Taurus Full Moon: The Wesak Festival Meditation
The Most Powerful Spiritual Event of the YearFestivals of the Full Moon
The five-day period around the full moon is when extraordinary spiritual energies are available to Earth. Focused group meditations greatly magnify these energies and provide an opportunity to use these energies for our development. While the twelve full moon festivals are significant, the most important and intense full moon festival occurs during the full moon of Taurus or the Wesak Purnima.
The Full Moon of Taurus is considered the most powerful Full Moon of the year. The Wesak Festival is a spiritual and sacred ceremony celebrated on the full moon of the Indian month of Vaisakh (also called Wesak). It coincides with the Lord Buddha’s birth anniversary, attaining enlightenment, and physical death. The Wesak Festival is a result of bridge-building between humanity and the Divine. On this day, energy from the Supreme God flows through the Great Ones’ decent human consciousness. According to Holy Master Djwhal Khul, “No cost is too great to pay to be of use to the (Spiritual) Hierarchy at the time of the Wesak Festival; no price is too high to gain the spiritual illumination which can be possible.”
On this day, your soul gets the opportunity and privilege to immerse itself in a tremendous downpour of Divine Energy, which can purify subtle bodies, chakras, and physical bodies. The energy generated through this event can also be used to bless and heal Mother Earth. By blessing Mother Earth, one can generate tremendous amounts of good karma to bring forth positive changes in all facets of life.
The Wesak Full Moon is, therefore, an event that any spiritual seeker must not miss.
Significance of the Full Moon
Any time is good for meditation. However, there are energy cycles that make meditation easier, deeper, and more powerful. One such occasion is the Full Moon when the Earth receives a ‘double dose of light’ from both the Sun and the Moon. Therefore, the Full Moon is considered to have a magnifying effect on things and events. Many traditions and cultures have considered the period around the full moon as a sacred time for spiritual practices. For example, in Buddhism, the full moon period has had significance during the phases of the life of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha.
The full moon is believed to be both a time of crisis and great opportunity. Due to the magnifying effects of the Full Moon on the Earth and its people, it has been observed that it tends to stir up things. During the Full Moon, more accidents, more childbirths, and more psychological disturbances are often reported. But the Full Moon also presents a priceless opportunity for those interested in spiritual practices, given that the magnifying effects of the full moon can be harnessed for greater spiritual activities and helping Mother Earth.
Each full moon meditation vitalizes the key qualities of each of the twelve constellations. These energies are magnified by focused group energy and provide an opportunity to ‘seed’ these energies into our being. The twelve festivals of the full moon correspond to the twelve chakras (as taught by Master Choa Kok Sui), and participating in group meditation during the period of the full moon helps in the development of these individual energy centers. While the twelve full moon festivals are significant, the most important full moon festival occurs during the full moon of Taurus or the Wesak Purnima. Our understanding is that the full moon of Taurus results in the development of the Twelfth Chakra. More information about the Twelfth Chakra is available in Achieving Oneness with your Higher Soul by Master Choa Kok Sui.
The Legend of Wesak
According to legends, a beautiful sacred observance is performed in a remote sacred valley on the northern side of the Himalayas near Nepal and Lhasa, where legend says that Great Beings gather to witness a tremendous downpouring of Divine Energy for Divine Purpose and Plan. With all its esoteric significance, this celebration occurs on different levels of consciousness – the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual planes of existence. There is a physical gathering of spiritual aspirants, including monks, in the valley near Mount Kailash. It is believed that spiritual disciples consciously attend the sacred ritual in their subtle vehicles (some in their astral bodies, others in their mental bodies, and the more advanced ones in their spiritual bodies).
If one attends the ceremony, one may or may not have a conscious memory of the experience. If the higher bodies are developed and pure, the disciple can experience the sacred ceremony at that level in all its solemnity, beauty, and magnificence. Other aspirants, they will savour and feel the energy of beauty, joy, and bliss but not have any memory of the experience.
According to legends, the ceremony is filled with numerous symbols. Tradition shows that the group gathers and arranges itself to form large concentric circles close to the appointed time of the full moon of Taurus. The Great Ones occupy certain points in the innermost circle, and the younger members occupy the outermost circles. At the center of the circle stands the World Teacher.
A few seconds before the full moon, the radiant figure of the Lord Buddha, sitting cross-legged with hands together in a pure yellow vestment and flooded with the incredible beauty of light and colour appears as a speck of light that gets closer and closer. The Great Invocation is sounded, and the Lord Buddha passes a Ray of energy to the World Teacher, who then passes it through the center circles of Great Ones, who then dispenses it to all the Ashrams of the Hierarchy, who then passes it to all of humanity. The Great Enlightened One, after blessing the crowd, slowly disappears.
Thus, the legend runs: The Buddha returns once a year to bless the world, transmitting renewed spiritual life through Christ and the other Great Ones. The whole ceremonial blessing takes just eight minutes. This is known as the Buddha’s annual sacrifice for humanity (for He comes back only at great cost) and returns to that high place where He works and waits.
The Value of the Wesak Festival
What is the relevance or value of this sacred ceremony to ourselves, our group, our spiritual development, and our connection with the bigger Group and Divine Plan? According to Torkom Saraydarian, spiritual disciples will best appreciate the Wesak energy as they move forward to greater light, revelation, and to a greater field of service. Holy Master Djwhal Khul says that the secret of the Divine purpose and Divine Plan is hidden in the Wesak energy.
Let us recognize the profound importance and significance of these meetings and meditation. As we look at the esoteric importance of the ceremony, let us objectively perform a self-analysis. What have been my strengths, my weaknesses, my tests, and my lessons? Let me look at what I have done in self-purifying my physical, emotional, and mental bodies. Let me look at the practice of the five virtues. Have I practiced the virtues as part of my life? Am I weak in the practice of the virtues? Have I focused on my spiritual development? Was and is there constancy of aim and effort? Have external and internal crises de-focused my aim for spiritual growth? Can I accurately perceive and express things correctly, especially when it affects my life immensely? Do I practice balance and moderation? Am I honest to my peers, to my family, to myself, to my Teacher? Am I generous at all levels? Am I meditating regularly? Am I giving enough service proportionately to the potential of my energy body, chakras, and abilities? Or am I just a peacock, displaying my big chakras and effulgent and radiating aura?
On this coming Wesak Celebration, let us focus on ourselves as we aspire to embody Light, Love, and Power. Let us use the incoming energies of love, joy, bliss, and light of the Wesak to help humanity.
Why Attend the Wesak Celebrations?
The Yoga Vidya Pranic Healing Foundation of West Bengal has been organizing a five-day Wesak Festival Celebration since 2008. This is to prepare us for the Wesak Full Moon. We meditate several times during this period, including two days before and two days after the Wesak Festival Proper. The first two group meditations are intended to prepare the energy bodies for the downpouring of divine energies. These lead up to the moment of the Full Moon of Wesak on 24 April 2024. The last two group meditations are intended to seed the higher energies into our being.
At the exact time of the Full Moon of Wesak, all participants meditate in an ancient geometric configuration to pull tremendous amounts of spiritual energy. In the process, the practitioners are showered with vast amounts of Love, Light, and Power. The downpouring of energy cleanses the aura and disintegrates negative thought patterns. You may feel refreshed and clear and have a stronger purpose for your spiritual destiny. As you participate in the Blessing of Mother Earth, you also generate good karma that you can share with your family and loved ones. Afterward, you can bring your projects and have them blessed by utilizing the group’s energy.
Meditating during the full moon is estimated to be equivalent to meditating for several weeks straight. To meditate during the Wesak Full Moon is equivalent to meditating regularly for several months!
Practicing Meditation on the Twin Hearts and the Great Invocation with 7 people is equivalent to over 100 people doing meditation independently. The effect of meditating simultaneously with thousands of like-minded spiritual disciples (across the world is beyond) comprehension. For this reason alone, it is worth participating in the event.
Additionally, water consecrated (or blessed) during the Wesak group meditation is said to have a lot of spiritual energy. This water, when taken in minute doses (a few drops), is said to possess healing powers. As part of the celebrations, all participants are provided with a bottle of water consecrated with the energy generated during the meditation. This in itself is a priceless gift. Do note that the effects of Wesak Water, however, are yet to be scientifically validated via formal laboratory experiments.
Please take full advantage of this wonderful opportunity to be uplifted, healed, and inspired. Please join the Globally Celebrated Wesak Festival with the Pranic Healing family. Let us do our part to cleanse the consciousness of world leaders and the mass consciousness to deal with threats such as terrorism, war, and the climate crisis. Only by helping humanity realize their divine aspects and oneness can there ultimately be peace on Earth.
Wesak 2024 Schedule
The schedule for the Wesak 2024 Festival is as follows.
- Day 1: 22 April 2024 (6.30 pm onward)
- Day 2: 23 April 2024 (6.30 pm onward)
- Day 3: Wesak Festival Meditation 24 April 2024 (4.00 am onward)
- Day 4: 25 April (6.30 pm onward)
- Day 5: 26 April (6.30 pm onward)
Eligibility: The event is open to all above 16 years of age. All are welcome.
Venues: Venue differ by dates.
- Meditation on 22-23 April and 25-26 April would be held at the Foundation Office.
- The meditation on the main day (24 April 2024) would be at GD Birla Sabhagha (Ballygunge)
- You can join the meditation on the 24 April 2024 (the main Wesak Full Moon meditation) from the comfort of your home via the live stream available at the World Pranic Healing Foundation Facebook page.
How to Attend: Passes would be required for joining the event. Please contact the Foundation Office to register for the event and collect your passes.