practicing yoga at the age of 16, by luck as he put it, after seeing an advert in the local newspaper. Being from Britain and judging by the length of Satchi's beard, we would say this happened in the late 1800's and that coming across an advert in Britain in those times should certainly be considered GREAT LUCK! Yoga led to meditation and this continued with Satchi being a student of many enlightened masters. He also traveled around the world and spent much time in his youth sitting at the masters feet and just staring at them ...while everyone else took notes and asked questions. When we asked Satchi why, he said that he wasn't really interested in the words, but the energy that was transferred from them. It got to the point that one day Zen Master Hogen didn't let Satchi enter for initiation into Zen meditation, because Satchi had been 5 times before and Master Hogen said he should give the rest a chance!

But is he enlightened? We would say a big yes. Because we've tested and tried and pushed and shoved and Satchi always maintains a complete state of calm and profound understanding. So without any further unnecessary babbling we suggest that you read some of his experiences below...and if you get a chance, come and meet him yourself.

(Satchidanand's comments are in red)

Satchi explained that the higher levels of Energy which create the Energy Enhancement Buddhafield and the Energy momentum to heal the students and raise their Energy Levels so that they can do likewise came from His connection with his teachers, Zen Master Hogen from Japan, Swami Satchidananda from Yogaville in the USA but previously a disciple, a Yogiraj, of Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh.
 
" There is a transmission of Energy from Master to Disciple  which occurs in silence. The preparation for this is the student's responsibility but the Energy always finds its place. It is the Energy of Initiation, which confirms the student in his enlightenment, but before this Initiation, "you need to be there before you can stay there.
 
Indeed, many people go searching for Integration and Enlightenment from technique to technique and teacher to teacher whereas a true student can learn anywhere. We need to increase that studentness within ourselves. We need to learn to be a true student. The ability to learn. The ability to ask. The ability to receive.
 
One lack of respect for the teachings. One negative word, ONE BLOCKAGE, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. One negative word can destroy the silence of a moment.
 
Swami Satchidananda talked of the time when Swami Sivananda died and of the Energy Initiation, which came to him at that time even though he was in Celon and Sivananda was dying in Rishikesh. He felt that some of Sivananda's fire had been given to him at that time.
 
Each Spiritual Master is a gift from existence, working in his own personal individual way to express his gift, his way, his energy channeled from the universe itself. They are individuals with strong personalities, "Personages!!" unselfishly aiming their lives at the benefit of humanity, the world and the Universe.
 
Even the intellect gets confused because the intelligent energy of existence, above the intellect, is the guiding force and initiator. Each spiritual master is as different from the others as a rose is different from a lily.

Just smell the perfume. Are they not the flowers of the Universe itself?  As Jallaluddin Rumi said around 1200AD, "Take what is in my hand!"

Satchi explained that these energy initiations had come to him also. Here are some of Satchidanand's ENERGY ENHANCEMENT Stories:-

" After practicing Zazen Meditation with Roshi Hogen Daido Yamahata for a time I began to feel him cleaning my Base Chakra every time I meditated. I was also doing Energy Enhancement techniques at that time which speeded up the meditative process. He used to wake me up early every morning and say "Get out of bed, Meditate Now!!"

Roshi Hogen wrote a Haiku, “Can you feel my breeze blowing, even from 10,000 miles.” So that when I felt him every morning I knew that this was what he did, and he knew what he was doing. And what he was doing is what all Enlightened Masters do for their students.

Then by accident or by Luck. And to be Spiritual, you have to be lucky. I came across Swami Satchidananda of Yogaville. I went to one of his talks and at the end of the talk he said "Lets Meditate for a couple of minutes."

So, we chanted Ha Ri OM and started to meditate. I found myself one hundred feet in the air looking down at my body meditating below. I looked up and there was Swami Satchidananda one hundred feet higher, saying "Come on up!! Come on up!!"

So I though that perhaps it would be a good thing to learn from him. In my interview with him I said what happened and said that I only had one problem in that I had heard that you were only supposed to have one Guru and Roshi Hogen was doing a really good job with me.

Satchidananda asked if I had any problems between the teachings of Hinduism and Zen. I said "NO, no problem man!!" because I understood that the terminology of Meditation in Hinduism meant "The flow of Energy towards a Point of concentration" and Meditation or Zen in Japan meant Nirbija Samadhi or Enlightenment.

So he told me that I should think of Hogen and him as two engines on a train. Hogen was the one pushing. He was the one pulling. Hogen pushing from the base chakra, Swami Satchidananda pulling from the crown chakra.

And when I went on my "Grand Tour" of India I met up "Luckily" with many great Yogis and meditators. And with each one I had a wonderful Spiritual experience. Same but different experiences with Hogen, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Swami Satchidananda, Father Bede Griffiths and last but not least, Osho Rajneesh "

SRI YOGENDRA
He had the last and his only interview with Sri  Yogendra of Bombay . Sri Yogendra  died that same night saying that at the age of 96, it was difficult for him to hold in his energy. And this from a man who in his prime they used to put in darkened rooms where people used to go to see the prana, bioenergy, rushing blue over the surface of his body.

" Sri Yogendra of Bombay had the reputation of not suffering fools gladly. If anyone was disrespectful he used to beat them up and throw them out!! When he was young they used to put him in darkened rooms so that people could see the Prana, blue, rushing like electricty around his body.

He was 96 years old when he had his Interview with ME. All i could do was to sit at his feet and remain quiet whilst he told me of his experiences. Spread out across the Whole Universe. In New York in the Thirties. Healing the children of Millionaires he earned enough to create his Ashram. "

In the interview, Satchi said he could only sit at the masters feet and say nothing. Yogendra glanced at him and he was drawn to sit. Rooted to the spot. Yogendra talked of the time he was in New York, healing the children of millionaires. It was there in the 1930s where he gained the money to build his ashram in Bombay , "They used to appreciate me there and gave me a black stallion to ride around on in Central park ."

Satchi heard him say at the end of the interview that the people of England had good hearts, and this from a Master who in his early years had had the reputation of beating up students who took liberties, showed a lack of respect!!
 
And then afterwards the energy..  Sent to him by Yogendra, which he was given during the interview. WHOOM! WHOOM! Up and Down. Down and Up. From Heaven to Earth and Earth to Heaven. ENERGY!! with great noise for 24 hours!!

That night Sri Yogendra was talking with his son, Dr Jayadeva who at that time was 60 years old. He said, ”I don't seem to be able to hold in all my Prana as well as I could any more. . I think it is time to go!"

And that night Sri Yogendra attained his Mahasamadhi, he passed on, he died.

OSHO (Rajneesh)
Satchi attended his only and the last Satsang with OSHO. During the Satsang, Satchi had the experience of seeing Osho's aura.

" There was a big drum and we were told to stop our minds when Nivedano hit the drum. So they hit the drum and guess what happened. My mind stopped! As it stopped I saw the physical aura of Osho, Yellow, Black and horrible just one inch away from his skin. This was because of the poisons in his body from when he was put in jail. This is what killed him, I suppose.

But then the spiritual aura came out, white and filled with light up to 10 feet away from Osho and then Whoof!! It spread out over the whole of the Buddhahall and filled it with white light. I just sat there and tears rolled down my face for what seemed to be forever. Osho died 2 days later. "

FATHER BEDE GRIFFITHS
And then at the "Satchidananda" Ashram of the Bendictine Father Bede Griffiths on the banks of the River Cauvery in Tamil Nadu in Southern India more energy phenomena. Father Bede, a famous monk who exemplified the urge of the Benedictines to Cummins, to explore the Energies of the Hindu Religion, had his first heart attack 2 days later at the age of 96 and died 3 months later.

SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA (Integral Yoga/ Yogaville)
And then 2 days before Swami Satchidananda died at the untimely age of 89, Satchi felt the transmission of Energy from his Master. Filled with white light for 3 days in a row, in the middle of the night for hours, unable to sleep.

" Before you can be given this energy and the Initiations of Enlightenment you have to prove your trustworthyness.
 
Masters take no heed of which religion they are born into. They become channels for the light despite, or rather because of, the general low energy level of the world and its corruption and mixedness. It is their job to raise the energy of their students and of the world in the few short days before they leave this planet. To leave it a better place than when they came. "