An Environment Awareness Programme on the subject “Students role in Environment Protecttion” was organized by Siddha Yoga Dham on 10th December 2011(Sri Dutta Jayanti) . Sharp at 10 am Param Poojya Sri Gurudev took the seat on the stage and commenced the programme with the prayer “kale varshatu parjanyah……..” (may rains shower in time…..). HE welcomed the gathering of 10th standard students & staff of the Government High School Bachenahatti and others present. Sri M.R.Nagaraju , a retired Professor spoke on the subject . After that an essay writing competition was held. Program was concluded with Prasad distribution.

Param Poojya Sri Gurudev left Siddhaloka on 14th November 2011 for HIS tour of five states of North India.

First HE visited New Delhi and stayed with Commander Amit Ray for two days. The second day the devotees from Delhi gathered with their children.

The next day HE visited Pachkula in Haryana. Smt Neha and Sri Ashish Sharma were in HIS service.

On 17th of November, HE reached Talwara in Punjab and stayed there till 20th November. Devotees in large number had darshan and satsang. HE inaugurated the talent search camp of three districts at Sarva Hitkari High School there.

He proceeded towards Chandigarh on 21st and stayed there for two days. After a short stay at Noida in U.P. , HE reached Udaipur for two days visit. Rotary club of Udaipur-Meera arranged a discussion program on the subject “ The role of media for the betterment of the society”. Param Poojya Sri Gurudev participated with interest to encourage the organisers.

HE reached Mumbai for a stay of 6 days, for the medical checkup. Cancelling HIS program of Pune HE continued HIS stay at Mumbai for another 6 days for further treatment , Smt Priya Bhave and Sri Namit Sharma were the hosts.
HE returned Siddhaloka on 8th of December.

* “My mind was restless. I found peace of mind after coming here .”

* “ Felt heaviness in head then, felt vibrations up to head of Crown. May your Grace be showered on me forever.”

* “ In the beginning there were plenty of thoughts & vibrations. Soon after the initiation thoughts were washed out and body started vibrating. I felt hot and lack of air in surrounding. ”

* " I experienced bliss when you touched my forehead. I experienced something opening inside . "

* " Saw flashes of orange colour and two large mountains . "

* " I had darshan of Shiradi Sai baba when Swami Ji touched my forehead. Later a light of orange colour arouse in front of me. Then someone kept a huge weight on my head after that the weight went off. "

* " When you asked to close eyes, I felt Bhagavaan Nityaanandji coming out of frame and standing in front of me. The tears rolled down from my eyes. After deeksha I felt I was sitting in a very big flower with a kid Lord shivaji with me and the flower going up in the sky . "

* " I felt free state of mind. A special joy in myself, which I never experienced before. "

* " As soon as I got deeksha I felt at peace and tears started flowing through my eyes. "

* " I saw a sparkling light in my meditation. "

* " I experienced bliss and had darshan of Gurudev . "

These are the experiences of the Siddha Meditation Intensive held on November 13th 2011 at Siddhaloka. The participants were from the States of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Sri Dhanalakshmi ( The Godess of wealth and prosperity ) Pooja was held on      26-10-2011 at Siddhaloka. Like every year the whole Siddhaloka was brightened with clay lamps from 25th October to 27th October every evening.

The 29th Punyatithi of Paramahamsa Muktananda was observed on 11-10-2011. Many videos were shown about life and teachings of Baba Muktananda.           At 10 P.M.   Sri   Vishnu   Sahasranama was chanted and after that Param Poojya Sri Gurudev recalled Baba Muktananda’s instructions regarding ‘swadhyaaya’(study of the self), how particular he was about holding the book properly, paying full attention to the chant and thus achieving the goal of ‘Swadhyaaya’. After Arati preparation of Prasad was done. Right at 12 midnight the moon was visible in the boiling milk. Though there were dense clouds and drizzling had started at 10 PM, at the right time the sky was clear and all present could have the     Sharat-chandra-darshan.        Later all had Prasad prepared in the divine presence of        Param Poojya Sri Gurudev.

Sri Datta Mandir of Kavalapur in Sangli District of Maharashtra is situated at the bank of a river. There are big, old trees all around the temple. making the environment very much vibrant. About 32 years back Param Poojya Sri Gurudev stayed there for 3 months. Since the place was isolated, farmers of the area used to visit only during day time. Param Poojya Sri Gurudev used to have most of HIS time interacting with children. Towards the end of HIS stay there HE organised a Siddha Yoga Sadhana Camp of one week in which many seekers from Sangli and Kolhapur Districts participated.

Param Poojya Sri Gurudev during 'Chetan Yatra' once again reached there on 3.4.09. Those who were children at that time had become young adults and this time their children welcomed HIM. Dilip and Tushar Mali brothers received HIM with their wives and offered worship of the lotus feet. Param Poojya Sri Gurudev and the accompanying members had Prasadam there. In the evening HE visited another friend-devotee Anand and had some refreshments. The party left for Kolhapur thereafter.

The tools, equipments, appliances, weapons, vehicles along with the musical instruments and chantinng books of Siddhaloka were cleaned and kept for worship on 5th October 2011. Right at 4 PM Param Poojya Sri Gurudev blew the conch and the Arati of white pumpkin with burning camphor on it was shown to all the above mentioned items. Finally the pumpkin was broaken at the entrance of Siddhaloka. Children struggled to get more & more coins coming out from the sacrifice of pumpkin. Prasad was distributed to all.

* “ I experienced a sort of peace of mind.”

* “ My experience - When I sat for meditation I felt a little difficult to concentrate on my breath. When you touched my forehead, meditation and concentration occured spontaneusly.”

* “It was indeed a unique experience. I have no words to explain that how I felt. ”

* " Prostrations to Sri Gurudev, my mind became blissful. I need your blessings forever. "

With many such experiences the Siddha Meditation Intensive held on 15th August 2011 concluded at Siddhaloka on a happy note. People from Bangalore City, Hoskote, Tumkur and Himachal Pradesh participated.

The devotees gathered at Dhyan Mandir on 27th July at 10 AM and chanted Nityananda Naam sankirtan under the leadership of Param Poojya Sri Gurudev . Around hundred primary school students gathered at the Children’s Park.

Right at 10.40 AM the Arati was shown to Bhagavan Nityananda on His 50th Punyatithi. After that ‘Baal Bhojan’ was served to children. Special stationery packets were distributed to all of them.

The 103rd Birthday of Paramahamsa Muktananda was celebrated on 17 - 5 - 2011, at Siddhaloka. The Siddha Students reached one day earlier and chanted Sri Guru Gita at 6 am, in the gracious presence of Param Poojya Sri Gurudev. After the Prasad at Janananda Prasad Mandir few mwmbers did volunteer service in the construction area of the Training Center of Siddhaloka Sacred Forest Project. All had an enlightening Satsang with Param Poojya Sri Gurudev till the lunch time.

Vajreshwari (in Maharashtra) is the 'janma bhoomi, karma bhoomi and yoga bhoomi'(Land of birth,action and yoga) for Parama Poojya Sri Gurudev. It was the grace of Bhagawan Niyananda that HE came to this world, with the blessings of Bhagawan HE served the society and country for fourteen years and did austerity in Himalayas and at the banks of river Narmada in Gujarat. On the instructions of Bhagawan, HE came back to Vajreshwari to serve Paramahamsa Muktananda in 1973. HE became the first 'Sanyasi' disciple of Swami Muktananda in 1977. Swami Muktananda took mahasamadhi in 1982. Parama Poojya Sri Gurudev settled in Bangalore from 1980.

HE again visited Vajreshwari on 31st March 2009, after a gap of about 27 years, under 'Chetan Yatra'. On April 1st 2009 Parama Poojya Sri Gurudev offered sacred worship to HIS Parama Guru Bhagawan Nityananda and experiencing the grace, HE felt blessed and fortunate. Sri Rakesh Yadav, Secretary of Sri Nityananda Sanstha and Smt Nalini Patil, The Trustee, honoured HIM.

The construction work has come to the finishing stage. Carpentry work is done. Plastering work is almost finished. Plumbing and railings are partly completed. Painting is also started . All seems set for inauguration of the new building on Guru Poornima this year (15th July).
Contributions are still welcome.

On 6th March, Param Poojya Shri Gurudev proceeded towards Doddaballapura to grace occasion of House warming ceremany of Smt Hemavati and Sri Rudraih, an old devotee couple. A short program of worshipping of Holy feet was offered by the couple. While pundit's were chanting the vedic mantras, the devotees gathered have prostrated and saluted to holy feet of Param Poojya Shri Gurudev. After taking a tour of new building , HE returned to Siddhaloka in the afternoon.

After the Shaktipat initiation in the Siddha Meditation Intensive held on 2nd March 2011 (The auspicious Sri Mahashivaratri day) the participants from Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Hosur in Tamilnadu, narrated their experiences as follows :-

* “ I liked the program of Intensive very much. I experienced the bliss in meditation.”

* “ A circle was moving between my eyebrows. I was smelling fragrance in my breath. Bhagawan Sri Nityananda was walking towards me with smile. Flowing of waves from Mooladhar to Sahasrara.”

* “Experience was beautiful. I was feeling very light. There was fragrance. My full body was vibrating. ”

Jersing is a hamlet of village Vatar in Valsad District. Param Poojya Sri Gurudev stayed at the Ashram near Koteshwar Mahadev Temple in 1982. The youngsters of Jersing and nearby town Vapi used to attend the daily Satsang and meditation sessions. All served with enthusiasm & love to HIM and built a small meditation hut there. Sri Mahashivaratri was celebrated in a grand manner, devotees from Selvav. Selvasa, Vapi and Vatar attended the whole night chanting of "Om namah Shivaya" and pooja in the temple.

The 'Chetan Yatra' party reached Jersing in the morning of 30th March 2009. The party was received by Sri Magan Bhai Deva Bhai and his friends at the entrance of the village. Later they proceeded towards the Koteshwar Mahadev Temple and left for Daman & Dahanu.

On the auspicious Makara Sankranthi day, 15th January 2011, an interactive talk on the subject "Know Thyself" was held at Bangalore. The discussion on the subject inspired many and participants came to know that the spirituality is not complex but a simple path. Param Poojya Sri Gurudev stressed on Guru's grace for Self-realization and discouraged trying out many practices like yogasana, pranayama, meditation taught by modern age Gurus. In spirituality there is no practice only perfection by understanding One's own self. Participants gathered in large number had darshan and received prasad & blessings from Param Poojya Sri Gurudev.