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Dear Spiritual Aspirant. I read your experience at the Ashram and would like to respond.
I am responding to the post dated 4/15/2022.

My name is Mahesh Patel and met Guruji and Guruma in 2013. My life has changed 180% since Guruji and Guruma came into my life. My life now has some meaning, and my spiritual path has been clearly outlined by Guruji with the goal being Self and God Realization.

I am glad that overall, you had a positive experience at the Ashram. The reason I wanted to respond to your post was not to challenge your experience but to provide some feedback so that other seekers reading these posts are not swayed by individual opinions and experiences but can judge for themselves by attending the Ashram and making up their own mind and getting their own experience.

Regarding your comment on some people working hard and others just not doing anything at the Ashram – I would like to state that Selfless Service (Seva) is the highest form of Sadhana in my opinion and those who want to perform Seva will and those who have not realized the value of Seva will not do Seve. The devotees at the Ashram perform Seva because they want to, and no one is forcing them to do Seva.

In my experience, all the devotees in the Ashram are equal, and the idea is to leave ‘our likes and dislikes’, and our ‘ego’ and not bring these into the Ashram. If someone is noticing that there some are treated differently to the rest of the devotees – then it is the ego noticing this and not the ‘true self’ which is the same in all.

All Gurus are not the same. However, the inner essence of a Guru (Guru Tattwa) is the same. One needs to know the difference between teachers, Gurus and a SadGuru (a realized being). All Gurus have their own character, style, personality and teach in different ways so it is futile to compare Gurus.

It is very easy to criticize people and organizations. The question is should we be focusing on the positive or the negative. No one or no organization is perfect. When one travels to India and visit holy temples – we can focus on the dirt and chaos or focus on the positive energy and vibrations and the affect of holy places on our conscious and sub-conscious minds.

The fact that you mention that you have been to other organizations like the ‘Art of Living,’ ‘Isha Foundation’ and others and still had come to the Bhrigu Ashram tells me that you were not getting fulfilment at these other organizations.

Also, if one is truly spiritual then it is wrong to denounce a person and/or spiritual organization in a public forum thereby imposing your viewpoint on others and preventing them from attending the Ashram by your personal experience at the Ashram. This is clearly not a dharmic action.

A spiritual person would want others to improve their lives and would encourage others to visit an Ashram rather than sharing their negative personal experience with others preventing them from visiting the Ashram, improving their lives, and getting guidance for their material and spiritual lives.

It is a free world that we live in. Everyone is welcome at the Ashram. And everyone has a right to their opinions. And everyone is also free to leave the Ashram. There is no coercion to stay at the Ashram.

There are people and I not referring to you – who do ‘Ashram’ or ‘Guru’ hopping – visit different Ashrams and do comparison between Ashrams and Gurus, and then criticize them in public. This kind of behavior is not dharmic.

For a truly spiritual person, the guiding principles should be:
1. Respect all and Follow One
2. Look at the Positive in People and Organizations rather than focusing on the negative
3. Remember that the only Judge is ‘God’ – we have no right to judge others
4. Spread Positivity to help others via word, deed, and action

May you find what you are seeking and wish you all the best in your spiritual quest.

My life changed forever when I first met GuruJi on Nov 17, 2013.

A friend of ours had been talking about GuruJi who he had met at a Spiritual conference – not by chance but by his good karma. My friend had been asking us to attend the Ashram but we had been too busy. Finally we went to the Ashram on Nov 17th 2013 to a Bhrigu Divine Naadi Reading. Both my wife and I did not know what to expect at the Ashram.

As soon as we entered the Ashram – we felt an overwhelming sense of peace. There were about 20 devotees present. I had my eyes closed during the entire Naadi Reading, internally chanting ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, being a devotee of Lord Shiva. In the middle of the reading, GuruJi stated that there was someone in the room whose name began with the letter ‘M’ and was continuously chanting ‘Om Namah Shivaya’. Tears just kept rolling from my eyes.

GuruJi had never met me before. How did GuruJi know that my name began with the letter ‘M’ and that I was chanting ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ – There was indeed a great spiritual and divine power emanating from GuruJi which pervaded the entire Ashram.

From that day onwards, we became devotees of GuruJi and the Ashram became our second home. GuruJi provided guidance and remedies to both my wife and I as well as our 2 children.

One of my sons who had been suffering from an auto-immune ailment in one of legs for a long time – suddenly showed drastic improvement after wearing a stone given by GuruJi to the extent that he reduced his daily intake of gabapentin (a nerve pain reliever) from 20 to 2 !!!

I gave up drinking alcohol due to my association with Guruji and the Ashram. People who knew me could not believe that I had given up drinking since everyone knew my passion for beer. But this habit just dropped off – without any great effort on my part.

I can easily say that likewise other negative habits I had picked up in this life and before – began to slowly drop off as well through association with GuruJi, GuruMa and the Ashram

Our life before meeting GuruJi was full of parties, music, entertainment and fun and some spiritual practices.

Our life after meeting GuruJi was also full of parties, music, entertainment and fun but a lot more spiritual practices.

Over the last One and a half years, we got initiated into Kriya Yoga by GuruJi, Have attended numerous Satsangs, Attended weekly retreats, Eaten wonderful Prasad prepared by GuruMa, Participated in numerous pujas, Listened daily to morning and evening Satsangs in person where possible or mostly on a conference call, Made a trip to India with GuruJi and GuruMa, Met with ‘Babaji’ in Haridwar and most importantly found that elusive thing people are searching for outside – and that is ‘peace’. What used to bother me before does not bother me as much.

Does this mean that all the life challenges I had before like most people – financial, health, career etc. have completely disappeared?

No – but it is as if they have - since now I am better able to cope with difficult situations and know that I have to go through my Karma. I just have to do the right thing and leave the fruits to God and see the presence of God in everyone – this is the message of GuruJi.

In conclusion, I would say I am indeed blessed to have GuruJi and GuruMa in my life, and that the Bhrigu Ashram is my home and all the devotees have become my family.

I would encourage any spiritual aspirant to meet GuruJi and GuruMa and attend a satsang or Bhrigu Divine Reading for a life transforming experience.

Thank you, GuruJi and GuruMa.