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Sri Aurobindo has stated what was known to all of Sanatan dharma

The whole thing is a Royal drama. God created the universe, hid himself within each atom, then told find me ! This is my version. But instead of finding God within oneself, people look outside. And they can’t find him. Then they debate. Or argue about the presentation or form of God or the right word to call God or his form. Adamantly, if I may say so. And my way is the only right way , they will say. Amazing, isn’t it ?

Instead, look within. Stop the outside chaos from your mind and emotions. Instantly you see the starting point of the chaos. Your own ego and that came from not recognizing God

If you are happy, remember it is a gift from God. It can be taken away

If you are unhappy, it is from your own misdeed Of not making the effort to find yourself. Both situations are a blessing from God.

So why prolong this endless game. For paltry things? Go for the grand Prize. The God within

This is what Aurobindo said

The world is a great game of hide and seek in which the real hides behind the apparent, spirit behind matter. The apparent masquerades as real, the real is seen dimly as if it were an unsubstantial shadow. The grandeur of the visible universe and its laws enslaves men’s imaginations. “This is a mighty machine,” we cry, “but it moves of its own force and needs neither guide nor maker; for its motion is eternal.” Blinded by a half truth we fail to see that, instead of a machine without a maker, there is really only an existence and no machine. The Hindus have many images by which they seek to convey their knowledge of the relation between God and the world, but the idea of the machine does not figure largely among them. It is a spider and his web, a fire with many sparks, a pool of salt water in which every particle is penetrated by the salt. The world is a waking dream, an embodied vision, a mass of knowledge arranged in corporeal appearances expressing so many ideas which are each only a part of one unchanging truth. Everything becomes, nothing is made. Everything is put out from latency, nothing is brought into existence. Only that which was, can be, not that which was not. And that which is, cannot perish; it can only lose itself. All is eternal in the eternal spirit.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays in Philosophy and Yoga, CWSA volume 13, page 64.

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Stillness – it simply another word for Samadhi

This is not the stillness in a stone. A stone is quite still but it achieves nothing. It is a tamsic stillness, Or the stillness of someone who smokes significant pot, or alcohol and goes into stupor.

This still, is the stillness that deep within. It is quite alive and knows the three bodies in varying degrees. This is the stillness where the mind is very still. Of course the body is quite still too

Like we talked in the past, awakening of the shakti is at 5 levels, kriyavati, kaalvati, varna mayi and then vedhamayi. The fifth pratiprasav is an open secret

So when I see people having kriyas – one would wonder is this still the first phase? Is there another form of kirya with stillness? One should remember, not to get overly excited with kriyas but remember that a person in full Samadhi – is completely still, to the extent that both his heart and breathing is stopped. That is the stillness which is exalted

Like usual, there is much more to the stillness which is unsaid.

This is what Aurobindo said

To be capable of silence, stillness, illuminated passivity is to be fit for immortality—amṛtatvāya kalpate. It is to be dhīra, the ideal of our ancient civilisation, which does not mean to be tamasic, inert and a block. The inaction of the tamasic man is a stumbling-block to the energies around him, the inaction of the Yogin creates, preserves and destroys; his action is dynamic with the direct, stupendous driving-power of great natural forces. It is a stillness within often covered by a ripple of talk and activity without,—the ocean with its lively surface of waves. But even as men do not see the reality of God’s workings from the superficial noise of the world and its passing events, for they are hidden beneath that cover, so also shall they fail to understand the action of the Yogin, for he is different within from what he is outside. The strength of noise and activity is, doubtless, great,—did not the walls of Jericho fall by the force of noise? But infinite is the strength of the stillness and the silence, in which great forces prepare for action.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays in Philosophy and Yoga, CWSA volume 13, page 59.

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I like the last line here from Mother

The soul individualises itself and progressively transforms itself into a psychic being. What are the best conditions for its rapid growth?

It would be more correct to say that the soul puts on a progressive individual form which becomes the psychic being. For since the soul is itself a portion of the Supreme, it is immutable and eternal. The psychic being is progressive and immortal.

All the methods of self-knowledge, self-control and self-mastery are good. You have to choose the one that comes to you spontaneously and best corresponds to your nature. And once having chosen the method, you must use your intelligent will to apply it with an unfailing perseverance that does not shrink from any obstacle, any difficulty. It is a long and minute work which must be undertaken with sincerity and continued with an increasing sincerity ever more scrupulous and integral.

The easy paths generally lead nowhere.

The Mother, Some Answers from the Mother, CWM volume 16, pages 246 – 247.

I probably should explain a few things

Psychic being : This is word coined by Aurobindo. It was not needed. The Vedas and Shastras have talked about it too. If you read Kath Upanishad and observe the character of Nachiketa – that is the characteristic of a person truly seeking liberation. It is a more organized architecture of the soul in its journey and the soul is determined for liberation.

In order to achieve the “psychic” – status one has to endure significantly, be willing to give up pleasures of life, endure and be determined. It is a Herculean task and can be quite depressive

Once this level of clarity is achieved, the path is easy. A Guru will come seeking you. You will get a Guru for sure. All your burden is taken up by Shakti and your Guru. Now it is only a matter of time – liberation. The fruits of your painful and hard work is about to bear fruit

Without this , you will get nowhere. Many religions offer paradise – for nothing. Just believe in God and you have a free pass to Heaven! Or accept my God as the greatest and you are assured heaven. Just come to the temple or church. Donate this money. Or say this prayer. Or sprinkle some water. Or go on a pilgrimage. Walk around this temple. This mantra. Or just read. Or debate and learn by v reading.

In these traps, many get caught. They waste many many lives. In fact from my perspective I see more than 99% of the People trapped.

But true progress is fighting against our own personality. Truly wanting God. Trying to meditate. Not giving into temper. Not giving into frustration or desires or seeking money or prestige. It Is not a small feat

But once you can do this – then you will delight. After this without teasing you can understand. You can guide others. Tell them more about the path

But your journey is far from over. There is much more to be achieved. Layers and levels you can’t even imagine. Even your wildest imagination cannot go to those astral realms.

Choice is yours

The wrong path where your ego is enhanced

The right way where your ego is trashed out.

Painful but the only way, my friends

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In the 5th chapter of Devi Mahatmay, there is a story of Sumbha and Nisumbha

They were Demons (Rakshasa) who performed enormous penance to conquer 3 worlds. There penance was on Pushkara, a religious place in India. They performed penance for 10,000 years and were finally given a boon.

Now somehow Sumbha heard the name of Parvati and how beautiful she was. He decided he wanted to marry her. Of course she refused.

First he sent Dumralochana one of his top aides. He went there with an army of 60,000 soldiers. Parvati killed all of them in a trice. Then sent Chanda and munda. Once again, Parvati in the form of Durga killed both of them. Finally he sent Raktabeeja. Now this demon had a boon. From drop of blood that would fall from his body, when it falls on the ground, another demon just like him would appear. So Kali (Durga) killed him by drinking every drop of blood that came from his body, without letting if fall on the ground.

This story, is the story of liberation, giving step by step levels that have to be conquered.

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In the 5th chapter of Devi Mahatmay, there is a story of Sumbha and Nisumbha

They were Demons (Rakshasa) who performed enormous penance to conquer 3 worlds. There penance was on Pushkara, a religious place in India. They performed penance for 10,000 years and were finally given a boon.

Now somehow Sumbha heard the name of Parvati and how beautiful she was. He decided he wanted to marry her. Of course she refused.

First he sent Dumralochana one of his top aides. He went there with an army of 60,000 soldiers. Parvati killed all of them in a trice. Then sent Chanda and munda. Once again, Parvati in the form of Durga killed both of them. Finally he sent Raktabeeja. Now this demon had a boon. From drop of blood that would fall from his body, when it falls on the ground, another demon just like him would appear. So Kali (Durga) killed him by drinking every drop of blood that came from his body, without letting if fall on the ground.

This story, is the story of liberation, giving step by step levels that have to be conquered.

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Politics : definition. Viciousness to others , often mercilessly for personal selfish gain. Usually of power, sex money and spite , vindictiveness

This attitude is present not only in Government but also in corporations, business, work and home

It is psychological manipulation and also manipulation of circumstances for selfish gains , anger and vengeance

This is the state of the world for the last 2-3 thousand years. People are so uncaring, so focused on Selfishness that some don’t even realize the anguish they caused others and if they do realize it they have a perverse happiness in knowing it

What will the end result be. All these people who have been so callous, will have the same significant anguish come back to them several fold.

One should be prepared in life, that there will be a time when you will undergo significant pain, and often times it happens, when you did nothing wrong! This will happen to most people in their life, at least once, if not more. Be prepared, this is life

There is the story of Nambi Narayanan floating around on the internet. Or look at Griner – the US athelete senteced in Russia. Countless examples exist. The maker of Hubble telescope was not given any time to use the Hubble – that time was given to many other astrophysicist in the world

So knowing the nature of the world, be prepared. Also, dont crave the world, it will betray you. When you least expect it. So why not meditate deep. Learn the technique to destroy your karma. Go within. Learn from the Bhajan that give deep yogic secrets.

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A Guru is at a very very high level. Mother used to say there is not much difference between a human consciousness and the consciousness in a strone. I can explain it later, but in general this is based on evolution.

Now a Guru is someone who is in touch with spheres which no human is ever aware of!! Eventually, with the grace of a Guru and shakti, his awareness increases of the other spheres, other worlds, forces of maya etc. The world Is not what it seems is what Yogananda Paramhansa said. That is very true

Now you cannot get there without a Guru. Just can’t. There are many Bhajan extolling the greatness of a Guru. A true disciple will figure this out , realize the immensely high stature of the Guru! He will say I will be a beggar to my Guru in a wonderful Bhajan – And beg him to open those wondrous world

Since the intellect of current people is very limited to this physical world, you simply cannot grasp what I say. It will seem weird

The Guru just can’t give that awakening without proper merit or permission from Shakti Often times they make the disciple wait for at least a year, more likely several decades They do not care for having disciples Only want someone who is sincere

You may think you are sincere, but buried under the weight of so many desires, the Guru knows that the disciple it is simply not ready

It is complex !!

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Everyone has a different concept how God Is and How he is to be worshiped

Brahmananda has a great bhajan on it He was about 200 years ago?

And even those who practice yoga has a different concept. Some say, chanting Aum, others say pranayama, others say sohum, while some has their own fancy concept of mediation

Now the only person so knows the truth of them is one who has walked the path. And those who have walked the path – they are very wise. But they won’t show much. They will be simple. Even what they write in blogs will be very superficial.

However they know the truth. Have the ability to give the truth. But they do it sparingly. The disciple has to be willing to give up his concept. If you stick to your wrong philosophy, wrong map, how can you reach there??

When people ask me a question, they have a concept in their mind. That want to learn Jyoti mudra, or kevali or Kriya yoga. But that Is not the way to go. The Guru Is not there to Dance to your tune. Best is to leave right away You have to be willing to learn. And they may give you only what you can digest. Not more

So remember what you have is only a concept. You have no perception of truth. Those who have perception of truth, the first thing that happens is both nostrils open up. They can see or hear things that you can’t see or hear. Those are very small things but a great step in giving you faith

So work to get rid of your false concepts first

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Birth is when we leave the shell ( body)

Broken is Mayas spell

A ray of light of the divine sun

No more to this world we come

That is birth and that is the day

Thank you friends, a delightful way

Thank you friends you are divine

Our lives within time so intertwined

Your love has left a mark

Sending back a divine spark

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Once a year I say a little

Open my mouth, am so smitten

Hope it helps even so slight

Let the world go into light

The Rubaiyat of Jalal Al-Din Rumi

Select translations into English Verse’ by A.J. Arberry, 1949.

Rumi was a 13th century Sufi

There is a story when Rumi was young boy he was following his father going to another village

A divine person saw This and laughed

He said. A sea is followed by an ocean

Meaning that Rumi has infinite wisdom even as a boy

Here is one of his poem

The heavenly rider passed;

The dust rose in the air;

He sped; but the dust he cast

Yet hangeth there.

Straight forward thy vision be,

And gaze not left or right;

His dust is here, and he

In the Infinite.

Interpretation

Heavenly rider – journey of soul

Dust rose in the air – ignorance or maya that blinds us leading us unsure where we head in life or life goal

He sped – life passes fast

Dust he cast – death eventually

Dust remained – the foolish ways of the world continues

What to do?

He guides

Look straight – the right way to see the world

Not left or right – don’t look for good or evil, pleasure or pain, right or wrong, ( like witness not interacting)

Dust is here – the ignorant ways of the world is here

He in the infinite – the person who no longer interacts – is in infinite. Or god is infinite or Akshar not tainted by maya or ignorance

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King Janak was enlightened. He had learnt from Ashtavakra. Ashtavakra Gita describes the steps he used to take Janak rajah to the highest. Of course the level of Janak Rajah when he met Ashtavakra was like God level already.

So King Janak had arranged a philosophical debate and Rajsuya Yagna for all the scholars. Everyone attended. Yagnavalkya attended too. He told his disciple Samshrava to take all the 1000 cows back to his hermitage. (even before the debate started). Each cow had 10 gm of gold on their horns.

Now Yagnavalkya was a master in Yoga. He had reached all levels. One by one, he defeated everyone who came across. The final debate was between him and Gargi Vachaknavi (Vachaknavi was her fathers name).

So politely asked Yagnvalkya, may I ask you a question sir?

He said, Ask Gargi

She said , what is above the sky and below the earth, and also present between the sky and earth and present in the heavens andwhich is in past, present and future

Without hesitation, he answered

Akash tattva. (now for those you are not yogis, they have no knowledge what Akash is. Generally people call is sky, and in the translation they call it ether. However, it is not ether either, since ether is still space). There is something more subtle than space and space depends on Akash tattva for its existence. In my opinions the translators not being yogis, cannot grasp this.

The next question (and the final question was )

What does Akash tattva depend on?

Now this question remains very difficult to answer. Anything beyond Akash tattva – cannot be understood, seen, touched, or even imagined. So, if Yagnavalkya answers it, there is a problem, because it is beyond any comprehension. If he does not answer it then, he failed the question.

At this point, in his elegant style, he went on to say, what it is

It is Akshar. It is something that is not gross and is not subtle, it is not long not is it short, it is not within and not outside, it is not light not is it darkness, it has no eyes but sees everything, it has no ears but hears everything, it is not darkness, not is it shadow, it holds time in its place, it holds the sun, moon and all planets in its place, etc

Now, with this answer – we realize he described something we can never imagine or grasp and described it perfectly.

Now, although this part is not described. I know this to be true. He took Gargi into a quiet corner and took her to that place. After that, Gargi came out and told everyone present, it is best that all of you bow down to Yagnavalkya and leave in silence. There is no one higher than him.

Now this part is present in Bruhad aranyaka Upanishad, in chapter 3. There are more details, but I gave you the gist.

I am sure you may have more questions about it. I can be reached on twitter @GastroDr if need me

Hope this helps

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Some people often tell me they have had initiation. I dont know what that means.

Initiation is something specific. It gives you the ability to go within. But there is more. Many claim they have been initiated. I know of someone who said he or she was initiated by Yogananda lineage. But right now, there is no one who can initiate in that lineage. There hasn’t been anyone for 50 years.

There are two things

1. An accomplished lineage. The lineage can always be traced back to Shankar bhagwan
2. Someone from the lineage has to be still there. Most of the lineages, when they are made public no longer has someone who can give initiation. Babaji lineage, Vishnutirthji lineage, Dattatreya lineage, etc. Although the lineage is alive, there is no one in public who can give the initiation.

Honestly, after Nityananda Maharaj from Maharashtra, there was no one who could give initiation. Muktananda did give initiation, but he had some more miles to walk.

I know, this may offend some. But the point is to realize that the road is long. Some of those who have to walk further, can give awakening but you will find when you observe their life, that there were issues. Swami Rama had some issues too. Both Muktananda and Swami Rama were great, no doubt. I respect them, love them.

Why do I say such things? I dont know. But the expectations from my Guru was very very high. He emphasized so much , that he would say, when we mentioned about some liberated people, he would say there is more. And it could mean that i did not understand what he said.

Anyway, such is the road. Such is the path. For those who want to know more about me, there is some information on this page. https://drbhavindave.blog/author/drbhavindave/

Hope this helps.

But I am not worth knowing about. Know yourself, go within.

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I make this statement at multiple levels. We can start with the easiest and lowest level. When we are ready we can begin to fathom the deeper level. But at that deeper level, rare people like Shankaracharya Maharaj stay there

So, lets say you are graduating from Law School. And as you are graduating, you have these crowded thoughts of grandiosity and dreams of being like Perry Mason…or some other real life phenomenal attorney. And rolling in wealth. Soon enough as you start looking for a job your dreams are shattered

Or lets say you see someone wonderful. Terrific looks and oh what a wow time dating. You marry the person and soon figure out besides the looks, the person is very superficial, has no substance and unable to contain their vices.

Or you see a nice movie and you idolize the hero or heroine, but the truth of the matter is – that person was. merely acting and their real life personality is intolerable. They have serious anxiety issues and are egotistic and obnoxious

And people go life to life…repeatedly clinging to their version of what life will be or how the people we meet are etc. In this way we lived more in our own factious world rather than seeing how things really are.

Gradually, in time we get disillusioned and learn that it is not our dream that works but it is Gods will. Again and again, the soul falls and finally it gives up imagining things. Merely observes, making effort not to fall prey to the lies our mind tells us

Now in order to go ahead in our spiritual journey, we have to go within. Going within, first we must learn to find something within. Unfortunately, the mind that so artistically created outside lies (of future and wonderful spouse) also creates lies about making spiritual progress. You read that in mediation you hear music. And people will lie to themselves and others that they hear the music. And when you cling to those lies, how can you hear the real music? You are not ready or worthy

So, a guru is someone who awakens something within you so your journey is easier. They take this very seriously. It is not given randomly and often time people have to wait for months or years before a Guru will give such awakening. Why? this awakening is very precious. Divine. Not easily given. All the money of Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos together, cannot compare to the awakening within. They can give every penny up and still a Guru is unmoved and unwilling to give any awakening.

That is the kind of Guru you should seek. Sometimes, people read my blog, and want an awakening. I am not a Guru. My apologies. This Guru business is dangerous and precious. No one should want to be a Guru either. No one should want to teach or propagate. Having said that, you may wonder why do I write these things. In many ways, I write in protest of the current Gurus who have made business out of this, have nothing to give, and become millionaires or more. When you follow them, and follow them blindly, there are consequences. Dire consequences. For future lives.

I have no problems meeting anyone. I met someone who wanted to go on the spiritual path in Denmark. I say things correct them but instead of seeing the wisdom, blinded by their own perception (the wrong dreams we create), they are not able to see the impact and help they got

It would be nice to find someone sincere. Often times I go meet my classmates at gatherings (I am going to London in September to meet some of them), but I find no one having a true spiritual interest. Oh well !

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In one of the group chat someone posted this

Very interesting.

Now note this 🌟

I was in iskcon Houston TX usa few years back and pujari asks me what I do.

So I told him heart surgery bypass operation heart valve surgery etc. He says we are going against Krishna… Pujari says Krishna wanted the patient to suffer and we doctors are reversing Krishna actions. So I told him newborn child with heart hole did not do bad karma so pujari says that Krishna is punishing the parents or maybe child previous birth karma. Basically heart surgeon is preventing the punishment by Krishna. 💥So I did namaste and jumped in my car and pushed off.

My reply

How strange!

My views – not intending to offend anyone

1. God / krishna is love. To say Krishna wants to punish seems strange
2. Karma is dharma or eternal law. You will face consequences of action. Krishna has no active role in it. ( remember in the war, he did not take sides, promised he won’t lift a single weapon)
3. To speculate what someone did and go in that debate is a fantasy story we tell ourselves.
4. Since the world is a play of the machinery of karma – our goal is to be witness – stith Pragna observe but not speculate judge or condemn anyone
5. Go within and immerse in the immense joy within you – rather than look outward to the world

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So what is reversal of consciousness?

One of the most ridiculous thing that we do is – we identify ourself as body end thoughts and intelligence and try to look within to see our soul!

Amazingly Wrong! You are the soul and you should be identified as soul and looking outside see the body and say – oh strange outfit or clothes ( clothes meaning the body ) I have as a covering

This is known as reversal of consciousness

So this is the conversation

Someone asked Mother ( Aurobindo )

How long does it take for reversal of consciousness?

She replied

Yes, but a revolution can occur in half a second; it can also take years, even centuries, and even many lives. It can be done in a second.

One can do it. Precisely, when one has this inner reversal of consciousness, in one second everything, everything changes… precisely this bewilderment of being able to think that what one is, what one considers as oneself is not true, and that what is the truth of one’s being is something one doesn’t know. You see, this should have been the normal reaction, the one she had, of saying, “But then what is myself? If what I feel as myself is an illusory formation and not the truth of my being, then what is myself?” For that she doesn’t know. And so when one asks the question like that…

There is a moment—because it is a question which becomes more and more intense and more and more acute—when you have even the feeling, precisely, that things are strange, that is, they are not real; a moment comes when this sensation that you have of yourself, of being yourself, becomes strange, a kind of sense of unreality. And the question continues coming up: “But then, what is myself?” Well, there is a moment when it comes up with so much concentration and such intensity that with this intensity of concentration suddenly there occurs a reversal, and then, instead of being on this side you are on that side, and when you are on that side everything is very simple; you understand, you know, you are, you live, and then you see clearly the unreality of the rest, and this is enough.

You see, one may have to wait for days, months, years, centuries, lives, before this moment comes. But if one intensifies his aspiration, there is a moment when the pressure is so great and the intensity of the question so strong that something turns over in the consciousness, and then this is absolutely what one feels: instead of being here one is there, instead of seeing from outside and seeking to see within, one is inside; and the minute one is within, absolutely everything changes, completely, and all that seemed to him true, natural, normal, real, tangible, all that, immediately,—yes, it seems to him very grotesque, very queer, very unreal, quite absurd; but one has touched something which is supremely true and eternally beautiful, and this one never loses again.

Once the reversal has taken place, you can glide into an external consciousness, not lose the ordinary contact with the things of life, but that remains and it never moves. You may, in your dealings with others, fall back a little into their ignorance and blindness, but there is always something there, living, standing up within, which does not move any more, until it manages to penetrate everything, to the point where it is over, where the blindness disappears for ever. And this is an absolutely tangible experience, something more concrete than the most concrete object, more concrete than a blow on your head, something more real than anything whatever.

This is why I always say… when people ask me how one may know whether he is in contact with his psychic being or how one may know whether he has found the Divine, well, it makes me laugh; for when it happens to you it is over, you can no longer ask any questions, it is done; you do not ask how it happens, it is done.

The Mother, Questions and Answers 1955, CWM volume 7, pages 192 – 194.

Now mind you , this reversal of consciousness is the beginning. But the first firm step. After that decades of work is left. More. But a great step

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There is a story of Paramhansa Yogananda.

Someone who came to meet Yogananda claimed to have perfection and claimed extra ordinary powers too. Paramhansa silently listened. The man went on and on. Finally, Yogananda said, lets put the powers to test. lets both see the living room of the neighbor looks like and what is happening there right now. The visitor bragged a bunch of lies and Paramhansa quietly described the living room in great detail.

Another incident. Vivekananda was giving a talk (I believe it was Vivekananda not Paramhansa Yogananda). Suddenly, in the middle of the talk, he challenged the audience to ask him anything they wanted to know. The city was unknown to Vivekananda. Someone asked Vivekananda if he could describe the city a few blocks away. Vivekananda asked, do you want me to describe that area above the ground or below the ground. He then went to describe what was above the ground what they would find if they dug under it too. They verified it.

Now we all know the story of how Babaji created a real palace in the thin air, true to touch and smell, sight and sound and taste.

There are many more higher stories. One of the greatest stories is that of Lazarus. How Jesus brought his decomposed body back to life.

These are various levels that slowly reveals themselves as we progress. First 2 incidences are high. But yet…there is much more.

I am amazed by the internet. Amazed by the number of people proclaiming spiritual excellence. Amazed at the number of people who throng to be with them.

So my friends sit down. Relax. Examine yourself. Examine your own motives. Examine your sincerity. Are you willing to persevere? Will you be able to endure the trials of life with a smile? Are you able to really learn from your Guru? Remain faithful to his wisdom?

Vivekananda had one of the highest Guru of all times. Ramkrishna. After Ramkrishna left, in his early years, Vivekananda spend days after days, merely sitting in meditation. On his journey, he met Paavahari Baba (I have written about him in another blog). Paav Ahari. Means one who lives on air (only eats air). Vivekananda learnt many pearls from him. Paav ahari was not easy. Vivekananda would ask him questions and instead of replying, he would make light of it…and turn him away. Then a few days later when Vivekananda visited him again, he would give the answer in casual conversation. Vivekananda said, must you hide yourself?

He laughed, lest the. World starts the tradition of the clan of nose cutting saints. Vivekananda asked him if he could teach him Hatha yoga. He said yes. That night as Vivekananda was drifting to sleep, he saw his Guru Ramkrishna sitting at the edge of the bed with a sad face. He did not say anything. This happened 3 days in a row. Vivekananda got the message and gave up learning about Hath Yoga. He had received Raj Yoga. He did not need another Guru.

What is my point? Everytime you think you have reached a level, there is a higher level for you. First my friends start. Learn to go within. See if you can tell your mind to stop desiring and the mind should stop desiring, like a tame dog. Tell your mind not to worry and it should stop worrying.

This is a wondrous journey. But try. Try again. Work hard. At some point, the Divine mother will shower her grace. What choice does she have?

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Before I got covid, someone asked me about more information about Sohum kriya. What I will write is more what Yogananda taught in his letters to those who wanted to become disciples.

Many webpages are out there which will descibe it in a more elaborate manner but this does not mean it is meaningful

Gurudev taught this too but…that is a matter only his disciples can tell more.

The general premise is as follows

As we breath in there is a certain sound produced -so

and as we exhale, another sound is produced – hum

The disciple is told to listen to the sound produced by the breath. This sound is produced 21,600 times in a day. All that is to be done is to meditate on this sound. The sound is spontaneous and natural.

Now, having said all this, I believe there is a deeper secret to it. A secret that only your Guru can reveal to you. Moreover, any person who decides to follow the sohum kirya without a Guru will quickly realize that they fall asleep or their mind wanders. The so called wonderous results of Sohum kriya will remain a goal far far away or people may get imaginary success.

For this to be successful, a Guru is needed. He has to awaken your shakti. The shakti has to be awakend at a fairly high level (there are 9 levels which i have described in other blogs). The disciple has to be very sharp, his mind very stable and not having flight of ideas.

I have written what I know accurately. However, what I meant is NOT what you will understand. Why? because we are talking 2 different languages. What is 1 plus 1 ? A few people will say 2. Some will say 11 if we put them side by side. But the answer is 10. I was asking 1 plus 1 in binary language. Thus,what I have said, so many times , in my blog is NOT what people understand. I know that. It makes me sad. Why is there the difference in the language? I am interested in Yoga. I am not interested in any part of the material physical world. An average reader can only think of the material world that they see. And they will remain there.

The way out is simple. Stop thinking in terms of the material world Give up your love for the material world. Then in time you will understand that there is a deeper truth to this material world you are so enamored with. And with that you will have a thirst for finding a Guru who can give you that deeper expereince. A point will come where you will cry for a Guru. You will quickly realize you cannot go far ahead on your own. And all the so called Gurus out there are all worthless. The inner beautiful world is so close but without a Guru taking you there, you cannot see the marvels within.

Those marvels will enthrall you. Absorb you. Soon you will not like this world. You will not like doing anything in this world. You would rather spend time, with eyes closed, lying in bed or sitting meditation rather than do anything or talk with anyone. With those closed eyes, you will finally bcome the most active person in the world.

Often times, there are typing mistakes. I regert them and I know those mistakes have given the wrong impression. My apologies

What I wrote in the last 3 paragraphs – much of it is a copy from Mahayoga Vigyan. I draw these distinctions so people are not under the wrong illusion that I have any spiritual progress. I am not here to collect money from anyone and not here for any fame. My purpose of writing it, is mostly for my kids. I hope that with the information here and in my other journals they will have enough ability to recognize a true Guru from a fake one.

So , back to the question of Sohum kirya. Yes it is wonderful. Beyond wonderful. It is the path and method. It requires deep concentration, a Guru who awakens the path for you, awakens your shakti and constant practice.

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To make your life 100X better,

Do these things:

• Travel a lot
• Wake up early
• Sleep 7 hours
• Read the Upanishads
• Learn a new skill
• Lift weights 3 times a week
• Read 1-2 books every month

My reply

Or meditate properly

It is a new skill

It is what the Upanishads said – the end

result of Upanishads

It is the best travel – to your divine self

It Is true waking up

It is like reading all that you need to know

It lifts the karmic weight we bear

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A Guru is only interested in your spiritual progress

If you think you do Not need a physical Guru it means you really don’t know what awakening is

Without a Guru, it means whatever awakening you have it is imaginary

Guru Is there. It is up to you accept the Guru. He cannot say or influence you in your decision He May leave clues. The final choice is yours

Once you have a Guru that is an unbreakable bond Unless you relinquish your Guru for wherever reasons

That Guru will be there till you get liberated

That’s why a Guru is very selective in accepting a disciple. He only wants those who are sincere

In Kaliyug this number is very limited

Guru will test you. The tests will be difficult.

Kaliyug it is difficult to find or recognize a Guru. There are many fakes

Read my blogs to see signs of a True Guru

Only a true Guru can know another by going to Kutastha

Those who have reached very high level are at Nishpatti. They help indirectly through someone else in the siddha avastha

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The world is an illusion. It is a lie. Perhaps the Bible calls the happiness in this world Lucifer. It promises good but never delivers happiness

Such is the trap. We are constantly deceived by the world. Every day we think after this challenge life will be better. However that is not the case

A different challenge is already knocking on your door. Life is a constant battle. But armed with the skill of Yoga, you can sail through the problems. Remember that happiness is very fleeting in this world. Don’t get sucked in !

How many ways can any person tell you? This is a trap. If you believe in rebirth, your next birth could be in the slums! All the money you have, sitting in a bank never used to help the poor. Add God says, you did not understand the pain of others? Perhaps a few lives in poverty might help you!

So the cycle continues. Karma will bite you A person in power – like senators – have many consequences if their action. The downstream effect will affect them in their future lives. Decision which creates pain And suffering from global warming- where and who will pay for those karma ? Billions of people affected

Foolish is the mad rush for things in this world when you marry, you will face the anguish from your spouse. Sometimes routinely. You may have kids but who knows what their behavior will be. Everything is likely to cause pain.

So reality is – who is smart? The smart person is he Or she knows this and is alert to it. They avoid it. Knowing that this is effervescent, they seek the permanent happiness of mediation

Any takers? Ready to meditate?

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Lahiri Mahasaya described everything in relation to Kutastha. Every paragraph of Manu smruti, upanishads, vedas all relate to the Kutastha. He constantly talked about being established in Kutastha

Vishnutirthji Maharaj – who has showered innnumerable grace and blessings – described Kutastha – Kuta meaning pile of prana and stha meaning established.

Gorakshnatha went a little more and described layers within Kutastha.

So the entire process of awakening and Yoga is related to Kutastha. It goes by other names too. Since the other names are specific to each lineage, I will not describe the names from all the different lineages

In my lineage, which is all encompassing, all aspects of all lineages are covered, Gurudev would change name based on the level of the disciple.

Where is this located? Above the Agna chakra. This still remains somewhat ambiguous since there are a few levels between Agna chakra and Sahastrar. This place is the source of various Siddhis which appear automatically and effortlessly. No book can describe all the glory or merit of Kutastha.

Every lineage has a different secret which they use to merge into Kutastha. This trick or secret has been written all over and everyone knows them. Then how can it be a secret. It is a secret since people only the the words but how the word is implemented in Yoga is totally unknown. For that it takes years of practice, patience, increasing purity and the loving Krupa of your Guru. It is at this level, Ramkrishna Paramhansa said all paths are the same. He tried the secret from a variety of different religions and in less than a minute reached Kutastha. So the difference in religions is a trivial matter.

A Guru is someone who is fully cognizant of this chakra.

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1 He has made everything beautiful in its time.(G) He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom(H) what God has done from beginning to end.(I)

The translation has a few versions

In KJ instead of yet they use so that

Also they use world instead of eternity

I find this eternity and yet better

Everyone has their own interpretation

The world and the universe have a beginning and end. Hence it is restricted by time. Human life is restricted by Time

God being eternal is not restricted by time

So the creation of God , even though restricted by time is beautiful. Yet we cannot see the perfection and see many faults in this world !

So God put in eternity in our heart. Meaning he came and stayed in our heart. Yet, no one can fathom this – meaning inspite of God in our heart, we do not know the beginning or end –

God is the beginning of the universe and the end of the universe

Quite simple but my interpretation

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I am writing some of the highest bhajan (religious songs) ever written. The records of these songs are going away. I have written first in English alphabet and then in Gujarati.

I will sing the song and publish it on my podcast

These Bhajans sound wonderful and they have the deepest secrets of Yoga and meditation. I have written them in the earnest prayer that the reader may read them and try to understand the wonderful secret of meditation. Of course, since it is written with puzzle. An earnest reader seeking the truth should ask their Guru the deep meaning. Only a true Guru can explain it with the Yoga secret in it.

Best wishes!

Man pavan tari surta ni vritti o,

Geri Gagan gadh laavo

Koi amar pur aavo

Koi amar pur aavo

Matvadi loko ae marag paadya

badhi duniya boli

A fasiya jug ma. pandit ghana che

Kaag bazar in toli

Koi amar aavo

Vvandha paadi ne vane vane verya

ek na anek kari jaanya

pan ekda ni vaato koi jaane ujagrat

Maharas muniva maane

Adhar niradhar desh hamara

prem ki jyoti prakashi

behad na bangle betha nurijan

Vohe sanyasa sacha mere santo

Koi amar pur aavo

Koi Amar pur aavo

Sanskari hata ane sad guru maliya

Lay utarya bhav para

Bharati Revane guru Manhar maliya

Seva Ka Kaam hamara santo

Koi amar pur aavo

મન પવન ને તારી સુરતા ની વૃત્તિ ઓ

ઘેરી ગગન ગઢ લાવો રે સંતો

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

મતવાદી લોકો એ મારગ પાડયા

બધી દુનિયાને ભોળવી

આ ફાસિયા જગ માં પંડિત ઘણા છે

કાગ બજાર ની ટોળી

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

વાંધા પાડીને વને વને વેર્યા

એક ના અનેક કરી જાણ્યા

પણ એકડાની વાતો કોઈ જાણે ઉજાગ્રત

મહા રસ મમ મુનિવર માને

અધર નિરાધાર દેશ હમારા

પ્રેમ કી જ્યોતિ પ્રકાશી રે

બેહદ ના બંગલે બેઠા નુરીજન

વોહે સન્યાસી સાચા મેરે સંતો

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

સંસ્કારી હતા ને સદગુરુ maliya

લઈ ઉતર્યા ભવપરા

ભરતી રેવાને ગુરુ મનહર માળિયા

સેવા કા કામ હમારા ઓહ સંતો

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

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I am writing some of the highest bhajan (religious songs) ever written. The records of these songs are going away. I have written first in English alphabet and then in Gujarati.

I will sing the song and publish it on my podcast

These Bhajans sound wonderful and they have the deepest secrets of Yoga and meditation. I have written them in the earnest prayer that the reader may read them and try to understand the wonderful secret of meditation. Of course, since it is written with puzzle. An earnest reader seeking the truth should ask their Guru the deep meaning. Only a true Guru can explain it with the Yoga secret in it.

Best wishes!

Man pavan tari surta ni vritti o,

Geri Gagan gadh laavo

Koi amar pur aavo

Koi amar pur aavo

Matvadi loko ae marag paadya

badhi duniya boli

A fasiya jug ma. pandit ghana che

Kaag bazar in toli

Koi amar aavo

Vvandha paadi ne vane vane verya

ek na anek kari jaanya

pan ekda ni vaato koi jaane ujagrat

Maharas muniva maane

Adhar niradhar desh hamara

prem ki jyoti prakashi

behad na bangle betha nurijan

Vohe sanyasa sacha mere santo

Koi amar pur aavo

Koi Amar pur aavo

Sanskari hata ane sad guru maliya

Lay utarya bhav para

Bharati Revane guru Manhar maliya

Seva Ka Kaam hamara santo

Koi amar pur aavo

મન પવન ને તારી સુરતા ની વૃત્તિ ઓ

ઘેરી ગગન ગઢ લાવો રે સંતો

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

મતવાદી લોકો એ મારગ પાડયા

બધી દુનિયાને ભોળવી

આ ફાસિયા જગ માં પંડિત ઘણા છે

કાગ બજાર ની ટોળી

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

વાંધા પાડીને વને વને વેર્યા

એક ના અનેક કરી જાણ્યા

પણ એકડાની વાતો કોઈ જાણે ઉજાગ્રત

મહા રસ મમ મુનિવર માને

અધર નિરાધાર દેશ હમારા

પ્રેમ કી જ્યોતિ પ્રકાશી રે

બેહદ ના બંગલે બેઠા નુરીજન

વોહે સન્યાસી સાચા મેરે સંતો

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

સંસ્કારી હતા ને સદગુરુ maliya

લઈ ઉતર્યા ભવપરા

ભરતી રેવાને ગુરુ મનહર માળિયા

સેવા કા કામ હમારા ઓહ સંતો

કોઈ અમર પુર આવો ઓહ સંતો કોઈ અમર પુર આવો

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Well, I have a few readers. Not many. I do not know why anyone would be interested in my blogs. Anyway, amongst the many readers, one person Mr A asked me to write part 2. A few asked me privately.

In general many truths are not revealed publicly. Does anyone put on their blog what their income is and their bank balance? The spiritual wealth of a person is far more precious. So those with all the spiritual wealth, the great Yogis (not me) do not reveal their wealth. I do not have much to offer. Maybe a few words here and there. But it does not amount to much

I have heard of a few great great great people. They are the people who talk with and mingle with immortal people. Now mind you, they could be stories. This is where the path bifurcates.

There are the logical scientists who firmly believe in science and assert with confidence that the body cannot be made immortal (well to live thousands of years). Their logic is irrefutable. Those who follow this philosophy, will rationalize all the stories in Hinduism and Christianity. Moses did not get the red sea to part and Krishna was just a very smart individual who gave incredible advise.

Then there are who believe some of those stories blindly. They do believe that there are people who lived thousands of years such as Mirdad, Babaji etc and that Moses did part the red sea and Krishna had incredible powers.

Where do you fall? What can I say? Shastras declare the Atman is a wonder. It is Amazing. It is amazement. She is love. She is splendor. He cannot be described. He is the alpha and the omega. He is the power within the power, and the light within the light of the suns and stars.

As you noticed, I called the Atman, It, she and He. What can be said?

The vedas declare

Pragnanan Brahma

Aham Brahmasmi

Tattvamasi

Ayam Atma brahma.

The four vedas could not decide. One veda refers to God as he, the other as jyoti or she and third made God gender neutral. The fourth did not give a gender. I learnt this from Dinesh uncle

So, there are those who have touched that wonder. And those who have touched it – were the great people like Moses. With one word, they parted the red sea. Mountains shattered with their thought and the the Kaba followed the feet of such great saints (I have heard this story). There are many stories of people like this. One thing is certain, these great souls, remained humble, in raptures, did not seek an audienece, did not give public speeches and silently helped those around them. They had no money except the money of being with God.

Someone asked me what do I think of a certain Guru. What can I say? I am not the right person to ask. My path is different. I respect a Guru who

1. Does not seek money and has very little money
2. A poor disciple is the same as a wealthy disciple
3. Shankar bhagwan does not awaken shakti in return for money. What kind of a Guru sells Shakti?
4. A Guru who is freely available and an appointment is not needed to see him
5. He does not accept a disciple readily. The disciple must show merit before he receives awakening. Maha Shakti resides in those who seek purity. Surely you dont think she will be awake in a rapist, womanizer, murderer, sadist, or someone only interested in the world , money, sex and fame

My intestines go into turmoil when I see what happens in this world. The expensive temples and cathedrals and the places of worships built ? What kind of God is impressed by display of wealth? If that is what impresses God, i have no need for that God. And what kind of fool is impressed by an expensive temple? Instead, find the God in a poor starving person and feed him.

I have read about the wealth of so many different Gurus.

2022 – Top 10 Spiritual Gurus in India – Richest guru in india

There is a competition on it. It is in millions upon millions of dollars. Some of them rival the money Bollywood actors and actresses have. People ask me if they have Brahmagyan? How do I know? But one should use logical discriminatory intelligence and make a decision.

Be clear in what you want. Do you really want to find God, get rid of the cruelty, hardships, and this unloving world, and find comfort the loving arms of Shakti? Make your choice. But asking me is of no value.

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The best book ever written is Yoga Vasistha Maharamayan. It has many stories. It is a tale of 2 days of the life of Rama Bhagwan. He was summoned to the Kings court but refused to come. Then the Royal Guru Vasistha sent a message summoning him. One thing a disciple would never do is disrespect his Guru. So he came to the court. AT that time Vasistha Maharaj asked him, what is happening why are you sad?

And Ram bhagwan described his lack of interest in life and everything. Finally Vasistha started to speak – gave him a lecture for 2.5 days. Yoga vasistha maharamayan is about it. Just 2 days.

So in that book Vasistha Maharaj talks about God and the vastness of God. He talks about a fruit on a branch of the tree. That fruit is the universe we live in. Maybe we are a drop in the fruit. So on that tree branch, there are thousands of such fruits. That tree has a thousand branches like this. That tree is is in a forrest. That forrest has thousands of such trees. The forrest is on a part of a mountain. That mountain has thousands of such forrests. On that planet, (different from the fruit) there are thousands of such mountains. This continues on and on..(i dont remember).

And then Vasistha Maharaj, describes his greatness. He knows all of those countless universes!

Now that is what I call a Guru.

How can i have any respect for a person claiming to be a Guru, who is stuck on making changes to the world and discussing the world? Just Go within. Ask a Guru, how can I go within? Isnt it foolish to ask about things about this world

Part two of this to follow…if anyone is interested

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The best book ever written is Yoga Vasistha Maharamayan. It has many stories. It is a tale of 2 days of the life of Rama Bhagwan. He was summoned to the Kings court but refused to come. Then the Royal Guru Vasistha sent a message summoning him. One thing a disciple would never do is disrespect his Guru. So he came to the court. AT that time Vasistha Maharaj asked him, what is happening why are you sad?

And Ram bhagwan described his lack of interest in life and everything. Finally Vasistha started to speak – gave him a lecture for 2.5 days. Yoga vasistha maharamayan is about it. Just 2 days.

So in that book Vasistha Maharaj talks about God and the vastness of God. He talks about a fruit on a branch of the tree. That fruit is the universe we live in. Maybe we are a drop in the fruit. So on that tree branch, there are thousands of such fruits. That tree has a thousand branches like this. That tree is is in a forrest. That forrest has thousands of such trees. The forrest is on a part of a mountain. That mountain has thousands of such forrests. On that planet, (different from the fruit) there are thousands of such mountains. This continues on and on..(i dont remember).

And then Vasistha Maharaj, describes his greatness. He knows all of those countless universes!

Now that is what I call a Guru.

How can i have any respect for a person claiming to be a Guru, who is stuck on making changes to the world and discussing the world? Just Go within. Ask a Guru, how can I go within? Isnt it foolish to ask about things about this world

Part two of this to follow…if anyone is interested

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1. He does not seek any disciples
2. He has a very limited number of disciples. Some Gurus may have only one disciple. Gangadhartirthji Maharaj -was perfected. He had all Siddhis. He had only one disciple. Gangadhartirtji was 90 years old when he found someone worthy. He did not disclose or reveal any of his powers. At 90 in resent of a worthy disciple,he left his body entered in the body of a dead sparrow, flew away and then came back, left the sparrow and reentered his own body. This display did not hurt anyone…not did it give anyone unfair advantage. He asked forgiveness from Shakti for even displaying this power. Isnt this wonderful?
3. Many people ask me is there a true Guru out there. The answer is no. I dont think there is one..I should have said NO. For me, though, the criteria for a Guru is very high. Someone who wastes. his time how the world should behave or how to solve the problems is a fool indeed. Like Aurobindo said, dont waste your breath trying to correct anyone. If you are awakened, just correct them in your meditation. Matter solved.
4. I am weird this way. It is best people dont read my blog. There are many other blogs that deal with worldly matters and can show you the worldly way of things. I am more interested in Yoga and the Yoga method of things. Not the asana or exercise but the meditation aspect
5. Only those who have no awakening keep looking outside and searching the web. Yet from frequent reading their own mind will play tricks and they believe there is awakening. It is essentially ego wanting to feel important. Thats why experiences were kept a secret. So a magnified ego does not invent experiences

This is must me. I do not mean respect to anyone seeking wisdom from anyone else they have esteem for. It is just not me

I cant emphasize enough, those web page is not meant for everyone or even anyone. Wasting your time on the internet or someone external is an error -if you have awakening

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1. Good times dont last. Dont be egotistic. Your wrong actions during Good actions WILL HAUNT you later. There is no exception
2. Bad times dont last. They are there to teach you a lesson. Learn from it. Change yourself. Be humble. Become more comitted to God. Purify yourself. Get rid of ego. Get rid of desires. It is the desire for a certain result that causes the pain
3. Life is a mixture of good and bad times.
4. As much as I dont want to believe in Astrology, there seems to be some truth to it
5. Most people are not interested in God.
6. Those who pretend to be interested in God, want to fit God into their own imaginary creation. This imaginary creation comes from false understanding of scriptures and listening to false Gurus
7. Others want something in return for praying to God. That is not love, that is begging.
8. The false statements you hear have a strong lingering effect. Hence, stick only to the original scriptures and the interpretations given ONLY BY A BRAHMAGYANI.
9. A brahma gyani does not advertise. He hides.
10. A brahma gyani is like an Aaya. This is what Ramkrishna said. An aaya , is like a baby sitter. She shows love and affection to the baby but her true heart is with her own child. Similarl a brahma gyani true heart is God not the world
11. The only books I recommend in the present times are
12. Muktashastra
13. Yogamrut
14. the holy science
15. Devatma shakti
16. Saundarya Lahiri
17. Tantrasaar
18. Divine Romance
19. God talks with Arjuna
20. Gyaneshwari Gita
21. Mahayoga Vigyan
22. Only a Guru can truly understand them.
23. What they wrote is a glimpse of the technique and experiences. There is a lot more to it after that
24. Having faith means there should be no worry or fear. If there is fear or worry, faith is not fully developed
25. Any sadness means you have separated from God
26. Regret is different than Repent
27. You must meditate daily…at least one two or three Ghadis. Without fail
28. The luckiest person is he, who gets to do Satsang. with a Brahmagyani The rich are the most unlucky. They never get to appreciate a Brahma gyani
29. Sanatan Dharma is very cryptic. Very cryptic at many many levels. This makes it very beautiful. Few can ever understand it.
30. The highest one can get is to have a True Guru and your personal genuine desire to escape
31. At any cost, discover your true self. Hardships in life are worth it…(provided you are willing to learn from it)
32. You are the divine, the King the ruler. Why go about begging? Wake up…discover your true self
33. Yoga is the only way. Yoga darshan by Patanjali gives the method.
34. What Patanjali wrote is not what you think

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Now this blog is not specifically about Will Smith however, it is sometimes easier to relate to others.

Recently Will Smith had an emotional outburst at the Academy award and slapped Chris Rock. Granted that the joke was tasteless nevertheless, I guess thats how show business works. Later he was banned for a few years and inspite of his apology, he is now emotionally damaged. I am sure he has mixed emotions. Anger, frustrations,regret, and he seeks a solution. He wants peace.

Will Smith is quite popular and with money, he is quite influential. Yet, he has an emotional trauma which is not easily resolved. Yes, he can see a psychiatrist, get the most famous religious people (I hear he is friends with Gaiea who gives lessons) and he is now in India trying to find comfort. Maybe Julia Roberts told him to got Neem Karoli Baba.

So we all have had things which we have immense regret. Wish I had not done that or said that. All we can do now is have regret.

So, what is the solution? This is where the Vedas come up with an enormous roar! And with the roar it says – Wake up from your dream, realize you are the divine, the Atman, You are that, or Aham Brahmasmi. And with that comes an enormous joy and in that joy, you forget this world !. The problems gets solved in a time sorter than it takes for the morning dew to evaporate

There in lies the problem. I have given the solution. Will Smith obviously has good karma. He got money, fame , prestige. Yet so unhappy. And inspite of all that he is not as lucky as a man with little money but who has a Guru!. Indeed a Guru is so rare, for in his company you wake up and all these problems end for ever. Sadly none of those people he has heard off can offer anything. Reading from books do not give experience. Merely repeating to yourself, does not give you that experience.

To find a true Guru, requires a lot of very very good Karma.

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Awakening of Shakti is something rare. Very rare. Everyone believes they have an awakening but the reality maybe different.

The highest awakening is Vedha diksha. It is the highest. This may or may not happen in Kali yug. In this awakening, the disciple only meets Guru once and it is all done. I know I said this is rare and may or may not happen in Kali Yug, but I know of one great Saint who had this. His Bhajan are of extra ordinary caliber and describes the process in great detail.

There are other forms of diksha or awakening. However, Shivohum tirthji maharaj said, that at present no one even qualifies for the lowest form of Diksha. Yet a certain level of awakening is given. This form of awakening leads to liberation in several births.

So what is the kind of disciple that gets the Vedha Diksha? We can go back in history and look at the disciples from the past? Take the example of Harischandra. How much did he endure? Those are the qualities a disciple needs, before the Guru declares himself as a Guru. So the rules for getting an awakening are very stringent. Thats why in Kaliyuga we see a lot of fakes. Hardly anyone hast that kind of dedication. So why would a true Guru even declare himself. People want to publicize themselves and disciples want to be recognized

That is exactly opposite to what Shakti wants. She does not want to be exposed or widely known. She remains hidden and her ways ever so mysterious.

In short a disciple must have extremely high values, someone who returns a bad deed with love and good deeds, not interested in being known and finds that his every breath is a failure since he does not have God. He recognizes his Guru and will sacrifice his life for his Guru

A mediocre disciple, is interested but lacks the drive, but has high values, and has the right interest but unable to commit to meditation all day.

Right now. even this is lacking. What can be said of the misfortune of people in general during Kali yug.

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Yogananda described the Jyoti mudra. It is a secret mudra that was previously not written in public. In this mudra, light pressure generates a light. This light is not just light from the pressure but also a little light of God.

So, one may , naturally ask the question – is this the final step. Or what is this light?

The answer is – no it is not the final step. What needs to happen, as per Yogananda is as follows

1. Seeing the spiritual eye. This is a quivering yellow light on the outside, and then a light blue hue in the inner circle and then a star that is white, in the center
2. One must be able to hold that eye steady for as long as one likes
3. Penetrate the star and go within.

Now after this is done, if one can stay within as long as one desires, then the journey is over.

These are the steps he described. Naturally, when one initially sees the light, it is just a fraction of a fraction of the fraction of what really needs to happen. Much more needs to be done

Secondly, one should see this light in a pitch dark room

There are many more things (from what I have read), but some other time

The bigger question, though, should be – how do I more forward, what is the next step? That would be the question of purity. A normal person, would like to know what that light is and feel happy about it.

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The witness we have spoken about several times already, only here it is in the mind.

There are witnesses everywhere. It is a capacity of the being to detach itself, to stand back and look at what is happening, as when one looks at something happening in the street or when one looks at others playing and does not himself play, one remain seated, looking at the others moving but does not move. That’s how it is.

In all the parts of the being there is one side which can do this: put itself at the back, remain quiet and look, without participating. This is what is called the witness. One has many witnesses inside oneself, and often one is a witness without even being aware of it. And if you develop this, it always gives you the possibility of being quiet and not being affected by things. One detaches oneself from them, looks at them as at a dramatic scene, without participating in it. This does not change things very much.

Above (This ) is from Mother ( Aurobindo)

This is not anything new. After shakti awakening – witness or Saakshi is a powerful method. However some levels of witness does note require an awakening.

Those levels – often talked about in mindfulness – rather silly – just watching how you eat. Or rather notice. Like watch how you drive. Or how you eat or how the taste buds create taste etc

This is quite flawed. Since the knowledge of the self Is not acquired. It just leads to pain. And depression.

The mind is not comfortable with not having it’s fun. So while observing its body , it wants to become one with the body and enjoy. It will say to itself I love this. I love food. I love sex. I love listening to music. The dry splitting is quite tasteless

The witness attitude that I refer to is something different. It is full of intense joy. Waves upon waves. For that shakti must be awakened. In slow steps it is a joyful journey.

So Even if you start with a witness attitude or Sakshi ( at the level of mind ) like watching your anger, with an awakened shakti it is pleasurable Those secret steps are alluded to elsewhere

In short pick the right way for witness attitude or Sakshi bhav.

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Many people read about Yoga online and read scriptures Of course it is appealing!

Who would not find it wonderful?

1. We abandon the misery of the world
2. There is a source of intense joy within us. Why not tap in to it?
3. Your karma are slowly destroyed
4. All questions are answered from within
5. Peace. Finally.
6. No longer slave to maya

But what next? You read this. You want This. But reading Is not enough to get you there. In fact reading is just a prelude

The next step is to find a Guru. A true Guru does not give lectures or talks to the disciple. He awakens the shakti. Then shakti and the Guru guide you to perfection. It takes time but once that journey has begun, it will continue till you reach perfection. Joy

That is the key step.

After all you may hear – you are the divine atma. But until You can stop all thought process that precious Gem is not unfolded

So sadly listening to talks don’t help. However a talk with a Guru on a personal level is helpful. He can give you clarity and help you resolve the conflicts you have And then if he sees you are ready then he can awaken shakti

For example someone may say – Ramana Maharishi talked about finding the ego or I arises from ! However , what do people do – think and use the mind ! But every thought arises from ego or I ! In other words you are using the ego generated thoughts to find ego. How can supporting the enemy help you get victory over the enemy?

What he was saying was – if you stop all the external clamor of thoughts, you will find where thoughts come from ! They arise from ego. Now you are face to face with the real enemy !

If you can observe very very intensely, ( another way of saying deep meditation) you will find a powerful source of maya – that keeps you thinking and your ego and desires support the maya. Now these things are not abstract. They are a true physical entity – a very tangible source People make the error of thinking these forces such as ego are the same as vanity.

Ego is something which insists on saying I am rather that the truth that atma exists and that atma is I This is very subtle. ( Yogananda talked about it ).

1. Now we realize that we must stop our thoughts
2. Thoughts come from ego
3. Ego is a tangible force
4. Ego supports maya

So what does awakening of shakti do ? It is the only way that you can reverse the process. Remember

1. If your meditation is deep and real – it gives joy or happiness
2. Falling asleep and the joy of slumber is not meditation
3. If you experience nothingness / sunya – that is not nirvana. It may be for Buddhist opinions. In my Opinion , samadhi or nirvana is something which is everything! It is alive, real, full of substance, joy, the source of the entire universe, multiple universes, it is powerful, it is tireless, giver of peace, etc. these qualities are innumerable. Seek that – don’t talk about nothingness

So this is what happens when you begin to reverse. It is a wonderful journey Within

This is what the scriptures said. This is what everyone should do

How can giving a talk give you this inward journey? This is something you must do Meditate. The Guru starts the reverse journey. But the journey is yours

A true Guru does not seek disciples. He may be lucky if he finds one disciple in a life time! His standards are exacting. He tests the disciple. Something so precious is not easily obtained

Someone asked a question – are there lecture series?

For what purpose should I give a lecture? What I Say in blogs and lectures are small trivial things!

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[When the breath stops effortlessly, without either rechaka (exhalation) or puraka (inhalation), that is called Kevala Kumbhaka.—Hatha-Yoga Pradipika,11:73.

“The aspirant who can perform Kevali Kumbhaka, he only is the true knower of Yoga.”—Gheranda Samhita, V:95.

One who is adept in Kevala Kumbhaka, which has no rechaka and puraka, he has nothing unattainable in the three worlds.”—Siva Samhita 111:46-47.

In my last blog I mentioned Keval but did not clarify it as kevali pranayam

Someone may wonder what it is.

So this is what I found from what Yogananda web page. http://yogananda.com.au/gita/gita0429k2.html

They are authentic quotes from Yogananda

This kevali or Kriya yoga is very slowly learnt. These are the steps

1. Shakti has to be awakened
2. Practice Jyoti Mudra
3. Learn to control Prana and Apana
4. In time you will learn to control samana, udana and vyana also
5. When the mind is sufficiently strong, it can control the prana
6. Eventually, you can stop prana at will
7. This is samadhi
8. Much more is to be done after this
9. There is a much more detailed description elsewhere

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Vanhi vishasya madhye chitta sukhmayam kshipet.

Kevalam vayu purna va Samarananda yujyate

॥ ६ ८ ॥

One should throw the blissful mind into the fire (manipura chakra) in the middle of that fibre-like lotus stalk (sushumna) or into that which is only full of air (anahata chakra). Then one is united with the remembrance of bliss.

Now this verse has been translated in many ways

Vanhi

Visha

Laxman Joo translated it as will and knowledge

Vijay Singh called it contraction and expansion

Now if you look up a Sanskrit dictionary, Vanhi can mean fire

And visha means poison

So what is between poison and fire? Chitta happiness is hidden

How do you get there?

By doing kevali !

Smarananda yujyate – it could mean happiness of sex

That is how laxman Joo and vijay singh translated it

However , to me it refers to being United with higher self

Take your pick!

Laxman Joo or Vijay Singh

Or little unknown me!

Love to hear your comments

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Silence is maun

Everyone has a different opinion about it. But you can read the different types of maun in my previous blog

But let’s not go to the highest maun. It is difficult to even understand the highest. It is a state which is present everywhere and In so much self joy that they don’t want to leave it

For a lower level , right now we should focus on not having any thought or emotions. That is a bare minimum to learn.

This is something that Guru can teach. It is difficult to accomplish

Be silent Is not the same as be still. You can be intensely active and still be silent. Only a karma yogi can be there. This is achieved after perfection in samadhi

There are many many many deeper levels but how can you learn calculus when you can’t add 1 1 ?

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Paul Brenton who visited Ramana Maharishi in 1931, placed before the latter two fundamental

questions: Is it necessary to renounce

the world and move to secluded jungles

or mountains to realise the Truth? What

method should be pursued to attain

Self-realisation?

In response to the first question, the

Maharshi said that solitude is in the

mind of a man. One might be in the

thick of the world and yet maintain

perfect equanimity; such a person is

always in solitude. Another may stay in

the jungle or mountain-top but still be

unable to keep the mind calm. Such a

person cannot be said to be in solitude.

Solitude, thus, is an attitude of

the mind; a detached man is always

in solitude.

Raman Maharshi further said that

the life of action need not be renounced

in case the seeker is able to meditate for

an hour or two every day. This is because

the spiritual currents generated during

meditation will continue to flow even in

the midst of one’s work. Then the seeker

can perform his worldly activities in

that very current at high efficiency

and output levels. Thus, while the seeker is engaged in search of God within’,

‘outer’ worldly activities go on spontaneously.

Replying to the second question, the Maharshi said that the method of Self-inquiry is the simplest and direct method for Self-realisation. He explained that the first and foremost of

all thoughts, the primeval thought in the mind of every man, is the thought ‘i It is only after the birth of this that any other thought can arise at all. The thought ‘I’ is also known as ahankar, ego, feeling of one’s personality.

Therefore, the seeker desirous of attaining nana must constantly ask himself the question, ‘Who am I?’ If you meditate on this question, said Ramana Maharishi, and “‘begin to perceive that neither the body and brain, nor desires are really you, then the very attitude of inquiry will eventually draw the answer to you out of the depths of your own being”

Something else will spontaneously arise from behind your mind and take complete pos-

session of you. That ‘something’ is the

Pure Self – infinite, divine and eternal.

The mind, according to Ramana

Maharshi, is a mere bundle of thoughts

and has no concrete existence. Further,

there can be no thoughts in the absence

of the thinker, the ego. Through

constant self-inquiry, when the seeker

delves deep into the innermost recesses

of his being, the ego gets dissolved and

merges in Pure Consciousness. When

this happens, the seeker attains the

exalted state of Self realisation.

Raman Maharshi illustrated the

process of annihilation of the ego by

giving the example of the stick that is

used in cremating bodies in the

cremation ground. The stick that helps

in pushing the bodies into the funeral

blaze is itself in the end consumed by

the same blaze. The stick is the ego

and the blaze is the fire of jnana,

Pure Consciousness, which abides in

eternity and destroys ignorance.

Therefore, the seeker who wishes to

extricate himself from the vicious cycle

of transmigration, “must retreat into

his impregnable citadel” by realising

his identity with the Pure, Immortal

Self, the One Ultimate Reality.

My thoughts! Below

This came to me through WhatsApp. A very wonderful well wisher sent it to me!

A coincidence – since I was thinking of Ramana Maharishi

A word of caution – this ego is so far within, so deep that when you get there – you realize that ego is a constant force in maya. It is not so easy to overcome. Also , it is a tangible force , not something abstract or imaginary

The tools to destroy it , is – going further deep within ! This is a significant step in conquering maya.

There are more layers above this though ! Ramana Maharishi operated at a higher level than this

The reassuring thing is 1-2 hours of going to this deep deep level is enough to reach Salvation

Ramana Maharishi stayed in that higher state most of his life not just 1-2 hours

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I finally found substantiation of what I said in previous blog – from Ramana maharshi also

The most valuable thing in the ocean lies on its floor. The pearl is so small a thing, yet so valuable and so difficult to procure. Similarly, the Self is like the pearl: to find it you must dive deep down into the silence, deeper and ever deeper, until it is reached.” ~ Ramana Maharshi

Referring to mauna, Sri Bhagavan* said,* ‘Silence is of four kinds: silence of speech, silence of the eye, silence of the ear, and silence of the mind. Only the last is pure silence and is the most important.” ~ An excerpt from Sri Ramana Reminiscences, p. 62, by Gurram Subbaramayya

Learn how to be without thought! It is worth the journey

To be without thought means also to be without emotional conflict

To be without thought means – all three bodies , even the subtle body, causal body do not think !

People have not Even started the journey but talk as if they are masters!

Proudly tell others they practice mauna

Well, remember the story of a donkey with all the books on its back !

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Mauna means silence. What the scriptures call as silence is silence of the mind.

Like I wrote before – mauna can be

1. Not talking – of vani speech
2. Of the indriya – preventing the senses of roaming. This means giving to sex, food etc
3. Silence of the mind

There is another higher mauna , described by Vasistha Maharaj in Yoga Vasistha Maharamayana This is the highest. This secret was taught to Ram by Vasistha Maharaj. This is at a very High level , it occurs after you go through the layer of talking with …

Just imagine – true mauna. Silencing the mind. Not a thought in the mind.

Imaginary talking with your Guru or God May not be very helpful. Why ? Because Those conversations are from an active mind, and often times are with an imagined concept of God or Guru. The inspiration from those pseudo talks are often the product of a very active imagination If you follow that you will be betrayed

So try the true mauna. Stopping all thoughts without falling into stupor / sleep That is what Ramana maharshi talked about. That mauna is very powerful and can make changes in this world

I write this so people can understand the limitations of what they do and seek something deeper, higher and not stay at the level of ignorance

But alas!

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Point 4

4. People often say great things. Oh I have surrendered to say Neem Karoli baba or Yogananda, or Vivekananda or Ramana ANd they truly believe it. Yet to be quite honest , they don’t realize, that a true full surrender is associated with that great Guru appearing before you !
5. Or if they can’t see them, then they get a meeting with a person who can communicate with any great Guru. Why they turn their face and look the other way is a mystery

The reason this happens is because

1. They want to continue their hero worshiping worshiping and miss / forget the original goal is salvation
2. They have not understood the complexity of the path
3. They overlook the millions of signs of genuine progress. This is convenient so that way they don’t have to feel the pain that the path has not started Another self defense is oh I have surrendered ! So I will wait for experiences

Thus through a myriad of pseudo logic people remain stuck without even making half a step in the right direction

Dineshuncle tried and tried. Even told people he can give awakening. And give them liberation. Yet no one stuck with him long enough to get benefit. So foolish. I am amazed how foolish and ignorant people are! They passed him by, still looking for a Guru while the Guru was right in front of them

I only wish I had spent more time with him!

Anyway the countless books out there, reading turn discussing them – it is only like a donkey carrying the weight of books That’s how people are and will remain

Lucky are those who go within. They give up books. After all, all the books are a description of that sovereign experience ! Once you have that would you go back to reading a book?

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Yesterday I was talking with someone who does translation of spiritual books

And while talking , I learnt a few precious things

1. Just because they follow, a Liberated person from the past, they may remain just as ignorant
2. The teaching of a Liberated person is so high, they fully misunderstand what they meant And they attach the high teachings to their own ignorance
3. They may recite things from the great person, but when someone offers a deeper understanding , they refuse to go on the right path

I know of a story. Someone ( X) was following a great saint , a Liberated saint ( Vivekananda??) Vivekananda was right next to the follower X ( but in subtle form ). Another enlightened person who still had a body tried to help X and Vivekananda arranged the meeting ! But X insisted oh I am going to follow my own interpretation of what Vivekananda said and refused the help ! Strange!

So the great Liberated people arrange such encounters. But so dense are the layers of maya, people reject the help that was arranged by the higher beings!

Whose fault is it?

The true yogi, does not accept disciples easily. Usually they make the disciples wait for years. The full force of shakti is, very different

The best description of it is given in Gyaneshwari Gita. Having said that, even a slight frequent communication with an awakened person gives immense benefit ! I wrote about it in the past in 2007

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Yes, I used the word Jayanti and did not call it Hanumans birthday or Hanuman Janmdivas

Whats app and all the users have made a name for themselves. The excel in ignorance, ego and spreading lies. They are kings or queens in Gossip. I feel sad for those desperate people. There is more to life than getting immersed in the dirt of Whats app

My words were harsh. Yes, I use Whats app too. Many people on whats app are spreading a new wave of calling it Hanuman Janmadivas (birthday) rather than calling it Jayanti

Fools

It is Hanuman Jayanti. We can really never know about the Birth of Hanuman. (today is Hanuman Jayanti).

Hanuman father was Kesari. He is supposed to be the wind. His mother was Anjani. (a monkey). If you believe this literally, there is something wrong with you. I mean seriously wrong. The entire Hindu philosophy was based on Allegory. They depict God with 4 hands, 8 hands and Shakti that drinks blood and etc. There is much more to this than taking it literally.

Based on this, to say that Hanuman has a birthday is foolish.

So our great great Saints, called it Hanuman Jayanti. This is their way of acknowledging that Hanuman is not a physical being. Secondly they used the word Jayanti which means victorious. Which refers to following him, you can be victorious

Perhaps we should have talked with Neem Karoli Baba. He is an incarnation of Hanuman .

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There are many was this has been discussed, evaluated and dissected. Both by atheists, agnostics and spiritual people

So who am I to discuss this?

Well, everyone has their own opinion. And guess what their opinion changes based on their state of life. During happy times it is one thing and sad times it is something else and when we see others suffering it can be different

Atheists – It does not matter. They wonder what caused the big bang. As far as human existence, it is merely evolution, from primordial matter.

Agnostics- They merely dont know if there is a God or reason and dont think a reason can be found

Spiritual or religious people – They create the biggest chaos by giving their own self interpreted reasons. Oh what a show and drama they have created. Absolute nonsense and when they think they have explained it adequately, my challenge is try to answer it when there is death or tragic circumstances.

So in situations like this, I resort to great people like Vivekananda, Ramkrishna, Gyaneshwar maharaj, Yagnavalkya, Vasistha maharaj etc

For them, there is no debate. No discussion. While many people will say life is to enjoy, others will it is live a good life and pure life while those on the path will say, it is to discover your higher self.

Vivekananda said,- its all wrong. You were never hear to be tormented by Maya, but to realize you are greater than Maya. You are not the soul, bouncing around in the wind like a leaf. But you are the Master, Master of situations and Master over Maya.

He did not say it in those words, but I have extrapolated his meaning. Forgive me for this transgression.

So, now you have it in a nutshell. Those who went past Maya, like Neem karoli baba, can truly show that they are beyond Maya. But that truth is not just meant for him, it is meant for everyone, equally. Will you make that effort?

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The world was created by God but

Maya played a big role. Maya or Satan is a liar. It promises happiness but never gives it. REMEMBER THAT !

So with that in mind , don’t get too attached to this world.

Don’t crave or seek another goal post or achievement This will never have a final goal

The shifting goal is part of maya illusion

Constant hardship in life is to be expected and dealt with a cheerful disposition

No one is happy in this world ( except a perfect individual. However they have their own problems – look at like elf Rama). Don’t look at neighbors lawn and think it is greener. They have their own hardships. If not now, it is right round the corner. You may never know it or see it

The happiness you get Will not last! Don’t get egoistic

The hard times Will not last. It has an end date too Don’t despair

You were born to pay your dues, make payment of your karma. No one can help you. Don’t look to others for sympathy.

Your real goal is to discover your higher self Find a Guru. Work hard. Day and night. Find the truth. You are the divine. Don’t remain a beggar under the influence of maya Or Satan. Wake up. The world was not intended to be a nightmare but a place where you can realize your higher self

God bless

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The highest achievement in life is awakening of shakti

It is precious and extremely rare. I really mean extremely rare.

This awakening is a decisive step in ending this endless cycle of life and death. The Guru who has this power does not expose this power. The corollary is that , people like me who write blogs are not at Guru level. This is true for everyone who has it exposed via internet, social media, news, TV, radio etc

A Guru does not awaken this shakti readily. He may have the disciple wait for a year or decades or even a few births. He is not interested in giving this awakening to anyone for the asking. If the disciple is truly ready, truly has trust and faith, he will endure patiently, all the trials a Guru throws at him. This awakening is the highest of high. Higher than all Gods put together. Do you really think that this awakening is given so readily? So much purity is needed! The disciple must have many characteristics – The ability to help those who hurt you ! Love to all equally. Surrender to Guru! Ready to be his slave !

In time, the eagerly awaiting disciple realizes, his Guru was much higher than he ever imagined. He has regret that he never surrendered to His Guru. He argued with him, debated him, saw faults in Guru when there were none, Why? The awakened shakti, gives something unique, more so than all that is written and will be written !

How high must the person be that is given this responsibility! So flawless! So high! So pure! So loving

I should end here. A Guru is everything. At some point, my prayer to shakti! Please grant this world such a great Guru ! The world is lost please bless us !

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I don’t know Heaven or hell

I know that people suffer

Oh if I could help one

I have done my deed

Let me serve

That’s all I need

Sitting high in Heaven

My heart is heavy

The people down

Suffer all around

I find no peace

In that Heaven

Next poem

There is peace

We close our eyes to it

Peace is in helping others

Peace is not seeing others

They are all Reflections of God

Treat them like God

And you will know peace

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Agreed – the common people suffer a lot

It has already happened in USA.

People in my Office think twice to go from one place to another

The rich are never affected

The middle class is dying. Getting squeezed

The life of those living below poverty level is unimaginable

My heart bleeds for them

While the rich become richer by Leaps and bounds

That’s why the Bible says

It is easier for the camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person to go to Heaven

What good is the money that cannot help others

We are all at the age where we struggle

Do we have enough money to retire?

We can’t rely on government or children to support us

That’s why different religions have given a formula – donate a certain percentage of money to charity

Those parts of religions – don’t deal with is there a God

But something that is Practical for life and something that most can agree , it is good to donate and help others

There are two kinds of people

Those who donate to go to heaven ( almost like a bribe)

And those who donate to help others not even caring about heaven or help !

Those who donate because their hearts are moved by the pain of others

I find the second kind have purer hearts

People move out for a variety of reasons

A country that decides cricket players and Olympic teams based on remain to politicians – what is to be said about that?

How can they even begin to respect intellectual brilliance and retain them?

A country that runs on bribery and underground currency how can they keep a person who wants to have an honest living

A country that has hoarded black money , how can that government generate jobs when the money is sitting in Swiss banks

Live in harmony

Live in peace

Live with love

The world evolves

Oh men of darkness

Open thy eyes

Taste the nectar

Of caring for others

Immortality is

Living in hearts of others

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Khalil Gibran wrote a poem

It is said that before entering the sea

a river trembles with fear.

She looks back at the path she has traveled,

from the peaks of the mountains,

the long winding road crossing forests and villages.

And in front of her,

she sees an ocean so vast,

that to enter

there seems nothing more than to disappear forever.

But there is no other way.

The river can not go back.

Nobody can go back.

To go back is impossible in existence.

The river needs to take the risk

of entering the ocean

because only then will fear disappear,

because that’s where the river will know

it’s not about disappearing into the ocean,

but of becoming the ocean.

The river – an inanimate body – has the same journey as the evolution of human consciousness. From rivulets to a river to an ocean it loses its identity as river and becomes a part of ocean. Similar is the journey of a soul. From one body to another, finally the soul says – no more bodies I will merge into God!

Is that death ? Or the death of death – where there is no more bodies that die? It is your perspective. Not an easy choice! Do you want to have another body? Be another river? or say no more body, no more names, no more separate identity, let me be part of the ocean ? Oh what will become of me ?

Do you see the fear? The inability to give up that individual ego? And that my friend is your choice and your choice alone! No longer will you be back! No more land to roam, no more food to eat, no more sensual pleasure, no more wonders of universe to see!

And then soul says, let me enjoy! Do you see why salvation is so difficult?

Merging in God , losing all the diversity and losing the pleasures , the soul trembles and says one more time! Thus a soul can’t escape

But then you can remind yourself of the roaring words of ShankarAcharya – oh the joy of samadhi, the joy of merging and remaining there is a million times more than any joy of any wordly pleasure! Now can you be bold and kick the frame, never to get it again?

Few are!

I home this explains the fear of Samadhi ! But once you experience it – you begin to miss it! Take that plunge? Or not!

At one point you must be fearless! Hence one of the names of God is Abhay ! Fearless

Link to Original Document

16 aspects

1. Kula
2. Samarthya
3. Urmi
4. Hridaya
5. Saar
6. Spanda
7. Vibhuti
8. Trisika
9. Kali
10. karsini
11. Chandi
12. Vani
13. Bhoga
14. Drik
15. Nitya

I listed this as a ready reference for the yogi on the path

No discussion is needed. Or cannot be done.

They are aspects of God.

Today is the beginning of Chaitri navratri The following 9 days are crucial for deep meditation and victory

The first day is Gudi padwo In Kashmir they call it Navreh. It is an important day for a Yogi

The goddess is Durga She has 10 hands and rides a lion. Age killed Mahishasur ( water Buffalo) and was born from the blessings of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh

The Sanskrita shlokas for her are Devi mahatmaya – a part of Markandeya purana

You can read it here – [https://www.symb-ol.org/app/download/11179828/Devi Mahatmyam.pdf](https://www.symb-ol.org/app/download/11179828/Devi Mahatmyam.pdf)

I like the Himalayan chant – https://youtu.be/EMS4yQsI6mY

The interpretation can be done both as manifestation of the world and also spirituality

For example – she is hunger Ksudha Hungry for food or is the hunger in a yogi to merge into God. There is a deeper meaning which is being the scope of this discussion

One should , if possible, eat less and meditate more

Most people are required to work. They may not Be able meditate due to work. Exertion causes physical and mental fatigue It us impossible to meditate when tired. It is of low quality. It is one of the challenges of modern life.

Like usual my blogs are short and incomplete. This is by intention. It is to motivate the reader to find a Guru. People want the shortcut. There is no shortcut to purity. It requires hard work, painful work, many humiliation in life, rejections in life, giving up desires, deprivation of many many wishes, a one minded goal to escape, a living Guru etc

The path to purity is thorough countless tears. Till you are finally ready to say No more. I see through the many veils and deceptions of maya. A trickster that gives you happiness of random wishes fulfilled and many squashed.

I only seek those who are ready to have their ego destroyed from them through many many trials and deep meditation. Those who only want to help others and not help themselves ( destroying their ego) have a long journey Those who are happy with fake awakening are worshippers of maya and should go elsewhere. Those satisfied with reading books can go to some Vedic school, national library etc

Reading my blog is of minimum help. Pearls are hidden but the mind that thinks in term of material world cannot see it or benefit from It. Yet , the content can be of much benefit ( compared to the millions of other things on the net)