You can do nothing with others unless you are able to do it with yourself. You can never give a good advice to anyone unless you are able to give it to yourself first, and to follow it. And if you see a difficulty somewhere, the best way of changing this difficulty is to change …
Category: spirituality
Aug 06
Happiness
So if we trace back the past lives of many famous people or those who are rich or powerful or all together – what would we find ? Many many many life times of pain and suffering. Lives lived in oppression. Hardships. There are a few exceptions. Past lives of Mukesh Ambani. Or Bill Gates. …
Aug 05
Gita
Chapter 7 , verse 8 is a beautiful verse giving different levels of meditation. Yogananda – explained it perfectly रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययो: |प्रणव: सर्ववेदेषु शब्द: खे पौरुषं नृषु || 8|| I am the fluidity in water, O son of Kunti, and the radiance of the sun and the moon. I am the sacred syllable …
Aug 04
Abhimanyu
Who will be able to learn true meditation?This is very nicely depicted in the story of Mahabharata Abhimanyu was given the knowledge of 7 chakra war when he was in his mom womb. The way to victory for the 7th was not given to himWhen he grew older, the war of Mahabharata ensued. His mother …
Aug 01
A professor
A Quantum physicist was asked to teach. He goes to a classroom and surprisingly found students who were still learning how to count ! So what could he teach ? Quantum physics? Or just sing ABCD or nursery rhymes? Sadly the students truly believed that they were studying quantum physics and adamantly refused to learn …
Jul 30
Gita chapter 2 verse 69
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी |यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुने: || 69|| yā niśhā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti sanyamīyasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśhā paśhyato muneḥ yā—which; niśhā—night; sarva-bhūtānām—of all living beings; tasyām—in that; jāgarti—is awake; sanyamī—self-controlled; yasyām—in which; jāgrati—are awake; bhūtāni—creatures; sā—that; niśhā—night; paśhyataḥ—see; muneḥ—sage Meaning is difficult. For the rare soul who …
Jul 30
Why do True Gurus remain hidden?
The world is not ready Yogananda said if all the power was given to a novice his body would burn up instantly. Even if a fraction of the power is given it would be misused. We are all emotional illogical greedy creatures! Thus only a fraction of the power is given only to those who …
Jul 28
Dance of eunuchs
All the religious orators – from a purely spiritual standpoint – are nothing more – from my perspective – than a dance of eunuchs. Unable to give anything. Very few can give a direct perception of God This applies to blogs also. Websites. In order to have a direct perception – spiritual awakening an awakened …
Jul 26
Amazing !
I was watching a video on the what’s app college group. Someone had placed a video in which the “guru” told everyone to smile because they are alive. Being alive is the most precious thing! In contrast Jesus saw everyone as “dead”. He said let the “dead bury the dead” Yogananda explained it as being …
Jul 24
Shiv mahimna
श्मशानेष्वाक्रीडा स्मरहर पिशाचाः सहचराःचिता-भस्मालेपः स्रगपि नृकरोटी-परिकरः।अमङ्गल्यं शीलं तव भवतु नामैवमखिलंतथापि स्मर्तॄणां वरद परमं मङ्गलमसि॥ २४॥ The literal translation is : you roam in cemeteries, your friends are blood sucking pishacha, you smear yourself in ashes of corpses, have a garland of skullsAll you do seems inauspicious but yet just be merely thinking of you all …
Jul 23
Who am I?
Many people are curious about who the author of the blogs is You can find information about the author online. But that is information about the physical realm An enlightened person goes beyond physical realm and is no longer confined by the garb or an establishment. In fact Buddha, Jesus, mahavir, Krishna Ram , neem …
Jul 22
The body
What is amazing – even the most beautiful or handsome body – walks around with a huge burden of karmaMost karma is bad Why bad?Simply because it was not done by selfishness and not from love for GodThe burden of karma – makes people forgetful of their own future. So much insecurity. Fear. So many …
Jul 22
A quiz :)
Here is a nice 15 min link on TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_how_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality/transcript?language=en My question is his conclusion although correct there is a huge flaw in his reasoning ! :) Do you know what it is ? This is why you need a yogi and guru :)
Jul 19
Please don’t get me wrong
When I mention these questions, please don’t follow me or ask me for answers. I don’t have any answers. I am quite illiterate in this matterI raise these questions as they cross my mind so someone who has “knowledge” can tell me thingsThank you friends I don’t look up things on the net, or do …
Jul 19
Truth in Yoga ?
Some of the older yoga books talk about abstinence in both thought and action. Without the abstinence, any progress in Yoga is difficultOften the word virya – ( sperm ) is used Some other books describe a method called vajroli where they talk about pulling up sperm back into spinal cord , converting it into …
Jul 17
Once again chakras
You cannot see it in the body. Try CT, MRI PET scan. Nothing will show it So is it real or just an imagination? If an imagination then the yogi should get the award of masterminding a great con job ! But it is true. However NOT in the way we think. Of course …
Jul 15
Real yoga basics
The real basics can only be learnt from a yogi. What is written in texts and scriptures does not cover any of the basic experiences They jumped a little hastily to super conscience experiences. These experiences are so artfully written that ANYONE can claim they have it, or misguide themselves into believing they have it …
Jul 12
Does God sleep?
I am sorry but I had to ask this very silly question. There are many religions that have daily rituals of waking God up, feeding him, and putting him back to sleep. Such thoughts usually occur when People PlaceGod almost in the same category as human beings with need for food, need for sleep and …
Jul 09
Who is your Guru?
A teacher is not a guru. Not in the spiritual sense. A Guru , in a spiritual sense, may not even say or talk even a full sentence, but in silence, awakens your shakti and may leave Of course that is helpful only for a very advanced soul of the character of mantra maheshwar. …
Jul 08
Where is the progress?
Where is the progress if all you can think and analyze based on what you see in the gross world? Where is the progress if all you can think and understand based on books of spirituality? Where is the progress if all your experiences are restricted to astral world – heavens etcetra There is none …
Jul 07
Honesty
Without honesty spiritual progress is impossible. So what is honesty in the spiritual world. It’s very simple. Be honest with yourself. Ask yourself am I saying this, thinking this, doing this – whatever it is – for God or because I want gain Gain like satisfying my body needs, show off impress …
Jul 06
Biography
Most biographies are very poorly written. Why ? Because the people who write it are clueless about the inner hardship and turmoils of the subject I recently read the biography of yogi Harnath by Makrand Dave. His book could not focus on the life of Harnath but was more focused on him, his own views …
Jul 05
Swarodaya- what is it?
All the texts and internet have given a gross physical meaning – swar refers to the flow of air in nostrils Very partly true. On rare occasions people have asked me the real meaning and I am unable to give them an answer That answer is only available to those who want God. On their …
Jul 01
Are the claims of Yoga true?
Yoga has many claims with many siddhi They are standard and written in many standard texts including Rajyoga a treatise on patanjali Yoga sutra Are they true ? The last great person we heard of doing some of those things was Neem Karoli Baba. There were and are others but they are not in …
Jun 24
China celebrates Yoga
Here is a picture of Yoga modern distorted version The true yogi remains hidden. His yoga is in silence, away from public, advancing beyond maya and its creation – the world ! How can such a yogi be charmed by fame or wealth? The very thought of money or fame causes immense pain to him. …
Jun 22
Blind leading the blind
I was reminded that in religion it is almost like that. Yesterday I saw a video from a professor who was not in the medical field and was extremely disparaging remarks against medical science and bypass CABG. What he said was totally misquoted medical information and a lie. The same thing happens in …
Jun 20
Why do I suffer
This is an universal question that torments the mind. However it takes a special place in the mind of someone who prays or meditates or does good deeds. How can you comfort the mind? How does your logic process it? Do you use theory of karma? Bemoan and accept it as your fate? Or those …
Jun 13
Life
Is it life or a fight A struggle for sure An easy in A difficult out No matter what Maya will win Your body gone Friend family fortune – all fold The more you struggle The louder the laugh ( of Maya ) Wake up my friend Don’t seek the world Not even the desire …
Jun 12
Is meditation harmful or does it have side effects?
Recently there was an article in quartz media about a study published in a less well known normal about side effects of meditation including anxiety, lack of motivation, flash backs, no longer in touch with emotions, sleep changes, hallucinations etc The answer is even in meditation there have emerged many patterns and methods. Also different …
Jun 03
Rajasthan judge makes story of peacock famous
So a judge in Rajasthan made a statement that peacock impregnate peahen with his tears This is a story in Hindu mythology Is there truth to it ? Peacock is the vehicle of kartikeya or skanda the son of shiv. The name of the peacock is paravani Some describe the battle of killing tarakasur is …
Jun 03
Sanyasi
Shankaracharya re established the ten different paths of sanyasi They are Giri puri bharati van ( not vaan but forest ) tirth sagar parvat saraswati ashram and aranya They are partly based on location where that would dwell partly based on their Upanishads and partly based on their secret
Jun 02
All that you know…..
About spirituality and God is merely an understanding, a mental formulation – worth very little So much more to be experienced that all the books in the world together cannot even touch the surface of the depth of deep meditation What more can I say? Will you stop reading and go for the experience? Will …
May 31
Life is a burden
Remember that : life is full of problems. When you think one set of problem is over another series of problems are waiting Some may be minor inconveniences others might be much more So pick your battles with the problems. Be content with dealing with minor problems Does a Yogi have problems? Does an avatar …
May 27
Yoga sutra
Patanjali maharaj wrote in chapter 3 definition of dharana dhayana and samadhi If you read the words and translate word by word from Sanskrit it will not make any sense. So we have been given a watered down version translated by scholars Even saints like vivekananda yogananda translated it but gave the meaning which would …
May 21
BloggingÂ
I do not blog for name or fame or for anyone to follow me I have no needs or wants and I am true “minimalist” in the number of people who should follow or could understand So. Why blog ! If there is one in a million person who seeks to love god , who …
May 21
Walls
Walls with thoughts Emotions and preferences The illusion of life Yet no one sees The life the light The energy the flow That shows the wall The light of the soul The walls from beyond soul Sombar Giri showed me Ever his slave Mixed up Veda Dave knows it all
May 20
What has been written?
DUST. My blogs so far have only been like dust. Nothing has been given. And nothing can be given. These words are nothing but a beautiful pun But yet the dust can lead to something divine. Hence it is called braj / brij. Raj from braj is a beautiful pun with three hidden …
May 14
Awakening of shakti
How many people who openly talk about or write about awakening shakti have the real ability ? ZERO It is a forbidden subject. A disciple can know if the guru is spiritually perfected by hearing things that is not written in any books or Shastra this way Even Vishnutirthji wrote in his prologue “i am …
May 13
Solutions
People look for solutions and divine power on the web That will never exist. Even the techniques are insufficiently written in scriptures or written in oblique ways Those who have it are forbidden in the words of yogananda “by spiritual injunctions ” in revealing it Even if , I repeat , even if you hear …
May 10
A short story. Part 1
There was a shopping mall in a small town known as Vishvalaya. There were shops of all kinds and you could get anything you liked In the far north corner of the mall there was a small cave with a very unassuming appearance and a even smaller store. Everyone knew about the store but …
Apr 28
Shiv swarodaya
Click to access 107133shiva-swarodaya-sanskrit-hindi.pdf The book in Hindi translation is here. It won’t help you. The book is quite cryptic and unless there is extreme proficiency in meditation and a awakened shakti is present with several years of practice , you CANNOT be successful But those who have reached that level don’t need the book. …
Apr 28
Times
Just like there is day night and seasons , the world and world events go through cycles This is true both for individual masses and environmental events. Those born in early part of 1900 witnessed 2 major world wars. The cry and pain of the victims in Europe reached many sensitive people in …
Apr 27
How can I know the future?
Like anything there are definite steps. Service to a guru and he can grant you the gift to see the future Healthy eating of saatvic food can help. But a word of caution – there are many Jain, vaishnava, Swaminarayan who follow the diet but still cannot see the future. Perhaps , if they …
Apr 26
Shambhavi Mudra
There are 3 different types and this Mudra has been kept very secret. Â All that has been written and all web pages that claim to know shambhavi mudras is FALSE. The name is mysterious. The details (one line) are written in one of the Kula shastras. One line is generally enough to explain it all …
Apr 26
Devatma Shakti
Pages of Devatma Shakti 132 is an incredible and perfect description of 3 gunas, ardhendu, naad, shakti and par shiv. This description is better than a generic description given by Paramhansa Yogananda. Â What Yogananda Maharaj wrote was designed to be read by many people, and masses cannot comprehend the stages of samadhi. These things are …
Apr 20
Hologram
A lot of quantum physicists believe the universe is an illusion – michael kaku being one of them Their mistake lies in believing it and using logic to satisfy their intellect. It does not give direct experience that it is a hologram A yogi looks for direct experience and not the intellectual thinking Go …
Apr 18
Karma and meditation
So in various yoga books they mention karma can be burnt with meditation on certain chakra Yogananda mentions the wisdom way in meditation to burn karma So where is that chakra and who knows how to do it ? Is it fantasy? Reality? Speculation? Many gurus will tell you they can do it – …
Apr 10
PlatoÂ
There is a book just published – why are we here ? He has the following story from Plato Plato’s allegory of the cave, where he likens our existence to people trapped in a cave, being forced to look at the shadows of reality from the light cast behind them on a wall. And he …
Apr 06
Try again and again
Banat Banat bana jai These are the famous words by Lahiri Mahashaya. Â Try again repeatedly. Â Someday or sometime it will materialize. Â Meaning your spiritual efforts will give success Yet the time frame is variable. Could be months or years but generally it is several life times I am amazed at the number of Swamiji and …
Apr 02
Spiritual progress
We go and get information from scriptures and books and from the different saints and guru. They share stories , jokes and their incredible logic and millions of people will be impressed and promise themselves ” wow. This is perfect. I will change. I loved it” The problem is very few if any will really …
Bhavin
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