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These posts explains in detailed by Yogis and Swamis of India what Meditation is and the different forms of it. http://meditationdefined.blogspot.com/These posts explains in detailed by Yogis and Swamis of India what Meditation is and... more
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KALARIPAYATTU is an ancient form of Indian Martial Arts which is believed to be where all other Martial Arts originated from. These posts show techniques and style of the art. http://theoriginofmartialarts.blogspot.com/KALARIPAYATTU is an ancient form of Indian Martial Arts which is believed to be where... more
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Yoga is something that is being explored in todays society. It has become apart of peoples daily routine. The world hopefully is beginning to wake back up from their dormant sleep. http://acalmingview.blogspot.com/Yoga is something that is being explored in todays society. It has become apart of... more
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Links to my Anti Gravity Extreme Workouts. These workouts are designed for persons that already in top physical shape. Gabe Marquez is my victim/subject for these workouts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-sA45J34AQLinks to my Anti Gravity Extreme Workouts. These workouts are designed for persons... more
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Is it really safe to practice the art and science of the taamaseka-taantreka saadhanaa?
[A]. THE INTRODUCTION:
Is it really safe to practice the art and science of the taamaseka-taantreka saadhanaa?
[B]. THE DISCUSSION:
1. Numerous taantrekas in India are known to have met a terrible end. The taamaseka-taantrekas have to pass on their Sedhes [miraculous powers] to someone who preferably is a disciple before their death or else their soul may not able to leave their human bodies with ease at the time of their death. It is sometimes a painful death.
2. Such a bad scenario doesn't normally take place with a normal devotee who is on the divine path of the spiritual salvation. The Absolute, Almighty, Lord or the Supreme Consciousness takes care of such a devotee. That is why it is advised to the spiritual seekers to follow the path of the spiritual salvation and not get distracted by the weird world of the taamaseka-tantra and the taamaseka-taantreka saadhanaa. In fact, the genuine spiritual seekers in all the major religions of the world have been advised to avoid the path of the taamaseka-taantreka saadhana.
3. The taamaseka-taantreka saadhanaa does not necessarily mean the spiritual salvation. There are so many taamaseka-taantrekas [practitioners of the taamaseka-tantra] in India who are perfect in the art and science of the taamaseka-tantra, but have not been able to achieve the spiritual salvation.
4. The spiritual salvation can indeed be achieved without the help of any human-Sadguruu. However, it is hundred percent true that the taamaseka-tanatreka saadhanaa must not be attempted without the guidance and the supervision of any really competent human-guide, since it involves activating different centres/parts of the tantra [system of the physical human body].
5. Any wrong activation of any centres/parts of one's own physical human body by the new practitioner and any wrong practice or chanting of the concerned hymns may result into irreparable damage to the tantra-practitioner in terms of the manifestation of the unwanted negative energy in different scaring harmful forms and attributes. Such a negative environment may even cause the death of the taamaseka-tantra practitioner!Is it really safe to practice the art and science of the taamaseka-taantreka... more
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‘THE PEACE-FOR-ALL-PRAYER’ – THE YAJURVAEDA VERSE
[A].THE INTRODUCTION:
Today, we get dismayed when we notice the mindless killing of the fellow human by a fellow human in different parts of the globe.
Then, we read and see reports about the thousands of innocent people, animals, birds and other creatures being killed by the non-human disasters like the earthquake in different parts of the Earth. Your heart gets disturbed on seeing the visuals of the helpless people being drown in the flood-waters or the mangled bits of a crashed-aeroplane with the body parts of the dead human-passengers strewn all around and so on.
It seems the whole world has become restless and consequently the peaceless. Then, we quietly switch off our TV sets, Laptops, PCs, Transistors, FMs and put the newspaper away so as not to get our blood pressure increased due to all these tension-giving media reports about the seemingly a lack of the peace in our otherwise beautiful serene world.
Being persons with a conscience, we start praying for the peace for our human race on this planet Earth. But, should we stop at praying for the peace for the humans only?
[B].THE DISCUSSION:
Thousands of years back, the Indian spiritual-scientists called the Reshhes taught the human race to pray for the peace not only for the human race but all other entities in our world. This is shown amply by the following Verse Number 36/17 in the Yajurvaeda, through which the Reshhes prayed for the peace for all the entities in the cosmos:
“Dhouuha ShanteRaAntreksham Shanteha Prthevee Shanteraapha Shanteroshhadhayha Shanteha I
Vanaspatayha ShanteRaVeshvae Daevaaha ShanteRaBrhma Shanteha Sarvm Shanteha Shanteraeva Shanteha Saa Maa Shanteraedhe II”
The meaning of the above-stated Verse is as under:
“The Peace for the Dhuloka [Heavens], the Peace for the Antreksha [Universe], the Peace for the Prthevee [Earth], the Peace for the Jala [Water], the Peace for the Auushhadhee [Herbal Medicines], the Peace for the Vanaspate [Plants], the Peace for the Daevataa [Gods/Goddesses/Deities], the Peace for the Brhma [Absolute], the Peace for the Sarva [Everything/Everyone], the Peace for the Shaante [Peace] and my this Peace may exist forever.”
This Vaedika Peace-Verse shows clearly that the ancient Indian Reshhes considered everything like the Earth, Water, Plants, Universe, etc in this world as possessing the consciousness and accordingly an identity of its own.
THE BRIEF EXPLANATION:
1. If the peace for the Heavens [the abode of the Divine Entities] exists, we humans are benefitted, too because then these Divine Entities could help us much better instead of rather being busy solving their own peaceless state of affairs.
2. If the peace for the Universe exists, we humans stand to gain because then it would mean no need to worry about things like the meteors or the asteroids hitting our Earth and harming us or the Sun losing its heat, thereby causing loss of the precious insolation on the Earth and so on.
3. If the peace for the Earth exists, we would be spared of the calamities like the earthquake, etc.
4. If the peace for the Water exists, we would without doubt remain peaceful because this would mean surety of the drinking-water for everyone, the rainwater for our crops and consequently no peaceless problems like the Famine caused by a shortage of the food-grains, etc. and we would further be spared of the terrible problems like the furious floods.
5. If the peace for the Herbal Medicines exists, the herbal medicines would not die out and always would remain effective in wiping out the diseases from our life.
6. If the peace for the Plants exists, the plants always would live a normal life. The Plants would give us plenty of useful products and the greenery to enrich our life.
7. If the peace for the Gods/Goddesses/Deities exists, the world shall be ridden of the harmful bad astral entities and the negative energy around because then the Gods/Goddesses/Deiies would be able to focus their whole energy in fighting out these aforesaid evil forces.
8. If the peace for the Brhma [Absolute] exists, it would still be more beneficial for the whole world.
9. If the peace for Everyone in this world exists, there would be no humans-induced conflicts, skirmishes, battles, wars, killings, lootings or non-human calamities like earthquake, etc.
10. If the peace for the concept of ‘the Peace’ exists, this concept of the Peace always shall remain the prime in our life and the world. This would ensure that each and every particle or bit of the energy emitted the peace only in the world.
[C].THE CONCLUSION:
Dear Readers, you are requested earnestly to display the above-mentioned Peace-Verse in your Drawing Room, Dining Hall, Kitchen, Study Room, Bed Room, Halls, Classrooms, Conference-rooms, Office and public places prominently. Yours this big noble gesture may help usher in the positive vibrations for the Peace on this beautiful planet earth and in rest of the world around…!‘THE PEACE-FOR-ALL-PRAYER’ – THE YAJURVAEDA VERSE
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Is the luminous 'DIVINE MOTHER' the supreme entity in this universe?
The "Daevee Puraanna" the ancient Indian spiritual text, says that the DIVINE MOTHER JAGADAMBAA is the source of the whole creation, including Goddessess/Gods like Sheva-Shevaa/Gauree, Veshnnu-Lakshmee, Brhmaa- Saavetree. Raadhaa-Krshnna.
After having written all the 18 Puraannas, Vaeda Vyaasa was still doubtful. He thought that how could a mortal like him understand the DAEVEE TATTVA when Mahaa Eeshawara [Mahaeshawara] Sheva himself could not understand it properly?
So, Vaeda Vyaasa went to the Himalayas and meditated there for 1000 years upon which a divine broadcast called ‘the AAKAASHAWAANNEE’ was heard by him asking him to visit the Brhmaloka [the abode of the Lord Brhmaa].
He went to the Brhmaloka, where the Indian spiritual texts called the 4 Vaedas appeared in the form of four different human beings and told him that the JYOTEESWARUUPAA [luminous] BHAGAWATEE JAGADAMBAA herself only is the PARAMA/PARAMAA TATTVA [ PARABRHMA].
The 4 Vaedas propitiated [did STUTE] the DIVINE MOTHER
JAGADAMBAA, whereupon pleased , she appeared . Still, Vaeda Vyaasa seemed to be confused. To remove his confusion, she showed him by transforming herself into different Goddesses/Gods that it is only she [the DIVINE MOTHER JAGADAMBAA herself] who is getting manifested in the form of the above mentioned Goddesses/Gods.
The doubts of Vaeda Vyaasa were cleared.
Then, the DIVINE MOTHER JAGADAMBAA showed him the DAEVEE PURAANNA which was inscribed in divine letters on the petals of the 1000-petals Lotus at her feet. He saw this and subsequently wrote this DAEVEE PURAANNA.
The DAEVEE PURAANNA shows clearly that it was only KAALEE, a manifestation of the DIVINE MOTHER herself who had been born as the Lord Krshnna on this Earth.
This epic text describes also in detail the LOKA [abode] of the MAHAADURGAA [the entity which is higher than the DURGAA].It describes other LOKAs [abodes], too like the LOKAs of the 10 MAHAAVEDHYAA.
THE NOTE:
Spiritually speaking, the BRHMALOKA as described above can be taken to be as corresponding to the top of the human head [Crown Lotus -1000 Petals Lotus]. Thus, it would mean that the BRHMALOKA [1000-petas Lotus] is under the feet of the DIVINE MOTHER. The spiritual-seeker must advance spiritually to the Crown Chakra to be able to have a glimpse of the luminous DIVINE MOTHER [in other words, to be able to further merge into the supreme consciousness/ocean of the white light]!
Thus, the luminous DIVINE MOTHER is the supreme entity in this universe as per the DAEVEE PURAANNA.Is the luminous 'DIVINE MOTHER' the supreme entity in this universe?
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Is the Lord Sheva/Shiv the only ABSOLUTE [true BRHMA] as is being claimed by the devout devotees of the Lord Sheva/Shiv?
[1].The Introduction:
Many spiritual-seekers think that the Lord Sheva/Shiv is the only true BRHMA [ABSOLUTE]. But, is it really true?
[2].The Discussion:
As regards the Lord Shiva being the only true BRHMA, well our experiences tell us a different story. I remember having once initiated a well-educated well-cultured bhadralok-kind professional Bengali middle-aged couple in Pune, a few years back, into the Satyaa Paramaa Tattva Jyotee Bhakte Yoga.
They were seated with me and the process followed [the details of which cannot be divulged here because the FAKE SAINTS/FAKE YOGEEs around may misuse the information to fool the gullible innocent public]. Like many devout worshipper of the Lord Sheva/Shiv, the couple was fully sure of the Lord Sheva/Shiv being the only true BRHMA. During the process, they had the true glimpses of the Lord Sheva/shiv and did not wish to go beyond him. But, when they went beyond the Lord Sheva/Shiv, they found there was no Lord Sheva/Shiv!
...It was only the Swayama Brhma stage…There were no two..There was no duality of 'the perceiver' and 'the perceived'...It was just the ABSOLUTE PARAMAA TATTVA in its manifestationless form full of light! After that novel true spiritual experience, the Bengali couple changed their view about the Lord Sheva/Shiv and realised that it is just the PARAMAA TATTVA only that is the real/final ABSOLUTE TRUTH…call it by whatever name you may like to call it!
True "then is left a pure AATMA without AHMA" in the stage of the Swayama Brhma, In this state, the AATMA TATTVA is definitely without any AHMA [human unreasonable ego that is seen in this world].
I carried out a sufficient number of spiritual experiments on numerous purified spiritual-seekers to satisfy my own self, since I believe firmly that my own single experience could not have validated the truth of this phenomenon.
As I have often said, there can be no real substitute to your own individual experience as a Saadhaka. You have to experience it yourself, first.
When one says that there is no need to worship the GODDESSES/GODS after the self-realisation then it means that one can directly contemplate on the ABSOLUTE manifestationless PARAMA/PARAMAA TATTVA. It does not mean that you as a Saadhaka need give up the respect for the GODDESSES/GODS if you love respecting them.
It's just like that after having passed the Matriculation, you join a degree college for a higher degree. So, naturally you'll have to pay the attention to your present college lecturers/professors rather than to your past school teachers.
[3].The Conclusion:
Therefore, with all humility and full respect for the strongly personally-held belief by the devotees of the Lord Sheva/Shiv, I wish to conclude by saying that the true BRHMA is formless/manifestationless only! As regards carrying on discussions, one can go on debating for aeons if one has oneself not had true spiritual experiences, with neither party acceding to the correct perception. So, I would like to round off this discussion by saying that you as a spiritual-seeker go by your own experience. Don't believe in me, scriptures or anyone else if your own spiritual experience does not tally with our experiences!Is the Lord Sheva/Shiv the only ABSOLUTE [true BRHMA] as is being claimed by the... more
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The worshipping of the form of the Goddess/God helps the spiritual-seeker move towards the goal of self-realisation. After the spiritual-seeker has attained the self-realisation, there is no need for the spiritual-seeker to worship the external forms of the god/goddess. The spiritual-seeker who has attained the self-realization, henceforth, has to focus on the ABSOLUTE [BRHMA] or the light only instead of the erstwhile Goddess/God.
It is true that the Goddesses/Gods do transcommunicate the unconditional love and transcendental wisdom which may or may not have anything to do with the self-realization.
However, if you read ancient Indian spiritual texts and scriptures carefully, they talk in terms of the Mukte [liberation] of various kinds, i.e., Saalokya, Saameepya, Saaruupya, Saayujya, Kaeevalya and Swayama Brhma.
It depends on the devotee as to what kind of Mukte the Devotee is aspiring for. If the devotee desires Saalokya, Saameepya, Saaruupya, Saayujya or the Swayama Brhma Muktee, the devotee may aspire for any of these as one's spiritual goal.
However, for the one who has aspired for and realized the Swayama Brhma Muktee [the concept as understood by the author of the instant article, different spiritual seekers may have different understanding of the meaning of the word Swayama Brhma], there is no need to contemplate on the human form ascribed to the Goddesses/Gods. In the Swayama Brhma stage, the spiritual seeker gets merged into the BRAHMA/ABSOLUTE in its pure light form which has then nothing to do with the worship of the ABSOLUTE in human forms [adopted by Goddesses/Gods].
Even in the Durgaa Saptashatee, in one Daevee Stotra, the Daevee is praised as "AESHHAA AATMASHAKTEhaa" which means that one's own AATMA [self] SHAKTE [power] is the real Goddess. This means clearly that the true final spiritual form [if we can say so] of the Goddess is one's own self-power/ABSOLUTE Tattva. The human form of Goddesses/Gods in which this self-power manifests itself during the spiritual seeker's spiritual journey is just one of the numerous manifestations/stages on the way that help the spiritual seeker progress towards the final goal of the ABSOLUTE which is without any manifestation.
For many true Saadhakas, the Absolute Truth stands verified personally by the grace of the Divine Mother. The same cannot be said about other spiritual-seekers and their personal experiences. One has to oneself experience the Absolute Truth personally..!The worshipping of the form of the Goddess/God helps the spiritual-seeker move towards... more
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Well geeks need to stay in shape and flexible too, its how you can squeeze through crowds of sweaty storm troopers at comic conventions. Here we have Matthew Latkiewicz who invented the styles and positions for Star Wars yoga.
"A writer and comedian by profession, Latkiewicz says that the reason behind taking an inspiration from the Star Wars and using it as a means to promote his yoga"- http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/07/27/star-wars-yoga/Well geeks need to stay in shape and flexible too, its how you can squeeze through... more
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The Hypothetical Example:
Let us assume that a young lady Sussan wished to follow the spiritual path and was looking for a guide. If she were to be non-judgmental in the beginning itself, she might well land in the wrong hands of the wrong/fake spiritual masters. The best option would be to know about different spiritual masters. So, she contacted some of her friends to guide her suitably.
One friend suggested to her a certain famous TV-Star -Yoga-Guru having millions of followers world-wide. Her friend advised her not to make any judgments and surrender to this recommended Yoga-Guru. However, Sussan first of all decided to recollect all that she knew and collected further information on him.
She recalled that this swami ji Baabaa Chaalak "Baam Dev" had run away to the Himalayas from his home in childhood leaving behind his parents. She remembered that this Yoga-Guru had in the year 2005-2006 said in a TV interview that this Yoga-Guru would not get his Yoga-Programme/cultural-revolution be sent to the cremation ground by joining politics and as such he would not join the national politics.
But, he later, on becoming famous, started a political party/group called "Maashtra-Abhemaan", intending to nominate his candidates from all 545 parliamentary constituencies in a forthcoming parliamentary election.
Also, she learnt that he merrily went on inaugurating stadiums/programmes controlled/facilitated by anti-social elements/corrupt political leaders, he attended marriage ceremony of a child of one politician who had misutilized illegally the state machinery, by virtue of being the Chief Minister of the state, for managing the marriage of his child, he was charging rupees 500/50 from people for attending his Yoga-Camps and claiming to be a selfless saffron-clad true mahatma/saint/Yogareshe!
Sussan made judgments about this Yoga-Guru. She reasoned - Such a person could not be a role-model for her children and such a person could not be a real/genuine mahatma/saint and so isn't worth following!
Another friend suggested - why not follow this man teaching the art of living? She found that this man called "Shree Shree Kave Ghanachankara" fell short of the standards, too. This man taught others the art of living. Sussan collected information on this Swami Ji.
She found that once, an arrow from out of nowhere hit one of the disciples of this Swami ji. Swami Ji forgot all about the art of living and angrily blamed the local police for negligence in protecting him. He further claimed the arrow to have been an attempt by terrorists to kill this Swami Ji.
Later, the police found that a tribal had shot an arrow to kill a bird and that this particular arrow only had overshot and hit Swami Ji's disciple. She made a judgment - how can this Swami Ji be a true spiritual guide when he himself could not practice what he himself taught to others?
So, Sussan trekked all the way to the Himalayas. There she met an advanced pious Yogi. She made judgments about him, too. She found that he was self-less, pious, honest and possessing the spotless sterling character. He possessed supernatural powers, was humble, didn't ask for any money. She judged that he was competent enough to be her Guru.
So, she requested him to initiate her on the spiritual path. He initiated her in the Kreya-Yoga, gave her some supernatural powers, blessed her and asked her to go back to the world, to her family, her responsibilities and continue with her journey.
Sussan came back to her home, to her family, to her loving husband. She continued practising the Kreya-Yoga. She had now surrendered totally to his Himalayan Guru. Not for once, did she let any doubt about him crop up in her mind. She remained non-judgmental, fully focused and achieved the spiritual salvation when the correct time came.
The conclusion:
Thus, it is crystal-clear that we must be judgmentally non-judgmental instead of being merely non-judgmental. So, it would be correct to say - "Be judgmentally non-judgmental" rather than say - "Be non-judgmental.The Hypothetical Example:
Let us assume that a young lady Sussan wished to follow... more
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We are very often reminded in the mass media and by different spiritual masters that we must not judge others if we wished to live happily and have self-realization. So, should we implement this teaching blindly in our lives? Shall it then lead to chaos or peace in our life?
The Introduction:
We are very often reminded in the mass media and by different spiritual masters that we must not judge others if we wished to live happily and have self-realization. So, should we implement this teaching blindly in our lives? Shall it then lead to chaos or peace in our life?
The Examination:
Let us examine the issue thread bare. We always are busy making judgments. We simply can't escape making judgments.
The housewife goes to the market. She goes around the market looking for the best deal in terms of both the low price and high quality of the vegetables that she intends buying. She then buys from the vendor who offers her the best quality potatoes for the lowest possible price in the market.
So, what has she done? She has effectively made judgments based on the price and quality of the potatoes. It is clear that she did not buy the potatoes blindly from the first vegetable-vendor she came across.
You wish to buy a car. You don't buy immediately the car someone suggests you to buy. You collect information on all makes and brands. Then, you make a comparison of all the cars in terms of price, later-maintenance costs, fuel-mileage per liter, etc. Here, what you are doing is judging different cars on different parameters.
You are a young lady. You wish to get married and settle down with a guy. You don't marry the first gentleman recommended to you by your friend or your parents. You become judgmental. You gather information on as many as number of prospective bridegrooms as possible to find the best match for yourself.
How does the Judging the others help us?
Well, the judging of the others in terms of the duality of the good and bad helps us make the correct choices and take the correct decisions in our life so as to make our life more happy, more meaningful and more fulfilling. Without the correct choices and decisions, the life shall become a total mess. If you cannot differentiate the bad from the good, you always will be falling a prey to the bad things in life.
So, then are the true spiritual masters wrong in asking us to be non-judgmental?
By, now you may have started wondering - does it mean that we must not practice the non-duality of being non-judgmental at all? No, we must not be judgmental, but only after we have made the first correct judgment. The spiritual masters don't wish you to make any blind judgments. This is what the basic message of all the true spiritual masters is. This message has got lost due to the literal meaning we attach to it without understanding its true spirit.
For example, the true spiritual masters would like the housewife to be non-judgmental about potatoes once these have been purchased and brought into the kitchen. The housewife must now consider the potatoes to be the best potatoes in the world and accordingly prepare the potato-vegetable with all the love and affection that she has at her disposal.
Similarly, you become non-judgmental about your car after having bought it. After a while, you start considering it to be the best and you start loving it for no intrinsic reasons so much that most of you may not like it to dispose it off even if someone were to offer you a better option!
Why does it happen? You have become non-judgmental, that's why. Well, if you are still judging your car and finding faults in it, you will not be able to enjoy fully the joy of car-riding because your mind shall remain distracted by your judgments about the car.
Likewise, the true spiritual masters would like you to surrender totally to your life partner in terms of you giving your spouse full unconditional love and considering your spouse to be the best husband in the world. Well, if you are still judgmental about your husband, you'll not be able to have a mentally peaceful and happy married life.
What about the spirituality and judgment?
You may now ask me as to how one can be non-judgmental in the field of spirituality? Well, it is said wisely in the ancient Indian spiritual text Yogavaaseshhtha that "....one must first of all discuss with the Vedwaanas [scholars/learned persons], to get the Shreshtha [best] Vastu[thing]{, i.e., the Absolute/Parama Tatva/Pramaa Tatva} and then adopt/absorb the Neshcheta [definite] Sedhhaanta[principle]that has been established/arrived-upon/accepted. One must not adopt any principle blindly...."
It means that one must first of all be judgmental about various approaches/paths that claim to reach the Absolute/Brhma [Parama/Paramaa Tatva].
This one has to do by comparing the different spiritual paths/philosophies with each other with the help of discussions with the spiritually-learned persons in the spiritual field. One must not accept any spiritual path blindly. Blindly following any path would mean that the person has become non-judgmental in the first stage itself. Such a blind approach may prove harmful.
There is no guarantee that any spiritual choice that has been made blindly shall surely make your material life comfortable, improve your inter-personal relationships or lead you to the spiritual salvation. The spiritual choice has to be a well-informed one, a process which requires you to be judgmental about various spiritual choices that are present before you.
Once a spiritual choice has been made based on your judgment, the true spiritual masters would like you now to become non-judgmental about this choice that you have made. Now, you must devout yourself whole-heartedly to your chosen choice/path. Any wavering/doubts about it shall only disturb your mind, distract you, disturbing your focus/concentration. This shall only harm your spiritual progress.We are very often reminded in the mass media and by different spiritual masters that... more
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1. The Parama/Paramaa Tattva [The Absolute] manifests itself in many forms some of which are in the form of Gods/Goddesses or whatever the seeker would like to imagine it to be.
2. It would be wrong to say that the worshipping of the goddess/god doesn't lead to the Parama/Paramaa Tattva. In Shreemaaddaeveebhaagawata [code number 1133,Year 2009, 19th Hindi language edition, ISBN 81-293-0070-2] Daevee asks the seeker to give up in final stages the worship of her external form [in the form of a goddess] and instead concentrate on her upaadhee-shuunya [devoid of any form] divine light aspect to experience the Parama/Paramaa Tattva.
3. For example, she says on page number 572, ibid,”…till the time such as, one does not get the Authority/Competence [becomes fit] to do the internal worship, one must do the external worship [worship of the Divine Mother/Absolute as a Goddess]. On becoming fit for the internal worship, one must get into internal worship leaving the external worship; because my external worship merges into the GYAANA after some time. UPAADHEESHUNYAA [devoid of any designation/form, that is the ABSOLUTE light] GYAANA is the only my PARAMA [ABSOLUTE] RUUPA [EXISTENCE].”
4. “So, one must put one's groundless [without having any foothold] CHETTA into my GYAANAMAYA RUUPA. The world other than this GYAANAMAYA RUUPA, is totally false. So, to stop/still the activity of life and death, concentrate on me fully focused. I am the SARVASAAKSHENNEE [observer of all] and the AATMASWAROOPENNEE [in the form of the self or the ABSOLUTE]. One must remember me with a CHETTA full of DHYAANAYOGA."
5. It would be better if you read the original Hindi language pages because sometimes despite all best efforts of any translator, there always is a chance of missing out on finer nuances.
6. As regards the real GURUU-TATTVA, I would like you to read the small booklet titled "Sachcha Guru Kaun?" in the Hindi language published by the Gita Press Gorakhpur. It costs just Indian rupees 2 only. This booklet is enough to put to rest one's doubts about as to what the real GURUU-TATTVA is..! The reading of this small booklet shall let you understand that it is not at all necessary to have a human as a GURUU. "The ABSOLUTE" is the "real" GURUU-TATTVA." The ABSOLUTE" can manifest itself in any form to guide the true/genuine spiritual seeker.
7. Read about this booklet by clicking on http://www.gitapress.org/search_result.asp , then 'search & order’, then on 'search books', then on 'book code', fill up the code number '440', then click on the 'Start the Search’. The description says, "Craving for attaining knowledge is (the) mother of divine knowledge. Thus divine knowledge is (the) real preceptor (Guruu) This philosophical thinking has been described in this book by Swami Ramsukhdas, at the sometime he has warned people to refrain from (the) so-called worthless teachers."
8. Let us be logical and practical. The author of the instant article can quote ancient Indian spiritual text 'Yogavaseshtha' in support of the premise that a HUMAN-GURUU isn't a necessity to get salvation. Now, someone else may quote from some other source trying to prove the necessity of the presence of a HUMAN-GURUU. Which of the ancient texts or the reading-materials to be believed in and which ones to be thrown out of the window?
9. The irrefutable factual fact is that this only means that in the past, the great enlightened souls had achieved the spiritual salvation through different approaches. Hence, it isn't necessary to have a HUMAN-GURUU." The ABSOLUTE" is the PARAMA/PARAMAA TATTVA and the GURUU-TATTVA...!
10. That’s why it seems that the Guuruu Govenda Singh Jee, the tenth Guuruu of the Sekhs had declared that henceforth the holy book ‘ SHREE GURUUGRNTHA SAAHEBA’ shall be the only GURUU to be followed by the followers of the Sekhism! That’s why it seems the only Allah is followed as the supreme entity and any individual Muslim can act as the Guide, Maulavee or Guruu to lead the Muslim-gathering at the time of Namaaza.
11. Actually, it becomes tricky. If you talk only in terms of your own individual experiences, people start asking you to give the proof from scriptures and also, quoting of your own individual experiences, to some critics, looks like indulging into self-praise! If you quote only the scriptures, people ask you whether you yourself have had personal experiences or not! So, the author of the instant article has talked here both in the light of the ancient Indian Spiritual texts as well as his own individual experiences. But, sorry, the author of the instant article cannot and would not like to share with anyone some of his own personal experiences in this regard.
12. Anyhow, the author of the instant article has no issues personally if some spiritual seeker wishes to follow some HUMAN as a GURUU. Ultimately, it's individual seeker's way of thinking, liking, inclinations, experiences, past-sansakaaras [attitudes/psychic impressions] that partly determine whether to go in for a HUMAN as a GURUU or not.1. The Parama/Paramaa Tattva [The Absolute] manifests itself in many forms some of... more
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(A).The Introduction:
Is the human sadguuruu the Only Channel that exists in this creation for us humans to achieve the spiritual liberation?
(B).The Discussion:
1. The Meditation indeed is passing from one consciousness stage to another. It may happen through the blessings of the some human-guuruu [called sadguuruu] who has her/his own bio-electro-magnetic field fully awakened or it can very well happen by the grace of the Parama/Paramaa Tattva itself [the Absolute supreme consciousness called variously as god/goddess or by whatever name you may prefer to call it]. Hence, it would be wrong to say or assume that the meditation-stage can be achieved only through some human-guru! For example, it is well known that the Swami Ramkrishna Paramhansa, a follower of the divine mother, had achieved much of the spiritual success only through the grace of the divine mother herself and not through any human-guuruu, though he did later on have a human-guuruu!
2. However, those who say that the meditation-stage can be achieved only through some human-guuruu, are correct, too because may be such spiritual seekers themselves didn't have the experience of the meditation-stage through the grace of the Parama/Paramaa Tattva and achieved spiritual success only through/with-the-help-of some human-sadguuruu. As is said wisely in the wise ancient Indian spiritual text titled "Sankkshepta Yogavaaseshtha," all spiritual-seekers are correct in their opinions on the spirituality because all these seekers talk in the light of their own particular individual experiences which have to be true for these seekers because they themselves individually have experienced those particular experiences."
3. It would be useful to add here that it’s true that the gymnastics isn't the Yoga. Else, all those crores/millions of people doing the physical yoga led by numerous modern day Yoga-Guuruus would have by now had their Kundalenees awakened and would have had Brhama-Darshana. Whether one likes it or not, this is the blunt truth as regards the physical Yoga being taught now a day!
(C) The Conclusion:
The human sadguuruu isn’t the only channel through which we humans can communicate directly with the Almighty or the Supreme-Consciousness. The human sadguuruu is just one of the many instruments available to us for reaching the Almighty.(A).The Introduction:
Is the human sadguuruu the Only Channel that exists in this... more
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The spiritual path requires the true practitioner to cleanse one’s heart and mind of all impure thoughts. Once it is achieved, the soul becomes purer and the Saadhaka or the spiritual-seeker makes faster spiritual progress. This purity of thoughts is reflected in the Saadhaka’s physical behaviour like talking/not-talking with others and so on.
There must not be a gap between thoughts and deeds. What is there in heart and mind must be reflected on one’s face. But, sometimes we Saadhakas pretend to be doing something else than what actually is going on in our hearts and minds. In other words, our intentions are different than what we actually are behaving.
This inconsistency between intention and physical behaviour creates Maanaseka [Mental] Vekaara [Illness] that actually becomes a stumbling block in the Saadhaka's spiritual progress. Such a Saadhaka does harm both to one's own self and other spiritual-seekers around.
For example, Swami Vivekananda while touring the- then Rajputana [the present day Rajasthan] came across a mahatma who did not show his ability and also did not talk about himself...! This mahatma fitted nicely into the traditionally held notion that "the one who is actually a Santa or Guru does not show his ability or talk much about himself...but those who are nothing do just its opposite."
This mahatma did not talk to anyone. He simply kept silent. All bhakta-mandalee around were busy requesting him to speak something. But, no, he would not budge! All Bhaktas made a bee-line to have his Darshana [Glimpse] and offered him various things like money, fruits, etc. and hailed him as a true mahatma!
Swami Vivekananda made an attempt to talk to this so-called silent/not-speaking-about-himself mahatma. But, this mahatma did not talk to Swami Vivekananda either. Then, Swami Vivekananda made a searching probe about this mahatma and found that this mahatma was actually no mahatma.
He found that this so-called Mahatma was simply taking the spiritual-seekers for a ride by pretending to be a mahatma by keeping silent. Then, Swami Vivekananda remarked that in India it is easy to become a mahatma! How? Just say nothingand you will be treated as the true saint/mahaatma!
By the way, this above-quoted example also shows amply: whether one shows one's ability/ talks much about oneself or not - that is not really important in spirituality. What is more important in spirituality is - one's intentions!
If a spiritual-seeker who shows one's ability or talks much about oneself with the noble intention of helping other spiritual seekers, it does not mean that the Saadhaka is not a true Saadhaka. Whereas not showing one's ability or not talking much about oneself is also no guarantee of the saadhaka being a true saint/mahatma as has been shown clearly by Swami Vivekanada himself through the above-quoted example!
One more example, we all Saadhakas are talking a lot about ourselves in terms of our experiences/problems, etc and also showing our abilities by giving solutions to various problems being asked in different forums on numerous yoga websites. Does this mean that we all are not true saadhakas? No, we all are true spiritual-seekers! We are talking about ourselves or showing our abilities because [I presume] of our noble intentions to share our yoga-knowledge with the other spiritual-seekers so that the cause of the Vedhyaa [true knowledge] and the cause of the spiritual progress for all the spiritual-seekers is realised.
Finally, I would like to add that this article has been written inter alia with the pure true noble intention of showing that let us please not generalise/oversimplify any given statement/saying/notion. Everything has pros and cons.Everything has both positives and negatives. We must look into both aspects before making any conclusions about anything.The spiritual path requires the true practitioner to cleanse one’s heart and... more
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Is the September 11, 2001 Embedded in the USA’s Currency’s Symbol "$"?
1]. It is quite interesting to examine the symbol of the Currency of the USA, that is the Dollar symbol “$”.
2].The symbol "$" is made up of the two elements - S and 1 or S + 1
3].The alphabet 'S' is the 19th in number in succession/order from the first alphabet "A" in the English language.
4]. Now, the alphabet "S" stands as a short form for the month of the September.
5].The symbol "$" consists of two different numbers, i.e., S = 19 and 1
6]. S = 19 or 1+9 = 10 or 1+0 = 1
7].The symbol "$" means S and 1= [19] and 1 or [1+9] and 1 or [10] and 1 or [1] and 1 or 1 and 1 or 11
8].So, the symbol "$" = September 11
9]. Now, the next interesting question is how can we say that the year 2001 is embedded in the symbol "$", too?
Let us examine this aspect as under:
We have already seen above that the symbol "$" is made up of the two elements - S and 1.
Now, the symbol "$" means ‘S’ and ‘1’. This time, let us add the numerical values of these two different elements.
"$" = S+1 = 19+1 = 20 ..................... [a]
So, the number ‘20’ indicates the first two digits of the year.
Now, we have to find the remaining two last digits.
This time we shall subtract the numerical value of the alphabet 'S' [19] from the total additive numerical value of the symbol "$" [20] in the following novel way:
20
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01 ....................... [b]
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Now, this numerical value "01" is indicative of the last two digits of the year to be found.
Therefore, [a] and [b] or [20] and [01] = 20 and 01 = 2001
So, the year is 2001
Now, it's fully clear that the symbol of the Currency of the USA, that is the Dollar symbol "$" carried embedded within itself the indications about the most unfortunate tragedy of the 11th September 2001.
NOTE: Generally, it’s easier to decode these important historical dates/events once these have happened. But, it really is pretty much difficult to decode these dates/events in advance.Is the September 11, 2001 Embedded in the USA’s Currency’s Symbol... more
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Yesterday was Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. But six days after Tisha B'Av we celebrate Tu B'Av, the Jewish love holiday. Although the holiday starts Sunday evening July 25th and ends Monday night July 26th, two Tu B'Av parties will be held on Tuesday night July 27, 2010, one in Brooklyn and another in Manhattan.Yesterday was Tisha B'Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. But six days... more
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