No one can say! She knows. Shree Lalitha. However how and when is kept a big secret. When on the verge of I liberation your Guru can tell you. But before that, it depends on your effort and endurance. Since it is a personal choice, and God does not interfere with personal choices – there …
July 2020 archive
Jul 31
St. Paul died daily
And that is the goal of yoga This is not really death But totally forgetting the body consciousness and to soar in the skies of freedom as pure consciousness Some may consider that as an end point. But for a true yogi it is only the starting point This is what Yogananda said Why not …
Jul 31
God knows everything!
God, who is Omnipresent and omniscient, knows all things good and bad that quietly come and go in human minds and secret acts. There is nothing that can be hidden from Him; for even when a man takes with him to the grave long-held secrets, they are openly read by the all-seeing God. He who …
Jul 29
Ashesh Dhar passed away
53 years old , head of Tata EV section passes away. Many achievements. Which of those achievements or meetings helped him at the time of death? Such is life. In a second it can go away What will help you in the last moments? The number of people who praised you? The number of times …
Jul 29
For Gurubandhus
You should always read the books in your lineage What good is that Arjuna who has not read or heard Gita? What good is a tirthji disciple of modern day who has not read Maha yoga vigyan or devatma shakti or Saundarya Lahiri by Vishnutirthji? What good is a yogi who has not read Yoga …
Jul 29
When will God appear from the clouds or incarnate?
We read often that God will come and punish evil. Destroy it. And there will be peace and happiness. Krishna Bhagwan came. Destroyed evil. But yet at the end of his presence on earth – kaliyuga started It means only one thing. We have not understood what God said and meant The true interpretations are …
Jul 29
Can I just say sohum and be enlightened?
Foolish You can’t. You have to experience things. Slowly. In small steps Every step can be a challenge Fools think they have reached the highest without going through the smaller steps. Can you become a surgeon without going through all the necessary smaller steps of knowing anatomy? Merely seeing a little light is not enough …
Jul 27
Hardship with no solution
Sadly humans need hardship with no solution to make progress. Why? We are Very comfortable with the world and always think we can work with it and find a solution with our ability and intelligence. Such is human ego Hence some hardships are a springboard to progress This is what Yogananda said Our endeavor must …
Jul 27
Death
When you reflect that this world is filled with death, and that your body, too, has to be relinquished, God’s plan seems very cruel. You can’t imagine that He is merciful. But when you look at the process of death with the eye of wisdom, you see that after all it is merely a thought …
Jul 26
Blessings – encounter with Babaji
From Autobiography of a Yogi I go to America At that moment there came a knock on the door of my Garpar Road home. Answering the summons, I beheld a young man in the scanty garb of a renunciant. He entered the house. “He must be Babaji!” I thought, dazed, because the man before me …
Jul 26
Easy to misunderstand
He who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God….A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, prana, to every body cell. The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the universal …
Jul 25
A reminder about Babaji
Babaji’s mission in India has been to assist prophets in carrying out their special dispensations. He thus qualifies for the scriptural classification of Mahavatar (Great Avatar). He has stated that he gave yoga initiation to Shankara, reorganizer of the Swami Order, and to Kabir, famous medieval master. The chief nineteenth-century disciple was, as we know, …
Jul 25
The heart
The heart has been talked about in the Bible and other scriptures What is that heart? There are 3 the physical heart! emotional heart. That which makes you believe in love and you foolishly say I love you. Miss you etc the true heart Where is the true heart? It is in the right side …
Jul 25
The problem with the masses
The average IQ of a nation varies. Singapore has IQ of 109 average USA 98 INDIA 81 Source : https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php Why is this interesting? Just an observation stupidity abounds So what does this have to do with spirituality? Ego plus lack of intelligence makes rumors and false information spread like wild fire. There are a …
Jul 25
Be thou a yogi
One of the few words that reverberate in my mind is from Gita Krishna Bhagwan tells Arjun be thou a yogi Now I would like to ask you to set aside all your fancy concepts of yoga. And all the adjuvant words with yoga. Those extra words confuse you “ oh I am doing Bhakti …
Jul 24
Did I reach Atman ?
Soul, mind, body, brain, senses, the world, the cosmos—all are creations of Spirit. The wise man, not conceiving himself as the architect of anything (not even his own destiny), does not laugh or cry or disturb himself with the ups and downs of dualities. An egotist is never satisfied, be he rich, poor, a clerk, …
Jul 23
Is God real or just a vivid imagination?
Here Yogananda tells us about talking with God Practising the Presence of God God is approachable. Talking of Him and listening to His words in the scriptures, thinking of Him, feeling His presence in meditation, you will see that gradually the Unreal becomes real, and this world which you think is real will be seen …
Jul 23
In lay terms – let’s create our palace !
How did Babaji create a palace? Well in lay terms for common people to understand, This is how he did it! By Yogananda On a grand scale, Mahavatar Babaji created a golden palace to fulfill a long-forgotten desire of Lahiri Mahasaya-an event I have recorded in Autobiography of a Yogi. The “miracle” was explained thus: …
Jul 22
Is a Guru necessary or is it just a weakness of thought?
Before we discuss this let us look at what Yogananda says The short season of life will be gone before you realize it. Reap the harvest of divine happyness that nothing can take away. It is not impossible; you have only made of yourself think it is impossible. The power of God is within you, …
Jul 22
I used to cry a lot!
When I was 12 years old I started daily prayers. I had my yagnopavit done at age of 8. Now when you get yagnopavit you are told to do 3 Gayatri mala a day ( 108 x 3). Initially I did it but then fell off. But in 8 grade I started doing it again. …
Jul 19
Sincere friendship
DID WE MEET BEFORE! When you love God, you can truly love others. Your perception of souls is pure-like a crystal-clear mirror. Whoever comes before you will be reflected there as he really is. When you unconditionally love your friends, you will see that divine friendship in them. In my earthly father, and in so …
Jul 19
Words of Babaji
The Kriya Yoga which I am giving to the world through you in this nineteenth century,” Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya, “is a revival of the same science which Krishna gave, millenniums ago, to Arjuna, and which was later known to Patanjali, and to Christ, St. John, St. Paul, and other disciples.” . . . “Give …
Jul 19
There is more truth to this
Never let life beat you down. Beat life! If you have a strong will you can overcome all difficulties. Affirm, even in the midst of trials: “Danger and I were born together, and I am more dangerous than danger!” This is a truth you should always remember; apply it and you will see that it …
Jul 19
Is earth hell?
Perhaps But we do like it And we like coming back again And our mind seeks pleasure here Yet we must not forget the misery here. It is enough to have made everyone adult cry. One point of time or another. And I suspect a majority of people have at one point or the other …
Jul 18
How did Babaji build a palace?
There is a constant war. Mind and external circumstances. External situations try to constantly upset the Apple cart of peace. It does it by giving you good things and bad times. One must keep the mind at peace. Both with good and bad events. When this can be done, the mind has victory over the …
Jul 18
How do you know your mediation was correct??
Everyone thinks they meditate well. Even perfect. They feel joy because they fell asleep But that is not mediation There are a few things Sushumna opens. That is the first step. Now that it is open, your prana can turn within and ascend the staircase to heaven How do you know your prana ascended This …
Jul 18
Enemies or friend
SPIRITUAL SELFISHNESS VERSUS EVIL SELFISHNESS In this world there are two teachers. If you take God as your mentor, you will have a wonderful time; but if you choose the devil as your guide, you will have bullets of misery. The key word for most people as they go through life is “myself.” The spiritual …
Jul 16
The problem with good people
The problem with good people is they are naive They don’t realize there is evil all around them. After all this is the satanic delusion , maya. People around you are pre programmed in a different way They don’t believe is courtesy always. They want to use good people constantly. Manipulate them. And if your …
Jul 16
If God is everywhere how can I see him
You using the wrong equipment! You can understand that he is everywhere. You can imagine he is everywhere But what I am talking is about us seeing him everywhere To do that you need to stop using your eyes and use your intuition like Paramhansa Yogananda said. In his own words WHAT IS TRUTH? The …
Jul 15
The life of the enlightened
Christlike souls use their divine power like the Heavenly Father, only to win, never to harm, God’s erroneous children. Darkness can be dispelled only by light. Sin can be dispelled only by righteousness, nurtured by forgiveness and love, which heals the wounds, the ignorance, and the rage in errant hearts. Jesus set a wondrous example …
Jul 15
Be nice
“Every time you think good thoughts, the Kundalini begins to move upward. Every time you hate people or hold harsh thoughts about them, the Kundalini automatically moves downward. When you love others selflessly, or think kind thoughts about them, it moves up the spine. “Kundalini Is not awakened by techniques alone.” ~ Paramhansa Yogananda Seems …
Jul 15
The story of creation
The weaker forms of life were helpless before aggressive stronger ones, and out of the struggle to survive came the process of evolution to higher, more efficient forms. “Survival of the fittest” seems to us a terrible law, but in the final analysis it is not. The animals that are killing each other are only …
Jul 14
Is God truly loving?
Why do I ask that? We suffering everywhere. And in the Bible it is said , God says I am wrath or vengeance shall be mine. I am sure an avid Bible reader knows about it This is what Yogananda said The orthodox notion of eternal hellfire and damnation is an utterly false precept; it …
Jul 13
Savikalpa
BY PRACTICING THE EIGHTFOLD YOGA, the devotee first experiences ecstasy for a short time; by deeper practice he is able to remain divinely entranced for longer periods. The ecstatic state of perception of God without perception of the universe is called savikalpa samadhi or samprajnata samadhi. It is seldom, if ever, possible for a yogi …
Jul 12
Power of vibrations
So vibrations of the soul are very powerful. For Obvious reasons, I will not describe this accurately But as time passes by, couples tend to look alike, behave similarly. Now psychologists will say it is attraction and love but that is not true. There is something deeper and more powerful. Here is an article on …
Jul 12
Impressive fake Gurus
Why do people get impressed with fake Gurus ? Several reasons The seeker is not truly interested in God. So he will get impressed by logic Ok what about the miracles? Do you think hydroxychlooroquine worked for covid -19 ? No. Yes millions of people squire by it! Placebo effect. 3). Our own thoughts empower …
Jul 12
On Becoming a Guru
Today is a fine sunny morning! Beautiful weather predicted. And you think, I have read a lot. I even have a few spiritual experiences. I know a lot And you contemplate. Suddenly you think aah I should share my knowledge. Write a book, blog. Now I am ready and entitled to be a Guru !!!! …
Jul 12
Light
YOU ARE LIGHT, YOU ARE JOY Darkness may reign in a cave for thousands of years, but bring in the light, and the darkness vanishes as though it had never been. Similarly, no matter what your defects, they are yours no longer when you bring in the light of goodness. So great is the light …
Jul 11
Fakes are abundant
On several occasions Paramahansa Yogananda told his disciples: “After my passing, many ‘mediums’ will say they are in touch with me and are receiving my ‘messages’ for the world. All such statements are false. “My message for the world has been expounded in my speeches, classes, and writings. Do not be misled by persons who, …
Jul 11
Is this an Ordinary simple statement?
You cannot be free unless you have burned the seeds of past actions in the fire of wisdom and meditation. ~ Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Yogoda Satsanga annual-series booklet” This is a profound statement! It gives a complete solution! Karma – until all karma is destroyed you can’t escape Reading this is karma. Breathing is karma. …
Jul 11
There is only so much spirituality you can handle
Like I mentioned there are 7 soul types. Somewhere in previous blog People can only handle spirituality only to a certain degree. Based on past and soul type What do I mean? 1). Let’s say you believe in God. A figure. And you do good deeds. Can you handle being with God for eternity. Just …
Jul 10
Relaxation in sleep and while awake
Relaxation in sleep…… “”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” During sleep, there is involuntary relaxation of energy from the motor and sensory nerves. Through practice,one can produce this relaxation during walking state also,at will. In big the sleep of death, there is total relaxation—the retirement of energy from heart and cerebrospinal axis. By deep meditation, this complete relaxation may be …
Jul 10
How to cultivate faith
Faith is known as Shraddha. If you read Prashnouponishad, you will realize that faith is the second step in creation. In its core, faith is the soul is immortal. You may know it. But yet, the long standing attachment to body , we constantly are afraid. We believe in heaven and hell. But in that …
Jul 10
Inner victory
As long as you come back to earth, in any shape size or gender , you will desire for things in this world. Inner victory comes in a few steps learn that material desires are not fulfilling learn that there is more substantial happiness within. That within some people call it/ him / her God …
Jul 10
Is spirituality for everyone?
NO India suffered because the principle of non violence and titiksha was applied to the masses. How can a country defend itself if everyone decides and says – oh we will endure and not be violent towards others and forgive our enemies? Prithviraj Chauhan was foolish in forgiving Mohamed Gazni 16 times in war. In …
Jul 07
Kabir
Kabir was a perfected saint , Guru, God He was born in a poor family , an outcast He desperately was searching for a Guru. He heard of Guru Ramanand. He approached Ramanand – and Ramanand rejected him. Insulted him. Telling him he is full an outcast family and can’t accept him But Kabir was …
Jul 07
Guru
What do you do if your Guru is not there? you don’t have a Guru? Go to his samadhi. Worship him. And his photo. Or his sandals. But also without fail also do pranam to his foremost disciples. In my lineage, Dineshuncle, Kantikaka, kankuben, Niranjankaka are perhaps the foremost. Why? They never went to any …
Jul 07
Gurupurnima
Last weekend was one of the most auspicious days. It is called Gurupurnima. Purnima means full moon. Guru is the word used to refer to a spiritual teacher. I am talking of a perfected spiritual teacher whose level of experience is similar to Babaji, or Ramana Maharshi or RamKrishna Paramhansa So how is it observed? …
Jul 05
Old poem
Freedom Trapped by ego trapped by thy mind Trapped by emotions Trapped in thy body. Learn to be a master No longer a slave Either to mind Or body. Know thy spirit And freedom reigns. So light And sprite Is thy spirit. Why shackle it With ego. Know thy spirit And freedom reigns Beware Of …
Jul 05
Poverty
“What you are is much greater than anyone or anything else you have ever yearned for. The spirit is exhaustless Bliss. You are carrying within your heart a portable paradise. The more you concentrate on the outside, the less you will know of the inner glory of the everlasting joy of the spirit. The more …
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