Control over willpower can be established when we negate ego to zero in stages. A very slow but steady process! Our willpower stems from presence of consciousness, our soul atman within our heart. Dominated by a bloated ego when we did not want to hear the promptings of soul atman from within, our willpower loses its sheen, goes into background. […]
Immortality never belonged in the physical body. Immortality was the stage when a soul atman devoid of dross impurities within reaches stage of absolute purity. Moment human beings gained enlightenment and finally moksha salvation (Nirvana in Buddhism) one gains immortality forever. The liberated soul atman, emancipated from cycle of birth and death gains entry in kingdom of God (Vaikuntha in […]
In search of spiritual truths of life many from western world flocked to Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (about two hrs journey from my place), a city with serene surroundings, bathing ghats etc. on the bank of Ganges River. I visit this place often as Gita press is located here. Many times I tried to survey what these foreigners were trying […]
The third eye (referred by some as pineal gland located between the two hemispheres near the center of brain) could not be opened of its own. It needs indulgence in path of spirituality, yoga meditation… practice of absolute celibacy for a minimum period of 12 years in continuation. Only then our kundalini shakti activates fully and reaches Sahasra Pushpa (thousand […]
A book that helps one form a definite goal in life, pursue that goal with all eggs in one basket was… “Law of success” by Napoleon Hill! Before I could pursue God from six years of age having a definite goal in life was of utmost importance and in that law of success by Napoleon Hill came to my rescue. […]
There were primarily two lessons rendered by battle of Mahabharata. 1. In times of strife, extreme tribulation… to put the society back on its pedestal, the mother of all wars like Mahabharata gets necessitated. Every Mahabharata war announces coming of an avatar of that era (God manifest in human form). In Dwapar Yuga came Lord Krishna and to annihilate […]
When we practiced celibacy (Brahmacharya Vrata) in right earnestness our kundalini awakened in stages, activating chakras one by one. This results in dormant lying portions of our brain getting activated. This was a very slow time consuming process yet benefits are immense. We also need invoking positive thoughts most of time. By remaining positive we neutralized negative residual balance […]
One single scripture Bhagavad Gita that was a proprietary of Hinduism religion contained all! The surprising part, it was universal in nature. For following precepts of spirituality one need not convert to Hinduism ever. Remaining wherever we were following any religion faith or belief… we could ceremoniously indulge in teachings of Bhagavad Gita to reach stage of enlightenment and finally […]
Philosophical books, sacred texts were never meant for reading. We could never understand anything in a philosophical book literally. We need contemplating, introspecting… logically reasoning every step of life. If we desire reaching the hidden underlying meaning in sacred texts, our indulgence in contemplation was an absolute must. One single book, the sermon of Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna […]
In yesteryears in erstwhile Bharatvarsha (now India) various kings engaged services of Rajpurohits (priests). The job was lucrative and to avoid displeasure of King, the Rajpurohits of those era started manipulating the sacrosanct religious practices. With passage of time, they developed a coterie and overpowered the King. Whatever was stated by Rajpurohits had to be followed. The whole religious […]
The doctrine of Maya (veil of illusion) propagated by Adi Shankaracharya explicitly states that other than God (Brahman) nothing existed in cosmos. All was an act of Maya (illusion). Adi Shankaracharya explains it thus; If we presume the present cosmos has a boundary then what beyond? If we say the present cosmos does not have a boundary and was […]
Wisdom termed jnana in Hinduism is gained through scriptures, sacred texts of different religions of world. Wisdom could never be gained through bookish knowledge, it always comes from within. When human beings indulged in path of contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning, the hidden underlying meaning of sacred texts… unveiled before us. No matter how much we indulged in bookish knowledge, one […]
The difference between success and failure existed in choosing a goal in life. All successful people in different walks of life very early formed a definite goal in life and pursued it with all eggs in one basket. Most channelized sexual energy (practice of Brahmacharya Vrata, Celibacy) towards the only goal of life gaining absolute success in the bargain. […]
The most powerful attribute of God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism) reflects only one thing. Lord Shiva always has a serpent in his neck. His body is also depicted blue. Allegorically Lord Shiva represents an enlightened soul, one whose kundalini had awakened fully. The serpent in the neck of Lord Shiva was reminiscent of this fact. Unless human beings practiced […]
Prime reason why entire creation is termed an act of Maya (veil of illusion) by Adi Shankaracharya, the reason for God Almighty (Brahman) creating present cosmos was known to none… not even enlightened ones or avatars (God manifest in human form). The cosmos just creates of its own, not even in control of God Almighty. Though God Almighty is the […]
Maryada Purushottam Rama existed about 800 years before coming of Lord Krishna. King Janaka (father of Sita in Ramayana) was an enlightened one who gained his wisdom under able preceptorship of sage Yajnavalkya (composer and compiler of most voluminous Brihadaranyaka Upanishad). All Upanishads (record of above 200 Upanishads exists in India today) came into being after coming of four […]
Realization in spiritual sense relates to stage of self realization, god realization… the end stage of spiritual pursuit! Self realization indicates we, as a soul atman… reaching stage of absolute purity. Ever since occurrence of big bang when all pure souls atmans got separated from their source God Almighty himself (Brahman in Hinduism), they got mired in impurities in […]
Journey of spirituality had innumerous aspects all of which could not be detailed here. Primarily we need distinguishing between dharma, religion and spirituality. Once all the three definitions were clear we could indulge in path of pure spirituality. Spiritual travel demands our indulgence in yoga meditation via path of contemplation, logical reasoning… introspection. For a soul atman to cut […]
Swami Vivekananda indulged in pure spirituality, spreading message of Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads worldwide. In times when religious practices were more in vogue, Swami Vivekananda impressed upon spiritual practices that led mankind directly towards God (Brahman in Hinduism). Swami Vivekananda made it absolutely clear that God could not be reached via path of religious practices (rituals). By: Vijay Kumar […]
Despite his spiritual master Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa insisting on gaining enlightenment, Swami Vivekananda refused for the same. He went to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa only to affirm presence of God Almighty. My question to Swami Vivekananda would be… When shall you gain enlightenment and how would people recognize you in next manifestation that you were Swami Vivekananda from previous life! […]
In human form we had a cycle of 1.1 million manifestations before human beings gained enlightenment. In this long chain of events life always seemed predestined unless we indulged in requisite karma to mould destiny in our favour, become absolute master and controller of present life. All human beings had a free will, power of discrimination exercising which we […]
In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna clearly admonishes human beings from worshipping attributes of God Almighty! Lord Krishna advises worshipping Brahman (God) directly. Indulging in rituals one truly never gained anything on spiritual path. Still in India, most immersed in religious practices unmindful of results! Kali Yuga exists only in India. Indians keep waiting for advent of Kalki avatar. None […]
Yoga was the most grossly misunderstood precept of spirituality worldwide. Yoga, derived from root word yog means our soul atman wanting to yog with God Almighty, Parmatman (Brahman) at the earliest. In Hindi two yog two equals four. What people actually indulged was a set of yogic exercises called asanas. Before indulging in yoga meditation, path of spirituality yogis in […]
On path of yoga meditation most human beings world over confused with yogic exercises, asanas. We should indulge in yoga meditation via path of contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning. Lying in shavasna pose of yoga when going to bed in the night I used to call for a roundtable conference consisting of Lord Krishna and other enlightened souls like Mahavira, Gautama […]
Path of pure spirituality can be followed by anyone who had the requisite patience, persistence and perseverance to withstand rigours of yoga meditation. Path of spirituality demands our indulgence in contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning most of time. Yoga meditation does not mean sitting in a room concentrating on nothing or indulging in yogic exercises, asanas alone. I, a civil […]
Indulging in yoga meditation, traveling path of spirituality when we reached stage of self realization… a feeling of total tranquility, serenity took over. All anger, hatred gone forever… nothing was more cool! We finally become a pure soul in the cosmic journey of life. By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161106) […]
I started in search of God six years of age. At that time I did not know what yoga meditation was all about. On the advice of a relative I went to a so-called meditation centre and was told to concentrate on a dimly lit Candlelight in the center of the room. When I asked what I was supposed to […]
For those indulging in field of pure spirituality, God Almighty (Brahman) takes care of basic needs only. If we were prepared for that then we can indulge in path of spirituality wholeheartedly. I started in search of God six years of age and completed my spiritual journey at 37. This is my last manifestation on mother earth, 8.4 millionth manifestation, […]
The first thing I do every morning is close my eyes and pay obeisance to Brahman (God Almighty), creator of entire cosmos… the one and only one! This I do while lying in shavasna pose of yoga. As Sun is direct representative of God Almighty where existed all souls’ atmans, obeisance to Brahman or his representative Sun meant the same. […]
The battle of Mahabharata was never about past or present but about continuity of life in cosmic system. It was all about re-establishing Dharma (righteousness) in the face of adharma (lawlessness). The entire story of Mahabharata, the epic concentrates on life journey of human beings! Everything contained in Mahabharata epic was allegorical, symbolic. Every single moment of life […]