Nithyanandam!
My name is Trisha Singh, I am from Bangalore, India. Im 18 years old, currently doing a B.A. in Psychology. I got my initiation in the Bangalore En-Vidyalaya center.
I initially did the 3rd batch of Nirahara Samyama, but could not continue past the 5th day of the 2nd level. I felt a little light headed, so I remembered Swami saying that we must not continue if we feel this way. About a month later I did the 5th batch, which I successfully completed.
During the Nirahara Samyama, I lost about 4 kgs, and even after finishing it, I have been able to maintain the same weight without any exercise or diet.
More than anything, I have been able to overcome my food pattern in many instances. I have a tendency to over-eat when I’m bored, but I have been able to look in and see what my body really requires. If I am full, I do not eat. Sometimes, even if I haven’t eaten the entire day, my body does not feel hungry. I have been able to make out the difference between real hunger and the stomach growling that happens when we are used to eating at a particular time.
Before doing this samyama, I used to feel really irritated if I went a day without food. Now, I can easily go an entire day without it and not feel any irritation. I always felt that only those who do The Samyama experience some permanent effects of Swami’s initiation, but after doing Nirahahra Samyama, I feel like many of my food patterns have been broken.
On a social level, doing the Nirahara samyama has helped me stand up for Swami and his mission with much more courage, as I can prove his authenticity in a very palpable way. People seeing me go without food for an entire month were really shocked.
The most amazing thing was that during the last few days of initiation, maybe the last five days, Swami wasn’t available for morning satsang, so they would telecast repeat morning messages. Sine I had to travel a very long way to go to the center, I didn’t go on these last few days. Yet, I didn’t feel any signs of weakness at all! Swami made sure that he initiated us from wherever he was.
I would really recommend this process to anyone willing to try!
Trisha Singh
Student
Bangalore, India
