Learn to see God in all persons, of whatever race or creed. You will know what divine love is when you begin to feel your oneness with every human being, not before. Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “The Law of Success” The only enemy we had was our own personality. We held on to so many …
Category: spirituality
Jun 17
Body
So long as we are immersed in body consciousness, we are like strangers in a foreign country. Our native land is omnipresence. Paramahansa Yogananda—Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda So this is the problem. When we sleep we are not aware of the body. When immersed in a wonderful movie we are not aware of the body. …
Jun 17
When can I see God
He is the nearest of the near, the dearest of the dear. Love Him as miser loves money,as an ardent man loves his sweetheart,as a drowning person loves breath. When you yearn for God with interest,He will come to you… Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda. Where There Is Light… Page-183. Ramkrishna described it the same way …
Jun 17
Witness attitude
My only interest in people is to help them. And as long as breath shall flow in this lungs, so long shall I try to help others and tell them to get away from this motion picture of delusion. Because you are a part of it now, you suffer. You must stand aside and watch …
Jun 17
Private talks Yogananda
Everything is God. This very room and the universe are floating like a motion picture on the screen of my consciousness…. I look at this room and I see nothing but pure Spirit, pure Light, pure Joy… The picture of my body and your bodies and all things in this world are only rays of …
Jun 13
Satsang part 3
There is constant exchange of magnetism between you and your surroundings and people with whom you come in contact. For example, on meeting someone, you may become aware that something is happening to you, you are actually receiving a current from that person. In order to receive another’s magmatism, you must be near him. When …
Jun 12
Satsang part 2
Regarding Arjuna’s query to Krishna, it can be said that people misuse the coercive power of habit to perform evil, while they should use that force only to perform good. Ignorance, lack of watchfulness, want of discretion in selecting right actions, and carelessness in choosing proper friends often entrap a person in a quicksand of …
Jun 12
Satsang
If you have a mind that absorb everything like blotting paper, you must keep that mind free from evil influences. Just as a blotting paper that has become soaked with split oil will no longer absorb water, so must your mind first be saturated with good until it becomes impervious to evil. Be strong in …
Jun 12
What do the enlightened feel
Eternity yawns at me below, above, on the left and on the right, infront and behind, with in and without. With open eyes I behold myself as the little body. With closed eyes I perceive myself as the cosmic centre around which revolves the sphere of eternity, the sphere of bliss, the sphere of omniscient, …
Jun 12
Annapurna stotram
These verses were composed by Shankaracharya Maharaj There is a story that Lord Shankar talked about the illusory nature of the world. Now the word , the world is an illusion is grossly misunderstood. Yes we can say it is an illusion when you no longer have a body. But while you have a body …
Jun 10
Tattva shuddhi
Aum Aim Atma Tatva shodhayami Nama: swaha Aum Hrim Vidhya Tatva shodhyami Nama: swaha Aum Klim Shiva tatva shodhayami Nama: swaha Aum Em Hrim Klim Sarva Tatvam Shodhyami Nama: Swaha These are steps of shuddhi This is not just the sankalpa that Brahmins have you do with water but much more!
Jun 10
Steps to getting rid of worry
Seems easy But is difficult Each time a swarm of worries invades your mind, refuse to be affected; wait calmly, while seeking the remedy. Spray the worries with the powerful chemical of your peace. Paramahansa Yogananda-in a Para-gram Your peace – your self realization as Atman or pure consciousness Refuse to be affected – stand …
Jun 10
Power of a true smile
You Have Power; You Do Not Use It………. “”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” Do you think that you have been completely unsettled by circumstances– ruffled, shattered, whipped, lacking power? Banish such thoughts! You have power; you do not use it. You have all the power you need. There is nothing greater than the power of the mind. Resurrect your …
Jun 09
Be careful of your thoughts – why?
“As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form. The spirit could not create matter as anything different from itself, for it had only itself as the tissue or material with which to build the cosmos. There is essentially nothing …
Jun 09
Wisdom or Gyana
When Wisdom comes, her first lesson is, “There is no such thing as knowledge; there are only apercus of the Infinite Deity.” Sri Aurobindo. Here the word wisdom refers to experiencing God. Everything else including bookish knowledge of God is considered Avidya or ignorance Apercus means entertainment To say this more clearly Once you have …
Jun 07
A sign of greatness!
Generally people think the more popular a person, he must be great. That’s what democracy works on. Popular vote. Not on merit. Just on perceived talent. Now most of the people who have an opinion don’t necessarily evaluate the candidate or care about it So what about in religion? Sadly it is the same thing. …
Jun 07
Gayatri Mantra and photosynthesis
I want to talk about sunlight – the external sun and how its light is used by plants to make food. Without sunlight, there is no plants. Without plans no animals can survive and so eventually all life would perish. So, we are entirely dependent on the sunlight So deep inside the sun, not in …
Jun 07
God – is he everywhere?
He exists in two forms. Simultaneously. The one beyond all creation. The other in the smallest of small atom, proton, quark, lepton , boson. In fact all the energy of boson and the four fundamental forces of life come from him. Thus he is both everywhere and no where and in this world and beyond …
Jun 07
Death
Here Is a description of death. BUT THIS IS THE DESCRIPTION OF DEATH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL PURITY IT DOES NOT APPLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SELFISH OR HAVE DONE BAD DEEDS. PLUS THE COMMITTING SUICIDE FOLLOWS A DIFFERENT COURSE But for those with good deeds not to fear ( good deeds measured by …
Jun 07
Inadequate translation
I did not reveal this for a long time. Many times j have hinted in my blogs about faith. Even in prashnoupanishad, it is said God First created prana and then faith Faith is important everywhere. It is important in business relation, family relations, spouse relations and just in general to run the world In …
Jun 07
Sensitive
We get it all wrong. We are sensitive to things that offend us. But not sensitive to the v feelings of others. Such is a manifestation of ego It is easy to understand. But time and again we fall prey to our ego and get hurt All the world problems right now , the discrimination …
Jun 06
Was Ramana Maharshi a yogi?
Well, he talks about observing where ego or thoughts come from. He gives everyone freely, and discusses ideas But… But , in some dialogue he very clearly talks About yoga. He even talks about kriya yoga This is a clear indication of him talking in terms of yoga The sattvic mind resolves itself into the …
Jun 04
Vegetarian or Non veg
A common debate. Recently someone sent me a video by SadGuru, about his take on Veg versus non veg. For a Yogi, this is no debate. Anything that increases your attachment to a body is not good for meditation Now of course there is no scientific study out there. But a yogi, it does not …
Jun 04
What we lack
God is readily available. What we lack is a strong desire for him Yes. When we have pain inn life, physical challenges, health issues, financial or legal issues, social issues we wonder about the world. But that is not Rankit truly seeking God is it? It is our way of dealing with the problem. And …
Jun 04
The inquiry method
Ramana maharshi talked about the insurer method On surface it looks like it is nit yoga and your contemplating But that is not true. All the thoughts you have in the inquiry method becomes an object and is no longer the source So he talks about who am I? And says find the I Now …
Jun 02
Truth or fact?
fact can be sometimes be harmful… “”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” Truth is always wholesome; fact can sometimes be harmful. However true it may be,a fact that goes against good is only a fact;it is not truth. Never reveal unpleasant facts that cause meaningless suffering to someone else,such as speaking out unnecessarily against the another character. This is often …
May 31
Saints are not heartless
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 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 …
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