The pyramid of silence

The search for meditative silence led Nandini Sarkar to the Pyramid Valley of Bangalore where she met Per Wibe, a Norwegian yogi and a realised Master of the Kriya Yoga tradition.

- Nandini Sarkar 

In the past few months, I have felt very drawn to silence. I have longed to merge in meditative silence and experience the great peace. Sadly, on my own, I did not succeed. Since the Internet god can give us anything, I did an online search and found www.kriyabanservice.com and Master Per Wibe, a Norwegian yogi. Coincidentally, Master Wibe turned out to be a teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition, which I have followed for long, so I was interested to explore further. Master Per wrote about how the Kriya Yoga technique, when successfully practised, takes one into silence. He also offered a retreat in Bangalore, to experience the silence. Reading about his journey from successful businessman to yogi and his deep emphasis on entering the silence, resonated with me. I decided to sign up for his Bangalore retreat and persuaded my family to come along.

At Pyramid Valley

We arrived late night at PY, a day before the retreat. We couldn’t see much in the darkness. However, Aum resounded in the Valley; it boomed naturally, without the aid of music players, sweeping across the Valley, inviting all who could enter it, to do so. We were led to our pagoda, which was named, Milarepa, and had a huge laughing Buddha statue placed on its lawns, to welcome us. There was lush greenery all around the pagoda and it was beautifully done up on the inside as well, with all amenities for modern yogis, who do not believe too much in austerity.