Just a collection of one line thoughts! My last written blog of adhara was incomplete due to the computer crashing. The whole article was written and the computer crashed! 1) Surrender occurs in three stages. a) Surrender with effort. Here there is surrender with the sense of I ness. As long as there is a …
Category: Gurudev
Sep 12
Who am I?
A word of caution for those who chose this method to find the Purusha or Atma. Once again, remember, God is beyond this and before you can surrender to God, merge into God, you will have to be at the level of the Purusha or Atma. Merely saying or thinking you are the Atma or …
Mar 28
Ramayana stories – Hanuman battles Ahiravana and Mahiravana (interpretation)
During the battle between Rama and Ravana, Ravana’s son Indrajit is killed. At that point, Ravana calls his brother Ahiravana for help. Now, Ahiravana is the king of Patala (the underworld). (There are many variations to the story. All of them can be interpreted spiritually). Ahiravana promised to help. Vibhishana somehow manages to hear about …
Mar 21
Navratri – Chaitri, Durga stories and meaning.
It has been a while since I am writing. In the Indian calendar there are 2 navratri – the one we all know about and the other is chaitri. The regular navratri is usually in October and this is usually in March. In the regular Navatri which is more widely publicized people are supposed to …
Feb 28
Swarodaya or knowledge of the breath
Swar : means flow of breath through the nostril. Odaya means arise. Swarodaya is the knowledge of the breath. This knowledge of the breath is absolutely necessary for everyone – whether one is walking on the path of Yoga or not. If you are a Yogi, you must have a detailed knowledge of the breath. …
Feb 28
The path of Yoga (union wih God)
When I use the word Yoga, many people have the vision of someone chanting Om om or sitting in various Yogic postures or doing breathing exercise. Those things are a small part of Yoga. The true meaning of Yoga means to be united with God. Choose whatever path that suits your fancy but the fastest …
Feb 21
Sankalpa (WILL)
Todays blog will be brief. A few more points on Sankalpa. An exercise in liberation and getting your sankalpa perfected. Remember : Sankalpa is done without any desire. The higher the person the more immediate the results of Sankalpa. This entire world is the Sankalpa of God. All interactions between people and the eventual results …
Feb 20
Hanuman Chalisa, Tulsidasji
A few days ago, Hanumanji and the Hanuman chalisa appeared and it has become “jagrat” or alive. Then very shortly, Tulsidaji appeared and blessed me with his living presence. This morning, once again I was blessed by Ganesh Bhagvan. I believe, that since I am Gurudev and Kashinathdada’s child, God has is partial and blesses …
Feb 20
A brief followup on Tapa and Sankalpa
Tapa is like repeated chanting of a mantra It is the best way to get Gods attention and desires fulfilled A simple prayer would be Jesus I bow and surrender to thee If you say that all day and night it is doing tapa If said with intense devotion and surrender Jesus has to appear or …
Feb 14
Purity and Love, Aurobindo, techniques to fight faults
My blogs have been written, solely for my children. I do not wish anyone lead them ashtray in the matters of spirituality. All my accounts, if read and understood, should be signs of the true way to God. Until one has experienced all these things, one still has not fully caught on to the strong …
Feb 09
Yoga Basics and Shiv Swarodaya and the Science of Breathing / Breath
I will only touch the basics about Shiv Swarodaya here. However, there are a few fundamentals about Yoga that everyone should know. 1) For all individuals, the flow of air / breathing occurs in either left or right nostril. (Medically, this is due to changes in the sinuses). When the flow is through the left …
Feb 03
Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) energizing exercises (contd)
I would like to continue on expounding on SRF exercises. I wrote about it briefly in the past. However, to understand it fully, one has to have a clear understanding on prana. Yesterdays blog and elsewhere in my blogs there is a more precise explanation of the prana. As we talked about, the only way …
Feb 01
Meditation on Chakras
I did not get a chance to write yesterdays blogs. I was orginally planning to write about sex, meditation and yoga. Is it wrong? Is it right? Is it a hindrance? Is it somewhere in between? There are some unwritten secrets about shakti and sex which Gurudev talked about and was also written by Shankaracharya (one …
Jan 21
Miscellaneous thoughts
In order to stay in meditation for longer durations, one has to learn the technique of turning the heart off. Somewhere, I have described this technique in previous blogs as Yogananda Maharaja explained it to me about 4 years ago. It takes a long time to reach that stage. However, right before this stage is …
Jan 17
Gautamkaka
I have started translating the book written by Gautamkaka. It is under the blog gautamkaka.wordpress.com It describes the great tradition of our lineage which started 1000 years ago and still continues
Jan 17
Guidelines for Yoga / Rules of Yoga
I changed the name from rules to guidelines. The reason for calling it rules, is because in my opinion, doing yoga is like going into battle where one is constantly battling ones sanskaras. In other words, in order to win this battle, certain rules must be followed. If one reads any scriptures regarding Yoga and …
Dec 29
Mohangiriji Maharaja
“I came out of Samadhi for you” Those were the words ringing in my ears when I woke up from Savikalpa Samadhi. I was bowing down before Kashinathdada and Gurudevs Samadhi with thoughts of dismay that the great souls like Mohangiriji Maharaja have their personal success but dont even turn back to help others. With …
Dec 23
Fishbowl
After 2 days of struggle, I was finally able to go back to my true consciousness. When certain karmas are about to come into play, or if one does something that is not appropriate, the first thing that happens is the consciousness gets clouded and one is no longer able to go that deep. Yes, …
Dec 05
A beacon!
Every human being is a beacon! They are constantly emiting and transmiting vibes which attracts the universal vibrations which translate into karam. This has been said by Patanjali, Mirdad and all great souls. Every thought we have becomes a nidus which attracts similar universal vibrations. One should constantly, no matter what and no matter what …
Dec 02
Nada
A common misconception is the hearing of Nada. The truest of true nada occurs when the prana actually ascends in the sushumna. These nadas have the following characteristics 1) Extremely soft, no longer heard by the physical body 2) Extremely pleasing and one truly just wants to hear it again and again 3) On hearing …
Dec 01
Law of Miracles – a borrowed title from Paramhansa Yogananda
Ever since the mental aspect of the subconscious has cleared, the shakti is now working on the vital physical of the subconscient. Unless you are very familiar with the terminology of Sri Aurobindo, it will sound like mumbo jumbo. What is becoming clear is the law or control over Prana. How it can be achieved. …
Nov 29
Name of God and other miscellaneous experiences
Today, we were reciting Sunderkanda. Now, in the version of Sunderkanda as recited by Ashwin Pathak, in some of the shlokas he follows it by Shree Rama Sharnam mama. However, he speaks Ramaa instead of the traditional Rama without an aa at the end of m. The normal and real pronounciation is M with an …
Nov 25
Gurudev
I have always been very curious of what and how Gurudev helped Mataji at the time of her demise. A book was written by Dahyabhai Patel when Mataji passed away. Gurudev was disgusted with the book and he threw the book away. The reason for his disgust was because the book had absolutely no information …
Nov 16
Potpourri
I tried to hide the fact I had eye glasses from Gurudev. So, I made sure I did not wear my eye glasses or anything around him. However, out of the blue a few days after I was with him, he suddenly said, if you do Tratak properly, you wont need eye glasses. This was …
Nov 05
Siddha Yoga April 5, 2009
I am getting more and more secure in going to the Sukshma world quickly. I saw today Shakti and usually see Gurudev regularly. One thing, I am beginning to understand the way to becoming a Siddha. Siddha, when I use that term, it does not refer to merely having powers but a state of perfection. …
Nov 05
March 30, 2009
I tend to forget some of my spiritual experiences. Just a lot to recount. Today, while talking with Tejal auntie, I remembered that on Saturday, everytime I closed my eyes, the third eye would open and I could see different parts of different worlds! This happened quite frequently. Well, the next 2 days were difficult. …
Nov 05
March 28, 2009
Entry for March 28, 2009 It has been a long time since I have written on here. Mostly from laziness and the inappropriate habit of spiritual talks with others. One thing I have learnt, that no matter how often and how frequent and how sincere and earnest God or your own desire is to help …
Nov 05
More ideas on meditation
There is a state in meditation when the sounds you hear disappear ! People generally think meditation is concentration or focusing your mind on something. This is one method of yoga but it is a slow process. The mind cannot reach the divine. The soul, which is a ray of the divine can. The soul …
Nov 05
Definitions
Some definitions and Pearls These definitions are from my Gurudev and Dineshbhai bhatt (who is like a Guru to me). 1) Alakh : That which cannot be written. A meaning no and lakh meaning write. The experience of merging in God cannot be described or written about. 2) Niranjan : Spotless. Nir means without and …
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