How to Conduct the Wesak Ceremony?
We previously shared the guidelines for preparation for Wesak. Those guidelines are crucial for the last few weeks prior to Wesak. Now since we are nearing the eve of Wesak festival, these are the guidelines for the Wesak Ceremony. The exact timing for Wesak this year is on 27th April, 03:31 am GMT
In India 09:01 am IST.
In Europe 04:31:23 am Central European Time.
In the US, 26th April, Eastern 11:31:23 pm , 10:31:23pm Central, 9:31:23pm Mountain, 8:31:23pm Pacific.
These are the exact time of the Wesak for the year of 2021.
Concerning the Wesak venue, if you’re celebrating as a group, the venue must be located in a peaceful place away from noise and pollution. Volunteers must participate in the etheric cleansing of the venue few days prior to Wesak. They can do this purification using salt water, Sandalwood incense, prayer and by conducting few sessions of Meditation on Twin Hearts on the venue location. Individuals who are joining the festival alone may join with others online. But, preferably the place where they will meditate must be energetically clean. If possible one may travel nearby to a nature resort where one can participate in the Wesak ceremony with minimal interference from family, work, phone calls etc. If that is not possible, one can always join from home provided necessary arrangements are made so that they are not disturbed during the time of Wesak.
Wesak is not just important because there’s an influx of energy on that day. It is also important because it is related to the mysteries of Initiation,
“Most initiations are taken at the Wesak full moon. That is why we emphasize that if you prepare yourself very hard during the year or your life, eventually one day you will be initiated. It is not the initiations that people talk about but real initiation, which is total transformation of your Nature, a “newborn man.” Suddenly people, even in your house, your husband, or your wife cannot understand what happened to you because you are a changed human being.”
– Torkom Saraydarian; Wisdom of the Zodiac Vol III
Participants who are joining from countries where the Wesak is at an odd time this year are also requested to make necessary adjustments so that they do not miss this golden opportunity. These are few guidelines to be followed on the Wesak day,
– Dress in clean clothes, preferably white. Do physical & breathing exercises.
– Refrain from wearing metals and crystals on your body during the Wesak week.
– Please be prepared and be seated 1 hour before the meditation.
– One must have finished the physical exercises and other preparation at least an 1 hour before.
– In that one hour or 45 minutes prior to Wesak, chant the Mantra OM, Pray, Chant the Great Invocation which is very important on this day. The Great Invocation is an invocative appeal to the Buddha, the Hierarchy, Lord Christ and to the Shambhala which we all must do few times before the Wesak Meditation. After the Great Invocation chanting, one must practice the Wesak day meditation.
-The meditation must begin 15-17 mins before the time of the wesak.
– At the exact time of the full moon and 9 minutes following the exact time, one must observe complete silence in meditation. One must meditate on that light to make contact. The observation of silence at the time of the full moon is extremely important.
– After the meditation is over, release the energy by blessing the earth with sacred mantrams and prayers.
Remember this,
“The Wesak hour is of momentous import.”– Esoteric Psychology II, 686
Maha Atma Choa Kok Sui, a great teacher of Energy always considered the Wesak festival to be of utmost importance. He would himself guide the Wesak meditation every year when he was in incarnation. His Life Partner and spiritual consort Charlotte Anderson continued this tradition for many years after he left us. When asked about the Wesak, she stated,
“Purification – the Second Message of our Beloved Guruji – is Vitally Important!
Learn to how more deeply extract the Root Causes of your Pain, Sorrow & Suffering.
Learn to more fully Free yourself from the seemingly endless ties of Samsara* that binds you….” – Charlotte Anderson
Indeed without purification one can not participate in the Wesak Festival. The Guidelines for purification have been posted already. If you missed our previous post, click here: https://arhaticalchemy.com/preparation-for-wesak-guidelines/
A more detailed explanation of conducting the Wesak ceremony is also provided to us By Charlotte Anderson
“INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOLDING THE WESAK FESTIVAL MEDITATION CEREMONY
1. The Venue may be in any quiet, energetically clean place. Both indoor & outdoor locations are OK.
2. The Wesak Festival is always on the Full Moon of Taurus. It MUST be celebrated on the Exact Date & at the Exact Time.
The Wesak Ceremony Meditation should begin at the exact equivalent local time. To find the correct local time is easy. Go to:
It is advised that all participants in this Ceremony be in their positions a minimum of 30 minutes before the Meditation begins.
Please arrive a minimum of one hour in advance. Please check with your local center for the time of a Wesak Ceremony in your area.
4. All participants should be seated facing the East Direction. Use an accurate compass to determine the correct direction.
5. It is preferable for all people attending the Wesak Celebration Ceremony to wear white or light-colored clothing. If you wish to sit on the floor, bring your own meditation cushion or mat with you.
6. A core group of twenty-one (21) people is needed to conduct a Wesak Meditation Ceremony. However if in your area 21 people are not available – you may simply do meditation at the same time, together with others throughout the world – by holding the strong thought, “We are One!”
For those groups of 21 or more, divide the participants into 3 groups:
A. A FIVE POINTED STAR
Consisting of 5 Members.
B. A CIRCLE OF SEVEN
Consisting of 7 Members.
C. A CIRCLE OF NINE
Consisting of 9 Members.
7. All other participants in the assembly should sit either behind or around this group of twenty-one people.
8. Each year for many years our Beloved Guruji Master Choa personally guided the participants attending the Wesak Ceremony.
For many years these Wesak Ceremonies were recorded by Charlotte Anderson. They continue to be used in accordance with the pattern long established by our Guruji. His desire for students to partake in the opportunity to join this powerful Celebration – resulted in Broadcasts to students around the world – through the PPM Audio Stream. This made it possible for thousands to annually join their Hands & Hearts together with their Spiritual Teacher during this Special Celebration. With great happiness, we continue the tradition.
9. The Wesak Ceremony is comprised of Three Phases & is conducted in the following way:
PHASE ONE: THE RECITATION OF THE GREAT INVOCATION
A. THE STAR OF FIVE
The Star of Five connect their Forehead Chakras to the other members of this group, using a Golden Ray of Metallic Light – forming a Five Pointed Star.
B. THE CIRCLE OF SEVEN
The Circle of Seven also connect their foreheads together with the other members of their group, using Golden Rays of Light. They visualize a Golden Circle connecting their group together.
C. THE CIRCLE OF NINE
The Circle of Nine visualize their foreheads being connected together with Golden Light, also forming a Golden Circle. They visualize a Golden Circle connecting with the other members of their group.
The rest of the Assembly may silently say, “We are One.”
d. The whole assembly then chants The Mantra “OM”, led by our Beloved Guruji Master Choa.
e. The entire assembly recites the Great Invocation led by our Beloved Guruji Master Choa.
f. Next our Guruji Master Choa again leads the chanting of The Mantra “OM.”
PHASE TWO: THE MEDITATION ON TWIN HEARTS
A. THE FIVE POINTED STAR
The Star of Five, the “Inner Group,” will now be requested to connect Heart to Heart – by envisioning Golden Metallic Rays of Light connecting their hearts to the hearts of the other members of their Group.
B. A CIRCLE OF SEVEN
The Circle of Seven will then be instructed to connect Heart to Heart – visualizing and forming a Golden Circle of Light connecting them with the other members of their group.
C. A CIRCLE OF NINE
The Circle of Nine will then be instructed to connect Heart to Heart visualizing & forming a Golden Circle of Light, connecting them
with the other members of their group – forming an outer circle around the two other groups.
a. Our Beloved Guruji Master Choa will then guide us in the activation of the Heart Chakra – through Practicing The Meditation on Twin Hearts – Wesak Version.
The rest of the participants will follow the Meditation on Twin Hearts in the usual manner and form the Intention of becoming One –
by silently saying, “We are One.”
b. Our Beloved Master Choa will lead the assembly in chanting the Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum.
PHASE THREE: A PERIOD OF SILENCE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
It is recommended that at the location of the actual event, the participants hold one or two Practice Sessions prior to the Wesak Ceremony itself. Marks may be used on the floor (or ground) – in order to clearly designate the location of the Star & the Circles. We hope that you will invite as many people as possible to join this beautiful Wesak Festival Ceremony, in order to help heal Mother Earth and to create a more peaceful & productive World.
This powerful Wesak Festival Ceremony generates tremendous amounts of energy. Therefore, Excess Energy must be released by continuing to send Blessings. Thorough physical exercise should be done after the Meditation- in order to avoid Energy Congestion. Thank you for your participation in this Wesak Festival Ceremony Meditation.”
– Charlotte Anderson
Extracted & modified from Charlotte Anderson Facebook
Students are requested to note, the Wesak energies continue to influence the earth far beyond the time of the Wesak full moon. So everyone is urged to use this time wisely. As Mahatma Choa Kok Sui used to say that preparation for meditation is as important as meditation itself. The preparation for Wesak is extremely important. It is also important how we live our life after Wesak. Do we return back to our old habits, our old ways of living? Or to we use the Wesak to completely transform our lives. There is no point in sharing our great experience at Wesak with others, if that divine oneness doesn’t reflect in the actions of our body, speech and mind. Wesak must be the illumination that melts away everything within us that is false, that does not serve the divine plan. Wesak is not meant for increasing our business sales, our position in society, our success in life. All that is important upto a certain degree. But, Wesak being something sacred is not related to our personality alone. It is meant for spiritual contact. It is meant for inner renewal and transformation of our nature so that it only serves God.
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Excerpts from Charlotte Anderson used in this article extracted from Charlotte Anderson Facebook
"No cost is too great to pay in order to be of use to the Hierarchy at the time of…the Wesak Festival; no price is too high in order to gain the spiritual illumination which can be possible ... at that time."
