Almost everyone I have met is a con artist. It is true. Even as you read this you may think your not a con artist but you maybe We have our own concepts about God. And on top of it we have our own thoughts how we can reach God. Beyond that we imagine that …
December 2018 archive
Dec 30
About my lineage
Greatness should not be hidden. But one should not brag about greatness of wealth either. We don’t hear Bill Gates bragging about his intellectual or wealth “, do we? The same is more true about spirituality. There are a few – fortunately very few – who occasionally ask about my lineage and Guru. I will …
Dec 30
Interesting but too lazy to verify
Elvis was touched by the peace of Yogananda. This is a blog. Like any blog it does not mean it is true. Including mine. Especially mine. But from the depths of peace within beautiful music comes out. Like the Vedas Corollary is those who reach peace find poems easy to create. But all those who …
Dec 30
Interesting but unable to verify
Here is a story that is circulating about reincarnation You decide The video is at bottom. The child is 5 year 11 months. Anything is possible Is it possible to coach a 5 year old to this degree? Yes Is it possible that this hints at reincarnation!? Yes Is it possible to retain memories related …
Dec 30
It is hidden
Most of our faults are hidden. They only come out at right time Fear. We may think we are not afraid but the moment we see a cop our foot is off the accelerator! We may feel we have no desire for food. But if your hungry and see your favorite food the appetite comes …
Dec 29
Death
One of my Guru Bandhu (another disciple of my guru) has been sick for a while Today I suspect he will leave the mortal frame He is one of the very disciples that completely believed in Gurudev. For him Gurudev is higher than any God we can imagine. Such a Guru and disciple are rare. …
Dec 29
Dangerous world
The world is a dangerous place. In many ways You come here and get trapped with an ever increasing list of desires. Then face depression from not getting it In the rush for fulfillment some will resort to criminal activity Others try to escape by spiritual activity. But in the course of finding a Guru …
Dec 29
Desire
So many people. With so many desires. Why do we desire if you ask some people they will say. Enjoy life. There is only one life. Eat. Enjoy. There is nothing beyond it Others will say – enjoy but be nice. You want to go to heaven. Now mind you. They have not seen heaven. …
Dec 28
Coverings of soul
Basics continued Most people have a simplistic view of soul and body. Which is incorrect. The soul has 3 layers. The physical body. Which is what you see in day to day life. However even science acknowledges that we can only see and hear within a limited spectrum of frequencies. Dogs, whales, dolphins can hear …
Dec 27
Meditation side effects
Here is one of the article about meditation and ego https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420273/ https://m.slashdot.org/story/3 Here is an article showing poor work performance and meditation https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/opinion/sunday/meditation-productivity-work-mindfulness.amp.html Yoga Is still wonderful if done propely
Dec 27
Basics of yoga
The human body has 11 doors. These doors are zones through which the soul departs. 2 of the doors lead to perfection. 6 lead to the soul making spirtual progress If the soul leaves the body through the other 3 then it goes through hell and does not get a human body for a long …
Dec 26
A story with a message – part 2
So the story is of our travel to purity. To something divine. To God Everyone talks about the divine in a different way. We take years on deciding whether Hinduism, or Christianity or Buddhism etc is the right way ( destination ) Finally we converge and find that all religions somehow encourage meditation. And then …
Dec 26
A story with a message – part 1
A man wanted to go to maan sarovar. It is a very holy place in the Himalayas where Paarvati did intense tapa to marry Lord Shankar. It is said anyone who bathes there gets their sins destroyed I can relate more about it later So a man wanted to go there. He searches on the …
Dec 26
A sign of progress !
We are incapable of seeing the flaws in our personality The word personality comes from the Latin word persona which means mask ( Sri Aurobindo) We all have a personality ( a mask ) The way we behave with friends, spouse, family, front of officials, grocery store is all different. Some place we have anger, …
Dec 25
A misconception
Many people believe that once they start meditating they can reach perfection in a few days weeks or months THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE It takes many births. Vishnuturthji took 7000 years – the story goes We who have no real desire for God are not going to have overnight success Every day try to destroy …
Dec 24
A quote from Yogananda
I saw it on Facebook. When you read this you will imagine a different land where the saints and God / “God’s” live. I call the Guru-precptors God. Where is that “land”? SRF DIARY Lift your eyes and concentrate within. Behold the astral star of divine wisdom and let the wise thoughts in you follow …
Dec 24
I know what you mean
This is the single most cause of all conflicts between religion In reality conflict between any two religions – for example – Hinduism and Christianity – is not a conflict between Krishna and Jesus but between the followers. More specifically it is a between the Bhagwad Gita and the Bible. Even there to be more …
Dec 23
Lucky
Who is the luckiest person? So there is no simple answer to it. We are all lucky in our own way. We have been blessed to have good friends, family, money and in some aspect more than other categories However the ungrateful mind always looks at things it does not have – wish I had …
Dec 23
A puzzling poem
The following poem is for a nirvikalpa yogi Bound and free Neither are thee Fearless are fools Be fearless by having fear! The living are dead And the dead are living Life an eternal trap Death is eternal life Bound and free Neither are thee All sentences are true but this is not zen. The …
Dec 22
Insensitivity
In general no matter who you are purple are insensitive If you look at the picture of the child who died from starvation – we have momentary pain, sorrow and next day we get hungry and eat a lavish meal forgetting it all Why? Because although we are connected within we have not reached that …
Dec 22
Part 2 I talked with God
So the last blog was a representation of how laws of Karma operate. I really did not talk with God I am pretty sure God was upset with my answers. Especially when I said mankind! Or human! The next thing I knew I was back trapped in a body The laws of karma very subtle. …
Dec 21
A conversation with God
The other day I had a conversation with God. So I am at the gates of heaven. Like any reasonable job, I had to give an interview. Please don’t judge me by the errors I made. God – So can you share a little bit about you Me – I said I am Bhavin. Surely …
Dec 19
Rumi
Rumi is a tremendous Yogi. My belief is he is still around. His birthday is around September I belief His quotes are misunderstood. Most people can only think in terms of logic and the gross physical world and NOT IN TERMS OF YOGA I found 3 quotes on this page which I interpret differently. I …
Dec 18
It is like this
Progress is like this. Most of the time what we understand and think is not the final answer. When you go further you realize that your understanding was flawed Sadly very few make progress and live many many lives stuck with wrong concepts Thus I now see many books by some spiritually advanced was incomplete …
Dec 16
The journey alone
Let us suppose there is a soul. We don’t know for sure. But many claim there is a soul. Based on movies and imagination, we can imagine it to be a speck of light, an ephereal entity or a something similar to the gross body. Whatever it is when it leaves the body, it is …
Dec 08
Spender or collector
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who spend and those who collect. Mostly this world is full of spenders. They come spend immensely and leave as beggars. Why? They are selfish , don’t think they will come back, want to enjoy every minute of life and leave. They want to control …
Dec 04
Beggar
I should explain the words in my last poem My poems in general have a very deep significance and I cannot explain all in public Beggar : ANYONE with desires is a beggar. Because they are constantly seeking ways to have it fulfilled. Some may pray and others will resort to manipulative behavior. And at …
Dec 03
A beggar
A beggar in a beggars world Seeking bread, riches and name Oh what a shame I had lost all including thy name I begged for eons Caught in Mayas web Satan laughed as I begged Giving morsels and a debt Finally I had enough Found my guru He gave me thy name Over is thy …
Dec 03
Is this yoga? Story about Martina Navarilitova
A TV anchor once asked Martina Navratilova, “How do you maintain your focus and manage to keep playing, even at the age of 43? ” Her suave response was, “The ball doesn’t know how old I am. In his excellent book, Stillpower, Sports Psychologist Garret Kramer says that a key factor to performing well in …
Dec 01
What is a cave?
Today, a friend of mine made a statement – wish I could occasionally just be in a cave As usual, I did not explain things. However, I told her a flaw in her thinking. One should want to be in a cave all the time and not just occasionally. If there is an occasional desire …
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