Category: From Guruji’s Desk
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How to realize God?
जितहारो जितक्रोधो जितसङ्गो जितेन्द्रियः ।निर्द्वन्द्वो निरहङ्कारो निराशीरपरिग्रहः ॥ ३॥ JITAAHAARO JITAKRODHO JITA SANGO JITENDRIYAHNIRDWANDO NIRAHANKAARO NIRAASHEERA PARIGRAHAH Tejabindu Upanishad Verse3 To attain that Perfect Meditation, one has to have control in eating and drinking, one has to achieve control on anger, and attachment, and passion.Also, one should be free from consideration of opposites. He should…
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Why God is not realised, even if one is an intellectual giant?
यस्य ब्रह्म च क्शत्रं च उभे भवत ओदनः ।मृत्युर्यस्योपसेचनं क इत्था वेद यत्र सः ॥ २५ ॥ “JASYA BRAHMAM CH KHYAPRAM CHUBHAY BHABATA ODANAHMRUTYURJASYOPSE CHANAM KAWITTAH BEDA JATRA SAH” (Kathopanishad Chapter1 Valli2 Verse25) Among human beings, the Brahmin caste and Kshatriya caste are considered higher or elite class. But these two-elite class of people also…
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How is the Life to be lived?
Dear Godlike Friends, Life is to be lived – lived happily, healthily, lovingly, harmoniously, positively, and actively. Life needs to be lived – Totally, Materially,and Spiritually. Life is material. The Creation is material. It cannot be one hundred percent spiritual. The Saints and Sages, and Great God-Realised Masters have shown the path in this regard,…
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Inter-relationship of the Body and the Soul
आत्मावभासयत्येको बुद्ध्यादीनीन्द्रियाण्यपिदीपो घटादिवत्स्वात्मा जडैस्तैर्नावभास्यते “AATMABA BHAASASYA TYEKO BUDHAYAADININDRIYAA NYAMDEEPO CHATAADIBAT SWAAATMA JADAASTAIRNABA BHASYATAY” (AATMABODHA Verse 27) The mind, the sense organs, and everything material are activated, empowered, illumined by the AATMA (SOUL) only, like a jar or any object by a lamp. But these material objects can’t illuminate their own Inner Self. आविद्यकं शरीरादि दृश्यं…
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The Absolute Truth
Pranams and loving greetings to all beings. The Upanishads declare the Vedantic Truth (The Absolute Truth) “SARVAM KHALU IDAM BRAHMAM.” (सर्वं खल्विदं (खलु इदम) ब्रह्म). The meaning is, Every being verily is the Power of God. The Brahmam, the Power of God is Immortal, Diseaseless, Ageless, beyond any Quality (Tri Gunaateet), beyond Time and Space,…
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You need a right and qualified guide
अविद्यायामन्तरे वर्तमानाः स्वयं धीराः पण्डितं मन्यमानाः ।दन्द्रम्यमाणाः परियन्ति मूढा अन्धेनैव नीयमाना यथान्धाः ॥ ५ ॥ avidyaa yaamantaray bartamaanaahswyam dheeraam panditam manya maanaahdandramya maanaah pariyanti moodhaaandhaynaiba neeyamaanaa yathaandhaah (Kathopanishad Chapter1 Valli2 Verse5) When a blind person, guides another blind person, he cannot reach his cherished destination, blundering around on the wrong path. These ignorant people, thinking…
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The Soul-A witness of the wakeful, dream, and deep sleep states(Maya)
The deep sleep state experience is absent in both the waking state and the dream state.
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The Samadhi State – Teachings of Sri Lahiri Mahasaya
During the Samaadhi state of Kriya Yoga meditation, there is no existence of time and space nor names and forms. During that state, all are combined and become one. Whatever, is there in the limits of names and forms, cannot be immortal and eternal. So, remain engrossed in the search of Soul Culture or Self…