So the world is in turmoil. So much agony. Disease. Misery. Crises. People know of Babaji. Besides I am to believe there is Krishna, Rama, shakti, Jesus, Buddha. All full of loving and caring Them why is they so much suffering! Oh I forgot, the famous Indian theory of Karma. I am not sure we …
May 2020 archive
May 30
Last minute
If you keep your mind with God, you will be Free…….. When desires come,be guided by wisdom, not by whim or stubbornness. If you can control your senses and keep your mind with God, you will be free. But if, on the last day when the time comes to go to the Heavenly Father, the …
May 28
Vyadha Gita
There are many Gita. The Gita that most people quote is Bhagvad Gita. But there is Ram Gita, Avdhoot Gita, Vyadha Gita, Uttar Gita, etc Gita in sanskrit means song. This is the celestial songs, which the greatest sages have made. These savants cannot be mimicked and everything else that people write is merely an …
May 28
Contradiction
Someone posed a question – the blogs of top secret shakti and a big book – are they contradictory? I described in detail about awakening of shakti. The long course with multiple levels of awakening But in the next breath I say all you need is silence the mind and what is left is pure …
May 28
Sincere souls!
“I can give my life for a sincere Soul” “”””””””””””””””””””””””‘””‘””””””” I can give my life for a sincere Soul, but insincer souls I stay away from. I am never insincere with anyone, and that is the way we all should live in this world. We must be fearless, sincer, surrounded not only with those whom …
May 28
A big book!
When you can’t understand things you need an explanation If you still can’t get it you need a bigger book and a book on the explanation If you still can’t get it you need an encyclopedia But a smart person gets it in one word Shivohum. You are shiv. Now it creates all the problems! …
May 28
Top secret – Shakti
Since this is top secret – my description will be very incomplete too So, if you are a con artist and want to impress a lot of people or your a magician, and you want to fool people, what do you do? You create an aura of mystery, let the audience fill in the gaps …
May 28
An old repost
“Sundere sundero ram sundere sunderi katha Sundere sunderi sita sundere Kim na sunderem” This verse says most beautiful is Ram and Sita and their story That’s why Sunderkand is very beautiful. This is a chapter in Ramadan The real reason is Sunderkand has detailed yoga related instruction written in a very cryptic way. Hanuman flies …
May 27
In continuation – peace
So those very fortunate people who are given peace – peace to such a high degree. And joy to that degree – are worthless Worthless from a society standpoint. They remain incapable to work. Once in that state , that state is so intoxicating, they don’t move from one place to another. They lie Or …
May 27
How words betray you!
Here is an incorrect understanding. His words betrayed his level of experience Your inner peace or happiness depends exclusively on how you train your brain with your mind. Brain is an organ, mind is consciousness. With daily meditation and practice of mindfulness, japa and worship, the energy centres (chakras) slowly balance and align with higher …
May 27
The converse is true
Your true personality begins to develop when you are able, by deep intuition, to feel that you are not this solid body but are the divine eternal current of Life and Consciousness within the body. Paramahansa Yogananda “Man’s Eternal Quest” So this is a sign of progress. A true first step. Until then we are …
May 26
Why can’t I recognize an advanced person?
Our filter and our ego We already have a preconceived opinion. In most people mind a Guru will be a monk of sort He will wear saffron clothes Might be shaved Speaks softly Has knowledge Do you know what is missing? Think about it! What is missing? The most important thing – having true experience!!! …
May 26
Be wise!
So today I saw a picture of a shivling. With some water droplets around it abs they called it ananda and yellow drops as consciousness and light rays as shanti and the channel as shakti What nonsense! What happens is we read a few words and join it to to shivling and in a haphazard …
May 26
Failure
Success develops arrogance and the man’s spiritual progress is thus arrested. Failure on the other hand is beneficial, inasmuch as it opens the eyes of the man to his limitations and prepares him to surrender himself. -Talk 423. Sri Ramana Maharshi The question is – does the same apply to spiritual progress? Depends on the …
May 25
My mistake
One of the biggest error I made in mediation is thinking once I have a Guru and shakti is awakened life is a path of roses Also thinking that from now on I will have multitude of spirtual experiences every day and my personality will change! Nothing of farther from the truth Problems in life …
May 25
Levels of Progress – from Mahayoga
Once again, this is part two of the above blog. It has been written for my children. May I request you, if your not my children to skip the blog please? There are 4 levels or steps in progress Prarambha Avastha. This is the beginning stage Here one begins to experience smaller signs of awakening …
May 25
Different Yogas
The world is innundated with different yogas. Whatever path you follow, I wish you luck The following blog is written for my children. It is very basic but yet profound. May I request you that if you are not my children, perhaps you should stick with whatever definition of yoga you have and not read …
May 25
Negativity versus Positive attitude :Difficult but very successful
The greatest thing you can do to cultivate true wisdom is to practice the consciousness of the world as a dream. If failure comes, say: “It is a dream.” Then shut off the thought of failure from your mind. In the midst of negative conditions, practice “opposition” by thinking and acting in a positive, constructive …
May 24
How to quiet the mind?
A very common problem. Universal. We can focus the mind with ease on tasks related to worldly activity. But tell the mind to stop thinking, start to see the divine, love God, etc and it a Herculean task Maha yoga vigyan and paramhansa Yogananda talk about it very clearly My blogs have said it clearly. …
May 24
Chidananda Rupa Shivohum Shivohum
From ~~~ Day by Day with Bhagavan, 21-8-46. Q.; Shankara says we are all free, not bound, and that we shall all go back to God from whom we have come as sparks from fire. Then, why should we not commit all sorts of sins? Bhagavan: It is true we are not bound, i.e., the …
May 24
Information versus experience
The reason that God remains unknown to millions who worship Him in temples and churches, and in holy cities and places of pilgrimage, is that the physical instruments of knowledge can apprehend only the products of the Creator; Divinity Itself is perceived by the supramental faculty of intuition, the soul’s God-given power of knowing truth. …
May 24
Novel
This life is a master novel, written by God, and man would go crazy if he tried to understand it by reason alone. That is why I tell you to meditate more. Enlarge the magic cup of your intuition and then you will be able to hold the ocean of infinite wisdom. Paramahansa Yogananda—Sayings of …
May 23
More sources for information on Kabir
~Kabir-related films, books, links~ ( info from Linda Hess) *Indicates film or book featuring Prahlad Singh Tipanya, renowned Kabir singer from the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. Born in the small village of Lunyakhedi, with no musical background in his family, Prahlad-ji joined the local tradition of singing Kabir bhajans in the melodious and …
May 23
Kabir poem
Difficult to understand – the words of a great Saint I have the translation here Struck by a bladless spear, he sits under the tree Surely he will die either today or tomorrow. This is a difficult passage to understand, but this is my interpretation. Bladeless spear – is awakening of the shakti. It is …
May 23
Kabir and Linda Hess
Kabir was an enlightened being. He was enlightened and had all siddhis. I have written his stories elsewhere in my blogs Here is a collection of some of his hymns. Most of his hymns were similar to the “chapka of Akho”. Meaning Akho wrote a lot of reminders for foolish people who fall into the …
May 21
How does this work?
Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world… ~Sri Paramahansa Yogananda It works simply because if you change, your change will affect at least 2 or 3 other people around you. Once they become sufficiently advanced in their change they will change 2-3 people Thus a chain reaction is created All …
May 20
Diet
The aim of life – be happy True joy is being with God Why can we not go to God? Our emotions and constant mental activity Makes it impossible It is not possible to subdue it without sustained prolonged effort This is where diet comes into play Take alcohol for example. Drinking make the mind …
May 20
Real or dream?
When man becomes a little enlightened he compares his experiences relating to the material creation, gathered in the wakeful state, with his experiences in dream; and, understanding the latter to be merely ideas, begins to entertain doubts as to the substantial existence of the former. His heart then becomes propelled to know the real nature …
May 20
Prayers are thoughts and thoughts are prayers
Are our prayers granted? M: Yes, they are granted. No thought will go in vain. Every thought will produce its effect some time or other. Thought-force will never go in vain. Even if you don’t pray, constantly thinking of something will make it materialize. In time. When you have enough good karma for it. You …
May 20
We know this but forget
If you want to be loved, startloving others who need your love.If you want others to sympathize with you, start showing sympathy to those around you. If you want to be respected, you must learn to be respectful to everyone, both young and old.Whatever you want others to be, firstbe thatyourself then you will find …
May 18
Make friends
There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. ~Paramahansa Yogananda That Magnet is prana or chi. We pollute it with our thoughts of sex, pleasures, ego, money. We can make it …
May 17
Patanjali Yoga
Q. What is yoga? A. Chitta vritti nirodha iti yoga what is chitta? Chitta is something that is a reflection of God. This is to be differentiated from Chitt. After chitta something within it wants to enjoy and that is the soul. One has to go way beyond the soul to reach chitta. Preventing the …
May 17
Compassion
“All meditation must begin with arousing deep compassion. Whatever one does must emerge from an attitude of love and benefitting others.” Milerepa Compassion is something very strongly emphasized in Buddhism. In Hinduism it is there. It is called karuna. It is a much better word. Compassion inherently means someone is inferior or needs help That …
May 17
Between thoughts
“In the gap between thoughts, non-conceptual wisdom shines, continuously.” Milarepa Here is a famous quote. It has been repeated by many Buddhists, Sufi and in Hinduism But the quote is very incomplete. There are many pitfalls to it First when you try to see what is between thoughts, that itself is a thought you create …
May 17
Believe in God – but be practical
Yogananda talked about a lot of miracles Neem Karoli Baba did a lot of miracles Now you believe in them. Do You think you will be cured miraculously? You can walk in a covid positive patient and not get sick? Public worship gathering and God will prevent the mass spread of the virus? He is …
May 17
Does everyone on the path make it?
Loyalty to a spiritual custom without sincerity and conviction is hypocrisy. Loyalty to the spirit of a custom even without clinging to a form is wisdom. But loyalty neither to spiritual custom, nor principle, nor teacher is spiritual degeneration. Stand by God and His servant, and you will see His hand working through all things. …
May 16
So beautiful – how do you see the world?
Only those who partake of the harmony within their souls know the harmony that runs through nature. Whosoever lacks this inner harmony feels also a lack of it in the world. The mind in chaos finds chaos all around. How can one know what peace is like if he has never tasted fi? Buthe who …
May 14
Does God love everyone?
In those whom God loves, have delight; On those whom He pretends not to love, take pity Sri Aurobindo He sometimes pretends not to love I guess most people fall in that category My answer to God – NOT FAIR! Maybe , just maybe if he showed love people will reciprocate! Come on God. Be …
May 14
Is God egotistic?
My father one asked this question Let me give you a phrase from Gita. One can find these Kind of phrases in other books too To those thus ever attached to Me, and who worship Me with love, I impart that discriminative wisdom (buddhi yoga) by which they attain Me utterly. Bhagavan Krishna—in the Bhagavad …
May 13
Our restrictions
Let us suppose there is reincarnation. And that souls can be re born thousands of times or more So an extension of that knowledge means that you were present when many of the great Guru- the same Guru that you swear by now – were physically present So you were there when Krishna was there, …
May 13
Attachment and love
Attachment is blinding; it lends an imaginary halo of attractiveness to the object of desire. SWAMI SRI YUKTESWAR GIRI in “Autobiography of a Yogi” Why do some things look pretty to us? It may not be pretty but we think it is? Our attachment gives the object power!!! This happens in love often. If you …
May 12
Highest method
I know it – right? That’s what we all think Yogananda said kriya yoga Kriya Yoga is the highest method of God-contact. In my own search for God I traveled all over India, and heard wisdom from the lips of a number of her greatest masters. I can therefore vouch for the fact that in …
May 12
Help – did I go in Samadhi?
Short answer is no This is the simple test for it. Sit down in mediation. Keep your phone next to you. With ringer on text message on and go to mediation. Or sit in front of TV or have radio on Go within. If you hear the radio tv or phone – much needs to …
May 12
Tirthji Path ( sampradaya)
This started more than 7000 years ago. The great Guru who started it is still present That’s what I have read. I can’t offer any proof However it is a very powerful path and it demands total purity. In recent times it was rekindled in the 13 century. I believe the name was Paramanand tirthji …
May 11
A selfless prayer?
Peace Prayer May the entire universe be blessed with peace and good hope. May everyone driven by envy and enmity be pacified and reconciled. May all living beings develop abiding concern for the welfare of others. May our own hearts and minds be filled with purity and serenity. Prahlada’s Prayer, Srimad Bhagavatam It is a …
May 10
Yukteshwar Maharaj Birthday
Today May 10 is his birthday Happy Birthday Paramguru Sri Yukteswarji “All human ills arise from some transgression of Universal law, The scriptures point out that man must satisfy the laws of Nature, while not discrediting the Divine Omnipotence.” ~Sri Yukteswarji So there we have it! Covid – human transgression. Globally. Human greed. Corporate greed. …
May 10
An old poem – books versus one letter
Read thousands of books Scholar I became Master I was All in ignorance My guru gave a book When I was 20 Dusty it became Til I learnt to open it A score later I opened the book! ABC’s in it In Sanskrit it was A letter a year Is all I could read The …
May 09
More on the path – need for satsang
MAY 9 – SRF DIARY – LOYALTY God is equally present in all, but He is most definitely expressed in the heart of the spiritually minded, loyal person who thinks only of Him. Through your loyalty to God you can establish your Oneness with Him. Loyalty attracts the Divine Attention. Thus when the storms of …
May 09
Power of Satsang
The deeper the Self-realization of a man, the more he influences the whole universe by his subtle spiritual vibrations, and the less he himself is affected by the phenomenal flux. SWAMI SRI YUKTESWAR This says it all This also explains why Ramana Maharshi said mauna or silence Such great people whether they speak or not, …
May 09
What most be done
Within your heart cry constantly for God. When you have convinced the Lord of your desire for Him, He will send someone — your guru — to teach you how to know Him. Only he who knows God can show others how to know Him. When I found such a one, my guru Swami Sri …
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