About the topic of the seminar: The theme of Prithu is very sublime. Prithu was a king who worked out the knowledge for the third wave of life on the planet, the Lemurian wave. Prithu was not only a king but also an initiate, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is considered to be the first perfect human form on earth, and he had a task to fulfil. Prithu linked the cosmic intelligence of wisdom with the planet and the bodies of the planet. Prithu could relate to the earth and speak to her. He saw the soul of the earth and the earth appeared to him in the form of a cow. All our languages were not yet there, they communicated inwardly.
Prithu chases the goddess earth, from an illustrated manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana, about 1740
Prithu was taught by Mother Earth and Sanat Kumara, and the teachings were very sublime. Prithu, the earth and the beings on the earth found how to live on the earth. Prithu has given out the Teachings of Sanat Kumara and the whole way of life to humanity. The facilities he gave us, the humans, should enable us to live on earth happily. We should be grateful to King Prithu.
December 22, our little travel group – 2 friends from Germany and me coming from Switzerland – met at Abu Dhabi airport to continue together our journey to India.
Crossing the Alps
We were very warmly received at the WTT center Sadguru Tapovana in Bengaluru and stayed in their guest rooms.
Sadguru Tapovana – quotes from the teachings of Master DK at the entrance road
The pyramidal stone in front of the Wisdom Temple
We relaxed a bit, had some exchanges with group members. Sri Joshi, the head of the centre, showed us the rooms in his house where Master Kumar and his wife Kumari garu used to stay, and we saw his spiritual library with many precious gems of wisdom. In the evening and the following morning, we joined the group prayers.
For the journey, Sri Joshi gave us a book about Rishi Agastya and his wife Lopamudra.
Next morning after prayer and breakfast, the taxi picked us up from the journey to the Master Mountain Retreat of WTT in the Nilagiris near Kodanadu viewpoint.
Starting to the Nilagiris in the morning of 25 December
There had just ended a group gathering for Winter Solstice celebration. The journey took about 8 hours, with only a short pause. This year, the vegetation was lush green – there had been plenty of rain. Partly there was intense traffic, especially on the passes with many hairpin bents, where truck drivers from both directions were manoeuvring to get through and bike and car drivers using the occasion to press forward.
Short before Kotagiri in the Nilagiris there were police controls asking were we were going and if we were tourists. “No, they are going to an ashram”, the driver replied, and the police let us pass. I smiled. We are in India – no one in the West would have expected such an exchange at a police control.
A little roadside temple near Kotagiri
At the retreat centre, Ramakrishna, the manager of the house, a very committed and helpful person, came out, together with Reyes from Spain, who had already participated in the winter solstice meeting at the ashram, welcoming us. It was so beautiful to be again at this magic place and experience the energy and the view of the mount.
Master KPK recommended to do the morning meditations at the Mount with open eyes, observing the sublime beauty of the rise of the day – from darkness to first colours at the horizon, then the array of intense dawn colours, from dark blue, violet, orange, yellow and then the “explosion of the sunrise – having a fantastic view.
At the lower part of the scene, fog / clouds covered the valleys but above the ocean of clouds, there happened the beauty of the creation of a new day. Reyes sat outside in front of the window – the next days also the other friends joined in the freshness of the morning, at a height of about 1700m – I preferred to stay inside, in the vibrant energy of the prayer room.
After the meditation, we went to the nearby viewpoint. Only a few people were already out. During the day, many day-tourists from various Indian states were now, at Christmas time, coming to the viewpoint.
13 years ago, during my first visit, there was nearly no tourism and also also no ashram building. Master Kumar had spotted the place a little earlier, following some hints and indications – in 2009, during the activities of the 100th Master CVV May Call celebrations, there had been a first group life at the place, which, some years later, the WTT could receive for the construction of the Master Mountain ashram building. It was inaugurated in 2016, and end of 2016, we were a first group from the West coming for a small group live there. It was now my 5th visit to the mount, and the 6th to the Nilagiris, and the stay was very profound.
In the morning of 26 December, after the meditation, we did a fire ritual at the basement of the retreat center.
When we were about to leave the basement, I noticed a bright light in the previously dark neighbour room. There was a tube of light falling into the room through a ventilator hole. Within this tube, you could see fluctuations between the light rays and the denser remains of smoke from the ritual.
It was a mystic experience. I called the others to come back into this “initiation chamber” in the basement of Master Mountain.
It immediately reminded me of the ancient initiation chamber at the top of the Extern Stones in North Germany, where the candidates received the Light on summer solstice only. The chamber was later destroyed by Christians wanting to eliminate heathens’ sacred places.
This “initiation chamber” at Master Mountain is probably only “open” during the time around winter solstice, and we happened to witness it because we were there at this time of the morning, at around 7:50 am, after the fire ritual.
Soon afterwards, the pillar divided into two, because of the ventilator hole. The sun moved away from this position and the pillar disappeared. It was a group experience, which we shared all together as a gift of the Sun.
On the terrace
Hibiscus flowers
In the afternoon, we went for a walk through the nearby tea plantations. There was a big wave of clouds coming, covering the Mount, and later also the retreat centre for a moment. When looking at the mount, it appeared as if seeing the great Rishi Agastya, regarded as an expression of Shiva, facing north-east, looking at a Shiva lingam.
This full moon is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Dattatreya (Dattatreya Jayanti) and it is recommended to contemplate on Lord Dattatreya, the Lord of Yoga, during this full moon. Here you find more about Lord Dattatreya and his birth by Anasuya, the mother and Atri, the father.
Lord Dattatreya
This full moon is also known as the birthday of Rishi Devapi, whom we know as Master Koot Hoomi. In one of his incarnations, he was born on Sagittarius full moon. We may contemplate about Rishi Devapi / Master Koot Hoomi, on this occasion.
Master Koot Hoomi
There exists an old book (out of print) published by the Theosophical Society Kamachha, Varanasi, with lectures of Shri Sudarshan Das on the “Rishis Devapi and Maru”, given in one of the lodges of the society at Calcutta. Giving sources from the Scriptures, the book shows that Devapi is the Master whom today we know as Koot Hoomi, and Maru is the Master whom today we call Morya.
This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Theosophical Society (TS) – officially, it was founded in New York, USA, on 17 November 1875. Together with Helena P. Blavatsky (HPB), the team of founders were Henry Steel Olcott as president, William Quan Judge, and a few others.
The Greek work “theosophia” means “divine wisdom”. This word was coined by the Greek philosopher Ammonius Saccas. He used to secretly give his wisdom to very few dedicated disciples while outwardly doing the work of a potter for his living. HPB mentions his name in ‘Isis Unveiled’ and ‘Secret Doctrine’ as well.
Master EK teaching at a Guru Puja celebration
The objectives of the TS are Universal Brotherhood, no differentiation based on caste, creed, etc. learning the world scriptures, understanding the creation, nature and man in all aspects. The objectives of the WTT are the same in essence.
Madam HPB and Master EK were very clear and fiery in their dedication to bringing out the teachings of the Masters of Wisdom to the world. May we honour them by studying their work and by dedicating ourselves to practice the teachings in our lives with a sincere intent.
November 7th, we celebrate the Day of Goodwill and the 80th anniversary of Master KPK, Sri K. Parvathi Kumar (1945-2022) – it is the 81st anniversary in Indian counting.
A cup of coffee on a journey to Mount Shasta, California, September 2014
Sri Kumar was born on 7th of November 1945 in Vijayawada, a Wednesday at 07:33 am in the month of Scorpio. He did not speak much about himself – he shared the birth date details seemingly casually in the book “Enlightening Encounters” (PDF), episode 10, about his encounter with Sadguru Sree Sivananda Murthy. See below his birth chart.
Master Kumar was a very magnetic person radiating a strong divine presence which was felt by all those who could tune in. For others, he remained a “by-passer” of a journey.
Many members cherish fond memories of encounters with the Master. He was an outstanding role model for them. At the 2019 Anniversary of Master KPK – Day of Goodwill celebration, he recounted several stories about great role models from his youth who had had a profound influence on him. We can learn much about the Master himself from his stories about others. Through such descriptions, he ignited the fire of aspiration in many Here is a short excerpt from his speech.
“I had a friend in childhood who introduced me to activities like Bhajans in praise of the Lord in a Shiva temple on the night of Shiva Rathri. That is also something which I enjoyed a lot. Then I got to stay in the house of my maternal grandfather for 3 years and study because my father used to get transferred regularly in his job. Those years passed away splendorously. I used to see that my grandfather used to lead his life as a ritual filled with Divine alignment and service. He used to worship Lord Dattatreya. He also used to write the name of Lord Rama daily and in 30 years he wrote it 30 million times. He also used to perform a ritual to the Divine within himself based on Sri Suktam. He used to run a furniture making and selling business. It used to export from his shop to many places in the country. He hardly gave any instructions in the shop. He used to just sit in his chair and write Rama’s name while everything happened just like that. I used to visit the shop sometimes by going with him. I closely witnessed his life for almost 3 years and I can never forget the discipline and ritualistic way of life. His vision and speech were also very powerful. They almost made the other person speak the truth even if the other person wanted to lie.
In this manner, I was graced by the Divine throughout my childhood and grew up in a Divine atmosphere. I realised that the Divine is all permeating and the Divine can be related to through different names and forms but it is ONE. This became clear to me at a very young age. I finished my education and was about to start my professional career. That is when I got in touch with Master EK. I told him “I learnt to live life of offering from my father and grandfather. I would like to continue leading such a life under your direction and move even closer to the Divine.” Master EK patted my shoulder and say “we will work together from today.” From then on, my association with Master EK kept growing and he introduced me to many other Masters who have been working on this planet with bodies of light. I came to know that anyone with sincere aspiration can attain a subtle body and keep working with it even after leaving the physical.”
May we follow the teachings Master KPK gave through his life by orienting our lives to the Master and the Great Ones he followed himself. Namaskarams Master KPK.
Birth chart of Master KPK: Wed, Nov 7, 1945, 7:33~AM, IST, GMT+5:30, Vijayavādā
We were a little group of 7 members from Austria, South Germany and Switzerland who met at the ancient Roman Quarries of Würenlos in northern Switzerland on 12 October 25. It is the place of a huge limestone grotto where Emma Kunz (1893-1962) had discovered the healing qualities of the rock. It is available in Switzerland under the name of AION A (read more about it). Emma Kunz was a clairvoyant Swiss healer, researcher and artist. Since 1986, there exists the Emma Kunz Centre with a museum near the cave to preserve the collection of her artwork and the results of her research for posterity.
Emma Kunz, 1912, (c) Emma Kunz Center
We first walked to a grill cabin in the nearby forest for our Sunday healing meditation. Afterwards, we visited the cave, for which we had a 30 minutes time-slot (you have to book in advance, see the regulations to keep the purity of the cave and allow experiencing the energy of the place).
The group at the museum, in front of the cave
A memorial stone
On the way to the cave entry
The entry
The limestone rocks at the cave entry. There had been a quarry in the past. Now, the healing rock powder is extracted at another nearby place
The mouth of the cave is a huge hole
Light reflections through a little second window – like showing the presence of healing devas
Reflections on the rocks
Experiencing the energy of the grotto
Way to the Emma Kunz Centre / Museum
A room of the exposition. Emma Kunz created mainly geometrical structures with the help of a pendulum.
Her instruments, with the pendulum
Reflections of the hall on an image while taking a photo
A structure like opening the space in pyramidal forms
Artwork which is also used for the design of the AION-A wrapping
Photo of Emma Kunz (c) Emma Kunz Centre, at her workplace in later years
For many years, the work of Emma Kunz was not recognized by the contemporaries. She did not intend for her works to be seen in a fine arts context, instead she recorded the medical meanings of her works in books. She stated that her work will be more understood in the 21st century. In the last decades, there were great international expositions showcasing her work.
In summer 2024, my friend Joan from Barcelona, from the Anima Channel, visited the Emma Kunz grotto and did a video presenting Emma Kunz, in English.
The 5th ascending moon phase Virgo is the festival of the Seven Seers. It is called ‘Rishi Panchami’ in the East. This year, the festival is 27 August, 12:15 until 28 August 14:28 CEST (Central European Summer Time, UTC + 2).
Cosmically the seven rays come through the seven stars of the Great Bear, where each star is linked to one of the Seven Seers. On earth their energy is represented by the seven great Masters of Spiritual Hierarchy and their seven ashrams. Depending on the predominant energy of our soul quality, we are being prepared for an Ashram that suits us.
Master KPK suggested that on Rishi Panchami the Rishis should be recollected because they are ones who showed the way to live and the way to relate to the Divine. They are all Masters of Wisdom who pervade the path to Divine realisation.
“The month of Virgo is dedicated to the sons of virgin, who are also called the sons of God. The Seven Seers, the Great Bear, and Sirius are all recollected and worshipped during this month of Virgo. Even the pitris are worshipped in the descending arc of moon in Virgo.”
“There are a good number of such cosmic Masters… Many of them are traced as the Rishis in the Vedic and Puranic lore. They are in fact the working principles of Yoga in the cosmos and not personalities. Each principle is given a name to recognise. Each principle organises every Solar system for a certain length of time and hands it over to the next principle. That particular Solar system which is being managed by a particular principle is named after that particular Rishi or the Cosmic Master. For example, each of the Seven Suns of the constellation of the Great Bear (Sapta Rishi Mandala) is named after a Rishi like Vasishta, Viswamitra, Pulastya, Pulaha, etc….”
And in Spiritual Astrology, Sagittarius, Master EK says:
“There are seven judges in the heavens as seven stars of the Great Bear. They come down to earth as principles, expressions, races and prototypes of men. The seventh and last of them in order is the law of protection, service and love….”
It is recommended to contemplate during the 5th ascending moon phase Virgo on the 7 Seers of the Great Bear represented by the 7 Masters of the 7 Rays.
Diagram giving the names of the 7 rishis in relation to the astronomic names of the Great Bear (Arundhati is the name of the wife of Vasishta – the wives of the other 6 rishis form the Pleyades).
