01.02.2012 ►Amet ►Morning Pravachan

2012 Karuna's Mewar Tour

This morning I wanted to attend Gurudev’s morning Pravachan at 10:00am. Before the lecture I wanted to go to Muni Kishan Lal ji for meditation. He was busy with other people, but told me that he would leave the location at 16:00pm. I promised to be there. He had got the permission to go by car to Ahmedabad for an urgent knee operation. So I was looking forward to the afternoon. As there was some time left until Pravachan, I took pictures of Saints.

Many people had gathered for the morning lecture, about 2000 ladies and gents from all over India. Still it was a numerous audience. Some had extended their Maryada Mahotsav stay for two days to hear the daily Pravachan life. Further it was another opportunity for Guru Darshan. Sadhvi Vishrut Vibha once remarked that around Maryada Mahotsav is for the saints the busiest time of the year.

 Mainly for HH Acharya Mahashraman. I wonder if there was a single moment except for the meals that he was not surrounded by a huge crowd. Whenever I saw him, there were many people waiting for the opportunity to talk to him or just were telling him about their concern. I conclude that they were talking of problems because of their body language and the expressions in their and HH’ face. HH listened to them with full mental presence. I never saw him commenting on the subject brought forward to him, only asking for more details. But even the way he had listened brought about a change in their attitude when people turned away from him. 

Every day the lecture is dealing with a different subject. The subject of the day was abstinence from addiction. Jeevan Vigyan academies of various communes had gathered letters from their members, in which they had written down their vow of never again being addicted to what they had been in the past. All letters were sealed accurately and presented to HH Acharya Mahashraman. More and more letters were brought to the stage and laid down in front of HH. An impressing number of people had done so. 50.000 people had taken the vow of being free from addiction from the day they had written the vow letter until final breath! Well aware of the fact that the letters will be handed over to their spiritual leader.  

HH Acharya Mahashraman expressed his high esteem for those who had taken such a decision and advised the audience to spread the information as encouragement to those still addicted. There were many folders and many parcels with letters of vows. They all were brought to a secluded place as a symbol that the addictions are no more in the world, precisely no longer masters of their slaves who now are delivered.

After Pravachan I met old friends, amazing in regard to the big crowd! Some new friends insisted on my visit to their homes, and at lunch time I went back to my wonderful hosts, the Dak family. There I took photos from the wonderful room they had given to me for the 11 days of my Amet stay. I really felt at home here.

Then some visits had to be made according to given promise. They all were so kind and all of us enjoyed each other’s presence. We had a great time together!

A highlight was the visit of the Bokarya family who was on their way back to Surat and had come to Amet to meet me. Shamtu Dak offered tea to them & was a wonderful host! Her sister-in-law from Surat also was there, and so the Bokaryas from Surat got acquainted with her. I felt very honored and touched by so wonderful signs of friendship and sympathy. With all of them I hope to meet again next year!

Muni Yogesh Kumar (r) Muni Kishan Lal with his in worldly terms elder brother and the latter's wife Samani Malay Pragya Samani Parimal Pragya Samani Amit Pragya Muni Neeraj Kumar entering a house for Gochari Muni Neeraj Kumar Muni Madhan Kumar Muni Madhan Kumar Acharya Mahashram giving Pravachan Acharya Mahashraman & Muni Sumermal Muni Kishan Lal Munis on stage during Pravachan Sadhvis on stage during Pravachan Samanis listening to Pravachan, Samani Shukla Pragya (l) Samanis and Mumukshu sisters View on Samani audience View on ladies in audience Samani Jyoti Pragya Samanis, Mumukshu sisters & novice one day before her Samani Diksha (r) Muni Sukh Lal Sadhvi listening to Pravachan Sadhvis listening to Pravachan Acharya Mahashraman mentioning Muni Sukh Lal in his lecture View on stage, Anuvrati (l) handing over letters with vows to HH Acharya Mahashraman Anuvratis delivering more letters of vows to refrain from addiction ...more letters... ... and more... ...and more, up to 50,000! Gyanshala girls gathering for performance of poem in honor to those who have taken vows to refrain from addiction Lay followeres uncoiling Jeevan Vigyan posters All free from addiction now Girls preparing for performance Anuvibha member addressing the gathering Muni Mohjeet Kumar All letters with vows of restriction from addiction are now at the feet of HH Acharya Mahashraman Colourfull ladies! Gents in audience Mumukshu sister Samani Malay Pragya Gyanshala girls giving performance of poet My room during the 11 days in Amet View from room to balcony Balcony Old friends from Surat, Mr. S.M. Jain and his wife Host for many pilgrims for Maryada Mahotsav Nirmala Jain from Amet who is happy to receive Karuna Jain in her home The whole family came for the photo! They offered delicious food Nirmala joking with winter cap. Nirmala and her mother Gentlemen having lunch together Friends & neighbours at Amet Cow in the street Street cow Akruti Jain, daughter of my hosts Mohanlal, Akruti, Shamtu Dak (first row) and a neighbour standing behind them A neighbour Neighbours living in front, visiting home from abroad Karuna & neighbours Little family with hungry puppies Manju Jain, president of Amet Mahila Mandal with her family at home Manju and her son Karuna, Manju & neighbour Manju with son & daughter & daughter's friend Pigs on the area between the houses The Bokarya family with their daughter Shilpa (r) and Niddhi Surana, visiting Karuna Jain at the Dak's house Mr. Bokarya, Mrs. Bokarya, Shilpa Bokarya & Karuna Jain Mr. Bokarya, Mrs. Bokarya, Karuna Jain & Niddhi Surana