tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86482776171470032492024-03-16T11:52:47.059-07:00Thoughts Guiding me.Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-65399113947163320242018-12-29T23:32:00.000-08:002018-12-29T23:33:32.358-08:00Kriya Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Hatha Yoga
Kriya means action and Yoga means integration. Kriya Yoga emphasises integration of separative consciousness (generated by unceasing movement of thought) with an awakened mind (that is, a non-elective holistic attention free from mental fragmentation) through actions of perception and not through the activities of conceptualization.
In Hindu thought, Kundalini refers to the psychic or cosmic Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-13875138528004119722018-05-13T17:03:00.000-07:002018-05-13T17:06:52.233-07:00Karmanye Vadhikaraste - This is what Lord Krishna meant.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा
फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || 47 ||
karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchanamā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
"Understand, 'Do your duty, don’t expect the results' is not told from that context, that if you work for ten thousand rupee, you may get only ten rupee but console yourself, don't rebel, don't Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-83665057072305617802017-12-13T03:51:00.000-08:002017-12-13T03:54:24.096-08:00To Correctly Interpret Bhagawat Gita (Chapter 9. Verse 32)
The Bhagawat Gita has occupied a central role in Sanatan
Dharam for ages. The verses of this Holy book are flawless in terms of language
and grammar. Bhagawat Gita is not only meant for reading, but to be carefully
interpreted in the correct context in order to deduce a coherent and valid
explanation of the philosophy. Consequently, one can interpret a single verse
of Bhagawat Gita in Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-27721951004786854462017-07-23T19:19:00.002-07:002017-07-23T19:26:40.819-07:00Lord Krishna & His Bamboo Flute!
There is a beautiful story about the flute of Krishna. You know Krishna always holds a flute in his hand, but there is a great story behind it. Everyday Krishna would go in the garden and say to all the plants, "I love you". The plants were very happy and responded back and said "Krishna, we love You, too".
One day Krishna rushed quickly into the garden very alarmed. He went to the bamboo Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-10588463856911258832017-07-09T07:01:00.000-07:002017-07-09T07:05:51.729-07:00Who is a Sad Guru
"Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwara
Guru Sakshath Parambrahma Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha"
The true meaning of Guru is "one who dispels darkness of ignorance". Guru resembles the trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is a creator. Guru creates or inculcates knowledge in the minds of the students. Guru is Vishnu. Lord Vishnu maintains the creation. Similarly Guru helps in Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-57446009652646095812017-03-28T06:13:00.000-07:002017-03-28T06:13:36.023-07:00Ishtadevta Concept in Hinduism
In Hindu way of life one may choose the deity that satisfies
one's spiritual longing and make that the object of one's adoration, love and
worship. Since each name and form of God constitute a pointer to something that
is beyond and since each is at the same time a representative of some aspect or
manifestation of the Supreme Reality, it is the entire array of all names and
forms of God that Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-56182978316033036002017-01-04T01:43:00.001-08:002017-01-04T01:43:51.047-08:00Gems from Kena Upanishad
The student inquires:
"Who makes my mind think?
Who fills my body with vitality?
Who causes my tongue to speak?
Who is that Invisible one who sees through my eyes
And hears through my ears?"
The Guru replies:
"The Self is the ear of the ear,
The eye of the eye, the mind of the mind,
The word of words, and the life of life.
Rising above the senses and the mind
Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-12268656899052367522016-09-28T09:18:00.000-07:002016-09-28T09:18:04.873-07:00Nidhivan - Vrindavan!
Nidhivan is one of the most significant and popular temples
of Vrindavan. It is termed as Madhuvan also. Swami Haridasa, a divine saint who
was the very cause of appearance (advent) or Prakatya of Lord Banke Bihari at
this renowned Nidhivana, used to please Lord Bankey Bihari by pouring the
melodious rapture of his thrilling music in the periphery of this spiritual temple.
It is surrounded Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-56943338692635770942016-07-25T19:31:00.000-07:002016-07-27T07:16:50.652-07:00Journey of Swastika across the World from time immemorial
The auspicious symbol of the swastika is very commonly
used in Hinduism. It is usually a major part of the decoration for festivals
and special ceremonies like weddings. The word ‘swastika’ is a Sanskrit word
(‘svasktika’) meaning ‘It is’, ‘Well Being’, ‘Good Existence, and ‘Good Luck’.
However, it is also known by different names in different countries - like
‘Wan’ in China, ‘Manji’ in Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-9570004260318130082016-06-30T05:39:00.001-07:002016-06-30T05:39:16.883-07:00Five Kailash Yatra!
For past many years I had this wish of visiting all the
five Kailash. It is said this gives you salvation. Frankly speaking I don’t
think just visiting these Kailash can give you salvation, there’s lot more
you’ll need to do. Getting salvation I feel is not so easy.
All the Five Kailash yatra are able to transfer trekker's
physical journey into a spiritual experience, a journey in search of Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-23318963814896384752016-05-22T05:40:00.000-07:002016-05-22T05:40:59.555-07:00Krishna, Rama, Ganpati & others not in Vedas, yet worshipped by Sanatan. Why?
I have come across people asking this question over Krishna,
Ganapati, Rama and others as they are not mentioned in Vedas. And our Sanatan
Dharma is based on these very Vedas. We have to understand just what Vedas
really mean, and just who or what Rama, Krishna, Hanuman and Ganesha stand for,
to understand the deep ignorance from which such questions springs.
The Veda is the expression inSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-47417629958213949292016-03-27T19:46:00.000-07:002016-05-09T15:53:37.391-07:00Surrendering to God, The Way to Joy & Bliss! - Bhagavat Gita
Many of us do Prayer sometimes, some do it daily. We all
do get some peace of mind & happiness while doing Prayer. Later on when we
get involved in our daily chorus, all tensions of life again surround us.
Little peace that we get during prayer is lost when we experience tensions of
our job. How can it be that our mind remains at peace & in a happy state of
mind always?
To be at Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-49945518392965619982016-03-16T01:39:00.000-07:002016-03-16T01:39:14.820-07:00Reasons behind Idol Worship in Hindu way of Life
A Guru Shishya Conversation!
Though Hindu way of life doesn't support idol worship but
with time it has been embraced by all and with reasons too. Primitive man makes
a scrawl of a head on wall and calls it God. Civilized man shuts his eyes and
imagines an image and calls it God. Both are idols. The difference is not one
of kind but only of degree. Hinduism has the courage to say so. It Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-68286746429482246772016-03-07T03:25:00.002-08:002016-03-07T03:25:48.801-08:00Lord Shiva, the Adi Yoga Guru!
ॐ नमः शिवाय
When we talk about Yoga, Lord Shiva is considered the Adi
Yogi. He is referred to as the Adi Guru because it is from him that Yoga got
down to us. He is the foremost among the yogis and the first teacher of the
science of Yoga. Lord is both, an ideal renouncer and also an ideal
householder. He is depicted as sitting in lotus pose on mount Kailas, in deep Samadhi.
The crescent Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-90072708730654943372016-02-15T05:21:00.001-08:002016-02-15T05:21:38.814-08:00The Special Shivling of Somnath
The Jyotirling of Somnath is considered to be the first Jyotirling. Pauranic traditions maintain that Moon had built a golden temple, followed by a silver temple by Ravana, Bhagvan Shree Krishna is believed to have built Somnath temple with Sandalwood. Even in Mahabharata there is a mention of Somnath. When Arjuna was on his solitary exile, he visited Somnath at the end of his exile and Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-45654585101668744252016-02-13T07:44:00.000-08:002016-02-13T07:44:35.668-08:00Somnath Jyotirling Temple - Some facts
The temple city of Somnath or Prabhas Patan is situated in the state of Gujarat on the Arabian Sea. This is the first among the twelve Jyotirlings. Since ancient times, Prabhas Patan has been a pilgrimage center, being the confluence of the mythological Saraswati, Hiranya and Kapila. Legend has it that Lord Shiva’s Kalbhairav linga is situated at Prabhas. It is also associated with Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-3547558765072118502015-11-01T08:16:00.000-08:002015-11-01T08:16:18.098-08:00AUM - What it represents!
~AUM ~
"Om" has evolved to become~ I AM . AUM represents this sound in its fullness from creation to eventual destruction.
~ “A” represents beginning, start and emanation of the universe and life. A is an open sound formed with open lips and it resonates in the front of the mouth. It represents creation.
~“U” is produced from the back of the mouth with closed lips. It represents the Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-18053129757634537602015-10-04T21:33:00.000-07:002015-10-04T21:35:16.751-07:00God and Types of his Devotees
Satsangs or religious congregations are part of Indian
culture. We see it happening in every other city or village of the country. In
such a crowd of religious congregation, out of thousands of people you may find very
few who are true seekers of God, who has a true knowledge of God and maybe only
one who has seen God & is a True Saint. So there is a rare person who has
seen God & whoSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-10439792299507335762015-09-26T21:30:00.000-07:002015-09-26T21:34:38.361-07:00Convert suffering into spiritual strength.
True devotees of God do not pray for wealth or material benefits. They do not even pray for the removal of suffering. What they pray for is the strength to bear their sufferings.
There is a fine song by Rabindranath Tagore:
Lord give me strength to bear Thy standard to whom Thou hast been pleased to give it. Give me the devotion to bear the greatest pain that is unavoidable in Thy Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-74323940586741675942015-09-20T20:58:00.000-07:002015-09-20T20:58:26.125-07:00Gyanganj or Siddhasram - The Land of Immortals
Swami Vishuddhananda Paramhansa
Gyaanganj is an invisible ashram hidden from normal human
eyes and is known as the land of the immortals. Many believers say that this is
the heavenly kingdom that shapes our destiny.
I asked Baba, so is there a secret territory in our
center, which in most probability escaped all geographical observations? A
place that provides the perfect environment and Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-83772990338652645682015-09-14T03:09:00.000-07:002015-09-14T03:09:41.286-07:00Sanatan Dharma follows Monotheism, even Lord says so in Gita
While acknowledging many ‘Gods’ or celestial beings, Sanatan
Dharma actually believes in one supreme God who creates and sustains the
universe. The word God in itself suggests that He is unique and is Supreme,
supreme as in the greatest and no one greater. Logically there cannot be more
than one Supreme Being. If ones greatness was equal to another’s greatness then
neither would be supreme. Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-57954719118405935062015-09-07T05:39:00.000-07:002015-09-07T05:43:28.476-07:00Bhakti Yoga as said by Lord Krishna.
Srimad Bhagavat Gita is a book that has lessons how to
lead our lives, be it for anyone. It teaches us about Karma Yoga, Dharma Yoga,
Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga etc.
As far as Bhakti is concerned, as per Srimad Bhagwat Gita, there are two
types of Bhakti. First is Para Bhakti and other is Apara Bhakti & each one
is directed towards a different aspect of God. Apara-Bhakti is for beginners Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-68434093989107377622015-08-25T20:00:00.002-07:002015-08-25T20:00:38.151-07:00Importance of the number 108 from Vedic Era.
The importance of the number 108 in Sanatan Dharma from Vedic era is
remarkable. The Indian scholars in vedic time were excellent mathematics
scholars. This number is sacred since the vedic time and mentioned from the
oldest texts we have.
1 stands for God or the higher truth, 0 stands for
emptiness and completeness in spiritual practice and the 8 for the infinity and
eternity.
Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-91675596671705395062015-08-03T03:45:00.001-07:002015-08-03T03:53:53.938-07:00Reason why Many Gods in Hinduism.
Why does Sanatam Dharma or as it is represented today as Hinduism, have many Gods? The worship of many Gods in Sanatan Dharma has its root in Realisation of Ultimate Truth, the source of all creations. And it is based on our Vedas, the roots of this Realisation lies in Vedanta. Vedas are the sacred books upon which whole Sanatan Dharma rests. Besides details of ceremonies and worships, Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648277617147003249.post-30758030781511584572015-07-31T00:02:00.000-07:002015-07-31T00:06:03.736-07:00Who is a Sadguru and his role in our life!
"Many cannot even hear about the soul, and even
after hearing about the soul, many cannot understand it; this is because it is
hard to find the Guru who is a genuine seer of the truth. Such a qualified Guru
is a great soul and is very rare. At the same time, realization of the truth
can be had only by those disciples who carefully follow the qualified Guru’s
teachings and become expert in theSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117691634661513380noreply@blogger.com0