Presentation by Dr. Sandeep Rai – The Development of Brain’s Defenses against Stress November 7, 2009
Vibrations of Love – Malmö tour November 6, 2009
Dear sisters and brothers,
Please enjoy some pictures from the Vibrations of Love tour
here in Malmö last month. We had one concert but it was just unforgettable!
Many, many vibrations were flowing in Malmö this Friday, 9th Oct in NBV(Nykterhetsrörelsens Billdningsverksamhets little concert hall …and
the tour continued on to Copenhagen.
Much love from
The Heavenly River and the Malmö collective.
Participants Heavenly River (Ukraine):
Mr Nykolay Pazynenko
Mrs Valeriia Marchenko
Mrs Iryna Pazynenko
Mr Sergii Puchkov (Russia)
Indian classical dance:
Ms Oksana Bibikova (Ukraine)-Kachipudi dance
Natally Stegnell (Russia) -talk- Malmö
Malmö collective would like to express our biggest gratefulness and thankfulness to our sisters and brothers from The Heavenly River for delivering such a wonderful music and dance.
Bolshoe spasibo! – Diego, Sanna, Lucia, Mihaela, Elena, Irina, Annika, Luise, Rama.
On behalf of the Malmö collective
JSM!
Elena Solemo
How Does an Earthquake Shake? November 6, 2009
How Does an Earthquake Shake? (132,19-133, 21)
(p.305) Judas answered and said, “Tell me, master, how does an [earthquake] shake when it shakes the earth?”
The master picked up a stone and held it in his hand. [He said to him, "What] am I holding in my hand?”
He answered, “[It is] a stone.”
He said to them, “What supports the [earth] is also what supports heaven. When a word comes from the Majesty, it will go to what supports heaven and earth. The earth does not move. If it moved, it would collapse. But it does not, so that the first word might not fail. The word established the world and dwelled in it and smelled the fragrance from it. [47] I make known to you, all you children of humanity, all [the things] that do not move, for you are from that place. You live in the hearts of those who speak out in joy and truth. If the word comes from the Father’s body, among people, and they do not receive it, it will return back to its place.”
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures (The International Edition)
Edited by Marvin Meyer; Advisory Board: Wolf-Peter Funk, Paul-Hubert Poirier, James M. Robinson; Introduction by Elaine H. Pagels
The Wisdom of Jesus Christ, p.305-306
HarperCollins Publishers – New York
ISBN:978-0-06- 052378-7
ISBN-10: 0-06-052378- 6
Notes:
[47] It is also possible to translate this sentence as follows: “The word established the world, and the world came to be through the word, and the world received fragrance from the word.” The Coptic text employs ambiguous pronouns throughout the sentence.
Yoga is philosophical system – Darshana October 27, 2009
Yoga is part of six classical philosophical systems: Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta.
Each was tersely formulated in sutra form by its “founder,” and elaborated in extensive commentaries by other writers. They are understood as varied attempts at describing Truth and the path to it. Elements of each form part of the Hindu fabric today.
- Nyaya: “System, rule; logic.” A system of logical realism, founded sometime around 300 bce by Gautama, known for its systems of logic and epistemology and concerned with the means of acquiring right knowledge. Its tools of enquiry and rules for argumentation were adopted by all schools of Hinduism.
- Vaisheshika: “Distinctionism.” From “vishesha,” differences. Philosophy founded by Kanada (ca 300 bce) teaching that liberation is to be attained through understanding the nature of existence, which is classified in nine basic realities (dravyas): earth, water, light, air, ether, time, space, soul and mind. Nyaya and Vaisheshika are viewed as a complementary pair, with Nyaya emphasizing logic, and Vaisheshika analyzing the nature of the world.
- Sankhya: “Enumeration, reckoning.” A philosophy founded by the sage Kapila (ca 500 bce), author of the Sankhya Sutras. Sankhya is primarily concerned with “categories of existence,” tattvas, which it understands as 25 in number. The first two are the unmanifest purusha and the manifest primal nature, prakriti – the male-female polarity, viewed as the foundation of all existence. Prakriti, out of which all things evolve, is the unity of the three gunas: sattva, rajas and tamas. Sankhya and Yoga are considered an inseparable pair whose principles permeate all of Hinduism.
- Yoga: “Yoking; joining.” Ancient tradition of philosophy and practice codified by Patanjali (ca 200 bce) in the Yoga Sutras. It is also known as raja yoga, “king of yogas,” or ashtanga yoga, “eight-limbed yoga.” Its object is to achieve, at will, the cessation of all fluctuations of consciousness, and the attainment of Self Realization. Yoga is wholly dedicated to putting the high philosophy of Hinduism into practice, to achieve personal transformation through transcendental experience, samadhi.
- Mimamsa: “Inquiry” (or Purva, “early,” Mimamsa). Founded by Jaimini (ca 200 bce), author of the Mimamsa Sutras, who taught the correct performance of Vedic rites as the means to salvation.
- Vedanta (or Uttara “later” Mimamsa): “End (or culmination) of the Vedas.” For Vedanta, the main basis is the Upanishads and Aranyakas (the “end,” anta, of the Vedas), rather than the hymns and ritual portions of the Vedas. The teaching of Vedanta is that there is one Absolute Reality, Brahman. Man is one with Brahman, and the object of life is to realize that truth through right knowledge, intuition and personal experience. The Vedanta Sutras (or Brahma Sutras) were composed by Rishi Badarayana (ca 400 bce).
What did Jesus look like? September 25, 2009
Couple of months ago I was in Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris.
I was told that according Shri Mataji, the founder of Sahaja yoga this is the most realistic picture of Jesus.
Patanjali describes what happens after Self-Realization September 22, 2009
Here is translation of Samadhi Pada 1-42:43 base on my Sahaja yoga experience:
1.42 (tatra shabda artha jnana vikalpah sankirna savitarka samapattih)
- tatra = there, among these, in that
- shabda = sound, word
- artha = meaning
- jnana = knowledge, idea
- vikalpah = with options
- sankirna = mixed with, commingled, interspersed
- savitarka = accompanied with gross thoughts (sa = with; vitarka = gross
thoughts)
- samapattih = engrossment, coincidence, complete absorption, transmute into
Likeness
1.42 Then our consciousness has difficulties to recognize the name, meaning and knowledge for particular object.
1.43 (smriti pari-shuddhau svarupa-shunya iva artha-matra nirbhasa nirvitarka)
- smriti = of memory
- pari-shuddhau = upon purification (pari = upon; shuddhau = purification)
- svarupa-shunya = devoid of its own nature (shunya = devoid; svarupa = its
own nature)
- iva = as it were
- artha-matra = only the object (artha = object; matra = only)
- nirbhasa = illuminative, shining brightly
- nirvitarka = without a gross thought (nir = without; vitarka = gross thought)
1.43 In this way the object purified from name, meaning and knowledge shines in his real/vibratory/ nature.
If you can understand Bulgarian, you can read my entire translation of Samadhi Pada here:
