Journey Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Summary

The Master CVV Guru Puja celebrations started on January 10th in the evening. I already went there two hours before the start of the celebration to meet friends and to observe how the site was being put up with many volunteers helping to set up the hall and the altar, beautifully arranging the images of the Masters with many flower garlands.

As always, there are three great rituals during the Guru Pujas. On Jan. 11th, it started with the Water Ritual, singing hymns to Rudra.

At the second day, there was the puja to the Divine Mother, the Lalita Puja conducted by women only.

On the third day there was the great Fire Ritual.

During the Guru Pujas were given many talks, book publications and also musical presentations.

12th of January, there was the Fusion of East and West function, where members of the Western Brotherhood were invited to the stage for the morning prayer and also sang the Aswins hymn together which we had learnt during the group living. Later, four members were invited to speak to the groups.

I gave a talk about “The Sprouting of Spiritual Seeds. Time Cycles, Centennial Conclaves of Spiritual Hierarchy and the Importance of the Year 2025” (24 min). Activate ‘Subtitles’ in YouTube for a better understanding, download here the subtitles transcript of the talk.)

It was a very joyful and inspiring gathering.

Journey Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Summary

Coming to the group lives for the Western Brotherhood of WTT in Visakhapatnam is always a beautiful time – meeting with friends and new members, and exchanging and viewing profound wisdom teachings of Master KPK together. We stayed in the WTT Retreat Centre at “Angels Enclave”.

Early morning on 1st of January, we went to the Master EK statue at the beach road called SudaraVanam. There were the morning prayers followed by some rituals in honour of Master EK, joint singing of hymns and having breakfast together.

Later in the morning, we went to the AndariTalli project of Danishta Foundation in Vishakhapatnam where a food distribution project is conducted by Dhanishta Foundation. Many people receive daily food prepared at this center. It is also the center where a large part of the books of Danishta are stored and made ready for distribution.

In the evening there was the meeting with the Indian Brotherhood at the WTT temple RadhaMadhavam for the release of the yearly Telugu calendar of WTT India. And there was also the first meeting of the seminar.

The topic was “Asvins, the Cosmic Twin Gods” (see on YouTube), a seminar recording with Master Kumar from January 2019. It was a very profound seminar. A book has now been published at the Guru Puja on the basis of this seminar.

We had daily two lectures from this seminar and also meetings with Parvathi Varanasi, the sister of Master Kumar, who taught us the intonation of the Ashvins Stotram (hymn); this was a very profound experience.

Thursday 4th of January, there was a fire ritual in the morning.

In the afternoon, the group went to Ramadri, a beautiful place with a service center of the World Teacher Trust.

There is a cow protection project (Go Seva) and there are also little little temples all over this place.

We meditated at Ramadri in the evening and returned to Visakhapatnam.

On 7th of January we went to the school Bala Bhanu Vidyalayam school of World Teacher Trust for value-based education and saw many beautiful smiling children’s faces. And we had looks into different classes and then later sat together in the court of the school.

After this visit, we went to Master EK Samskruthi Sadan, a service Center for training women in tailoring and other activities to empower them for various kinds of professional activity like tailoring. During this visit, certificates were distributed to to the women and the accomplishments honored.

In the afternoon we went to Simhachalam temple outside Vishakhapatnam. It is always fascinating to see the Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple but this was the first time in the evening. We had a tour through the temple where many things were explained. There is a strong energy present at the innermost sanctum of the temple.

During the seminar, the group was several times invited for a meal at the home of Indian group members – a very family atmosphere.

9th of January, there was the final meeting of the seminar on Asvins. It concluded with a little celebration, a valedictory meeting.

In the evening, after the meditation, the prayer, we came together for a dinner at the basement of RadhaMadhavam offered by the Indian brotherhood.

Journey Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, Summary: Mathangoud – Panchadev Pahad – Kuruvapur.

Next day, 22 Dec. towards noon, our friend Srinivas arrived at Divya Kalanjali together with his friend Santosh, to complete our travel group for the first part of the pilgrimage.

Srinivas is from New Jersey, USA, but is Indian by origin origin. He helped me much with the translation of the Sripada biography and also organised the first part of our pilgrimage tour. His friend Santosh comes from Hyderabad, and on the tour, we quickly also became good friends. Both are deeply linked to Lord Dattatreya and provided very good background information of the “how to” of the journey. Srinivas is a good driver and had rent the car. He drove good, as fast as the road allowed.

The first stop was Mathangoud, a very special and little known place where a miracle related to Sripada had happened during his incarnation in the 14th century. – Three robbers accompanied by a colleague beheaded a man at that place but when he remembered Sripada, the latter manifested, killed the robbers and put back the head of the man who came back to life. (See the Sripada biography, chap. 18, story of Vallabhesa).
A yogi later had traced inwardly this place in the 20th century and meditated there for long times in solitude, and then this little temple developed in the last decades. There is a group of huge rocks standing in the flat countryside surrounding a cave temple. And there was a very pure, serene ambiance, and the divine presence at this place touched us profoundly.

From there, we continued to Panchadev Pahad, the Sripada Chaya Ashrama, where we wanted to stay overnight.

Inside the ashram hall, there was continuous singing the name of Sripada and two priest conducting a fire ritual.

The sun was already slowly setting when we set over to the island of Kuruvapur in the Krishna river.

This time there were no more the coracles used for crossing like we had in 2017 but motorboats. In the river, I saw at some distance what I thought to be a branch of a tree. I only later came to know that there is a group of crocodiles near the island.

In the temple at the place where Sripada Srivallabha, the first avatar of Lord Dattatreya in Kali Yuga had lived and meditated for several years in the 14th century a group of about 50 people were chanting the name of Sripada. To enter the temple, the men had to put off shirts and shoes and put on Dhotis. Santosh gave me a dhoti and helped to put it on. Together with other pilgrims, we went into the innermost room of the temple while the priest was waving a camphor light giving us blessings. I again experienced the powerful divine presence which already had deeply touched me during my first visit in January 2017. We could not sit down but it was a trance-like experience in standing and with open eyes.

We stayed a while in the presence and then crossed again the river for spending the night in the ashram at Panchadev Pahad.

There was a beautiful sunrise in the morning when we again crossed over to the island. However, this morning there was no Sripada statue in the temple – preparations for some other ritual were going on. It was like experiencing the divine presence without a physical form. We stayed some time in the presence.

Several people came and wanted to take photos with me – Srinivas had informed them that I had translated the Sripada biography to German. In the book, 4th chapter, there is a story with a prophecy given by Sripada in the 14th century that in the future the book would be translated to German and to many other languages. So, people were interested in the fulfilment of this prophecy. For me, it was a strange feeling – the interest of the people in me was not me as a person but as a bridge to a miraculous prophecy of 700 years ago taking to manifestation now, as other prophecies in the Sripada biography had manifested in the past and are manifesting through his expression of divine Will.

Afterwards, we went to a nearby huge bayan tree and a small cave-house temple, where Vasudevanand Saraswati, (Tembe Swami) hat meditated a while my friends creeped in – I preferred to stay outside and absorb myself into the beauty and ambiance of the place and in observing the people around.

We then visited the Vittal Baba temple in Panchadev Pahad opposite of Kuruvapur at the Krishna river and then continued our journey, the next goal being Gangapur.

Next Saturday / Sunday, there is the Full Moon of Marga Seersha, Sagittarius Full Moon, a very sacred full moon.
It is celebrated when Moon is in the lunar constellations Mrigasira or Ardra, Sun in Sagittarius or Capricorn. It is also celebrated as the birthday of Lord Dattatreya and of Master Koot Hoomi.

It is recommended to contemplate on Lord Dattatreya, the “Guru principle” in the universe. All the teachers in various planes are the manifestation of this one teaching principle.

Read more about the “Mysteries of Sagittarius“.

Here is a beautiful extract from “Music of the Soul” by Master EK, where Giri Sarma (Master Djwhal Khul) speaks about Krishna giving his Presence on the Full Moon of Margaseersha.

Giri Sarma: “There is a real and a more happy dream in store for us which we should not miss tomorrow. It is a rare opportunity and we are expected to take advantage of it spiritually. tomorrow will be the full moon day of Margaseersha. Sri Krishna will offer His Presence through the music of His flute and fill the layers of our Consciousness with His Presence. During the days of His childhood Krishna used to play His flute when all the cows, calves and cowherds went into raptures. Even the birds, snakes and trees were filled by His presence through His music. All the living beings used to gather around Him enchanted by His flute music. Now the Lord has proposed a new path to offer His Presence. No one need go to Him physically. It is enough if everyone lives in the awareness of His Consciousness. The Lord Himself travels in space in the form of the flute music and gives the touch of His Presence.”

Today we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the foundation of the World Teacher Trust (WTT). It happened on Saturday, 18 November 1971. (As per Indian counting, it is the 54th anniversary since the seed of the Trust started sprouting.)

The WTT was founded on 18 November 1971, in the month of Scorpio, spiritually the darkest time of the year, but the moment to prepare the ascent.

Already 94 years earlier, on 17 November 1875, there was the foundation of the Theosophical Society with Helena P. Blavatsky. This was an important step to reveal the Masters and their work to a wider public.

This work is continued by the World Teacher Trust. On the foundation day of WTT, Master EK showed the pictures of Lord Maitreya, Master Morya and Master Kuthumi to those present. He said that these Masters form the core triangle of the WTT and guide the Trust invisibly. He said that their Plan has been worked out for over 5000 years on this planet and they work as per the instructions of Lord Krishna. And he mentioned that one of the aims of the WTT is to bring the Hierarchy into manifestation.

In May 2020 Master KPK (Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar) spoke at the WTT India council assembly of heads of groups (Ganapatis) about the next foundation day, 18th November 2020, where 49 (7*7) years of service would conclude for him:

“The World Teacher Trust, founded by Master EK on 18th November 1971, tended to be a great banyan tree sheltering many true seekers all over the globe. This is purely Master’s grace.

It has become like Theosophical Society founded by Mme. Blavatsky, The Lucis Trust founded by Mme. Alice A Bailey and The Agni Yoga Society founded by Mme. Helena Roerich.

These four are global organizations externalized the most ancient teachings of the Hierarchy whose head is The World Teacher, Lord Maitreya.

The World Teacher Trust is today extremely liked organization which is due to the three preceding trusts.

Master EK made a happy blend of Sanatana Dharma. He knitted together all teachings to be brought onto one platform and give a way of life which is global. For this Master Jupiter Sage Agastya, Master CVV gave a grand push.

I want to share with all group heads be it council members or ganapatis, by 18th November 2020, 49 (7*7) years of service concludes. It is my duty to inform you all since I continue to be its mentor. Kindly share with all group members and do your best in your groups to celebrate 18 November 2020.

‘Group is the Master’. Where group is alive, Master’s presence is abundant.”

May the flame of this grand work keep growing and may we contribute to it by our fiery aspiration and dedication to the purpose of the Work.

Not all in the West know who Lord Krishna is and much less is known about his spiritual significance. Although he lived about 5300 years ago, his energy keeps on expressing on the planet. I read about Krishna in the 1970s and felt much fascinated.

27 years ago, Master Kumar inaugurated a Krishna statue in Wermelskirchen, Germany during a celebration of Krishna’s birthday in August 1997. The Master has gifted Krishna statues to group members from different countries around the globe and personally installed and consecrated them. It was a great program to anchor and strengthen the presence of Lord Krishna in the lives of those who came in contact.

I came with a group from Switzerland to Wermelskirchen; it was my first physical contact with Master Kumar and the World Teacher Trust.

It was a beautiful inauguration ceremony and ritual through which I came in touch with the magic of Lord Krishna’s soul music. And this touch of His presence was anchored in me. I felt drawn to the Krishna statue whenever I saw it again. It is not stone, but a living presence.

The inauguration was embedded in a seminar, where Sri Kumar spoke about the book “The Music of the Soul” by Master EK – the soul music with which Lord Krishna transformed people. The book and the soul music also left a lasting impact in my life.

Now, the statue was given to Sabine and Manfred to find a new permanent place at their home in Heiligenberg (meaning, the Holy Mountain) – in the rose garden that Manfred has cultured with much love and devotion. 10 days ago, a group of 9 members brought the statue from Northern Germany to the south. It was installed with a little ceremony and some more members joint the celebration.

I could not participate in this inauguration but I was involved in preparation work when I visited Manfred and Sabine for some days beginning of July. Inwardly, I was much there at the celebration and I received photos and video-clips of the beautiful inauguration: Klim Krishnaya, Govindaya, Gopijana Vallabhaya Namaha – the sacred sounds of mantras were blessing the atmosphere of the whole area and beyond.

4 weeks ago, I had given an envelope with a symbol and a little glass jewel for the place of the statue to a friend from Germany to send it to Heiligenberg. The envelope, however, did first a tour through southern France and now finally arrived in Heiligenberg. I was thrilled to see the new photos of the statue yesterday.

I share here the pics with you so that you too can feel the magnetism of the Presence of Lord Krishna.

25 August we celebrate the 141st (Indian counting 142nd) birthday of Master MN (Sri Mynampati Narasimham). He was born 1883 in Naidupeta, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India, and passed over 11 March 1940.

The video “Master MN – The Pole Star of Master CVV Yoga” has just been published. It contains a few life events of Master MN narrated by Master KPK during the May Call 2011 seminar.

You find here the biography “Master MN – The Fiery Flame” (PDF) by Master KPK.

Below, there is an extract from the fascinating talk of Master KPK about Master MN during the during Master MN Birthday Celebration 2021:

Master MN is novel in his approach. His outer appearances were considered very modern in those times. We cannot know his inner side of life by looking at his outer appearances. Even while associating with Master EK, I used to think of Master MN. I used to feel “why is it that Master EK invoked Master MN in the prayer though Master CVV directly contacted Master EK? If Master MN is invoked, why not others like Master VPS?”
Once I asked this question to Master EK and he answered “Master MN is the fulfilled one in the path of Master CVV and he stands as a pole star in the yoga of Master CVV. What Swami Vivekananda is to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Master MN is to Master CVV. The work to be done mostly comes to us through Master MN and he is mainly responsible for the spread of Master CVV yoga in the west.”
From then on, I realised that we should relate to Master MN as well. Master MN looks to those who are sincere in their prayers. Master MN prefers to work in the background but I tried to bring him to the foreground by relating to him.
During initial years, there used to be only pictures of Master CVV and Master EK on the altar during the prayers. After Master EK left the physical, I felt that Master MN’s picture should also be added to the altar. I got an oil painting of Master MN done by a painter by name Sastry with a small reference picture I had. That is the picture that we mostly use on the altar now. I personally have some experiences with Master MN and he brought about some important changes within me. Many changes that happen during prayers are spearheaded by Master MN himself.
I came to know that the occult meditations copies with Master EK came from a place called Ongole, the place where Master MN resided. I felt like visiting Ongole once and I went there. I visited the house of Master MN which was renovated into a function hall at that time. I came to know through an acquaintance that when Master lived in Guntur, he used to visit Ongole every week on Sunday for almost a year and conducted prayers at a house in Ongole. This information affirmed to me the importance of Master MN in this yoga. I even visited that house a few times. Later, I visited Ongole few more times to participate in Lotus Congregations organised by followers of Master MN. In this manner, these visits helped me relate well to Master MN.
Another way to relate to Master MN is through fire ritual. That is why we have been conducting a fire ritual once a week at Radhamadhavam since 1988. Many people got their life problems solved by attending these fire rituals on a regular basis. Groups even in the west started conducting fire rituals during group lives and even some groups conduct it on a weekly basis.
Some of the contents of the book “Master MN” in English were dictated by Master MN himself. Even the language is his own which is why the language in some of the chapters is different from the rest of my writings. I prefer to write in simple words and simple sentences because I feel that the objective of language is to convey our ideas to others in a manner they can understand. This is what I learnt from teacher Sri CP Rao during my initial years of Chartered Accountant practice. That is why I try to avoid complex and compound sentences.
So parts of the chapters narrating Master MN’s crisis in life, his initiation, his practice and his departure are in the words of Master MN himself. So translating this book into Telugu is not an easy task. Do not feel otherwise but the complete spirit of the book cannot be carried into a translated version of the book. So the effect is different when it is directly dictated into a language compared to its translated version. I will always recommend reading books in the language originally written instead of translated versions. That is also why I keep asking people to learn English because Masters of Wisdom decided to disperse wisdom in the English language. In the present world, everyone would be benefited by learning English.
Master MN remained in the physical only for 57 years and in that short span itself he experienced splendorous objective as well as subjective life. He met Master CVV when he was 36 years old. If we observe the meeting was arranged by nature by bringing together different situations. He wanted to go to Srirangam with him family but got stuck in Chennai at the house of his maternal uncle Janakiram. That is when he came to know of Master CVV and got more intrigued. It was just a few days to December Call and at the instance of his uncle, he got to meet Master CVV on the December Call day. From that day itself, he was deeply connected to the path and had deep interactions with Master CVV. Some letters exchanged between Master CVV and Master MN are also given in the book. If you read them, you will understand the bond they shared.
Master CVV had a special liking for Master MN and he himself called Master MN as “Little Master”. I also gave some anecdotes of how some supernatural acts happened through Master MN after he reached a fulfilled state in the path. It is just to show that nothing is impossible for one who progresses in the path. Master MN also had a splendorous outer life yet he lived with no particular interest in wealth. His profession continued well while he kept growing in yoga as well. Master CVV always emphasized on one having a profession or business to sustain oneself without depending on others. Both Master MN and Master EK demonstrated that aspect in their lives.
Master MN kept working and money came as and when required. He never bothered to count or accumulate wealth. The law in creation ensures that work comes to oneself as per one’s karma and due reward also comes in tune with karma and time whether one seeks it or not. One who knows and believes in this law does not worry of reward or remuneration and only attends to the work sincerely. Master MN lived in such a manner. So whatever came was being continuously used to offer food to others. He became very courageous once he stabilized in this path and had no worries in life because he surrendered everything to the Master.
This is a message for all of us. For one who is oriented towards inner life and practice, the outer life moves on effortlessly. One just needs to have faith and work by completely surrendering to the Master. Remember that Master MN is actively present in all group activities that happen in the name of Master CVV. He will be invisibly present in all our group lives though we hardly recollect him. He works like an invisible fire. He is the fiery element in this yoga path while Master CVV is the airy element.
Let us all be sincere in our prayers and invoke Master CVV, Master MN and Master EK with intent. If you do so, the Master energy takes you over, works with you, causes transformation in you and uplifts you. How well it works depends on your aspiration and devotion. May the Master bless you all and may we all be blessed to walk the path. Let us all remain on the path without getting deviated and we will surely reach the destination.

The earth sign Virgo represents the World Mother and is the sign of purity. A virgin mind is a clean mind which only reflects. The members of the Hierarchy have such a virgin mind, in which the Light of the World Mother is reflected. They can be impressed by the divine Plan and radiate it down on earth. Virgo calls upon us to cultivate purity in food and drink as well as purity in thought, word and deed. Once our mind is free of impurities, the holy child of the Virgin, our soul consciousness, can be born within us.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Virgo illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Virgo paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

In 2022, Master K. Parvathi Kumar had published the book on “Shambala” and he also had given several proposals for a humble cooperation with Shambala.
By this, he intended to strengthen our awareness of Shambala and to awaken an increasing part humanity towards the fact and truth of Shambala.

There is now a web-page in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish (Telugu will follow soon) about “Aligning to Shambala“. It contains all related information for the general public. You also find information about how to use this symbol of Shambala for visualisation/meditation.

And here are some blogposts on Shambala published earlier.

Next Sunday, there is the second full moon of Cancer. This full moon is celebrated as the full moon of the teacher (Guru Poornima) and it is dedicated to the great Master of Wisdom Vedavyasa. Vedavyasa is the teacher who arranged the Vedic wisdom into 18 Puranas, and he gave the great epic poem Mahabharata with the Bhagavad Geeta as well as the Bhagavatam.
It is said that he has ascended to higher planes but gives his presence at this full moon.
Here you can find the “Invocation of the Hierarchy of Teachers“

Master KPK used to give Guru Poornima messages – here is a collection of these messages given by the Master from 2007 – 2022 at Bhagyanagaram / Hyderabad.
This is the Guru Poornima Message 2011:

Your Teacher is in you. This is the truth.

You will find your Teacher depending upon the degree of sincerity with which you aspire to follow the Light, to follow the Truth.

As far as possible, apply whatever little knowledge that you already hold, in your daily life.

Be truthful to yourself. Be sincere in what you do. Be intent-full. Be playful in your pleasure time.

Do not submit yourself to too many rules and regulations. Your sincere aspiration leads you to a guide, a teacher in the outer world. If he is a true Teacher, he leads you to the Teacher in you, who awaits you in your heart. He shows you the way to find your Teacher in your heart.

He may let you initially to depend upon him, but he would not let you to be his dependent for all times to come.

A true teacher leads the true aspirant to the One Teacher who is in the heart of one’s own being. He gives the technique and also gives certain tips to establish contact with the Teacher in you. The purpose of a true teacher is to lead you to the Teacher in you, who leads you further to the Truth in you.

You will realise in due course that, verily the Truth, the Teacher and you are but one and the same. Be sincere in your approach and wait with patience.

Picture: Statue of Vedavyasa created by the Ukrainian artist Alexey Leonov.