Why do I go to India?
In about a week, I will fly again to India. Why do I do this? Why do I do nearly the same tour like in previous years? Why do I do so, although my spiritual teacher, Master KPK (Sri Parvathi Kumar), has departed from the physical plane and thus, there are no more occasions for listening to his live teachings and being in his physical presence? – The photos here are from a group living in Visakhapatnam 20 years ago, January 2003, the first year of travelling with a digicam.
I heard from a number of friends, why they don’t go this year, why they don’t go anymore and why they don’t like to go anymore to India, to the group livings there.
I listened to them and asked myself deeper, “Why do I go to India, to the group livings of the World Teacher Trust over there, also this year? Is it by habit? By something extraordinary which I would find there?” Seen from an outer side, I had decided to go and accompany Mark, a good friend of mine from Seattle. And to do the journey in the traces of the previous year. And I cancelled my other ideas.
When thinking of the deeper reason for the present journey, my thoughts go back to my first journey to the WTT in India in Dec.-Jan 2000/01. There were some decisive statements of Master KPK which impregnated me. He said, “There are many reasons not to come to these group livings (he enumerated some such reasons) but they are all not valid for the soul.”
He explained the spiritual importance of coming to India in the month of Capricorn where the Sun starts his northern journey, from out of dense matter towards the light, the spirit. These statements deeply impressed me and made me say inwardly, ‘I will try to come to India every year to be there for the wisdom teachings of the Master’. And, with the exception of Corona time, it was always possible, in spite of many difficulties by profession, health and money.
These Aquarian wisdom teachings did not finish with the passing of the Master. They go on, also with the help of videos and with the members coming together for aligning to the wisdom in the group living at the place, where the Master was teaching. We are carrying on the work.
The place has been highly magnetised by Master KPK’s presence and the presence of Master EK, who lived there as well. It is very important to keep the rhythm alive, and the place is well suited to continue with the teachings. Although this year, the group coming from the West will be smaller than in other years, the ones who are coming are profound friends and fiery seekers. Therefore, I am very much looking forward to go again to the next group living.
I give you here a translation / extracts from the notes of the seminar January 2001 on ‘White Magic’, explaining why our coming to wisdom teaching group lives in India is so important:
“The land of India has been energized because the Great Beings have often passed over it with their light. That is why Master Djwhal Khul says: ‘India stands out as an outstanding spiritual energy…’
When we come to a place like this (in Radhamadhavam, the place where Sri Kumar lived), we don’t need to make much effort to calm the mind because the preparation here has taken some years, but we can all feel the difference here. This kind of atmosphere needs to be prepared so that you can get in touch with the spiritual energy through the mind.
This is one reason why India is a proper school of aspiration and endeavour. There, the knowledge of occultism goes back thousands of years and time has left its mark on the psyche of the people and has provided them with bodies that do not have the resistance that western bodies often have.
The environment has been permeated for a long time by the strong vibrations of the Great Ones who dwell within the borders of this land and who continually magnetize the surrounding ether as they travel and through their proximity. The ether is filled with the energy of the Great Ones because they frequently move within the boundaries of the land and the land has the advantage of having been prepared for occult practices for 10,000 of years. That is why about a dozen Sons of God are born in India every century.
Without our knowing it, people from all over the world visit India today to search for the spirit. The places where they look for it, they don’t find the spiritual because they are mostly looking for material things. That is why I often say to many of my brothers and sisters: Coming to India will help you in spiritual practice. Not because I am an Indian, but because the ether in India is so well prepared. Not because of the huge population of Indians. They only try to destroy and confuse this ether, but because the great beings enjoy moving in the ether within the boundaries of this country.
So we have the duty to prepare such places in the West as well and this is a work that takes 1000s of years and we already have this advantage in this country. Please pay attention, he (Master DK) does not mention any other nation in the Asian region. Basically, the prejudice of the West does not recognize this fact. But recognition would be helpful. If someone carries more light than others, then we should have the ability to recognize that. We should have the inclination to accept that. The refusal to accept it comes from pride. If we accept another person’s enlightenment, then we are included in the enlightenment. The beauty of India is that people who understand less of the truth are also accepted. Therein lies the occult power.
The result of your visit to India will enable you to establish a better rhythm within you and will open up a large field for ceremonial and ritual practice. Mantric and ceremonial undertaking. It will firstly provide a rhythm for man to gain, and secondly it will soothe him that his mind will become a tribune to receive the activity of mantras and rituals. Such preparation takes place in a subtle way.
These conditions are not found in the West. There, we find constant change in every branch of life, and the rapid and frequent change of life there causes such disturbances as they are opposed to any magical work. Further obstacles can be found in the strong development of the concrete mind. Now we are too weak to meet the concrete mind.
Slowly we will understand the obstacles mentioned here and also in Patanjali (The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali). And we will see what we can do then, as poor souls, to meet our strong personalities. It looks like the rat (the mind) wants to fight with the lion (the strong personality), but slowly when the rat meets the Ganesha (the wisdom) and belongs to the Ganesha, then the lion is no more. So we have to be connected to the divine.”
December 13th, 2023 at 1:31 pm
Thank you for sharing
Cannot agree more
December 13th, 2023 at 2:39 pm
Thanks brother for sharing this wonderful experience.
Will meet you when you come to Vizag this time.
Santosh
December 13th, 2023 at 3:06 pm
Dear beloved Sri Ludger Philips,
Thanks for your sharing.
This effort is meaningful!
Recollection of the movements and messages and also the pictures will
inspire the aspirants .
Respects to
Master Sri Parvathikumar..
— Ch. SathyaDev
December 13th, 2023 at 3:30 pm
I remember wanting to go to Indian when I was younger. There was a bus that left London for India – it was a 12,000 miles & 70 days to get there. So many of us were doing that, taking that bus to India – it was called the hippy bus on the hippy route to India. We got as far as Ausria. Something happened & we could not go any further. The bus was called the Magic Bus. It was an expedition, an experiment. So many of us young ones had a callt to go to India, we didn’t know why. Later, the buses were replaced by airplanes (in the late 70s). The overland route w/ buses came to an end in 1979, when the Russians invaded Afghanistan over the Xmas holidays and closed the border to western travellers. I never made it to India. But then Master Kumar came to the United States. That calmed my heart…Risa
December 13th, 2023 at 4:35 pm
Dear and respected brother. Hearty Welcome to INDIA.Nice presentation
December 13th, 2023 at 5:26 pm
Thank you for your feedback!
December 13th, 2023 at 5:27 pm
Thank you Santosh
Looking forward to meet you there.
December 13th, 2023 at 5:28 pm
Dear Sri SathyaDev
Thank you for your kind words – yes, may the messages and impressions inspire seekers on the path.
December 13th, 2023 at 5:32 pm
Gracias hermano por esas flores que llenan nuestro camino de FE y el grato recuerdo del amado maestro KPK
December 13th, 2023 at 5:32 pm
Thank you Risa!
Yes, in the early and later 70s, I also dreamt of going to India, and I have seen such “magic buses”. Friends of mine went via Afghanistan to India hitch-hiking, with very little money. Now, there are so many conflict areas on the way. I very well understand that Master Kumar coming to the US calmed your heart. It is the wisdom that we are seeking, not outer impressions – although he also said that the energy of Master CVV makes us travel all over the globe, in trace of seeking wisdom experiences.
December 13th, 2023 at 5:33 pm
Thank you dear brother Navaneetam. Looking forward to see you soon!
December 13th, 2023 at 5:35 pm
Gracias querido hermano por tus amables palabras. Saludos a Venezuela
December 13th, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Dear Ludger ….thank you by heart for the postings! Have a beautiful trip, wonderful experiences and stay healthy!
Lissy
December 13th, 2023 at 8:17 pm
Thank you dear Lissy for your kind feedback and your good wishes! Also may you stay well and healthy
Ludger
December 13th, 2023 at 8:38 pm
Dear Ludger,
Thanks for this nice words. We agree totally with you. India and their inhabitants, have been our life and our teachers and our support since more than 20 years. All the experiences in this HOLY Land are unforgettable. All the Mountains, pilgrimage to temple, Yotir lingams, ashrams and holly people we visit, had made us better persons. For us is the best blessings to have the opportunity to attend the meetings and Gurupoojas with the WTT family.
Now we are reading Sripada Srivallabha in Spanish translation ( we did the pilgrim to Guirnar Mountains many years ago without knowing the stories of Sri Dattatreya).
And our Master KPK explained later about Sri Datta, and we could visit the little Ashram in Pithapuram all together.
A magic book! Thanks!
See you in Tapovana for December Call !
December 13th, 2023 at 8:54 pm
Dear Rosa
Thank you very much for your words, very true! Looking forward to meet you in Tapovana at December Call – have a good journey!
December 14th, 2023 at 1:19 pm
Dear ludger,
Thanks a lot for penning your thoughts even these thoughts keep coming to us .. lot of clarifications
Regards,
Krishna
December 14th, 2023 at 5:54 pm
Dear Krishna
Thank you for your feedback and that the lines penned were helpful to you. Maybe we meet in India.
Regards
Ludger
December 15th, 2023 at 12:14 pm
Dear Ludger,
Thank you for your touching words. I have been about 8 times in India, with the group since the nineties. It was always special in a spiritual way. Some visits helped to change my life to a better life. I keep your words in my mind and heart.
December 15th, 2023 at 12:38 pm
Dear Katrin,
Thank you for your kind words and sharing your experiences. May the seeds sown through the spiritual energies keep on sprouting in your life!
December 15th, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Indeed you are a clear and shiny presence in ALL my visits to WTT Ashram. May rythm gained in the priviledged years of the physical presence of the Master, be maintained by all of us westeners of so many countries.
May the help of those of you who continue be perceived and thankfulness flourish.
May you deeply enjoy the encounter with Marc and the rest of the dear friends.
May I see you at your return.
December 15th, 2023 at 2:34 pm
Thank you dear Issa for your wishes for the work that is going on in the WTT ashram, and may the inspiration from there uplift through the touch of the energies. And certainly we will meet again!
December 19th, 2023 at 8:40 am
Thank you dear brother Ludger for your nice presentation. The presence of Masters is always felt for the connected souls. The bonding is very strong and pulls the souls towards it. Welcome to India dear brother.
Regards
Venkata Ramana Kumar.Brundavanam.
December 20th, 2023 at 1:51 pm
Thank you very much, dear brother Venkata, for your words and the kind feedback. Yes, it’s very true with the bonding through the presence of Masters.
Tomorrow very early morning the journey to India will start – still having to do a number of preparations.
Regards
Ludger
December 31st, 2023 at 9:59 am
Thank you for that gem! We appreciated for your readiness to share the wisdom and spread the Light throw your paintings, dear Ludger. There are news from our side, what we are glad to share – we are on Shri-lanka now, continuing our Rudraksha -exploring mission. However its not a fruiting season, which usually in February -March, we still found some precious blue fruits of Rudraksha from new Sacred Lands, and ready to share it – as soon as will have a chance to do it, with you and WTT community! There are much more we want to tell about this unique found – hope to do it soon in -24!