In the dance macabre There lies a point immovable Touch it you die And you shall live forever So I wrote it and asked chatgpt to interpret That’s beautifully cryptic. It reads like a riddle wrapped in paradox, resonating with mystical insight. “In the dance macabre” — evokes the ceaseless play of life and death, …
Tag: meditation
Sep 28
Meditation Wikipedia
Before we go into this, one has to realize and understand what meditation is. Meditation is a very weak word and does not describe the 4 levels described in yoga sutras or the 2 major subdivisions and one subdivision has 4 levels. The first person who got all the information of yoga together was Patanjali. …
Aug 23
Sensitivity
created: 2024-08-23T20:57 updated: 2024-08-23T21:19 Now this will be difficult to understand but sensitivity is from ego. In Mahabharata, ego is called Bhishma. Bhishma in Sanskrit literally translates into terrible and something to be feared. Yogananda was more delicate and gentle. He said being sensitive is like walking with a chip on your shoulder. Lately, I …
Jun 12
Sukshma Pranayama for the beginner
This will be a blog mostly introducing the term sukshma pranayama. If you look for it, you wont find much about information about it online. Even in the shastras – there is paucity of information. The place where you will find some information is in the book by Swami Veda Bharati in his book Yoga …
Aug 15
Repetition
[Link to Original Document] Many things Every process in progression is a repetition Repetition is of 3 or 5 or 8 ( elements ) Example is of eating. I will not explain further. It is self explanatory Since the repetition is from lowest level it has advantage and disadvantage Advantage – analogy to the highest …
Jul 14
Why does Yoga fail for almost everyone?
Link to Original Document The basis of Yoga is Yama and Niyama. There are 4 pillars that are a must (besides yama and niyama) Shat Sampatti (6 wealths)Shama – ability to keep the mind calm Dama – ability to control senses Titiksha – silently enduring all hardships without being impatient Uparati – Ability to focus …
May 28
Meditation in numbers
Link to Original Document There are steps to meditation Pranayama Pratyahar Dharna Dhyana Savikalp samadhi Nirvikalpa samadhi People talk about going to Samadhi without even reaching step zero. That is not possible Aurobindo never reached a state where body consciousness is lost. A state that yogananda applauded. That is not to say Aurobindo contribution was …
May 28
Necessity of meditation
Link to Original Document We know the ideals. I can list them in brief Silence the mind Not to get upset no matter what the difficulty in life is ( in fact if it can not get upset, the problem resolves) Not to crave things in the world including food, sex, money, travel, company, want …
Mar 19
Be vigilant
Link to Original Document In darkness the soul roams The illusion of light, his chain of prison Illusion of knowledge, a fools tools Be vigilant Be vigilant For I am always there You see me not Ignore the thoughts, emotions and ego My eternal love always there Joy unbound, you will know Your problems solved …
Feb 27
SKY breathing
Link to Original Document I just heard about this recently. It stands for Sudarshan Kriya yoga. Sudarshan – vaguely means good vision Kriya yoga – loosely refers to a yoga technique of breathing Yoga – means unite with God. In USA people think of Yoga as some body exercise, breathing , meditation, chanting aum and …
Feb 17
It is far more difficult than you think
Link to Original Document Hinduism has a peculiar concept called Moksha or liberation. Hindus believe that after death, the journey continues – you may go to heaven or hell for a specified duration and then you come back until you learn the life lessons. So what are the life lessons? Recognize all is God. The …
Jan 22
Soham , sohum or Hung-sau
Link to Original Document Mohangiri Maharaj said it best This is the sound occurring 21,600 times a day in all humans. It coincides with the breath. All one has to do is observe it. Paramhansa Yogananda called in Hung – Sau. Gurudev and Mohangiri Maharaj called it soham. I will describe it – what I …
Dec 26
The biggest error(s)
Link to Original Document Well I lied. There are many many big errors we make Not knowing our divine self. This is the root cause of all our pains. If we knew our divine self we would not be so miserable. Why be a beggar when you are a king? Not making any effort to …
Dec 20
The mind and the senses
Link to Original Document We hear many great statements. Such as Be content / satisfied. Don’t get greedy. If you make a 100,000 dollars don’t crave a million And so on Save thing in food. We eat something lovely And then want more. Our tummy is full but we still want to eat We may …
Nov 30
Prayers
Link to Original Document One of the prays I was asked about Guna tara neet gaiye thai amara kaam het lavi hasav tu, sada raakh dil salad Bhul Kadi kariye aame, to prabhu karajo maaf It is a vaishnav prayer It says we will praise you , please let our wishes get fulfilled Keep our …
Nov 22
The Royal path
Link to Original Document People believe they can wake up one fine morning, start meditating and say Shivohum or Sohum, or say God is I and you are a yogi. There can be nothing farther in truth than this. It is not so easy to be liberated. You are fighting with a mental inertia that …
Aug 24
What happens in Samadhi?
Link to Original Document Everyone has a different concept of samadhi. They will say Deep meditation Merge in God Seeing God / talking with God Some will display their information by using terms like savikalpa samadhi, savitarka samadhi, suvichar samadhi, Sananda Samadhi, sasmita samadhi, asampragnata samadhi, nirvikalpa samadhi, dharma Megha samadhi, Sahaj samadhi etc Fine …
Jul 27
Stillness
Link to Original Document 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 …
Jun 14
Reversal of consciousness
Link to Original Document 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 …
Jun 11
What is your level of awakening?
Link to Original Document 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 …
Jun 10
Sohum kriya or Hungso Kriya
Link to Original Document 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 …
May 31
Kutastha – The ultimate secret
Link to Original Document 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. …
May 10
I see a white light
Link to Original Document 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 …
May 08
What is the witness / saakshi bhav
Link to Original Document 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 …
Apr 22
Initiation into silence
Link to Original Document 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 …
Apr 18
Mauna – continuation
Link to Original Document 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 …
Mar 23
Sounds / Naada part 2
Link to Original Document So i looked up about Naada on the internet. Ancient hindu scriptures have information on it. There is reference to the Naada in many of the upanishads. But on wikipedia, they quickly turn from hindu scripture to buddhism and some of their books and references. I have to say the best …
Mar 22
Naad / nada
Link to Original Document An important step in mediation is hearing different sounds Hearing these sounds the mind gets attracted to going within. These sounds do not come from outside but from within. As such they are called anahat. Meaning without striking. All musical instruments play sounds with a strike. In the case of the …
Mar 19
Experience beyond thought
Link to Original Document I am smart I am stupid Both are thoughts You foolishly bought A bird in a cage No way to escape I am bound I am free Both are thoughts You foolishly bought A bird in a cage No way you escape Bookish knowledge oh Veda reader Can’t stop your thoughts …
Feb 09
Gradations of consciousness
Link to Original Document Let’s talk about the human body in relation to the Sushumna Yogi or not, one has to agree that the neurological system is very important for any living being. Without it, there is no good interaction with others, lack of sensory and physical or intellectual interaction would be a disaster So …
Nov 25
Is shaktipat or awakening of shakti needed multiple times?
Link to Original Document Someone asked me this question? It is a very good question If the person is extremely pure, has no desires for the world , not even traces of desires, loving even to his enemies, full of respect for Guru, and truly seeks to know his true self – that person can …
Nov 17
A few questions answered
Link to Original Document Question 1. Do we need a living physical Guru to learn Yoga? Yoga is not about learning. The only part of Yoga that is learning is to learn the small steps on how to meditate properly. However, once you know the small steps, you stil need the inner doorway opened. For …
Oct 11
What a surprise
Link to Original Document What a surprise It does not exist, yet a trouble maker Such is Maya, an illusion maker It appears so real So powerful and a tease Promises fun and gives pain Little does Maya know, One look of Apara and It is no more. Effortlessly Parvati, gets rid of it Maya …
Oct 08
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Second day of Navratri   Maa Brahmacharini – The Second Manifestation of Maa Durga. Om. Good morning beautiful people.
Sep 16
What do you think?
Link to Original Document Charles Dickens opened A Tale of Two Cities, perhaps his most famous tome, with the now iconic line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Do you think it is true right now? Spiritually? Is it the best time or the worst of time? So it …
Aug 29
Keeping a diary
Link to Original Document Some people have the habit of keeping a diary. A diary of their day to day stuff. Why? It is a lot of work. Requires a commitment. Does it help? Well, depends on if you read it. And on how much you write in it. But it requires that you have …
Aug 27
Be careful what you read
Link to Original Document Most people are foolish. Let’s say , someone tells you that the Bhagwad Gita is wonderful and you should read it Now for the first part, often times people hear word Gita and think it is bhagwad gita. But there are many other Gita. Ram Gita, avadhoot Gita, ashtavakra Gita etc …
Aug 21
A macabre reality
Link to Original Document I do not want anyone to read this. It is groteque and may affect you adversely. This is not just an idle warning, something we read in fine print in anything you buy. I am quite serious. I even used the word macabre. Seriously. You have been warned.. There is a …
Aug 07
How to meditate
Link to Original Document I will give a few bare details. I would like to clarify that most of the web pages have given junk and often mixed with a few true things and then wrapped in a package of fantasy. This of course makes it very difficult for a beginner to filter the truth …
Aug 06
Questions and Answers
Link to Original Document Every so often, I find questions posed on my chat box and I am not able to attend to it immediately. I have a busy job at the hospital and many times I just dont hear the beep of the question immediately However, I hope that subsequent blogs answers the questions …
Aug 02
Sohum
Link to Original Document This is a word meant for yogi. I will not fully explain what it refers to – only because a Guru should do that Basically it means that I am. That refers to God Yogananda referred it to hungso technique. A peculiar sound produced by the breath with breathing out and …
Jul 31
A question
Link to Original Document Yesterday I asked a question to people who work with me They hated me. Suggested I torture someone else Since this is purely voluntary, you may think twice before reading further The question If you came back to earth, and God gave you an option – which option would you take …
Mar 07
Selfless prayer for yourself!
Link to Original Document It seems like a paradox does it not? But when we pray to God, we pray with a hidden agenda. And because of our superior intelligence, we know the solution better than God and tell him exactly what we want! Before you shrug it off, let me explain. Let’s say you …
Mar 01
The problem with thoughts and food
Link to Original Document Hinduism talks about three Gunas. What are the Gunas? It can be quite complex but it is an analysis of our thoughts and actions. We can divide them into 3 types Sattwa – pure and pious Rajas – I call it the pleasure principle. Wanting to enjoy Tamas – destructive, evil. …
Dec 20
Thoughts on thoughts
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Dec 10
Half baked knowledge
**The new age is “****Saakshi bhaav”orwitness attitude.What is it? Just silently observe. Observe your thoughts and emotions! Aurobindo talks about it and there is mention of it in Sankhya yoga ** **In case you were not aware Gita is based on Sankhya yogaThe newer Buddhists technique interpreted the witness attitude in either mindfulness or vipassana …
Dec 06
Types of meditation
In reality, there is only one meditation. Merging into pure consciousness is the only meditation. It is Samadhi but there is much more to it. Very few reach there. Why? Because they get stuck in all the other types of illusionary meditation or misunderstood meditation **So what happens in true meditation. The mind is dissolved. …
Dec 03
Meditation?
In the last a few days, a thought has passed by. Without giving details, how often should one meditate? Yogananda said if you read one hour meditate for 10 hours He also said meditate twice day 8 hours a day Vivekananda and Ramkrishna talked about 24 hours of mediation Yoga sutras imply something similar It …
Nov 07
Theory of Karma
Many people have written on this. Both Yogananda and Vivekananda have talked about it in length And a million other books are out there on karma and sadly, these books are all wrong What is to be done? People use theory of Karma to justify pain and sometimes happiness in their life. It helps minimally. …
Jul 29
Can I just say sohum and be enlightened?
Foolish You can’t. You have to experience things. Slowly. In small steps Every step can be a challenge Fools think they have reached the highest without going through the smaller steps. Can you become a surgeon without going through all the necessary smaller steps of knowing anatomy? Merely seeing a little light is not enough …
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