Everything in field of pure spirituality was absolute, based on absolute truth…ifs and buts seemingly did not exist! The whole mankind, life on mother earth was invariably governed by inscrutable law of karma… as we sow so shall we reap nothing more or less! As advocated by Adi Shankaracharya in doctrine of Maya (veil of illusion), the whole cosmos does […]
The journey of a spirit (more popularly termed a soul atman in Hinduism) starts with occurrence of big bang when all souls’ atmans scattered all over cosmos at unimaginable speeds. In the melee, the hurtling souls’ atmans gathered impurities similar as a rolling ball gathers moss. To cleanse self of dross impurities within starts cosmic life cycle of every spirit […]
Path of spirituality demands absolute control over five senses and mind. Sexual inhibitions were an absolute taboo on path of pure spirituality. Not controlling but channelizing sexual energy towards the only goal of life human beings finally succeed in full of awakening of kundalini shakti, the coiled Serpentine energy lying dormant in base of spine! In the initial stages of […]
At six years of age I indulged in spirituality to realize my true inner self existing in my heart. Something within my heart fluttered all the time as if it wanted to convey something. Initially I suppressed this voice. Finally as the voice grew louder I concentrated on it to know what it was. Discussions with elders in the family […]
Life derives its meaning when we pursued our passion in life. We just could not keep living life. We must indulge in it wholeheartedly as people in West do… living in the present! For me living in the present meant indulging in spirituality to reach god. From six years of age I pursued this dream of knowing everything relating […]
Can anyone become a Nobel Laureate without formal schooling? Can enlightenment be achieved without indulging in spirituality? Path of asceticism… austerity, self-denial, abstinence, non-indulgence, self-discipline was necessitated to reach spiritual goal of life. Path of spirituality demands establishing absolute control over five senses and mind, subduing our ego in totality forever. Control over five senses and mind, ego can […]
If we do nothing in present life then we become a slave to our destiny. Intelligent human beings who pursued their passion in life never believed in destiny. They went ahead, formed a definite goal in life and pursued it with all eggs in one basket finally manifesting success and destiny forever. If we seriously look at life history […]
Ever since cosmos came into being with explosion of big bang, God Almighty (Brahman) acts as Dhrishta (onlooker) never interfering with creation of his. Initially came, tree of Dharma (righteousness) something inherent in all living beings including human beings! Guided by Dharma human beings in the nascent stages of life lived cordially, a time when not even a single […]
None by the name of Lord Shiva ever lived on mother earth. Everything detailed in scriptures of different religions of world was allegorical, metaphorical to explain the hidden underlying cosmic truths of life. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna explicitly says Lord Shiva was an attribute of God Almighty, part of Hindu Trinity of gods! In Hinduism Lord Shiva is considered […]
It was not for human beings to choose what would be left behind after death of mortal body! As detailed in Bhagavad Gita after death of mortal form our soul atman manifests a new body based on residual balance of karma at the time of death. So it was residual balance of karma that moved from one manifestation to another. […]
Chanakya, an able teacher and scholar of his times was publicly ridiculed by Dhana Nanda. Chanakya, a much respected name in Taxila University felt the pinch. He there and then decided to teach Dhana Nanda a lesson. To realize his dream of defeating Dhana Nanda he searched for the right pupil. Sighting administrative skills of Chandra Gupta, he decided to […]
In pursuit of God from six years of age, I searched for a spiritual master to guide me in the journey of life. Foremost of all was my mother. I put forward many queries to her but no reply! Probably she did not have the answers. Next I tried asking my father but was scared most of time. My father […]
Living in the moment is what life all about! Unless we enjoy the present, no value pursuing a future, no matter how much bright! Life is always a journey, never a goal! Prompted by ego from within, desires and wishes keep mounting. By subduing our ego to some extent we could manifest the present. We should always indulge in work […]
After mortal death, our soul atman immediately manifests a new body based on residual balance of karma at the time of death. Only if matching parents are not available, the soul atman hibernates in heaven or hell… in heaven if the residual balance of karma was positive and hell, if negative! No sooner matching parents become available; the hibernating soul […]
All our sufferings resulted from a negative residual balance of karma of the moment. If we stood at a karmic index of -2, where was the cause for any worry! Indulging in positive karma, good karma we could easily neutralize the negative influence of bad karma and also accumulate a positive karmic index. In that eventuality we would experience happiness […]
People who indulged in atrocities of the highest order like Hitler could not manifest a human body in near future. The scriptures of Hinduism and Jainism were absolutely clear on this point of cosmic life. The soul atman of Hitler could manifest form of an animal or even lower form of life! That was how law of karma operated… as […]
People in India preached to others something different than what they practiced all the time in real life! We were not clean from within! Even though one harbored ill will for others, on the face one was very sweet! Our feelings of ill will within reflected on our face all the time. We were never happy from within! For Indians […]
In the sermon of Bhagavad Gita in the battle of Mahabharata Lord Krishna explicitly says… whenever there is downfall I shall descend to re-establish Dharma (righteousness). In the present Kali Yuga (Dark Age, metal age) Lord Krishna would advent as Kalki Avatar, one possessing almost equivalent powers! By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 […]
When we were positive in life the results were always positive! For results to precipitate it definitely took some time! Negative thoughts precipitated faster. In my 60 years of life never for once did the opposite happen. Yes, thinking positive all the time sometimes I had to wait for results for days! While indulging in hit and trial method […]
In physical manifest form, human beings could never cross boundaries of time and space… now or in future ever! As ordained by God moment human beings reached stage of enlightenment and finally moksha salvation… as a free soul atman one could travel to any part of cosmos at will. The powers of all enlightened souls like Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, […]
From ground floor of Empire State building can we view whole of New York? As we climbed different floors our view increases. The whole of New York becomes visible from top floor. Indulging in yoga meditation… path of contemplation we activated dormant lying portions of brain. As our indulgence in yoga meditation, accordingly the utilization of brain! Normal human beings […]
In the nascent stages when human form had not yet evolved as today, people worshipped Surya Devta mostly out of fear as absence of sunlight on mother earth even for a few days could result in death of every form of life. With advancements in science, the mystery of Surya Devta no more remained a mystery, everything became known to […]
Stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi was not that easily reached. Mahavira stood on a hillock for 12 years in continuation to reach stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Siddhartha Gautama sat under a bodhi tree for a period of 12 years to reach stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Remaining in state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi permanently announces one becoming an enlightened one forever. Nirvikalpa […]
Contemplation, the only path to indulging in meditation could be practiced anywhere… in the open or most crowded streets of the city. In the initial stages of spiritual pursuit I also believed that meditation is best indulged in the quiet confines of a room. Slowly I realized I could indulge in contemplation even while jogging, walking, standing, swimming… studying or […]
Position in Hinduism or Jainism was not different than Christianity. People went to temples to pray to God but all the time indulged in meaningless gossip. No one seemed interested in knowing God. When young about six years of age I accompanied my mother to various Jain temples. I also prayed to God through medium of idols kept in […]
Perceived from pessimist point of view the glass was half empty but from an optimists point of view the glass was half full. The present society is going downhill and in a short while from now would reach a point of no return. In Dwapar Yuga during times of Lord Krishna almost similar conditions existed. To put the society […]
Love is the fundamental property of cosmic system in absence of which no living form could survive. Love was necessary to maintain harmony, order in the society. It is only our love for God that human beings embarked on spiritual journey. It is our love for mother earth that human beings cared for mother next to God. It was only […]
Initially came, tree of Dharma that developed a strong footing with advent of Lord Krishna (an avatar of his era) who succeeds in re-establishing Dharma (righteousness). This tree of Dharma developed its first branch and came, Mahavira (24th Tirthankara of Jainism). Few years later another branch and advent Siddhartha Gautama! Still another branch; came Jesus Christ and a few centuries […]
Bhagavad Gita does not relate to physical manifest life! If our goal of life was spiritual only then we must indulge in Bhagavad Gita, never otherwise! Following teachings contained in Bhagavad Gita human beings finally reached God in their lifetime. I know many who started in pursuit of God via path of jnana yoga as detailed in Bhagavad Gita only […]
As detailed in Bhagavad Gita divinity was present in every human being from beginning of life. An avatar descending from above was allegorical, a metaphor to explain importance of an avatar for mankind. One amongst us, an ordinary mortal in times of extreme strife, tribulation takes upon himself the responsibility of re-establishing dharma (righteousness)! Such a feat could not be […]