There is a reason why enlightenment is difficult to gain as a woman. All women were imbibed with Moha (extreme emotional attachment) due to which they took care of family. In absence of Moha, the whole family system may go astray, haywire. Cutting across shackles of Moha was extremely difficult, prime reason why in the entire history of mankind only […]
Path of spirituality can always be traveled living in family. Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita clearly says highest Yogi was one who could satisfactorily undertake spiritual journey while living in family. Vairagya (renunciation) can be practiced while living in family or the community. One need not go to deep dense jungles (forests) in present times for contemplation, indulgence in sacred […]
Travelers of spiritual path not necessarily were broke all the time. Jesus Christ being born in a stable tells all. But most Tirthankars (preceptors) of Jainism were kings who became a renunciate in favour of kingdom of God. They left in search of abstract truths of life leaving everything we called family or community. They were far from Moha (extreme […]
Most human beings particularly in West relate religion to God, prime reason why they become atheists! As detailed in Bhagavad Gita God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism) was Nirakaar in form (having no form). Travelers of spiritual path believed in Nirakaar form of God, never Sakaar form of God (having a form). Indulging in rituals was not necessary to undertake […]
We need establishing control over Moha (extreme emotional attachment) to overcome desires in totality. We need traveling path of nishkama karma yoga to reduce our ego to zero. Realizing we were a trustee, caretaker taking care of things that already belonged to God Almighty… we stop running after fruits of karma performed. Ego can be overpowered forever only by indulgence […]
Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says one indulging in spirituality while in Grihastha ashram (family life) was the highest Yogi of all times. One definitely can gain enlightenment even while living in family. It is a different matter that for an enlightened one, in absence of Moha (extreme emotional attachment)… the delicate bondage that existed with children and family […]
Definitely, one consuming non-vegetarian diet can gain enlightenment in ones lifetime but would take much longer time compared to a vegetarian. Non-vegetarian diet induced unhealthy thoughts. To overpower five senses and mind in totality, consumption of non-vegetarian meals must be avoided. By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161022) Bhagavad Gita […]
Vedas (Hinduism revelations) originated much before coming of Lord Krishna and so was the case with Upanishads (independent treatises). As more and more sages and Rishis reached stage of enlightenment, they invoked words directly from domain of God Almighty. With coming of Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita came into being… which primarily contains essence of all Vedas and Upanishads. By: […]
All the Upanishadic texts were written and composed by enlightened souls. Unless one reaches stage of enlightenment, one could never draw from domain of God Almighty the messages contained in Upanishads. Everything contained in Upanishads were words invoked directly from God. By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161022) Bhagavad Gita Study […]
Commentaries on 11 primary Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita by Jayadayal Goyandka, Swami Ramsukhdas, Hanuman Prasad Poddar and Adi Shankaracharya were available with Gita press, Gorakhpur, India. The commentaries are commendable. They also have Puranas. Vedas are available with some Indology publishers based in New Delhi and Varanasi. All commentaries of Gita press contained the original script in Sanskrit […]
Consumption of meat stokes passions. For traveling path of spirituality sincerely our establishing absolute control over desires was necessitated. Consuming non-vegetarian diet, we were adding fuel to fire. Furthermore, our thought process was violated. For the sake of our food, someone (a bird or an animal) was killed. Maybe not directly but indirectly we become a sinner in part. […]
We just could not say that Bhagavad Gita was more influential than Vedas and Upanishads. We could only say that essence of spirituality contained in Bhagavad Gita could be understood by most compared to Vedas and Upanishads. Unless secrets of life contained in scriptures reached masses, the jnana wisdom contained in scriptures remained limited to scholars. With coming of Bhagavad […]
Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says… soul atman, consciousness existing in our heart wants liberation from Samsara (world of mortals) to reach stage of absolute purity. Liberation from cycle of birth and death in human form was not that easy. We need indulging in spirituality, path of contemplation… logical reasoning to reach hidden cosmic truths of life. Slowly step-by-step as […]
Hinduism religion has one and only God called Brahman. Practitioners of religion (rituals), believers in Sakaar form of God (having a form) believed in hordes of gods and goddesses. As detailed in Bhagavad Gita all gods and goddesses of Hinduism were nothing more than attributes of God Almighty (Brahman), creator of entire cosmos. Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita advocates […]
As Hinduism must aptly be called Sanatana Dharma as in yesteryears… following teachings of Sanatana Dharma contained in Bhagavad Gita, the sermon given to mankind by Lord Krishna… one could easily reach portals of God in our lifetime. Everything we called Hinduism was nothing more than spiritual precepts that formed part of Sanatana Dharma. Lord Krishna has been termed […]
For a commoner, one from masses… four ashramas (stages of life), were detailed in Sanatana Dharma. This was only to act as a guideline. If someone desired cutting short any journey, one was free to do so. Lord Krishna awakened his kundalini when very young. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa started in search of God quite young. Maharishi Ramana also started in […]
As the word denotes, Sanatana in Hinduism stood for everlasting, something existing from times immemorial. Definition of Dharma as dictated to me by God… “Dharma” … “Your right to do what is just and right and not what was destined”. Dharma was inherent in all living beings including human beings right from inception. When no religion existed on mother […]
In the last about 150 years amongst 7000 million people existing world over only two travelers of spiritual path finally reached stage of enlightenment… Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana! When young and in search of a guru, I found none. I started following teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana. Writings relating to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and […]
Sage Yajnavalkya (composer and compiler of most voluminous Brihadaranyaka Upanishad), the spiritual guru of King Janaka (father of Sita in Ramayana) was an enlightened soul. He ran a pretty large gurukul containing above 5000 students. He indulged in money for the sake of his gurukul and students. When he asked King Janaka for funds, King Janaka thought over it […]
The purpose of human life was fixed… travel path of spirituality and reach God in present life. For the fear of leaving their beloved ones, most human beings feared indulging in spirituality. This was a misnomer. As ordained by God, at whatever level we leave in present life, we could start our spiritual journey from the very same level in […]
We were primarily a soul atman, consciousness existing in our heart. We as a soul atman manifested human form to work out our karma, remove dross impurities within. All souls’ atmans emanated from the same source, God Almighty himself (Brahman in Hinduism). If an individual grain of sand is an independent soul atman, the whole mound God Almighty. […]
Now and in times to come, must we follow a spiritual master who had yet to gain enlightenment in present life? In the last about 150 years only two spiritual stalwarts finally succeeded in gaining enlightenment in their lifetime… Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana! When I could not find a spiritual master to guide me in the journey […]
The concept of entering a higher realm after death did not exist in the field of spirituality. The doctrine of karma takes care of everything. As we sow so shall we reap nothing more or less! The closing balance of present life becomes the opening balance for next manifestation at the time of death. Based on residual balance of karma […]
Enlightenment is achieved subduing our ego in totality. We also need establishing absolute control over five senses and mind. Desire to get enlightened will never get us enlightenment. We just could not desire anything on path of pure spirituality. We need indulging in nishkama karma yoga, offering fruits of karma performed to God Almighty all the time. One desire breeds […]
Ancestors of mankind at large, before first human being was born on mother earth were animals. All human beings directly evolved from stage of animals. Hinduism scriptures clearly state that present journey of life belongs to our soul atman, consciousness existing in our heart. No sooner life supporting planets like mother earth evolved in cosmic system, the first manifestation […]
If we desire manifesting success in life, we must follow the path of our passion, something that came from within. We always want to do something, indulging in which we would not only be happy but also manifest success. This path was different from what elders in the family, relatives and friends suggest us. Not necessarily that elders or friends […]