Link to Original Document This means control of prana. People ordinarily think of prana as breath but that is not true. What is true is one of the function of prana is breathing When shakti is awakened – eventually you experience the difference. After a Guru awakens shakti, if and only if he tells you …
Tag: Yoga
Nov 03
It takes years
Link to Original Document The process is simple Clean yourself – body, mind, and your inner consciousness However you do not realize the amount of dirt in your inner consciousness Fear – that is dirt Anger – that is dirt Craving taste food – that is dirt Craving money – that is dirt Jealousy – …
Oct 20
Tricks to stop weakness of mind
Link to Original Document Associate yourself with people who have control over mind. Just being in their company can help wavering mind The converse is true also. If you are in company of people with anxiety, worry, uncontrolled thoughts, you will also be afflicted that way Be with positive minded people Diet – plays a …
Sep 16
An easy cure
Link to Original Document Mother (Aurobindo) often talkd about an easy cure. Now all these things Mother talks about – are steps of deep meditation. How so? The three steps to dissolving pain and problems See the situation as a dream See the sorrow as a dream And in the case of physical illness, see …
Aug 30
Yoga can be dangerous – a review on prana
Link to Original Document Many orthopedic injuries have been reported with different kinds of postures. Moreover some posters can cause nerve damage, impotence etc. So one must practice yoga carefully and under guidance of a Guru Now this only refers to asana or posture The other aspect of yoga is pranayama. This past is even …
Aug 26
Yoga is kept hidden
Link to Original Document The traditional role is to keep yoga hidden. However nowadays, I have seen a few enlightened people reveal more than what would have been ok Like Yogananda Or Vishnutirthji Maharaj. They revealed many secret words and concepts But they did this right around the time of Internet and social media! The …
Aug 10
Walk in the right direction
Link to Original Document This is rather difficult, isn’t it? Every step of the way. We get confused. And lost. We ask for guidance and don’t even know if we can trust it. Now in the path of spirituality, we are callous. We walk a path and then if we don’t like it we drop …
Mar 24
Yoga – in a nut shell. Once again
Link to Original Document I am not talking of the asana or exercise I am not talking about the pseudo meditation The pseudo meditation has its role but it pales compared to the true path of yoga I would suggest not to read any more beyond this. Very likely you will get depressed I was …
Mar 23
Practical Philosophy
Link to Original Document There is a swami Muktananda which is giving lectures. I happened to see his video in my WhatsApp school friends group posting Now there are a million people who call themselves muktananda So it would be very difficult to find them by an online search The gist of his dialogue was …
Mar 17
How difficult is yoga?
Link to Original Document Here I use the word Yoga as being United with God or pure consciousness. Yoga means United. So that Yoga is very difficult. And very easy. It depends on purity. What is purity? One simple definition that I have is the desire / love for God and God alone AND not …
Feb 19
Sankalpa
Link to Original Document Hindus use the word sankalpa. Before every religious ceremony, they do sankalpa I have asked many people what is the difference between sankalpa and desire. No one has answered the difference. So let me explain the difference. Desire is, well, desire. You something fun and want it. It really isn’t fun …
Jan 22
An encouraging statement from Yogananda
Link to Original Document If you read God talks with Arjuna there is a statement made by Yogananda It made me sad but it is also an encouraging sign Yogananda taught jyoti mudra and aum technique and hangso methods Now of course it is not entirely explained by him. But a start. So what did …
Jan 15
I am not hungry anymore
I am not hungry anymore **I wish. It’s the farthest from the truth ** **We all love to eat. We may eat “sattvic “ food – food that is pure That has been described in Gita. ** **And in yoga texts. – essentially it includes vegetarian diet, milk, butter, but no fish meat eggs or …
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 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 …
Nov 14
Learn to go within
At the end of the day, all religions talk about going within Meditation – go within Singing hymns , bhajan – it is you be done only after you feel God within you Mantra – a method to focus within and invoke presence of God Prayers – we close eyes , a sign of shutting …
Nov 07
A very enlightening quote
From the venerable Kallatta “ Mastery over tuti in inhalation and exhalation gives omniscience” Just an amazing statement.
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. …
Oct 31
Failure to change
Social reform. Spiritual reform An abundance of spiritual and religious books. Yet almost no one changes Why? Most religions preach kindness. Love. Tolerance. Love for God. Accepting Gods will. Not to retaliate. Forgiveness And they are perfect! Hinduism and Sanatan dharma. Goes a few steps further and states you must give up desires or food, …
Oct 31
Yoga sutra chapter 2 verse 19
The translation by Vivekananda is The states of the qualities are the defined, the undefined, the indicated only, and the signless. visheshavisheshalinggamatralinggani gunnaparvani The web link is http://oaks.nvg.org/yoga-sutras.html Veda Vyas has explained it i great detail. However the translation of what Veda Vyas wrote and typed by a variety of translators has been weak …
Oct 30
I feel sad for them!
I feel sad and sorry for the politicians. This is true for the rich also All their life they work hard, some get it without hard work. And make lots of money But the money was not given for personal pleasure or to imprison Laxmi ( Vishnu wife) in your bank account It was given …
Oct 30
The lokas – confusing terminology?
In the holy science, Sri Yukteshwar maharaj gives the 7 lokas Satlok – the creator / God / self Tapolok- this refers to Lalitha. This has nothing to do with tapa or penance Janlok- sons of Gods Maharlok- Maya Swarlok – maha shunya great void Bhuvar lok – shunya or void Bhuvarlok – the all …
Oct 11
The slow intellect
A slow intellect – I mean this spirituality slow intellect. Where people are unable to grasp things Why does this happen ? It is not their fault. It is a game of blind people. Allow me to explain. The Mahatmas talk about kriya yoga. Or pranayama. Or divine light. Or divine sound. They actually experience …
Oct 09
Can you have experience without Yoga?
No Blog over But I am so smart. God is beyond your intellectual grasp But I read great books. Look above I do mantra and prayer. You are still in the physical world. God is beyond the physical senses I do yoga. So does a crane. Or crocodile. Neither see God. What you think is …
Oct 07
Satyam Vadami
I say the truth That is the translation. Sanskrit to English Why do I have to say that? If only you experienced things by going within – there is a tremendous wealth within. So much that all the books put together seem worthless ! All these great books, Blogs, etc are so insignificant you would …
Oct 07
Why is it so complicated?
It is not These are the thoughts of a Yogi A funny pun. Think about it ! Silence the mind, emotions and logic. No ego. That is the bare minimum as a starting point I can’t silence the mind. Of course you can’t. You never practiced it. Your habit is to think, analyze, react. Pretend …
Oct 01
Sanskrit
A comment I made on what’s app about Sanskrit. A little background It might be folklore but one thing is certain – it is very difficult for anyone to comprehend Judaism – they claim that their book – Torah was created before the universe was created Samskrt – is considered to be the language of …
Sep 09
Writing blogs
I have not been writing much What is the point ? No one truly gets the concept People continue in their ways. They try and perhaps make significant effort to go forward. But Their efforts are in vain – because they don’t want to change in their ways of thinking or give up the selfish …
Sep 09
Is my surrender complete?
This has to be with all your mind, all your emotions, not a shred of ego, with all your heart, no logic and no selfish interest that if I surrender God will take care of your wishes or needs. The surrender should be such – I don’t care if I am deprived of everything in …
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 …
Jul 26
Blessings – encounter with Babaji
From Autobiography of a Yogi I go to America At that moment there came a knock on the door of my Garpar Road home. Answering the summons, I beheld a young man in the scanty garb of a renunciant. He entered the house. “He must be Babaji!” I thought, dazed, because the man before me …
Jul 25
The problem with the masses
The average IQ of a nation varies. Singapore has IQ of 109 average USA 98 INDIA 81 Source : https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php Why is this interesting? Just an observation stupidity abounds So what does this have to do with spirituality? Ego plus lack of intelligence makes rumors and false information spread like wild fire. There are a …
Jul 25
Be thou a yogi
One of the few words that reverberate in my mind is from Gita Krishna Bhagwan tells Arjun be thou a yogi Now I would like to ask you to set aside all your fancy concepts of yoga. And all the adjuvant words with yoga. Those extra words confuse you “ oh I am doing Bhakti …
Jul 24
Did I reach Atman ?
Soul, mind, body, brain, senses, the world, the cosmos—all are creations of Spirit. The wise man, not conceiving himself as the architect of anything (not even his own destiny), does not laugh or cry or disturb himself with the ups and downs of dualities. An egotist is never satisfied, be he rich, poor, a clerk, …
Jul 23
Is God real or just a vivid imagination?
Here Yogananda tells us about talking with God Practising the Presence of God God is approachable. Talking of Him and listening to His words in the scriptures, thinking of Him, feeling His presence in meditation, you will see that gradually the Unreal becomes real, and this world which you think is real will be seen …
Jul 19
Words of Babaji
The Kriya Yoga which I am giving to the world through you in this nineteenth century,” Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya, “is a revival of the same science which Krishna gave, millenniums ago, to Arjuna, and which was later known to Patanjali, and to Christ, St. John, St. Paul, and other disciples.” . . . “Give …
Jul 19
Is earth hell?
Perhaps But we do like it And we like coming back again And our mind seeks pleasure here Yet we must not forget the misery here. It is enough to have made everyone adult cry. One point of time or another. And I suspect a majority of people have at one point or the other …
Jul 18
How do you know your mediation was correct??
Everyone thinks they meditate well. Even perfect. They feel joy because they fell asleep But that is not mediation There are a few things Sushumna opens. That is the first step. Now that it is open, your prana can turn within and ascend the staircase to heaven How do you know your prana ascended This …
Jul 16
If God is everywhere how can I see him
You using the wrong equipment! You can understand that he is everywhere. You can imagine he is everywhere But what I am talking is about us seeing him everywhere To do that you need to stop using your eyes and use your intuition like Paramhansa Yogananda said. In his own words WHAT IS TRUTH? The …
Jul 13
Savikalpa
BY PRACTICING THE EIGHTFOLD YOGA, the devotee first experiences ecstasy for a short time; by deeper practice he is able to remain divinely entranced for longer periods. The ecstatic state of perception of God without perception of the universe is called savikalpa samadhi or samprajnata samadhi. It is seldom, if ever, possible for a yogi …
Jul 12
Light
YOU ARE LIGHT, YOU ARE JOY Darkness may reign in a cave for thousands of years, but bring in the light, and the darkness vanishes as though it had never been. Similarly, no matter what your defects, they are yours no longer when you bring in the light of goodness. So great is the light …
Jul 11
There is only so much spirituality you can handle
Like I mentioned there are 7 soul types. Somewhere in previous blog People can only handle spirituality only to a certain degree. Based on past and soul type What do I mean? 1). Let’s say you believe in God. A figure. And you do good deeds. Can you handle being with God for eternity. Just …
Jul 10
Inner victory
As long as you come back to earth, in any shape size or gender , you will desire for things in this world. Inner victory comes in a few steps learn that material desires are not fulfilling learn that there is more substantial happiness within. That within some people call it/ him / her God …
Jul 05
Poverty
“What you are is much greater than anyone or anything else you have ever yearned for. The spirit is exhaustless Bliss. You are carrying within your heart a portable paradise. The more you concentrate on the outside, the less you will know of the inner glory of the everlasting joy of the spirit. The more …
Jul 05
Victory
Man’s freedom is final and immediate, if he so wills; it depends not on outer but inner victories. Paramahansa Yogananda Autobiography of a Yogi So what is this freedom? Pure consciousness is limited by 5 kleshas which leads toleads to the illusion of soul that is encased in three bodies – gross, subtle and causal …
Jun 29
An interesting story
Nevertheless, because she received much special attention, Radha became filled with pride. So one day the Lord Krishna said to her, ” Let us steal away together.” He played on her vanity, making her think he wanted to be alone with her. She was feeling very happy and favoured. They walked some distance, and Krishna …
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