Link to Original Document Yesterday, someone very smart asked me what is Grace? So, guess what,I asked the people I worked with today, what is Grace? The answers were What we say before meals – is grace Dancing is done with Grace…. Sometimes we get a grace period when we are behind say payments No …
August 2021 archive
Aug 30
Yoga can be dangerous – a review on prana
Link to Original Document Many orthopedic injuries have been reported with different kinds of postures. Moreover some posters can cause nerve damage, impotence etc. So one must practice yoga carefully and under guidance of a Guru Now this only refers to asana or posture The other aspect of yoga is pranayama. This past is even …
Aug 29
Keeping a diary
Link to Original Document Some people have the habit of keeping a diary. A diary of their day to day stuff. Why? It is a lot of work. Requires a commitment. Does it help? Well, depends on if you read it. And on how much you write in it. But it requires that you have …
Aug 27
Be careful what you read
Link to Original Document Most people are foolish. Let’s say , someone tells you that the Bhagwad Gita is wonderful and you should read it Now for the first part, often times people hear word Gita and think it is bhagwad gita. But there are many other Gita. Ram Gita, avadhoot Gita, ashtavakra Gita etc …
Aug 26
Yoga is kept hidden
Link to Original Document The traditional role is to keep yoga hidden. However nowadays, I have seen a few enlightened people reveal more than what would have been ok Like Yogananda Or Vishnutirthji Maharaj. They revealed many secret words and concepts But they did this right around the time of Internet and social media! The …
Aug 26
Gyan and Agyan
Link to Original Document Sadly I cannot give an English translation. The language is inadequate to express it. However, I will give a “somewhat” translation / interpretation Gyan: Generally people use it to mean knowledge. Although literally correct, in spirituality it means experience of the divine Agyan: Generally it means ignorance. What are we ignorant …
Aug 21
A macabre reality
Link to Original Document I do not want anyone to read this. It is groteque and may affect you adversely. This is not just an idle warning, something we read in fine print in anything you buy. I am quite serious. I even used the word macabre. Seriously. You have been warned.. There is a …
Aug 10
Shrawan Month
Link to Original Document Hindu calendar has 12 months. Kartika / Kartaka Magshar Posha Maha / Magha Fagana / Phalguni Chaitra Vaisakha Jetha / Jyestha Ashadha Shravana Bhadarwa Aso / Ashwin I have given the calendars according to the Gujarati names According to Yogananda – the months represent the 6 chakras. Since each chakra can …
Aug 10
Walk in the right direction
Link to Original Document This is rather difficult, isn’t it? Every step of the way. We get confused. And lost. We ask for guidance and don’t even know if we can trust it. Now in the path of spirituality, we are callous. We walk a path and then if we don’t like it we drop …
Aug 09
Foolish questions that seem intelligent
Link to Original Document Someone sent me a video. The video showed a few questions asked to a “swami”. The answers were not very clear. I will not give the answers to the questions – not in my own way but point out why the questions dont make much sense I will start off with …
Aug 08
Self deception
Link to Original Document The biggest hurdle we have is self deception We think that we are higher than what we are, Have experiences greater than what it is and fight to hold on to our ego and wrong concept and perceptions I have seen many disciples who falsely assumed they go to highest, go …
Aug 07
How to meditate
Link to Original Document I will give a few bare details. I would like to clarify that most of the web pages have given junk and often mixed with a few true things and then wrapped in a package of fantasy. This of course makes it very difficult for a beginner to filter the truth …
Aug 06
Questions and Answers
Link to Original Document Every so often, I find questions posed on my chat box and I am not able to attend to it immediately. I have a busy job at the hospital and many times I just dont hear the beep of the question immediately However, I hope that subsequent blogs answers the questions …
Aug 06
Family matters
Link to Original Document This is a common issue and happens everywhere , all the time How do you meditate and practice self realization or go to Samadhi with all the problems we face? A valid question for centuries but even more so right now Lets answer it in 3 different steps Just remember that …
Aug 05
Flesh
Link to Original Document A flower blossoms Outward it opens That’s all it knows Oh so beautiful So lovely But soon it perishes Now we lament The flesh is the same Outward it grows The senses grows So beautiful So lovely But soon it perishes Magic moments lost The wise Know The beauty of flesh …
Aug 02
Sohum
Link to Original Document This is a word meant for yogi. I will not fully explain what it refers to – only because a Guru should do that Basically it means that I am. That refers to God Yogananda referred it to hungso technique. A peculiar sound produced by the breath with breathing out and …
Aug 01
The stupid circulation on what’s app
Link to Original Document There are multiple stupid things that circulate on what’s app. I see it often. Most of the time I am unperturbed. This time since a friend I know who is intelligent circulated it , I thought I Would write about it. IT is unlikely he will read my blog First about …
Aug 01
Those who think they know it
Link to Original Document They know nothing Ram Gopal Mazmudar even after 40 years of meditation, knowing all about Yoganabda6, the light of God constantly present in his room and could heal Yogananda illness in a fraction of a second said, “he is still starting” There is much to experience. Don’t be satisfied with your …
Aug 01
Those who think they know it
Link to Original Document They know nothing Ram Gopal Mazmudar even after 40 years of meditation, knowing all about Yoganabda6, the light of God constantly present in his room and could heal Yogananda illness in a fraction of a second said, “he is still starting” There is much to experience. Don’t be satisfied with your …
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