Transcript (Cosmic Consciousness), and
Version 07102003
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Preface
Before starting, I humbly prostrate to
ðYvara
I bow to the feet of
sad-gUrU
(God), Who is the creator of all of us. (unattached realized spiritual guide), who showed me the ultimate path of spiritualism. Words fail to express my gratitude towards great
sad-gUrU
, sages and seers of India. This presentation is an effort to reveal very basic concept of spiritualism to educated people. Facts presented in this presentation are mere reproduction of spiritual teaching of great
sad-gUrU
, which are based upon
veda
(ancient accumulated Holy wisdom of great sages and seers of India).
In order to make the subject simple, at times the explanation in this material may suffer in depth. There may be some omissions and mistakes in this work, but I am sure that your suggestions will improve this work to a great extent. Kindly send in your suggestions at [email protected] or [email protected] Peace by means of peace.
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Content
Topic Page Objective................................................................................ 04 An Advise to the Audience................................................... 05 Cause and Effect Theory...................................................... 06 Cosmic Consciousness and Its Energy.............................. 10 Separated Consciousness................................................... 13 Axiomatic Truth..................................................................... 15 Three Bodies.......................................................................... 22 Law of
karma
......................................................................... 24 Birth and Death Cycle........................................................... 26 Four Levels of Consciousness............................................ 29 Five Sheath Principal............................................................ 31 Mind........................................................................................ 35 Subtle energy points............................................................. 44 Methodology.......................................................................... 48 Religion and Spirituality....................................................... 60 Six Verses to Liberation........................................................ 64 Terminology........................................................................... 65
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Objective
Most of the us are at a position where we can neither accept nor reject God. How do we get answers for very basic fundamental questions such as Who is God? Is God a mere concept for physically and mentally weak people? Why so many miseries? What is the purpose of this life? Why death? What is death? What after death? Why is God so imperfect? Why God is creating problems for all of us? Who has made Nature? Is everything pre-destined? What is the role of free will? What is religion and rituals? Every religious man has their own conviction, then who is right and who is wrong? What is the definition of right and wrong? Why blood-shed on the name of religion? How do we meditate and get peace? And most important question is that who is asking all these questions? Who I am? What is my origin and the final destination? In order to get the answers to these valid questions, one has to step out of own material self and start contemplating upon these questions.
veda
sheds the light on these questions and helps us to understand the ultimate reality. An important point which we need understand is that
veda
particular religion, rather
veda veda
are not confined to any are generic knowledge on essential spirituality. contain various techniques and methodologies to realize Self and reveal Beyond.
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An Advise to the Audience
Mirror of consciousness will not reveal anything if it is covered with the dust of wrong pseudo spiritualism and material logic, which is based upon five imperfect senses and relativity. In spiritualism, logic is good to some extent, but after that it becomes a barrier. Have a non-critical, unbiased and inventive mind of a Scientist. Prior to an invention, a Scientist doesn’t have any logic to prove his work, but even then he is fully dedicated and committed to his work, which eventually makes him successful.
Mind is clever and always tries to consolidate answers for it’s convenience. Have quest for knowledge and live with questions. Borrowed knowledge can serve the purpose to some extent. Answers are to be discovered by your own self. Scriptures reveal themselves when read again and again. Read, understand, integrate and then implement.
Tons of reading is better than an ounce of practice. Theory is supplementary to practical. To quench the thirst, water is needed and not the theory of H 2 O.
Get rid of crunches of belief and realize the Truth yourself.
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Cause and Effect Theory
Theoretically, to understand a system, it is essential to decompose and then again reunite it’s components. Apparently, this makes the system a little more complex, but this process increases the depth of knowledge at an intellectual level, which makes the practical easy. Lets try to analyze an experiment, which is getting conducted in a laboratory. In this experiment, a scientist is transforming water vapors to water, and then water to ice. Through this experiment we will try to understand the various stages of transformation and relation between gross, subtle, cause and source.
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Cause and Effect Theory
Now this experiment has following four aspects 1.
Ice is gross (
sthUla
).
2.
3.
Water is subtle (
sUkSma
) Water vapors are the cause (
kAraNa
) of water and ice.
4.
Scientist is the source, the intelligence behind the process.
Based upon the above experiment, now we can establish the following facts – 1.
2.
3.
4.
Cause is subtle and effect is gross. Effect is the gross manifestation of the cause. Water vapors and ice are subtle water and gross water respectively. Substratum (H 2 O) is the same, and difference is in the forms and names only.
This transformation can happen both ways i.e. water vapors to ice and vice versa. Scientist’s intelligence is the source behind this transformation and not involved in the actual transformation process.
Source (Intelligence) Cause (Water vapors) Subtle (Water) Gross (Ice)
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Cause and Effect Theory
1.
2.
Each effect has a cause , as water vapors are the cause of water and ice. Similarly, “This” (we, Nature and beyond) are the effects of “That” (Cosmic Consciousness), and “That” is the cause of “This”.
Effects are different forms and names (
Upadhi
and names, then “This” becomes “That’.
) of the same cause , as water and ice is the different form and name for water vapors. Similarly, “This” is the different forms and names of same “That”. If we drop the idea of forms 3.
An effect cannot exist without its cause , as water and ice cannot exist without water vapors or H 2 O molecules. Similarly, “This” can not exist without “That”. If we take out “That” from “This”, “This” also vanishes.
“This” is the effect of “That” and “That” is the source of “This”. If one drops of the relative perspective of “This” and “That”, then “This” is “That” and “That” is “This”. In other words, cause is subtler effect, and effect is grosser cause. Cause of causes is Cosmic Consciousness (
ðYvara
) and rest all are Its manifestations. In the infinite ocean of Cosmic Consciousness, innumerable waves (Self as a Separated Consciousness) emerge and then finally merge back.
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Cause and Effect Theory AuM
( ~ ) is the sacred symbol and is the representation of Cosmic Consciousness and It’s manifestation i.e. creation.
AuM
is the combination of following sequence of root sounds -
1. A-kArA
is the sound of “A” (as pronounced in up), which represents gross manifested form of Cosmic Consciousness.
2. U-kArA
is the sound of “U” (as pronounced in put), which represents subtle manifestation of Cosmic Consciousness.
3. mA-kArA
is the sound of “M” (as pronounced in mother), which represents cause of Cosmic Consciousness.
4.
Sound of silence, the vibrations and pause after
mA-kArA
represents the Source i.e. Cosmic Consciousness Itself. Sound of silence or emptiness is the substratum, which acts like a canvas on which painting with
A-kArA
,
U-kArA
and
mA-kArA
is made.
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Cosmic Consciousness and Its Energy
The whole Universe is infinite river of energy. Where energy is condensed, it becomes visible in the form of mass, as whirlpools are visible in a river. This energy is known as Nature (
prakRti
).
Energy can convert itself into gross form, which is called mass and vise versa. Mass is gross energy and energy is subtle mass. In the scientific world, “Wave/Particle Duality of Light” is an interesting example, where minutest known substance, has two contradicting properties of wave and particle. Essentially this means that sometimes a wave acts like a particle and vise versa! From scientific perspective, this is illogical because, wave is a process of an energy whereas particle is a mass. Mass Conversion Energy
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Cosmic Consciousness and Its Energy
But Energy (
prakRti
) itself is not intelligent. Some Intelligent Principle behind the scene is controlling this Energy. This Intelligent Principle, the Universal Law behind the process is known as Cosmic Consciousness (
ðYvara
).
That's why Cosmic Consciousness is Immortal, Formless, without Limbs, Action less, All-pervading (thus Immovable), Unchanging, Second-less, Indivisible, Infinite, Eternal and without Attributes (
nirguNa
).
Cosmic Consciousness has manifested Itself in It’s Energy (Nature), and from this perspective, Cosmic Consciousness is with attributes (
saguN
) also. It’s like same electricity is getting manifested in various electrical equipments such as bulb, fan etc. Create Nature’s cycle does create, sustain and absorb (to re-cycle and re fresh) it’s creation.
Cosmic Consciousness is the Source, and Nature is Its effect. Nature depends upon Cosmic Consciousness, but inseparable from Cosmic Consciousness, the way a nail is inseparable from it’s finger and Sun-light from Sun.
Sustain
ðYvara
Absorb
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Cosmic Consciousness and Its Energy
Nature has two powers – 1.
2.
Power to veil (
AvarNa Yakti
) : Nature is untrue existence and true appearance, thus called illusion (
mAyA
). For example your image in the mirror is there, but not real.
Power to distract (
vikSepa Yakti
) is of three types – a. Power to know (
jJAna Yakti
). b. Power to desire (
IcchA Yakti
).
c. Power of doing action (
kiryA Yakti
).
You get the knowledge of an apple through the power-to-know (
jJAna Yakti
). Then a desire arises in the mind to possess that apple, which is the power-to desire (
IcchA Yakti
). Then you exert to obtain that apple with the help of power-of-doing-an-action (
kiryA Yakti
).
Nature has trinity essences (
triguNAtmik Yakti
) –
a. sattva
: Saint like tendencies such as sentient, goodness, light, purity etc.
b. rajas
: King like tendencies such as kinetic, mutative, passion etc.
c. tamas
: Negative tendencies such as static, inertia, ignorance, darkness, dullness etc.
sattva ðYvara tamas rajas
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Separated Consciousness
Apparently, “Free will” Separates Individual Consciousness (
Atman
or Soul or Self) from Cosmic Consciousness. The Separated Consciousness has two natures – 1.
Conditioning through Nature’s veil 2.
Original form (
svarUpa
)
sat
-
chitta
-
Ananda
a. b. c.
sat
is existence i.e. truth.
chitta
is consciousness.
Ananda
is bliss.
Cosmic Consciousness For example, while watching a movie, one gets associated (gets conditioned) with the false environment created by the movie. When one witnesses (
Yakshi
) that it's projector’s beam, which is making false impression on the inert screen (and not onto himself), he gets disassociated with the false environment and becomes established in his own self (
svarUpa
).
Nature as veil Nature acts as a veil between Separated Consciousness and Cosmic Consciousness. Environment outside and inside of a pot is the same. When pot (veil of Nature) is broken then the environment inside (Separated Consciousness) becomes one with the environment outside (Cosmic Consciousness) of the pot.
Separated Consciousness
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Separated Consciousness
All the objects, except Separated Consciousness, under Nature are temporary and thus unreal. Cosmic Consciousness is real, Nature is unreal, and apparent Separated Consciousness is Cosmic Consciousness only. Separated Consciousness is a fraction of Cosmic Consciousness only, and thus above and beyond Nature.
yogA
means union between Separated Consciousness and Cosmic Consciousness. Separated Consciousness is ever pure and divine, but the veil of ignorance made of
tamas
,
rajas
and
sattva
makes the Separated Consciousness limited and finite. Cosmic Consciousness Separated Consciousness
sattva
is superior to
rajas
, and
rajas
is better than
tamas
. Objective is to morph ourselves from
tamas
to
rajas
,
rajas
to
sattva
and then transcend
sattva
too, which is known as
guNatIta
.
The sculpture (Separated Consciousness) already exist in the rock, only unnecessary rock (veil of Nature) is to be chipped off to get the sculpture out of the rock. “That” is already there, only veil between “This” and “That” is to be dropped. That’s why we always pray “Reveal Thyself”.
Axiomatic Truth
1.
2.
“That” is
sat
(Truth), the only nameless substance, one without second (non-dual), with no beginning or end.
Two aspects of Sat, are
chitta
and
Ananda
. The interplay of these two aspects of divinity causes creation.
chitta
is love, attraction and Cosmic Consciousness.
Ananda
is will, enjoyment and Nature.
sat Cosmic Consciousness 3.
The Cosmic Consciousness and Nature in its aspect of repulsion and attraction vibrates. This process emanates a sound known as Pranava (
AuM
).
4. praNava
(
AuM
) manifests the idea of – a. Time (
kAla
).
b. Space (
AkaYa
).
c. Units (
aNu
).
5.
These four ideas of
praNava
, time, space and unit lay down the foundation of creation, which together act as a veil reflecting the spiritual rays of the Cosmic Consciousness.
chitta attraction & repulsion vibration emanates AuM sound
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Ananda
6.
7.
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Axiomatic Truth
This veil is composed of three essences (
guNa
) –
a. sattva
: Saint like tendencies such as sentient, goodness, light, purity etc.
b. rajas
: King like tendencies such as kinetic, mutative, passion etc.
c. tamas
: Negative tendencies such as static, inertia, ignorance, darkness, dullness etc.
Then the state of equilibrium of the three essences gets disturbed. As a result energies get polarized and chain of deformation occurs. As a consequence of deformation of manifests, which is also known as
sattva
, Self (Separated Consciousness)
mahtattva
. Self further gets deformed and manifests as false ego (
ahaMkAra
), which causes repulsion and separation of Self from Cosmic Consciousness. 10. The three essences, although distinguished by their distinctive features, are the conglomerates of the same three essences in differing proportions. This manifests five fundamental essences, called
rajas
,
rajas
,
rajas
+
tamas
and
tamas
.
paJca-tattava
i.e.
sattva
,
sattva
+
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Axiomatic Truth
11. Five fundamental essences (
paJca-tattava
) consist casual body (
kAraNa Sharir
), which is cause of subtle body ( material body (
sthUla Sharir
).
sUkSma Sharir
or
lingadeha
) and gross 12. From the
sattva
component, the five knowledge senses (
jJanendriya
) evolves – a. Ear (
Yrautra
).
b. Skin (
tvacha
).
c. Eye (
ckShu
).
d. Tongue (
jihvA
).
e. Nose (
Yrautra
).
13. rajas
give rise to five subtle organs of action (
karmendriya
) –– a. Speech (vak).
b. Hand (
pAni
).
c. Feet (
pAyu
).
d. Genital (
upasth
).
e. Anus (
pAyu
).
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Axiomatic Truth 14. rajas
components manifest as five major
prANa
( subtle life force) – a.
prANa
– breathing.
b. c. e.
apAna vayAna
d.
udAna
- excretion of waste and urine.
samAna
- circulation of blood.
- deglutition or swallowing of food.
- digestion of food.
15. From
tamas
components, five rudimentary principles of the elements (
tanmAtra
) are emerged – a. Sound (
Yabda
).
b. Touch (
sparSa
).
c. Form or color (
rUpa
).
d. Taste (
rasa
).
e. Smell (
gandha
).
16. Five rudimentary principles of elements further gets deformed and evolve themselves as five gross elements (
paJca-mahabhuta
) a. from Sound to Space (Space).
b. from Touch to Air (Space + Air).
c. from Form to Fire (Space + Air + Fire). d. from Taste to Water (Space + Air + Fire + Water).
e. from Smell to Earth (Space + Air + Fire + Water + Earth).
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Subtle to gross
Axiomatic Truth
17. These five gross elements has a tendency to grossify (
paJcnIkarna
) i.e. split itself into half (50%), and rest of the half (50%) further gets divided into four equal parts (12.5%), and then gets unified with other four half (50%) gross elements. Below is grossification process for five gross elements – Space Air Fire Water Earth 1 st Step : Split 50% 2 nd Step : Split 50% in 4 parts i.e. 12.5% 3 rd Step : 12.5% gets merges with other 50% 3 rd step is the manifested form of Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Together these five gross elements constitute the gross material body.
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Axiomatic Truth
18. Fine subtle body consist of following nineteen elements a. Five organs of knowledge. b. Five organs of action.
c. Five
prANa
. d. Inner subtle equipment (
antaHkaraNa
) i. Emotional Mind (
man
).
ii. Intellect (
buddhi
).
iii. Chit is basic faculty through which mind operates i.e. combination of conscious, subconscious, unconscious, memory and more. iv. Ego (
ahaMkAra
). 19. With the three bodies - casual body, gross material body and subtle body, having been formed, the play of repulsion comes to a halt and attraction of the Cosmic Consciousness becomes evident. 20. Thus whole macrocosm is within microcosm.
She (Nature) loves Him (Cosmic Consciousness) so much that She tries to capture Him, by constructing nine door temples (human bodies) and establishes Him in it. An object has five aspects – 1.
2.
Name (
nAma
) Form (
rUpa
)
3. sat
(
Asti
)
4. chitta
(
bhati
)
5. Ananda
(
priyA
) Belongs to Nature and varies Substratum
sat chitta
\
Ananda Time Space Unit
Axiomatic Truth
Self Subtle body Ego prANa Ear Speech Sound Gross body Space
Chit
apAna Skin Hand Touch Air Intellect vayAna Eye Feet Emotion Mind udAna Tongue Genital samAna Nose Anus Form Taste Smell Fire Water Earth
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Three Bodies
Three bodies are 1.
Gross material body is what we see and feel.
2.
3.
Subtle body drives gross material body.
Casual body is based on ignorance (
avidyA
) and is the cause of the gross material and subtle body.
The shell of a Mango corresponds to gross material body. The pulp represents subtle body and seed corresponds to casual body. Binding elements for casual, gross material and subtle body are – 1.
Body (
deha
).
2.
Action (
karma
).
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Love (
rAga
).
Hate (
dveSa
).
Egoism (
ahaMkAra
).
Non-discrimination (
Aviveka
).
Ignorance (
AjJana
).
3 Gross body 1 Casual body causes Ego is the main binding element 2 Subtle body drives
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Gross material body has nine (and two hidden) gates – 1. Left ear.
2. Right ear.
3. Left eye.
4. Right eye.
5. Mouth.
6. Nose.
7. Navel.
8. Genital.
9. Anus. Gross material body goes under Five modifications – 1. Potential existence. 2. Born. 3. Grows. 4. Matures.
5. Decay.
6. Dies.
Three Bodies
Gross material body is made up of seven primary essences (
saptadhAtu
) – 1. Chyle. 2. Blood. 3. Flesh. 4. Fat. 5. Bone. 6. Marrow. 7. Semen.
Fine subtle body consist of following nineteen elements – 1. Five organs of knowledge. 2. Five organs of action.
3. Five
prANa
(subtle life force). 4. Inner subtle equipment a. Emotional Mind. b. Intellect.
c.
chitta
.
d. Ego.
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Law of
karma
Because of
karma
(past and present mental and physical actions), Separated Consciousness becomes conditioned and goes through the purification process created by Nature. Types of
karma
are – 1.
2.
Negative.
Positive and negative.
Common man does 1 st and 2 nd where proportion of negative type of
karma
,
karma
are high.
3.
4.
Positive.
Neither positive nor negative : Only
yogI
can achieve this type of
karma
.
Categories of
karma
Bowman's analogy as can be explained via 1.
2.
3.
Accumulated (
saJcita karma
) : The bundle of arrows in the quiver.
Fructifying (
prArabdha karma
) : The arrow shot, which can not be recalled.
Current (
kriyamAna karma
) : The arrow, which is about to shoot from the bow.
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Law of
karma
We have control over accumulated and current
karma
, provided we use fructifying
karma
correctly. River of “free will” can change it’s course in the pre-defined plan of
karma
.
Accumulated base of our manifested desires ( ignorance (
karma
in the latent form are called
saMskAra
, which is the subtle
vAsana
).
saMskAra
further gets strengthened by
avidyA
), and because of ignorance one starts considering – 1.
2.
3.
4.
the short-lived as eternal.
the impure as pure.
the painful as pleasurable.
the non-Soul (body, mind etc.) as Soul.
Result is worldly afflictions (
kleSa
). Pain and pleasure are two faces of the same coin, which is called Pain. Pleasure and pain are pain only. Because of this vicious circle, the Separated Consciousness becomes conditioned through five senses and as a result emotional mind overpowers and further traps the Self in
karma
. Freedom lies in, in controlling the mind and not getting controlled by mind.
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Birth and Death Cycle
Death is separation of gross material body and subtle body.
Cosmic Consciousness 1.
2.
Gross material body merges back into five gross elements – a. Space.
b. Air.
Separated Consciousness c. Fire.
Dismantler d. Water.
e. Earth.
prANa Subtle body – a. Five subtle senses merges into mind i. Sound. ii. Touch.
iii. Form or color. Sound Mind Smell vi. Taste. v. Smell. b. Mind merges into
prANa
.
c.
prANa
merges into Separated Consciousness. Touch Form Taste d. Separated Consciousness merges back into Cosmic Consciousness. At the time of death, five subtle senses merges into mind, and mind into
prANa
and
prANa
into Separated Consciousness, and Separated Consciousness into Cosmic Consciousness.
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Birth and Death Cycle
This is different from Liberation (
mokSa
). Here the shell of the small glass (ignorance) doesn’t let the water of small glass (Separated Consciousness) merge with the water of big glass (Cosmic Consciousness).
Since separated Consciousness is covered with the veil of ignorance, it comes back to Nature to exhaust its accumulated
karma
. The subtle body along with Casual body transmigrates, and constructs new gross material gross material body and again starts watching the same old movie consisting of six modification i.e. potential existence, born, grows, matures, decay and dies. Ego is the binding element between three bodies. Casual body is the cause for subtle body and gross material body. Subtle body drives gross material body. Separated Consciousness, is separate from three bodies.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Separated Coconsciousness is responsible for fruits of it’s
karma
. Cosmic Consciousness is just the facilitator and dispenser of the results based upon
karma
.
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Birth and Death Cycle
Cycle – 1.
Death.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Transmigration and birth.
a. at a higher level such as Angels.
b. at the same level such as human.
c. at a lower level such as animals.
2 Transmigration and birth Past subtle impressions (
saMskAra
).
Relation of senses with an object creates thought ripples in the lake of mind (
vRitti
).
3 Past subtle impressions 1 Death Nature’s vicious circle, the purification process 8 Result is pain 7 karma Desire.
4 Relation with an object 6 Ego 6.
Ego.
7. karma
.
5 Desire 8.
Result is pain.
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Four Levels of Consciousness
Four stages of consciousness are 1.
2.
3.
4.
Wake (
jAgrata
) state, where ego gets identified with gross material body and
karma
comes into play, because "I" becomes doer and enjoyer. Sleep (
svapna
) state, ego gets identified with casual body and subtle body. No doer and only enjoyer remains.
Deep sleep (
suSupti
) state, ego gets identified with casual body and there is neither a doer nor enjoyer. Maximum peace without senses and mind, with no concept of time, space and unit. 4 th satge (
turiyA
) stage means total absorption. It is whole and encompasses all the above three states. It is transcendental, non-dual and supreme bliss. These states are experienced by all of us in our normal day to day life.
This stage is to be discovered in meditation.
Each state exists, but negates other's experience and objects. Though deep sleep experience is without mind and senses, but joy of deep sleep is incomparable to sensual pleasure.
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Four Levels of Consciousness AuM
( ~ ) is the sacred symbol and is the representation of Cosmic Consciousness and It’s manifestation i.e. creation.
AuM
is the combination of following sequence of root sounds -
1. A-kArA
is the sound of “A” (as pronounced in up), which represents wake state.
2. U-kArA
is the sound of “U” (as pronounced in put), which represents sleep state.
3. mA-kArA
is the sound of “M” (as pronounced in mother), which represents deep sleep state.
4.
Sound of silence, the vibrations and pause after
mA-kArA
represents the 4 th stage. Sound of silence or emptiness is the substratum, on which the music of
A-kArA
,
U-kArA
and
mA-kArA
is made.
1 3 2
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Five Sheaths Principal
Our internal organs are covered with various layers made of skeleton, bio-magnetism, muscles and skin etc. Similarly, Separated Consciousness is covered with five sheaths (
koYa
).
yogi
transcend all these sheaths one by one.
Food sheath Subtle life force sheath 1.
Food sheath (
annamaya koYa
), is made up of the essence of food, and finally it returns to food i.e. earth or matter. It belongs to gross material body. Mind sheath Intellectual sheath 2.
( Subtle life force sheath
prANamay koYa
) is made of
prANa
and the five organs of action. This sheath controls hunger, thirst, heat and cold. The gross subtle life force does the functions of breathing, digestion, excretion, circulation etc., and subtle life force generates thoughts.
Bliss sheath Self Cosmic Conciousness Gross body Subtle body Casual body
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Five Sheaths Principal
A. Main category of
prANa
–
a. prANa
is Yellow in color, located at chest and controls breathing.
b. apAna
is Orange in color, located at anus and controls excretion of waste.
c. vayAna
is Rose in color, located in entire body and controls circulation of blood.
d. udAna
is Violet Blue in color, located at throat and controls swallowing of food. It takes the Separated Consciousness to rest in Cosmic Consciousness during deep sleep state. It separates the subtle body from the gross material body at the time of death.
e. samAna
is Green in color, located at navel and controls digestion of food.
B. Five sub categories of
prANa
–
a. nAga
controls belching and hiccough and vomiting.
b. kUrma
controls closing and opening of eyelids.
c. kRkara
controls hunger.
d. devadatta
controls yawning.
e. dhanaMjaya
and ejection of the child from the womb.
3.
4.
5.
Five Sheaths Principal
The mind sheath (
manomay koYa
) consists of the emotional mind, the subconscious (
chitta
) and the the sense organs of knowledge. This sheath controls thinking and doubting, anger, lust, exhilaration, depression and delusion. The intellectual sheath (
vijJAnamaya koYa
) consist of the intellectual and the ego working with the help of the five sense organs of knowledge. Discrimination and decision or determination, agency of doer-ship and enjoyer-ship are the functions of this sheath.
The bliss sheath (
Anandamaya koYa
) gives bliss during deep sleep state and at the time of experiencing the effect of a
sattva
deeds. It is a modification of Nature and consists of the thought ripple in the lake of mind (
vRitti
) – a.
b.
The joy you experience when you look at an object you like (
priyA
).
The great joy you feel when you possess the object you like (
mod
).
c.
( The greatest joy you experience after enjoyment of the object you like
pramoda
).
You get the knowledge of an apple through power-to-know of the intellectual sheath. Then a desire arises in the mind to possess apple, which is power-of desire of mind sheath. Then you exert to obtain apple with the help of power-of doing-action of Subtle Life Force sheath.
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Five Sheaths Principal
Sheath and bodies relation – 1.
2.
3.
Gross material body has food sheath.
Subtle body has
prANa
sheath, mind sheath, intellectual sheath. Casual body has bliss sheath.
Relation between sheaths and levels of Consciousness 1.
All the five sheaths function during the wake state.
2. prANa
sheath, mind sheath, intellectual sheath and bliss sheath function during sleep state. Intellectual sheath and bliss sheath function partially.
3.
Bliss sheath functions during deep sleep state.
Six waves in the ocean of this World are – 1.
2.
3.
Birth and death for the food sheath.
Hunger and thirst for
prANa
sheath. Grief and delusion for the mind sheath.
Separated Consciousness is after bliss sheath. And beyond Separated Consciousness is the Cosmic Consciousness – the Source.
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Mind
When we (subject) perceive an object (or an idea), we first evolve that object with in ourselves. Then as per our conditioning, we categories the object as good or bad (duality), which gives us pain or apparent pleasure. Let’s explode the transaction between an object and subject. Objects are made of five gross elements viz Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. These objects are perceived by five senses i.e. Sound, Touch, Form, Taste and Smell respectively. For example we are look at a menu in a restaurant, our senses (eyes) passes on the perceived menu items to the mind, which is divided into three components 1.
2.
Lower mind (
man
) : Lower mind is directly connected with five senses and controls choices, emotions and feelings etc. Polluted memory and intellect is known as lower mind. Flipping through various food menu items is an activity carried out by lower mind.
Intelligence (
buddhi
) : Lower mind passes on the menu choices to intelligence, which sits between lower mind and
chitta
. Intelligence controls discrimination, decision, thought and rationality etc. The final selection of a menu item is made by intelligence.
3. chitta
:
chitta
is the basic faculty through which mind operates i.e. combination of conscious, subconscious, unconscious, memory and more. Chit controls wisdom (
viveka
).
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And final action is carried out by ego, and selected item is ordered from the menu.
Mind
And behind this gross and subtle equipments (body with senses, lower mind, intelligence and
chitta
), Separated Consciousness acts as a source of energy, the way electricity is the life for various inert electrical equipments. Relation with an object activates similar accumulated bubble of past subtle impression (
saMskAra
) in the lake of mind. Bubble of accumulated past subtle impression surface up and burst at the surface of lake of mind, and create thought ripples, which are known as
vRitti
.
Because of thought ripples in the lake of mind, one gets identified with the multiplicity of the thought waves, which is created by link list of thoughts and mind becomes distracted. Thoughts take multitudes of shapes very similar to your own distorted reflection in a vibrating surface of the water and thus one can not see the base (Separated Consciousness) in the lake of mind. These thought ripples are linear (one after and another) and naturally controlled by practice (
abhyAsa
) and non-attachment (
vairAgya
).
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Mind
Mind Space Air Fire Water Earth Sound Touch Form Taste Smell tamas tamas+rajas rajas Rajjas+sattva sattva Placement of Ego?
Body and Mind growth pattern 1-7 years Gross Effect Science Material Inertness Realization 7-14 14-21 21-28 28-35 years Manifestation Subtle Cause Astrology Spirit
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Consciousness
Mind
Body and Separated Consciousness are two complimentary (not opposite) ends, and mind lies in between. Body and Separated Consciousness is governed by
tamas
and on
sattva
.
sattva
respectively. Grip of law of
karma
is stronger on
tamas
and weak Ego can be placed at either end. A materialistic and spiritual person will keep his ego at body and
chitta
(and Beyond) respectively. While doing a creative (scientists and artists) activity, one's ego is at
chitta
. But it’s different from spiritualism because still the energy is being used on external material world.
Energy has a tendency to drain out through five senses. If we try to block out one channel, water flows to rest of the available channels. That’s why blind people possesses extra-ordinary smelling and hearing powers. Ever since only a small percentage of mind is used on the external material world and therefore mind has become atrophied. Mind is thought, and thought is time. No thought means no-mind and thus timelessness, which leads to an experience beyond five senses. For example deep sleep experience is without mind and senses.
From spiritual perspective, spiritualism is rational teaching to an irrational mind. Our knowledge (base of the logic) is based upon five imperfect senses and relativity. Thus spiritualism is beyond five senses and logic.
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Mind
Defects of mind are – 1.
Impurities : Removed by self-less service, kindness and
mantara
.
2.
3.
Distraction : Distractions are of following four types, and can be controlled by surrender (
upAsanA
) and
yogA
– a.
Mad or distracted (
kSipta
), scattered in 3D.
b.
c.
d.
Foolish or dull ( mUdh ), scattered in 2D.
Contemplative or less distracted (
vikSipta
), line.
Concentrated (
ekAgra
), pointed on a dot.
e.
Absorbed (
niruddha
), such as vacuum and emptiness.
( Veil of ignorance : Ignorance can be removed by study
veda
Self. Regulated texts of
vedAnta
(essence of
YrutI
),
brahmansUtra
(
nyaya
) and
bhagavad gItA vedAntic
contemplation is threefold – (
samritI
). and
veda
) are
UpaniShad
a.
b.
Listen from
sad-gUrU
(
Yravana
).
Meditate on
Yravana
(
manann
).
c.
Practice on
manann
(
nidhyAsana
) : Theory is meant to be practiced. And finally, practice too automatically gets dropped and it starts happening automatically.
3D 2D Line Dot Vacuum
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Mind
What are
veda
? Truth was directly revealed to ancient Sages and Sears in their deep meditation. Since then this wisdom of Truth was passed on verbally from
gUrU
to
YhiYhyA
(disciple). In that
yuga
(era), people were highly spiritual and thus were able to retain this complex wisdom. At the beginning of K years ago (at the time of
kali-yuga
(name of an era), about 5,099
mAhAbhArta
), keeping in view the future decline in the spirituality and limitation of human mind in the next
yuga
(era), great Sages,
bagwAna vyAsa
, created physical books, which are known as
veda
.
vedAntic
literature is the most ancient writings in the world and consists of –
1. YrutI
(heard) :
YrutI
in origin. Now
YrutI
are primary scripture and considered to be the divine scriptures include four
veda
(
rig, yajura, sAma
and
atharva
) and each
veda
consists of three main parts a.
b.
Philosophical sections, considered as “Head” of
veda
known as
UpaniShad
(
jJAna kAnda
).
Considered as “Heart” of
veda
(
upAsanA kAnda
).
and also c.
Deals with actions and known as “Legs” of
veda
(
karma kAnda
). Rituals belong to this portion of
veda
. Legs without head and heart becomes meaningless.
2. samritI
(remembered) : explain the coded
samritI YrutI
.
samritI
is of human origin and were written to represents the portion of the
veda
was authored by various Sages and Seers.
Mind brahmansUtra
(
nyaya
) gives resolution to the apparently conflicting statements in
UpaniShad
and
bhagavad gItA
.
bhagavad gItA
and tells us – is cream of veda 1.
2.
3.
4.
Energy of equanimity.
Wisdom of non-doer ship.
Natural functioning of
guNa.
Sacrifice all motives.
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Mind
Conflict between being and becoming – 1.
Past is domain of mind.
2.
Present is the point of existence and life. 3.
Be in the present activity (i.e. mindfulness) and don’t let the mind flip around in past and future. Past and future are false and are extended present only. Objective is not to enjoy the present activity, but to train the mind to live in present, which can be helpful in Meditation.
Future is domain of mind.
Past Present Future Point of existence Becoming Observe yourself and control following six demons – 1.
Passion (
kAma
).
2.
3.
Anger (
krodha
).
Greed (
lobha
).
4.
5.
6.
Confusion (Moh).
Pride (
moha
).
Jealousy (
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mAtsarya
).
Mind
While morphing the mind (from
rajas
,
rajas
to
sattva
and
sattva tamas
to to
guNatIta
),
yogi
’s mind (
sAdhaka
), object of achievement (
sAdhaya
) and methodology (
sAdhana
) appear to be the same, but they are not. Subject and object are two different things, and thus mind cannot ( change itself. Entity who is witnessing
Yakshi
) mind, is the Separated Conciseness. The correct hierarchy can be explained by Chariot’s analogy 1.
2.
3.
4.
Objects are grass.
Body is Chariot.
Five senses are horses attached to the Chariot.
Separated Consciousness is the Charioteer (controller).
4 guNatIta 5.
Mind acts as reins.
6.
Cosmic Consciousness is the aim.
3 sattva 1 tamas 2 rajas
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1. sahasrAra
is located at crown of the head and represents Cosmic Consciousness. It's represented by lotus with 1000 petals. Focus of
jJAna yogA
.
2. AjJA
is located at 3rd eye (between the eyebrows). It controls nervous system. It's represented by lotus with 2 petals. Focus of
rAja yogA
.
3. viYuddhi
is located on throat. It's represented by lotus with 16 petals. Its element is Space.
Subtle Energy Points 4. anAhata
is located in heart. It's represented by lotus with 12 petals. Its element is Air. Focus of
bhakti
(surrender)
yogA
.
5. maNipUraka
is located at navel. It's represented by lotus with 10 petals. Its element is Fire. Focus of
karam
(action)
yogA
.
6. svAdhiSTAna
is located at reproductive organs. It's represented by lotus with 6 petals. Its element is Water.
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Subtle Energy Points 7. mUlAdhAra
is located at perineum i.e. between Anus and Genital organ. It's represented by lotus with 4 petals. Its element is Earth.
kuNDalini
, three and a half coiled up subtle dormant energy resides at
mUlAdhAra
. Vibrations of
AuM
starts at
mUlAdhAra
and goes up to flows through the subtle energy channels (
sahasrAra chakra
.
prANa nAdI
). Three main subtle energy channels are –
1. piGgalA
: Exhales and brings
prANa
down. Its attributes are Rajjas, Sun, hot, negative and mantra is
raM.
2. idA
: Inhales and brings
prANa
up. Its attributes are
tamas
, Moon, cold, positive and mantra is
huM
.
3. suSumnA
: For common man it is inactive. Its attributes are
sattva
. To awaken the dormant
kuNDalini
,
yogi
establish
prANa
in
suSumnA
.
kuNDalini
channel ( at
mUlAdhAra
awakens and goes up through major subtle energy
suSumnA
) and unites with Consciousness in
sahasrAra chakra
localized divine Energy (
Yakti
) unites with Source of Energy (
Yiva
). This i.e. happening reveals knowledge by knowing which all knowledge becomes known.
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Subtle Energy Points sahasrAra AjJA suSumnA
idA
piGgalA kuNDalini viYuddhi anAhata maNipUraka svAdhiSTAna mUlAdhAra
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Subtle Energy Points
Seven Worlds (
loka
) are –
1. satyaloka.
2. tapoloka.
3. janaloka
.
4. mahAloka
, which is also known as 10 th door (
AuM
).
5. suvarloka
.
6. bhuvarloka.
7. bhUloka
is gross material body, which contains seven subtle energy centers.
satyaloka tapoloka janaloka mahAloka suvarloka bhuvarloka bhUloka
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Methodology
There are four paths to realize Cosmic Consciousness and they go hand in hand and can be followed simultaneously 1.
Wisdom (
jJAna
)
yogA
Wisdom
yogA
: Gain wisdom and realize Cosmic Consciousness. is two folds – 2.
a.
b.
Indirect wisdom from outside (
parokSa
) such as understanding the theory of H 2 O at intellectual level.
Direct intuitive experience from inside (
AparokSa
) such as drinking water and experiencing it directly. This gets embedded in our
saMskAra
.
Surrender (
bhakti
)
yogA
: When total surrender (not devotion, but unity) happens and one looses his own existence to the Cosmic Consciousness. For example when a mother is cooking food, she always has her children in the background. This state is called
bhAva
, in which mother looses her existence in her child. Mother's love for her children is from her heart (which is illogical) and not from mind (which is logical). Mother will even risk her own life to save her child.
3.
4.
Action (
karma
)
yogA
: Serve others, assuming others as Cosmic Consciousness, without getting attached to the results. Royal (
rAja
)
yogA
: Physic path, which gives power to fry the seeds of and bear fruits.
Methodology
Four main goals of the life – 1.
2.
Liberation (
mokSa
) is self-realization and re-unification.
Religion (
dharma
) is the rightful duty.
3.
4.
Meaning (
artha
) is the rightful way to attain material wealth.
Work (
karma
) is the rightful way to desire.
Why do we need
yogA
– 1.
To have positive attitude and better health.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
To have happiness, peace and bliss.
To be more creative and productive.
To reduce dependencies.
To increase acceptance.
To cultivate Universal love and harmony.
To gain higher wisdom.
To realize the physic abilities (for spiritual practice only).
To realize of Self and re-unite with Cosmic Consciousness.
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Methodology yogA sUtra
of
pataJjali
(also known as
aSHAGga yogA
or
rAja yogA
) is divine science of mind based upon sound philosophy and deep psychology. Content are – 1.
1 st Chapter is known as
samAdhi
(solution)
pAda
(step) has 51
sUtra
i.e. 2.
3.
4.
verses containing clues to higher subtle wisdom.
2 nd 3 rd Chapter is known as Chapter is known as
sAdhana
(spiritual practice)
pAda
has 55 verses.
vibUti
(sacred ashes, the outcome)
pAda
has 55 verses.
4 th Chapter is known as verses.
kaivalya
(final stage, Liberation)
pAda
has 34 Delicate plant of spirituality corresponds to and comes after
samAdhi
.
sAdhana
acts as a fence
samAdhi
.
vibUti
is the fruit of the plant of spirituality and
kaivalya
represents the final enjoyment of the taste of fruit. Why
yogA sUtra
of
pataJjali
?
1.
2.
Practical.
Authentic.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Scientific.
Well defined and compact.
Independent of religion.
Generic and Universally acceptable.
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Methodology
Eight limbs of
yogA sUtra
of
pataJjali
1.
2.
are – Behavioral regulations (
yama
).
Ethical recommendations (
niyama
).
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Posture is sitting in stillness (
Asana
).
Breath regulation (
prANayAm
).
Detachment and non-ownership (
pratyAhAra
).
Glimpses of universal intelligence (
dhAranA
).
Meditation without mental activity (
dhyAna
).
8.
Absorption, established in equanimity, neither intoxicated nor ( comatose, but in a state that is immune from mental problems
samAdhi
=
samAdhana
i.e. solution).
yama
,
niyama
,
Asana dhAranA
,
dhyAna
and and
prANayAm samAdhi
automatically leads to
pratyAhAra
,
. Never ignore
yama
and
niyama
, as they are the fundamental base and creates conducive environment for absorption (
samAdhi
and not meditation) to happen. As sleep, absorption also happens, and is not result of any direct physical and mental effort. It’s like the way an environment is made still in not still-mind.
Methodology
A.
B.
Behavioural regulations (
yama
) – 1.
2.
Truthfulness (
satya
).
No over-indulgence or addiction (
asteya
). 3.
4.
5.
No acquisitiveness or stealing (
aparigraha
). No malice or animosity, i.e. non-violence (
ahiMsA
).
No sensual or sexual misconduct (
brahmAcaryA
). Ethical recommendations (
niyama
) – 1.
Cleanliness (
Yauca
).
2.
3.
Contentment (
saNtoSa
).
Restraint or austerity (
tapa
or
dama
).
4.
5.
Giving up borrowed knowledge in order to be open to knowing the ego-self (
svAdhyAya
or
dAna
). The perception of wholeness or compassion for all (
ðYvara pranidhAna
or
dayA
).
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Methodology
Posture is sitting in stillness (
Asana
) 1.
Use same separate isolated personal room or corner. With time, the place will develop it’s own divine vibrations.
2.
3.
4.
Use non-conductor woolen and grass mat, which will prevent the draining out of the generated energy.
Junction (
sandhi
) of night and day and vice versa is the best time to practice meditation. At junction time, it’s neither day nor night and duality is weak. It is the time when major subtle energy channel (
suSumnA
) is open and both nostrils are working simultaneously.
Sit facing towards either North or East or North East, so that body’s bio-magnetic field is in sync with the Universal magnetism.
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5.
Methodology
Any comfortable posture with erect spine such as
padamAsana
(Lotus pose) or
sidhAsana
can be used.
padamAsana
is the most comfortable pose to practice meditation. Benefits of
padamAsana
are a.
Cross legged position diverts the blood flow in the upper half of body, where subtle energy points are located. b.
c.
d.
Hand on the knees ensures that spine is perpendicular to the floor and not tilted forward, backward or sideways. Spine is erect and perineum (center of gravity) touches the ground. Erect spine ensures that all the internal organs/muscles are relaxed and not exerting pressure on each other.
Most stable, comfortable and safe sitting posture.
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Methodology prANa
is an energy, which creates thought ripples in the lake of mind. By controlling
prANa
, we can control the thought ripples in the lake of mind i.e. the linked thought process.
prANa
is subtle energy generated by food (intake through five senses).
sattva
food (simple food without liquor, meat, eggs, onion and garlic etc.) will generate
sattva
thought and mind.
prANayAm
is a switch from external (gross) to internal (subtle) body. A complete breath cycle consist of 1.
2.
3.
4.
Inhale (
pUraka
) a.
b.
Fill in the abdomen by budging out diaphragm.
Fill in middle lungs by expanding rib cage.
c.
Fill in upper lungs by lifting the shoulders up.
Internal Hold (
kuMbhaka
).
Exhale (
rechaka
).
a.
b.
Empty your abdomen by pushing diaphragm in.
Empty lungs by collapsing the rib cage.
c.
Empty upper lungs by dropping the shoulders.
External Hold (
kuMbhaka
).
a b c
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Inhale:Hold:Exhale ratio should be 1:2:4.
Methodology
Purification of subtle energy channels (
nAdIshudhi
) by controlling
prANa
– 1.
Close your right nostril with right hand’s thumb and inhale from left nostril.
2.
3.
4.
Close your left nostril with ring finger and exhale from right nostril.
Close your right nostril with right hand’s thumb and inhale from right nostril.
Close your left nostril with ring finger and exhale from left nostril.
There are various techniques to reduce the oscillation of the mind 1.
Witness your natural inhalation and exhalation, or gap and flip between inhalation and exhalation. 2.
3.
Alternatively, let the thoughts flow and let the Self be a witness, as if you are standing on a crossing and witnessing (not moving along with the traffic) the movement of thought traffic. Don’t fight with the thoughts. Accept all noises and bodily distractions around you. Or observe the gap between thoughts.
4.
Or fix your mind on a divine object, symbol or an idea.
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Methodology
While chanting
AuM
vibrations starts at ( ~ ) sound
mUlAdhAra
goes up to
sahasrAra chakra
. and Do complete inhalation as described in previous slides and while exhalation chant
A-kArA, U-kArA
and
mA-kArA
from abdomen, middle lungs and upper lungs respectively. At the end of
mA-kArA
, this leads to natural external hold.
Duration of
mA-kArA
should be triple then the sound of
A-kArA
and
U-kArA
.
mA-kArA U-kArA A-kArA
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Methodology
Absorption (
samAdhi
) is natural state of mind with no mind, without any duality, where object of experience, experience and who is experiencing becomes one. This absorption is different from sleep, deep sleep, self-hypnotism, hypnotism, relaxation, concentration, meditation, hallucination and comma etc. What happens in absorption can not be explained, because it is an experience beyond five senses. It is like explaining a color to a person, who is blind from birth. But we get a flash of absorption when we observe a child who is totally engrossed with his toys and looses the concept of time, space and unit.
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Methodology
Spiritual practice (
sAdhana
) is fourfold 1.
Discrimination (
viveka
) used between real and unreal or good 2.
3.
4.
from bad.
Dispassion (
vairAgya
) from unreal and bad. Six virtues (
Sadasamapati
) – a.
Tranquility of mind (
sAma
).
b.
c.
Self-restraint or control of the senses (
dAma
).
( Cessation from worldly activity
upArati
).
d.
e.
( Fortitude or power of endurance
titikSa
). Deep illogical conviction in Cosmic Consciousness,
sad-
(
gUrU
, Scriptures & Self
YraddhA
). f.
Concentration or one-pointed ness of mind (
samAdhana
).
Yearning for liberation (
mumuSutva
).
sat-chitta-Ananda
attitude –
1. sat
: Pure living through
AtithI bhAva
. That is to live with an attitude of a guest. No body is a permanent resident of this world. A guest lives without attachment, but with all sense of proportion.
2. chitta
: Pure consciousness through
Yakshi bhAva
. That is to exist as an witness, without choice, without converting the consciousness into a battleground of competing thoughts. An awareness in which equanimity is never compromised.
3. Ananda
through : Pure joy (not pleasure)
samApti bhAva
. That is to have the emphasis on ending and not get caught into the trap of the cultivation of opposites.
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Religion and Spirituality
Pearls of wisdom have been integrated in the thread of stories. For a child (beginner in spiritualism) it is always easy to understand and retain the moral (wisdom) through interesting stories. Various Gods and Goddesses in Indian religion are symbolic to one Cosmic Consciousness. It's the way various maps are used to understand the different parts of one World or different books by different authors on the same subject. For example,
Yhivalinga
represents four level of orgasms i.e. creation 1.
2.
3.
4.
At physical level, union between male and female.
In meditation, when mind penetrates the third-eye and bliss is released.
At the time of death, when Separated Consciousness unites with Cosmic Consciousness and body gets released.
Creation of this creation.
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Religion and Spirituality
Religion is a cup through which one can enjoy the tea of spirituality. Content are more important than container. People who are obsessed with container (religion) becomes ignorant and fanatic. Ignorance creates duality whereas wisdom creates unity. Concepts and logics are created by mischievous mind. Any mental concept (pseudo religions), which creates division or structure, is an idea against spirituality. In fact, road of spirituality starts, where religion ends.
Different religions are like different roads, leading to the same Truth. In the initial stages, religion can help us to understand Cosmic Consciousness, the way a stroller helps a kid to learn walking. The delicate plant of spirituality can be fenced by religion, which enables the plant to withstand with harsh weather of materialism. Fence without plant is meaningless.
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Religion and Spirituality
Rituals too have deep hidden meaning. For example, in Indian culture, while meeting one greets other person in the following manner 1.
Join both palms and collapse ten fingers in front of your heart : Collapsing of ten fingers represents collapsing of ten
Indriya
(five organs of knowledge and five organs of action). This represents that may our relation be through our hearts (which is illogical) and not through our mischievous minds (which works on logic). 2.
Close eyes : Meditate on the other person treating him as fraction of Cosmic Consciousness.
3.
4.
Nodding the head : Mental prostration and negating our Ego in front of other person.
Speak
namaste
: Negating one-self, where “I” becomes “You”, and “You” becomes “I”.
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Religion and Spirituality sad-gUrU’s
blessings are must to attain a meaningful level in spirituality.
sad-gUrU
can only show us the seed of spirituality. One has to sow the seed and cultivate the plant of spirituality by one’s own efforts. At a higher spiritual level,
sad-gUrU
is Cosmic Consciousness's energy getting manifested for you through various mediums.
veda
are generic spiritual wisdom and complete subject in itself and not like one chapter in any other religion.
veda
tells us that the main purpose of this material world is to purify the Separated Consciousness and finally attain
mokSa
i.e. liberation from the cycle of death and birth, and re-unite with Cosmic Consciousness.
Swami Vivekananda
says, “Each Soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divine within, by controlling nature, external and internal. Do it either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy – by one or more, or all of these – and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogma, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details”.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Six Verses to Liberation
I am not the mind or the intelligence. Nor am I the thought or the ego. Neither am I the ear, the tongue, the nose; I am not the space; neither fire nor wind am I; I am Bliss Consciousness – “That” am I, and I am “That”.
I am no breath, nor the Five-fold subtle life force ( prANa, apAna, vayAna, udAna and samAna ), nor the Seven-fold material (chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow and semen), nor the five organs; I am not speech, nor hands, nor feet am I. I am Bliss Consciousness “That” am I, and I am “That”.
I know no aversion, nor any attachment; I covet not, nor does illusion shroud my eyes; I have no pride, nor the touch of envy; neither duty nor selfish purpose have I; neither desire, nor freedom; I am Bliss- Consciousness “That” am I, and I am “That”.
I have transcended virtue and sin, pleasure and pain; also chants or sacred places, veda or sacrifices. I am neither the enjoyer (subject), nor the enjoyer (object), nor the enjoyment (experience or action). I am Bliss- Consciousness “That”.
“That” am I, and I am Death cannot claim me, nor fear ever shake my calm; I know not division of caste; I have no father, no mother even, no brother, no friend, no teacher, no pupil; nor am I born. I am Bliss- Consciousness “That” am I, and I am “That”.
I am Changeless, Formless, Omnipresent, All-pervading, and the Lord of all senses. I am always equianimous. For me there is neither liberation nor bondage; for I am Bliss Consciousness “That” am I, and I am “That”.
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