Guru Poornima is a day of abundant grace and blessings, a time to express our love and gratitude to our Guru and Guru Parampara. Rishis say that the true essence of the manifested LIGHT, the Guru Tattwa, comes from the Unmanifested, and only a few people receive this essence. These fortunate few become emissaries of the Divine, destined to uplift spiritual consciousness in this world. On this sacred day of Guru Poornima, we honor and celebrate these Divine emissaries.

The meditators of Brahmarishis Hermitage celebrated Guru Poornima Day with immense love, gratitude, and devotion. Under the guidance of Gurudeva Devatmananda Shamballa, they meditated and received the grace and blessings of the great Masters from the higher realms.

On the preceding day, a Kriya programme was conducted for meditators to enhance their spiritual sadhana through various Kriyas and Mudras.

Brahmarishis Hermitage, founded by Gurudeva Devatmananda Shamballa, organised a free Ayurveda medical camp on June 30, 2024, in Chikkagubbi, Bengaluru. The camp aimed to raise public awareness about Ayurveda and its crucial role in healing diseases and improving lifestyle patterns.

A dedicated team of doctors, supported by interns and volunteers from Brahmarishis Hermitage, provided free consultations and medicines to 44 participants from diverse age groups and economic backgrounds. Villagers from Chikkagubbi also actively participated. All consultations were conducted in a safe and secure environment, with plans for follow-up camps to ensure continued support for the participants.

This event marked a significant step towards rejuvenating traditional healthcare practices, paving the way for a healthier future community rooted in the ancient science of Ayurveda.

On the occasion of International Yoga Day, a team of our volunteers conducted the Satgynana Yoga Sadhana (SYS) programme in Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru campus in which about 130 students and staff members participated. Gurudeva Devatmananda Shamballa was present and conducted a meditation session, and also gave spiritual guidance to the participants.

Brahmarishis Hermitage conducted the Satgynana Yoga Sadhana (SYS) programme for the employees of URSC, ISRO, Bengaluru at ISITE campus.

Maha Shivarathri is a very unique and remarkable festival, marking a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in one’s life and the world. For spiritual seekers, especially meditators, the great night is significant as it is an important time for meditation, experiencing energies, karma burning and purification of the soul.

This year, Maha Shivarathri programme was conducted on the 8th of March, 2024. The programme commenced with the powerful shielding mantra of Lord Shiva, 'The Shiva Raksha Stotram' being played in the background. Duly guided by our Gurudeva, Shri Devatmananda Shamballa, chanting of Panchakshari Mantra, meditation towards samadhi, Bilwarpana pooja etc. was practised by all gathered in the satsang on the auspicious night.

In addition to this, the various cultural programmes conducted kept the meditators awake throughout the night. The programme concluded at around 5.30 a.m. on Saturday, 9th March 2024 as meditators shared their experiences and received special blessings from our Gurudeva.

Under the guidance of Shri Devatmananda Shamballa, about 60 members (including both meditators and non meditators) had the opportunity to visit various powerful divine energy centres as part of Char Dham Trip during the month of September. This trip was specially meant for karma burning. The places visited were Yamunothri, Gangothri, Kedarnath and Badrinath with additional visits to Uttarkashi, Dhari Devi temple, Rudra Prayag, Vyasa Gufa, and Vashishta Gufa.

Guru Poornima, also known as Vyasa Poornima, is a traditional celebration dedicated to the enlightened Masters or Gurus. It is the most auspicious day in the lives of the spiritual seekers when they offer their respect and gratitude to their spiritual Gurus. This time period is highly significant as during the month of Ashada, pure energies descend directly from Parabrahma loka. This year, Guru Poornima was celebrated on Monday, 3rd July at Vivekananda Dham in its full fervour and sanctity. The day was celebrated in the most sacred manner.

During the two-day programme on May 20th and 21st, Shri Devatmananda Shamballa conducted special meditations and revised the exercises, kriyas, yogasanas, suryanamaskar, poorva dhyana kriyas and other practices which were taught in one of the earlier retreats. On May 22nd, Akhanda Dhyana was conducted from 6.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. It was a very auspicious day as it was the day of Lord Kalki Jayanthi.

On 18th May, special meditation session was conducted on account of Guruji Krishnananda’s Jayanthi at Vivekananda Dham between 11:30 a.m and 1 p.m. Shri Devatmananda Shamballa connected with the meditators through an online session and blessed everyone.