Link to Original Document Omar Khayyam was a philosopher, mathematician and poet sometime during 11th century. He was in Persia. I have selected his verses from the translation by Fitzgerald. Translation has an inherent deficiency of some ineffectiveness Please enjoy these verses – even if there is no value to it, it should be a …
Tag: saints
Jan 10
Kabir song – tamburitza
Link to Original Document I will give the lyrics then explain Ho saadho! (O wise ones!) Yeh tan thaat tambure ka (This Body is a Splendid Tambura) Paanch tatv ka bana hai tambura (Made of the five elements) Taar laga nau ture ka (strung together wth nine resonances) Aicat taar marodat khoonti (Tighten the strings, …
Dec 18
There is a way to respect Saints
Link to Original Document I am currently in India. As soon as I landed, I headed to Mundarda. Where my Gurudev lives. I had incredible Darshan And took many satisfying video and photos. Then I went to Ambaji. I have a close connection to this place. I very much enjoyed the visit there. The next …
Dec 07
Today is Datta Jayanti
Link to Original Document This is celebrated on full moon in the Hindu month of Magshar ( Magshar Purnima) Magshar is the month which Krishna Bhawan says – he is that month. Yogananda explains it as – Marg meaning road. shir meaning sahastrar the real word meaning Margshir – road to sahastrar or road in …
Nov 05
Ram Dass
Link to Original Document Richard Alpert was a psychologist working in Harvard until 1963. He often took LSD and had many hallucinations and out of body experiences. He believed them to be true. He wanted to see if that experience could be reproduced. In 1963, he was fired for experimenting with LSD with undergraduate students. …
Jun 27
Gargi and Yagnavalkya
Link to Original Document 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 …
Mar 20
Markanda Rishi
Link to Original Document I would like to thank Gaiea for singing a beautiful song This is the link SANSKRIT SONG from The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa They spiritual interpretation is as follows Madalasa is the divine mother. She remains in a state of intoxication ( with love for all creation) mada here means intoxication and alasya …
Mar 20
Markanda Rishi
Link to Original Document I would like to thank Gaiea for singing a beautiful song This is the link SANSKRIT SONG from The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa They spiritual interpretation is as follows Madalasa is the divine mother. She remains in a state of intoxication ( with love for all creation) mada here means intoxication and alasya …
Dec 29
Dattatreya Jayanti
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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 26
Karma – Shaivism way
Everyone has their own definition. And they use their own logic and add prepositions etc According to Babaji and Yogananda, true karma or satkarma ( pure or good karma ) is ONLY THE KARMA THAT LEADS TO SELF REALISATION! ( refGod talks with Arjuna) Everything else is akarma ( wrong karma ) Your efforts to …
Nov 23
Klesha
God Patanjali wrote about yoga. He gave the world the fastest way to liberation. It can be as fast as 3 years. However , for that you need to understand and implement exactly what he said Having said that, those ego can explain it – there is maybe one person right now. Since most readers …
Jul 25
A reminder about Babaji
Babaji’s mission in India has been to assist prophets in carrying out their special dispensations. He thus qualifies for the scriptural classification of Mahavatar (Great Avatar). He has stated that he gave yoga initiation to Shankara, reorganizer of the Swami Order, and to Kabir, famous medieval master. The chief nineteenth-century disciple was, as we know, …
Jun 28
Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra was enlightened. There is a story he was enlightened even before he was born. When in his mothers womb, his father would recite the vedas and shlokas and would make mistakes. Ashtavakra would wince and his body would twist in mothers womb. So when he was born, he had 8 parts of his body …
Jun 22
God is everywhere but
“Gazing one Sunday morning at the masses of flowers that decorated the church, the Master said, “I thank you for the flowers. God is always pleased to receive flowers because He Himself is beautiful, and He created beauty in the flowers so that they would speak of Him. More than anything else in nature they …
May 31
Saints are not heartless
So the world is in turmoil. So much agony. Disease. Misery. Crises. People know of Babaji. Besides I am to believe there is Krishna, Rama, shakti, Jesus, Buddha. All full of loving and caring Them why is they so much suffering! Oh I forgot, the famous Indian theory of Karma. I am not sure we …
May 28
Vyadha Gita
There are many Gita. The Gita that most people quote is Bhagvad Gita. But there is Ram Gita, Avdhoot Gita, Vyadha Gita, Uttar Gita, etc Gita in sanskrit means song. This is the celestial songs, which the greatest sages have made. These savants cannot be mimicked and everything else that people write is merely an …
May 27
In continuation – peace
So those very fortunate people who are given peace – peace to such a high degree. And joy to that degree – are worthless Worthless from a society standpoint. They remain incapable to work. Once in that state , that state is so intoxicating, they don’t move from one place to another. They lie Or …
May 23
Kabir and Linda Hess
Kabir was an enlightened being. He was enlightened and had all siddhis. I have written his stories elsewhere in my blogs Here is a collection of some of his hymns. Most of his hymns were similar to the “chapka of Akho”. Meaning Akho wrote a lot of reminders for foolish people who fall into the …
May 04
Akho part 2
Akho wrote a lot of “chappas” poems that had 6 sentences. All his chappas had deep meaning ! Most of the meaning has been lost to the scholars and assumed they were poems. In reality there were far deeper than Poem The true meaning will remain controversial in society and even amongst sadhaks આંઠ વેંત …
May 04
Akho
Akho was an enlightened poet from Gujarat. He searched far and wide for a true Guru but was unsuccessful for a long time. However, after years of search, he found a Guru. He did not need much contact with a Guru and was enlightened in a very short time He was upset with one of …
Mar 23
Who is great?
KINDNESS TO A DEVOTEE’S DAUGHTER Shrimati Gyano, the daughter of Suraj Narayan Mehrotra, was very worried for her son was seriously ill and had been admitted to a hospital in Shimla. She wanted to ask Baba to save his life but she could only wait anxiously since she did not know his whereabouts. Maharaj was …
Mar 23
Great characters
The earth has seen many great characters. Everyone has their own favorite It is impossible to name them all Jesus – i love that on the cross with all the pain he could say forgive them Ramkrishna – his intense love for God. And through that everyone Vishnutirthji – his humbleness and love to help …
Feb 24
A leader
The greatest man is he who considers himself to be the least, as Jesus taught. A real leader is one who first learned obedience to others, who feels himself to be the servant of all, and who never puts himself on a pedestal. Those who want flattery don’t deserve our admiration, but he who serves …
Feb 21
Maha Shiv Ratri Part 2
Like I said previously Maha refers to the month The hunter – is the soul. Always on the hunt for pleasures of the senses. It has climbed the tree with leaves of three The three refers to sensual pleasures of three types ( sattwa, tamas, rajas) For example – the ears can listen to harsh …
Feb 21
Maha Shiv Ratri part 1
In Gujarat the current lunar Month is Maha Today is the 14 Th waning moon. Tomorrow will be new moon. The night before the new moon , in the month of Maha is called Maha ( month) Shiv ( lord Shankar ) ratri ( night ) The story goes of a hunter. He was looking …
Sep 04
Who are money changers? And A great quote from Mother
In the Bible there is a sentence Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple. According to Yogananda money changers are those who bargain with god. I will do this God if you give me this. Etc This is why it fails Our prayer should be pure. Surrender perfect. Mother said it best ! …
Aug 27
All those great guru and saints part 2
So the road to waking up is difficult. It is meant for the brave. The bold. The fearless. Those with trust and faith. An avalanche of trouble can be on your path. You probably don’t know the challenges all great saints faced They held on. Fearless. Many destined for perfection in next life endured immensely …
Aug 27
All these great Guru and saints!
We hear and read about all the great things of the Great Gurus and saints Such as Neem Karoli Baba Shirdi Baba Gyaneshwar Babaji Lahiri Mahashaya and others in the lineage Trailoki Baba People go to their shrines. Close their eyes and silently call for them. Many times the cry in pain is sincere. And …
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