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    I just don't get who wrote this. . . I thought you did at first... but it's not your writing? or is?

    Forgive my inquiry. . .

    Thank you as per usual -- have beautiful day. ॐ

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    “God pervades the body in the form of essence”. Then all one sees, does become divine. One who understands the truth that everything is within, alone can experience bliss. All that one learns from books is nothing but the reflection, the reaction and resound of the inner being.” Baba.
    above quote is not of ls. rest is from his pen.........
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    Okay, that's good..

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    four conditions of mind----is ancient Indian mental/yogic study ..........
    Last edited by little-self; 09-13-2017 at 11:34 PM.
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    According to the above the scope of the mind is cosmic; it is otherwise so! During the course of its elevation in divine path, its four different states control its empowerments, acquired after its diversification from external to inward. Whosoever denies these divine powers, he himself is ignorant of these and is a hoax, not a genuine seeker. Because these powers come automatically! One has, absolutely, no discretion in their acceptance or rejection. It is only that, present day masters do not want to undergo through long and difficult phases of spiritual Sadhna and the allied austerities. They learn by rote; few basics of their religions/faiths; don outer symbols and develop first class skill of oratory and sit on large thrones, condemn all, but glorify their own self!
    Any spiritual novice can display extraordinary powers of concentration, will, auto-suggestion, intuition, and telepathy. They can very easily undergo OBE (out of body experience). It is another matter these conditions of mind (not powers, as wrongly termed), should not be displayed in public to earn cheap publicity or try to get some commercial benefits out of them. A genuine saint would be using them munificently, in a very natural way, to alleviate the sufferings of others and for the advancement of spiritual Sadhak(seeker). The ones, who forbid the usage of such a fine and noble qualities of the soul, are themselves bereft of them and join the hypocrites’ club of ignoramuses. Anyway it is not their subject. They joined the show, simply for some ulterior motives; not remotely related to the spiritual path of divinity. Any divine master would joyfully share his divine experiences with the aspirants and guide and guard them from uncalled for obstacles. It is part of his innate nature, to share and shower divine grace. Not to hide and be selfish!
    Suddenly we have come from death to mind and its immense powers that ultimately elevate the seeker to Divine-state. Yes, there is a link between them! Body is physical but the mind encased in it is subtle. So is the living-force in it! With the death of the body, these two don’t die but remain ‘intact’ in the same condition as these were, when the body was ‘live’. They do not originate from the body. Life-force enters foetus, when it is 72 days old. Mind is universal in nature and so is its conscious state. In creations—it is their conscious identities (shields: individual-selves) in miniature form. Vibrations travel in the entire universe. Even subtle thoughts emanate vibes. The vibrations which emanate from the individual mind merge with cosmic-mind, as these cannot be imprisoned within the confines of the body. It is an illusion that mind belongs to an individual and thus is singular entity. It is a singular entity but its scope of range is the entire cosmos. “It is my mind”—is just an illusion!
    So whether it is in ‘live’ body or in dead body, hardly makes any difference, as in both the conditions, it is eternal, omnipresent within the sphere of the Creation. The energy vibrations (electrical pulses, magnetic fields etc) that each body generate, merge with other similar vibrations coming from extra-terrestrial bodies and create one unified field and unite the entire creation in one entity, called C-I.C.
    Then how come, individual minds display very limited intelligence! Each and every mind has in it its storage, cosmic-intelligence, but only a fraction of it is used by the individual minds. Each mind is equipped with immense potential, only our endeavors are lacking. Look, how during the last sixty years, science has progressed in every branch of knowledge! In coming time, Nature would be its target of scope. If the latent intelligence in us is not activated to its fullest extent, it should not then be surmised—universal mind’s existence is myth!
    From scientists’ point of view, all living beings derive their knowledge from external elements. But as we understood earlier, each entity in Creation emanates vibrations and in them is embedded their own intelligence. The casual particles are more subtle, and their reflected vibrations are even more subtle. The atoms/particles of vibrations are very subtle in nature. No human sensor/gadget will ever be able to record their existence, when they are in their casual state—as their ‘existence’ is formless, mass-less; they don’t react, reflect and resound like their gross manifestations.
    Scientists have now found that a slight change in gravity would make earthly bodies behave quite differently! A planet with half the gravity on earth, would display conditions, which are beyond the scope of human imagination, especially of a laymen. The displacement of human body’s weight in such condition would be a few grams, hardly equal to the weight of a mouse. It would seem the trick of magic for some. But it is a fact. This planet does exist! Just imagine conditions in far off galaxies! There are stars, comets, quasars, supernova and other celestial bodies, whose gravity is either, unimaginably dense or very weak. Imagine such bodies supporting just one or two dimensions or even more than four dimensions! It is mind boggling even for a scientific brain! Then what would a layman make out of these conditions and their resultant effects on the bodies which exist there! A mind staggering situation indeed!
    Therefore it is not wise to spurn the claims of the spiritualists about their genuine ‘research’, whose validity they are ready to affirm. No scientific theory is accepted as genuine until it is tested in laboratory conditions. That is the reason Prof. Stephen Hawking has not been honored with the Noble award, because his cosmic theories are not testable. These are based on mathematical equations. As no scientific instruments have yet been invented which could probe the deepest core of the universe or the event-horizon—the conditions of black hole, so his theories remain theoretical and not scientific discoveries like that of Newton or Einstein! On the other hand, the claims made by the spiritual Sadhak of ‘Divine experiences’—can easily be tested under controlled conditions by the scientists of the physical world! Then why not give them their due respect and regard for their discoveries and inventions, which had been achieved and attained after life long experimentations—Sadhna of inner-science, the science of Self i.e., Divinity! The elite’s main allegation against the spiritualists, is that they do not hold university degrees and are thus uneducated class and their ‘claims’ have also not been tested in university’s labs, hence not worth consideration. They conveniently forget that there are countless examples of physical scientists who possessed no degrees and had no formal education; even then they had contributed a lot in the field of scientific advancement. On the contrary, the spiritualists do have formal education of their fields from expert specialists, whose every word is testable, as it is based and sourced from wisdom.
    It is another matter, if the ‘intellectuals’ are intentionally prejudiced toward them without having a ‘go’ at their ‘works’, ‘words’, ‘wisdom’ and the ‘Divine-powers’ they so philosophically display! Why do we call their ‘divine’ marvels as magic or miracles, when these can be easily captured through sophistical cameras! The fact remains, the elite class of intellectuals is brought up and educated in a an environment, where values of life are considered ‘fads’ or the legacy of the forgotten past, good only for museums, zoos or within the precincts of the temples. Indeed a sad day for the human intellect!
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    Human Challenge.
    Each age has its own problems, aims and challenges. But the biggest of them is staring at us. We are doing everything to solve all our other problems, but that challenge remains unmet and unsolved! It is the Self—Aathma, the eternal enigma, which the scientists spurn as hoax, and Godmen eulogize it as myth! Only few plunge in the unknown mystery of the Self, and come out fully realized to tell the world its Reality. Their number is very small as hardly anybody takes it (Self) seriously, with the devotion it deserves!
    Problems and challenges vary from age to age, as each age has its unique circumstances. The priorities to tackle them also vary, as the mindsets of every age are at variance. The mindset is determined by many factors, chiefly, IQ, EQ, SQ levels. However our present age is uniquely placed. It is going through mental revolution of a material sort. Its intelligence is engaged in developing ‘intelligent’ materials to replicate human functions. Let us have a quick look at its present social structure and their related conditions, so that a factual overview of its problems and challenges could be understood.
    The world is divided between haves and have-nots. There are developed (read rich) countries and the developing (read poor countries). Less than 500 billionaires possess more than 80 percent wealth of the worlds, and the remaining 20 percent wealth is left for the poor countries to fend for themselves, whose population constitutes more than 80 percent of the entire world. The U.S.A. alone possesses more than 50 percent wealth of the world. These under-developed, under-nourished countries do not even possess basic necessities of life, whereas the less than 20 percent population (read white), of a dozen countries consumes more than 80percentage resources of the world. A civilized race must provide the basic necessities like, food, potable water, shelter and clothes, to all human beings; because these resources come free from Nature and these were made available by it for all its creations. This clearly connotes that our governing system is wrong. Nature is equitable in nature and precept, whereas human race is neither believes, nor practices equality. This persistent disease needs to be banished by reminding the ‘imprisoned’ populace, again and again, to wake up from slumber and unshackle their bonds of slavery.
    Even our social structure is false and biased. Animals are better than us, as they rear their siblings in congenial family atmosphere. Their children are taught every discipline of life and are thus prepared to face any type of eventuality. They are given priority in food: taught hunting lessons: and above all the art of survival. But human beings behave much below the levels of animals. In our human front, there are special five star schools, hospitals, and posh living areas, luxurious modes of conveyance, hotels, resorts, and clubs catering to every imaginative depravity: so much so there are VVIP death facilities for the have-alls. Poor are left to their own mercy. All Governments and their entire machinery are corrupt. They usurp all the social benefits reserved for the poor. There are some social perks in the rich countries, but conditions prevailing in the poor countries are simply abominable. In this respect too, human race is despicable. The constitutions of all counties proclaim equal opportunities for all—except Islamic counties where women are deprived of normal human rights under their laws.
    In the recorded history the present situation is no better than it was 1000 or 5000 years ago. There is, incorrigibly no change in human behavior, as there is no change in animal nature. Both deport according to their innate nature—sensual. The animals too have minds, but their horizon is small in range and scope. Their mind does not function beyond the range of the influences of their senses, as it is conditioned by their basic necessities. Animals have never tried to conquer human race. They do not leave their natural habitat and try to usurp the palatial mansions of human race, which are equipped with luxurious comforts. Their minds are deprived of the quality of imagination. A majority of human beings too stoop down to their level, even though they are endowed with superior intelligence. Being born in this august race, they behave like animals, because they use their power of imagination for their sensual satisfaction only. Most of the human inventions are either for their material and sensual comfort or for destruction. We are inventing gadgetry which would replicate the functions of our senses. We are inventing those things, which the Nature has already provided for. Understanding the Nature is one thing, but to produce its replicates is, merely wastage of time, energy and materials. What could cloning achieve? Has computer provided food for the hungry!
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    The psychology of the poor countries is to follow rich, as we are baited by their doctored ideas. Today we are thrown the bait of IT revolution, genetically grown seeds, biotic, genome coding/tempering, rocketry and such like high sounding ideas. Prior to this, it was insecticides, fertilizer, high rise dams—the temples of India! etc. Look what these innovations have done to our lands! Like fools and slaves, we follow our past masters. We have surplus land, man-power, natural resources and intelligence: what we lack is proper education. Like our masses our political leadership is illiterate; they simply do not know how to handle the sophisticated machinery or know even their rudiments. The problem is not of demand and supply, but lack of education; leave aside technical/professional/super-specialties level expertise. A nation which does not even spend three percent of its GDP on education is rearing only animal like society. What good is that science or its discoveries/inventions, if their benefits do not reach the poor? What good are computers to the poor, if they are empty stomach and illiterate! These are useful for a chosen few or in certain fields of advance specialties. But it is not a mass commodity, which is being hyped about.
    Again, the type of education being provided is the legacy of our past masters. With the result, the nation is producing a nursery of technocrats, professional, business magnates, media barons, of bulls and bears, whose only aim is to earn-grow-multiply money and money alone. Thus our society is producing an elite class of money-minters, whose only moral is anything but ethical. They produce, create, eulogize only money and its mentors and assess their merits in monetary terms only. This special and privileged class of money Moguls has their own morals and values, which are in complete contrast to the ethical values of gone by eras, but are very much at par with their masters’ norms. They openly indulge in immorality and money-making values instead of human values. This exclusive club, whose membership does not exceed a few hundreds, is producing a new category of ‘slaves’, the robots to help them rule over the rest of the world. Their population, throughout the history had been static, as they were unable to produce more children—thus could flourish their fraternity! The people with mission expend their energies in achieving their goals, leaving their bodies depleted. Extremely charged minds—potent minds relegate the bodies impotent. “Potent minds with impotent bodies”!
    There has always been a distinct class division between the haves and have-nots, on the bases of distribution of wealth and not religion. Though ostensibly made out to be so, religions have never been the cause of this division. A deep study shall reveal that nobody really believed in the ‘existence’ of God. Everybody is an atheist. This may sound preposterous but it is a fact. There were wars, fought in the name of religions, by kings and zealots but never between Saints/Masters/Messiahs. Wars were fought between the conquerors or because of clash of egos, for wealth, pride and territory. Aurangzeb was not a Muslim Prophet or a Saint even, but he effected forced conversions, only with the strength of state power.
    The religions were never meant for ‘knowing’ God, but the man-made system of life, for improving the quality of life, both morally and socially. New societies emerged, by following particular ways, initiated by their Masters. No conqueror could ever establish a new social order. Only religions ‘cultured’ great civilizations. Science brought about material progress, but the real foundation of any civilization is laid only on the maturity of ‘thought’, whose ingredients are human and moral values. We are called human, because of the associated qualities, which are the essential part of our innate nature—which is ‘purity’ itself.
    Having been born with the quality of ‘intellect’ (discrimination), we should not be carried away by sensual pleasures like dogs and monkeys, who also experience similar sensual pleasures that we indulge in. To differentiate from animals, we must deport at the human level—the intellect. But the modern man is concerned only about material progress and creature comforts, completely disregarding his innate nature and human qualities of truth, righteousness, peace and love. But worldly influences have gripped the man so intensely that he is in the mad pursuit of money till his last breath. Now who in his right, i.e., material senses would pursue the noble qualities?
    The path to Self is sacred. A sensual person can acquire immense wealth, power and pelf, but not Self-realization. Ephemeral and transient world is outside, whereas the world of Self is inside. There is no doubt, in conquering the worldly heights; the same tool is used as it is used in the attainment of the Self. This quality of ‘intellect’ serves dual purpose. The power of its use lies in the hands of the user. The contrasting influences of their goals are so dissimilar in nature that their starting points are worlds apart. Not that their reverse journey is irreversible. Their foundation being same, any adventurous soul can degenerate or elevate to the other end. The barrier of ‘divide’ between them is so fragile that their common meeting ground is not a non-possibility!
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    The problem has further been worsened by the jet-set, five-star cultured pseudo-masters, whose behavior is culpable. They deserve severest punishment for lowering and debasing the divine essence of human existence. For cheap popularity and promoting their self-glorification, they are misleading, both, the laymen and the elites alike. Both the classes are mentally sick. The poor need panacea from miseries and the pot-bellies need peace-of-mind—not peace. The antidote of miseries and mental imbalance, which they supposedly seek are, in fact the very anti-thesis of the ‘nomenclatures’ of their definition of pleasure and joy they drive from their trades. Crash courses in TM, Zen, Yog and so many other Darshans (philosophies) and Kiryas (sub-systems)—with their many deformations and what not—are conspicuously advertised and held in five-star hotels. How these sacred names have been defiled; from the way these are shamelessly demonstrated in imprudent ways, in the most inauspicious environs? Just imagine religious rituals being held in a brothel! Some of these highly respected gentlemen, who were renowned theologians and commentators on these disciplines, were/are in fact poles apart from the real import of these ‘subjects’.
    So far we have been made to believe that meditation is merging in the Self: that deep meditation is Samadhi (casual state), Liberation, Salvation, Nirvan states etc. An amateurish statement! How very confounding it appears when we confront the treatises of these masters. Exactly, this is what it actually is. A mere treatise!
    What is meditation? It is a way of life and not a mean to realize God. While walking or driving a car, concentration is necessary. Concentration and contemplation is necessary in all kinds of activities in life. But concentration is not meditation. When we are able to control our senses and keep our mind still, and be free from thoughts that is meditation.
    Similarly Nirvan or Liberation (whatever is meant by it?), in simple terms, is freedom from sufferings. The freedom is reached at three levels viz. body, mind and Aathma (soul). Freedom from hunger or disease is physical liberation. Controlling the vagaries of the mind is also a kind of freedom at mental level. But true liberation or Nirvan is in understanding the principle/Tathav of Aathma: which is all pervasive. It neither comes nor goes. Buddha’s last commandment to his cousin Anandh was “Overcome Maaya (ignorance) have the vision of Aathma and attain Nirvan”.
    So without firstly developing human values, we cannot aspire to have the ‘vision’—the knowledge/understanding of the Self. Merely discoursing on the strength of worldly knowledge—acquired from reading the books, which had been stored in our brain-cells, is useless—because the knowledge of Self cannot be found either in the books or in our heads. It originates from our heart that is, the spiritual heart—the Conscience. Any amount of reading or spiritual practices, will not lead us to Nirvan. Primarily through the sacred use of our senses—with which each Sadhak is equipped and which in fact represent the five elements—can we limit the vagaries of our mind!
    When there is perfect balance in Nature, so it should be in human beings too which is possible through complete harmony amongst all our senses; perfect coordination in our thought, word and deed. This in turn could be accomplished by activating the five human values ingrained in us already. Merely by willing them to sprout, won’t do. An entire life is spent in the regimentation of our senses by the application of thought, word and deed. The noble qualities of sacrifice, compassion, love and kindness, keep the mind on right track—which thinks, speaks, and acts selflessly and always ready to serve others.
    Now compare this life with that of the modern day’s mechanized human being, who in the fulfillment of his desires leads an untruthful life; cheating, betraying and snatching the rights of others. He is constantly at war with his adversaries and competitors; either by proxy or direct confrontation, with vengeance and hatred: With the result that his mind is always tense, confused and full of evil thoughts. Is such a man fit to think about the subject of Self, much less understand it? Can such a person ever aspire for peace and aim to attain Nirvan or Liberation? Who has the time to mull over these parasitical topics! Imagine a billionaire, a top CEO, a media-mogul or a Fourth-Estate baron, discussing the philosophical works of masters! The picture simply does not fit in! However these energy charged dynamos become easy prey to elite Gurus, who offer them quick redemption from their stressful life, with short-cut ten minutes sessions of Meditation, Yog-Sadhna, S.K (Sudarshan Kirya), K.G (Kirya-Yoga), TM (Transcendental Meditation) and Vedhaanth, promising instant relief.
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    These persons who cannot differentiate between relaxation and concentration, are not competent Gurus to teach these sacred subjects, nor is the elite class a fit candidate to understand them. None is at fault, as the present contingency neither requires of them, nor were these subjects in their academic curriculum! Meditation relates to that state of mind, which is the culmination of the power of concentration: relaxation on the other hand, is the condition of freeing the body from tension, tiredness and discomforts, which are not remotely related to meditation. Perhaps the gurus are acting more as physiotherapists and psychotherapists.
    Our aims and ambitions are related to our body and mind and therefore, can be achieved with some efforts. All that we want of life is wealth, power and fame. In this vast universe, getting hold of these minor ‘ends’, with fair or foul means is not a big deal. In material world, we aspire for material gains. Very natural and achievable aim! What requires a great deal of effort, in contrast to the former, is the will to forego and sacrifice the riches for the sake of the under-privileged. A strong will is required to banish some of the ingrained notions: “It is my life, why should I work for others: Why should I waste away the gains of my life, which I achieved after great toils: I have the caliber, courage, skill and drive, whereas the majority of parasitical worms of society just gossip and puff off their life: Why should I support these parasites with my hard earned wealth?” These thoughts are neither novel nor noble. Valour, courage, skill, scholarship and wisdom are not meant to exploit the less privileged. These are human qualities laced with compassion, love and sacrifice, with which we can win noble wars over lust, greed and violence. Material possession gained with illegal means, become the cause of conflicts and wars, stress and strife. Whereas blossoming of noble qualities, usher in inner equinity and outer harmony!
    Harping about religions, Yog, Yagnas(fire-rituals), reading of scriptures, chanting of Gods’/Guru’s name would not bring us peace; any more than Yap, Dhayan and meditation can win us liberation, Moksh, Nirvan! No power on earth can transfer, delegate or transmit the benefits of its spiritual Sadhna to us. No one can enlighten the latent wisdom in us. In worldly affairs; bargaining, exchanging, bartering, gifting and even donation of materials is an accepted norm. But in internal world, no such trick pays off. In contrast to worldly life, where we can engage help for washing our dirty linen; in inward quest, we have to carry burdens of our own sins (misdeeds) and have also to unshackle the burdens of conscience ourselves! In both the worlds, we ourselves are the architects of our lives. Nobody in his right senses wants to be unhappy. But the stress and the strains of fast life create imbalance between the internal and external life: disharmony between head and heart: dichotomy between human and material values: discord between spiritual and material world! Somehow a willful distinction has been created between Divinity and Nature. Both are projected as separate entities from each other. Rather the divine path has been sidelined by the ‘intellectuals’ and its very name is referred to with disdain.
    The challenge that faces the humanity today is to understand its true identity and become humane. Besides, it must search for its inner roots too, while reaching the vast cosmos. It has its roots in both the worlds! Whether these have a common origin, remains a big enigma for the scientists’ to discover!
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    Peace Vs Atheists
    Bhaarath is a land of Rishis, Sages, Maharishis, Yogis, Renunciates and Avathaars. Aptly it was called “Tapobhoomi, Karambhoomi and Thagbhoomi”. In this sacred land nobody wished to be labeled as an atheist; it was such an abhorrent word. In its chequered history the names of Lords Ram and Krshan are revered. Gautham Buddh, Lord Mahavir, Adhi Shankaraachaarya, Guru Nanak, Saints, Kabir, Namdev, Sheikh Farid, Chaithanyan Prabhu, Thyaagraj, Guru Gobindh Singh, Ram Krishan Paramhans, Swami Vivekanandh, Sirdhi Sai Baba, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, are household names. Ashok the Great is not remembered because of his conquests, but because of the path of non-violence! Emperor Akbar is known for his Din-I-IIahi—a new faith he founded, which (according to him) represented the synthesis of all the then prevalent faiths and religions.
    Almost every home has a small temple (mandhir), a sacred book, and pictures of their God, besides the frames of Lord Jesus or mother Marry. No house is without a symbol of some religion, faith or a sect; even if these houses might belong to the elites. Our mothers, the real connoisseurs of our culture still tread the ancient path of divinity, spirituality, religion and faith. Whatever their present status or past background of education—-which invariably is from convent schools—or however they are influenced by external vicissitudes of life, their roots are embedded irrevocably in their cultural heritage. Our mothers are the pillars of morality, sacrifice, and love. Though western influences have vitiated the atmosphere but our mothers, sisters and elders, have generally remained unscathed. Some of us are seriously smitten but with the passage of time, these superficial layers of sensuality fall apart and true color of humanity of this land, by and large, emerges. Hardly two percent of our population is affected by this malady. This meager minority does not represent the whole of our land, though this minority controls the media, and the dream merchant’s industry—the cinema. Though they are hell bent on degenerating our values of life with the over doses of sensuality, violence, hatred and promiscuity, along with all the allied complements coming with them; still there are forces which do not let them buy ‘souls’ of their country men. Much more powerful is the inner strength ingrained in them by our culture that helps them in repulsing such vicious onslaughts, however alluring and attractive they appear! Nature is nude, but it is beautiful. Then how some perfidious minds pervert it into pornography is the delusive manipulation of the senses!
    Being born of such parentage, cultural inheritance of sacred land and congenial homely atmosphere; would not produce atheists. Rather the few among us, who profess—though wrongly, such pretentious denial of God and His divinity, are merely pleasing their ego, which is a superficial creation of false values borrowed from western masters. The Church has not, as yet, completely gone out of the lives of the western people. They still take their marriage vows in Church. Their dead bodies are still buried in Church. The most powerful leaders—though for public consumption—still feel proud to be Christians. In general public too there is a perceptible change now. Swami Vivekanandh, Ramteerath, Prabhupadh, and Mahesh Yogi played pivotal role in bringing this turn around in their mindset. Physical science has progressed in these countries very fast, but their religion has failed to keep pace with it. Their people wanted answers to ‘Source’ question, from the Church. Being not satisfied with what they inherited as the religious legacy, they continue to seek more. No religion in the world, however old, has made such a thorough search in the science of ‘Divinity’, that too so methodically, as the ancient sages of this country! So much so, they had developed the system of their ‘search’ as a complete science and, rightly so, called it the science of Spiritualism! Their symbolic Dharam, i.e. Sanathandharman was and still is; the only religion which satisfies the intellectual hunger of every category of seekers, as it is based on philosophy (thought) rather catering to one particular caste, creed, sect or a ‘personage’. Its six schools of thoughts, viz., Vaiseshika, Sankhya and Vedhaanth give the theoretical parts of philosophy; Nyaya, Yoga and Mimamsa give us the applied and practical side of the philosophy. It was never intended to be the type of religion, which are in vogue these days. It represents universal concept of humanity that makes it distinct in its Divine aspect. Although it’s original aim has been diluted and its so-called inheritors have made it controversially segmented, but still its ancient spirit of Truth—truly interpreted in Upanishads, is still valid and is fully competent to withstand the onslaughts of modern enquirers’ intellect. To fully understand its depth on realisation of the truth of Nature, Creation and Divinity, might yet take the scientists a thousand more years, because the multiple scope of its philosophy is interspersed with Divine-truth, which is not realizable on the basis of theory only! Its search of non-dual aspect of Divinity attracted the western intellectuals, as it did not require them to forsake their faith and convert to a new one. No! It (Sanathandharaman/eternal religion) is neither a faith nor a religion. As its very name connotes; it is eternal and relates only to the Eternal. Its present distorted form—also known by the same name is not remotely reflective of Its true nature and ‘spirit’! So let It not be confused with the prevalent ‘namesake’, which is nothing better than other religions of the world.
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    That is quite a toolbag you have.

    Just a question if you no mind of it?

    Have you explored (yes an Inner journey) but, Unteachers such as Seth Roberts coupled with Neville Goddard?

    All of the answers I seek are within me. You have such a vivid exploration of the heart of life and writing of such I figured I might ask.

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    "All of the answers I seek are within me"
    the above statement is true! whatever ls. learnt in life either from others or by self-effort, is being penned down here! all is based on self-experience. journey (inner) is still on........
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    Awareness of ignorance is wisdom

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    It is the Religion of eternal truth that leads humanity to its roots—Divinity. It reveals the underlying truth of unity in diversity. It reveals to man his true Self, that of him being Divine! It represents humanity as a whole, not a particular class of people or territory. It encourages humanity to activate their latent innate nature of purity and blossom the five human values. It exhorts the Christians to be better Christians, the Muslims to be better Muslim and so on. It does not convert; rather diverts the strayed back to their respective faiths after chiseling them as better and civilized human beings.
    Except for Swami Vivekanandh and Swami Ramteerath, all other visiting Gurus to America, expounded on the dual aspect of divinity. Furthermore the former shed light on the Indian ‘thought’ in its multiplicity, unity in diversity, and right perspective and helped in erasing the poor image of India as a country of mere snake charmers, slum dwellers, women burners (Sathipratha) etc. Since then seekers of spirituality from abroad, have been visiting India for studying its ancient culture and rich intellectual-bank of its glorious and sacred literature on the subject. Rightly and aptly this land was once called the conscience Guru of all humanity. This tide has not stopped and is increasing day by day. This spiritual migration has had very positive results. Western social order, which had been shattered, with the disintegration of joint family system, is once again reinvigorated. More and more people are reverting to human values and religion is again becoming part of their lives.
    In our country, their ‘duplicates’ are having very tough times: Imitating their ‘Aakas’ (slave-masters), they too have started going to Gurus—who have suddenly mushroomed, to especially cater to this class—who likewise are also ensconced in jet-set culture. Although it has become a fashion, for the elite, to join their high profile exclusive ‘spiritual’ clubs and flaunt the high sounding names of their Gurus; but our Gurudom class has failed them miserably. Every half-baked, so-called Godman is out to transform their followers as angels, by means of parroting out spiritual gospels, conditioned by their own parameters. No doubt, they are top class orators and proficient in the knowledge of their subject. They want to convert them, through theory and a modicum of disciplines, specially customized for the occasion. But their followers get disenchanted very soon as they discover the futilities of mere dry theories—though laced with funny anecdotes and few exercise in the guise of Yoga and meditation—fail to bring the promised peace in their lives.
    Present day man is living a practical life. His brain is highly developed; with the result he is inventing, discovering and making scientific advancement at very fast pace. His business management techniques are equally proficient and creative. Remember, this high volume of wealth and material resources were generated by these energy-charged dynamos in the last sixty years only! These emoluments of material wealth were created, by these geniuses, from the external world. The source of education, skill, expertise and the resultant gains are all from the external world i.e. Nature. Even they derive their pleasures and joys from the same source. Their Karambhoomi (Kurukshetar/Field of action) being the ephemeral world, with all its implements of stress and strain—the natural outcome of competitive life—they expect to find the panacea of their mental disturbances, from the same known source. The panacea they are looking for is peace, not religion.
    A Guru should not sell God! Their followers are highly qualified persons and they can understand very easily the complicated nuances, erected around the personality of the Gurus, as a shield of high sounding superlatives of ’Darshan-margas’ (philosophical cults). This intelligent class thus understands, very easily, their shallowness and leave with dejection.
    The more i learn more i become aware of my ignorance
    Awareness of ignorance is wisdom

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    Let us look at a piece of news Times of India. 26 June 2001):
    “In Philadelphia, a researcher discovers areas of the brain that are activated during meditation. At two universities in San Diego and North Carolina, doctors study epilepsy and certain hallucinogenic drugs can produce religious epiphanies. And in Canada, a neuroscientist fits people with magnetized helmets that produce “spiritual” experiences for the secular—
    “What creates that transcendental feeling of being one with the universe? It could be the decreased activity in the brains’ parietal lobe, which helps regulate the sense of self and physical orientation, research suggests. How religion does prompt divine feelings of love and compassion? Possibly because of changes in the frontal lobe, caused by heightened concentration during meditation! Why do many people have profound sense that religion has changed their lives? Perhaps because spiritual practices activate the temporal lobs which weights experiences with personal significance.”
    “Newberg’s’ experiment consisted of taking brain scans of Tibetan Buddhist meditators as they sat immersed in contemplation. After giving time to sink into meditative trance, he injected them with a radioactive dye. Patterns of the dye’s residues in the brain were later converted into images. Newberg found that certain areas of the brain were altered during deep meditation. Predictably, these included area in the front of the brain that is involved in concentration. But Newberg also found decreased activity in the parietal lobe, one of the parts of the brain that helps orient a person in three-dimensional space. “When people have spiritual experiences they feel they become one with the universe and lose their sense of self,” he said. “We think that may be because of what is happening in that area—if you block that area you lose that boundary between the self and the rest of the world. In doing so you wind up in universal state”.
    “Could the flash of wisdom that came over Siddharth Gautham—the Buddha—have been nothing more than the parietal lobe quieting down? Could the voices that Moses and Mohammad heard on remote mountain tops have been just a bunch of firing neurons—an illusion! Could Jesus’ conversations with God have been mental delusions?
    Newberg won’t go so far but other proponents of the new brain science do.
    “Michael Persinger a professor of neurosciences at Laurential University in Bradbury Ontario has been conducting experiments that fit a set of magnetic to a helmet-like device. Persinger runs what amounts to weak electromagnetic signals around the skulls of volunteers. Four in five people, he said, reports a mystical experience, the feeling that there is a sentient being or entity standing behind or near them. Some weep, some feel God has touched them, others become frightened and talk of demons and evil spirits.
    “That’s’ in the laboratory” Persinger said “They know they are in the laboratory. Can you imagine what would happen if that happened late at night in a pew or mosque or synagogue?”
    His research, Persinger said, showed “religion is a property of the brain, only the brain and has little to do with what’s out there”. (LATWP.Svc)
    This is the first step in neurosciences. In the coming times, many startling discoveries are in the offing that would further validate the above research. To the surprise and, perhaps, the discomfiture of some, this research is only going to affirm, the age old ‘discovery’ of our ancient sages about inner-realization: That religion, spiritualism and Divinity is within us: That we are Divine! (On this later). But this fact should be borne in the mind that our ancient wise had attained this realisation, without the facility of any material tools. Their system of revealing Truth was self-inquiry, and nothing else.
    To stretch the scientific research a little further: we must acknowledge the deeper aspect of the atom—the basic building block of the universe. According to Heisenberg, “Atoms are not things”. “The universe begins to look like a thought than like a great machine.” (Sir, James Jeans).
    (To the surprise of the present day scientists, Nyaya-Vaiseshika philosophy entirely dealt on the same line, thousands of years ago.” At the beginning of each Kalp(Creation), large number of atoms and molecules unite to form different objects with different qualities—-“) Now judge for yourself about the richness of Indian ‘Thought’!
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    No scientific advancement in any field should be negated by the spiritualists, as these two streams are never at conflict. Their paths of search or research do not cross each other’s, but are distinctly marked and demarcated. The purpose of each is also well delineated. The science explores the origin of the universe, whereas the spiritualist is in the quest of the Divinity—That is not only the Originator but its sustainer and annihilator also. The science has made Nature distinct from God. The spiritualists should not, unnecessarily, make an issue of it, and should avoid discoursing on the subject, which does not fall in their domain.
    The scientific fraternity too should not try to denigrate the very ‘Source’ of their origin and distort or twist the facts, merely to score a point. Now coming back to Newberg’s experiments and the resultant “spiritual experiences felt by the subjects; invariably lead to ‘one’ word—“feelings. “That their subjects had the feelings of “love and compassion,” and “spiritual feelings of oneness with the universe!”
    Without delving more into the subject—as this subject has already been discussed at length in this and l.s previous book; suffice it is to recall that experiences, feelings and emotions are expressions and decoding of waves of thoughts—which is our mind. And mind is only the third in succession of five sheaths (subtle bodies), viz., Annamaya Kosha (physical body; Material or gross sheath of the soul), Praanamaya Kosha (Vital energy), Manomaya Kosha (Mental sheath)), Vijnaanamaya Kosha (Intellect) and Aanandhamaya Kosha (Bliss). When the scientific research reaches the level (of evolution) of bliss, it would again be concluded that bliss does not come from alien worlds, external elements or from Nature! It is very much a part of human nature. Then what are the scientists up to? What are they trying to prove, is already enshrined in ancient texts anyway!
    Even otherwise there is a great difference between “feeling/experience” and in knowing/understanding a subject. Newberg’s subjects “felt/experienced” spiritual states and felt oneness with the universe. But in Divine experience, the word is Awareness and not experience or feeling. Divine-Awareness means gaining complete understanding of the universe, cosmos and the whole Brahmand: That one is in Constant-Integrated-Awareness (Consciousness) state.
    “Knowing the world to consist of Consciousness, the mind of the wise rapt in the thought of his universality and roams free, seeing the cosmos as space in his own consciousness.”
    —Yog Vasisht: Sage Vasisht’s precepts to Sri Raam
    This is the state of Awareness an individual attains, when his individual consciousness finds itself one with universal Conscious. He becomes not only Aware but the master of the three states of the time and of the qualities (Gunas) which are attributed to God. Simply having feeling inside, without this kind of Awareness, is like having bouts of hallucinations. Kindly pay due respect to the findings (Realisation) of the ancient Masters! Have a practical try on what they “say” and then comment!
    Pleasure and joy are associated with feelings, emotions and thought waves; which have their positive genesis related only to body and mind. Whenever the neurologist ‘find’ the cells, which store these two subtle elements—wisdom and bliss—these would only be their grosser aspects, because these two are not in the nature of body and mind and whatever the mind perceives as ‘wisdom and bliss’ would only be a mirage! Wisdom is the awareness quality of Self (Soul), whereas bliss is its innate nature. However their gross aspects in human nature are intelligence and happiness.
    Every human being in his right senses wants peace, order and harmony, not only in personal life but in the society he lives in. But peace cannot be bought, and neither can it be acquired. It is a state of mind, not the result of accumulated wealth. No amount of Yog Sadhna, Meditation, Naamjapam (repetition of a holy name) or any other disciplines—which are all body-mind related—are going to grant us peace. Peace does not exist in material objects, bodily pleasures or in mental joys, because anything which generates feelings, emotions and thought waves, would automatically warrant its nemesis. It is even beyond the state of Nihilism. Then should it be presumed that a worldly being, howsoever high his intellectual status, can ever experience the state of peace? The answer is yes! Certainly, no human being can have its lasting experience—though occasional flashes are possible—simply by the sole medium of practicing the above mentioned disciplines. As previously explained, the purpose of meditation etc is to bring about thoughtless state of mind. But this in itself signifies nothing, unless the grace of the Self blossoms in us, the state of blissfulness—of which our little-self becomes ‘aware’! That individual conscious becomes aware of Cosmic-Conscious!
    Can a fourth estate Mogul, ever aspire for such celestial heights, even if in secular world they have scaled great heights! They do not need God; they do not have time to waste on such flimsy topics. They do pay obeisance to Church, Mosque and a Temple, but their super-fast life simply does not have any place for religion or divinity. Their immediate need is peace from the constant grueling of life. Their synonym for peace is mental relaxation in luxurious surroundings.
    Every human mind is anxious to know the source and cause of its origin. Who would not want to solve the enigmatic mystery of God? Whoever is interested in this mysterious subject is a theist. Whether we deny His existence or accept Him, the enquirer is a genuine theist. Anyone who utters His name in any sense is a theist. The death of the body is the single most powerful force that impels each thinking mind, to the topic of God, Divinity, Nature and Creation. As this class is anxious to remove the cloak of mystery woven around this ‘Word’; obviously their immediate contact with the subject is possible through the high profile Gurus, who only confound the ‘intellectuals’ and make a mockery of the Religion, which is the essence of life, not only of the beings but the sustaining life-line of Nature! Thus we create the class of atheists ourselves. It is our ignorance of the ‘subject’, not the fault of the subject. Beware of this class of ignoramus! They have nothing to give, except the masked faces of ignorance.
    The more i learn more i become aware of my ignorance
    Awareness of ignorance is wisdom

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