Amogh Kulkarni
Nasik, Maharashtra, India

Here I am sharing another one of my Homa experiences:
    I am 24 years old and I am a software engineer. Three years back I started working in the computer field in a corporate company. The environment there was very strange and different then how I was brought up. Here, at home, we don't drink, we don't smoke, we don't have addictions and so on. But I had to connect with all the people there due to my work. So, there was a time when all of my friends there were drinking alcohol, smoking, even taking drugs and I was in their company, sitting beside them. Now, remembering, I do think it is because of Divine Grace, that I did not get involved and that I was able to keep my mind stable and concentrated. I was save even during the time I was working in this odd environment. My family practices Agnihotra since the last 25 years, I practice sunset Agnihotra since the

 
Aishwarya Dimothe
Nasik, Maharashtra, India
 
I do feel a protection around me, which keeps me away from negative things and which allows me to focus on the path, which I chose and which is right one for me.
   I was involved in an accident a few years back, where the bones of one of my legs where literally crushed. I and my family had to go through a very difficult time with many treatments. I had a lot of pain and the doctors said that a recovery might not be possible, that I will limb for the rest of my life. That also affected me psychologically. It was a hard time. But we are practicing Agnihotra.  What happened was that within a span of 2 years, I did recover to the astonishment of all the medical doctors. I walk again upright and straight! I am glad to say that I have recovered and that I feel strong again.

My passion is drawing and by profession I am an architect.
The practice of Agnihotra has helped me also with my studies and the vibration in our home is peaceful, which also helps with one’s focus.

(See photo on the left of Aishwarya with a drawing of the holy child Krishna.)

 Ajinkya Dimothe
Nasik, Maharashtra, India
 
      I am 24 years old and I studied computer engineering. Usually, I connect with lots of people, but I cannot know how and who the other person is from the inside. But eventually, through the practice of the Homa fires and all the other positive things, even if we do get in touch with people who are probably not so good for us, the divine Grace makes sure, that they will be separated out. One doesn't know how, but one gets almost automatically separated from people who are not in line with our vibration.
     In my family we are practice Agnihotra since the last 15 years and all family members have seen very good effects. Our home and the surrounding are very energetic and powerful.

 Rajesh Dimothe, padre de Aishwarya y Ajinkya
 
   I am working at a municipal corporation office and in government offices the biggest problem is the corruption. I have to deal with this every single day. All the people around me offer money and want to bribe me, but I always take care that I don't get involved in all that.
    It was quite hard in the beginning, because it’s a pressure, every single day. There is also the work pressure since I 

Photos on this page: Homa garden in Armenia, Colombia, which is under the care of Mrs. Dora Betancur, who applies Homa Agricultural Technology.

From Orion Transmissions
 
 ON ORGANIC HOMA FARMING

"Yes, yes. Begin securing your borders whenever possible, should you own land and wish to farm it organically, free of genetically modified crops and chemicals. We would suggest in particular, those of you whose land borders other farmland try to secure that bordering land. If you are unable to do so, there are protective measures which can be devised to keep your crops safe from genetic infiltration. Study what is available at this time.

The practice of Homa Organic Farming is actually an ancient solution for modern times.

 There is great power in the Agnihotra Ash, as we have said on numerous occasions. This itself is a protective agent.

  If one uses additional methods such as permaculture and working with subtle energies, Devas and the like, it will only enhance the Homa Organic Farming techniques.

(Photo above - Agnihotra hut;
picture to the left: Lichi trees, which are full of an abundance of fruits and ready to be harvested;
photo below: each and every day there are healthy and nutritive Homa products coming directly from the garden to our table; flowers of the Jamaica plant for a delicious tee.)

The base of fire is like insurance that your gardens will be surrounded by a protective layer or shield, which, when done correctly, will nourish and enliven the soil, cleanse the air and energize water resources."

CONTROLLING THE WEATHER: IS IT POSSIBLE?
 
CBS News SEPT 25, 2013:
 
Scientists and researchers may one day be able to manipulate rain and lightning using lasers. “CBS This Morning” contributor Michio Kaku, a physics professor at City College of New York, talks to Charlie Rose and Norah O’Donnell about the potential future of weather.
 
To watch this short news clip, please enter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm1_TfTgUag&t=9s

"PURE HUMAN DIVINITY"
 
Gregg Braden - December 22nd, 2024
 
Divinity is the source of our power. It’s also the source of our love, our forgiveness and our healing. The contemporary definition of divinity is simply “the ability to transcend the perceived limitations of the past.”

Dear family, hereafter, we present the second part of our journey in India teaching Agnihotra (Homa Therapy) through workshops, audiovisual presentations, in meetings, gatherings, personal conversations, etc.
Each step, each meeting, each person, each act, ... has been of Light, of Love, of Connection, of Transformation, of Learning, of Gratitude, of Divine Grace.
...When we leave the outcome in the Divine Hands, and just concentrate on serving, the Magic unfolds and Miracles manifests...

After leaving Dr. John's Cherian Ashram Holistic Center in Cochi, Kerala, we flew to Indore and from there the driver took us directly to the Homa Therapy Goshala in Maheshwar (Agnihotra Kendra), where we met again, after years, with Sarvajit Paranjpe and his family (his wife Asmitha and their children Ishwari and Advit).
Sarvajit is the caretaker of this very special place, which is situated on the banks of the Holy Narmada River. Master Shree Vasant established this energetic site as a "Point of Light", where He lived and blessed the planet in the last years of His life.
(The other two Points of Light are: Bhargava Dham in Chile and Bhrugu Aranya in Poland.)

We spent here just a few days and also met with Dr. Ulrich Berk from Germany, who is working tirelessly to discover more of the science behind Agnihotra. In the Goshala, there is much of the beauty that Anne Godfrey, along with her husband Bruce Johnson and her son Aaron, created with so much love, devotion and dedication.

On this blessed land, there are many tasks and much work, not only in the fields, in the vegetable garden, in maintaining the many plants and trees, looking after the cattle, in making cow dung cookies (which are send all over India), work in the Homa shop, etc. Sarvajit is also busy with collecting, organizing, editing and publishing texts by Master Vasant (and others), which can be obtained on Amazon. In addition, visitors constantly come to know and learn Agnihotra; sometimes teachers, professors and their students arrive in buses to see and witness the effects of the Homa Super-Technology.

It was very beautiful to see our 'old friends' again, even if only for a few hours, Dilip Patel and his wife Prerana (photo left). They continue to teach and practice this healing technique with more devotion and more powerful experiences.

 
In Dhule, we had the great joy of being with part of the Paranjpe family, with Mrs. Anjali and her son Shreekant (right and left).

Anjali takes care of a beautiful garden, and a small orchard. She has magical hands for beauty and manual arts. (See photos on this page.)

In Nasik, we had the great blessing of meeting and staying with the Kulkarni’s, a family devoted to Agnihotra and Service.
These are: Dr. Jayant Kulkarni, a physician, his wife Vaishali, a microbiologist and zoologist, and their son, Amogh, a software engineer. This family has been practicing Agnihotra for 25 years and has had wonderful experiences that changed their lives.

At the "Matoshri College of Engineering & Research Centre" the Head of Department (IT), Prof. Niranjan Bhale organized an audiovisual presentation of Homa Therapy in the form of an Anti-stress Workshop, along with Therapeutic Yoga exercises, where teachers and students attended. The Director, Dr. Gajanan Kharate, the Vice-Director, Dr. Varsha Patil, among others, enjoyed these ‘new teachings’ of Ancient Wisdom as are Agnihotra & Yoga.

The aim of this meeting was to help young people come to the awareness to set priorities that also serve their spiritual growth and make them better and happier people in every way.
Many young people are under constant pressure to be the best students.

This powerful Fire Temple (Agni Mandir) was established personally by Param Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj in the year 1976. Since then (almost 50 years), Mr. Arvind and his wife, Mrs. Mangala Patange, along with their children, are devoted caretakers who ensure the daily practice of Agnihotra at sunrise and sunset.
 Master Shree Vasant also has visited this temple. In the year 2000, the temple was beautifully rebuilt by this humble family.
(See photos this and next page.)

Mr. Rohan Bhosale, our long-time Agnihotri friend, guided us through the experience of visiting the famous Shiva Temple Trambakeshwar, late at night.

The photo on the right shows a special Homa fire in the home of Rohan and his wonderful family after the temple visit. They had been waiting for us for a long time. What heartwarming hospitality!

We were also able to visit Mr. Rajiv Patel and his wife, Madhura. (See photo to the left with the Kulkarnis, Rohan and Abel).
Mr. Rajiv Patel is a well-known author and spreads the message of Vedic Wisdom and Philosophy through his unique style of writing novels. They also have their Agnihotra kit.

Dr. Arvind Patange, son of Arvind and Mangala Patange of the Fire Temple (Agni Mandir), is an Ayurvedic Doctor who invited Abel to present Homa Therapy to a group of about 40 Ayurvedic Doctors. They were amazed to see testimonies of healings,

It was a great surprise to see this beautiful university in the outskirts of Nasik.
The Sapkal Knowledge Hub is among the Best Engineering, MBA and PhD in Pharmacy Schools in Nasik. We were joined by Dr. Dipti Phadtare: Director of the Institute of Pharmacy,

Dr. R. G. Bachhav: Director of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Prof. Sahebrao Bagal: Director of the Faculty of Engineering. The management and the pharmacy students were open to new healing alternatives as Homa Therapy.
Everyone enjoyed the Therapeutic Yoga Exercises to loosen up body and mind after so many hours of sitting in the university and in front of computers.

Prof. Abel presented some videos and explained that true health is not only physical, but also inlcudes mental and emotional balance. This is where the practice of Agnihotra comes as a holistic tool, which does have many side effects, yes, yes, yes, many positive side effects!
Abel also presented the book written by german pharmacist Monika Koch with her recommendations about the medicinal use of this ancestral knowledge, originating from the Vedas.

came for a visit in order to be able to talk personally about many experiences and ideas related to the dissemination of Homa Therapy. It was a great joy to see our brothers Abhay Mutalik Desai, a long-term Homa farmer, Eng. Vinayak Lokur, Satish Nilajkar, and Ramesh Ladad.
 
 (Pictured above from left to right, also Mrs. Neela and Abel Hernández.)

Back in New Delhi, there were very few days left to prepare for the trip back to Europe and to hold Agnihotra meetings. Our special thanks go to Mother Gayatri Luthra for her Unconditional Love and Support

at every moment and for her great Hospitality. Also to her sister, Guruma Praketa, who is a well-known spiritual guide and teacher. Our gratitude is also directed to Mother Saroj Ji, who accompanied us to most of the Agnihotra meetings and workshops in Delhi. She organized several of these and she continues to guide people interested in Homa Therapy with her experience and her great love for the Healing Fires.
Our hearts remain imbued with the great love for Mother INDIA and her beautiful sons and daughters of Light, who, innocent like children, live their lifes in service and devotion. It has been a journey filled with the GRACE of the MASTERS OF THE SACRED FIRE. DEEP GRATITUDE. OM SHREE

Back on Austria, one of the best families in the world was waiting for us! We are extremely grateful to Aleta's entire family for their help in every thinkable way. 

This is a family united in respect, tolerance, help, joy, service, ... and above all, in love - this family is a gift from heaven itself! We are sure that many of you have also been blessed in this way. Families based on these values are creating a beautiful world and majestic planet...
Our deepest gratitude to our dear parents, who have been our first teachers!

There was a final and beautiful meeting with Agnihotris and interested people invited by Martin and his wife Christine in the village Ludesch.
In most of these meetings with Agnihotra, no matter where, one feels so much love that the heart expands to a state where only Light and Union exist, any limits disappear. It is Light meeting Light...

In Miami, we were with a lovely young woman, Gaby, her son Alessandro, their friend Melissa, and not to forget Georgina, the turtle. The short time in Miami flew by quickly with certain tasks, the practice of Yoga, and the teaching of the Homa fires. Gaby showed her heart of gold. We had also the opportunity to meet Maria Cecilia Mendez and her daughter Asha. With Maria Cecilia, we have stories that go back more than 40 years, serving together in Homa projects in Venezuela and in schools in India… This short stay was beautiful! Thank you! And now back to South America...

Javier Cruz organized an Agnihotra meeting in a park to invoke the spirits of rain in the middle of a severe drought.

Namaskar,
 
With the Grace of Parama Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj and Gurudev Shree Vasant, 'Aishwarya Abhivridhi Artham Ishti' Yajnya was performed on 6th December 2024 at Tapovan.
     The meaning of these Sanskrit words is the following:
aishwarya - happiness, prosperity, wealth, opulence, grandeur
abhivridhi - growth, enhancement, increase

The ancient practice of Yajnya holds profound significance in Vedic tradition. It is a bridge that connects humanity with divinity, a medium to offer our prayers, intentions, and gratitude to the universal forces. The sacred flames rise, they carry with them our aspirations for global peace, shared prosperity, and unbounded happiness.

   "As children are the future for humankind, more focus and care need to be directed toward the youth. Especially now, while stress appears to be the norm, with the environment taxed and economic situations often strained—what choices do children have?
How can they learn to create alternatives which embolden them with choice, hope and clarity?
How can they learn to MEDITATE instead of MEDICATE?
New ways of learning require new ways of teaching. If the schools no longer provide the much-needed respite of Creative Arts and Music, the responsibility must rest on the capable shoulders of those of you who rise to the occasion to inspire and champion the children."

 
Often we wonder about and search for lessons available to us from events that unfold in our lives.

Sometimes it seems as if the lessons may have more value than the events themselves—or be the ‘karmic reason’ for the events.

‘Hitting bottom,’ for an alcoholic—falling so desperately low as to be an impetus for realization of the seriousness of the disease and the fruitlessness of continued denial—for example, may be oh so more important than details of what this person’s bottom consists of (whether it be becoming homeless, surviving a suicide attempt or losing all friends and family).

Romantic relationships that end may have less to do with how and why, and more to do with heightened perspective regarding attachment and expectations.

Repetition of past mistakes and problematic patterns, furthermore, rarely proves helpful to improving the present.

And so it goes. Until we learn, school is not out, we remain tethered to the schoolroom. If not, our homework seems never ending.

“Love with detachment brings about the state of bliss,” Shree Vasant said.

Love with detachment sounds curiously like ‘unconditional’ love, does it not? With a partner, this may involve either looking the other way at times. With God, it may be similar though with some important differences.

 
Not my will but Thy will be done. Fine if He and I are on the same page. When, however, a ‘difference of opinion’ arises, then what? Who gets the deciding vote? If it is I, we may have a problem here. If the intonation was ’Not Thy will, but MY WILL be done,’ then we may proceed unhampered by something so disruptive as Divine intervention.

So it may be wise to carefully assess situations before jumping to conclusions. As more often than not there is more than meets the eye, this careful assessment may be very important. In any case, if there is a tie, God wins!

To a great extent, this process is one of trial and error. Believing what we experience involves taking stock of how this has worked out previously. If following my will has produced optimal results, that’s one thing. As this is usually not the way it goes— if we are seeing things clearly—our inclination should be to take the side of the Divine. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, is another way of looking at it.

 
So it might be said that detachment from our ego and our points of view are worthy goals. That this is easier said than done, is a given. In the Serenity Prayer, we ask for “wisdom to know the difference” of what can be changed and what cannot. So, it is a process.

Though this sounds complicated and complex, there is a way to simplify. Just as our reaction to others needing help can be to ask, WHAT OTHERS? — we are all the same—we can also evolve to feeling that whatever be the question, the answer is LOVE.

Thus, we can relabel the six crocodiles that beset our minds to be: no fear, just love. No anger, just love. No attachment, just love. No pride, just love. No jealousy, just love. No lust, just love.

 


That may be when we see things as they are, not as the illusions they heretofore appeared to be. And ‘more than meets the eye’ no longer derails us.

It is way more than looking at life through rose-colored glasses. It is becoming the rose.

 
We have reached the end of the year and we are forced to accelerate, whether we want to or not. However, I believe that living life permanently rushed and busy is one of the evils of this interconnected society, and it doesn’t just happen at the end of each year, but is increasingly present in our day-to-day lives.

Sometimes I think that this social media technology, although it is true that it has created instant communication, it has also interrupted real, deep human relationships, giving way to a continuous maelstrom that is suppressing personal contact, because we have no time...
Every day, on WhatsApp, or other social media, I receive messages from different sources that are a kind of chain that are sent to hundreds of people at the same time. And although it is true that some of these messages are beautiful and contain a certain truth, I reject them more and more because not even the sender has had time to add their personal touch, and I believe that some are also sent automatically, so the sender has not even selected the recipients. This acceleration and being permanently busy so that we don’t even have time to write a one-line message, make a phone call or a short visit, is what causes, in my opinion, the terrible loneliness into which this society has fallen.

And this time of the year is fertile ground for this separation and lack of true communication, as we get caught up in the festivities of the end of the year, or any other celebration according to our beliefs. We are exhausted from so much activity at work, at home, planning family activities, and so on, and we forget to stop the machine, take a deep breath and take stock of the year that is coming to an end. And if we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or other similar religious festivities, we don't take the time to stop and really meditate on their meaning.
Acceleration can be positive, for example, it forces us out of procrastination, but it can also be a type of trap, which we should be aware of...
This is where the practice of the Fivefold Path comes into play, and for me, it becomes an indispensable tool to survive the end of the year.

 
In this month of December, the women's circles are probably coming to a close, or in many cases, taking a break due to the aforementioned reasons. If you still have ‘time’ for a last meeting, I would like to share with you some ideas for possible activities, in addition to other practical activities such as making Christmas candles or making small gifts to share with the other women in the group.

1- CONNECTING

We start with a fire, be it Agnihotra or other. While the flame is still burning, we keep our eyes open, concentrating on this flame, letting our thoughts come to the surface, hundreds of them appearing for a fraction of a second, giving way to another and another. After a few minutes, we take 5 deep breaths before returning to normal breathing. We can close our eyes after.

This exercise helps us become aware of how rushed we have been this year and the reasons for this constant running around, what has happened to us, how the circumstances and events of this year have made us addicted to rushing and not controlling our time.
Once the fire has gone out, we open our eyes, take another deep breath and then answer the following questions:

2- ANSWERING

Was it necessary to ‘run around’ this year, or was it a way of not facing certain events that were a bit painful, or perhaps unexpected?
What did I learn about myself this year?
Does it hurt not to ‘have time’ and do what is really important to you?
Were you able to use your intuition this year, and to use it to deal with your events?

 
3- CREATING

Write down at least 5 resolutions for 2025, ranging from things like eating more healthily, laughing more often and getting a new job, to finding your own inner centre, your own path of inner development and well-being.

A big hug, lots of light, energy and courage, but above all laughter, for this coming year.

Happy New Year!
"How wonderful to think that some of the best days of our life are going to come."

 
Agnihotra and other Homas are material aids that help purify the atmosphere and contribute to nourishing, calming and contenting the mind, as well as restoring the balance of the planet's energy cycles, which brings harmony to the ecosystem and the soil. These conditions, in turn, make it easier for our mind's attention to reorient and become aware of our inner self and, little by little, we connect and communicate with our true self and begin to have glimpses of who we really are and act accordingly.
 
It has been seen before that Purification in the Vedas involves three dimensions and that these three aspects are contained in the purification provided by the Yajnyas, by normalizing the interaction between PRANA (vital energy that comes from the cosmos) and the atmosphere in which we live. The product of this interaction allows us to receive Nutrition (supply of energies of different densities and subtleties), Peace (tranquility, calmness, mental relief), and Contentment (happiness, acceptance, good mood).
 
The effects of Nutrition and Peace have an aspect of automatism that facilitates the effect on us, but Contentment is a little more complicated because it depends on the attitude of each one and, therefore, requires acts of will on our part.
 
Contentment implies acceptance, good humor, joy, enthusiasm, good disposition, good will, generosity, good spirits and it is opposed to resentment which is summed up in that bitter attitude that “life would be owing something to us and that the responsibility for what happens to us lies with others.”
 
It seems that this attitude of blaming something or someone external is closely related to that of seeking happiness on the outside and not within oneself.  As we said

  
before, looking in the wrong direction.
 
“The Teaching tells us that contentment can only be achieved when we refuse to seek happiness outside ourselves. Contentment can only be achieved when we recognize the law of cause and effect, that you reap what you sow, the law of Karma.”

 
The Fivefold Path leads us to a daily practice of Five Principles that help us to be Happy, and open ourselves to look at things from a higher point of view. This attitude will eventually allow us a more permanent connection with ourselves and to realize that True Happiness comes from within ourselves and, consequently, from what we think, say and do, in consonance with what that being that lies within each one of us “recommends.”
 
In addition to the effects of daily Agnihotra,  the attitudes and actions of sharing (DAAN); of optimizing the use of our energies and overcoming harmful habits (TAPA); of proceeding correctly (KARMA); they all lead us to have glimpses of the happiness that we can achieve if, overcoming our automatisms and resentments, we manage to act from our true being  (SWADHYAYA).
 

 
So, Contentment is resulting in:

- Getting us out of a vicious circle and ushering us into a virtuous circle.
- Changing the attitudes with which we face what we must live.
- Having glimpses of the purpose of human life.
 
   Master Vasant transmitted to us that “The power of discrimination to choose between right and not right is the greatest asset granted to the human frame. It can take man to the pinnacle of glory”.

  
 The Fivefold Path is the Vedic scientific method for self-cultivation.



   As an important part of this self-cultivation, the Teaching emphasizes always being in the attitude of serving. Each of the services that we do selflessly, helps us to learn to be conscious and consistent with that inner being that drives us to grow in Love and, overcoming resentment, to advance towards the full fruition of our being.

   Love takes many forms, and everyone can find “that variety of love” that he/she is prepared or ready to give, to contribute to the development of Life.
 

 
Sometime in the late 1970’s Shree Vasant began spending more time in Randallstown, Maryland. In those days He made Randallstown the base from which He travelled to many countries.

During that time it was decided that some of us devotees would cook for Him, wash His clothes and assist Him with various other matters, as is customary in the Guru tradition. Roger Subotnik, Tom Dorfman and I shared the responsibility on a regular basis. In the Guru tradition, when one serves a High Master, it is a great privilege. This service is done under specific disciplines which include taking bath and wearing clean meditation clothes. For cooking, Shree Vasant had His own pots, plates and kitchen utensils.

When Shree Vasant would travel to teach Fivefold Path in different countries, someone would often accompany Him on His trips. In March, 1986, Shree Vasant invited me to travel with Him to South America for one month. We visited the countries of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. The time we spent in those three countries was packed with many activities, large public gatherings, and private interviews. Shree Vasant was often asked to perform Vedic marriage ceremonies and baptisms for the children. People brought guitars and other musical instruments and with smiles and eyes shining, sang folk and devotional songs to Shree Vasant’s delight.

I will never forget that first dawn in the crystalline atmosphere of Cochiguaz, in the Elqui Valley of Chile. It is one of the most special places on Earth.

One night I had a very unusual dream

 
about Shree Vasant:

In the dream, He was sitting in our living room giving Darshan to many people. One by one, devotes would come before Him and bow down for a blessing. To my surprise, I saw that Shree Vasant held in his hands a bow and arrows. As the people came before Him, he would shoot them with an arrow directly into the heart!

When I told Shree Vasant about the dream He laughed and told me that it was significant and that it referred to healing the people. It was a reference to LORD PARSHURAM.

Another time, when I was still quite new to the spiritual path, I was travelling in the car with Shree Vasant and some other devotees. I recall thinking that I should be careful not to have any negative thoughts while Shree Vasant was so close by. Of course, my mind immediately responded with a flood of unwanted thoughts! As I sat there feeling terribly guilty, Shree Vasant, who had been keeping silence up to that point, suddenly turned to me and said, “This sense of guilt must go.”