The following is a first person account from him:
"I began this bodily-journey in a religious family that had strongly established traditions of knowledge, seva, and manual-work. Every human-child starts believing in the religion of his family, accepts the laws and dictums of the state, submits himself to prevalent education-system, and tries to follow guidance of its educationists. I too started in the same fashion. Apart from this, there were dictates of tradition - the do's and don'ts. From the very beginning, these dictates didn't satisfy me. This happened in childhood itself. Initially, my elders dismissed this behavior of mine as childish. But slowly their language, postures, and body-language started changing towards me. I sensed my elders weren't happy with me. This became first cause of my sorrow.
But how could I make them happy? Even if I obeyed them - I would start testing them against their own criteria. Even after their strictly following those dictates (and by not following also) they themselves weren't happy all the time. I could see that. That was the main thing. I observed my elders weren't themselves happy all the time by following those dictates of tradition and scriptures. Still one couldn't find better scholars of vedic-scriptures than them. Having seen this, I decided within to not follow tradition's dictates blindly - come what may! It started becoming like an oath within me. And another reason got added to this - that my elders weren't able to explain things to my satisfaction. Their repeated failure in explaining things only fueled my pride. My growing pride and non-conformance to dictates of tradition happened side by side. Where would this trend culminate eventually? Now my elders started claiming - he hasn't understood the Vedas, Vedanta, and traditional scriptures. He rejects every tradition, every dictate, and everything we say - how far could this be tolerated? They started worrying about this. This became second cause of my sorrow. Now what could I do? There was no other way for me but to study the traditional scriptures of Vedas which they considered supreme.
(On studying the Veda's, a number of questions arose in his mind, and he sensed logical discontinuities. However, satisfactory answers were not forthcoming. He was told that the answers to his questions could only be attained in the yogic state if Samadhi - where the unknown becomes known)
Samadhi has answers to all my questions - was the assurance that I got from my elders. So I determined within to achieve the state of samadhi. There was no other way for me. My claims meant nothing. My following or not following dictates didn't mean anything. I had to get answers to my questions for once.
Such were my iconoclastic ways. I didn't conform to my elders - so they started calling me an iconoclast. I said - whatever you consider me is fine, but you should answer to these questions. I didn't get answers to my questions from them. Eventually they told me that I will get answers to these questions also in the status of samadhi. Now what could be done? Gradually I readied myself for samadhi. This began in 1944, and I was ready to endeavor for samadhi by 1946. That was the time when India was ready for getting its independence. In 1947, as we were hoping, power got transferred from the British. We used to listen to the present-day thinkers and elders - and contradictions in their words after this success. These also caused me pain. Thereafter another hope was kindled from prospects of India's new National-Constitution (law-framework). Perhaps that would provide a valuation framework for a human-being. I kept thinking myself - that Indian-Constitution should provide a direction somehow.
I kept listening to the developments for Indian constitution's making through newspapers etc - trying to understand. By 1950 - after listening to all its presentation, I felt that it was impossible to valuate a rightful-man under this constitution. It had no explanation for rightful-character for human-being - which could provide a definition of National-Character. Now what could be done? I added this also to my list of questions for which I expected to find answers in samadhi. There was no more need left to debate with elders and scholars. If the answers are there in samadhi then good, otherwise I am throwing this bodily-journey for this purpose - so I decided within.
One more person got ready for this, and that was my wife. We used to hear about Amarkantak - the originating place of river Narmada, and an auspicious place. Why not give one very last attempt here? And with this thought we arrived at Amarkantak."
He spent 25 years at Amarkantak, doing rigorous practices and achieving knowledge according to the traditional vedic vichaar. (1950 to 1975). After achieving certain higher states beyond Samadhi by improvising this state (called sanyam), he found the answers to his questions and he was fulfilled. On realizing that what he had discovered was an answer that belonged to the whole of humanity, he felt it just to share it with others - which is where the process of expressing this knowledge in words began. During the intervening years since then, he has written over 13 books. The investment for the books was borne by him. He has not used any public money so far - be it for his own expenses or the for the publication of the books. He has spent all his time and effort since then to share his knowledge with others and ensure that it is replicated in them as well. He continues to live in Amarkantak with his 2 sons, daughter, daughter-in-laws and grandchildren. He has been producing his own needs via rearing cows, the medicinal practice of Ayurveda and farming.
He lives the life of a human being, and is also called 'Baba' - the affectionate word in Hindi for 'grandfather'.
His Contribution
Darshan (Insight,Awakening)
This set of books focus on the actual understanding/realization achieved of reality. The meaning of the word Darshan means direct insight or 'sight',which leads to awakening. Hence, Darshan can also mean awakening. In order to have darshan we need to have a drishta or seer, and drishya or seen.These books are available in 4 volumes
- Manav Vyawhaar Darshan (Awakening in Human Behavior)
- Manav Anubhav Darshan (Awakening in Human Realization)
- Manav Abhyas Darshan (Awakening in Human Practice)
- Manav Karm Darshan (Awakening in Human Behavior)
Vaad (Thought)
Vaad or thought is the expansion in thought of the realities seen/realized/understood at the level of darshan. - Samadhaanatmak Bhoutikvaad (Resolution Centric Materialism)
- Vyawhaaratmak Janvaad (Behavior Centric Humanism)
- Anubhavatmak Adhyatmavaad (Existential Realization/Experience Centric Spiritualism)
Shastra
The Shastra's contain the implementation of this understanding in human society, its implementation and manifestation in human organization, in human tradition.- Avarthansheel Arthashastra (Cyclical Economics)
- Vyawharvaadi Samajshastra (Behavioral Sociology)
- Manav Sanchetana Vaadi Manovigyan (Human-Consciousness Oriented Psychology)
Others
- Paribhasha Samhita (Definitions of words used in the literature)
- Adhyayan Bindu (Topics of Study)
- Manav Achar Samhita Roopi Manav Sanvidhan Sootra Vyakhya (Human Consciousness based law framework - from essence to detail)
- Jeevan Vidya ek Parichay (Jeevan Vidya a Primer)
- Vikalp
- Manveeya Aacharan Sutra
Yojana
- Parivaar Moolak Swarajya Vyawastha (Family based self expression organization)
- Shiksha Sanskar Yojana
- Jeevan Vidya Yojana
Great philosophy of life for everyone to follow.
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