SATSANG YAATRA 2017
DATE : 18TH JAN - 7TH FEB 2017
VENUE : SRI LANKA

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Hello everyone,

We are about a month and a half away from the SATSANG YAATRA. We have listed down some general travel information,. Kindly read the notes below and come prepared.

The retreat will be held in SRI LANKA

OPTION A : 21 days , 20 nights (18th – 7th Feb 2017)
OPTION B : 15 days , 14 nights (18th – 1st Feb 2017)
OPTION C : 10 days , 9 nights (18th – 27th Jan 2017)

The retreat will be held in 3 locations.

18th – 27th January - Mt Lavinia Hotel
http://www.mountlaviniahotel.com

27th – 29th – Hotel Rivinka, Katargama
http://www.hotelrivinka.com

29th – 7th February – Taj Bentota
https://vivanta.tajhotels.com/en-in/bentota-sri-lanka

Getting There By Air

There are several airlines which provide direct air services to Sri lanka.
You will be flying to COLOMBO, the capital city of Sri Lanka - Bandaranaike International Airport .

If you are thinking of coming to KL to spend some time before or after the retreat, please bear in mind that KL is a 3 and a half hour flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

In that case Budget carriers - AirAsia & Malindo Air who are both operating from KLIA 1 www.airasia.com / www.malindoair.com.

Sri Lankan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines are other options.

Note: AirAsia Travel Advisory for Airport in Colombo

AirAsia would like to encourage all guests departing from Colombo from 6 January 2017 until 6 April 2017 to arrive at the airport earlier to avoid congestion due to scheduled airport works throughout that duration. Guests are urged to arrive at the airport at least 5 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure and conduct self-check-in via web and mobile for a smoother journey at the airport. Web and mobile check-in services are available 14 days and up to 4 hours prior to departure for all AirAsia flights.

The baggage drop and the check-in counters at the airport close 90 minutes before scheduled time of departure for AirAsia flights. As congestion is expected at the security scanning, baggage clearance and immigration checkpoints during these times, it is advisable to complete baggage drop and proceed to the boarding gate as early as possible.

Guests with group bookings, reduced mobility or special needs must check-in at the counter and should allocate more time to clear all travelling formalities.

VISA

Visa application is a MUST :-
Below are the link.

http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/visainfo/center.jsp?locale=en_US

Arrival Date: 18th Jan 2017

Check in to:
MOUNT LAVINIA HOTEL, COLOMBO
Address: Hotel Rd, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Phone: +94 11 2 711711

OPTION A, B & C
Date : 18th Jan 2017

The retreat starts at 4.00 pm on 18th Jan 2017.
The programme will end in Colombo on 27th Jan 2017 in the morning after breakfast , check out is at 12pm.

OPTION A & B - for those who are continuing on, transport will be provided to the next location at KATARGAMA. The journey will take almost 5 hours.

OPTION C - For those who are leaving, please book your airport transfer with me. The airport is about an hour away.

Airport transfer for one or two person with baggage :-
USD 80.00 for one way
USD 160.00 for two ways

From 27th – 29th January , we will be staying at:

HOTEL RIVINKA, KATARGAMA
Address :70 A, Raja Mawatha, Kataragama, Sri Lanka.
Phone: + 94 47 2235035

This is where we will visit the Kataragama Temple on the 28th.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WOMEN
Please take note that temples and samadhi shrines are sacred places in the Hindu culture and therefore women who are going through their moon time are not allowed to enter the temple.

29th January - After breakfast, we will check out and travel 4 hours to:

VIVANTA BY TAJ BENTOTA
Address: National Holiday Resort, Bentota, Galle District, 80500 Sri Lanka
Phone: + 94 34 5 555555

OPTION B
1st February 2017 – check out

The airport is about an two hours away.
For those who are leaving, please book your airport transfer with me.

Airport transfer for one or two person with baggage
USD 110.00 for one way.
USD 220.00 for two ways.

OPTION A
7th February 2017 – check out

The airport is about an two hours away.
For those who are leaving, please book your airport transfer with me.

Airport transfer for one or two person with baggage.
USD 110.00 for one way.
USD 220.00 for two ways

FORM & AGREEMENT
Kindly ensure that you fill up & submit this Registration Form & Agreement below in order to confirm your place for the Retreat.

https://zazen.wufoo.com/forms/khxyo870kmkby0/

Please note that the Form MUST BE submitted (online) before any payment is made even if you have already informed us earlier of your participation.
If any payment is made before the submission of Registration Form above, your payment will not be processed but will be returned to you less any bank charges incurred.

PROGRAMME FEE

NOTE: USD rates are an estimate and will be based on daily conversion rates. Here USD 1 = RM 4.40. Transfers should be made in USD.

A) The programme fee as below is based on TWIN SHARING:-

OPTION A : 21 days, 20 nights (18th - 7th Feb 2017)
Total Fee: USD 8682 / RM 38198 @ conversion of USD 1 to RM 4.4
Breakdown
Room & Transport : USD 4825 / RM 21230
Course Fee : USD 3857 / RM 16968

OPTION B : 15 days, 14 nights (18th - 1st Feb 2017)
Total Fee : USD 6091 or RM 26798 @ conversion of USD 1 to RM 4.4
Breakdown
Room & Transport : USD 2995 / RM 13178
Course Fee : USD 3096 / RM 13620

OPTION C : 10 days, 9 nights (18th – 27th Jan 2017)
Total Fee: USD 4091 or RM 18000 @ conversion of USD 1 to RM 4.4
Breakdown
Room only : USD 1800 / RM 7920
Course fee : USD 2291 / RM 10080

B) The programme fee as below is based on SINGLE OCCUPANCY:-

OPTION A : 21 days, 20 nights (18th - 7th Feb 2017)
Total Fee: USD 11497 or RM 50584 @ conversion of USD 1 to RM 4.4
Breakdown
Room & Transport : USD 7640 / RM 33616
Course Fee : USD 3857 / RM 16968

OPTION B : 15 days, 14 nights (18th – 1st Feb 2017)
Total Fee: USD 7556 or RM 33244 @ conversion of USD 1 to RM 4.4
Breakdown
Room & Transport : USD 4460 / RM 19624
Course Fee : USD 3096 / RM 13620

OPTION C : 10 days, 9 nights (18th – 27th Jan 2017)
Total Fee: USD 4821 or RM 21168 @ conversion of USD 1 to RM 4.4
Breakdown
Room only : USD 2530 / RM 11088
Course fee : USD 2291 / RM 10080

This includes full room and board, & transport to Katargama only.
All bank charges is to borne by the customer.

For those who have confirmed your participation, next step is to make a deposit. This is to ensure your place is booked and for us to place the deposit with the hotel.

Kindly remit a minimum of 80% of the course fee latest by 12th Dec 2016.
Full payment should be made by 5th Jan 2017.

Payment can be deposited into the following account via telegraphic transfer.

Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd
Account No : 712 754 002 683

Bank Information:

Maybank Berhad
B01 & B02, Sunway Damansara
2, Jalan PJU 5/14, Kota Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia

Swift code: MBBEMYKL
Bank Tel No: +603 6140 6451

Office Address:
Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd
Address: No 28-2, Jalan PJU 5/15
Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel No: +603-6157-7746

Kindly fax or email the bank in slips to me at 03-6156 3781 (fax) or niranjana@dhyanvimal.com. Receipts will be issued upon clearance of payment.

Once again we look forward to hosting and welcoming you.

Thank you

Warm regards.
Retreat Admin

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Reading of Agasthiyar’s Blessing Leaf  - 25th August 2016

Vanakam, Om agathisya Namaha

Praying to the feet of Lord Muruga, Agathiar Maharishi is reading this leaf .

The yaatra will be held within 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours distance from the main city of Colombo. It will be held be in private place, where not many people, or the masses won't be in that area. There will be a private villa or a bungalow which will be just for your group. It would be a private setting, and there won't be other people around when you are there. This private place is waiting for you. 

It is in a famous place, when the name well known, people will know it and it would have all the facilities.

They recommend that it would be good for the relevant people to go see the place before the trip. It will not cost too much or too exorbitant as well, so do not worry.

There is also be a trip to Kataragama, Lord Muruga's temple. Just to go to this temple will take some time, and so you will stay there for a day or two. This would be the furthest place.

On the way, there will be a temple blessed by Macha Muni Siddha. Don't have to spend much time there, just a couple of hours to visit this temple.

This is our katalai (instruction) for this yaatra. We have told you how many days the yaatra should be. It is very important to visit Kataragama, and on the way there is temple for Macha Muni siddhar, just spend a few hours visiting that temple on the way.

Besides that whatever places that the SadGuru wishes to go visit, you can visit those places as well, you can do that. If the Guru decides to go to places, for the disciple's interest, for their happiness, for their peace of mind and for them to attain  clarity, there is no harm in visiting those places too. The siddhas have no objection to it. As per the Guru's wish, it can be organised. This is the main instruction.

During the yaatra, place Master's picture and the 18 siddhas' pictures, and do the prayers daily, with one day dedicated to one siddha. At the alter there will be one main picture for each siddha for each day, plus all the pre-ordered pictures of the same siddha. And the disciples can choose and pre-order the siddha’s pictures which they are would like to buy. The disciples may choose to buy one siddha's picture or as many pictures as they want. The main picture, and all that is ordered by the disciples are to be prepared, all these pictures will be placed at the alter, and daily pooja to be done. All the pictures are to be blessed by Master and given with the ash and kumkuman to the disciples.

The main pictures of each siddha that are placed at the alter and done prayers for, is to be bought at the price of RM 11,008.00. E.g If there are 10 orders for Agastiyar’s Pictures, then the daily pooja is to be held with 10 pictures placed at the alter.

Copies of those pictures are to be sold for RM 5,008 each.

It is vital that this information is made available to all the disciples before the yaatra. This is Agastiyar's instruction, whoever wants which picture should book it before hand and prayers should be done rightfully for it.

This is a very glorious yaatra, which is full of yogam, and many will receive highest nyana (knowledge). Those who participate will receive great blessings, good punnya and success. This yaatra will give many attainments and yogam, it will be a very high and pure yaatra, so they have told us to inform all the disciples ahead of time.

We have blessed Master with all the yogam and happiness to succeed in this Yaatra.  

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Reading of Agasthiyar’s Blessing Leaf  - 24th July 2016

Om Agasthiyar namaha.

On the 24th JULY 2016, this is the reading of Agasthiyar’s blessing leaf.

Praying to Lord Shiva, Agasthiyar Maharishi is giving his instructions and advice to us today.

The siddhas are reading this just for the Simma Giri Kulam (clan) to know, and to attain to all success, progress without any lack and with full blessings.

The siddhas' Asi (blessing) , siddhas' Arul (grace), and siddhas' karunai (compassion, sight) is fully bestowed for this sanggha and kulam.

For all masses and students to attain to bliss, fulfillment and nyana, there are blessings for all to go on a spiritual journey, in search of spiritual nyana (knowledge), in search for nyani (saints) and their blessings and a fulfilling yaatra.

We have blessed to host the Yaatra and Satsang in the land that Ravana ruled (Sri Lanka), whereby all disciples will gather to receive (nalam) and nyana, they have blessed to have the Yaatra festival, Satsang and it will be successful, we have bestowed the blessing.

We have bestowed arul (grace) and also asi (blessing) for this to happen now .

Everyone will be bestowed with blessings for changes with arul (grace), everyone is hereby requested to attend, participate and receive all the asi (blessing).

Those participating in this Satsang Yaatra to be hosted under this sanggha, will attain mature and high states and also attain to high state of growth.

This Satsang Yaatra is to be held for a minimum of 18 days or 21 days.

We are recommending 18 days or 21days is because this is also a siddhas' celebration. This a Yaatra, a Satsang and each day is also to be dedicated as a special occasion and celebration for each of the 18 Siddhas. There will be prayers, pooja, celebration, and honouring for each of the 18 Siddha every day. This is to celebrate them, to invoke them, bow to them and celebrate them, and this yaatra is a festival for each siddha.

After 18 days of celebrations and poojas for 18 siddhas, we are also asking to extend further 3 days to celebrate one day for Master, Master’s guru one day and the last day is for all the siddhas, masters of the whole universe.

This is the calculation, each day do the pooja and prayes for each siddha, this is how you should start the satsang festival.

It shoud happen in 18th January – 7th February 2017 ( Thai Masam - Indian Calendar)

It is the highest festival and celebration for the 18 siddhas, for Master, for Master’s gurus, for those who are helping Master, the one with Master and the one in Master, for all. It's a festival for all gurus.

All disciples, everyone  should try to attend all days or a week, or weeks.
Agasthiyar Maharishi is ordering  everyone should attend the festival.  It's Agasthiyar's order.

Every day after the pooja and prayers for each siddha, everyone should purchase the pictures of each siddha used in the Pooja.

After the daily pooja In the evening , for each siddha, all must give an amount
as a Guru Thatchanai (Offering to the Guru) and buy the pictures used in the pooja. Both the main picture of the deity used in the pooja and copies of the picture. This is for all the students to get it.
The siddhas will let us know the amount for Guru Thatchanai later.
All the students must buy and students who is not participating also can buy.

We will give instruction on the amount (Guru thatchanai) later to the sanggha.
It is advices and is good for Sanggha to inform everyone on this Satsang Yatra festival very much earlier.

We will speak about your guru, we will speak about his beauty, his nyana  and about him and some of his secrets in the Satsang yaatra festival.

The siddhas are saying this is a rare opportunity and so to rush, run and come and participate in the yaatra for you will receive the highest blessings. 
This festival will give you a lot of nyana, highest nyana, a lot of happiness, a lot of yogam, everyone should grab this opportunities .
Everyone should recognize the blessing to be even given this opportunity and so to rush and come participate in the yatra.

Everyone should come and receive the highest blessing. There are many blessings, from the Siddhas blessing, Saints (Mahan’s) blessing and all the Guru’s blessings shall be bestowed on to you all.

There is also a reading on the yaatra and how it shall unfold, on the places to go, to perform pooja and prayers and so on, which we will inform in a few days. Bliss, miracles and happiness are there, we will read the leaf soon.

For everyone not to sustain heavy financial difficulties and no wastage of money we will do some research and we will think through further on this yaatra and will let all of know, so do be patient and wait for further instructions.