Prakriti, Matter, Mother-how to control the matter May 25, 2008

Is it possible to imagine the life without Matter?  She is around us taking care about us all the time as real Mother.

During out evolution we learned how to control and modify this matter. This is the difference between animals and human beings. We try all the time to have full control over the matter.

Lets see what is the origin of this Matter- The Devi Bhagavatam: The Ninth Book: Chapter 1

“…Who is this Prakriti? (Whether She is of the nature of Intelligence or of matter?) Why did She manifest Herself and then again why did She reveal Herself in these five forms? And what are Her characteristics?…

… 4-18. Narayana said :– “O Child! Who is there in this world that can describe fully the characteristics of Prakriti! However I will describe to you that much which I heard from my own father, Dharma. Hear. The prefix “Pra” in the word Prakriti means exalted, superior, excellent; and the affix “Kriti” denotes creation. So the Goddess, the Devi Who is the most excellent in the work of creation is known as the Devi Prakriti.”

In order to have more control over the Matter we need to develop in ourselves all her qualities.  Her main quality is to take care for everybody.

When we start taking care for other people and not only for ourselves, we can develop our control over the Matter.

In my next article we will learn more about other quality of the Matter, which is Maya or illusion.

Purification of Swadhistana chakra May 24, 2008

From couple of months my attention was to find relations between different asanas and chakras.

Couple of days ago I start my meditation with couple of minutes in Padmasana (Lotus Pose) and after I remain in  Siddhasana.

My personal feeling was very quick purification of Swadhistana chakra, specially the right side.

During this exercise, please use your vibratory awareness and discrimination.

Good luck.

 

O saint Khwaja reside in my heart May 18, 2008

This song is dedicated to Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 3 April 1325) also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, was a famous Sunni Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in India.

 

Khwaja mere Khwaja – lyrics – English Translation

Khwajaji, khwaja (O saint khwaja) Khwajaji, khwaja, khwaja ji (O saint khwaja) ; (O saint khwaja) Ya gharib nawaz (The one who cherishes/soothes the poor) Ya moinuddin, ya khwaja ji (O Moinuddin Chisti), (O khwaja saint) Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja) Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart) Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings) Ali ka dulara (Ali’s beloved) Khwaja mere khwaja dil mein sama ja (O saint khwaja); (Reside in my heart) Beqaso ki taqdeer, tune hai sawari (The destiny of the ones in despair, you have changed for the better) Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja) Tere darbar mein khwaja (At your door, o khwaja) Door toh hai dekha (I’ve seen it from afar) Sar jhuka te hai auliya (Your confidents/protectors/confessors bow down to you) Tu hai Hindalwali khwaja (You are the hindalwali Khwaja) Rutba hai pyara (Your status is glorious/great) Chahne se tujhko khwaja ji mustafa ko paya (By wishing/worshipping you Khwaja, I have found Muhammad [the chosen one]) Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja) Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart) Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings) Ali ka dulara (Ali’s beloved) Mere peer ka sadka (The alms of my old age) Hai mere peer ka sadka (It is the charity of my old age) Tera daaman hai thama (That I have come in your refuge) Khawajaji Tali har bala humari (All my problems/crisis have been averted) Chaya hai khumar tera (Your trance is all over me) Jitna bhi rashk kare beshak (No matter how much one may envy (rashk) be jealous) Toh kam hai ae mere khwaja (Its just too less, o khwaja) Tere kadmo ko mere rehnuma nahi chodna gawara (Its not acceptable(gawara) , o my guide(rehnuma), to leave your feet(kadmo)now.) Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja) Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart) Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings) Ali ka dulara (Ali’s beloved) Khwaja mere khwaja dil mein sama ja (O saint khwaja); (Reside in my heart) Beqaso ki taqdeer, tune hai sawari (The destiny of the ones in despair, you have changed for the better)

God does not play dice with the Universe May 16, 2008

Quotes from Albert Einstein:

“God does not play dice with the universe.”

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”

“Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.”

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”

“Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as [Gandhi] ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.”

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”

Law of Polarity May 15, 2008

„A second characteristic of Krita Yuga is that whenever there is a falling away from dharma, the inner Divine laws of Righteousness which are innate and which regulate both human existence, the whole worldly structure, as well as the manifestation of the cosmos - will arise as a result, with a corresponding, compensatory effect.

This is called the “Law of Polarity” or in Sanskrit “Karma Phalam” (the fruits of action), which means in practical terms, that whatever you have done, you will get the fruits of those actions: “As ye sow, so shall ye reap”. So in this Yuga [Age], all persons will get their Karma Phalam. If they have led their lives in accordance with the universal and eternal laws of being (dharma), they will enjoy an existence which is harmonious and fulfilling.

But on the other hand, whatever wrongs they have done, i.e., whenever they have fallen out of the central path of dharma, either individually or collectively, they will have to pay for that in this life time.” - (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Meta Modern Era, Chapter 1, Modernism and Rationality )

THE WORLD IS LIKE A DANCE… April 18, 2008

The world as we view it, is much like a dance, you can take what is coming and live it by chance… Or seek answers to questions and live it by choice, just follow your heart and answer its voice.

Chance brings that karmic phenomenon, manifested reactions from what you have done. Look for a place that’s hidden within, search for the message, that’s where to begin.

Talk to yourself, have conversation inside, it’s a matter of choice, create from the mind. Picture yourself in a world all your own, then bring it to life from the seed to the sown.

Search & discover the source of white light, don’t settle for anything, reach for the heights. Your goals are the answer to what you achieve, and it’s almost like magic when you start to believe.

Truth & intuition …bring gifts to rejoice, go it by chance or live it by choice!

THE STATE OF STHITAPRAJNA – INTEGRATION STATE April 16, 2008

As you know yoga is union, connection or integration between individual and the collective consciousness. This state was beautifully described in Gita, chapter 2.

54. What, O Krishna, is the description of him who has steady wisdom and is merged in the state of Sthitaprajna? How does one of steady wisdom speak? How does he sit? How does he walk? 55. When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then is he said to be one of steady wisdom! 56. He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after pleasures, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom. 57. He who is everywhere without attachment, on meeting with anything good or bad, who neither rejoices nor hates, his wisdom is fixed. 58. When, like the tortoise which withdraws its limbs on all sides, he withdraws his senses from the sense-objects, then his wisdom becomes steady. 59. The objects of the senses turn away from the abstinent man, leaving the longing (behind); but his longing also turns away on seeing the Supreme. 60. The turbulent senses, O Arjuna, do violently carry away the mind of a wise man though he be striving (to control them)! 61. Having restrained them all he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady whose senses are under control. 62. When a man thinks of the objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment desire is born; from desire anger arises.

This description is in compliance with Patanjali’s “Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah”

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST April 14, 2008

This has a thought provoking message no matter how you believe. Does evil exist?

The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied yes, he did!” “God created everything?” The professor asked. “Yes, sir,” the student replied.

The professor answered, “If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are then God is evil.” The student became quiet before such an answer.

The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said, “Can I ask you a question professor?” “Of course”, replied the professor. The student stood up and asked, “Professor, does cold exist?”

“What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?” The students snickered at the young man’s question.

The young man replied, “In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody and every object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have too little heat.

The student continued. “Professor, does darkness exist?”

The professor responded, “Of course it does”.

The student replied, “Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton’s prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn’t this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present.”

Finally the young man asked the professor. “Sir, does evil exist?”

Now uncertain, the professor responded, “Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man’s inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. “These manifestations are nothing else but evil.”

To this the student replied, “Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love, that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. It’s like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.”

The professor sat down.

Some people claim that young man’s name was Albert Einstein

 

SELF - CONFIDENCE April 11, 2008

 

The word ‘Self - Confidence’ has got a great meaning. When we say lack of ‘Self - Confidence’, it means lack of understanding one’s own Self. And why do we fail to do that is because we don’t know how much power each individual has within himself.

Following is an attempt to understand our real inner -self and how understanding of that helps us build up the Self - Confidence and thus become a Fearless person.

The lack of Self - Confidence within a person implies some obstruction on the 4th Centre ( Anahata / Heart Chakra ). After Self - Realization, when this Heart chakra is enlightened, divine vibrations start flowing through this chakra.

These divine vibrations make you feel strong and make you confident of taking the right decisions. You can take the right decisions because of the wisdom that developes within you with the enlightenment of the 1st Centre ( Mooladhara Chakra ).

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