From Sathish to Swami Dhyan Hasyo
Raj and Shobana recollect Hasyo’s Life and His Transformation

And thus began his journey from Sathish to Swami Dhyan Hasyo

Sathish Gnanprakasan

Raj: Sathish was born on 23rd May 1987 as the 2nd son and 3rd child to Gnanaprakasan and Mrs. Rajam. He was very active and unique and enjoyed his aloneness right from childhood days.

Shobana: Hasyo has been my love since childhood. Even though he was 3 years younger than me, I felt closest to him and treated him like my kid.

Raj: He always topped in school and college. He completed Mechanical Engineering in 2006 from India and did his Masters in Structural Mechanics from Sweden. He got placed in one of the top corporates ABB as Design engineer, where he worked for 1 year capitalizing his sharp analytical and quick CAD design skills. We were so proud of him.

Shobana: If there is one moment that stands out, as the beginning of spiritual journey in this life, then I would say, it was when Raj introduced him to Osho.

Raj: Yes, I remember introducing him to Osho and giving him the book – “The Book of Secrets” in 2007. We used to discuss about JK, Gurdjieff and all the possible known enlightened masters for hours everyday. It was our usual routine from 2007 to 2015.

The Transition

Raj: In 2012, his life took complete halt when he was diagnosed with closed tuberculosis – a very rare condition in which the Cervical spine C1 needs to be completely replaced by steel support. He was hospitalised for 4 months and he did not even tell us the severity of the disease. He informed us only 10 days prior to the surgery.

I still can’t believe that he quietly handled this all on his own with no support from us. With the Grace of God he survived and later we got him back to stay with us in Bangalore for 2.5 years.

I feel it was his hospitalisation in Germany that invoked his deep hidden silence and his search of Truth or Enlightenment intensified.

By the time he was back, his digestive system suffered greatly due to the heavy dosage of medicines. It took Shobana a whole year to cure his entire digestive system. In fact, they both learned acupuncture together. 

Meanwhile, I pursued the opportunity to go to USA again. Shobana and I were prepared to leave by March 2015. It was a big decision and we had to leave Sathish all alone with his new health condition. That’s when the Masters came in.

The first meeting with the Masters

Shobana: Me and Raj met Ma and Swami ji in the year 2010. On meeting I felt some deep connection with them and shared this with Hasyo. On hearing this Hasyo was very excited to meet them too, but had to wait since he was doing his masters in Sweden. Hasyo always had the thirst to meet living enlightened Master.I still remember the day when he came up to me and asked, “When will you take me to meet Ma and Swami ji?” This was the first time he had asked me himself and I was so happy.

In the year 2015, the three of us finally we got the chance to attend the Sufi-Zen Program in Lonavala. I was delighted that finally Hasyo had met Masters and he was in their hands. He had so many experiences in that program and asked many questions to Ma and Swami ji. Swami ji patiently answered all his questions after which Hasyo felt clear about what is life and why we are here.

A new birth as Swami Dhyan Hasyo

Shobana: After the program, we returned to Bangalore and he started meditating everyday. He insisted that he wanted to attend the next program as well.It was during the next program that he got his Sannyas & Aumkar Initation by our Beloved Masters. He finally became their disciple and his inner journey shifted gears.

I still remember the day Hasyo said to Swami ji that he wanted to stay with them forever.

And that is exactly what happened. As Raj and I left for USA, Hasyo went to stay with Ma and Swami ji forever. He always said, “Living with Master is a beautiful blessing from Existence and I decide to live with my Masters.” We never questioned his decision. In fact we were so happy that he was in God’s hands.

While we were in USA, he used to share many things with us, like how he was living, what he was learning etc. I couldn’t believe what a sincere disciple he was! I am so grateful to Masters and God for giving me an opportunity to live with person like Hasyo.

 In 2017, I too got an opportunity to stay in our Osho MATH for 6 months. That was the golden period. Hasyo, Savershwar and I, were like three kids playing in the beautiful garden of our Beloveds. While we were in MATH, Hasyo never behaved like my brother rather like a sincere disciple to the Masters.

One day we were in the room and I could feel a lot of energy in that place. I told him, “Hasyo now a days when you come near me there is some inner silence within me.” Many times he said that this body is not him. That is what he was experiencing slowly. He remained in silence most of the time.

Whenever we left for Chennai, Ma and Swami ji blessed us before leaving. I always noticed how tightly Swami ji hugged Hasyo. Many times I told him I’m little jealous of the way Swami ji hugs you and he always laughed. 

Even now I can remember Swami ji’s husky voice calling out for him, saying,”Hasyo!” and him replying “Yes Baba.” 

He always got tears whenever he hugged Ma. Often when I saw tears in his eyes, I would ask him the reason and he would say he was remembering Ma.

He always listened to what they said and did it with his whole heart. Even with the Zen stories that he told often, he shared the same message – Be yourself and be very sincere to the Masters. Living with them gave him lot of happiness and his growth was tremendous. 

 Raj: The key transformation started from Sathish to Hasyo in the presence of Swami ji and Maa. Looking back, we were happy that the river reached the ocean on its own thirst. Hope the journey continues into nothingness through the mortal world again.

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Ankita remembers Hasyo and the ceremony in Rishikesh

I met Hasyo for the first time in April of 2017, and I remember thinking to myself – who is this big burly guy who is able to sit throughout a one-hour meditation with his back so upright?! I later found out that Hasyo had had a painful back surgery which left him with limited neck and back mobility. But that never deterred his zest for life or his love and dedication towards his Masters.

It was always such a pleasure to have meals with Hasyo, in between our meditation sessions. His quiet demeanour, big welcoming smile and compassionate eyes always willing to listen to our woes. During my short stay at MATH, Hasyo and I became great friends, always ready to crack jokes or get into deep conversations about life and its purpose. It was as if we had always been friends. I could see Hasyo had a similar effect on so many of us, who had arrived there alone and found a lifelong friend and confidant in him.

Raj & Shobana who I also met for the first time with Hasyo had grown to be my closest friends at MATH. Shobhi, oozing love with her beautiful smile, ever ready to feed me and Raj – my partner in crime, my hysterical laughter buddy.

The last birthday that Hasyo celebrated will always remain so fresh and special in my mind. I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to pick my favourite cake for him! It was such a celebration of love and joy with friends and in our Masters’ presence as we sang ‘Happy Birthday’ for him. 

As our sessions ended in MATH, we parted ways, not knowing we would not be seeing each other ever again. And only in couple of months did I hear the devastating news of Hasyo’s passing. I was beyond shocked – I was numb. I could not fathom what was going on and the only thought that came to my mind was to be with Ma and Baba.

I rushed to Rishikesh to be with them. Little did I know that Raj & Shobhana were to arrive there the very same day as me. We were all numb, confused and devastated, just wanting to be close to our Masters, at their feet, surrendered.

The days together in Rishikesh proved to be miraculously healing for all of us. The sitting together, the conversations, Baba’s enlightening sermons, Ma’s blessed food, all became a vehicle for us to pass through this excruciatingly difficult time.

I will never forget the blessed day when we visited the Vashishtha Caves in Rishikesh. As we trekked down to the caves, Baba held fast onto Hasyo’s ashes, not putting them down even for a minute. Never have I witnessed a Master’s love and pain for a disciple, as I saw that day in Ma and Baba. We have heard many stories of a disciples devotion and love for his Master, but we witnessed first hand how deeply and completely a Master loves His children.

After many little miracles and a beautiful celebration Baba commemorated his ashes in the holy Ganges. With shouts of joy and pain, through tears and laughter and more tears, we said goodbye to our dearest Hasyo. That day will always remain so so special and blessed to me, tingling up bittersweet memories.

It has been almost a year since that day, and Hasyo has always made his presence felt to each one of us in more ways than one. I have had recurring dreams of running in a beautiful green garden with Hasyo and Babli, playing catch, laughing and squealing with joy. I know he is with us, around us. 

So long my friend, may the Masters grace and blessings be always showered upon you.

Till we meet again. Goodbye.

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Raj and Shobhna reflect on their learnings and experiences

Raj: All you need is little intelligence to know an Enlightened Master’s compassion and their commitment. I used to wonder why the Guru is placed above God in our civilization? Though I received the answer by undergoing Omkar initiation, but now I know with clarity. The essence of the Guru’s compassion is known in your most distressful situation.

The news of Hasyo’s death left me in utter shock. The projected reality of my consciousness tumbled down in my waking state. All the accumulated knowledge, the so called wisdom and all understanding of my ‘known spiritual journey of 25 years’ disappeared into nothingness. I was all alone in my nakedness.

The most painful part of this experience was that I could not reveal the truth of Hasyo’s death to my wife – Shobhna. She lost her Father last year and her elder brother four years back. Hasyo was her only sibling left. I had to lie that he got admitted in hospital in serious condition. Holding on to such emotions for 6 hours was like holding the christ cross. I haven’t felt such heaviness in my whole life – my body became infinitely heavy, my heart was in utter pain.

Hasyo was like our Son and we could not believe what had happened and why, yet we saw how an individual’s free will can interrupt God’s plan for every soul’s journey in this Planet Earth. The only thing that kept us going were the soothing and loving words from Masters that our Brother had been placed in good realm of soul plane where he was now resting peacefully. The meeting with Swami ji and Ma in Rishikesh finally lessened the heaviness that I had been feeling for a week.

Through my experience I have learnt that Masters not only take care of our souls’ journey while we are in the body but also after death. They are the caretakers of our Soul. Irrespective of who, what we are and whether we honour our knot with Master or not, they take care. Seeing the Master carrying the ashes of their Son, Disciple – Hasyo, with so much love and care, proved this. It was privilege to be able to witness this.

At the caves, as we sat for a 30 minute silent sitting, I felt we were out of this Physical Planet Realm. The Omkar Nad was so different but pristine. Silence gripped our soul and heart. The ceremony at the Ganges was surreal. It was perfect way of saying goodbye to someone whom in whom you have invested so much love, sharing and life energy. Towards the end it became clear to us that Hasyo, with the blessings of his Masters had moved on from this realm to another.

I reiterate that life around Master is always filled with wonders and miracles. Every moment spent with them is a miracle! The vacuum created by Hasyo’s physical loss went into dormant state in their Presence. With them by our side, I feel blessed and privileged to have experienced even a so called ‘distressful situation’ such as this. Life keeps moving on for others but for blessed disciples like us, it is full of continuously unfolding wonders and learnings.

The Master trusts Universe and the Universe acknowledges this trust through signs and synchronicities in their small and daily activities. Seeing their immense Trust and Surrender, it hit me – with Masters by our side, what else could we do other than trust this Universe and surrender to this magnanimous creation and Life Play?!

Shobhna: We carried Hasyo’s ashes to Rishikesh to get his final rituals done through Master’s hand. After we reached Rishikesh met Swamij and Ma, there were no words, no emotions inside me, or should I say, there were too many emotions bottled up inside, refusing to come to the surface. On the morning of ceremony, we gave Hasyo’s ashes to Swami ji. When I saw him carrying the kalash full of his disciples’ ashes in his own hands, I really felt the meaning of Master’s Love and Compassion towards the disciples. Silent tears flowed. I was filled with immense gratitude.

At the cave, I sat with a deep prayer for Hasyo. During the ceremony, as Raj was submerging the ashes, happy tears flooded my eyes and with all my heart I said bye to my brother. Many times Masters have said to us that death has to be celebrated. This was the first time I was taking part in celebration of death. Tears came and went but there was no sadness inside. It was like a blessed send off event…I felt so much gratitude towards the Masters and the Divine. It was such a beautiful place – the Ganges river was flowing on one side and big rocky mountains stood tall on the other. The entire place was so Divine. I am so thankful to God for this opportunity to BE with my Beloved Master in Rishikesh.

We experienced so many little miracles and co-incidences. Personally, I experienced a deep silence inside and felt fulfilled. When I came to Rishikesh, I felt numb, emotionally. In the 5 days we were there, all my negative emotions got wiped out. By the end, I was feeling very light inside. One of the days, we went to take a dip in Ganges. The water was so cold, but when I took a dip, I felt like the holy water washed away all my sorrows. I came back feeling clean from inside.

Masters ask us to go with the flow. It is only now, after our experience in Rishikesh that I have understood what they mean. I am amazed at how much love and compassion they shower on each disciple – even a stone will melt in such Love.

Now I always pray to God for one thing – no matter how many number of births I have, I should always remember The Masters.

Thank you so much Ma and Swamiji for everything.

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