From ~~~ Day by Day with Bhagavan, 1-12-45. Those who have not the mental strength to concentrate or control their mind and direct it on the quest are advised to watch their breathing, since such watching will naturally and as a matter of course lead to cessation of thought and bring the mind under control. …
Tag: Yoga
Feb 20
True love
FEBRUARY 20 – SRF DIARY – DIVINE LOVE God understands you when everyone else misunderstands you. He is the lover who cherishes you always, no matter what your mistakes. Others give you their affection for a while and then forsake you, but He abandons you never. In countless ways God is daily seeking your love. …
Feb 16
How to make fast progress part 2
So we have bad circumstances. Why? It was so ordained. A way to Make progress. But we get frustrated. We try to change it. We fight it. Cry about it. Get overwhelmed. But why? No doubt they are overwhelming. And you must overcome it. But not broken emotionally. And Therein Lies the challenge. If you …
Feb 16
Who makes fast progress
So if you meditate daily, truly earnest in seeking God, don’t be afraid of suffering It helps in many ways. It is your true friend It helps burn karma. Once that layer is burnt the veil that hides a god disappears It exposes your flaws. Your desires for the world is revealed. Your anger, frustration …
Feb 15
How to chant?
True chanting occurs after you have experienced “God”. Until then you are chanting to an imagination of your mind. Even that is beneficial if done with sincere love I have many dance, jump and chant for God. They follow this – ISKCON because that is what Chaitanya mahaprabhu did that What they Fail to grasp …
Oct 19
After you have a glimpse –
Let’s say for example – you hear someone lie to you. A total lie. And something that would hurt you. You immediately get angry. Why? It is a lie and you don’t like lies. That is aversion. There are many different kinds. Now you may say and think you know self pure consciousness but that …
Oct 16
Quiet simple
If you can understand this The point between sentient and inert is infinite Just like the heart. Here infinite means endless. Not just in the sense of space or time Those who understand it are getting closer. This who think about it – need more clarity from someone who has it
Oct 06
Am I close to God? Or how good is my mediation? Part 3
Here is simple line from Ramana Maharshi The second line – ability to focus within to a single entity ( Maharshi uses the word to a single thought) Well first one has to find something within where you can focus your attention ( requires a Guru ) – Then hold to it steadfast Finally one …
Oct 06
Am I close to God? Or how good is my mediation? Part 2
Here is simple line from Ramana Maharshi This is nirvikalpa Samadhi. This is the final step when done while doing all activities This is a very high quality meditation. Almost all who read it should use this as a gauge to progress. Now if you think about it, this is peace isn’t it? Not a …
Oct 06
Am I close to God? Or how good is my mediation?
Here is simple line from Ramana Maharshi The second line – ability to focus within to a single entity ( Maharshi uses the word to a single thought) Well first one has to find something within where you can focus your attention ( requires a Guru ) – Then hold to it steadfast Finally one …
Sep 22
Have I reached that stage?
When your dreaming the body is real. The pain is real But once you know the body and world is a dream- mind you , you may imagine you have reached the state of awakening – but knowing and understanding that this is a dream is not the same as being awake. The experience of …
Sep 09
Tratak
This is the yoga technique which shows power of meditation. It means focusing one eye at any given point. To meet god we focus it within – forehead For external results we focus outwards. A perfected person can get results in a split second. But Alas, ignorant people take years However, here is a fun …
Aug 21
Meditation , concentration, yoga etc
Any of them, all of them no matter what your definition is requires cooperation / control / cessation of the mind Not one in a million can do it Why? The proper technique is not used What is the proper technique? Read books, search blogs and talk with teachers preachers and a variety of seekers …
Aug 20
Only for a yogi
People who are not yogi when they translate things – even if scholars in Sanskrit they royally mess up I do not mean to offend any followers or other learned scholars but my interpretation is different I refer to verse 73 of Vigyana Bhairav – a scholarly treatise by Abhinav Gupta. Two scholars have translated …
Jun 16
Silence
Question: How can silence be so powerful? Bhagwan Sri Ramana Maharshi: A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence. We may listen to lectures upon truth and come away with hardly any grasp of the subject, but …
Jun 15
Against mindfulness – the failure of mindfulness
All the promises of mindfulness resonate with what the University of Chicago cultural theorist Lauren Berlant calls “cruel optimism”, a defining neoliberal characteristic. It is cruel in that one makes affective investments in what amount to fantasies. We are told that if we practice mindfulness, and get our individual lives in order, we can be …
Oct 23
Different yoga
Thanks to the internet it is easy now to mislead people – not by the thousands but by the millions ! A lot of different yoga and meditations have cropped up. Some are given Buddhist label and others yoga or paranjali etc What a joke ! I occasionally get to read about it as a …
Jan 17
Guidelines for Yoga / Rules of Yoga
I changed the name from rules to guidelines. The reason for calling it rules, is because in my opinion, doing yoga is like going into battle where one is constantly battling ones sanskaras. In other words, in order to win this battle, certain rules must be followed. If one reads any scriptures regarding Yoga and …
Dec 19
Random
Kumbh Mela : A place where many great saints gather. One should attend to the Kumbh Mela. In terms of Yoga, Kumbh means or refers to the head and mela is a gathering of the prana (withdrawn from the entire body). When that happens, one can say, we have attended the kumbh mela. Here all …
Dec 02
Nada
A common misconception is the hearing of Nada. The truest of true nada occurs when the prana actually ascends in the sushumna. These nadas have the following characteristics 1) Extremely soft, no longer heard by the physical body 2) Extremely pleasing and one truly just wants to hear it again and again 3) On hearing …
Nov 05
Central Process of Yoga
The following is ancopy and pasteof things I wrote over the last year. The central process of Yoga. There are many different paths that take us to God. Everyone follows a different path to reach God. However, in spite of differences that are perceived, it is my firm opinion that all paths …
Nov 03
For everyone !
These blogs are meant for those who seek Guidance in the spiritual world. They contain pearls and if taken seriously, it will help everyone continue to progress without having any self imposed block by imagining that they have reached any high level. I am tempted to write, God bless…but who am I to say God …
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