"Where there is love there is life."

WHAT IS GOD?

2011-09-21T00:52:00.000-07:00

GOD is not a person. That is one of the greatest misunderstandings, and it has prevailed so long that it has become almost a fact. Even if a lie is repeated continuously for centuries it is bound to appear as if it is a truth.
God is a presence, not a person. Prayerful is needed, not prayer. There is nobody to pray to; there is no possibility of any dialogue between you and God. Dialogue is possible only between two persons, and God is not a person but a presence – like beauty, like joy.
God simply means godliness. It is because of this fact that Buddha denied the existence of God. He wanted to emphasize that God is a quality, an experience – like love. You cannot talk to love, you can live it. You need not create temples of love, you need not make statues of love, and bowing down to those statues will be just nonsense. And that’s what has been happening in the churches, in the temples, in the mosques.
Man has lived under this impression of God as a person, and then two calamities have happened through it. One is the so-called religious man, who thinks God is somewhere above the sky and you have to praise him, to persuade him to confer favors on you, to help you to fulfill your desires, to make your ambitions succeed, to give you the wealth of this world AND of the other world. And this is sheer wastage of time and energy.
And on the opposite pole the people who saw the stupidity of it all became atheists; they started denying the existence of God. They were right in a sense, but they were also wrong. They started denying not only the personality of God, they started to deny even the experience of God.
The theist is wrong, the atheist is wrong, and man needs a new vision so that he can be freed from both the prisons.
God is the ultimate experience of silence, of beauty, of bliss, a state of inner celebration. Once you start looking at God as godliness there will be a radical change in your approach. Then prayer is no more valid; meditation becomes valid.
Martin Buber says prayer is a dialogue; then between you and God there is an ”I-thou” relationship – the duality persists. Buddha is far closer to the truth: you simply drop all chattering of the mind, you slip out of the mind like a snake slipping out of the old skin. You become profoundly silent. There is no question of any dialogue, no question of any monologue either. Words have disappeared from your consciousness. There is no desire for which favors have to be asked, no ambition to be fulfilled.
One is now and here. In that tranquility, in that calmness, you become aware of a luminous quality to existence. Then the trees and the mountains and the rivers and the people are all surrounded with a subtle aura. They are all radiating life, and it is one life in different forms. The flowering of one existence in millions of forms, in millions of flowers.
THIS experience is God. And it is everybody’s birthright, because whether you know it or not you are already part of it. The only possibility is you may not recognize it or you may recognize it.
The difference between the enlightened person and the unenlightened person is not of quality – they both are absolutely alike. There is only one small difference: that the enlightened person is aware; he recognizes the ultimate pervading the whole, permeating the whole, vibrating, pulsating.
He recognizes the heartbeat of the universe. He recognizes that the universe is not dead, it is alive. This aliveness is God!
The unenlightened person is asleep, asleep and full of dreams. Those dreams function as a barrier; they don’t allow him to see the truth of his own reality. And, of course, when you are not even aware of your own reality, how can you be aware of the reality of others? The first experience has to happen within you. Once you have seen the light within you will be able to see it everywhere.
God has to be freed from all concepts of personality. Personality is a prison. God has to be freed from any particular form; only then he can have all the forms. He has to be freed from any particular name so that all the names become his.
Then a person LIVES in prayer – he does not pray, he does not go to the temple, to the church. Wherever he sits he is prayerful, whatsoever he is doing is prayerful, and in that prayerfulness he creates his temple. He is always moving with his temple surrounding him. Wherever he sits the place becomes sacred, whatsoever he touches becomes gold. If he is silent then his silence is golden; if he speaks then his song is golden. If he is alone his aloneness is divine; if he relates then his relating is divine.
The basic, the most fundamental thing is to be aware of your own innermost core, because that is the secret of the whole existence. That’s where the Upanishads are tremendously important.
They don’t talk about a God, they talk about godliness. They don t bother about prayer. their whole emphasis is on meditation.
Meditation has two parts: the beginning and the end. The beginning is called dhyana and the end is called samadhi. Dhyana is the seed, samadhi is the flowering. Dhyana means becoming aware of all workings of your mind, all the layers of your mind – your memories, your desires, your thoughts, dreams – becoming aware of all that goes on inside you.
Dhyana is awareness, and samadhi is when the awareness has become so deep, so profound, so total that it is like a fire and it consumes the whole mind and all its functioning. It consumes thoughts, desires, ambitions, hopes, dreams. It consumes the whole stuff the mind is full of.
Samadhi is the state when awareness is there, but there is nothing to be aware inside you; the witness is there, but there is nothing to be witnessed.
Begin with dhyana, with meditation, and end in samadhi, in ecstasy, and you will know what God is. It is not a hypothesis, it is an experience. You have to LIVE it – that is the only way to know it.

Method to stimulate each of the 7 Chakras

2011-09-11T05:22:00.000-07:00

Chakras or our body’s energy centers have been identified in different ancient cultures like the Indian and Greeks. They are key to the flow of energy that vitalizes the physical body and brings about the development of our self-consciousness. The seven main chakra centers are aligned along the spinal column and each of these seven chakras is associated with different auras (energies) from our environment, people around us, sounds and colors. Let see them one by one in detail, which help everyone to stimulate there vital chakras energy.

1. Muladhara - Root Chakra:

The 1st chakra is also referred to as the "root" chakra. The Sanskrit name for it is "muladhara" which means root/base. It is located at the base of the spine. There is an energy stored under this chakra which is often referred to as the "coiled serpent." Kundalini yoga focuses on stimulating this energy.

Governs vigor, heredity ,survival, security ,passion , trust, feet, & legs. Your relationship with money, home, and job.

Known as: Root Chakra ,Muladhara , Kundalini

Muladhara = Base (mula - root adhara - support), Foundation.

Location: Base of Spine, at the tailbone base of spine

Colors: red, black

Earth Element, Mineral kingdom, Bones, Flesh, Skin, Nadis and Hairs of the Body.

Attributes: Patience and Greed.

Desire: Survival.

Activity: Collecting and Saving.

Sense: Smell

Deities: Each Chakra has a Manifestation of the Shiva and Shakti Deities. Baby Brahma - Ever watchful creator, brings peace of mind and calms fears. Dakini Shakti - Protectress, Creator, Preserver, Destroyer. Alravata the Elephant - Vehicle of the Bija Mantra-Lam, Searches for food and takes orders.

Symbol: Yellow Yantra Square, surrounded by Four Red Petals represents the Four Directions of Earth.

Mudra for Root Chakra: Let the tips of your thumb and index finger touch.

Concentrate on the Root chakra at the spot in between the genitals and the anus.

Chant the sound LAM.

Mantra: Repetition of Bijan Mantra-Vam, opens up blocks in the lower body. Each petal has a Sanskrit letter (Varn, Sarn, Sharn, Sxarn). Kundalini Shakti lies coiled like a snake in a downward pointing triangle. Meditation of the 1st Chakra awakens the Kundalini and starts the upward flow.

Yoga Poses for Root Chakra:

Lying flat on your back, hands palm down by your sides, bend your knees and bring your feet close to your bottom making sure your feet are parallel on the yoga mat.
Pressing your feet firmly against the ground, lift your hips up towards the ceiling.
Interlace your fingers under you, straighten your arms and press them down on the to mat to raise your back and chest higher.
Roll your shoulders and draw your chest towards your chin.
Stay and breath
Release the pose, by releasing your hands back into the palm down position beside you, then bringing the your upper, middle then lower back and hips down. Knees are still bent
Allow your knees to touch and rest

Life & Death in Somali

2011-09-07T05:18:00.000-07:00

About 750,000 people could die in East Africa over the next four months due to famine, if enough aid didn't reach the famine-stricken region, the UN has warned.

According to the UN, about 12 million people across the region, and four million in Somalia alone, are in need of food aid, Daily Mail reported.

Getting aid to the starving is a 'race against time', said a top humanitarian official for Somalia, while also warning that the famine is likely to spread before the end of the year.

Mark Bowden, who heads the UN office coordinating humanitarian aid to Somalia, said: "This isn't a short-term crisis."

There are fears as many as 750,000 people could starve to death. This is a rise of 66 percent from July. Hundreds of Somalis are dying every day, at least half of which are children.Bowden said the four million Somalis in need of aid represented more than half of the country's entire population.The southern Bay region is the latest to be declared a famine zone.Nearly 60 per cent of people there are acutely malnourished - four times the rate at which an emergency is declared.

"I've not seen anything like it," said Grainne Moloney, the head of the food security unit.

Famine has now affected six areas, including four southern Somali regions and two settlements of refugees.

The UN says tens of thousands of people already have died in Somalia due to the severe violence, drought and famine.Over 150,000 refugees have sought aid in the last few months. Families in Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti have also been affected.

Source: IANS

Brain and Spinal Cord - Nervous System

2011-08-11T09:54:00.000-07:00

We discuss here about our nervous system, which is the one which the network which connects many things, which are not understood by us, to understand the secret behind this we need to go deep into our Nervous System, which can give us more information about us and also our connection to this universe.

Nervous System:

The nervous system is an organ system containing a network of specialized cells called neurons that coordinate the actions of an animal and transmit signals between different parts of its body.

The human nervous system has two main divisions, the central nervous system (CNS), and the peripheral nervous system (PNS), which includes the somatic motor nervous system, and the sensory nervous system. The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord.

The central nervous system of vertebrates (such as humans) contains the brain, spinal cord, and retina.

The brain is made up of many cells, but the neurons are the primary players in brain functions. There are 100 Billion neurons in the brain. A typical neuron has about 1,000 to 10,000 synapses (that is, it communicates with many other neurons, muscle cells, glands, etc.). It has been estimated that there are 1 quadrillion synapses in the human brain.

The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory neurons, clusters of neurons called ganglia, and nerves connecting them to each other and to the central nervous system.

Neurons send signals to other cells as electrochemical waves travelling along thin fibers called axons, which cause chemicals called neurotransmitters to be released at junctions called synapses. A cell that receives a synaptic signal may be excited, inhibited, or otherwise modulated. Sensory neurons are activated by physical stimuli impinging on them, and send signals that inform the central nervous system of the state of the body and the external environment. Motor neurons, situated either in the central nervous system or in peripheral ganglia, connect the nervous system to muscles or other effector organs. Central neurons, which in vertebrates greatly out number the other types, make all of their input and output connections with other neurons. The interactions of all these types of neurons form neural circuits that generate an organism's perception of the world and determine its behavior. Along with neurons, the nervous system contains other specialized cells called glial cells (or simply glia), which provide structural and metabolic support.

Here I have given the simple explanation regarding the nervous system and the neurons. Its purely the science, now we are going to combine our science into our world of meditation, to know more secrets.

Secret in Breathing - Nadis

2011-07-04T10:35:00.000-07:00

Nad's means movement. In the Rig Veda, it means stream. In Yoga, nadis are the channels of Kundalini energy. The Nadis thus are channels, but not only nerves (snayu). The subtle channels or Nadis are the channels of mind and the channels of chitta, the feeling self or being. The gross channels of subtle energy are visible as cords, vessels or tubes, including acupuncture meridians, nerves, muscles, arteries, veins, lymph,... When an aspirant of Kundalini Yoga starts activating the Kundalini energy through various kinds of pranayamas, the nadi system is vitalized. This is not only very good for health, it also very much promotes spiritual growth and understanding.

Ayurveda mentions 72.000 different Nadis. Tantra Yoga identifies 14 principal nadis of which the following three are the most important :

Sushumna: Passes through the spinal column, originating in the Muladhara Chakra and terminating in the Sahasrara Chakra, diving in an anterior and posterior branch before reaching the Ajna Chakra. The Sushumna generally remains dormant when the other Nadis flow strongly and is activated only when the breath comes through both nostrils simultaneously. It can also

be activated through pranayama and Swar Yoga and operates automatically at dawn and dusk, calming down the system and making meditation easy.

Ida: The Ida Nadi starts and ends to the left of the Sushumna, but is also connected with the left testicle in males. It terminates in the left nostril, stimulating the right side of the brain. It is feminine in energy, carries pranic energy and is one of the most important mental nadis. As it nourishes and purifies the body and the mind, it is also called Ganga in Tantric scriptures. When Sushumna is not working, activating the Ida Nadi is the best way to facilitate meditation.

Pingala: The Pingala Nadi starts and ends to the right of Sushumna. It is the carrier of solar, male energy, adding vitality, physical strength and efficiency. It is also purifying like Ida Nadi, but cleansing like fire. It is activated by the breath in the right nostril where it stimulates the left side of the brain. Bhedana pranayama is used to activate this nadi and is recommended for physical activities, debates and, indeed, duels.

The remaining of the 14 principal nadis are Gandhari, Hastajihva, Yashasvini, Pusha, Alambusha, Kuhu, Shankini, Sarasvati, Payasvini, Varuni, Vishvodara.

The Kuhu Nadi for example causes ejaculation together with the Chitrini Nadi. The mastering of this nadi is the main objective of the Vajrauli exercise, allowing the male aspirant to raise the seminal fluid from the second chakra to the Soma Chakra within the Sahasrara Chakra, along with the vaginal fluid from his female counterpart. It is this practice which is often known as Tantric Sex, which created a lot of attraction to Tantra in the West.

Secret Of Breathing - Subtle body

2011-07-04T10:23:00.000-07:00

The subtle body complex extends into several dimensions of reality. It is composed of a series of energetic forms that may be analyzed for a variety of imbalances.

The Astral Form: This body resides within the second dimension. It is the form that we reside within for more than one third of our lives. It is the dream vessel. The health and well being of this form is crucial for the health and well being of the physical body. It is responsible for the health of the emotional and nervous systems of the physical body.

The Etheric Form: This body moves freely within the spaces between the second, third, and fourth dimensions of reality. It is responsible for sustaining the integrity of the physical form. It acts as a conduit for the distribution of life force from the higher mental body and the light body form.

The Mental Body: This body exists in two energy states, the higher mental body and the lower mental body. It is responsible for the stable flow of mental energy from the higher mind to the lower mind. As such, the structure, function, and variety of our thoughts is heavily dependent upon the sound functioning of this body.

The Subtle-Light Body: This body is largely dormant on the physical level in most people. It is however extremely important in our evolutionary growth potential. It contains more than 95% of our genetic, physical, emotional, and mental energy. The other bodies use the remaining 5% of that energy. As this bodies becomes active on the physical level, all areas of our health and well being tend to improve significantly.

These are the four main areas of the subtle body. In our complete, state of the art analysis of the health of your subtle body, we perform also perform a full analysis of the following energetic structures:

Major and minor chakras: The chakras control the flow of energy from the subtle-light body into the lower bodies.

The Nadis: The nadis control the flow of energy from one energy body to the next

Prana: simply put, prana is life force. We have five different types of prana and each type is responsible for a separte function within the body. The five types of life force are, apana, prana, samana, upana, and vyana.

Tattwas: the tattwas are the elements that make up the body, earth, air, fire, water, and ether. A proper balance between these elements is necessary for the health of the body.

The Ether: The Ether is an important aspect of the makeup of the body. Ether is a precursor to the elemental energy that makes up the body. There are as such several different types of ether: gaseous ether, liquid ether, solid ether, and etheric ether. Weakness or imbalance in any of these areas of the subtle tends to lead to illness.

Secret in Breathing

2011-07-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

There are basically two breathing techniques. Natural breathing. A relaxing technique that utilizes and maximizes the oxygen that we take in. The important thing to look for is a bulging of the belly when you breathe in, especially about six centimeters below the belly button. Unnatural breathing. Here, you use your lungs to take deep, powerful breaths. In line with the yin-yang balance, this hard type of breathing balances out the soft natural breathing. It is used to detoxify the body. This cleansing technique can be used only during daylight.

‘The body measures 96 fingers (about 1 metre 80 cm). When exhaling, the stream of air roundly measures 12 fingers (20 cm from nose to hand). When singing, its length increases to 16 fingers; when walking, to 24 fingers; when sleeping, to 30 fingers; during sexual intercourse, to 36 fingers. During strenuous exercises, to even more. By gradually shortening the natural length of exhalation, we increase our vitality, whereas lengthening the exhalation reduces vitality.’

All our body’s cells require oxygen for proper function. A lack of oxygen is particularly harmful to the cells of the heart and brain. Also, lower oxygen levels causes the right side of the heart to work much harder to pump blood through the lungs. Deficiency of oxygen at the cellular level will eventually allow disease to jump in. Is it any wonder people are thinking of oxygen therapy to offset internal oxygen deficiencies.

A key to longevity is high up in the nasal pharynx. It is a rich source of nitric oxide and the flow of air through the nose allows it to get into the body. Because this causes dilation of the arteries the blood flows more freely. Good circulation is essential for young looking skin and a lack of nitric oxide causes premature aging. It is interesting to note that a Dr Charles Farr, a strong supporter of the intravenous use of oxygen therapy has shown that hydrogen peroxide can also dilate arteries and increase blood flow by stimulating certain enzyme systems in the body.

Inside every human being there is a network of nerves and sensory organs that interprets the outside physical world.
At the same time, within us resides a subtle system of channels (nadis) and centers of energy (chakras) which look after our physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual being.

Each of the seven chakras has several spiritual qualities. These qualities are intact within us, and even though they might not always be manifest, they can never be destroyed.

When the Kundalini is awakened, these qualities start manifesting spontaneously and express themselves in our life.

Thus, through regular meditation, we become automatically very dynamic, creative, confident and at the same time very humble, loving and compassionate. It is a process which starts to develop by itself when the Kundalini rises and starts to nourish our chakras.

MUDRAS AND THE KUNDALINI SECRETS

2011-04-03T09:30:00.000-07:00

There are Eighty-four Mudras in Yoga.

Why do Yogins practice Mudras and the five Dharanas?

To control the five Life or Vital Forces that are working in the human body. When these five forces are controlled, Yogins attain emancipation, or liberation.

What are the five forces and from whence they come?

The names of these forces are: Prana, Apana, Samana, Vyana, and Udana, and they come from the Kundalini. They are part of the Kundalini's energy (dynamic).

Through Mudras the Yogins succeed in gathering these five forces together, bringing them to their home, the Mother Kundalini, which is sleeping at the Muladhara Chakra, as Static energy of the Mother of the Universe. Yogins force the Prana and Apana to the place where this Static energy of the Kundalini is sleeping. Thus they awaken her.

First. The Earth Dharana. "When the Yogin opens the 'Earth Chakra' by the power of the Kundalini, he conquers the earth, and no earthly element can injure him. He walks over the land, freed from death."

Second. The Water Dharana. "Next the Yogin moves the Kundalini energy up to the second Chakra—the 'Water Chakra'. By opening this Chakra the Yogin is free from all sorrow, no water can ever harm him. Although he be thrown in the deepest water, "he will never die in the water." This Mudra should be kept very carefully secret, as by revealing this, success is lost."

Third, The Fire Dharana. "The Yogin should move the Kundalini energy up to the 'Fire Chakra.' When the Yogin opens this Chakra, known as Fire Dharana—the killer of the fear of death—then "fire can not harm or burn the Yogin." What else is there for him to fear?"

Fourth, The Air Dharana. "The Yogin opens this Chakra by bringing the Kundalini energy upward, and as soon as he has succeeded in opening the 'Air Chakra,' he has mastered levitation. This Mudra is the destroyer of death, and the Yogin will never be disturbed by air. This can not be taught to the faithless; by doing so all success would be lost."

Fifth, The Ether Dharana. "Here the Yogin moves the energy of the Mother Kundalini upward and opens the 'Ether Chakra.' As soon as he is successful in opening this Chakra, he has opened the door of liberation or emancipation—he will never die unless he wills it."

"When the Yogin has learned the five Dharanas, the human body can visit and re-visit the Heavens, and he can go wherever he likes, as swiftly as the mind.

"Yogins should also practice the Bhastrika Kumbhaka. That, too, will awaken the Kundalini. He should move or awaken the Kundalini again and again, and though he be in the mouth of death, he need not fear it.

"When the Apana rises upward to the 'Fire Chakra,' the flame of divine fire grows strong and bright, being fanned by Apana. When the Apana fire mixes with the Prana, which is naturally hot, the spiritual heat of the body becomes bright and powerful." When the Kundalini feels this extra heat, she will awaken from sleep; then she goes into the Sushumna. As a key can open a door, so Yogi should open the door of liberation by awakening the Kundalini. The Kundalini is coiled like a serpent, and by Mudra or Pranayama processes the Kundalini will certainly move and open the mouth of the Sushumna.

"Without moving the Kundalini, there are no other means that will clear away the impurities of the 7200 Nadis.

"Yogins should practice the Bhastrika Kumbhaka, three hours daily; then he need have no fear of death.

"The Great Goddess Kundalini, the Energy of the Self, sleeps in the Muladhara. She has the form of a serpent, having three coils and a half. As long as she is asleep in the body, (finer body), the jiva is a mere animal, and true wisdom does not arise, though Yogi may practice ten million Yoga.

"When Kundalini is sleeping it is awakened by the kind Guru (the spiritual teacher); then all the Chakra's knots are pierced, and the Prana then goes thru the Sushumna. The mind is then controlled, and the Yogi arises above death. Yogi should practice daily some of the following Mudras: Maha Mudra, Nabho Mudra, Udiyana, Maha Bandha, Maha Vedha, Kechari, Jalandhara, Yoni, Viparitakarna, Kaki, Sambhavi and others.

"Maha Mudra should be practiced with the Jalanhara Bandha. Practice of this Mudra will cure fever, bowel trouble, enlargement of the spleen, indigestion, consumption, leprosy and any other diseases. It will awaken the Kundalini. It is called the Great Mudra by the wise. Practice of the Mudras should be equal on both sides

"The Nabho Mudra should be practiced, and it is easy to practice. It, too, makes the Yogi safe from all diseases, and the body never becomes old but keeps perpetual youth.

"The Maha Bandha Mudra should be practiced with Jalandhara Mudra, which will bring the Prana downward. He who practices this Mudra will control the Prana and Aprana and move the Kundalini.

"The Maha Vedha Mudra is the best Mudra to awaken the Kundalini, but should be practiced with the Bandha and Maha Bandha. It gives success to Yogi over all nature's finer forces.

"Yogi should practice in secret, and not tell any one if he desires success.

"The Udiyana, or Flying Up Mudra, moves the Goddess Kundalini, and who masters this Mudra will be Master of all powers, like levitation, etc. This Mudra makes it easy to attain emancipation, and is the key that unlocks the door of liberation.

"The Mula Bandha Mudra is the best Mudra to control the Apana and Prana, and is the key to everlasting youth. Mixing the Prana and Apana causes heat in the body; that heat causes the Kundalini to awaken—then she goes upward thru the Sushumna. In that Sushumna all wisdom and powers are.

"Jalandhara Mudra is the well tried Mudra for keeping old age, decay and death away. It saves the nectar and keeps the vital force moving in the right Nadi. Who practices this Mudra daily, becomes an adept. Yogi should practice Maha Bandha, Udiyana and Jalandhara all at once.

"Khechari Mudra is the King of all the 'Mudras. It is hard to attain. The Yogi who masters it even for half an hour, will overcome hunger, thirst, decay and death—his body becomes divine. The earth, water, fire, air and ether can not harm that body. Yoni Mudra, Viparitakaran Mudra, Vajroni Mudra, Sakti Mudra, Manduki Mudra and Sambhavi Mudra are well tried, and will awaken the Kundalini.

"The five Dharanas should be learned from a Master. With these Dharanas a Yogi goes wherever he wants to with his physical body; he may go to Heaven, walk on water, air and fire. and is Master of All. Except for the practice of Kundalini, what other means ate there to purify the Nadis? Once setting this power moving, Yogi should practice constantly. Who can practice a yama, need have no fear of death. Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga should be practiced together, as Hatha Yoga is dependent upon Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga is dependent upon Hatha Yoga. These Mudras should not be taught to the wicked and faithless, but they should be taught to calm, peaceful and faithful students. And he who teaches the secret of the Mudras is the real Guru. He can be called Ishwar (God), in human form.

"What more shall tell, O Devi? There is nothing in this world like the Mudras to attain the human goal quickly and successfully."

10 Life Laws

2011-03-03T10:18:00.000-08:00

Life Law #1: You either get it, or you don't.
Strategy: Become one of those who gets it.

Life Law #2: You create your own experience.
Strategy: Ackowledge and accept accountability for your life.

Life Law #3: People do what works.
Strategy: Identify the payoffs that drive your behavior and that of others.

Life Law #4: You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.
Strategy: Get real with yourself about life and everybody in it.

Life Law #5: Life rewards Action.
Strategy: Make careful decisions and then pull the trigger.

Life Law #6: There is no reality; only perception.
Strategy: Identify the filters through which you view the world.

Life Law #7: Life is managed; it is not cured.
Strategy: Learn to take charge of your life.

Life Law #8: We teach people how to treat us.
Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you.

Life Law #9: There is power in forgiveness.
Strategy: Open your eyes to what anger and resentment are doing to you.

Life Law #10: You have to name it before you can claim it.
Strategy: Get clear about what you want and take your turn.

Last Words Of Alexander - Value and truth Of Life

2011-02-16T09:14:00.000-08:00

Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring at him on his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.

He now longed to reach home to see his mother's face and bid her last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit him to reach his distant homeland.

So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail."

With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes. "My first desire is", said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin."

After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury".

The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute's rest and continued. "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin".

The people who had gathered there wondered at the king's strange wishes. But no one dared to bring the question to their lips. Alexander's favorite general kissed his hands and pressed them to his heart.
"O king, we assure you that all your wishes will be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?"

At this Alexander took a deep breath and said:
"I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt...

I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor on this earth can really cure anybody. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted.

The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the path to the graveyard is to tell People that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life in greed for Power, earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth.

And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world".

With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and took his last breath. . . .

Moral: Remember, your Health is in your own hands, look after it. Wealth is only meaningful if you can share and also enjoy . What you do for yourself, dies with you. But what you do for others will live forever. Leave the “Legacy” behind.

Why We are into this World?

2010-08-12T10:04:00.000-07:00

We are all into this world to know ourselves. Its not so simple but its really interesting when we come to know why we are in this world. We were not born, we are always here only. Birth, its just for the body and not for the soul. Soul is every were, which cant be seen by this external organs. This external organ is a source which can be used properly to know our internal soul. Its like searching for the treasure outside, without knowing the right path, but the treasure is within us.

Each individual in this world have been searching for something or the other. It may have meaning or not, but there is a search. A search for money, food, shelter, happiness, and it goes on.. For each person there search is been felt something great and interesting. After getting every thing in there life, they will search for peace. They search for true love, they search a true heart who can care for them. This is human nature. They run behind all the silly things for there whole life, but at the end they may get everything but cant find a true heart or a true happiness or a peaceful mind.

We need to understand what is needed for our life? A good job, a nice salary which is enough for our living, A caring family and few friends. This may sound simple and funny for many. But this gives peace. When we have little people around us we can able to concentrate much and also care a lot for each other. We know what we required from each other. Then making many relationships and fighting for everything, without reasons.

When we are happy with our relationship, then we can able to be calm and relaxed. Now we can able to start thinking about our individual life. We can thinking on why we are into this world? We can able to analyse whats happening within us, why we grow, why we feel happy, why we feel sad, why we are getting ill, why we are getting older, why we get hunger, why we need air, water, fire, land for our living, why we all die one day.

Yoga And Islam

2010-08-12T10:01:00.000-07:00

Yoga is not a religion. Rather, it is a set of techniques and skills that enhance the practice of any religion. A French author named Jean Déchanet discovered this in regard to his Catholic faith and wrote the book Christian Yoga (New York: Harper, 1960). Islamic yoga is a reality. It is possible to employ the skills of yoga to worship Allah better and to be a better Muslim.

Yoga arose from the matrix of the Hindu world, although according to Mircea Eliade it is of pre-Hindu origin and can be traced back to prehistoric shamanism. Like India's other gifts to world civilization, for example the system of place notation on which all mathematics depends, yoga is not tied to the Hindu religion but has a universal applicability. It helps one to follow one's own religion better whatever that may be. It has certain specific affinities with Islam that make for an interesting study.

1. Metaphysical doctrine.

Since the metaphysic of Advaita Vedanta is in agreement with the tawhîd (doctrine of oneness) of Islam,
there is perfect compatibility between Islam and yoga on the highest level. All traditional esoterisms agree that everything in manifestation has its origin in the Supernal. The manifestations on the material plane are derived from the ideational realm of archetypes (known as al-a‘yân al-thâbitah in the metaphysics of Ibn al-‘Arabî). This world, limited as it is, is just an expression of the ultimate Reality, and will ultimately be reabsorbed in its supernal Origin. Advaita Vedanta and Islamic esoteric metaphysics are agreed that God is the only absolutely real, eternal Reality; all else is contingent and therefore transitory. The unitary view of reality in Advaita Vedanta accords well with the tawhîd (divine oneness) of Islam, and the Oneness of Being in the Sufi doctrine of Ibn al-‘Arabî.

2. Salât and âsanas.

One of the most obvious correspondences between Islam and hatha yoga is the resemblance of salât to the physical exercises of yoga âsanas. An Indian Muslim author, Ashraf F. Nizami, noted this in his book Namaz, the Yoga of Islam (Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala, 1977). The root meaning of the word salât is 'to bend the lower back', as in hatha yoga; the Persians translated this concept with the word namâz, from a verbal root meaning 'to bow', etymologically related to the Sanskrit word namaste. The thousands of postures and variations known to hatha yoga can be classified into a few basic types, including standing postures, spinal stretches, inverted postures, seated postures, and spinal twists. The genius of Islamic salât is to incorporate all of these in rudimentary form into a compact, flowing sequence, ensuring a thorough, all-round course of exercises for good health that is easy for everyone to practice.

a) Standing. The Mountain Pose (TâDâsana) is the foundation for all standing âsanas. One always begins from this and returns to it at the completion of the standing sequence. In this it very closely resembles not only the standing posture of qiyâm in salât, but also the "Return to Mountain" of T‘ai Chi Ch‘uan. Standing in Mountain Pose or qiyâm is a quiescent exercise for the whole body: feet, legs, and spine working together. With one's feet planted squarely on Earth and one's head reaching toward Heaven, this pose is of the finest metaphysical significance to the sacredness of the human state, for verticality is the essence of religion.

b) Spinal stretching. As the yogis say, one is as young as one's spine. Hatha yoga concentrates much careful attention on deep, thorough stretches of the spine, bringing the head forward to rest on the knees.
Since all the nerves of the body are channeled from the spinal cord out between the vertebrae, a healthy
spine is of central importance for the well-being of the whole human body and mind. It takes much patient, persistent practice to make and keep the spine ideally flexible, and only the most dedicated yogis succeed in this. Since Islam is a path for everyone, the Islamic spinal stretch is kept easy and within everyone's reach: the bowing position called rukû‘ only requires that you bend forward enough to place your hands on your knees. Nonetheless, even this minimal stretch helps keep the spine in good condition. Then I returned to yoga after praying salât for several years, I found that making rukû‘ seventeen times a day had beautifully prepared my spine for deeper forward stretches.

c) Inverted poses. The heart does its best to circulate blood all through the veins and arteries, but it's a demanding job, and exercise is needed to help the circulation go at maximum efficiency. In particular, raising fresh blood to the brain through the carotid artery, and lifting it from the feet back up to the heart, is always going against the pull of gravity. This is why two of the most important and beneficial âsanas are the Shoulderstand (sarvangâsana, the 'whole body pose') and the Headstand (sirSâsana). Islamic prayer has taken the most essential aspect of these inverted poses: lowering the head below the heart. The position called sujûd is easy for everyone to accomplish and helps to bathe the brain in fresh oxygenated blood to keep it healthy and alert. Ashraf F. Nizami writes: "This may be termed similar to … HALF SIRSHASANA. It helps full-fledged pumping of blood into the brain and upper half of the body including eyes, ears, nose and lungs."

d) Seated postures. The word âsana means 'seat' and the basic postures for meditation are seated ones, especially the Lotus. The Diamond Pose (vajrâsana) is practically identical with the seated position of
salât called jalsah. This has, of course, not escaped the notice of both yogis and Muslims in India. Nizami writes: "This is a HARDY POSE or is like VAJRASANA." Swami Sivananda in his book Yoga Asanas writes: "This Asana resembles more or less the Namaz pose in which the Muslims sit for prayer." Furthermore, both vajrâsana and jalsah are the same as the zazen posture of Japan. Having practiced a little yoga when young, it became easier for me to sit on the floor in mosques for long stretches of time. In turn, accustomed to this in Islam over the years, it was then much easier to learn seated yoga postures like the Lotus, since my leg and hip joints were accustomed to the floor.

When sitting in the Lotus, a yoga mudra that accompanies meditation is made by forming the index finger and thumb into a circle. The Islamic mudra, made while sitting in jalsah, is to extend the index finger in a straight line (to attest to the Oneness of God), while forming the thumb and middle finger into a circle. The figure 1 and the figure 0 can convey a Tantric symbolism, and also are curiously similar to the binary 1 and 0 of computer science.

e) Spinal twists. A session of yoga practice normally concludes, just before final relaxation, with a thorough twist of the whole spine (ardha matsyendrâsana) to the right and to the left. It helps to even out the spine from the other poses it has done and keep everything balanced. In much the same way, salât concludes with the prayer of peace (salâm) said while turning the head to the right and then to the left. This works only the cervical and maybe a few of the thoracic vertebrae, but it is useful for keeping the neck flexible and is consistent with the pattern in salât of presenting reduced versions of the yoga âsanas.

3. Breathing.

In yoga, the science and art of breathing is paramount. The relaxation and exertion of all the members of the body, the stilling and concentration of the mind, the energizing of the whole being, and the access to the spiritual dimension all depend on breathing. In most languages of the world, the words for 'breathing' and 'spirit' are the same or closely related. The Arabic word for 'spirit' is rûh, coming from a root with several interconnected meanings: 'to relax', 'to breathe', and 'to set out moving'. The full range of these meanings, taken together, summarizes all the functions of the breath in Yoga. The Sanskrit word corresponding to rûh is âtman, which also comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'breath' (compare the High German word Atem, 'breath'). The spiritual importance of breath is a part of Islam's teachings. Hazrat Inayat Khan writes on the subject of Islamic purification: "Man's health and inspiration both depend on purity of breath, and to preserve this purity the nostrils and all the tubes of the breath must be kept clear. They can be kept clear by proper breathing and proper ablutions. If one cleanses the nostrils twice or oftener it is not too much, for a Moslem is taught to make this ablution five times, before each prayer." According to Hakim G. M. Chishti in The Book of Sufi Healing, "Life, from its beginning to end, is one continuous set of breathing practices. The Holy Qur’an, in addition to all else it may be, is a set of breathing practices."

4. Meditation and worship.

In part 23 of the Yoga Sutra, Patañjali teaches the attainment of supreme spiritual realization through devotion to God (îsvara pranidhana). The sutra is a very succinct, condensed type of literature, so a single brief mention suffices. Because Patañjali did not elaborate upon it, some commentators have assumed that his God is a mere figurehead or abstraction and therefore not so important in yoga practice.

Nothing could be further from the truth; in fact, the one feature that distinguishes the metaphysic of the Yoga darsana from that of the Sankhya darsana of Kapila (a non-theistic analysis of the elements in the cosmos and consciousness) is the presence of God in Yoga. This makes all the difference, and allows the consonance of Yoga with religion.

Patañjali wisely chose to refer to God as îsvara, which in Sanskrit simply means 'God, the Supreme Being' and does not name any deity of any particular religion. This universality frees Yoga from conflict with any religious doctrine, so that its techniques can be applied by a believer of any faith. In India, Yoga has been applied to a vast variety of different religious perspectives, and it works just as well for other religions including Islam. There is nothing specifically Hindu or Islamic about its techniques, but it will assist the devotee in any kind of worship. Yoga means to concentrate and still the mind; when this concentration is directed upon God, the yogi is reaching toward the heart of his religion.

As for meditation, trâTaka is a yogic technique to focus the attention and attain one-pointedness. It consists of fixing the gaze on a single point. (It assists balance, too.) While standing in Islamic prayer,
we practice traTaka by fixing the gaze on a spot on the ground where the forehead rests in sujûd. During rukû‘, the trâTaka is directed at the point between the big toes. The purpose is to focus the attention on
the prayer and keep it from wandering. In this way it helps lead to a meditative state. An important part of Sufi spiritual practice is to invoke the Divine Name Allâh and meditate upon it.

Once I had learned through yoga how to still the mind and focus the attention, I discovered that the same technique greatly sharpened and clarified my meditation on the Divine Name. It was like a nearsighted person putting on glasses and suddenly seeing clearly and sharply. Some Sufi orders practice meditation and invocation focused within certain centers (latâ’if) in the subtle body; this is the same technique as the yogic meditation upon the cakras.

5. Purification.

It goes without saying that both Islam and yoga require basic physical and moral cleanliness and purity (tahârah, sauca) before performing their practices. The two differ in several respects, but one feature
that is common to both is using water to rinse the breathing passages: a yoga kriya (cleansing practice) called jala neti consists of pouring water into one nostril so that it flows through the sinuses and out the
other nostril. The Muslim when making wudû’ takes water up the nose and blows it out; this is called istinshâ’. Again, the Islamic version does not go as deep, being simplified to make it easily accessible to everyone.

6. Food.

The Ayurvedic principles of yogic diet and the hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) are agreed that milk and ghee are beneficial, and that beef is detrimental to health. Likewise, both discourage
eating onions and garlic. Ginger (Arabic zanjabîl, from Sanskrit srngivera, from Proto-Dravidian ciñcivêr) is mentioned in the Qur’ân (76:17) as a spice of Paradise. Ayurveda regards ginger as sâttvika, a quality helpful to spiritual life. Both Ayurveda and the Qur’ân tell of the spiritual qualities of the basil plant, the sacred basil (Ocimum sanctum) called tulasi in Sanskrit and the sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) called rayhân in the Qur’ân (while the Italians value it only for its culinary qualities!). Tulasi basil is used to uplift, clear, and invigorate the mind, assisting the consciousness to focus on spiritual thoughts; rayhân is mentioned in the Qur’ân (55:12) as a plant of Paradise, and the Prophet recommended it to his Companions for its refreshing aromatherapy. The Arabic word rayhân is derived from the same root as rûh 'spirit'.

Historical interaction.

In historical time, Muslims did consciously borrow from yoga and acknowledged the source. The traveling scholar Abu Rayhan al-Biruni (11th century) translated the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali into Arabic.
Shah Muhammad Ghaus of Gwalior (16th century), a leader of the Shattârîyah order of Sufis, incorporated yoga practices into his teaching, based on the yogic text AmrtakuNDa. Yoga even reached as far as North Africa, where al-Sanusi (19th century) wrote of the yoga âsanas (jalsah); he referred to yoga in Arabic as "al-Jûjîyah". However, the congruences between yoga and Islam that I noted above are not historical borrowings, but derive from the primordial beginnings of the traditions.
A large international yoga organization, 3HO, has adopted the sujûd from Islamic prayer, calling it "Easy Yoga."

Conclusion.

It can be valid and beneficial for Muslims to learn yoga, not as their spiritual path per se, but as a valuable adjunct to the spiritual path of Islam. Islam is a complete, integral spiritual path, so yoga is no substitute for any Islamic requirement. The Prophet said that wisdom is the believer's stray camel: wherever he finds it he will recognize it (and claim his right to it).

How to explain the many points of correspondence between yoga and Islam? Did these ancient teachings travel from India to Arabia? No—there is no need to assume such a horizontal transfer; the sacred truths are revealed vertically from Heaven to all peoples. There are close similarities between Islam and yoga not because of borrowing or cultural diffusion, but because of both originating in the Primordial Tradition, sanâtana dharma, al-dîn al-hanîf, which all the prophets of Allah have brought and reaffirmed throughout the ages, among all nations, revealed directly from the Creator.

What is Life?

2010-06-18T19:57:00.001-07:00

This is a general question which rise in every other human being, when we face lots of sorrows. We may think "What is Life?" Why we are in this world?", but after we over come the sorrows, we forget the question which raised within us.

If we wanted to lead a happy life, we need to understand What is Life? Why we are in this world? These are the basic two questions which can make you feel more comfortable to lead your life peaceful and happy.

First lets see What is Life?

Life is just an empty bowl, a bowl which is empty were we fill what is needed to us at that time and then use that and feel happy. Again the bowl will become empty. Empty is the permanent thing, others which comes into the bowl are just temporary things.

Life is nothing its always empty. We need to understand this first. We are into this world, when we come we are all coming freely, no tension, no pressure, no commitments. We are all empty, clean, pure, innocent and happy. If we ask anyone in this world, Which was your beautiful part of your life time? The answer will be simple its there 'childhood'. Because they are empty at that point.

When life come tensed and pressured. Its simple, when we expect a lot or when we desire for something. We will have a crazy for a girl, crazy for money, crazy for religion, crazy for our children growth, crazy for movies, crazy for games its goes on and on. This crazy only makes as feel tensed or pressured at one point of time.

In the beginning everything seems to be happy, but when times goes we need to face lots of things to maintain this happiness. So life is always empty but we make that empty life critical because of our own desire, crazy and passion.

Now we will go into why we are into this world? Hope now you are clear with What's Life?

What Is Life - Quote

2010-03-12T08:19:00.000-08:00

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is a beauty, admire it.

Life is bliss, taste it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a Challenge, meet it.

Life is a Duty, complete it.

Life is a Game, Play it.

Life is Costly, care for it.

Life is Wealth, keep it.

Life is Love, enjoy it.

Life is Mystery, know it.

Life is a Promise, fulfill it.

Life is Sorrow, overcome it.

Life is Song, sing it.

Life is a Struggle, accept it.

Life is a Tragedy, confront it.

Life is an Adventure, dare it.

Life is Luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is Life, Fight for it

--Written by Mother Teresa

Origin of Life - Part 1

2010-03-10T09:30:00.000-08:00

Origin of Life - Part 1.

Origin of Life is a deep and an interesting title, this title will rise many questions and the answers for those questions will give answers for many things in and around us. Its an interesting title, which I have been studying for many years, and discussed with any people on this topics. I like to share my discussion and thoughts about this over here.

In this part we are going to start up with few questions?

What is Life?
What is Death?
When an life is formed? How it is formed?
What is meant by life span?
Why things are born, live and die?

So this are few questions, we are going to discuss in this part. If there is any other questions you are all welcome to post in your comments.

Let start our discussion with our first question, what is life?

If matter acting on matter for a sufficient period of time can create heat (release energy), which forms a new life.

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; used of all animal and vegetable organisms.

Feel The Hell and Heaven Of Your Life

2010-01-15T10:10:00.000-08:00

What is Hell? Its a simple question, with simple answer. Hell is a place were we can find sadness or sorrow. We can find happiness over there. When we do lots of sin in our life we are put into the Hell, were all the evil things and devils will be living.

This is what many of them think or feel about HELL. But what is the actually meant by. Is there any place were really only evil things only live, is there any place were we can find only sorrow. From my point of view there is no place called HELL separately.

We are one who can make this life as Heaven or Hell, Happy or Sad, Sin-full or Sin-free. This Planet is a place where we are born to tame our-self. We should experience life, we should understand why we are in this world, what is the purpose we are into this world?

We run behind many thing everyday, but we never stop a second to thing why we are running for something which is not permanent in our life. To lead a peaceful life what are the essential things we need?

Carbon free Air.
Pure drinking Water.
Healthy Food.
Place to rest our-self.

If we get all the essential things our life is Heaven, but I don't think so people getting the essential thing for an heavenly life. Then it proves we are in HELL.

We cant get a CARBON free Air, our atmosphere is filled with carbon, lack of oxygen, heavy pollution and population.

No proper breathing, the main reason for the decrease of a human life span is lack of proper breathing. If we reduce our air pollution we can find a heavenly planet.

Best place to rest in this world, is under the shadow of the trees, its like sleeping in our mother.

But nowadays we cant find a tree, lack of trees and planets. We cant find the green nature around us, this shows we are in hell.

Everyone are running for so fast where they don't see what they are eating. They eat what they get in that time. No proper health conscious.

Water is a main resource for once life, but nowadays people starve for pure water. Water are polluted, which kills the planets, animals and crops in the fields. When we get all the basic essentials we can surely feel the heaven unless then we can feel only the hell, but we are not realizing the fact.

To make this life as heaven we need to change lots of things, its all in our hand to make our life as a peaceful and glories one or into a dull and rotten one.

Life starts and end in a circle(cage)

2009-12-02T21:35:00.000-08:00

"Life starts and end in a circle(cage)"

Our life starts in an warm battle field, were two species coincide together. Out of several collision, the vital fluid joins together which give life to us, were our life is generated or created.

Then this life starts to grow, in a circular cage, where fluid is filled. Every species knows to swim, because all are swimming in this circular cage.

Our cells gets developed into tissues, organs forming the brain, spin cord which is the main formation of once life, to win this Life from death.

This spinal cord play a great role in once life. Are body is balanced because of this spinal cord., all our glands are located at points along our spinal cords.

Chakras are centers of psychic energy located at points along the spinal cord. They are associated with the five elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether. Each chakra corresponds to a specific sound (mantra) and geometric pattern (yantra). Through meditation on these chakras we can gain mastery over our body and each corresponding element.

Human life is a combination of the Physical, Astral and Causal Bodies. Of these, the physical body alone is perceptible to our senses. The astral body is formed by the association of the infinitesimal energy particles, and is known as the life-force. The third one is the causal (magnetic) body.

Astral Body:
The outer layer of man is the physical body. The inner layer is the “Astral Body”, which is the aggregate of the life force particles that penetratingly circulate throughout the physical structure.

Causal Body:
The third layer of man is the “Causal Body”. This is the aggregate total of the bio-magnetism existing and functioning in the physical body.

Genetic Center:
he formation of the genetic center and its miraculous functions of compressing all physical and mental waves to infinitesimal volume, as well as storing and reproducing everything like a computer is explained. The great value of the genetic center in its capacity to enable man to evolve toward perfection of consciousness is also revealed.

The reactions which carried out inside us is the reaction carried out in this universe.

Energy transfer takes place in universal Magnetism as well as in Bio-Magnetism based on five wave functions.They are,

1. Clash.
2. Reflection.
3. Refraction.
4. Interaction.
5. Penetration.

These five wave functions play a major role in the formation of magnetic imprints.

Lesson For Life

2009-09-08T21:00:00.000-07:00

What makes you better than me
Who are you to think of me the way you do?
who gave you the right to rant about me?
Tell me who deemed you the man or the judge?
Why do you hold in so much jealousy?
Who are you to stare and make fun and make me your next casualty?
You silly little person what makes you think in anyway that you are better than me?
Material things you may have more of
but that is not what makes me.
I am a very beautiful person inside and I am filled with nothing but generosity.
So when and if you ever wizen up
and begin to understand that there is more to life then cruelty.
you will come to this place where I am at.
Filled with love, joy, everlasting happiness and much assurance.
Hopefully you can see past all the hurt that you are spitting out.
Come on it's time to grow up and understand what this life is really about
Because money and things don't make a person only
Your inside makes who you are
Don't continue to be so harsh to others
learn to shine brighter than that shooting star
So again I must ask of you be true to who you really are
In everyway I think of you as a beautiful person
so what makes you so much better than me?
What Makes You Better Than Me?

--Carolyn Lewis

Spiritual Journey of Our Life

2009-09-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

Across from the mountains,
A little house sits in the tree's,
I'm lost in tranquility,
As my soul tries to breath.

White clouds moving slowly,
The breeze a calm still,
I'm caught in the moment,
As my heart starts to heal.

A piece of me,
In the startling blue sky,
As I spread my wings,
My soul starts to fly.

I fly to unknown places,
Where pain and hurt once dwelled,
As the memories flow pass me,
My eyes start to swell.

Tear drops drip slowly,
Down my cheeks,
The wind wipes them dry,
And gives me some peace.

Soaring so free,
Over water and land,
My Spirit Guide gently,
Takes me by my hand.

He shows me what was,
And what's meant to be,
And why my life,
Is so important it seems.

A long soar,
Like the eagle high,
I bow my head,
And I start to cry.

Back on the land,
Across from the tree's,
I began to realize,
What healing means.

It mean's not to forget,
Let the past flow,
Of all the horrors,
One soul had to go.

To take the strengths,
And apply them to life,
Is a valuable lesson,
I've learnt this flight.

Alone in the sunset,
I watch it go down,
When I finally realize,
What peace I have found.
A Spiritual Journey by Wind Walker Faith Poems

-- Wind Walker

Life in the Womb - Normal Labor and Delivery

2009-08-26T00:28:00.000-07:00

Parturition is the birth process of the baby. Labor begins with involuntary uterine contractions that first result in effacement and dilation of the cervix, and then, in conjunction with voluntary bearing-down of the mother, the progress of the baby down the birth canal. Crowning is the presentation of the baby's head at the introitus or vaginal opening. Delivery occurs with the complete birth of the baby!

Five essential factors influence the process of labor: the baby or the passenger, the size of the birth canal, or "passageway," the "power" or strength, frequency, and duration of uterine contractions, the position of the placenta, and the psychologic state of the mother.

Vertex and Breech Presentations

The ideal situation is for the baby to be in a longitudinal or vertical lie and to present head first in the birth canal, or vertex presentation. Delivery may be difficult if the baby is in a vertical lie but a breech presentation. Breech presentations are called frank when the pelvic sacrum enters first, complete when the pelvis and both feet enter, and footling when one foot enters the birth canal. Delivery is impossible if the baby is in transverse lie, and this generally leads the obstetrician to surgically remove the baby by Caesarean Section.

There are three traditional stages to labor.

The first stage occurs from the beginning of uterine contractions to the complete dilatation of the cervix. The beginning of labor often coincides with "show," the discharge of the mucus plug of the cervix, and the "water breaking," the release of amniotic fluid with the rupture of the amniotic sac. Effacement of the cervix means the thinning of the cervix, and dilatation refers to the widening of the cervical diameter from 1 cm to 10 cm, to allow for the progress of the baby down the birth canal.

The second stage lasts from full dilatation of the cervix with transition down the birth canal, to the actual delivery of the baby. Progress in the descent of the presenting part (usually the head) is determined by vaginal examination until crowning occurs. The location of the head in relation to the ischial spines is designated the station, and is a mean of determining the progress of the baby down the birth canal. The level of the ischial spines is considered to be station 0, and the position of the head is described in centimeters minus (-1 to -5) above the spines or plus (+1 to +5) below the spines.

Delivery of the Infant

Once crowning (A) occurs, gentle delivery of the head (B) follows. Gentle downward traction brings descent and then delivery of the anterior shoulder (C). Subsequent gentle upward traction allows delivery of the posterior shoulder (D). The rest of the body easily follows once the shoulders are delivered, and the newborn is here!
The baby enters the world of relationship!

The third stage occurs from the delivery of the baby to the delivery of the placenta.

LIFE IN THE WOMB - An Medical View

2009-08-26T00:24:00.000-07:00

Individual life begins with conception by the union of the couple's sex cells or gametes. The 23 chromosomes of the paternal sperm (male pronucleus) fuses with the 23 chromosomes of the maternal oocyte (egg or female pronucleus) at fertilization to create a single cell embryo or zygote containing 46 chromosomes. The fertilization process takes about 24 hours.

The new human zygote has the inherent capacity or potential to become a fully rational and cognizant person!

Each one represents a unique, irreplaceable, never-to-be-reduplicated human being!

The Pre-embryonic Period extends from the moment of fertilization of the ovum to the 4th week after conception. During this phase, the zygote undergoes continual cell division, implants in the uterus, and forms the primary germ layers, which give rise to the organs of the human body.

The zygote begins dividing about every 12-20 hours , first into 2 cells called blastomeres. The blastomeres divide repeatedly without growth and thus decrease in size. By three days division into 16 cells has taken place, and the zygote assumes the shape of a mulberry, becoming known as a 16 cell morula. The morula then leaves the fallopian tube and enters the uterine cavity three to four days after fertilization. Cell division continues, and a cavity known as a blastocele forms in the center of the morula. With the appearance of the cavity in the center, the entire structure is now called a blastocyst.

The presence of the blastocyst indicates that two cell types are forming: the embryoblast (inner cell mass on the inside of the blastocele), and the trophoblast (the cells on the outside of the blastocele). The inner cell mass becomes the embryo, and the trophoblast becomes the placenta. The blastocyst implants into the endometrial lining of the uterus via its trophoblast from the 7th to 10th day after fertilization.

The pre-embryonic period includes the formation of the three primary germ layers, the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm, from which come the organs of the human body.

The Embryonic Period is characterized by dramatic cell differentiation from the fourth through the eighth week, so that the beginnings of all essential structures of the human body are present.

A fully recognizable human embryo is complete after the eighth week!
The human embryo now measures just over one inch long and weighs about 4.5 grams.

The Fetal Period lasts from the ninth week to the 38th week after conception, and is characterized by rapid growth. Viability is the time when the fetus can live outside of the womb, independently of the mother.

Prematurity is defined when an infant is born before 37 weeks of gestational age. With modern neonatal units, extremely premature babies may survive at 23-25 weeks gestation (21-23 weeks embryonic growth), although there is a high risk of permanent handicap. Premature infants with very low birth weight are those who weigh 1500 grams (3.307 pounds) or less; those with extremely low birth weight weigh 1000 grams (2.205 pounds) or less. The decision to resuscitate or offer comfort care for the extremely premature infant is a complex one: the goal to care should be one that will increase survival and decrease the prevalence of disability among survivors. The likelihood of a favorable outcome with intensive care can be better estimated by consideration of four factors in addition to gestational age: female sex, exposure to antenatal steroids, single birth, and higher birth weight in 100 gram increments (Note: one gram = 0.002205 pounds; one pound = 453.59 grams). 11

As physicians do not know when fertilization occurs, we measure the term of the baby from the first day of the last menstrual period, which is approximately two weeks prior to fertilization, and this is known as the Gestational Age. Thus while the human takes 38 weeks (266 days) to develop in the womb prior to birth, the Gestational Age is given as 40 weeks (280 days) or 10 lunar months (each lunar month being 28 days), or roughly 9 calendar months and 7 days. This time is divided into the three trimesters of pregnancy, lasting 3 months each. The expected Due Date for delivery, or EDC (Estimated Date of Confinement), is calculated by adding 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period and then subtracting 3 months. For example, if the pregnant patient's first day of her last menstrual period was February 1, then her due date is November 8.

Physicians have three primary means of detecting pregnancy - the physical examination of the mother, the pregnancy test, and the ultrasound.

The trophoblast after implantation begins secreting the protein HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin. All pregnancy tests - home urine and hospital serum pregnancy tests - detect this protein at varying degrees of sensitivity. Since implantation occurs 7-10 days after conception, a serum pregnancy test may detect pregnancy as early as 7-10 days after conception, and almost certainly within two weeks of conception, or 4 weeks of gestational age. Once implantation occurs, human chorionic gonadotropin doubles every 1.4 to 2.0 days.

The ultrasound has become a most valuable tool in assessing life in the womb. The earliest definitive finding on ultrasound is the gestational sac, which may be detected from 4-6 weeks of gestation.
The heartbeat may be detected on ultrasound as early as 6 weeks of gestation! The baby's heartbeat may be heard with a stethoscope by 16 to 19 weeks of gestation. The normal fetal heart rate ranges from 120 to 160 beats per minute.

A fully-formed baby can readily be seen on ultrasound by the first trimester of pregnancy.

Awake-your-kundalini-shakthi - Nadis

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In addition to the seven chakras of the subtle body, the Tantras have described a network of subtle channels known as Nadis. According to the tantric treatise Shiva Samhita, there are fourteen principal nadis. Of these, Ida, Pingala and Sushumna
are considered the most important.

Ida is the left channel. Ida is white, feminine, cold, represents the moon and is associated with the river Ganga (Ganges). Originating in Muladhara, Ida ends up in the left nostril. Pingala is the right channel. Pingala is red, masculine, hot,
represents the sun and is associated with the river Yamuna. Originating in Muladhara, Pingala ends up in the right nostril. Sushumna is the central channel and is associated with the river Saraswati. Running up the body from just below
Muladhara chakra to Sahasrara chakra at the crown of the head.

Muladhara is the meeting place of the three main nadis and is known as Yukta Triveni (Yukta : "combined", tri : "three", veni : "streams"). In Muladhara, Shakti, the static unmanifested Kundalini, is symbolized by a serpent coiled into three and a half circles around the central axis Svayambhu-linga at the base of the spine. The serpent lies blocking the entrance to Sushumna, the central channel with his mouth. Sushumna remains closed at its lower end as long as Kundalini is not awakened.

The technique of Kundalini Yoga consists in using Prana (the vital air), guiding its circulatory movement through Ida and Pingala down to the base of the spine into the space where Kundalini lies coiled. Shakti Kundalini will then awaken and rise up Sushumna, energizing the seven chakras.

From Muladhara chakra, Ida and Pingala alternate at each chakra until they reach Ajna chakra where they meet again with Sushumna.

In Ajna chakra the meeting of the three main nadis is called Mukta Triveni (Mukta : "liberated"). Continuing beyond Ajna chakra, Ida and Pingala end in the left and right nostrils respectively.

Once the Kundalini Shakti has ascended through Sushumna to Sahasrara, the highest psychic center at the crown of the head, it is made to reverse its course and return to rest in the base center again.

Awake your Kundalini Shakti - Introduction

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According to the philosophy of Tantra, the entire universe is a manifestation of pure consciousness. In manifesting the universe, this pure consciousness seems to become divided into two poles or aspects, neither of which can exist without the other.

One aspect, Shiva, is masculine, retains a static quality and remains identified with unmanifested consciousness. Shiva has the power to be but not the power to become or change.

The other aspect, Shakti, is feminine, dynamic, energetic and creative. Shakti is the Great Mother of the universe, for it is from her that all form is born.

According to Tantra, the human being is a miniature universe. All that is found in the cosmos can be found within each individual, and the same principles that apply to the universe apply in the case of the individual being.

In human beings, Shakti, the feminine aspect is called Kundalini. This potential energy is said to rest at the base of the spinal cord. The object of the Tantric practice of Kundalini-yoga is to awaken this cosmic energy and make it ascend through the psychic centres, the chakras, that lie along the axis of the spine as consciousness potentials. She will then unite above the crown of the head with Shiva the pure consciousness. This union is the aim of Kundalini-yoga: a resolution of duality into unity again, a fusion with the Absolute. By this union the adept attains liberation while living which is considered in Indian life to be the highest experience: an union of the individual with the universe.

In Tantrism the state of ultimate bliss is a transcendence of dualities male-female, energy-consciousness, Shiva-Shakti...

Vallalaar’s Wisdom in Service - Song 5

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My dear loved ones! come in and take the amiable

Pure path to Glory of Grace; achieve happiness; attain

All the worlds to prosper in life; gain worthy gift of

All-pervasive powerful Divine will to perceive and proclaim:

Thou aught the inner form of beauty reaching external

Form of beauty, in the luminous Glow of simmering gold,

The bright radiant light, Nectar afresh, final and complete

Wisdom above ultimate contents of gospels; rarest gem

Beyond reach of the vehement and malicious; the elixir in

Inner temple of conciousness to obviate all harm.

What is "Jeevakarunyam"?

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Question:
What is the accurate meaning of " Jeevakarunya " how to follow it in day to day life?

Answer:

This is only way to know, feel and understand the Vallalar telling "Jeevakarunyam".
If you follow this one, vallalar will teach remaining things to you.This is knows as "Nature of Soul".
Here all secrets are there.This Secret everyone has to experience in practical.
Instead of doing more R&D on this, Give Food and research.You will get lot....
This is given by vallalar in Jeevakarunya Discipline
This is not only for you.. Everyone (including me) should follow this Poor Feeding daily.
This is adviced by our Vallalar.
Here Discipline means, we have to follow regularly(daily).

Everyone should follow this "Jeevakarunya Discipline ".
This is God's Order to all.

Vallalaar’s Wisdom in Service - song 4

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You people of worldly traits, have realized not yet

the truths of life; most of what we have -

Seen are passing paces and faces; listened to are

Flawed deceit; learned are un-consummate and blemished;

Filled in our bellies comes out as faccus; taken in mind

Or body are deficient, imperfect; yet feel not exposed

Or exasperate. Henceforth adhere to amiable, real path

Of the virtuous Great; realize in clarity the wisdom of truth,

The adorable Glow of inner-self and reach the vast

Glory of grace and attain the boon of eternal Bliss

and the great ecstasy of worldly life

Eating Plants and Leaves - is sinful or not ?

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Question: I would like to know eating plants and leaves and killing of its life is sinful or not. I need a information about this. Can anyone say me please?

Answer: aruloli

If you cut your hair and nail, you would not get any pain.
Because hair - body attachment and nail - body attachment is like that.
Likewise if you cut plants it would not suffer.
A plant does not have MANAM.But Animals has MANAM.
Through the MANAM only ANMA receiving happy and sorrow.
So Plants won't receive happy and sorrow when you cut.
Please read JEEVAKarunay olukkam.

Vallalaar’s Wisdom in Service - Song 3

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Oh people of the world! Sing verses in cool inner peace

Of mind, and proclaim in serene submissive reverence;

To perceive in mind, visions that are not seen by eyes-

The atom of atoms, the glow within us, the primordial in space,

The boon of all life, the pure experience and considered essence

Of gospels in pursuit of knowledge; the end effect of meditation,

The lord of Nature, ultimate substance of intuition, that affords

Comfort and happiness; amiable codes of universal path virtuous

Vallalar Secret Points - Power of Grace

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This is the secret of "Thiruarutpa" by Vallalar. He had told the big secret in his songs. I have gave the values of those songs in my knowledge.

Here Arul means Grace - Power of the Almighty.

“With out Arul” single atom can’t be moved.(977-978)

”Arul” itself will do everything. We need not do anything. This is true (979-980)

"Arul" Discipline is the Clear Discipline - Other Disciplines are tempted one. (981-982).

If "Arul" is there, one piece can do five works (Padaithal, Kathal, Alithal, Maraithal, and Arulal). yes, this possible.(983-984)

"Arul" Knowledge (arivu) - is the only Knowledge - Other Knowledge are tempted one.(985-986)

"Arul" Pleasure (sugam) only "Endless Eternal Pleasure"(987-988)

If "Arul" is there, we can get the answer for Who Am I ?(993-994)

By "Arul" only, we can get anything and everything is possible.(995-996)

"Arul" Structure (vadivu) is only indestructible Structure.(997-998)

Saint Vallalaarin Gnanasarikai: Song 2

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Fortunes in time, parents or kith and kin, possessions

Or worldly chorus last not in aid forever; Oh my folks dear!

I speak for you all to say- Do not deem or disdain these,

My words as folly. See this a moment opportune to seek

And say in deep devotion and all humility - Thou aught the

Sweetest cane to chew and cheery; the ripe fruit, the honey

Combed in Nature, the real truth to reach, the Bliss in me,

A pearl beyond price, unique master of vast space, the

Treasure of compassion, the ultimate resort and virtues pure

What are the four margams?

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*Sanmargam* is composed from the four arts or discipline

1. *SIRIYA : *The art of divine service in daily life.

2. *Kiriyai :* The art to perform Divine devotion or prayer, feeding
the poor who have nothing is another form of action.

3. *YOGAM:* The are of the truth path of communication or yoga is to
live in a good and excellent way.

4. *GNAANAM:* The art of the truth path of wisdom is to live absolute
felicity while anchoring into the inner light with the Divine grace
presence, this is true knowledge.

*In the presence of Divine Grace.*

Then it is important that to arrive at the level of Suddha Sanmargam it is necessary to pass 12 levels of experiences which include the first three levels of experience described below. These three levels are each time associated to the four art described above, 3 times 4 equal 12. They result is to attain the 4th level Saayuchiyam, the integrate union with god..

*The four levels of experience;*

*SAALOKAM Live in god world.*
*SAAMIPAM; Live near god.*
*SAARUPAM; Live in the self consciousness that we are the same as god.*
*SAAYUCHIYAM; Reach the united union and the unity with god.*

***The united union refers to the inner divinity realization: saarupam.*

This is union must be associated with the outer god. Saayuchiyam the believe in the Divine Godhead or a higher force which induces the decent of grace. Anchor in the physical body.

We have the four levels of experience that are combining with the four
Margams.

The four Margams are:

1. *Dhaasamargam*
2. *Satputhramaragam*
3. *Sahamargam*
4. *Sanmargam*

We can compare the meaning of the four Margams in the Indian tradition;

1. *Become the servant of God.*
2. *Become the son of God*
3. *Become the friend of God*
4. *Become god himself*

Vallalar gives this meaning to the four Margams

1. *Become the servant of all living creatures*
2. *Becomes the son of all living creatures*
3. *Consider all living creatures as your friends and same for
the opposite*
4. *Consider the life of all creatures as your life.*

In each Margam we have the four arts, 4 times 4 eaual 16types of experience or levels of evolution.

For example in Sanmargam we have the art of Sariya, Kiriya, Yogam and Gnaam, It is the same for the other three Margams.

Saint Vallalaarin Gnanasarikai: - Song 1

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Oh come on all of thee in mundane life, worldly knowledge;

Contemplate, muse, sense, feel and flex to tender love

That brims and flows with affection to spring out tears that

Drench, soak, shape and form ourselves in compassion

To extol in ecstasy and acclaim the Nectar of Grace, the

Wealth of virtues, Sovereign path of wisdom, Lord our dear;

To seek and attain an eternal life of bliss, sans death,

And enter in time the golden temple of conscious congregation;

This is no fiction or falsehood but virtual truth I bequeath.

FIVE HERBS RECOMMENDED FOR LONGEVITY AND TO HELP TRANSFORMATION

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This herbs can be taken as a complement diet. I recommend one teaspoon in the morning and evening mixed with honey. The honey will give more power and life to the herb. As you mixt the two chant Arutperum Jothi mantra and ask the 'Divine Ambrosia to be manifest in the medicine.

*VALLALARAI*

Centrella asiatica, apiaceae, leaf whit a potent power in a shape of the brain.

Neutralize the deficiency of:

Lessens tiredness, takes away all sorts of skin problem, reinforces the immunity, cure leprosy, kidneys inflammation, diminishes swelling, blood tumor purifies the body truth sweat.

Vata, khapa

Perfection the body and develop:

The Physical body:

Reinforces the brain, develops the power of memory, reinforces the nerves, augments the body calories, makes the sperms dense.

The mental emotional body:

Calms the mind, depression, reduces sexual desire.

The Spiritual Body:

Helps to transform the sexual energies toward spirituality, rejuvenates the cells in light and life, augments the power of kundalini and open the channels, develops clarity of mind and intuition, helps for long meditation.

*THUTHUVALAI*

Solamum trilobatum solanaceae: The leave which purifies the pores.

Neutralize the deficiencies of :

Takes away all phlegm and mucus, purifies blood, calms hyper sensibility, takes away pain, regularizes nervous agitation and anxiety, takes away the beginning symptoms of cances, typhoid,fever, trembling fever, asthma, neutralizes vata and kapha.

Perfection the body and develop :

The Physical body:

Develop the tissues, straightens body and mind, gives sexual power, purifies through the elimination of excrement, straightnes the heart, give a nice face.

The mental emotional body:

Gives contentment and joy, develops listening capacities, develops the intelligence, controls anger.

The Spiritual body:

Gives a shining and attractive face, increase the perception of the five senses and spiritual discernment, opens the chakras, brings good meditation, helps to rise the seven veils, increases spiritual studies, increases the knowledge of the higher self.

*PULIYARAI*

Oxatiscroniculate, oxalidaceae; leves with an acid taste.

Neutralize the deficiencies of :

Pitta Bile, removes all deficiencies, reduces all heat and type of poison toxin, reduces weight, removes allergy from food and gives good taste and appetite, jaundice, increases blood, removes anemia, giardia a, blood in the excrement, overbleeding menstruation, reduces hight blood pressure, reduces mind confusion, cools the body and calms the mind, heart attack good breath.

Perfect the body developing.

The Physical Body:

Strengthens the body, neutralizes the heat coming from muladara chakra, develops the sense, bring rejuvenation and reduces gray hair.

The mental, emotional body

Gives power of speech, strengthness the mind.

The Spiritual body.

Strengthens the subtle bodies, helps the secretion of all types of ambrosia.

*POTRALAI*

Eclipta alba, eclipta procena, golder flower.

Neutralize the deficiencies:

All kind of disease, purifies blood, controls cholesterol, removes bile and phlegm, removes weakness of the body and debility of the mind, diabetes neutralizes vata, pita, khapa, liver disease, jaundice with the body who swell.

Perfect the body by developing.

The physical body:

Transformation toward golden body.

The mental emotional body:

Increase mental light power, peacefulness, builds up spiritual heat to help
control excessive anger and sexual energies.

The Spiritual body :

Increase soul light power

*Ponnam kanni*

Alternanthera sessilisl; see the body as gold.

Neutralize the deficiencies of :

All kinds of eye disease, body and stomach pain, all impure heat coming from hatha yoga, purgative, digestion, inflation and itching of the skin, fire burns, blood going through urine, menstrual pain, removes toxins from deep tissues and nerve

Perfect the body by developing

The Physical body :

Gives golder color body, brings worldly mundane prosperity

The mental emotional body :

Motherly kindness, gentleness

The spiritual body :

Body transformation.

*PEAYAN*

Plantain root, the perfect kaya kalpa, hight growing, the divine tree of
suddha sanmarga.

Neutralize the deficiencies of :

All deficiencies, Peayan as no limit in his affect, cures the most affected pshychic trouble, the just of the root clear passage of the esophagi, dissolves kidneys stone, the flower regulates semen and white discharge good for making red oxide, removes all kind of poison (venin, radiation..,) small pot.

Perfect the body developing

The Physical body :

Develops physical attraction, augments digestion and purgation, and regulates the prana, constructive power.

The mental emotional body :

Softens the mind and excess stimulation, motherly aspect, loveliness,
liveliness

The Spiritual body:

Contain ozone power, ambrosial effect, open chakras, good intelligence and creative power, some grace light in itself, connected to rudra heart, center, control ,causal heat. Protects from all evils, Symbol of eternity.

Life in my View

2009-08-02T22:24:00.000-07:00

Sometimes people come into your life
and you know right away that they were meant to be there,
they serve some sort of purpose,
teach you a lesson
or help figure out who you are
and who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be:
your neighbour, child, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger
who, when you lock eyes with them,
you know at that very moment that they will affect your life
in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you
and at the time they seem painful and unfair,
but in reflection you realise
that without overcoming those obstacles
you would have never realised
your potential strength, will power, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance
or by means of good or bad luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity,
all occur to test the limits of your soul.

Without these small tests,
whether they be events, illnesses, or relationships,
life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere,
safe and comfortable,
but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life
and the successes and downfalls you experience
create who you are,
and even the bad experiences can be learned from;
In fact, they are probably the poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you , or breaks your heart,
forgive them,
for they have helped you learn about trust
and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart...

If someone loves you,
love them back unconditionally,
not only because they love you,
but because they are teaching you to love
and opening your heart and eyes to things
you would have never seen or felt without them.

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment
and take from it everything that you possibly can,
for you may never be able to experience it again...

Talk to people you have never talked to before,
and actually listen,
let yourself fall in love,
break free and set your sights high...

Hold your head up
because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself....
for if you don't believe in yourself,
no one else will believe in you either.
You can make of your life anything you wish.

Create your own life
and then go out and live it!
"Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last...
Tomorrow is Not Promised"

You cannot do kindness too soon
because you never know how soon it will be too late...

Tomorrow is Not Promised......

Others Chakra

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EIGHTH CHAKRA: MEMORY or TIME CONTINUUM LOCATION: Above crown of head COLOR: Magenta, Silver ASSOCIATION: Time Continuum of soul memories. Knowledge of life purposes, power symbols and Akashic records.

NINTH CHAKRA: SOUL STAR LOCATION: Above crown of head COLOR: White, Silver ASSOCIATION: Soul purpose, life tasks and pre-destined soul contracts.

TENTH CHAKRA: GROUNDING LOCATION: Below base of feet COLOR: Earth Tones: Brown, Deep Red, Olive Green, Deep Yellow ASSOCIATION: Balance in oneself and feeling connected to the earth.

ELEVENTH CHAKRA: ETERNAL or ETERNAL SOUL LOCATION: Above crown of head COLOR: White, Turquoise, Purple, Violet, Indigo, ASSOCIATION: To experience contact with the essence of one's eternal soul.

TWELFTH CHAKRA: UNIVERSAL MIND LOCATION: Above crown of head COLOR: White, Silver, Gold ASSOCIATION: To exist in divine order, and in oneness with God, the Universal Consciousness.

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Sahasrara Crown Chakra

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Speaking of the Sahasrara, the lotus of a thousand leaves, is completely obsolete, because it's a pure philosophical concept. Without any substance to us. It is above all experience. In Ajna there is still the experience of the self that is seemingly different from the object, the God. But in Sahasrara there is no difference. The next conclusion could be that there is no object, no God, there is nothing but Brahman. There is no experience because it is One, without a second. It is asleep, it is not, and that is why it is nirvana. (non-dual)

wiki:
Sahasrara is positioned above the head or at the top of it and it has 1000 petals which are arranged in 20 layers each of them with 50 petals. For a discussion about the petal count see also petal (chakra) Sahasrara chakra symbolizes detachment from illusion; an essential element in obtaining supramental consciousness of the truth that one is all and all is one. Often referred as thousand-petaled lotus, it is said to be the most subtle chakra in the system, relating to pure consciousness, and it is from this chakra that all the other chakras emanate. When a yogi is able to raise his or her kundalini, energy of consciousness, up to this point, the state of samadhi, or union with God, is experienced. In the West, it has been noted by many occultists[attribution needed] that Sahasrara expresses a similar archetypal idea to that of Kether in the kabbalistic tree of life, which also rests at the head of the tree, and represents pure consciousness and union with god.

SEVENTH CHAKRA: CROWN
INDIAN NAME: Sahasrara
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 1,000 or 972
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Top of the head
COLOR: Violet or White
ELEMENT/SENSE: Thought / Will
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: PINEAL - cerebral cortex, central nervous system, right eye.
FUNCTIONS: Vitalizes the upper brain (cerebrum)
GEMS/MINERALS: Amethyst, alexandrite, purple fluorite, sugilite, quartz crystal, diamond, selenite,
FOODS: Purple fruits and vegetables. Associated with fasting.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY - KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: B / Ohm
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Unification to the higher self. Oneness with the infinite. Spiritual will, inspiration, unity, divine wisdom and understanding, idealism, selfless service. Perception beyond space and time. Continuity of consciousness.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Lack of inspiration, confusion, depression, alienation, hesitation to serve, senility.

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Ajna Third Eye Chakra - Winged Seed

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Ajna Third Eye Chakra - Winged Seed

The Sixth Chakra is the Ajna, and looks like a winged seed, it does not contain an animal symbol. Instead of the dark germinating seed, it is here in full light, the white beaming light, completely conscious. In other words the God that was asleep in Muladhara, is completely awoken. The only reality, and because of that this center is called the situation in which one is united with Shiva. One could say this is the center of the mystic union with God. I mean that absolute reality where you are nothing but psychic reality, and yet confronted with the psychic reality that you are not. And that is god. God is the eternal psychic object. God is simply a word for non-me. In Vishudda the psychic reality was still opposite of the physical reality. That's why we still used the help of the white elephant to distinguish reality from the psyche. Psychic facts still found a place within us, even though they had their own lives. But in the Ajna center the psyche grows wings. Here you know you are nothing but psyche.

wiki:
Ajna is considered the chakra of the mind. When something is seen in the mind's eye, or in a dream, it is being 'seen' by Ajna. Residing in the Chakra, according to some beliefs, is the deity Ardhanarishvara a hermaphrodite form of Shiva-Shakti, symbolising the primordial duality of Subject and Object, and the deity Hakini Shakti is also present in this chakra. In kundalini yoga, different practices are said to stimulate the Ajna chakra, including Trataka (steady gazing), Shambhavi Mudra (gazing at the space between the eyebrows), and some forms of Pranayama (breath exercises). Various occultists[attribution needed] have tried to make kabbalistic associations with Ajna, and it has been associated variously with the sephirah Kether, Da'at and the primal duality of Chokmah and Binah (who represent a similar archetypal concept to that of Shiva and Shakti in tantric cosmology).

SIXTH CHAKRA: BROW OR THIRD EYE
INDIAN NAME: Ajna
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 2 or 96
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Center of forehead, between eyebrows
COLOR: Indigo (dark blue)
ELEMENT/SENSE: Light / Intuitiveness or ESP
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: PINEAL or PITUITARY- left eye, nose ears
FUNCTIONS: Vitalizes the lower brain (cerebellum) and central nervous system. Vision.
GEMS/MINERALS: Lapis lazuli, azurite, fluorite, sodalite, quartz crystal, sapphire, indicolite tourmaline.
FOODS: Blue/Purple fruits and vegetables.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY - KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: A / Ee
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Soul realization, intuition, insight, imagination, clairvoyance, concentration, peace of mind, wisdom, devotion, perception.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Lack of concentration, fear, cynicism, tension, headaches, eye problems, bad dreams, Overly detached.

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Vishuddha Throat Chakra

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Vishuddha Throat Chakra - Ether Element - White Elephant

Here one rises above the emperic world, and lands into a world of concepts. With certainty we realise our psychic existence as the only reality through experience. Another way to look at the series of chakras would be that ist is like climbing form rude matter to a fine or psychic form. It is where Tantra Yoga and Western Alchemy intersect, the transmutation of crude matter to the subtle form of spirit.

As people learn in Anahata that their feelings should be based on facts and not on assumptions, people must un-learn this when passing to Vishuddha. One even would have to recognize that psychic facts have nothing to do with material ones. For instance the anger you feel toward someone or something, how justified it may be, is not caused by external causes. It is a phenomenon onto itself. In other words: Your worst enemy may be in yourself.

If you've reached this stadium, you're leaving Anahata, because you have succeeded in loosening the absolute unification of the material external facts with the internal or psychic facts. Whatever you experience, whatever adventure you live in the external world: it is all your own experience. The entire game of the world is your personal experience.

In Vishudda we reach above our contemporary ideas of the world, in a certain sense we reach out to the etheric plane. It is as if a rocket has propelled us into space, a space where the psychic reality is the only reality. This world will be reached if we succeed to build a symbolic bridge between the most abstract ideas of physics and the most abstrac ideas of analytical psychology.
Here the (white) Elephant reappears in Vishudda, where it does not carry the Earth but it supports the things we think are the most unreal, the most fleeting, namely human thought. It is as if the Elephant makes realities of concepts. We recognize that our concepts are none other than our imagination, producs of our feeling or reason, abstractions or comparisons that are not supported by any physical phenomenon. That what unites them all, what expresses them all, is the concept of energy. According to Chakra Symbolism, the power of the Elephant is now granted to psychic realities, that our reason would like to consider as pure abstractions.

For instance it is in reality impossible to bring forth a concept of God, because it is not a physical concept. It has nothing to do with experience in space and time, and because of that you can not expect an effect. But if you have the psychic experience, if the psychic experience imposes itself on you, then you understand and you can make a concept out of it. The abstraction, or projection, the concept of God, then comes from experience. And psychic facts are the reality tin Vishudda.

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Vishuddha is associated with the faculty of higher discrimination, between choosing what is right and wrong, and it is associated with creativity and self-expression. It is known as the 'poison and nectar' centre, closely related to the Bindu chakra, and the secret of immortality is said to reside there. When Vishuddha is closed, we undergo decay and death. When it is open, negative experience is transformed into wisdom and learning.

FIFTH CHAKRA: THROAT
INDIAN NAME: Vishudda
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 16
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Throat area
COLOR: Blue (sky blue)
ELEMENT/SENSE: Ether / Sound
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: THYROID - parathyroid, hypothalamus, throat, mouth.
FUNCTIONS: Speech, sound, vibration, communication.
GEMS/MINERALS: Turquoise, chrysocolla, chalcedony, blue sapphire, celestite, blue topaz, sodalite, lapis lazuli, aquamarine, azurite, kyanite.
FOODS: Blue/Purple fruits and vegetables.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY - KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: G / Eh
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Power of the spoken word. True communicative skills. Creativeness in speech, writing and the arts. Integration, peace, truth, knowledge, wisdom, loyalty, honesty, reliability, gentleness, kindness.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Communication and/or speech problems. Knowledge used unwisely, ignorance, lack of discernment, depression, thyroid problems.

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Anahata Heart Chakra

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Anahata Heart Chakra - Air Element - Antelope/Gazelle

The situation of Earth is released into the Air, disattachment with the Earthly realm. Mindfulness, you are no longer identifying with your emotions and desires. Individuation! Becoming what is not 'me': The Self, the transpersonal. Where psychic things have their origins. The me is an appendage of the Self. Realising values. The beginning of Purusa, the essence, the "Self" which pervades the universe.

Individuation means: becoming what is not me, nobody understands what the Self is, because the Self is exactly that which you are not, it is not the me, the me is merely an appendage of the Self.
As Saint Paul said: I live, but not me, Christ (consciousness, Buddha consciousness) lives within me. In which he meant his life became an objective one, not his own, but the life of one that is higher, of the Purusa.

The purusa is identical with the psychic substance of your thoughts and values or feeling. In recognizing feelings and ideas you witness purusa. This is the first suspicion of a being withing your physiological and psychological existence that is not yourself; a being that encapsulates you, that's bigger and more important than you are, but has an entirely psychic existence.

In Manipura still don't know where we are, we are still with our feet on the earth in Muladhara, but in Anahata they are lifted from the surface through the air element.Animus, spirit, comes from the greek anemos, which means wind. And pneuma, mind, is also greek for wind. Arabic ruch = wind or soul or mind. Hebrew = ruach is mind and wind. With your last breath the spirit leaves the body.

Instead of following your impulses, you could think of a ceremony where you can distance yourself from your emotions and observe them and rise above them. You stop yourself in a wild moment and ask yourself: why am I acting this way? When one discovers one can release themselves from emotion: he becomes a real human.
Crossing from Manipura to Anahata is quite difficult because the recognition that the psyche acts on its own, that it really is something other than yourself, is extraordinarily hard to realise and admit. Because it means that consciousness that you call yourself has a border. However if you understand it in the right manner, then - as Tantra Yoga shows - this recognition of the psychogenic factor is in fact the first recognition of Purusa.
The Antelope or Gazelle, again a transformation of the original power, it resembles the ram somewhat, though it is not domesticated as the ram, and it's not an animal of sacrifice. It is not an agressive animal, to the contrary it is shy and slippery, very lightfooted. It's gone in a glimpse of an eye. If you encounter a hurd of them you are amazed at how fast they all vanish again. They seem to fly with great leaps through the air. There are antelopes in Africa that can jump six to ten meters, like they have wings. Light as the air, and just touch the earth here and there. An animal of the earth but seemingly released from gravity. Perfectly symbolizing the power and lightness of the psychic substance: thought and feeling. Closely resembling the unicorn, a symbol of the holy spirit. (Also symoblized by the Green Lion - green is the color of Anahata.)

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Anahata is associated with the ability to make decisions outside of the realm of karma. In Manipura and below, man is bound by the laws of karma, and the fate he has in store for him. In Anahata, one is making decisions, 'following your heart', based upon one's higher self, and not from the unfulfilled emotions and desires of lower nature. The 'wish-fulfilling tree', kalpa taru, resides here, symbolising the ability to manifest whatever you wish to happen in the world. It is also associated with love and compassion, charity to others, and forms of psychic healing.

FOURTH CHAKRA: HEART
INDIAN NAME: Anahata
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 12
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Center of chest
COLOR: Green (Secondary color is pink)
ELEMENT/SENSE: Air / Touch
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: THYMUS- Heart, circulatory system, arms, hands, lungs.
FUNCTIONS: Anchors the life-force from the higher self. Energizes the blood and physical body with life-force. Blood circulation.
GEMS/MINERALS: Emerald, green and pink tourmaline, malachite, green jade, green aventurine, chrysoprase, kunzite, rose quartz, ruby, fluorite, moldavite.
FOODS: Green fruits and vegetables.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY - KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: F / Ah
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Divine and unconditional love, forgiveness, compassion, understanding, balance, group consciousness, oneness with life, acceptance, peace, openness, harmony, contentment.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Repression of love, emotional instability, unbalanced, heart problems, circulatory disorders.

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Manipura Solar Plexus Chakra

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Manipura Solar Plexus Chakra - Fire element - Ram

Passed through the water, the Sun arises. The first light after baptising. The Pharao climbs in the sun-bark of Ra, travels through the night and conquers the snake, after which he rises together with God and sails heaven in al eternity. After baptising you go straight into hell. Because what is passion, what are emotions? There is the source of Fire, there is the abundance of energy. Someone who is not on fire is nothing, he is ridiculous, 2-dimensional. He has to be on fire, even if he makes a fool of himself. There has to be a fire, otherwise there is no light, no warmth, nothing.

Rebirth, you receive the immortal soul you at first did not posess, you are a twice-born. Like Jesus you are now no longer a simple personality, but a non-personality or symbolic personality, you now belong to the entire world, which is somewhat more important than the role of being the son of Joseph and Marie!

Manipura is the center of identification with God, where one is part of the divine substance. You are now already part of timelesness, no longer merely 3-dimensional, but now belonging to a fourth-dimensional order of things where space does not exist and time is not - but only eternity exists. We see a new image of ourselves.
The Ram is a far less imposing creature than the elephant or leviathan/crocodile, when this evolutionary stage is reached, it is relatively easy to quell the passions, subdue the ram, and proceed to the Anahata Heart Chakra. The ram is Aries, the house of Mars: the firy planet of the passions, impulsiveness, violence etc. It is again the elephant but in a new form. Not longer the unovercomable power but an animal of sacrifice, the small sacrifice of the passions. The danger has become less, your passions are a lesser danger than drowning in the unconscious.

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It is positioned at the navel region and it has ten petals which match the vrittis of spiritual ignorance, thirst, jealousy, treachery, shame, fear, disgust, delusion, foolishness and sadness. Manipura is associated with dynamism, energy, and will-power. It is associated with the power of fire, and digestion. Manipura is said to radiate and distribute prana to the rest of the body. In this sense, it is roughly similar to the Chinese idea of the dantian in qigong.

THIRD CHAKRA: SOLAR PLEXUS
INDIAN NAME: Manipura
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 10
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Above the navel, below the chest
COLOR: Yellow
ELEMENT/SENSE: Fire / Sight
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: PANCREAS- adrenal glands, stomach, liver, gallbladder, nervous system, muscles.
FUNCTIONS: Vitalizes sympathetic nervous system. Digestive system, metabolism, emotions.
GEMS/MINERALS: Citrine, gold topaz, amber, tiger eye, gold calcite, gold.
FOODS: Starches, yellow fruits and vegetables.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY - KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: E / O (top)
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Will, personal power, authority, energy, mastery of desire, self-control, radiance, warmth, awakening, transformation, humor, laughter, immortality.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Taking in more than one can assimilate or utilize. Too much emphasis on power and/or recognition, anger, fear, hate, jealousy, Digestive problems.

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Swadhisthana Sacral Chakra

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Swadhisthana Sacral Chakra - Water element - Leviathan/Crocodile

When one has awoken from Muladhara, one goes into the water, which represents the unconscious where one faces the Leviathan/Crocodile from the depths which are ones own demons. The Leviathan is the biggest and most fearsome creature of the watery depths. (but it represents the same animal as the elephant, the one that supports your earthly life seems to become your worst enemy when you reach the next center, because here you leave this world and anything that hangs around is your worst enemy. It is the waterelephant, the whale that eats you, the same that has nurtured and supported you. The goodwilling mother that raised you becomes a devouring one.) When one dreams of baptising, taking a batch, the ocean or in water generally - you must realize you are being pushed into the unconscious for purification, you have to go into the water because of the renewal. But it remains unknown what comes after. When one passes through this baptising, you reach Manipura.

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Swadhisthana is associated with the unconscious, and with emotion. It is closely related to Muladhara in that Swadhisthana is where the different samskaras (potential karmas), lie dormant, and Muladhara is where these samskaras find expression. Swadhisthana contains unconscious desires, especially sexual desire, and it is said that to raise the kundalini (energy of consciousness) above Swadhisthana is extremely difficult for this reason. Many saints have had to face the temptations associated with this chakra.

SECOND CHAKRA: SACRAL PLEXUS OR NAVEL
INDIAN NAME: Svadisthana
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 6
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Lower abdomen to navel area
COLOR: Orange
ELEMENT/SENSE: Water/Taste
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS- Ovaries, testicles, prostate, genitals, spleen, womb, bladder, kidneys.
FUNCTIONS: Procreation, assimilation of food, physical force, vitality, sexuality.
GEMS/MINERALS: Carnelian, coral, gold, calcite, amber, citrine, gold topaz, peach aventurine, moonstone.
FOODS: Liquids, Orange fruits and vegetables.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY - KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: D / O (home)
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Giving and receiving, emotions, desire, pleasure, sexual and passionate love, change, movement, assimilation of new ideas, health, family, tolerance, surrender, personal creativity. Working in harmony and creatively with others.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Over indulgence in food or sex, sexual difficulties, confusion, purposelessness, jealousy, envy desire to possess, impotence, uterine and/or bladder problems.

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All about Chakars & its power - Root Chakra

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1. Muladhara Root Chakra - Earth element - Elephant

The square in the middle is the symbol of the Earth, and the Elephant is the supporting power of the surface, the psychic energy of the libido. The elephant is the most powerful land animal on Earth. The name Muladhara which means root-support, shows us that we are in the area of the roots of our existence, which would be our personality on Earth. The gods are asleep.

We are but a seed, it's of the upmost importance to be born - to realize that your situation is the best you could desire or you will not release from Muladhara - You were supposed to come into this world, otherwise you can not realise the 'self' (the transpersonal) and the goal of this world is missed. You have to leave some trace or other in this world, show the world you were here, otherwise you have not realised yourself. If one succeeds in awakening Kundalini (energy of consciousness), so that she can release her pure potentiality, then you set into motion a world that completely differs from ours: it is an eternal world. The personal side is in fact completely negligable in comparison with Kundalini's visions. Because her visions could be the visions of whoever, because they are impersonal. They correspond with the world of Kundalni, and not with the Muladhara world.

First of all, if the Yogin, or a western person, or anyone, succeeds in awakening the Kundalini then what sets into motion is NOT a personal development (however the inpersonal development can influence the personal one, as that so often and benficially happens). What starts are inpersonal events, with which one would do good to NOT to identify with. If you do, you will receive 'inflation', you will be completely WRONG. Observe objectively what happpens, you'll then see that all events that happen in the inpersonal, non-human order of things, have the very unpleasant quality of grapsing on to us. It's as though Kundalini pulls us in her upward motion, especially in the beginning. We are seeds in us, seeds in Muladhara that when come into motion have the effect of an earthquake, that shocks us naturally - sometimes so severely that our house breaks down.

The image of an inpersonal, mental/psychic experience is so strange to us, and extraordinarily hard to accept that we have severe difficulty to dis-identify with it.

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In Samkhya philosophy, the concept of Muladhara is that of moola prakriti, the metaphysical basis of material existence. Muladhara is the chakra that draws down spiritual energy and causes it to assume a physical existence. It is like the negative pole in an electrical circuit, which provides the potential for the evolution of form. Within this chakra resides/sleeps the kundalini shakti, the great spiritual potential, waiting to be aroused and brought back up to the source from which it originated, Brahman.

FIRST CHAKRA: ROOT OR BASE
INDIAN NAME: Muladhara
NUMBER OF LOTUS PETALS ASSOCIATED: 4
PHYSICAL BODY LOCATION: Base of hips and lower hips
COLOR: Red
ELEMENT/SENSE: Earth/Smell
ASSOCIATED GLANDS: ADRENAL- Spinal Column, Bones, Teeth, Nails, Anus, Rectum, Colon, Prostate, Blood and Cell Building.
FUNCTIONS: Gives vitality to the physical body. Life-force, survival, instincts.
AROMAS: Cedar, Clove, Pepper, Vetiver.
GEMS/MINERALS: Agate, Bloodstone, Hematite, Garnet, Ruby, Red Jasper,
FOODS: Proteins, Red fruits and vegetables.
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY- KEYNOTE / VOWEL SOUND: C / U (ooh)
QUALITIES/LESSONS: Matters relating to the material world, success, The physical body, mastery of the body, Grounding, individuality, stability, security, stillness, health, courage, patience.
NEGATIVE QUALITIES: Self-centered, insecurity, violence, greed, anger. Overly concerned with physical survival. Tension in the spine, constipation.

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All about Chakars & its power - Introduction

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The human body contains focused and concentrated energy centers or points revolving between our physical and spiritual self. The energy centers are referred to as Chakras. Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning “wheel.” The chakras are similar to wheels. They resemble a spinning vortex of energy and are located within our physical and esoteric or subtle body, in which we receive, process, and transmit universal life force energies.

The overall Chakra System is comprised of Primary (Major and Minor) and Secondary Chakras. The Primary Chakra System has a total of twelve major chakras and one combined “set” of minor chakras.

The Seven Major Chakras are the most common known, with five additional chakras located outside the physical body operating as connecting points in accordance with associated auric layers and or esoteric bodily principles. Included in the Primary Chakra System are multiple energy centers located in the palms of the hands, knees and soles of the feet which are known as Minor Chakras.

A Secondary Chakra System is comprised of thirty-two energy points located within the physical body and in the esoteric auric body layers. Each of the secondary chakras are related to the primary “major and minor” chakras as well as to specific vertebras of the spinal column.

Each of the more recognized, seven major chakras relate to physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energies. The seven major chakras interact with specific aspects of our consciousness and have individual characteristics and functions. Each corresponding to various glands of the body’s endocrine system, as well as to specific colors of the seven rays, also known as the rainbow color spectrum.

The chakras are like doorways through which emotional, mental and spiritual force flow into our physical expressions. Doorways in which our attitudes and belief systems enter into and create our overall body and mind structure. Energy created from mental and emotional influences penetrates the chakras and is distributed to bodily cells, tissues and organs.

Effective ways in which to activate, balance and energize the chakras, and help to sustain healthy bodies and minds, is to genuinely love ourselves and others unconditionally. Love is essentially the greatest healer of all.

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Chakra Exercise - For Life

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Chakra Exercises:

Chakra exercises are used to stimulate the major chakras in the physical body. Each yoga exercise in this section will help activate and open each one of the seven major energy centers.

Chakra 1:
The following three hatha yoga excercises work on stimulating and releasing energy from the Muladhara chakra itself:

Locust & Half Locust:
Lie face down on the floor with your arms beneath your body, hands touching the front of your thighs. Keeping the knee straight, raise the leg several inches off the floor. Hold for as long as s comfortable and switch to the left leg. If this is comfortable then repeat the same procedure lifting both legs at once.

Head To Knee Pose:
Lie down on your back and relax. When ready, stretch your arms over your head, take a deep breath and raise yourself to a seated position, keeping your legs straight out in front of you. Bend the right leg and tuck the left foot into your crotch. Bend over, arms outstretched, reaching out over the left leg. Do not go farther than is comfortable, but go as far as you can. Try to find the threshold between where the tension begins and breath into that spot while you hold the posture. Hold for one to two minutes, return to a seated position, straighten your right leg, bending your left, and repeat. After returning to the position of lying flat on your back (corpse pose) for a brief rest, repeat the same procedure as above, bending over both legs. Be gentle, and tension will ease more quickly.

Deep Relaxation:
This is also called conscious relaxation. It involves grounding and relaxing each part of the body, one at a time. Lie flat on your back, and begin by taking several deep, abdomonal breaths. Beginning at the toes, work up your body, moving towards to heart, and consciously release tension in each and every muscle and joint in your body. Be sure to include the eyes, mouth and throat, as much tension is subconsciously held here. Observe your thoughts letting them come and go effortlessly. Allow yourself to observe your body, peacefully breathing in and out, in and out, deeply relaxing.
When you are ready, begin flexing your fingers and toes, and wiggling your arms and legs. Open your eyes and return to the world refreshed

Chakra 2:

Excercise for opening the second chakra involve working with movement in the hips and lower abdomen. Simple self-nurturing acivity, such as long, hot baths, showers or swimming should not be overlooked. Nurturing ourselves is the first step to receiving or giving nurturance to others.

The Goddess Pose:
Lie flat on your back and relax. Relax especially the legs, pelvis, and lower back. Bend your knees, bringing your feet in close to your buttocks. Slowly allow your knees to part, allowing the weight of the legs to stretch the inner thighs. Try to relax. Do not push your legs farther than is comfortable. Hold this position for two minutes or more. Then slowly bring your knees together again. This puts us in touch with our sexual vulnerability, which paradoxically must be understood before we can fully open ourselves up on this level.

Pelvic Rock:
Starting on your back with legs bent, slowly begin to rock your pelvis upward and downward with each breath. Inhale fully into your chest and belly, exhale fully, and upon the end of each exhale, push slightly with your feet so that your pelvis comes off the ground pushing the small of your back into the floor beneath you.

Hip Circles:
From a standing position, bend your knees slightly, and drop your pelvis forward so that it is directly in your central line of gravity. Keeping the knees bent and flexible, rotate the pelvis in smaller then larger circles. The head and feet should remain in the same place while the pelvis alone does the moving. Try to make the movement as smooth as possible.

Leg Lifts:
This excercise helps move energy through the pelvis, often into the upper chakras. It is a classic Kundalini excercise, and a wonderful energizer.

Lie on your back and relax. Lift your legs six to 12 inches off the floor and spread them apart at this height. Bring together again and then kick our again. Rest after about five of these. Then bring your legs perpendicular to the floor and spread to each side. Bring together and down. Repeat until tired. Raising legs should be accompanied by an inhale, while lowering the legs should be accompanied by an exhale. This excercise is a strong Kundalini-raiser with powerful results. It is important not to strain and to avoid sore muscles. Stay in tune with the body.

Chakra 3:

Below Are Some Excercise For Strengthening Manipura

Breath of Fire:
This is a rapid diaphragmatic breathing, designed to clean toxins from the body and stimulate Kundalini. Sit in an upright posture with back straight and legs relaxed. Using the muscles of your abdomen, SNAP in your diaphragm, causing a quick exhale to escape through your nose. Keep the mouth closed. By relaxing the abdomen, air will natually enter your nose and chest, causing an inhale. When this process is comfortable, repeat quickly, causing several quick, sequential exhales. Do in sets of fifty, with a long, deep breath at the end of each set. Three sets of 50 are usually a good place to start. After a while you can pace yourself according to what feels right.

Bow Pose:
Lie on your stomach, hands to the side and relax. Take a deep breath and bend yourknees while arching your back so that your hands grab onto your ankles. Let your hands do the work of maintaiining the arch while you rest your body as much as you can in this strange position. Breath deeply and let the breath rock you back and forth slightly. If you can hold this for a while (30 sec. to 2 mins.) you will feel an energizing of your solar plexus.

Pike Pose:
Hard to maintain without practice, this little gem tightens tummy muscles and develops balance. From a position of resting on your back, bring your feet and legs up (knees as straight as possible) to make a V-shape with your torso. Hold as long as possible then relax.

Chakra 4:

Opening the heart chakra requires a combination of technique and understanding. First we learn to see the world in terms of relationships. It requires a certain loss of ego, allowing an ability to merge with things outside of the self. And lastly, it requires an understanding and control of the breath, for it is the tool of physical and mental transformation. Unfortunately, the average person does not breathe very deeply. A normal pair of lungs can hold about 2 pints of air, while the average person breathes in about 1 pint or less per breath. Unlike food, which takes hours or even days to digest, each inhalation of air immediately enters the bloodstream. Oxygen must be constantly suppplied to each and every cell, or the cells die quickly. Following are a few basic excercises in complete breathing and opening the chest.

Alternate Nostril Breathing:
This is a slow, methodical breath which works on the central nervous system and leads to increased relaxation and deeper sleep. Close off your right nostril with your right hand and breathe in deeply through your left nostril. When the breath is full, close off your left nostril, hold the breath for 8 seconds, and then exhale through your right. When the breath is again empty, inhale again through your right side, hold, then exhale on the left. The pattern is inhale, (hold) switch, exhale, inhale, (hold) switch, exhale. Continue this 10 times or more on each side. Practice of this excercise will generally bring profound changes in as short a time as a week, or even days.

The Cobra:
This is a yogic excercise, wonderful to do upon first waking up in the morning. It works on the upper thoracic vertebrae, and helps alleviate "hunchback". Lie flat on your stomach with arms bent and palms placed face down by your ears. Without using your arms as support, slowly lift your head, shoulders, and back-as far as you can go comfortably. Then relax. Lift again, going as far as you can, and then using your arms, push yourself up just a little farther. Stretch the stomach and chest, take a deep breath and relax. Repeat as often as you like.

The Fish:
This is another yogic excercise, designed to expand the chest cavity. Begin by lying flat on your back. Then come to a half seated position and prop yourself up on your elbows, hands on hips. Now extend your head back behind you and arch your back. If you can, touch your head to the floor and breath deeply. Hold as long as is comfortable and relax. Breath deeply again.

Chakra 5:

The Shoulder Stand:
The shoulder stand stimulates the thyroid gland. Lie flat on your back and relax. Lift your legs 90 degrees from the floor, then bring your legs and hips up over the shoulders, supporting yourself on your elbows-hands on your hips. Hold for as long as is comfortable. This also helps to turn around a descending current of energy by making gravity pull in the opposite direction from our normal upright state.

The Fish Pose:
The fish pose often follows the shoulder stand as it gives the neck a complementary stretch. Lie flat on your back. With hands on hips, prop your upper body up on your elbows, arching your neck backward until your head touches the floor. This also helps open the chest cavity and stimulates the thyroid.

The Plough:
The plough involves returning to a shoulder stand. Then lower your legs behind your head, touching your feet to the ground. If this is still comfortable, bend your knees and tuck them behind your ears.

Chakra 6:

The most useful excercise for strengthening the third eye is simple meditation, focusing attention on the centre of the forehead. Visualizations of colours or shapes can be added or you can simply focus on clearing the mind screen until it is clean and blank. Once the screen is blank, visualizations can be willed in answer to questions you may have. If you want to know about someone's health, for example, visualize a picture of their body shape and allow black or white to show areas of health and disease. The limits of this system are only the limits of your imagination. Eye movements, Shoulder stands, Fish, Headstand, Nadi Suddhi, Alternate nostril breathing, Chanting OM.

Chakra 7:

Eye movements, Shoulder stands, Fish, Headstand, Nadi Suddhi, Chanting OM.

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Chakras and explanation which enlighten our life -3

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Chakra 9:

The 9th chakra is also known as the upper dan tien located at Pineal Gland and appears like a golden sun just above the minds eye. it is here the christ abilities lie dormant. crystals used with this chakra are sagilite, selenite, and clear quartz.

Chakra 10:

The 10th chakra is located just above the heart chakra at the thymus gland or spiritual heart as it is also known. it is here that we find our connection to god. this centre is also known as the centre of yin and yang as it balances the energies flowing from the earth star and the 12th chakra the gods head. Tapping this centre with your index finger twice and repeating the words I AM, I AM will help awaken this centre for best results it is advised that you do this at least 21 times a day, crystals that help open this centre are Raspberry Aura, Aqua Aura, Turquoise, and Aurora Quartz. just to name a few. I Am is a good mantra for this chakra.

Chakra 11:

The 11th Chakra is located an inch and a half above the belly button it is here that we find our divine essence known as the soul or soul star as it is also known, and and it is here we find our being that exists beyond the realms of time and space, crystals used with chakra are fire opal, coral, clear quartz merkaba, golden healers, and clear quartz.

Chakra 12:

12th Chakra: Silver The passive intuitive "Yin" principle in creation and your innermost link with the Creator - your Divine essence; with opening of this chakra you become more aware of your Divine purpose, with the realisation that all things will be achieved according to Divine Plan.

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Chakras and explanation which enlighten our life - 2

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Chakra 5:

Sound...rhythm...vibration...words. Powerful rulers of our lives, we take these things for granted. Using them, responding to them, creating them anew each day, we are the subjects of rhythm upon rhythm, endlessly interweaving to create the fabric of all that we experience. From the first cries of a newborn child to the harmonies of a symphony, we can hear the sound of consciousness reaching out to connect with others and echo back upon itself again.

Communication is the means whereby consciousness extends itself from one place to another. Invisible, sometimes even inaudible, communication is the connecting principle that makes life possible. From the DNA encoded messages of living cells to the spoken or written word, from the nerve impulses connecting mind and body to the broadcast waves connecting continent to continent, communication is the heart of coordination among all living things.

Chakra five is the center of sound, vibration and self-expression. It is the realm of consciousness that controls, creates, transmits and receives communication, both within ourselves and between each other. It is the center of dynamic creativity, of synthesizing old ideas into something new. Its attributes include listening, speaking, writing, chanting, telepathy and any of the arts-especially those related to sound and language.

The chakra of communication, commonly called the "throat chakra" is located in the region of the neck and shoulders. Its colour is blue-a bright cerulean blue, as opposed to the indigo blue of chakra six. It is a lotus with 16 petals, which contain all the vowels of the Sanskrit language. Vowels are typically thought to represent spirit, while consonants represent the harder stuff of matter. The lotus is called Visuddha, which menans "purification". Within the chakra appears, once again, Airavata, the many tusked white elephant. He is within a circle inside a triangle pointing downward, symbolizing the manifestation of speech. The deities are the God Sadasiva and the Goddess Gauri. Each of the deities is shown with five faces.

The associated element of this chakra is ether, otherwise known as Akasha or spirit. This chakra brings an awareness of deeper harmonics hidden in the subtler vibrations of what is known as the "ethereal" realm. It is the last of the seven chakras to have an element associated with it.

Chakra 6:

From the dawning of ages, darkness and light have intertwined to bring us one of the greatest gifts of nature's wonder-the ability to see the world around us. Stimulated and enhanced by colours all around us, shape and form are recorded in our mind's eye to dance across our thoughts and bring them to life. From our dreams we manifest our inner visions. From our intuition we"see" our way through situations, making constant decisions, as we discern and organize the patterns we perceive around us.

The "brow chakra" is located in the center of the head behind the forehead, either at eye level or slightly above. It is associated with the third eye, an etheric organ of psychic perception floating between our two physical eyes. The third eye brings us added understanding, much as reading between the lines of a piece of paper gives us added insight into words. The seed sound of this chakra is OM, with special emphasis on the "mm" sound, which vibrates the bones in the face,stimulating this center. There are only 2 petals at the ajna chakra, which resemble wings and symbolize the ability of this chakra to transcend time and space, allowing the inner spirit to "fly" to distant times and places. Chakra six is the centre of "seeing", related to the element light. Through the sensory interpretation of light we obtain information about the world around us. How much we are able to see depends upon how open or developed this chakra is. The gamut of visual and psychic ability run from those who are extremely observant of the physical world to those who are gifted in psychic perception, who can see auras, chakras, details of the astral plane, as well as precognition (seeing events in other times) and remote viewing (seeing into other places).

At the sixth chakra we encounter a higher,faster vibration than that of sound, though of a fundamentally different character. Here we embrace the phenomenon of light, a small part of the larger electromagnetic spectrum. If we consider that a large percentage of our information comes to us in visual form, and that visual information is perceived in the form of patterns of colour, the subtle changes in frequency exhibited by light must have an enormous effect upon our minds and bodies. The chakras too have their own associated colour, which correspond largely with colours used for healing the part of the body associated with each chakra. The colours for the chakras are as follows:

* Chakra One - Red
* Chakra Two - Orange
* Chakra Three - Yellow
* Chakra Four - Green
* Chakra Five - blue
* Chakra Six - indigo
* Chakra Seven - violet
* Chakra Eight - Black
* Chakra Nine - Golden
* Tenth Chakra - Purple - Blue
* Eleventh Chakra - White
* Twelveth Chakra - Silver

Colours, like the sounds associated with each chakra,are another manifestation of the seven planes associated with this system. They are a key to understanding of self and environment,and another tool for the conscious manipulation of our own energies. They can be used in visualization for self-healing and for projecting outward what we want to manifest around us.

The most significant aspect of consciousness at the level of the sixth chakra is its profound degree of psychism, that is, the perception of information in the nonmaterial realm and the ability to make conscious use of those perceptions. The term "clairvoyance" means clear seeing. seeing that is not muddled by the opaque world of material objects normally defining our limited sense of space and time. To be clairvoyant we need to look in the spaces that are clear-to look at the fields of energy, not of objects; to look at relationships, not things; to see the world as a whole, and to reach with our minds directly and clearly for the information we want. The more clarity we have within ourselves, the better we are able to see the subtle properties of the world around us. Secondly, to be clairvoyant we need to see-and as obvious as this may sound, true "seeing' is a process that goes far beyond the one we use to keep furniture from bumping our shins. To "see" implies a far deeper perception than to look. The third eye is a kind of psychic lens through which our higher senses perceive and interpret information, which is then run through the ajna chakra itself, where it is compared and arranged with pre-existing data. Here it is the third eye that looks and the ajna that sees. If you close your eyes and remember your first car, you can see the colour, upholstery and maybe even a small dent on one side. Like the hologram, you in your mind's eye can walk around the car, seeing the front and back as you choose. The actual car need not currently exist. The image exists apartfrom it and by focusing our attention, the image is retrieved. In your mind's eye, you can see what you choose to look at. This is the process of visualization. Clairvoyance is a willed process of visualization. It is a matter of systematically being able to call up relevant information on demand, regardless of whether it had been previously programmed. We transcend at this level. We need not limit accessible information to what has been entered in the past-we can also retrieve information from the future. The only difference is that we are willing the creation of the reference beam that will bring forth the image, rather than waiting for some point in the future where circumstances will call it forth. Once we know where to look for data, we need to know how to look. Accessing memory is a process of finding the right code-the right reference beam to bring the holographic image back to life. The development of clairvoyance depends on the development of the visual screen and the creation of an ordering system with which to access information from the screen.

Chakra 7:

The 7th chakra is located at the top of the head and is violet or white in colour. this centre is known to govern our cosmic consciousness and it is here that we begin to understand our spiritual wisdom. The mantra for this centre is AUM and the crystals that help open this centre are Clear quartz, Amethyst, and Chevron Amethyst you can find more crystal linked to this centre on our gems and crystals page.

Chakra 8:

The 8th chakra is located at the base of the skull where we find the cerebellum or shamballa as it is also known. it is through the opening of the centre that we begin to manifest advanced spiritual skills like bi-location, etheric projection , invisiblity, and I have found that this centre is linked to the etheric plain. the mantra for opening this chakra is DEE-EE-OH. Crystals that also help open this centre are Petersite, Spirit Amethyst, auora Quartz, Clear Quartz, selenite. it is advised that the lower seven charkas are grounded before working with this chakra. Another way I have found to activate the opening of this chakra is through peripheral vision also known as auric sight. One techique that I personally use is that of sitting infront of a mirror and focusing on the minds eye and once the etheric body is visible moving my focus into the etheric body. this techinque I have found works well with opening this centre. it is within the etheric body or casual body that we find the lower point of the etheric heart the Manasic Permenent atom or generic mind as it is also known.
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Chakras and explanation which enlighten our life - 1

2009-07-24T23:53:00.000-07:00

Chakra 1:

The Sanskrit name for this chakra is Muladhara which means root. The Hindus depict this center as a lotus of four petals within which is a square. This can be seen as representing the four directions, and the firm foundation of the material world, which is symbolized by a square. In the centre is the symbol for the seed sound, believed to contain the essence of the chakra which is lam. These images and sounds are all symbols that can be used to access the chakra when we need to. In the body, the first chakra is located at the perineum, midway between the anus and the genitals. Chakras have been described as vortices of energy. At the level of the first chakra, our vortex is the most dense. To ignore this chakra or its elements is to threaten our very survival, either in our personal lives, or as a planet. If we do not balance this chakra before we progress to others, our growth will be without roots, ungrounded and will lack the stability necessary for longevity.

Chakra 2:

The second chakra is located in the lower abdomen centered between the navel and the genitals. The element of this chakra is water, and classically, this chakra is the centre of sexuality as well as emotions, sensation, pleasure, movement and nurturance. In Sanskrit, the chakra is called Svadhisthana, from the root "svad", to sweeten. The Hindu symbol for Svadhisthana has six petals, generally of a red (vermillion) colour. It contains a crescent moon, and a lotus within a lotus. The seed sound in the lotus is "vam". Chakras

The second chakra is related to the moon. Like the moon's pull on the tides, our desires and passions can move great oceans of energy. The moon rules the mysterious, the unseen, the dark, and the feminine. This gives the centre a very subtle power of its own as we move from our depths outward to create change in the world. At the level of the second chakra, desire and duality play a distinct role-that of getting us motivated for movement and change. Through our desires we expand. Desire is the expression of the physical and spiritual needs of the being. It is like the movement of water. It is the nature of water to move with gravity. If water is held back in its path, a pressure will build up. This pressure will gradually erode whatever is holding it back. It is the nature of the water to flow in a particular direction, and the water has no preference as to what form it follows to get there. All rivers lead eventually to the sea. All rivers find the path of least resistance. Thwarted desires are often saying that we are not traveling the path of least reisitance. If our consciousness is inward instead of outward, we will find another way.

Clairsentience is the psychic sense of the second chakra, the first "stirrings" of higher consciousness and the development of greater sensitivity toward others. It is the ability to sense other people's emotions, also called empathy. It is experienced as a subltle feeling, but as if we were experiencing the feeling ourselves. Most people are clairsentient to some degree. the phenomenon usually occurs more strongly in people who have a proclivity for clairvoyance or telepathy characteristic of the upper chakras. Clairsentience is a valuable source of information in healing and helpful in the development of psychism. With conscious attention, it is an aid rather than a detriment.

Chakra 3:

From earth to water to fire. The first chakra was one of solidity, stability, focus and form. Through the undimensional eyes of the first chakra we experienced unity. Within this unity we then found difference, change and movement. Through the second chakra we saw dark and light, the passions of duality and choice, emotion and desire. We expanded our instincts from our own survival to the desire for pleasure, nurturance and the need to reach out and expand. When these two levels are put together, we find that they create a third and unique state of existence: energy - the field made by the dance of matter and movement. In physical terms we call it combustion; in the body it is metabolism; psychologically, it relates to personal power and will; and in our outer lives, it is the realm of action.

This is the third chakra. Its element is Fire and its purpose is transformation. The third chakra transforms the inertia of earth and water into action, energy and power. The first two chakras flow downward, subject to gravity and to forms already in existence. Fire flows upsward, destroying form and taking the raw energy to a new dimension.

At chakra three we reach deep into our sense of self, established at the base level, and find a point of dynamic balance between extremes. We temper our desires - not controlling them , but shaping them, riding on their passion, directing it. We create a third point withing ourselves, newly expanded from the growth of the second chakra. We emerge from the pasivity of earth and water and take conscious, deliberate action. We release ourselves from the duality below, and ride upon the constant flux of many points as they combine together. The second chakra presents choices. Out of choices, fueled by desire, the will is born. Will is the conscious combination of mind and action, the overcoming of inertia, and the essential spark that ignites the flames of our power. The task of the third chakra is to overcome inertia. In order to develop and heal ourselves at this third chakra level, we must re-examine our concept of the power which involves control of one part over another. Instead we can replace it with a cooncept of power as integration, power from within, the power of an organism's wholeness, and its ability to connect with the power around us in all of life. When we think about power, we can think about it as an active verb rather than a noun. We think in terms of "power to" inistead of "power over".

In The Body the third chakra is located in the solar plexus, over the adrenal glands. This is where we get those "butterfly' feelings when we're nervous. The third chakra rules over the metabolic system, and is responsible for the regulation and distribution of emtabolic energy throughout the body. This is done throught the combustion of matter (food) into energy (action and heat). Malfunctions digestive system such as diabetes, hypoglycemia or stomach ulcers relate directly to this centre.

In Sanskrit the chakra is called Manipura, which means "lustrous gem" because it shines bright like the sun. Its symbol is a lotus with ten petals,within which is a downward pointing triangle, surrounded by three T-shaped "svastikas" (Hindu symbols for fire). Within the lotus is a ram, a powerful and energetic animal, usually associated with Agni, Hindu god of fire. The seed sound for this chakra is Ram.

To break the cycle of fear and withdrawal takes a reconnection with the self in a loving and accepting way. If we are not in touch with our ground, our bodies our passions and pleasures, desires and unions, we have no fuel for our fire.

Chakra 4:

From the active, fiery solar plexus, we are thrust into a new and different realm. From the world of the body and manifestation, we break deeper into the softer touch of spirit. From the focus on the self and its desires and actions, we embrace a larger pattern, and dance our tiny part within the web. We transcend our ego, and grow toward something greater, deeper, stronger. As we embrace the Heavens,we have more than ourselves. We expand. We have reached the central part of the chakra system. It is our core, the inner spirit that unites all the other forces above and below, within and without. Above, we have our abstract spirit, the mental realms, and below we have our "worldly" chakras. The task of chakra four is to integrate and balance the realms of the mind and body. In so doing, it brings a radiant sense of wholeness to the entire organsim and a realization that we are an exquisite combination of both spirit and matter. Within this sense of wholeness lies the seed of inner peace, which takes root and grows firm as this chakra is opened. The symbol for the heart chakra is a circle of 12 lotus petals surrounding two intersecting triangles, forming a six-pointed star. The triangles represent the descent of spirit into the body and the ascent of matter rising to meet spirit. In the heart, the cosmic and the earth energies combine, forming a star that radiates from the center of the chakra. The six points can also be seen as relating to the six other chakras, each represented at this center. The colour for this chakra is green, and its seed sound is Lam.

The heart chakra is the center of love. The love we experience at the level of the heart chakra is distinctly different from the more sexual and passinate love of the second chakra. At the fourth chakra, the love is no longer object dependent. The love we feel is felt toward everything we encounter, because it is felt within as a state of being. At the heart, our love is no longer one of need or desire. Instead, it is one of joyous acceptance of our place among all things, of a deep peace that comes from lack of need, and of a radiating quality that comes from harmony within the self. Love takes the emotional content of the second chakra and balances it with understanding from the seventh. The understanding tempers the desire, and allows us to see beyond our own needs. The element of this chakra is air, the least dense of our physical elements. Air, as an element, is commonly associated with knowledge, love and things that are light and spirited. Air represents freedom, as inthe birds that fly. Air represents lightness, simplicity and softness. Air also represents breath,the vital energy of life. The Hindus call it prana, the Chinese call it chi, the Japanese call it ki.
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Quotes For Life _ Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:29:00.000-07:00

From Sat Darshan

As in a well of water deep,
Dive deep with Reason cleaving sharp.
With speech, mind and breath restrained,
Exploring thus mayest thou discover
The real source of ego-self.
The mind through calm in deep plunge enquiries.
That alone is real quest for the Self.

- Ramana Maharshi - (trans. Kapali Sastry)

- From Poetry for the Spirit: Ed. Alan Jacobs

There Is Nothing new To Get

There is nothing new to get.
You have on the other hand,
to get rid of your ignorance,
which makes you think you are other than Bliss.
For whom is this ignorance?
It is to the ego.
Trace the source of the ego.
Then the ego is lost and Bliss remains over.
It is eternal You are That, here and now...
This is the master key for solving all doubts.
The doubts arise in the mind.
The mind is born of the ego.
The ego rises from the Self.
Search the source of the ego
and the Self is revealed.
That alone remains.
The universe is only expanded Self.
It is not different from the Self...

- Ramana Maharshi

The Self Is Known To Everyone

The Self is known to every one but not clearly.
You always exist.
The Be-ing is the Self. ‘I am’ is the name of God.
Of all definitions of God,
none is indeed so well put as the Biblical statement
‘I AM THAT I AM’ in Exodus (Chap.3).
There are other statements,
such as Brahmaivaham, Aham Brahmasmi and Soham.
But none is so direct as the name JEHOVAH = I AM.
The Absolute Being is what is—It is the Self.
It is God. Knowing the Self, God is known.
In fact God is none other than the Self

- Ramana Maharshi

Bliss

‘...Bliss is not something to be got.
On the other hand you are always Bliss.
This desire [for Bliss] is born of the sense of incompleteness.
To whom is this sense of incompleteness?
Enquire. In deep sleep you were blissful.
Now you are not so.
What has interposed between that Bliss and this non-bliss?
It is the ego.
Seek its source and find you are Bliss.

- Ramana Maharshi

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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verses 31-35 - Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:25:00.000-07:00

31

Join me quietly, there

Where speech and thought subside

And the sea of bliss surges.

Arunachala!

32

O try me no more by

Playing tricks but show me

Your form of light,

Arunachala!

33.

‘Stead of teaching me

Jugglery to cheat the world,

Teach me abidance in Self,

Arunachala!

34

If you won’t unite with me

My body’ll melt away,

I’ll be lost in a flood of tears,

Arunachala!

35

If you do spurn me

Karmas will only burn me

How then shall I be saved

Arunachala!

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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verses 26-30 - Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:24:00.001-07:00

26.

Great mount of mercy

Glorified by Gautama!

Glance at me and make me yours,

Arunachala!

27.

All engulfing

Sun of bright rays!

Make my mind-lotus bloom,

Arunachala!

28

It is merely for food
That I came to you

As a mendicant!

Arunachala!

29

Moon of grace! Your cooling rays

Place on my mind and reveal

Your words of nectar.

Arunachala!

30.

Of all vainglory strip me,

Lay bare and enfold me

In the glory of your grace,

Arunachala!

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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verses 21-25 - Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:23:00.001-07:00

21.

though I beg and beg

You cheat me and yield not,

Assure me: Fear not!

Arunachala!

22.

Do not mar your taintless fame
Of giving unasked,

Be gracious to me,

Arunachala!

23.

O fruit in my hand!

Let me drink your real essence
And be drunk with bliss,

Arunachala!

24.

How can I survive after

Embracing you who with flag

Raised kill your devotees

Arunachala!

25.

You of nature angerless!

What have I done to be

The target of your wrath.

Arunachala!

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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verses 16-20 - Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:21:00.000-07:00

16.

Magnet and iron wise

Never cease attracting me

And be one with me,

Arunachala!

17.

Ocean of mercy

In the form of a mount

Do have mercy on me,

Arunachala!

18.

Gem of light that shines below

Above and everywhere,

My baseness do destroy,

Arunachala!

19.

Shining as my guru’s form,

My evils do destroy

And virtuous make me,

Arunachala!

20.

Stand by me lest I fall

Prey to the tortures

Of the sharp cutting snares,

Arunachala!

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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verse 11 - 15 - Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:20:00.000-07:00

11.

When the thieves, the five senses,

Intrude into my heart,

Are you not in my heart

Arunachala!

12.

You, the only one that is;

Who can enter but you?

‘tis your jugglery indeed,

Arunachala!

13.

Quintessence of Om,

Unrivalled, unsurpassed,

Who can comprehend you,

Arunachala!

14.

‘tis your duty to give me

Your love like a mother

And to keep me in your care,

Arunachala!

15.

Eye of the eye you are!

Who can see you who sees

Eyelessly? O see me,

Arunachala!
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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verse 6 - 10 - Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:16:00.000-07:00

6.

You who give love greater

Than one’s own mother’s

Is this your love

Arunachala!

7.

Firmly stand upon

My mind lest she

Run away fooling you.

Arunachala!

8.

Do reveal your beauty

So the world-roaming mind

Sees you ever and is stilled,

Arunachala!

9.

Is this your bravery

If you don’t unite now

With me destroying me,

Arunachala!

10.

O why do you sleep

When all else drags me?

Does this become you,

Arunachala!

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Letters to Sri Arunachala - Verses 1-5 - By Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T23:13:00.000-07:00

1.

You root out the ego

Of those who in their heart

Dwell on You, O

Arunachala!

2.

May I and You be one

Not to be unjoined like

Azhahu and Sundaram.

Arunachala!

3.

Lo! Entering my home
You did drag me out and

In your heart-cave fettered me.

Arunachala!

4.

For whose sake did you take me?

Now if you forsake me

The world will blame you,

Arunachala!

5.

Do escape this blame!

Why then make me think of you?

Who can leave the other now.

Arunachala!

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Quotes For Life - By Sri Ananandamayi Ma

2009-07-13T22:46:00.000-07:00

Who is it that loves?

"Who is it that loves and who that suffers?

He alone stages a play with Himself.

The individual suffers because he perceives duality.

Find the One everywhere and in everything

and there will be an end to pain and suffering."

One Vast Garden

"I find one vast garden spread out all over the universe.

All plants, all human beings, all higher mind bodies

are about in this garden in various ways ,

each has his own uniqueness and beauty.

Their presence and variety give me great delight.

Every one of you adds with his special feature to the glory of the garden."

Joys and Sorrows

"Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last.

Therefore, do not be perturbed by these.

The greater the difficulties and obstructions,

the more intense will be your endeavour to cling to His feet

and the more will your prayer increase from within.

And when the time is ripe,

you will gain mastery over this power."

Aspects of God

"God is without form, without quality as well as with form and quality.
Watch and see with what endless variety of beautiful forms
He plays the play of his maya with Himself alone.
The lila of the all pervading One goes on and on in this way in infinite diversity.
He is without beginning and without end.
He is the whole and also the part.
The whole and part together make up real Perfection."
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Life Of Ramana Maharshi

2009-07-13T22:44:00.000-07:00

Ramana Maharshi was one of India's greatest Spiritual Teachers of the Twentieth Century. Ramana Maharshi was born on December 30, 1879 in a village called Tirucculi about 30 miles south of Madurai in southern India. At an early age he had a profound experience in which he became acutely aware of the mortality of the body. This led on to a profound insight that He was not the Body, but spirit. After this experience he became absorbed in deep meditations, in which he began to experience his real self, which transcended ego.

With a glimpse of this higher consciousness Ramana lost interest in worldly life and travelled to the holy Mountain of Arunachala Here he spent several years meditating alone at the foot of the mountain, but gradually many seekers became attracted to the his divine personality and aura of peace and thus an ashram was built on the slopes of Arunachala, which continues today.

Ramana Maharshi taught seekers to silence the mind and try and discover the source of their thoughts. He taught the goal was to try and reach beyond their ego bound state and answer the question “Who am I?” In the beginning this is a difficult task but eventually the power of the ego will be diminished by the power of the heart.
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Dhyana - Meditation - Lesson IV

2009-07-08T03:02:00.001-07:00

Dhyana is absorption of Inner Organ (antakarana or mind) and intelligence (Chaitanya) in one thought excluding all other thoughts and is the natural progression of concentration (Dharana), when the five elements, five senses and internal organs are contained. One should seek a Guru for initiation into Sakti-based Parai Dhyana and Siva-based Siva

Dhyana is the primary lamp that lights the mind-lamp and all other lamps, and dissipates ego and anger; the mind lamp glows forever.Dhyana is looking for God within. The jiva is the mirror for the Great Soul, Siva.

Steps to follow:

Fix your wandering eyes on the point of the nose, no trouble (Vâttam) will haunt you, your body will not perish, you will not face defeat (ôttam), anxiety (têttam) will flee, your feeling of I-ness will leave you, and Siva and you will become one. When you fix your eyes on the tip of the nose, retain the vital breaths inside, and put the Nadis to sleep (stillness), Dhyana's purpose is served and there is no fear of Samsara.

As the Kundalini Fire lights up the six Adharas (planes), the Light dissipates the darkness of Anava, and subdues the five Indriyas, which involute in subtle tanmatras, which again involute in Nada; the yogis reach the feet of Isa, the refuge of all.

It is always daylight in the room, where darkness is never known. You can protect this body from incineration in the furnace by meditation and light of knowledge which shines forever in the lunar realm. Having not curtailed the injunctions of the vows, running the Kundalini power up the vertebral canal by meditation through the three planes with ease guarantees this physical body an eternal life. There are three germinating Mandalas in the weary dark chamber of the heart.

If he becomes one with them and bores through the pasas (bondage), he, without weariness, ascends well indeed. He should transcend all three gunas, control his breath at Muladhara chakra, alternate the breath between right and left keeping the proper timelines and reach the heights of the king of Heavenly Beings.

The Anahata Chakra is four finger lengths above the navel Center (Manipura Chakra). Throat plane (Visuddha Chakra) is two finger lengths above the heart center. He who can concentrate on it deeply is known as the Lord of the physical body. The righteous devotee (Anbar) knows the ways of Dhyana because he transcends the tattvas, destroys the massive Maya, gains grace, and becomes the inseparable Great Grace himself.

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Control Yourself _ Lesson III

2009-07-06T04:26:00.000-07:00

Freedom from Kama, Krodha, Raga and Dvesha and possession of balance of mind, cosmic love, astral vision, supreme fearlessness, desirelessness, Siddhis, divine intoxication and spiritual Ananda are the signs to denote the awakening of Kundalini. When it is at rest, a man has full consciousness of the world and its surroundings. When it is awakened he is dead to the world. He has no body-consciousness. He attains Unmani state (Turiya, 4th dimension of consciousness). When Kundalini travels from Chakra to Chakra, layer after layer of the mind opens and the Yogi acquires psychic powers. He gets control over the five elements. When it reaches the Sahasrara Chakra, he is in the Chidakasa (knowledge space).

Kama, Krodha, Raga and Dvesha: desire, anger, attachment, and hatred

Note: Unmani = Un + Manas = Rising + Mind = a higher state of Consciousness

From the head of the Lord of mountains, the celestial waterfall flows down constantly taking prana along Nādi.

(Nādi: three tubular organs of breath or Prana: itai, pinkalai, and cuzimunai –ĪDĀ, PINGALĀ, SUSUMNĀ, simply Ida, Pingala and Susumna) Nad means flow or motion. Nadi is a channel. The three channels are in the spinal column and don’t expect a student of anatomy to elegantly dissect all three channels for you to see and follow them from the Muladhara Chakra to Sahasrara plane. These are Yoga Nadis as opposed to physical Nadis such as arteries, veins etc. These are subtle channels or Sukshma Nadis, which are 14 in number and the most talked about and important Nadis are Ida, Pingala and Susumna, of which Susumna is the most important.

Susumna Nadi is three Nadis in one, one inside the other. See the cross section below to have an idea of its configuration. Brahma Nadi is the central channel, around which is the Vajra Nadi, around which is the Chitra Nadi. Kundali power travels along Brahma Nadi. This three-channel cluster runs along the central canal (canalis centralis) of the spinal cord.

Let Kundalini get up and rise from Muladhara through the vertebral column, hold it like a stork at the dam's sluice gate and sit in tranquillity and oneness of thought; you will live forever. Time and Life will remain together when one practices Pranayama properly. Practice Pranayama in silence; silent thoughts are a treasure trove; open mouth (talking) leads to dispersal of breath; closed mouth (silence) takes you to the lunar plane; If the gates do not open, it (breath) turns back in timidity. Breath control helps one lead a long life in a body with two doors and seven windows. Two doors = two nostrils. Seven windows = two ears, two eyes, mouth, anus and genital. If five of ten Vayus (breaths) of the body exit, what goodness does it serve? Waking and praying do not help. Only breath control will restrain the monkey of a mind. Dharana is retrograde involution of body's five senses in five elements, latter in five cognitive internal organs, the latter in tanmatras, and the latter in the Uncreated Being. That is the way to practice Dharana in stages.

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Principles of Tantra - Lesson II

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Pratyahara:

Pratyahara is withdrawal of senses from external objects.The fire in Kundalini resides two finger lengths above Muladhara, two finger lengths below the genitalia, and four finger lengths below the navel. If you concentrate your mind and thoughts 12 finger lengths below the tip of your nose, the great Siddha Yoga gathers there, offering you an imperishable body. When Jyoti’s luster appears at the Visuddhi plane in the throat, it is a sign that you will enjoy Supreme Bliss. If you see moonlight at the throat center, your body will be intoxicatingly blissful.

Obstruct the Muladhara orifice (anus) and rest your thoughts on the upper (Sahasrara) opening—Brahmarandra; stay awake with your spear-like eyes (focused vision) and concentrate on the vast space; the idea is to conquer Time. If you internalize the kundalini light, you will become one with the Lord and your samsara (rebirth) comes to an end. For once, separate the Upādi (Maya, torment, pang) from the Lord, the ego from Maya and dissolve the ego; you will notice the advent of insight, contemplation and expulsion of ego, which make for the greatness of Pratyahara. If the exhaled air is prevented from escaping and retained within, the thoughts (Ul-lam) are contained therein.

Ul-lam = thought, soul, energy, buddhi, Conscience. The beautiful Lord (Peru-n-takai) will never leave you. Peru-n-takai = noble-minded Lord, Beautiful Lord. The entire world (Kuvalayam) appears in Pratyahara; the detestable darkness dissipates; you seek the Lord. (Vikirtan: God as different from the world.) If you concentrate your thoughts and intellect, you will see the Divine and become the immortal, Amarar. (Comment: Kumpakam or retention of breath is used by others as yardstick for Pratyahara, Dharana, Dyana, and Samadhi: Kumpakam gets longer and longer from the first to the last.

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Principles of Tantra - Lesson 1

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There are 8 fold of yoga according to siddhas. The science of breath control is part of Ashtanga Yogam, which includes Kavacha, Nyasa and Mudra.

The aim of the various kinds of yogas is to destroy the ego and find one’s true identity, that is Atman; and the result is that he experiences kaivalya, bliss and liberation.Kaivalya is the state of absolute freedom and splendid isolation; Purusa detaches itself from prakrti. Before one experiences Kaivalya, one should make sure that one meets certain qualifications, known as Angas (which means limb or body parts):

(1) Yama (Don’ts): sexual abstinence, ahimsa (noninjury), no lies, no theft,no greed.

(2) Niyama (Dos): meditation on Brahman or Isvara; mauna (silence); study of Vedas, Upanishads, and moksa-promoting literature; repeating of mantra OM; ascetic practice; clean body and mind; contentment; God-Pleasing actions.

(3) Asana: body positions and postures.

(4) Prānayama: breath control.

(5) Pratyahara (withdrawal): no contact between senses and objects of senses. This should come natural to him.

(6) Dharana: concentration and focus of mind on an object or idea.

(7) Dyana: meditation.

(8) Samadhi: Convergence, one-pointedness, Subject and object (Yogi) unity.

Asanas:

There are 8.4 million asanas, of which 1,600 are considered desirable, thirty-two are auspicious, nine are important and two are the most commonly used. Asanas are postures of body (sitting, standing on foot, feet or head, locks (bhandas), lying on abdomen, back or sides), placement of hands and feet in various positions, holding the fingers in various configurations, selective obstructions or closing of the anus, genitals, ears, eyes, mouth, nostrils, posterior choanae (control of the nine gates of the city of body), fixation of eyes. Asana, controlling the body, is a prelude to controlling the mind, clearing the mind of thoughts, and entertaining correct thought. A good asana causes no discomfort and keeps the body immobile.

The important Asanas:

1)Svatikasam

2)Gomukasanam

3)Padumasanam

4)Virasanam

5)Kesariyasanam

6)Bhadirasanam

7)Mudhasanam

8)Mayurasanam

9)Sukasanam

In this Padmasana (Lotus pose) is the best. The posture consists of the following movements.

●Sit on the floor and stretch the feet in front of you.

●Place the right foot on the left thigh.

●Place the left foot on the right thigh.

●Place the left hand over the left knee.

●Place the right hand over the right knee.

●Bring the tip of the index finger of each hand in contact with the middle of the thumb (Chinmudra).

●Keep your head, neck and spine in one straight line.

●Tell yourself that you are steady as a rock.

●Sit in that position for half hour to start with and gradually increase the duration up to three hours.

●It takes about a year to sit still steadily for three hours.

●Do not start on another Asana until you master Padmasana.

Now Bhadrakasana = Bhadraka (fine, handsome, beautiful) + asana.

Pranayama: [Praanayaama = Praana + Aayaama = breath +lengthening. ]

Prana is compared to a steed which would carry a master and throws down the weak one. The destination is Samadhi; for that to happen the mind has to have control over the senses. It is important to gain control of two steeds, which are the Ida and Pingala breaths of the left and right nostrils. They can be mastered with the grace of the Gurus. The steeds of Prana move faster than a bird. If Pranayama is mastered, the exhilaration is greater than that from imbibing toddy (home-made country liquor). It gives jauntiness to gait and whips laziness. Once Pranayama becomes the second nature of the mind, both Nadis become tranquil and there is no more birth and death. Master the technique of controlling the flow of left and right breaths and the nectar of life is yours.

Pranayama consists of three parts:
Pūrakam, Kumpakam, and (I) Resakam:
Inhalation, retention, and exhalation.These are timed units.

Inhalation lasts for 16 mātras (6.4 seconds)
retention for 64 mātras (25.6S)
exhalation for 32 mātras (12.8S)

If you master Pranayama, the ripe old body will become young and hardy; with the grace of Guru, you will become lighter than air. You can practice Pranayama anywhere, any place and your body will not perish and you can defy Death.

In Pūrvakam, inhale breath which pervades up and down and in the middle;
In Kumpakam retain the breath around your navel;
In Resakam the breath is absorbed (as you let out the expired air).

Inhale by left nostril, retain it in the pit of the navel, exhale it by right nostril and you have seen the Truth. As you breathe in deep and steady, the prana suffuses ten Nadis; retain the breath and follow it up with slow exhalation. Sit straight and win over Death. Pranayama purifies the body, turns the limbs ruddy, and hair dark; God never wants to leave your body.
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God Gave Me Everything I Needed

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God didn't give me what I wanted...
God didn't give me what I wanted...

When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face

When I Asked God for Brain & Brown
He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve

When I Asked God for Happiness
He Showed Me Some Unhappy People

When I Asked God for Wealth
He Showed Me How to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Favors
He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Peace
He Showed Me How to Help Others

God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed..

by Karthik

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KUNDALINI YOGA

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A yoga gland called kundalini is underneath the spinal chord of every creature in the shape of a serpent. Normally this kundalini serpent sleeps when the mind is active and the kundalini awakes if the mind sleeps. Awakening of kundalini is the basic necessity for meditation which activates all the yogic chakras (knots of the nerves) of the body.

Sleep is unconscious meditation and meditation is conscious sleep. One who meditates by awakening his kundalini will easily receive the cosmic energy in multiples which results to have a healthier body and mind clarity to make his body to kayakalpam stage as per the experience and outcome of the sidha purushas.

The hormone which segregates from the kundalini gland is called as sperm when it flows downwards of the body, and called as Grandhi when it sent upwards of the body piercing the spinal chord by crossing the Brahmagrandhi, Vishnugrandhi, and Rudhragrandhi knots which finally reaches the Sahasrara chakra activating the other six basic chakras.

At sahasra chakra The hormone liquid called as grandhi becomes nectar (AMIRDHAM) and drips over the throat portion and if swallowed the power of this nectar (AMIRDHAM) spreads all over the body and cleanses the 72000 Yogic Nadis (energy tubes), through the three medical nadis of vadham, pitham and silethumam, thereby makes the body to attain kayakalpam stage and mukthi.

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Siddhan Medicine - KayaKalapaa

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“ Siddha medicine was developed by the ancient Tamils, Dravidian people who lived in South India. The early Tamil epics mention poets who were also medical men. In the seventh and 12th centuries A.D. bhakti literature blossomed, so did medicine. This was the period when most famous siddhars lived. Surgery was well developed. Siddha philosophy believes that the aging process can be slowed down, and that a long and healthy life can be achieved. This requires strict daily regimen in terms of diet and medical supplements. There are two ways of achieving a long and healthy life:

• The use of kayakalpa medicines
• The practice of kalpa yoga

Kayakalpa Medicines:

The word ‘kaya’ means body and ‘kalpa’ means stone. The word ‘kayakalpa’ means sturdy as a rock and ageless. [Here we have a slightly different definition.] Some good kalpa herbs are Ginger (Zinziber Officinalis), Kattukai (Terminalia Chebula), Amukkura (Withania somnifera), Keelanelli (Phyllathus Niruri), Date Palm ( Phoenix Dactilyfera), Seran Kottai (Semicarpus Anacardium), Vembu (Azadiracta Indica), Tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum), Lemon (Citrus Media Varacida) and Vilvam (Aegle Marmelos).

Kalpa drugs are manufactured from inorganic compounds also. For instance Ayasambeerakarpam is made from certain metals soaked in lime. Ayabringaraja Karpam is made from iron processed in lime juice. Poorna Chandrodayam contains gold, mercury, and sulphur. Kalpa drugs have rejuvenating powers and are believed to retard the aging process.

Kalpa Yoga:

The eight steps of Kalpa Yoga are identical to the eight stages of yoga prescribed by Patanjali.

These are:

1.Iyama (observances)
2. Niyama (restraints)
3. Asana (physical postures)
4. Pranayama (breathing exercises/control of the vital breath)
5. Pratiyakara (withdrawal/detachment of the senses)
6. Dharana (concentration of the mind)
7. Dhayana (sustained meditation)
8. Samadhi (merging of the conscious mind with the Superconsciousness).

The practice of yoga holds the promise of slow aging and a long and healthy life .

The kayakarpam ( or kaya kalpa) treatment consists in the following steps:

1. Preservation of vital energy by influencing internal secretions and blood circulation through controlled breathing and Yoga practice.

2. Conservation of male semen and female secretion, to use it in regenerating processes.

3. Use of a ‘universal’ salt known as muppu / muppuu, prepared by special processes to induce rejuvenation.

4. Use of (calcinated) powders prepared from metals and minerals, such as mercury, sulphur, gold, mica, copper, iron, etc.

5. Use of drugs prepared from herbs.

This last step (5) is the one most often employed, as it is the safest, and these drugs are relatively easily obtained, whereas step (4) is most risky, and hence it’s ‘secrets’ are relatively well and jealously guarded.

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Understand What Is LIfe?

2009-07-02T06:29:00.000-07:00

ANYONE WHO LOVES HIS LIFE LOSES IT; ANYONE
WHO HATES HIS LIFE IN THIS WORLD WILL KEEP IT FOR ETERNAL LIFE (JOHN 12:25)

The wonder of our human being

A thing of beauty is a joy forever

We remain a riddle to ourselves

A received existence which requires stewardship

Dimension of human life

Greatness and limits

Going towards death

A walk in the understanding of death

Man as an image of God

Man as a person

Man before the electing God

The 'death' of the Ego in Christian tradition

Submitting to the hands of the divine vinedresser

To be opened to fruitfulness.

Freely to abstain from all what is not conductive to wholeness

Glory as our destiny

The riddle will only be solved when we see Him face to face.

"Now I know only imperfectly, but then I shall know as I am myself known". (1 Cor. 13:12)

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Dissolution Of EGO - Teaching for 18 Siddhas

2009-07-02T06:22:00.000-07:00

Siddhar Thirumoolar's "Thirumandiram: A Classic of Yoga and Tantra".

He is your Beginning;

He is the life in your fleshy body;

He is the God in Mountain Kailas

None knows His design

When the Primal One sways you,

And your ego entire effaces,

Then shall you reach the Lord,

Above Tattvas all."

Thirumandiram, Verse 2082

Think of gold jewelry,

Thought of gold metal is not,

Think of gold metal,

Thought of jewelry is not,

Think of sense organs, Self is not

Think of Self, sense organs are not.

Think of wood

Image of toy elephant recedes

Think of toy elephant

Image of wood recedes

Think of elements five,

Thoughts of Param recedes;

Think of Param (the Supreme)

Thought of elements recedes."

Thirumandiram, Verse 2289-90

Into the thousand-petalled lotus (in Sahasrara)

The Kundalini fire shot up fierce

And as with the fat of my heart's love,

I made it blaze.

She the Sakti appeared,

She the Jewel of worlds all;

The one, he died, my Egoity

And the One, He appeared, my Siva."

Thirumandiram, Verse 2978

"When you have, limitless become,

Who in limit, are you to see?

When you have, yourself,

He become,

Who are you to think of?

The Eyes that vanquished the God of love,

When are they in longing to look for?

Tell me, yourself, the real Truth."

Thirumandiram, Verse 2954

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SIVAPURANAM - SONGS ON SIVA.

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SIVAPURANAM - SACRED SONGS ON SIVA.
By: St. Manikavasagar
English Interpretation By : AppuArchie
(Copyright Ramalingam Shanmugalingam 1997.)

Long live Sivas name (NA MA CI VA - JA - The mystic five letters)
Long live the Lords Feet
Long live his feet that is in my memory for ever
Long live the KOKAZHI (THIRUPPERUNTHURAI AVUDAYAR Temple) Rulers feet of gem
Long live the sweet feet expounded by Saiva Scriptures
Long live the feet of the one and the many Lord.

Victory to the feet that destroy harsh impurities
Victory to the feet and the headdress that severs re-birth
Victory to the feet of the one distancing from the antitheists
Victory to the feet that rejoices at the praying hands in adoration
Victory to the feet that glorifies those who bow their heads to Him. 10

Hail to the Lords feet, hail to the feet of father in heaven
Hail to the lustrous feet, hail to the roseate feet of Siva
Hail to the flawless feet of the Love personified one
Hail to the feet that severs illusive birth
Hail to the feet of the Lord of PERUNTHURAI
Hail to the mount of eternal bliss.

Siva the omnipresent is ever present in my heart
I worship his feet by his grace
I rejoice singing songs of Siva
To rid myself of my sordid past. 20

He of the forehead eye bestowed grace
To adore his feet of excellence that is beyond awareness
O Lord the brightest light, you pervade heaven and earth
Countless and boundless you of the greatest glory
Words fail me the doer of evil deeds to praise you.

The grass, the shrub, the worm and the trees
Varied beasts, the birds and the snakes,
The stones, the humans, the devil and the angels
Powerful giants, ascetics and the celestials
Enumerated as the dynamic and the static 30
I am exhausted by these evolutions, our Lord! It is the truth;
The sight of your golden feet, freed me from bondage.

You ensured my survival by placing the OM in my heart
True and perfect Lord on the bull; scriptures
Call you a subtle leader high wide and deep
Soothing the hot and cold our pure one
All that are lies in your presence disappear
As you appear as the beacon of true knowledge.

You gave me pleasure despite my ignorance precious joy
Oh the enlightened that dispelled my lack of knowledge 40
Without beginning, dimension nor end and all the world
You create, protect and destroy but also shower your grace
Guide me in my several life forms you assign to me.

You are part of your devotees like the fragrance in flowers
Yet out of sight to the unfriendly
Like jaggery mixed in milk and ghee
You occupy as honey in the hearts of devotees
To put an end to this life chain O Lord.

You are colors of the five elements, yet
Hid from the celestials, my Lord, 50
Covered in dark deception by evil deeds
Bound together by the precious twine of virtuous deeds
Camouflaged the worm and dirt with external skin
Inside a body with nine valves my home you provided.

The puzzle of the five senses free to be deceitful
You check with your pure heart
My growing love for you, your grace melts my heart
Though this low-life lacks any good
You are my teacher, with your noble feet exposed
To me your slave worse than a dog 60
Your form showered more than motherly affection

Oh flawless luminosity, the hue of blossoms
Oh the lustrous one; the sweet ambrosia of SIVAPURAM
The Lord that severs the bond and showers his blessings
To bless me with love and to blast the deceit in me
Permanently stationed in me the great river of bountiful grace
Nectar without cloying and Lord without measure
You the bright light is invisible to the dull
Makes my heart melt and blends with my life forever.

O Lord! With or without pain or pleasure 70
Friend to the friendly; anything and nothing
Flaming light! Expansive darkness! Concealed renown!
The timeless! The end and middle and Nought
Forced me into your service my father and Lord.

Perspicacious perception of true understanding
Rare object, subtle sensitivity in fine consciousness
No death, no birth, no coalesce, are his blessings
Protector of all: Lord the opaque Light.

The pleasure flood, the greatest of all
Form of flaming light subtle in consciousness 80
Dynamic universe enlightened by his eternal presence
Clear is my thought in the clarity of his influence
The eternal-nectar-spring within me.

I cannot bear to be caged in this perishable body
We cannot stand any longer O Lord they shout
With empty-words and thoughts and praise, survive consciously
Return as a consequence of twin deeds -- good and bad --
O Lord save us from this false body
As you dance in your midnight drama.

THILLAI dancer, South PANDI resident 90
Savior from painful life, with OM
Praise the priceless, and fall at his feet
Sing in praise with feeling and meaning
Rush to SIVAPURAM to worship his feet
That elevates all servitors to exalted heights. 95

THIRUCHITTAMPALAM

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18 Siddhas and there Power

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The 9 list as Abithana Chintamani states is as follows:

1. Sathyanathar
2. Sadhoganathar
3. Aadhinathar
4. Anadhinathar
5. Vegulinathar
6. Madhanganathar
7. Machaendranathar
8. Gadaendranathar or Gajendranathar
9. Korakkanathar

The 18-list of siddhars is:

1. Agastyar
2. Bogar
3. Korakkar
4. Kalanginathar
5. SattaiMuni
6. Tirumoolar
7. Nandhi
8. Therayar
9. Konganar
10. MachaMuni
11. Karuvoorar
12. Patanjaliyar
13. Edaikaadar
14. KamalaMuni
15. Punnakeesar
16. Sundarandandar
17. Romarishi
18. Pulipani

Powers of siddhars

The siddhars are believed to have had powers both major and other ‘minor’ powers. They are explained in detail in various yogic as well as religious texts;Thirumandiram 668:

1. To become tiny as the atom
Atom:
The atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a dense, central atomic nucleus surrounded by a electron cloud of electric charge electrons....
within the atom (Anima)
2. To become big in unshakeable proportions (Mahima)
3. To become as light as vapour in levitation
Levitation:
Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, without physical contact.It is also a conjuring trick, appearingly raising a human being without any physical aid....
(Laghima)
4. To become as heavy as the mountain
Mountain:
A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
(Garima)
5. To enter into other bodies in transmigration (Prapti)
6. To be in all things,omni-pervasive (Prakamya)
7. To be lord of all creation in omnipotence (Isatvam)
8. To be everywhere in omnipresence (Vasitvam)

These eight are the Great Siddhis, or Great Perfections
Eight great perfections

The following eight great perfections is a summary of the explanation of the Mahasiddhas from the commentary by Vyasa. Power of becoming minute ....

Siddha:

A siddha in Tamil means "one who is accomplished" and refers to perfected masters who according to Hindu belief have transcended the ahamkara , have subdued their minds to be subservient to their Awareness, and have transformed their bodies composed mainly of dense Rajo-tama gunas into a different kind of bodies.

Thirumoolar:

Tirumular was a Tamil people Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanars and one of the 18 Siddhars. His main work, the Tirumantiram , which consists of over 3000 verses, forms a part of the key text of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta.

Thirumandhiram:

The Tirumantiram, is a Tamil language religious poetic work written in the tenth CCE by Tirumular. It consists of over three thousand verses dealing with various aspects of spirituality, ethics and praise of the Hindu God Shiva....
* Bogar
* Kumba Muni
* Avaiyar
* Abithana Chintamani
Abithana Chintamani

Abithana Chitamani is an encyclopedia on Tamil people Literature written by A. Singaravelu Mudaliar . It is said that this is the first encyclopedia on Tamil people Literature....
- Encyclopedia of Tamil Literature

Ayyavazhi mythology:

Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the growing South Indian religious faith and a sect of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. The main source of Ayyavazhi mythology is the Ayyavazhi scripture, Akilattirattu Ammanai, and its supplement.

* Nayanmars
* Mahasiddha

Mahasiddha:

Mahasiddha is a term for someone who embodies and cultivates siddhi. They are a type of eccentric yoga in both Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism.

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Siddhas and there names - Lesson 2

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One of the best-known Siddhars was Agasthyar or Agasthya, who is believed to be the founding father of Siddha culture.One of the best-known Siddhars was Agasthyar or Agasthya, who is believed to be the founding father of Siddha culture.

All Sitthars were among the highest disciples of God Shiva. Shiva: is a major Hinduism god, and one aspect of Trimurti. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is one of panchadeva.

All Siddhars in order:

1. Lord Nandi, principal disciple of God Siva
2. Agastyar Maha Munivardisciple of Lord Muruga from Anantasayana, head of the monasteries at Pothigai
Pothigai

The Pothigai Malai , also known as the Agasthiyar Malai, is in the Ashambu hills, part of the Annamalai Hills in the Western Ghats of Southern India....
and Kumbakonam
3. Boagar of Pazhani, disciple of Agathiyar and Kalangi Nathar, 12th c. BCE
4. Thaeraiyar Muni of Ten Pothigai, disciple of Agastya
Agastya

Agastya was a Historical Vedic religion sage or rishi. Agastya and his clan are also credited to have "authored" many mantras of the Rig Veda, the earliest and most revered Hindu scripture, in the sense of first having the mantras revealed in his mind by the Supreme Brahman....
, 10th c. BCE
5. Kalaingai Nathar of Kalahastri monastery,10th c.BCE
6. Korakkar of Paerur, from Thirukonamalai monastery, ?4th c. BCE
7. Pulippaani of Pazhani
8. Thadangann Siddhar
9. BramhaMuni, ?3rd c. BCE
10. Machamuni of Thirupparankundram, ?3rd c. BCE
11. Poonaikkannanaar of Egypt, ?3rd c.BCE
12. Romamunivar of Rome, ?2nd c. BCE
13. Kaaraichchiththar, ?2nd c.BCE
14. Kudhambai Siddhar of Mayilaaduthurai and Kumbakonam, ?2nd c. BCE
15. Kabilar I of Mithila, 2nd c. BCE.
16. Kaagaivanna Siddhar[i] of Kediya(South Sri Lanka), from Pothigai monastery, 2nd c. BCE
17. Dhanvantri from Kasi, of Vaitheeswaran Koil, ?1st c. BCE
18. Valmiki
Valmiki

Valmiki is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic, Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself....
, aka Vaanmeegar of Ettukkudi, ?1st c. BCE
19. Maarkkandeyanaar
20. Koonkannar
21. Kaalaichchittar II
22. Konganar of Tirupati
Tirumala - Tirupati

Tirupati , is a pilgrimage city located in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Tirupati is located at the foothills of Tirumala. The city owes its existence to the sacred temple situated on the Tirumala Hills....
, 1st c. BCE
23. Punnaakkeesar from Naangunaeri, head of Saanganachaeri monastery, 1st c. BCE
24. Karuvurar from Karuvur monastery
25. Kaaduvelichchiththar
26. Aenaathichchittar, 2nd c. CE
27. Idaikkaadar of Oosimuri(in Thondai Nadu), from ThiruAnnaamalai monastery, ?2nd-3rd c. BCE
28. Pulasthiyarfrom Maanthai, head of Aavudaiyaar Koil and Yaazhppaanam monasteries, 3rd c. CE
29. KamalaMuni of Thiruvaarur, ?4th c. BCE
30. Patanjali
Patañjali

Pata?jali is the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice, and also the author of the Mahabha?ya, a major commentary on Panini Ashtadhyayi....
of Rameswaram, 4th c. BCE
31. Azhaganiyaar of Nagapattinam, ?4th c. CE
32. Kailasanathar, 5th c. CE
33. Kuranguchchittar of Pazhani, 5th c. CE
34. Sattaimuni of ThiruArangam
Srirangam

Srirangam , also known as Thiruvarangam, is an island and a zone in the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India. Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side, and the Kaveri distributary Kollidam on the other side....
, ?5th c. CE
35. Vaamathevar of Azhagarmalai, ?5th c. CE
36. Agappaei Siddhar of Azhagarmalai, ?3rd c. CE
37. Sivavaakkiyar from Kollimalai, of Thirumazhisai monastery, ?4-5th c. CE
38. Sundarandandar of Madurai, ?5th c. CE
39. Ramadevar of Azhagarmalai
40. Thirumoolar
Thirumoolar

Tirumular was a Tamil people Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanars and one of the 18 Siddhars. His main work, the Tirumantiram , which consists of over 3000 verses, forms a part of the key text of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta, the Tirumurai....
from ThiruAaAduthurai, of ThiruAathavoor monastery, head of Thillai Citrambalam[i]
Ancient Tamil country

The ancient Tamil country, known as Tamilakam in Old Tamil and as Damirica, Dramira or Lymirike to Greco-Roman geographers, refers to South India?in Ancient history of South India....
monastery, 8th c. BCE
41. Sri Jnyaaneswar of Gujarat
42. Kaagapujundar, Leader for all nathats, 8 BCE
43. VaasaMuni
44. KoormaMuni
45. Visvamitrar
46. Kumbhamuni
47. Kaduveli of Irumbai
Irumbai

Irumbai is a village situated next to Auroville in Tamil Nadu, nearly 10km from Pondicherry. It has an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva situated there namely Magakaleswarar, MagaKalanathar and goddess MathuraSundaraNayagi,Kuil Mozhiyammai....
48. Nandeeswarar
Nandeeswarar

Nandeeswarar Temple is located in Adambakkam in Chennai. It is closest to St. Thomas Mount suburban railway station. It is famous and popularly referred to as Sivan kovil among the localites...
of Kasi, from Thillai monastery, 6th c. CE
49. Pattinattaar of Pugaar, 7th c. CE
50. Karuvoorar from Karuvoor, of Thanjai monastery, master of Rajaraja Chola, 10th c. CE
51. Pambatti Siddhar
Pambatti Siddhar

Pambatti siddhar was the latest from the 18 siddhars who lived at various time periods in India and mainly southern India. Some of his poems, roughly around 600 lines of text are available today....
from Jnaneswaram(Sarankovil), of Vilaimalai( Vriddhachalam ) monastery, 15th c.
52. Vaalai Siddhar of Valangaimaan
53. Edaikadar II, ?15th c. CE
54. Ganapathi Siddhar
55. Subrahmanya Siddhar
56. Sooriyaananthar
57. Lokaayuthar
58. Bathragiriyaar of Badrachalam, from Thillai monastery
59. Kalunni Siddhar
60. Naga Siddhar (mahavatar babaji) disciple of Agathiyar and Bogar, 203th,from Himalaya
61. ArunaGiri Nathar 1500th,from Thiruvanamalai

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Who are Siddhas - Lesson 1

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Siddhars are saints, mostly of the Salivate denomination in Tamil Nadu in India, who professed and practiced an unorthodox type of Sadhana.Sadhana means spiritual practice, to attain liberation from this cage called body.Yogic powers called Siddhi, "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".Those who acquire these Siddhis are called Siddhas.

Siddhars are people who are believed to control and transcend the barriers of time and space by meditation and yoga. Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. In Rasayanas were it is used to transform the body to make it potentially deathless, and a particular breathing-practice, a type of Pranayama. Pranayama means "lengthening of the prana or breath". Prana, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "ayama", to lengthen or extend which is a Sanskrit word.

Siddhars were saints, doctors, alchemists and mysticists all at once.They wrote their findings, in the form of poems in Tamil language, on palm leaf which are collected and stored in what are known today as Palm leaf manuscript. Palm leaf manuscripts are manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves. They were used to record actual and mythical narratives in South Asia and in South East Asia.

Siddha in Tamil means "one who is accomplished" . Siddha Medicines has since been practiced by experienced elderly in the villages of Tamil Nadu. They are also founders of Varmam - a martial art for self-defence and medical treatment at the same time. Varmams are specific points located in the human body which when pressed in different ways can give various results, such as disabling an attacker in self-defence, or balancing a physical condition as an easy first-aid medical treatment.

So in simple we can tell as, a siddha is one who has attained siddhi, i.e. "power, prowess, strength, ability", then a special kind of psychic and supernatural, miraculous, occult power.

Siddhas are great saints who lived and continue to live, during various times. They are beyond the mundane things. They seek only the attainment of salvation through persistent prayer to Lord Siva. They are alchemists, who also gained various powers due to their penance. They can turn any metal into gold; walk on water; fly through air; enter into a dead body and bring life to it; can bury themselves underground or submerge under water for years together. Like this the list can go on. But more importantly, they invented great medicines that ordinary humans cannot even fathom to understand other than realizing the benefits of it. They know the perfect combination to make life-saving medicines that could have been made from highly poisonous plants.
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Siddhas -Introduction

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From here onwards we will discuss about lots of questions?

Like,

Who are Siddhas?
Are Siddhas magicians?
How can Siddhas live so many years?
Do Siddhas still live in thie world?
How many Siddhas are there in total?
Are there difference between Siddhas and Maharishis; if so, what are they?
Is it scientifically possible to turn any metal into gold?
Life of Siddhas?

And many...
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Golden Thoughts To be Known

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Temple is the Encyclopaedia of this Universe.
Mysticism and Medicine are the two eyes of the man.
Tamil is the first language of the mankind.
Religion is the true history of the Human Civilization.
The graceful moment which is lost, is lost for ever.
Blessed is he who has found the Siddhar or Siddhar's works.
He prayeth best who loveth best.
He that is content is rich.
Do Good to others.
Virtue and Vice offer themselves for your choice; this leads to happiness, that to misery.
Taking proper care of the health of the body is nothing but paying proper attention to the welfare of the soul.
Don't you decide yourself.
He that wrongs his friends, wrongs himself more.
The Love of Praise reigns in every heart.
It is easier to preach than to practice.
Wisdom is better than sword.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Nature is the best physician.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom.
Without effort nothing can be gained.
All desire wealth and some acquire it.
Can you hope to count stars?
Tamils are aboriginates of this Universe.
The Siddharism is the mother liquor of all other religions.
The Kumari Continent (the Lost Lemuria) is the birth place of the first mankind.
Tamilian Civilization is the origin of the human civilizations.
The Pathinen Siddhars can alone guide and train you upto immortality.
The Siddharism i.e. the Induism alone preaches and practises the divinisation of man and all flora and fauna.
The Induism is the Treasure of Knowledge and Wisdom.
The Induism is the garden having blossoming flowers of the earthly pleasures and fruits of the heavenly happiness.
The Induism is the University of all arts and sciences.
The Induism is the proper medicine for the sick and an enjoyable feast for the healthy.
The Induism is a socio-political science.
The Induism professes equality, fraternity and independence.
The Induism assures that everyone can become God through proper Guru.
Of all the religions the Induism alone emphasises and establishes the thought that 'getting birth as a man is holy and sacred.
Doing your duty properly is the best form of service to God.
Speaking sweet and good words is the true and sincere prayer or worship.
God is within you and you are within God.
Death and Birth are like going to sleep and then waking up.
Amidst the creations of God the woman is the most beautiful and sacred one.
All the divine powers can be brought to this earth only through woman.
God has created woman as the Holy flower for worships ('Poojas').
Most of the penances, yogas, thavas and most powerful poojas have to be done only through woman.
Since the Tamil nadu which is the biggest remaining portion of the Lost Lemuria Continent is the only Divine Land, divinities and divinators, the mysteries and mystics are taking place and born hereditarily.
The Tamilnadu is the Heaven of this Universe.
This Tamilnadu is the land of sages and saints.

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Meditation Take You Too.....

2009-06-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

Meditation makes u to change....

Tension to Attention
Stressfulness to Gracefulness
Illness to Health
Fearfulness to Fearlessness
Dullness to Sharpness
Rigidity to Flexibility
Discontentment to Contentment
Restlessness to Tranquility
Complexity to Simplicity
Fragmentation to Integrity
Separatism to Unity
Vanity to Sanity
Warfare to Love fare
Ownership to Trusteeship
Loneliness to Aloneness (All-Oneness)
Misery to Bliss
Bondage to Liberation
Indifference to Compassion
Self-importance to Self-less-ness
Competition to Co-operation

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Lesson 4 - Goal of Life

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Our daily life as an influence on each individual, there are at least three occasions when the soul manifests itself externally and drowns one in incomparable joy; these are the satisfactions of (1) intense hunger, (2) sexual appetite and (3) sleep.

In all these three instances, especially when the urges are very uncompromising, the totality of the being of a person acts, and here the logic of the intellect and the etiquette of the world will be of no avail. The reason is simple: when the soul acts, even through the senses, mind and body, which are its distorted expressions, its pressure is irresistible, for the soul is the essence of the entire being and not merely of certain functional faculties of a person. While the joys of the manifestations of the partial aspects of the personality can be ignored or sacrificed for the sake of other insistent demands, there can be no such compromise when the soul presses itself forward into action.

The main forms of method to success in life are:
(1) concentration on an external point, symbol, image or picture;
(2) concentration on an internal point, symbol, image or picture;
(3) concentration on universal existence.

The goal of life is the attainment of final beatitude or Moksha. Moksha can be attained by constant meditation with a heart that is rendered pure and steady by selfless service, Japa, etc.

Meditation is the only real royal road to the attainment of salvation. Meditation kills all pains, sufferings and sorrows. Meditation destroys all causes of sorrow. Meditation gives vision of unity. Meditation induces sense of oneness. Meditation is a balloon or an aeroplane that helps the aspirant to soar high into the realms of eternal bliss, everlasting peace and undying joy.

Reality or Brahman can be realized by man. Many have attained Self-realisation. Many have enjoyed the Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Sankara, Dattatreya, Mansoor, Shams Tabriez, Jesus, Buddha were all realised souls who had direct perception of the Truth or Cosmic vision. But one who has known cannot communicate it to others for want of means. Even the knowledge acquired by the five senses which are common to all cannot be communicated to others. You cannot tell the taste of sugar-candy to a man who has never tasted it. You cannot communicate the idea of colour to one born blind. All that the teacher can do is to tell his disciple the method of knowing the Truth or the path that leads to the unfoldment of intuitional faculty.

These are the signs that indicate that you are growing in meditation and approaching God. You will have no attraction for the world. The sensual objects will no longer tempt you. You will become desireless, fearless, 'I'-less and 'mine'-less. Deha-dhyasa or attachment to the body will gradually dwindle. You will not entertain the ideas, "She is my wife; he is my son; this is my house." You will feel that all are manifestations of the Lord. You will behold God in every object.

The body and mind will become light. You will always be cheerful and happy. The name of the Lord will always be on your lips. The mind will be ever fixed at the lotus-feet of the Lord. The mind will be ever producing the image of the Lord. It will be ever seeing the picture of the Lord. You will actually feel that Sattva or purity, light, bliss, knowledge and love are ever flowing from the Lord to you and filling up your heart.

You will have no body-consciousness. Even if there be body-consciousness, it will be in the form of a Samskara or a mental retention. A drunkard may not have full consciousness that he has a cloth round his body. He may feel that something is loosely hanging from his body. Even so, you will have a feeling of the body. You will feel that something is sticking to you like a loose cloth or loose shoes.

You will have no attraction for the sex. You will have no sex-idea. Women will appear to you as manifestations of the Lord. Money and gold will appear to you as pieces of stone. You will have intense love for all creatures. You will be absolutely free from lust, greed, anger, jealousy, pride, delusion, etc. You will have peace of mind even when people insult you, beat you and persecute you. The reason why you are not perturbed is that you get immense spiritual strength from the Indweller or the Lord. Pain or pleasure, success or failure, honour or dishonour, respect or disrespect, gain or loss are alike for you.

Even in dreams, you are in communion with the Lord. You will not behold any worldly pictures.

You will converse with the Lord in the beginning. You will see Him in physical form. When your consciousness becomes cosmic, conversation will stop. You will enjoy the language of the silence or the language of the heart. From vaikhari (vocal speech) you will pass on to Madhyama, Pasyanti and Para (subtle forms of sounds) and eventually you will rest in soundless Omkara or soundless Brahman.

Dispassion, Discrimination, serenity, self-restraint, one-pointedness of mind, Ahimsa, Satya, purity, forbearance, fortitude, patience, forgiveness, absence of anger, spirit of service, sacrifice, love for all, will be your habitual qualities. You will be a cosmic friend and benefactor.

During meditation you will have no idea of time. You will not hear any sounds. You, will have no idea of the environments. You will forget your name and all relationship with others. You will enjoy perfect peace and bliss. Gradually you will rest in Samadhi.

Samadhi is an indescribable state. It is beyond the reach of mind and speech. In Samadhi or the superconscious state the meditator loses his individuality and becomes identical with the Supreme Self. He becomes an embodiment of bliss, peace and knowledge. So much only can be said. You have to experience this yourself through constant meditation.

Contentment, unruffled state of mind, cheerfulness, patience, decrease in the excretions, sweet voice, eagerness and steadiness in the practice of meditation, disgust for worldly prosperity or success and company, desire to remain alone in a quiet room or in seclusion, desire for association with Sadhus and Sannyasins, Ekagrata or one-pointedness of mind are some of the signs which indicate that you are growing in purity, that you are progressing in the spiritual path.

You will hear various kinds of Anahata sounds like the sound of a bell, a kettledrum, thunder, conch, Vina or flute, the humming of a bee, etc., during meditation. The mind can be fixed on any of these sounds. This also will lead to Samadhi. You will behold various kinds of colours and lights during meditation. This is not the goal. You will have to merge the mind in that which is the source for these lights and colours.

"The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor does this lightning shine and much less this fire. When He shines, everything shines after Him; by His Light all these shine."

He meditates also like this:

"This air does not blow there. The fire does not burn there. There is neither mind nor Prana (vital-energy) in that homogeneous essence."

"Asabda (soundless), Asparsa (touchless), Arupa (formless), Agandha (odourless), Aprana (without Prana), Amana (mindless), Atindriya (beyond the senses), Adrishya (not perceived by the physical eye)--Chidanandarupah Sivoham, Sivoham. I am blissful Siva, I am blissful Siva."

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Lesson 3 - Discover yourself through Meditation

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Meditation is the most wonderful adventure:

Meditation enables us to enjoy consciously the peace, happiness and revitalization that we unconsciously have in sleep. Meditation lifts us above the cares and anxieties of our daily life, it enables us to overcome our moral weaknesses and evil habits and thus transform our very life. By dispelling ignorance, meditation removes all our morbid and childish fears and leads us to the hall of divine light, where we perceive our self as the immortal essence of all existence, where we realize that we are at once linked in a bond of eternal love with all creation. By enabling us to get in tune with this cosmic substratum and so with others, meditation gives us supernatural powers.

"An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory"

Enjoy deep Meditation by following steps:

Select a calm, quiet, clean and secluded spot or a room or corner of a room in your house reserved for this purpose. Sit there (preferably facing east?the sun rises in the east?or north?there is a great power in the north pole), with a symbol of God or a lighted lamp or candle, placed at eye-level. The best posture is, of course, the lotus posture; if you cannot do this, sit in any comfortable posture with your body erect. The yogi wants you to keep the back straight. All sorts of interesting reasons have been given, and one might be of interest to you. If the small of the back is held in, your back is naturally straighter than before. It seems to promote alertness of the mind. The moment you slouch and the small of the back shoots backwards and the spine curves forward your alertness is gone. The best time to meditate is from 4 to 6 a.m., but if this is not possible do this as soon as you wake up. It is good to have a quick bath; if this is not possible (without loss of the good morning hour), have a quick wash of hands, feet and face.

Chant a few hymns or offer your own prayer (audibly) to the lord: this is like switching the radio on and tuning it. Raise the mind to a higher level. Imagine you are in the presence of god. This may appear to be self-hypnotism, but the results are astounding.

Become aware that you are seated in your room or wherever it is. You are now aware of even your body contact with the seat. The knowledge "I am sitting here"ensures that the mind is also here and does not wander away. If the attention tends to wander, gently but firmly bring it back:"I am sitting here" Become aware of the sensation of the hands resting on your knees or in your lap. Immediately the attention is brought within the body and once the attention is narrowed down, the whole inside seems to be illuminated. You realize that just one thing is happening?breathing. You are breathing.

Chant "OM" deeply, concentrating on the solar plexus, feeling that the sound vibrations arise from there. Feel that these sound vibrations travel upwards towards the crown of the head, through the vagus nerve. They actually will. When they reach the throat-region close your lips and continue ommmmmmm and let the sound fade out at the crown of the head. Do this three or six times.

It is one of those ironies of life that we seem to be interested in so many wonderful things in this world without paying the least attention to the greatest wonder which is breathing. It is because we are breathing that we are alive, that we are able to enjoy life. It is a supreme wonder. Ask yourself: "What makes you breathe out and having exhaled?what makes you inhale again?" What makes one take the next breath, or in other words, how does the breathing go on? When you pay attention to this you have forgotten where you are sitting. That is, the attention has gone still deeper within yourself and is now ready to go even deeper down. Breathe normally, effortlessly. At the same time, close the glottis a little bit, so that the breath itself produces some sound. (It is not the vocal cords but the glottis that helps to produce this sound.) Let this sound also fade away and not stop abruptly. You will find that your mind follows this sound and "goes inwards." You may do ujjayi or bhramari pranayama.

Breathe gently now. Watch the breath. Try to listen to it without producing any sound even with the throat. It is good to use a visualisation of the nadis in conjunction with the breathing to bring about more intense concentration of the mind. Visualise the inhaled breath flowing down the ida and the pingala nadis on both sides of the spine. Hold the breath (Kumbhaka) for just a moment. (Kumbhaka literally means "epot-like" which alludes to the abdominal cavity being filled by the inhaled breath.) Visualise the exhaled breath ascending up the sushumna (the central channel), at the same time drawing the abdomen in and up, as in uddiyana bandha.

Now the only thing you are doing is breathing. That is the only action, motion, movement. Become aware of this. Let there be the inner awareness, "I am breathing," and let this stop the mind from doing something else. Gently but firmly hold on to the awareness, "I am breathing"

Repeat your mantra (any name of god or sacred formula or "OM") as you breathe in and out, without straining the breath. Associate the mantra with the breath?this is the trick. Repeat it once while you breathe in and once while you breathe out. If the mantra is long, repeat half while inhaling and the other half while exhaling, without breaking it. Without tension you gently but actively keep listening to the mantra being heard within yourself. Become more and more deeply aware of this sound. Listen to it with all your heart, with all your attention.

Keep looking at the picture, symbol or the flame in front of you (that is what you have been doing all the time, at least from step 5 above) but transfer that symbol to within yourself. Feel that the image is in your own heart. See it there. Do not stare at the picture or flame in front; if you do, then your eyes will get tired and begin to smart. If you merely look without staring or focusing you will find that the symbol goes out of focus. Do not worry. Your eyes will not blink. They will not water or smart.

Now close your eyes if you like, and visualize that image of god clearly within your heart. Let it be radiant and living. If the mind tends to wander keep the eyes open, looking within.

Gradually let that image expand till it occupies your whole body, the room in which you are sitting and eventually the whole world. Feel this. Feel that you yourself are just a little part of god, one with him.

Sit like this for a minimum period of 20 minutes. (The preliminaries may take about 10 minutes.) Gradually increase this period.

After this period is over, offer a prayer to the lord for the health and long life of sick people (whom you can actually visualize in front of you) and the peace and prosperity of those who are suffering.

Get up slowly. Do not immediately run away. Take a few minutes before you leave the meditation room. Your mind and your nerves were extremely calm during this practice and if you suddenly jump out of that mood and rush into company, you might injure the nerves. This is very important.

You can practice this at other times, too?several times a day. Do not sit for this practice within two hours after a meal. Do not wear tight clothing.

Do not eat anything for half an hour after this practice. And do not take bath immediately either.

If you wish to do a few rounds of pranayama, you may do so before you start this meditation practice or soon after step 2 above. Bhastrika is useful.
If the mind wanders open your eyes, gaze at the picture and start all over again from step 5 above.

Japa (repetition of a mantra) itself will lead to meditation. The lord's grace will lead you to meditation and samadhi.

If evil thoughts enter the mind, do not pay any attention to them. Let them depart, as uninvited guests will if totally ignored! Go on with your japa, visualizingIt is very important to see that the body and mind are relaxed. There should be no tension anywhere. The posture of the body should be steady but not tense. The mind should be concentrated on the object with ease: otherwise, every extraneous thought entering the mind will also get fixed there! Let go your hold on the world and gently hold on to the thought of god.

The secret in meditation is to be active without effort. Usually we are either active and full of effort or we go to sleep. But there is a state which is the happy medium between the two?to be awake and alert, but without struggle.

In the initial stages of meditation it is possible that as soon as the mind is concentrated and you begin to do japa, something you had forgotten is recollected by the mind. If it pertains to the business of the day, the mind is distracted. It is therefore advisable (in the initial stages) to keep a piece of paper and pencil by your side and note these down, so that the mind may be reassured that they will not be forgotten again and that it could go on with the japa. Use your commonsense in overcoming such obstacles. the lord in the heart. If the mind wanders, resort to mental worship; or, open your eyes again and gaze at the image.

One of the main reasons why this meditation exercise is performed in the early morning hours is because it is then that the ego-sense arises after the period of deep sleep earlier. It is therefore possible to ask oneself: "Where was this ego-sense a few minutes ago? How does it arise and what is its source?"

Even during the day, close your eyes every hour and consciously withdraw the mind from the world, repeat the mantra and meditate upon god for just a few seconds. Keep up the current. If you keep a small japamala (rosary) in your pocket, it will help.

By even attempting to practice meditation you will enjoy peace of mind and the ability to concentrate the mind at will wherever you are.

Another period of meditation just before going to bed is of incalculable benefit. It carries the fruits of meditation into the state of deep sleep. A great spiritual teacher said that if you restore order to the mind before you go to sleep, the mind is free to refresh itself thoroughly. Meditation restores order to the mind.

Lesson 2 - Inner Light meditation

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Inner Light Meditation:

Steps to Follow:

Sit comfortably with your eyes closed.

Look at the screen that fills the space behind your closed eyelids.

Notice any light that appears on your inner screen. The light may appear as little particles, patterns, images, colors, "snow" on a screen, etc. (Consider anything that is not absolute darkness to be a form of light.)

Gently focus on the light.

It is not necessary to focus clearly. Simply look at the light with relaxed attention.

If you feel as though you are slipping into a sleep-like or dream-like state, allow it to happen.

If you do not see any light on your screen, it's ok... just focus on the dark screen. Whatever you experience is all right.

If you notice you have drifted off into your thoughts, simply bring your attention back to your inner screen and continue looking at the light.

Benefits of this meditation:

Relaxation and stress reduction.

Increased flow of fuel to the brain.

Direct experience of your calm, unbounded Inner Spirit.

Connecting with your Inner Spirit taps a wellspring of spiritual energy. This energy nourishes and enhances all levels of life... physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.

When connected with your Inner Spirit, life flows more effortlessly, and you begin to perceive the world as a more supportive, enjoyable place.

Regular contact with your Inner Spirit catalyzes a gradual shift to a higher level of consciousness... centered in the peace, joy, and freedom of your Spirit.

Gradual opening of the 6th chakra - the Inner Eye - giving clear insight and inner vision.

Learn To Meditate - Lesson 1 - Lamp meditation

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Light meditation or lamp meditation:

This is one of the best method which has been followed in most of the culture and the efficacy of this technique has made itself a favorite among the starters, and also person who have attained considerable control in the practice.

We use a source of light-a candle, a lamp, or any source of light, which can give soft and steady light visible to the eyes of person who is meditating. First start concentrating on the light and tries to free your mind from all other thoughts and vagaries-this is most important for any sort of meditation that you need to keep your mind steady at the source on which you are concentrating. By practicing this continually we can have a steady concentration.

This is improves your concentrating and also the energy level in your body.

The Four Path of Yoga which is essential for Life

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The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation and also to know the secret of Life, we need to follow this yoga, which are:

Karma Yoga,
Bhakti Yoga,
Raja Yoga and
Jnana Yoga.

Karma Yoga is suitable for a man of active temperament.
Bhakti Yoga for a man of devotional temperament.
Raja Yoga for a man of mystic temperament.
Jnana Yoga for a man of rational and philosophical temperament, or a man of enquiry.

Mantra Yoga, Laya Yoga or Kundalini Yoga, Lambika Yoga and Hatha Yoga, are other Yogas. Yoga, really, means union with God. The practice of Yoga leads to communion with the Lord. Whatever may be the starting point, the end reached is the same.

This all the ways to learn to know ourself and to reach the destiny of our soul.

Yoga which was thought to Arjuna By Lord Krishna

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The dialogue between Krishna and the Pandava hero Prince Arjuna on the meaning of life.
This dialogue takes place before the great Mahabharata battle on the holy field of Kurukshetra.

Krishna explains the nature of the immortal Self - the Atman - and the proper way to reach the Brahman. Krishna maintains that people must shed the burden of karma, or residual blameworthiness, for wrongs committed in their present and former lives.

Krishna assures Prince Arujna that the Self, (Atman) cannot kill or be killed, once a human body expires the Self previously contained therein becomes available for reincarnation according to its merits or demerits in terms of karma. Krisha urges that given this reincarnation it would worse for Prince Arujna to decline the battle than to fail in his duties as a warrior.

Krishna outlines three approaches towards union with God.

Karma Yoga - the Way of Action

Jnana Yoga - the Way of Knowledge

Bhakti Yoga - the Way of Devotion

Karma Yoga
Each person should do his or her duty with faith and without hope of personal benefit or ambition. This faith and this disinterestedness act to purge people following Karma Yoga of their burden of karma. Faithless and self-interested actions would tend to increase that burden. Only by shedding the burden of karma can people hope to achieve release from an endless cycle of births, deaths, and rebirths into lives involving suffering.

Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga allows people to seek union with God through contemplation, meditation, and the realisation that the Self (Atman) and the World-Soul (Brahman) are One.

Bhakti Yoga
Under Bhakti Yoga Krishna may be worshipped as a spirit or as an image by his followers. Every worshipper who approaches with a sincerely loving heart is fully accepted. Krishna will accept any offering, be it little or be it great, as long as it is made with love. Union with Brahman, and release from the suffering inherent to the otherwise endless cycle of births, deaths, and rebirths, can be attained through sincere devotion to Krishna.

This were the yoga's which was told by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. When you follow this yoga technique you can reach the Brahman.

Brahmakumaris thoughts about life

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Truth of Life is by knowing What's Spiritualism? Simple in words - Universal Light is called Spiritualism.

There is one God, Who is the father who is the enlightenment of everything in this universe. Who cant to seen directly, its can be felt and feel by everyone, if we try to follow his words.

"I am only the one incorporeal, invisible shining light, Hindus call me "Jyothirlingam", Muslims "Noor-Eh-Allah", Christians "Yahova" which means "Point of Light". I came for you from "Paramdham", the supreme Abode, to transform this world into Heaven once again. Recognized Me, your Eternal father & remember Me, the Purifier, to attain health, Wealth & Happiness & also to enter the forth coming Golden Age." by means of doing meditation. Which will be seen in detailed in the up coming days.

Poetry of Swami Vivekananda

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He who is in you and outside you,

Who works through all hands,
Who walks on all feet,
Whose body are all ye,
Him worship, and break all other idols!

He who is at once the high and low,
The sinner and the saint,
Both God and worm,
Him worship — visible, knowable, real, omnipresent,
Break all other idols!

In whom is neither past life
Nor future birth nor death,
In whom we always have been
And always shall be one,
Him worship. Break all other idols!

Ye fools! who neglect the living God,
And His infinite reflections with which the world is full.

While ye run after imaginary shadows,
That lead alone to fights and quarrels,
Him worship, the only visible!
Break all other idols!

- Swami Vivekananda

Thoughts and Waves

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The ancients of India studied these powers systematically, and showed that they could be acquired by practice. They embodied their findings in a science called Raja Yoga. One of their conclusions was that the minds of individuals were parts of an external continuum which they called the Universal Mind. It was this that made seemingly miraculous phenomena like telepathy possible. They held that such phenomena were not super-natural but natural. Today, we take for granted waves that enable us not only to see and hear, but also burn, melt, cut, penetrate and carry information across space; we still do not know whether thought waves can do these or more !

The science of Yoga addresses the laws and methods which help man to grow and strengthen his personality. These laws indicate that behind the gross level of power
that we can physically sense, lie sources of power of increasing sutlety, the ultimate one being the spirit. Man, both as an individual and as a race, is progressing, not only towards acquiring these deeper powers, but to an ideal beyond.

"Let us call it (this ideal) perfection. Some men and women are born who can
anticipate the whole progress of mankind. Instead of waiting ..... they rush through
them (all the processes) in a few short years of their life. And we know that we can
hasten these processes, if we can be true to ourselves. ....... And this is what the Yogis say, that all great incarnations and prophets are such men. We have had such men at all periods of the world's history, at all times ..... Even this hastening of the growth must be under laws. Suppose we investigate these laws and understand their secrets and apply them to our own needs; it follows that we grow. We hasten our growth, we hasten our development, and we become perfect, even in this life. This is the higher part of our life, and the study of the science of the mind and it's powers has this perfection as it's real end."

"This science calls for more application that any business can ever require. ..... It challenges comparison with any other science. There have been charlatans, there
have been magicians, there have been cheats, more here than any other field. Why ?
For the same reason, that the more profitable the business, the greater the number
of charlatans and cheats. But that is no reason why the business should not be good"

- Swami Vivekananda