How does this connect with the Planetary shift?
Each individual who awakens to their true, original state has an inter-connected effect on the whole, thus assisting humanity on the path to complete Global Transformation.  The more people attain the Oneness state, the easier it will be for the rest.

Who can receive the Oneness Blessing?
Any human of any age may receive the Oneness Blessing, including children and babies. You can even give the Oneness Blessing to your pets. Absolutely any living being will benefit whether plant or animal. If someone is suffering from a severe psychological illness, healing can be given.

Who can give the Oneness Blessing?
The Oneness Blessing can be given by anyone who has completed the 21 day Oneness Process at the Oneness University in India. You can find the names and contact information for Oneness Blessing givers all over the world from the websites listed in the links section.

How is the Oneness Blessing given? What might I experience?
The Blessing is generally given by the Blessing Diksha Giver placing their hands on the recipient's head for thirty seconds to a few minutes. Experiences during the transfer can vary, sometimes strong or subtle.  Sometimes the receiver may experience a tingling sensation in the head, sometimes blissful energy throughout the body, or you may not feel anything at all, this is not so important. Whatever the experience; the Blessing initiates a process which leads ultimately to the Awakening into Oneness. In India receiving Diksha by touch is known as sparsha Diksha. It can also be given through the eyes (Nayana Diksha) or without touching the person at all, just through the power of intention (Smarana Diksha). . In this way the Oneness Blessing can be given to hundreds or even thousands of people at the same time.

What are the effects of the Oneness Blessing?
Those who receive the Oneness Blessing, either one time or repeatedly over weeks or months, report that it impacts their lives in many ways. Most people report a deep inner sense of peace and tranquility in the midst of external change, and an innate sense of joy and happiness that has no outer cause. People also report rapid healing of health problems, greater intimacy and harmony in relationship, greater creativity, and clarity in making decisions, often resulting in greater worldly and financial success and wellbeing. Ultimately repeatedly receiving the Oneness Blessing over a prolonged period leads to a profound and direct Awakening into Oneness with ‘All That Is’.

Can I speed up the process of transformation?
Once the body’s energy channels and centers are open, the body is more able to receive higher levels of energy. Receiving Oneness Blessing once a week when combined with Chakra meditation and breath awareness, may enhance the power and grace of this transformation.  But only do what feels natural to you, on the path you choose to follow.

What do your services and events offer?
Our courses are based on helping people awaken to deeper levels of inner joy and peace through receiving transfers of powerful healing and awakening energy of Oneness Blessing. The more transfers one receives the stronger, more effective and permanent the changes in one’s experiences will be.

This energy has immense, undreamt of potential. It can create healing and produce awakening on every level of the human experience including the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Upon receiving transfers of this energy, people begin a deep process of awakening leading towards their enlightenment - which is ultimately a state free from inner conflict and suffering, a state of deep happiness, peace, oneness and inner freedom.

How does this energy create change?
Once Oneness Blessing is received, a process begins where one becomes gradually awakened. It is actually a biological process in which each transfer helps to awaken certain neuro-pathways and crucial energies related to enlightenment. Other pathways related to the sense of separation which are considered the primary reason for our suffering, become greatly reduced.

The state of separation is the ordinary state of human consciousness. In this reality, the oneness of life is not seen and instead all things, events and people are experienced as separate. From this perspective, such qualities as competitiveness, pride, dominance, the need to control, loneliness, neediness, insecurity, confusion, boredom and feelings of emptiness arise. Each transfer will help a person to move from the sense of separation towards a sense of connectedness and oneness with life. Here, one begins to realize a deep state of happiness that is naturally arising and free from conditions.

Does everyone receive the same state? What does it depend on?
Each person will undergo a unique process. The degree of transformation that is received is different for everyone. It depends partly on the openness of the receiver, but mostly on the intelligence within the energy that knows what is best for you. For example you may wish for peace of mind but actually what would serve you higher is first an understanding of the nature of the mind - then you would receive the second before the first. Or you may wish for more harmony in your life, but first you need harmony and awareness in yourself, so again the higher good will manifest first.

Having a strong background in meditation or some spiritual practice may be very helpful, however sometimes a strong spiritual background comes with strong concepts which can block one's degree of openness. Many people with virtually no spiritual background have received beautiful states quite easily. For example, in the villages of India and Africa or areas where the people are not highly educated, enlightenment broke out as a major phenomenon with many villagers receiving the state in only one or two Oneness Blessings. In saying this, the most important quality on the side of the seeker is sincerity & honesty with oneself.  Meaning living pure of heart, with also much importance on the state of your relationships, as they must also be in order.

What kind of experiences can I expect?
Most people have experiences of newfound inner peace, joy, harmony, freedom, clarity, self-awareness, balance and/or oneness with life. In some cases, people also have experiences of spiritual awakening, expanded consciousness, universal oneness or deep realizations about oneself, the universe and some even reach God-realization. There are also cases in which some people feel little or nothing. However generally, it takes a series of transfers until one begins to truly feel the effects of this energy. People often have enlightenment experiences and these are meant to lead to a permanent state of enlightenment. While there is no formula for this process, generally speaking, the first few Oneness Blessings are aimed towards clearing energy blocks so this new energy can be received, the next few Oneness Blessings then begin a process of cleansing and purification. The following Oneness Blessings then help move one into a higher state of being.

I have heard a lot about the idea of enlightenment. What is it really? Is enlightenment really possible in this day and age?
Simply stated, enlightenment is the dissolution of the sense of a fixed, separate self. Once we realize that our concept of the self is an illusion, we become capable of experiencing ourselves as a flow of consciousness that is no longer subject to the limits and conditioning of the mind. And yes, it is possible in this day and age.

Why is that?
It has to do with an evolutionary cycle for humanity and the Earth. We are moving out of a Kali Yuga, an age of darkness and chaos, into a Satya Yuga, an age of awakening into light. This transition began in the year 2003, and will reach a ‘critical mass’ by the end of  the year 2012.

How can Bhagavan claim to simply give enlightenment to people?
Many people associate enlightenment with extraordinary effort, struggle, discipline, and asceticism – resulting from a total renunciation of the world and complete dedication to the spiritual path. Nothing can be further from the truth. Enlightenment cannot be achieved through effort, no matter how hard you try. In fact, these efforts themselves can become our greatest obstacle! It is would be like trying to pull yourself out of quicksand by tugging at your own hair. Most Indian traditions teach that enlightenment can only be given as a gift of grace. In this case, the grace is a product of a neurobiological change in the brain.

How does this neurobiological shift happen?
It happens through means of a transfer of energy known as ‘Oneness Blessing’, which is programmed by Bhagavan and Amma to re-pattern the structure and physiology of the brain. Once this process completes itself, a person finds himself or herself in a permanent state of enlightenment. This is not necessarily a mystical state, but simply a state of experiencing reality as it is, without the limiting filters and conditioning of the human mind.

Would I have to give up my present lifestyle if I were to become enlightened?
Absolutely nothing has to change as you can continue to live exactly as you do as the quality of your experience of reality will be different. Bhagavan emphasizes that enlightenment is a very natural state, and that a person would if anything become much more functional, joyful, loving, and efficient in every aspect of life.

Do I have to change my religion in order to go to Golden City, India?
Religion has nothing to do with enlightenment, nor even spirituality. It is a purely neurobiological phenomenon. Once enlightened, your guiding light will come from within yourself, and you will reconnect with the essence within whatever religion or spiritual tradition you belong to or don’t belong to.

I have heard that enlightenment is a gift. Why do you then charge money for this, and why so much?
Yes, enlightenment is a gift, just as money is a gift. The money goes almost entirely towards the upkeep and maintenance of the campuses, and towards the construction of the Oneness Temple and associated buildings. All the members of Oneness University, including Amma and Bhagavan, live an extremely simple lifestyle.

How long will it take to become enlightened?
It depends on many factors, including the state of your chakras and nadis, your childhood conditioning, your fears and resistance to change, your concepts of God, and your karmic destiny. Some people have become enlightened with just one Oneness Blessing, others require a much longer period of time. Bhagavan says that everyone, as long as they are in a human body, WILL become enlightened.

What about people who have died?
Once the mass enlightenment takes place, they too will become enlightened, says Bhagavan.

How can you promise enlightenment in such a short time, when so many of us have been struggling for lifetimes without coming even an inch closer to this?
It is not so short a time. Humanity has been on the path for a very long time. We have now entered the Golden Age, and new energies are available to humanity that were not available before. Bhagavan says that we have already done our sadhana. Now is the time to complete this journey as a human species.

Is enlightenment the end of our spiritual journey? What comes afterwards?
It is like stepping through a doorway into a new world, but the journey is without limits! It is just the beginning of a new way of living.

How will I know when I become enlightened?
You will know you are enlightened when you are no longer trying to become enlightened. Suffering is essentially the resistance to experiencing reality as it is. Once enlightened you will no longer be forever seeking to change, deny, defend, or deify your experience of reality. You will naturally experience the present moment for what it is.

What does enlightenment look like?
Bhagavan speaks of enlightenment as making a hole in the wall of your mind. For some people it may take a little longer than for others. For some people it may be a tiny crack at first, while for others the entire wall may collapse at once. Regardless of how it happens, once you experience the hole in the wall, you can walk through the hole into a different perception of reality. Our senses become much more acute. A mystical reality begins to penetrate the ordinary realities of our daily lives. As we dissolve the sense of separateness that has kept us walled off from the rest of the universe, the entire universe can move and flow through us! But this must be experienced directly!

Will I be able to perform miracles when I become enlightened?
All life will become a miracle when you release the rigid conditioning of the human mind. What you call miracles then become the normal experience of life.

Will I be able to do my ordinary work when I become enlightened?
Of course.  You will continue to live your life, do your work, and engage in your relationships. As you become more present with each moment, each ordinary moment will become an extraordinary experience.

Will my relationships change when I become enlightened, and how?
You will discover that what you have called love was simply the survival needs of a neurotic self. You will begin to experience unconditional love and limitless joy in all your relationships, including your relationship with yourself!

Is mass enlightenment really possible, or is this wishful thinking?
The idea of mass enlightenment is based on natural law. Whether you call it the ‘hundredth monkey phenomenon’ or the law of ‘entrainment’, the idea is that when you have a certain number of people holding a ‘higher’ state of consciousness, what we call a ‘critical mass’, the mass consciousness automatically comes into resonance with itself.

What is a morphogenetic field?
A ‘morphogenetic field’ is a term coined by biologist Rupert Sheldrake to represent a field of consciousness specific to a given species. The more members of a species that exhibit a certain trait, or vibrate to a certain consciousness, the easier it becomes for all the other members of that species to ‘entrain’ with that trait or consciousness!

Will I be able to heal people when I become enlightened?
What often happens is that your chakras and nadis become activated upon getting enlightened, which in turn activates the capacity for healing the body as well as emotional patterns from the past. The capacity for healing increases even more once you become God-realized.

Do you find that synchronicities in your life increase once you become enlightened?
Once you become enlightened, you are no longer trying to run your life from your limited perceptions of life and reality. You find that the entire universe moves through you. Synchronicities become a way of life, opportunities come your way with seemingly little effort, and life becomes spontaneous and easy.

It seems that enlightenment is generally an Eastern concept. Is it the same as becoming one with God?
It is a difference in emphasis. You can be enlightened without being God-realized. You can also be God-realized without being enlightened. But when the two go together, then you truly have the grace, power, and splendor of divine consciousness radiating through everything you are and do!

I keep hearing that Amma and Bhagavan are avatars. What is an avatar?
An avatar is a descent of divine consciousness, and can take many forms for many different purposes in order to accelerate the process of human evolution. We are at a time now as we enter the Golden Age when we preparing to transcend our current level of dualistic consciousness. Amma and Bhagavan are here with the specific mission to help humanity along this path.

I have experienced states of enlightenment before. What makes this so different?
Perhaps it is not so different in some ways. The morphogenetic field of enlightenment is sweeping the planet, and many who have never been exposed to these states are spontaneously beginning to experience them all over the world. What many people experience with Oneness Blessings however is not just an occasional peak experiences but a neurobiological change in the brain, leading to a permanent state of enlightenment.

What is this dark night of the soul we hear so much about? It feels a bit frightening to me.
When we bring more light into the body, there is a corresponding emotional and biological reaction. Old barriers, physical blocks, and emotional patterns come to the surface in order to be released. The dark night of the soul represents a cleansing of the personal unconscious in preparation for a deeper descent of light, and is usually considered as a prerequisite for the deeper stages of mastery. Jesus experienced this dark night of the soul prior to his public mission as he ‘wrestled with Satan’ in the wilderness. Buddha also experienced this during his process of enlightenment as he fought the ‘temptations of Mara’. It is only frightening as long as we are afraid to die. Once we realize that there is no ‘self’ left to die, a new dawn can begin.

You say that mass enlightenment will take place by 2012. Does this have something to do with the Mayan calendar?
The Mayan calendar does refer to 2012 as the ending of linear time, and the beginning of a new phase of experience for all creation. The Hindus also refer to this same time period as a critical moment for our collective transition into the next Golden Age. The two systems coincide, along with the visions of many people throughout the world, who have seen something new and exciting emerge on the planet around this time.

Does karma play a role in becoming enlightened? What happens to karma when you become enlightened?
Your personal karma is certainly a factor in bringing you to the doorway. Once you are at the threshold of enlightenment, however, only grace can take you through the doorway. And once the self is gone, so is your karma. There is still a measure of ‘national’ karma or ‘human’ karma that remains, but your ‘personal’ karma disappears along with the self.

I have heard of enlightened beings that did not have a guru. Are you saying that a guru or Avatar must give it to you?
The guru does not have to be in physical form. He could be a divine being or even your own Antaryamin. For most people, however, it is easier to trust and relate to someone who is incarnate in a physical body. The fact remains that it is a gift of grace, and must be given to you. It is like trying to escape from the prison of the mind using only the tools of the mind. The key is on the other side!

Can I expect to be enlightened when I go to do an enlightenment process at Golden City?
Let go of all expectations. You cannot achieve enlightenment through your own efforts no matter how hard you try. And if it is your time, you will be enabled to receive this gift no matter how hard you think you can resist! All you can do is to open your heart and say ‘yes’ to the experience. Let the Oneness Blessings do the rest. The universe will respond in perfect timing!

The goal of the Oneness Movement is to liberate mankind from suffering through the gift of Enlightenment, bringing us as a whole into a new way of life. A Golden Age for Humanity.  Our means by which we give Enlightenment is through an Energy Transfer called Oneness Blessing.