December 2021 archive

The vision of Aurobindo ( and the reality)

Link to Original Document This is what Mother wrote Of moksa we have no personal need; for the soul is nityamukta and bondage is an illusion. We play at being bound, we are not really bound. There is nothing evil in this, nothing which we need condemn or from which we need shrink, — it …

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Spotify

Link to Original Document Trying to create a podcast Mostly because some things are easier said than typed Moreover there are many phenomenal hymns / bhajan That convey the highest – even more than scriptures

A podcast! with Anchor / spotify

Revelations

Link to Original Document Revelations has been difficult to interpret. Everyone comes up with their own interpretation. Here is the King James version, of the translation into English from Chapter 6 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the …

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Just a thought about Space-time and gravity

Link to Original Document So Einstein theory of relativity – simply said, it states that mass bends the space time curvature. The other part of Space,in later years, there are speeds of planets that move faster and space seems to be expanding. They call it dark matter and dark energy that does all of this. …

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Devious menu – from Karma and God

Link to Original Document So we all go through tough situations in life. Some of them might be more painful than others. At that time, we will ask, why me? Or ask God for him to give you what you miss in life. So how do you deal with it? There are a few fundamental …

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Story of Vali and Sugriv

Link to Original Document Ahalya was the wife of Rishi Gautam. She had a son from Surya or sun God and his name was Sugriv. She had another son from an illicit relation with Indra. That son was Vali. Her husband Rishi Gautam turned her into a stone (cursed her) and told her she will …

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Story of Vali and Sugriv

Link to Original Document Ahalya was the wife of Rishi Gautam. She had a son from Surya or sun God and his name was Sugriv. She had another son from an illicit relation with Indra. That son was Vali. Her husband Rishi Gautam turned her into a stone (cursed her) and told her she will …

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Blank and calm mind Part 2

Link to Original Document This is what Mother said about it It is not an undesirable thing for the mind to fall silent, to be free from thoughts and still — for it is oftenest when the mind falls silent that there is the full descent of a wide peace from above and in that …

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Does Kriya cause memory loss and a blank mind?

Link to Original Document No. The entire process of meditation is quite complex. Aurobindo once had a disciple who complained to him – when I meditate, I feel stupid and my mind is erased. He gave up meditation. Aurobindo told him that this was part of the process, where the mind is first blank, then …

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A common question – Do I need a living Guru?

Link to Original Document Good question – Do I need a living Guru? Yes. I have seen this question very often. Many people read the books of Raman Maharshi, Ramkrishna, Vivekananda, Vishnutirthji, Yogananda or Yukteshwar – and they feel connected to them and accept them as their Guru. Some people accept Krishna as their Guru. …

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Desperate people and religions

Link to Original Document I have committed a great mistake in life. I dont know if it was destiny or whether it was accidental or pure foolishness on my part. Without creating much delay, and causing anxiety to those who are curious to know about my mistake, I should reveal it. However, before I say …

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The problem with information

Link to Original Document Let us say you love reading. And in this case, you love reading spiritual things. Or self help books. You read a lot of them. You hear and read about purity. These things are informational pieces. This creates problems in many ways. They are helpful, but you must be careful with …

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A survey

Link to Original Document I searched and searched East and west North and south Up and down Bhu Loka, bhuvar loka No where to be found A disciple Of clear understanding What a mockery Of the sublime truth God within and yet they search God everywhere yet they search Surely eyes are shut Imaginary understanding …

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Emotional pain in life

Link to Original Document This particular blog is written for those who truly want to escape. Rest of the people will not agree with me. That would be kind if you simply just dont agree, but there will some who will mock me, jest me and most certainly think I am beyond crazy So, if …

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Bible – confess our sins

Link to Original Document A yoga interpretation First the quote I Ioannis 1:9 Si confiteamur peccata nostra: fidelis est, et justus, ut remittat nobis peccata nostra, et emundet nos ab omni iniquitate. The reference – [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Faithful and just&version=VULGATE](https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Faithful and just&version=VULGATE) The KJV meaning uIf we confess our sins, he is vfaithful and just to forgive …

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Abrahim, Isaac and sacrifice

Link to Original Document This is a story from Genesis 22. Abrahim had 2 sons, the elder son was Ishmael and the younger was Isaac. The story – in short was as follows God told Abrahim to take his only son, Isaac to Moriah and wanted him to sacrifice him as a burnt offering. And …

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Problems in life and the spiritual eye

Link to Original Document We all have problems in life. Our life could be on a smooth sail and then out of the blue something unexpected happens. We could be best friends with someone and madly in love with spouse. And then something happens and it starts to break. We normally blame the other person, …

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Moksha or liberation

Link to Original Document This is the problem. People read a little. Or a lot. From the internet. From blogs. From scriptures. From vedas. From religious books. But the concept of needing inner purity is not there. Or if it is there, they think they already have it. But this delusion doe not end there. …

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Kundalini

Link to Original Document A question – do fakes pay tribute to the truth by imitation or do they give bad name to the truth by their lies? I suspect it is both. Recently, the leader of Ra Ma institute Yogi Jagat, died , possibly PE ( pulmonary embolism). However rumors abound – she is …

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Arguments

Link to Original Document We live. And we die In between…… people call it life Everyone who lives has experienced fights. Arguments. Discussions. And along with that comes frustration. Anger. At times violence. Wounded feelings and ego. It is not fun. At least not fun for most. My Gautam kaka used to say Never argue …

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Daily struggles

Link to Original Document Everyone is struggling. On a regular basis. Every day, or every week, or every month or every few years. Once you get trapped , based on the karma of the past, it is impossible to escape without paying your dues. However, sometimes, the suffering we have is created by us, our …

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