I am totally awed being born in India (erstwhile Bharatvarsha)… citadel of Hinduism, foremost of all religions existing on mother earth.
Born in a Jain family, right from six years of age I believed more in principles of Bhagavad Gita given by Lord Krishna than scriptures of Jainism. The reason was clear. I did not believe in age-old rituals that carried no meaning on path of pure spirituality in present life.
For a six-year-old fathoming depth of cosmic wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita was not possible. But my inclination towards God, God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism) was absolute. Going to Jain temples and praying to various Tirthankaras was not my cup of tea. I had many questions within. Who was I, what was my relationship with God, what was the purpose of life on mother earth etc. Indulging in rituals of Jainism… I was getting nowhere. I asked all… elders in the family and community but replies were not forthcoming. Something within told me that answer to all my queries rested with Lord Krishna.
Slowly I realized that teachings of Bhagavad Gita were foremost of all sacred scriptures of Hinduism. I started indulgence in scriptures of Hinduism wholeheartedly.
I took path of truthfulness, never to lie ever in my life. I went in search of God. Indulging in self enquiry, path of jnana yoga, nishkama karma yoga… lying in shavasna pose of yoga after a lapse of about 31 years, I finally succeeded in reaching God in the wee hours of third of August 1993. I had finally reached 8.4 millionth manifestation, last in cosmic life cycle. Everything contained in Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads became clear like ABCD. I had finally reached cosmic end of life.
Looking back I realize… there was nothing nobler than being born in Hindustan (modern India). My knowledge of Sanskrit paved way for understanding intricacies of scriptural texts.
All my life I never indulged in rituals… the Vedas. I read everything relating to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana. I followed path of self enquiry propagated by Maharishi Ramana. Lying in shavasna pose of yoga I indulged in yoga meditation to the hilt. By negating everything that was not God… I finally succeeded in reaching God in present life. If I say I duplicated path of jnana yoga followed by Maharishi Ramana… I am glad I did.
My faith in God Almighty (Shraddha in Hinduism) from six years of age was absolute. By practicing absolute celibacy for a period of 14 years in continuation… I finally succeeded in full awakening of kundalini shakti (coiled Serpentine energy lying dormant in base of spine). This resulted in opening of Sahasra Pushpa (thousand petalled Lotus) existing in brain behind forehead.
To summarize all… to learn intricacies of cosmic life, indulging in scriptures of Hinduism… being born a Hindu is truly an asset none can deny.
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161014)
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