The land around Alakhpuriji’s Gufa (cave), about a 12km walk from Badrinath is nothing short of exceptional. There are mountain peaks every direction I can see, the peaks so high it’s beyond imagination and each one an impossible climb to the top. There are stories of people walking through these mountains, often met by some disaster, meeting their fate walking to the peaks.
Looking up it’s unfathomable to consider walking, one can only admire and appreciate the absolute majesty and grace of what they offer, and how, in this part of the world these gracious mountain have grown like no-where else. Truly looking around 360 degrees all I can see are peaks that seem to reach the sky.
Looking up it’s unfathomable to consider walking, one can only admire and appreciate the absolute majesty and grace of what they offer, and how, in this part of the world these gracious mountain have grown like no-where else. Truly looking around 360 degrees all I can see are peaks that seem to reach the sky.
At night these mountains light up in a kind of magical lightening display that flashes around with different colours - blues and pinks most often. We camped here, and on the first night there were a few clouds so I thought these lights were a sign of some storm, but the second night when the same thing happened without any clouds, only clear open sky it was testimony to the magic of being here.
There were many, many mysterious things happening, many of us witnessed them and we all felt Alakhpuriji’s divine light and presence. I asked Vishwaguruji one evening if there were many saints, great rishis and wise men and women that came here to meditate and left their bodies; I had the feeing of this exceptional presence that had remained, his answer was Yes ‘not only did they leave but many remained in the Karan Sarira, their light body’, or in other words the are still here. Over the years Vishwaguruji has mentioned that several saints still live from ages back in their light body and they are whom keep the balance of the earth, they are what stops the negative powers from overtaking. To hear the words and to experience that truth is something all together different.
Here at the base of the Alakpuri mountains and at the source of Alakhnanda river meditation is simply the state of being. I had to remember to take pictures and to remember the necessary things to do for the day. Fortunately we dediced to fast for the three days we camped here, so there was no need to cook, no need to clean, and somehow that was a very great decision, that our minds could be occupied in the peace and divinity of the place not the day to day necessities.
Sometimes of course in the cold we were a little hungry, but we were also told about certain flowers that when you eat you don't get hungry or thirsty. Such flowers and herbs when there are available keep you for months, weeks, or days without any hunger or thirst or feeling that you lack oxygen, which at such a high altitude can often be a problem. Thus the whole nature seems to support meditation, introspection and realising the source of our existence beyond all kinds of obligations and limitations we normally experience daily.
To be here is to experience oneself. To spend the night out here, or few nights is to be one with the source, and you don't have to try to experience that, it is, it is the very existence that surrounds you and permeates through you.
It’s not easy to come here but it’s worth every struggle, this is the source of our spiritual lineage; the place Alakhpuriji still resides in his light body. He passed on the siddhis, knowledge and wisdom to Shri Devpuriji here, who in turn passed on the knowledge, light and blessing to Shri Mahaprabhuji and from him to to Holy Guruji who has passed it all in it’s entirety onto our Vishwaguruji who is giving the same blessing and opportunity to all of us.
Vishwaguruji while here, was quiet, He didn't say very much but did indicate that he was experiencing certain phenomena. One night while sitting in Alakhpuriji’s cave, after prayer He just said ‘we are very fortunate to be here and now it’s our duty to take this light of Shree Alakhpuriji through the world’.
If it’s so then it’s only through his grace, but the experience and truth and light is definitely something I wish to share and encourage all to experience.
Swami Shivjyoti Puri
Shri deep Narayan Bhagwan Kijay
Deveshwar Mahadev Kijay
Madhavkrishna Bhagwan Kijay
Om Shree Alakhpurij Mahadev Bhagwan Kijay
Satgurudev Bhagwan Kijay
Sat Sanathan Dharma Kijay
