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Self Mastery - The Practical Way - Master Sri Vasudeva (USH -Matei Georgescu)

Sri Vasudeva is fourth generation East Indian (although now he prefers to think of himself as a citizen of the world) born Ramcharan Bisoondial August 14th, 1954 on the tiny island of Trinidad in the West Indies. He wanted to become a professor when he grew up and had saved money for his university education but when he realized the limitations of academic education for true human transformation he became disenchanted and desired instead wisdom, that which could teach us how to be truly civilized. He had three burning desires: to become the master of his own mind; to live in the fullness of love and happiness in every moment; and to answer the question, “Who am I?” He turned to many sages for the answers and was deeply inspired by the lives and works of Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna, Paramahansa Yogananda and Ramana Maharishi. He couldn’t imagine living in this world without the full understanding (experience) of Self and self-mastery he desired. Then he read these powerful words: “In studying books we are sometimes deluded into thinking that thereby we are being spiritually helped; but if we analyze the effect of the study of books on ourselves, we shall find that at the utmost it is only our intellect that derives profit from such studies, and not our inner spirit. This inadequacy of books to quicken spiritual growth is the reason why, although almost every one of us can speak most wonderfully on spiritual matters, when it comes to action and the living of a truly spiritual life, we find ourselves so awfully deficient. To quicken the spirit, the impulse must come from another soul. The person from whose soul such impulse comes is called the Guru — the teacher; and the person to whose soul the impulse is conveyed is called the Shishya — the student. To convey such an impulse to any soul, in the first place, the soul from which it proceeds must possess the power of transmitting it, as it were, to another; and in the second place, the soul to which it is transmitted must be fit to receive it. The seed must be a living seed, and the field must be ready ploughed; and when both these conditions are fulfilled, a wonderful growth of genuine religion takes place.” (Swami Vivekananda). Greatly inspired to attain an actual experience, he at once cashed in his university tuition for a ticket to India and so in 1975, at the tender age of twenty-one, went in search of a spiritual master who could awaken him. After travelling through India and visiting various Ashrams he came to the Shree Gurudev Ashram of Swami Muktananda in Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra. The Swami was not there but his devotees were able to maintain such a powerful field of subtle (invisible/spiritual) energy that Sri Vasudeva experienced a dramatic awakening of the Kundalini energy. Over a four month period, this Kundalini Energy traveled up his spine opening the heart (anahata), throat (vishuddha) and brow (ajna) spiritual centers (chakras) – a rapturous succession of awakenings which brought him many wonderful gifts. This transformation process arose spontaneously and naturally due to a combination of the high energy field and his receptivity to it. This experience put him so much in touch with his inner Self or Guru that his cup of joy was overflowing and he was so much in gratitude to the outer Guru for creating that space that enabled his awakening. At that stage the outer Guru (the physical presence of Swami Muktananda) was not missed. During those four months in India he learned all he could about the ancient science of Yoga whilst the awakened Kundalini guided him from within. After four months his money was used up and he returned home to Trinidad overjoyed to have the tools he needed to maintain this high state. These tools were spiritual practices from traditions such as Maha Yoga, Sahaja Yoga, Siddha Yoga and the Yoga of Energy or Kundalini. Swami Muktananda and his predecessor Baba Nityananda became his greatest inspirations. Sri Vasudeva persisted with his spiritual practice whilst skillfully integrating it with worldly living – a practice which is now a mainstay of his teachings. In 1977, when he took an opportunity to return to India to meet Swami Muktananda in person, he realized that the Guru was not a man but a Principle, one which acted through people and situations, although there were some highly evolved individuals in which this Principle always manifested in fullness. After completing more spiritual training at the Ashram, in his parting meeting with Swami Muktananda he requested a new name and the Swami blessed him with the name “Vasudeva.” About eight months later he would experience the fullness of his name.