These words are absolutely fantastic for a beginner trying to remain stable in the daily turmoil of life. To feel hurt by what others do or think or say is always a sign of weakness and proof that the whole being is not exclusively turned towards the Divine, not under the divine influence alone. And …
October 2018 archive
Oct 26
A story
Disciple : What are you doing, sitting by the riverside Sir? Master : I am waiting for the river to finish flowing so I can get across the river. Disciple : But sir, if you wait for the river to finish flowing, you will have to keep on waiting. Master : This is exactly what …
Oct 26
From Yogananda
Doing something wrong from a moral or material standpoint is not the only meaning of temptation. Forgetting your soul by becoming too engrossed in the body and its comforts is temptation too. – Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda A beautiful reminder – something I have said all along. You are the soul. Forgetting that is the …
Oct 25
Another quote from Ranana maharshi
Here Maharshi asks us to place the burden on him. This shows three things A living Guru is needed. Placing burden on him will be less effective now It shows his unity with God All great saints are like that. Neem Karoli Baba was a great example in recent times. Sadly the depth and greatness …
Oct 24
Suffering. Continued
The great saint Vivekananda said,. Blessed is he whose sins are visited early. He will surely be liberated I live by the immortal words of these great saints Children, Lament not! Face the world bravely It’s ok to be weak occasionally. The words of the great are in the blogs. Search it. Find comfort Of …
Oct 24
Why so much pain ?
We often lament our problems. That is ok. In some ways the pain is good. It helps out resolve to be with God. Permanently abolish all pain. Once and for all. In the final chapter we will say the pain – both emotional and physical , the hardships were your best friends However , think …
Oct 24
From Yogananda
Desires are the most unrelenting enemies of man; he cannot appease them. Have only one desire: to know God. Satisfying the sensory desires cannot satisfy you, because you are not the senses. They are only your servants, not your Self. – Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda My comment on it That is the goal. But it …
Oct 23
Suffering
The question is why do good people endure more ? The suffering Jesus had was more than we can imagine. There were 2 other thieves who suffered at the same time but why should a pure person suffer This is difficult to answer in public. The process is quite complex. A sign of progress is …
Oct 21
Addendum to last blog
If you know you are not thinking is it a thought ? If you know there were thoughts does it take peace away? Who was thinking and who was not thinking? Are they both the same?
Oct 21
From Ramana Maharishi
Not only thoughts but emotions, breath and knowledge that the body is there is needed There is a technique to it. Merely reading books or imagining you don’t have thoughts or emotions does not help
Oct 20
Ego by Ramana Maharshi
He talks about something very deep. It is not the I of the body or image or anything we can understand
Oct 19
Dashera
The word comes from dush meaning 10 hara destroyed Now many people have interpreted it in many different ways. Each person has a tendency to use their logic and inadequate intelligent to device what it means I saw many postings on WhatsApp with people showing news that it means destruction of the ten vices in …
Oct 18
So sad
A diamond in front No one could see It glittered and shined No one could see It was brighter than the glitter But could not say Many passed by Alas, not a single jeweler All went for the Shell Never the Pearl Said Bhavin my job is done He waved at passers
Oct 17
Yoga Vasistha maharamayana
This is one of the best books ever written. It perpetually reminds us with many different stories that you are not the body but your the immortal soul One you know that, we tend to the body less! But a word of caution. A book telling you the day your the immortal soul – IS …
Oct 16
Shree Chakra.
I will post a video in reference to it. The wordings are beautiful. But the motion of red Dot is something which was created with hallucinogenic effects Needless to say such wrong jumping of color and red Dot will be off no use The entire chakra is the method to meditation Only a tatwagyani would …
Oct 15
We can’t believe in yoga fully
No matter how we try – many things in Yog seems impossible. Making the body very heavy or very light. Or flying in air. Or disappearing We hear stories about them. The sources seem believable. The most recent one you may have heard are stories about Neem Karoli Baba. And many believe – they are …
Oct 14
Why does God not take us sincerely?
Well it is because we lie. We all day we want to make progress. However we lie in 2 ways We want to make spiritual progress but it can only happen when we are willing to totally relinquish everything material. Secondly, we don’t want to work for it. I don’t mean meditation or becoming a …
Oct 13
My last post was shocking
So I compared most human progress to the level of an ant. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe not However, if the stories of songs of the great beings are correct think about it!! Jesus brought back Lazarus from the dead. His body was decomposed ! All the miracles of Neem Karoli Baba – done with …
Oct 13
The biggest problem is…..
Compared to the spiritual giants – our intellect, our spiritual progress is less than that of an ant Your ego will prevent you from accepting it. The level of those giants – is so high that what they do and have done is like a fairy tale! But yet those stories are all true. Since …
Oct 09
Navratri
Navratri falls Four times in a year. Which is according to Hindu calendar months is Chaitra, Aashadh, Ashwin, and Magha. Hindus believe is Goddess. Since there is no birthday her festival is celebrated in 4 months Navratri falls Four times in a year. Which is according to Hindu calendar months is Chaitra, Aashadh, Ashwin, and Magha. The celebration is for 9 days each. Nav – …
Oct 08
Is it simple?
Yes. Very simple. No. Very complex It is like Aurobindo said – many small parts have to be dealt with What am I saying? So if you follow Advaita – then all is God. Its simple now right? I believe it. I used some half baked logic and presto – I am a Gyani. I …
Oct 05
I talk of the highest
So we don’t stop with the tiny steps we make in progress A little understanding, clarity in goal did not really help make a full leap forward RamKrishna paramhansa used to say, 24 hours of not stop genuine prayer to god and he will respond Do we have that?
Oct 05
Cope with fear
I got this from curiosity. It’s a great email subscription. Free. RIA stands for recognize, identify, address. In other words, recognize that you’re afraid, identify the fear, and then find a way to cope. Recognize:Â Get a sense of how you’re feeling. Is your heart beating fast? Are you feeling hot, or breaking out in a …
Oct 05
In continuation of yesterday
There are four types of people 1. Similar Einstein. They want absolute proof of God existence. They try physics and science and go as far as they can – if God is not found they conclude maybe it’s a myth. Like any scientific mind they always leave room for error 2. Those who read about …
Oct 04
I respect Einstein
The word Einstein is synonymous with genius. He truly changed physics and without his help we would still be somewhat backward in all of our current technology This is what he said about religion Written a year before the legendary physicist died in 1955, his name synonymous with genius, Einstein writes in German from Princeton, …
Oct 01
What is life about?
Like I have said many times, people lead a meaningless existence. When I say meaningless I mean they chase happiness in the world. But when the claws of past karma catches up they scream Slowly they come to realization that the world is full of anguish. Everything they thought would give happiness brings its share …
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