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Following details will help readers about several words that I use in my emails
or on site. The context in which these words are used will help you understand the
subject in more details.
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"YOU" |
Many times I use word "You" in my emails. This always includes "Me" first. All my
emails are addressed to me first and then to others (if at all). My goal is very
clear - Asatoma Sadgamaya ...(lead me to Truth and Purity.) It’s a long journey
of trillions of miles and it’s for me only. There are only three entities in my
divine world "Me, My Guru and the Divine" there is no one else (I do have a family
though
 ). I have no right to tell
others what they should do and should not. Why I write the emails then, you ask?
I do it as part my duty...I am traveling towards the purity with full knowledge
that I carry mountains of impurity within me...and such a travel is always helpful
for others who are doing similar efforts...Rare are the people who do this effort.
Such people, including me, are always looking for living examples just because they
are so rare, hence the emails. More reasons of my effort are clearly explained on
my home page http://www.thekundaliniyoga.org/
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"SLAVES" |
I commonly use word "Slaves of Mind" in my emails. That does not mean my slavery
has ended. I am equally a slave of mind until liberated. Slave is still a slave
whether he is at the end of his term or somewhere in the middle or at the start.
I would not be sending email if I was liberated. It’s my Maya (grand illusion of
mind) and ego that binds me to emails. It’s all marshy land around me. I am just
trying to remain afloat in the ocean of the poison of desires.
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"HARSH WORDS" |
I many times use harsh words like stupid, idiots and many more. This is because
I constantly see the degradation of the societies (and unfortunately it’s going
to accelerate in the future). I have no respect for people that are running after
desires, enjoyment, greed and lust. That does not mean I myself am free of them,
the different is I am aware that is a poison and I am doing every effort of keeping
myself away from the poison. I know I will succeed one day….but it’s too far in
the future…may be one of the future births? I don’t know.
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"RELIGION" |
I have even harsher words for those who are religious brokers and brokerage houses.
These are the Fear mongers. These stupid tell everyone “If you do not do this then
God will do that”. Sorry, God does not do nothing…absolutely NOTHING! I can absolutely
guarantee GOD NEVER PUNISHES. God never punishes anyone. He never sends anyone to
Hell or Heaven. The only thing GOD does is he guides and protects those who are
seeking to return to the origin, source. Otherwise God does not exist. Everything
else is run on the Law of Karma. “Religious Bigots” that try to convert others is
the worse category of people than those with lust and greed. They are misled and
they will mislead you hence my harshest words are reserved for them. Religions may
be for common, greedy people but there is no religion in the world of God. Feel
free to unsubscribe if my words about “Religious bigots” and “Intolerant religions”
hurt you.
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"QUESTIONS" |
I appreciate all comments and replies to the emails. If you have questions please
send it in a SEPARATE email. Questions sent in replies get lost. I generally reply
every question with my abilities as long as it’s a serious one. All selfish questions
will be ignored. If you want to entertain yourself then read Questions you should
NOT ask and I CANNOT answer. I cannot give wealth to others. I cannot solve problems
of others. Visit this page if you have problems in your life.
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I am no "Guruji or Swami" |
Some people that reply to my mails address me as "Swami" or "Guruji"
. Please don’t do that.
In my world only a Jivanmukta (liberated soul) can have these tags. I am still a
"Slave of mind" who is doing efforts to liberate himself from the cage of birth
and death. I know I will reach there, but I still have millions of miles to walk
from here.
So please call me by my name "Mahendra". I am an ordinary street commoner doing
an Information Technology job, trying to save money for my kids’ education and for
my retirement. I still need a house to live, eat food and feed my family. God does
not buy my food; I drive to grocery store and look for discounted food items. Yes,
I love "Super Sale" tag (whatever Divine I may be talking about), because I pay
money from my pocket. Nothing magically appears or disappears for me. God hasn’t
given me a single dollar so far - even though everything in my life exists because
of him…How contradictory, isn’t it?
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Here is how you experience or NOT experience the GOD |
Oh yes, you cannot come and visit me anywhere in India because I live in USA. And
even if you come and visit me you will not achieve anything because I don’t promise
Wealth, Foreign Travel, Govt Job, Solutions to your Problems and all that. I am
waste of time for those that are seeking material benefits of this world. Go seek
thousands of Gurus that advertise on Indian TV channels who promise to solve Bhakta’s
problems at $ value. Some also offer "Peace" and "Self-Realization" at a small fee.
And don’t complain when you are cheated because GOD or GURU DOES NOT and CANNOT
give ANYTHING to ANYONE. Please don’t live in an imaginary world where God or Guru
will do something for you. You WILL be disappointed. It is YOU who must walk every
step towards the GOAL….and there are literally TRILLIONS of steps in this JOURNEY
towards the origin.
During this journey: Only Sometimes you will realize someone is holding your hand. The hand is firm, but that ‘someone’ is not visible. There is also a voice that
tells you "Don’t be scared…I am protecting you…all the times…No one can do anything
wrong to you…There is no power in this world that can
harm you…because you are
with me". Otherwise it’s a lonely travel, a long lonely travel in the desert where
there is no one around you. You have left the crowed behind long time back. You still have three companions left with you - your Mind,
Karma and Vasanas (Desires). They are still trying to drag you in the opposite direction.
Their strength has certainly reduced but they will still try to pull you down and
succeed some times.….if they succeed the invisible hand will help you get up and
start walking again......towards
the Divine, where there is Only Bliss and no Fear
and Miseries
Till you reach there you must continue to struggle...like
a Soldier (You) before the Death (Mind, Desires & Vasanas). One of them will win. When you win, you
WILL be liberated eternally. When you lose, there WILL be next time
(birth) where you will start from the same spot where you left...and will continue
to fight.
(...Always remember, in the world of God – call it universe if you want - you will
never lose any credit or debit. Also, they WILL NOT cancel each other. You must
face consequences of both...in the form of rewards and miseries, in the next birth.
That is Law of Karma.
Struggle continues until Karma is nullified...Good and Bad both...there is no escape
from the cage of flesh, blood, mind and re-birth until you reach the finish line
- Self-Realization or the Eternal Bliss.)
I do these emails because I enjoy them. They give me divine joy and at times feeling
of ego
....I told you I am still
a traveler...a Slave of Mind!
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Few useful reminders about ever-running mind and our eternal existence |
Soldier fights few days in a life. Spiritual aspirant's battle goes on day and night,
for entire life and beyond!
Following three qualities are extremely important for a spiritual soldier: Vairagya
(dispassion), Viveka (wisdom) and Bhakti (devotion).
We should stop being proud of Ourselves - We are nothing more than a slave of a
monkey (mind.) Vultures (of though waves) are consistently feeding on us. 6 wolves
(lust, anger, greed, attachment, ego & envy) are dragging us on the streets.
Worth of our life is nothing more than a trash bag...full of trash (past memories,
current problems & future dreams.) Even worms live life of "eat, sleep, weep
& enjoy".
Our desires are the cause of our misery. Only those who tame the Cobra (of Mind)
that operates through its 5 heads (sense organs) attain the Bliss, everyone else
continues their miserable journey through cycles of birth and death.
Try to peek inside, there is much bigger universe within us. The creator of this
universe (The eternal Bliss) is waiting to embrace you!
Don't live life like a worm; Try to be a Divine Deer
No One Can Do Siddha Yoga, It Has To Happen!!!
Lord exists where 'I' does not. Annihilate the ego. Without dispassion or non-attachment
or indifference to sensual enjoyments no spiritual progress is possible.
Sama (control of mind), Niyama (discipline), Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses),
Dama (control of the senses), Uparati (turning away), Titiksa (endurance) and Sraddha
(faith), Sauca (internal and external purity) are extremely necessary for spiritual
progress.
Just as a silk-worm is caught in its own cocoon, so also man is caught in this vast
net of samsara (worldly life) by his own sankalpas (thoughts and notions) and vasanas.
You will never be able to go into samadhi (super-conscious state) although you can
sit in the Sddhasana for six hours at a stretch, if you are not free from temptations,
repulsion, attractions, anger, egoism and pride. Only a calm mind can enter state
of Samadhi.
Eight limbs of Astanga Yoga:
Yama (self restraint), Niyama (religious observances or canons), Asana (posture),
Pranayama (restraint of breath), Pratyahara (abstraction of senses), Dharana (concentration),
Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (super-conscious state).
Who can attain God?
The desire to attain knowledge of the Self will dawn only in the person
who is free from desires, who has a pure mind, and who is quite disgusted with this
worldly life. Such a man only is competent to hear, meditate and attain Brahman,
jnana or knowledge of Brahman. When the knowledge of the Self dawns, ignorance,
which is the seed for bondage and the cause of karma is totally eradicated and the
aspirant attains immortality and eternal bliss.
Six passions or modifications of mind:
Kama (lust), Krodh (anger), Lobh (greed), Moh (attachment), Ahankar (ego) and Matsarya
(envy) the mind, indriyas (senses), vasanas (tendencies), samskaras (mental impressions)
and trisnas (cravings) which have robbed you of your atmic jewel Jñana Indriya (Organ
of Divine Knowledge).
Preceptor: Swami Sivananda says "Place your foot, step by step,
very cautiously, on the different rungs of the ladder of yoga. Ascend very gradually
to the summit. Be earnest in your Sadhana (practice). Equip yourself with the necessary
qualifications. Do not waste your time in search of a preceptor. When you are ready,
you will enter the halls of wisdom. And there, waiting on the threshold, you will
find your preceptor."
Body is composed of the Mind, Egoism, Intellect and The five sense organs.
Your enemies are: Samskaras of fear, Moha (delusion or extreme
greed), Hatred, Jealousy, Prejudice, Self-justification, Building castles in the
air, Evil thoughts and Passion
Every thing in this universe is made up of three basic components: Sattva (Purity
and divine Knowledge) Raja (Activity and Passion), Tama (Ignorance and Inertia).
They are collectively call Tri-Guna (three qualities)
Viveka is discrimination between the real and the unreal, permanent and impermanent,
Self and the not-Self
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 19
"The highest ideal for every Sadhak (Practitioner)
is 'Siddha-Avasthaa' i.e. state of perfection or 'Moksha' i.e. release from the
cycle of multiple births and deaths; also known as Divine Awareness, The Bliss,
Sat-Chit-Ananda,or Chaitanya. As a result of the knowledge of the Self, a Yogi has
nothing left in balance, which is yet to be acquired for anyone including himself.
It is all the same to him whether he performs an action or does not perform it.
In the rhythm of incessantly beating of heart, a Yogi carries out various mundane
worldly activities without even noticing every single beat of his heart. Absence
of attachment leads to pacification of mind; thus work and rest go on as if reflex
actions. Mind made calm in this way becomes capable of grasping the Self. Calmness
of mind is the essential pre-requisite for the knowledge of the Self"
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