attitudes and thoughts ; Pujya Gurudev

Sowing the seeds for sublimation of attitudes and thoughts

(Autobiography of Poojya Gurudev Pt. Sriram Sharma Acharya)

Sowing of the Seeds for Sublimation of Attitudes and Thoughts Another Invitation for Pilgrimage to the Himalayas .

The movement for sublimation of attitudes and thoughts of the masses, known as Vichar Kranti Abhiyan, was born at Mathura. My determination to sublimate the attitudes and thoughts of crores of people is being materialised through this movement. The Sahastra-kundi yagya performed in 1958 was simply a medium for the meeting of parijans who were connected with me since previous births and who had to play an important role in the fulfilment of the mission of my present life. About one-lakh persons took a pledge in this yagya to root out the vices from their families, their personal lives and from the society.

This was a Narmedh yagya. In this yagya, I invited and called upon public-spirited, other-centred persons to join the movement as my colleagues and dedicate themselves to selfless service of society .In fact, I was a mere channel for the flow of divine energy of the invisible miracle-worker, my Gurudev, for building up the structure of a mighty movement for bringing about a total transformation in the hearts and minds of the masses. It was in Mathura that a comprehensive scheme was chalked out to spread the light in every village, by organising Gayatri yagyas and Yug Nirman sammelans for moral, intellectual and social upliftment. All dynamic and inspired persons who had participated in the Sahastra- kundi yagya at Mathura took up the responsibility to set up the branches of the mission at their respective places and perform similar yagyas there.

 In other words, in that spiritually surcharged atmosphere of Mahayagya, each of these vibrantly alive persons was inspired to take upon himself the responsibility of finding out at least a thousand thoughtful persons from the surrounding area and enlist them as active workers of the mission. All these celebrations were planned for four days each. Music and discourses were to be organised for three days in which detailed outline and working methods for implementing the three transformations were explained, and on the fourth day people were asked to take a pledge in the presence of sacrificial fire of yagya to give up vices and adopt a righteous way of life. 

These celebrations were most successful. About a crore of people listened to the ideology of the mission and millions took a pledge to give up vices, blind faith and evil customs. In most of these functions, marriages without dowry and pomp and show were also solemnised. Later, in Mathura a yagya of hundred kunds was performed in which ideal marriages of one hundred couples were celebrated. Since then, such celebrations have become a regular feature of the missions activities and every year many persons are being benefited by this movement. It is not in public interest to disclose details of several mysterious events which are linked with the important occasion of Sahastra-kundi yagya. Gurudev has forbidden their disclosure during my present life span. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru

Shiv Sharma