Let me introduce myself. I am from India, born and brought up by a middle-class family. Right from my childhood, I was not a very happy-go-lucky guy by nature; and on top of it, I faced a lot of challenges on the home front in my teens. Somehow life continued and I did my basic graduation in commerce then got myself involved in the family businesses. I married and was blessed with a son eventually. I ventured from trading and manufacturing to network marketing and exports with mixed results in terms of making money. I struggled for 15 years and finally, I got a job in an automobile company, which I held for the next 19 years. Finally, I quit my job in July 2020 and now here I am writing a book, at 53 years of age.
Let’s go back to a time when I had reached 35 years of age. I had no hope in life - neither at the personal level nor the professional level. I was full of negativity, frustration, anxiety, and a sense of worthlessness. I was in pain with a complete feeling of hopelessness and the fear of death. I was just stuck in situations that were unfavorable. Uncertainty was at its peak; however, because of family support I was carried on at the external level. Internally there was no hope, and I was completely shattered.
You must have heard that blessings come in disguise. I was desperately trying to get out of my mental anxiety and one day - I do not know how - I found myself sitting in an Osho Commune at my native place run by one of his disciples, Swami Prem Vedanta. It is a small commune and Swami Ji was initiated through Osho himself, and he has dedicated his whole life to spreading the insights of Osho. In the evening for 2-3 hours, Swami Ji addressed a small gathering of disciples and answered questions related to any of their inquiries on life problems. At that time, I was full of questions I was a big why with endless queries. Thankfully, Swamiji addressed one by one with infinite patience. After 15 years plus, I am still with him. Apart from this, I have been deeply involved with following the insights of enlightened masters OSHO, ECKHART, MOOJI, AND SADGH GURU JAGGI VASUDEVA.
I got the rare opportunity to be with some of them in their Satsang, pursuing their yoga and meditations. My sole purpose was how to live blissfully and in peace unaffected by external circumstances. I am blessed and grateful that I have been able to absorb their insights, and now I am at peace and in bliss. when I see people with tension, fear, anxiety, frustration, suffocation, pain, anger, a suicidal tendency, a feeling of worthlessness, humiliation, discontentment, worry, and guilt - always in the mode of“something will go wrong” in their life - I want to share my experiences so they may also live a life of bliss and freedom irrespective of any hostile external situation.