Thought Provoking Story….

Once a king called meeting with wise people, intellectuals, and masters.  He asked the gathering to give some mantra or suggestion which can hold well in all the times or in every circumstance or in every place. May it be joy or sorrow and even defeat?

Every one Scratch their head and came out with different suggestions but not a single one was acceptable to the King. No one had any worthy suggestions finally; King thought it is better to abandon the meeting.

At that point an old man with charming face walked towards the king and gave him something in locket to be wear with a chain. He said “Here I give you what you asked. With condition that you should not out of curiosity open the locket. Only in extreme danger, when you are alone you are forced to the  wall , all the ways are blocked  then  and only at  that time you can see it’ The King was not convinced but he accepted the locket  by looking at the age and charm of the old man. Meeting was concluded.

Days passed,months over everything went on fine.Suddenly neighboring Kings formed a cartel; they joined together and attacked his kingdom from all the sides. The king and his men fought very bravely but they lost the battle.

They were forced to run and finally pushed them in the jungle. Enemies were following them in the jungle too. The king found him alone in the jungle. There   was no way to move, all the options were closed. Suddenly he remembered and opened the locket. The message was “THIS TOO SHALL PASS” The king read and read.

   

that point something flash he said to himself

" OH, THIS TOO SHALL PASS".

 The King reorganized his army scattered in the jungle .He carried out business process re-engineering to correct the wrongs. And fought the battle and finally defeated the enemy and return to his Kingdom.

After the victory he was received with lot of funfair. The whole capital was rejoicing. People were dancing, singing; flowers were thrown from every corner to welcome the king. The atmosphere was electrified, rejuvenated.

The king was Overwhelmed with the reception and celebration .He said to himself: I am really brave and intelligent. I have turn de feat to victory. I am the great King.’ It is obvious and it can happen to anyone.

Suddenly, He remembered and read the message again:

 "THIS TOO SHALL PASS". His face went to total change from inflated ego he become humble, down to the earth.

 This too is going to pass, it is not yours. Defeat was not yours, victory was not yours. I am just watcher, everything passes by. It is just weather. Are they permanent? No.

   

You have read this story. Now, you sit silently and evaluate your whole life.

The moments of joy, sorrow in your life, victory and defeat in your life all those have passed. They were not permanent. Just think over, just pounder over….

You have changed from child to adolescent, from youth, you moved to matured citizen and grown with the time. You have seen the transformation; you have seen all the modifications to your life. You have survived all setbacks, all defeats, all sorrow, and all have passed away.

 If there is problem in present they too shall pass away. Nothing is permanent, remains forever. Joy and sorrow are the two faces of the same coin.

Are you getting me? Are you with the essence of the story?

Things will change with time, self efforts could change destiny.

Your perception needs to change; there you will see the world differently.

 However, something will not change, it remains unchanged that is your true self. Just be witness of the change…experiences it, understand it….

 By Ajeet Bhide

Aura . . . . . .

Aura……………..

We are aware that there is Aura surrounding everyone. We are all conscious being. Many notions are attach to Aura. Other day a friend of mine suddenly asked me ‘what an Aura is?’

Let us now together understand what an Aura means?

In a simple word Aura is as energy field surrounding an object living or non living .Everyone can observe Aura to some degree or at least feel some field or force surrounding human body. I am confining dialogue with human Aura alone.

Greek, Romans, Ancient Egyptian use to depict shining halo circulating the heads of divinities /saint.  Shining halo around pictures of personified God Ram, Krishna, and Shiva is depicted by Hindus .Halo or Aura considered as symbol of purity, divinity & holiness.

In this universe everything is in form of vibrations. A thing or an object we feel static is in real term moving, vibrating and oscillating including an Aura.

One can sense an Aura.  But, to view an Aura with naked eye is difficult.  Very few, small in numbers are blessed with divine gift and can see Aura. Masters, Mystics, Seers, Clairvoyant have reported seen colour/light surrounding a person’s head or body. In past, reading Aura considered as Esoteric Science i.e. understood by only a small number of people, with specialized knowledge, Clairvoyant.

Aura is radiating luminous cloud surrounding the body. Colour of aura changes dramatically due to illness, stress, emotional disturbance, but usually return to the original pattern. Aura differs from person to person in colour, character expressing emotions and spiritual attributes. A person may have different colour in the Aura, but one colour predominates. And that colour is ones spiritual signature.

When you see a person with bright clear Aura such person is good and spiritually advanced. He may be modest, humble and not aware of it.    In nutshell, I repeat an aura is ones spiritual signature. Aura is our spiritual identity.

As told here, everyone has an Aura. Most people have very weak and dull Aura. Person with dark grey aura, almost sure that such person has unclear intentions.

Any discussion on aura is incomplete without referring to Theosophical view point. Lot of research has been done in past which still holds good. Their description aura is highly complicated and entangled manifestation consisting of many influences operating within the same aura. Our physical body which is called gross body, we can touch, see feel. But there exist invisible, enteric double.

 According to them there is Physical Aura, Vital aura under control of will

Karmic Aura colour of karmic aura changes constantly,

Character Aura, Spiritual Aura.

Aura is multi colour mist comprising seven layers of vital energy that radiates through you. Various aura colours denote the following:

Rose pure affection, brilliant red anger and force,

Dirty red passion, Brown Sensuality,

Green deceit/jealousy, Orange intellect used for selfish,

Yellow purest lemon high type of intellectual act, Blue religious felling,

Purple Psychic faculty, spirituality,

 As the death approaches aura gradually shrink, Dark aura indicates unexpected death.

 Having said above, Aura colours cannot declared in terms of ordinary colours, discernible to the physical vision. As such perception is at that it is linked to third eye. Above are occult beliefs in the aura.

With advancement in science and technology photograph of aura surrounding an object can be taken through Krilien photography.

As per, today science they say…………….

1Aura surrounding an object is a thermo electrical field that emanates from all matter living or no living.

2 As bio-energy vibrations radiating in all direction partly composed of electromagnetic radiation spanning from infrared to ultraviolet.

3 High frequency ultraviolet is more related to our Conscious activity, thinking, creativity, emotions and intentions.

4 An emanation surrounding human being, chiefly encircling head and supposed to be produced by nerves’ system.

5You can alter shape and colour of Aura. Stress, illness adversely affect aura.

Electrographic, Electro photography-Corona discharge photography, GDV Techniques may explain & show results for existence Of Aura & Scientific interpretation of the photographic images of Aura.  Can we safely say that the expansion of Krilien photography still a Nascent Science?

This all academic, easy chair discussion is of no use, unless it becomes ones direct experiences. What I want to share with you is that through meditational practices one can enhance the Texture & Quality of the Aura. Do not go in to what is it & how is it.

By Ajeet Bhide

Light of Prosperity……………

I use the word Wealth for Money. Virtually Money is a medium through which wealth is created. Money can give you all that you want. You can purchase almost everything in life baring few with the power of money. You cannot purchase love, compassion, character, inner peace, freedom, spiritual experiences. It reminds me of college days having learned the definition of Money in Economics as ‘Money is what Money does… ‘

Man without money is zero. To be rich is your Fundamental right. All the religions, spiritual masters they love to condemn money. They say money is bad, money is evil and money is cause of sorrow. But, fact of life is, if money is circulating freely in your life you are financially, economically, monetary healthy.

Today is the most auspicious day of Dipavali i.e. Lakshimipujan. This falls on Amavasya a dark night. Lamps, lights, Oil lamps are lit in the evening to welcome, receive the goddess Lakshimi. The goddess Lakshimi likes cleanliness, she enters those houses which are cleanliest first i.e. is the reason by tradition everyone keeps their house clean to receive her grace. Each time lord Vishnu has descends to mother Earth she accompanied him. She is the embodiment of Beauty, strength, dignity, glory, wealth, graciousness & prosperity.

You are here to live balance life. All the comforts, desires, wants and all troubles can be managed with the power of money.  If you condemn money, if you say money is evil how can you prosper, how can you be wealthy?

Before invention of money horse was exchange for cow, milk was exchange for rice. Barter system existed prior to emergence of Money. Money is a medium of exchange. Money is now in different Currencies. Currencies called Dollar, Rupee, GBP, Yen, and Euro. All the Currencies are traded in exchange market as commodities. Currencies may differ but usage of money does not change.

Money gives you comfort. Money gives you security. Money has its own mechanism. One man’s expenditure is another man’s income. Other man’s income is another man’s expenditure. This goes on and goes on. Velocity of money creates more money. Old proverb is Money Saved is Money Earned. In a way it is true through saving Capital is created. Capital is required for wealth creation.

Money creates wealth. With emergence of money man has made lot of progress. Man has built factories, created jobs, and developed all sorts of richness. Without money existence becomes difficult & life becomes anguish. 

I repeat Money is not bad. Money is not God. Money is symbol of Prosperity, Wealth, and Richness. Money is not your sole aim. Money is not everything. It is a means to create financial prosperity. There is no virtue in Poverty. Wealth is distributed there is equitable distribution of Wealth and not of Poverty. Everyone admires to inherit prosperity, Wealth and not Poverty.

Unless person is talented genius he cannot create wealth for self and others. Richness is multi dimensional. Richness is not counted how much money you hoard in bank balances.

Eastern philosophy talks about renunciation of everything you had to reach ultimate truth. Only affluent can renounce. Poor person has nothing to renounce. Renunciation is for those who have collected all experiences in life. Poor has not lived the life with full glory. What he has to renounce?

All the religions Gurus, self proclaimed Masters hammer on their disciples that money is bad. Money is stumbling block in pursuit of spiritual well being. This is totally wrong and negative interpretation of scriptures. There is no virtue in Poverty.Tell me what way Poverty brings Enlightenment.

Jesus said that a Camel can pass through the eye of a needle but Rich man cannot pass through the gate of Heaven. It is reminder to those who earned money and created wealth through exploiting, sucking the blood of the people & corrupt means. The sick mind says all those who are rich, wealthy must have committed crime to earn richness.

Now a day globally financial markets are very alert about source of money coming in to banking system. There is Anti Money Laundering Act passed by almost all the countries. Money acquired and used for Extortion, Terrorist activity Drug Trafficking is Dirty Money. Banking system should not allow laundering & washing of this dirty money. This is at macro level but at micro level one can earn as much money he desires and to his Capacity by fair means. It is your right. But it comes with rider, certain Ethics & dignity.

Sixteenth Century Marathi Saint Tukaram has said in his Abhanga that   Earn money with rightful/good deeds/dignity.

                  Jodave  Dhan Utaam Vevahare  !

Message of Lakshimipujan is loud& clear even at darkest situations in life inner light should guide me & ignorance should vanish. Not only keeping the house clean on this auspicious day but all my acts and dealings shall be clean. This is the prayer we are offering to the Goddess Lakshimi. We are here to grow prosper, and unfold spiritually & mentally & materially. Let this Lakshimipuja leads us to this path.

Happy Dipavali

By Ajeet Bhide

Thought Dynamics…..

Thought Dynamics…..

Mind is the functional aspect of Brain.  So to say Brain is the hardware &mind is the software working on it. Our thinking originates from mind stuff that creates thought.

A light travels at the speed @186000 miles per second, thoughts travels virtually at no speed.

Thought good or bad once cross the mind, it becomes vibration & start oscillating.

Thought has tremendous velocity, power& travels in every direction.

We are surrounded by Ocean of thoughts.

Is   Thought   a Matter?

Yes, Thought is a Matter. Matter is define as anything that has Mass, Weight, Volume, Colour &   that occupies Space. 

Our thought has all these qualities hence it is a Matter.

At Quantum level it behaves as Particles & Waves also. Uncertainty principle applies to our thought in different context.

Thoughts have tremendous power& also has pattern. Every time you harbor   a thought it gets charged with emotions. Once thoughts moves away from mind stuff it become potential to realize.

After initial projection of thoughts they float in atmosphere like cloud in the sky& Mixed with the similar thoughts. Thoughts remain in active existence whether a person is alive or his thoughts have changed taken U turn. It oscillate get connected to similar thoughts, gets empowered & right actions leads to fructification of thought.

Velocity of the thoughts depends upon the Pranic force with which the thoughts are projected Weak thoughts lose its momentum. Thoughts loaded with negative emotions, ill will hate remains at ground level and becomes dense at particular locality. Atmosphere filled with negative thoughts, negative Aura many a times disturb us. If you meet persons with healthy thought creates positive   impact and our thinking also get influenced.

Thoughts can heal disease, transform mentality of person/persons, can do anything and can work wonders. It is a dynamic force, a great force, it moves, it creates. 

Many times we project a thought or create a thought .But we have question mark? We have Doubt, suspicion & fear that what we have projected may not happen. Our thought boomerang .The velocity and vibration of such thoughts is prominent we lose the battle. That’s why it is said thoughts makes you or mar you.

Life is full of discrimination, disparity, and struggle success rate differs, we lose faith in our self, our own projections and with depleted energy you project thought. Your own thinking &thought pattern creates atrocities with you. Who is to  be blamed?

Understand few basics………..

Ordinary thought, you want to go to a mall or take a scroll .You went out took a scroll or visited a mall. You took action; thought got realized this is ordinary, simple working thought.

Desire thought, you desire this should happen, little force, even if it does not happen no problem, though not so potent.

Wishful thinking, I want to be billionaire, healthy no action, less than desire itself. Thought is at periphery.

A creative thought needs imagination, projection, clarity & proper force. All the thought dynamics explained above more so applies to creative thoughts, constructive thoughts & even to negative thoughts.

Having told you that thought is Matter.

Principles of Chemistry, Physic & Mathematics do apply.

Some thought or same thought may work as Catalyst as in a chemical reaction/s.

 All the three laws of motion of Newtonian Physic operates,

Thoughts can change the form.

For every thought there is equal & opposite reactions.

Law of thermodynamics does operate with our thoughts.

Law of attraction is simple arithmetic that works.

All thoughts evolve in time & space in the three dimensional world where we all live.

Our own negative pattern thoughts works as retrorocket, create stumbling block Procrastinate your thinking.

Keep envious, harmful thoughts away these have devastating power. Free yourself from mental conflicts. Be with yourself, be in silence, and connect your centre within.  Observe daily Meditative Practice .Your thoughts should originate from Trappings of Soul.

Remember every thought has Tendency to Realize. Projection is important.

By Ajeet Bhide

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Understand something about Meditation ……..

Understand something about Meditation ……..

       Dhyan   is a Sanskrit   word. There is no appropriate word in English.

Meditation is the most accepted word for Dhyan.  Word meditation   denote, connote that you meditate upon something. It indicates that you are concentrating on some thought or some object.That’s why meditation is  understood as concentration. Meditation is actually opposite of concentration.

         Here I am using word Meditation alone in dialogue with you

I ask you a simple question ‘Do you practice Meditation?’ I know for sure that each  one will say different.

Someone will prefer to say, I do not have time, I am too busy’.

Someone will say ‘  I am not too old to do meditation, after VRS.. I may think ’.

 Very few will say, ‘ Yes,   we do meditate ‘.

If I ask for those who Meditate,‘ What you do in meditation ? ’

 Answers will be ‘ I Chant a Mantra’  ‘I Offer  Prayer’ ‘ I Concentrate On something’

Let me, explain to you first   what not Meditation is.

Concentration on   jyoti   lamp is   a trataka & not Meditation.

Concentrating on any thought or an idea is contemplation & not Meditation.

Chanting a Mantra, a japa , helps you to concentrate but it is not Meditation.

 Controlling & manipulating breath is modified versions of Pranayam.

Twisting, turning, folding body in different angle is varied forms of Asana.

Listening to Melodious music helps you to relax and calm but is not Meditation.

Offering prayers of different forms may bring peace to you but is

not meditation.

Contemplation means directed thinking, Concentration means mind is focus on particular object or thing, meditation means no mind stage, mind does not exist, and mind is utterly empty.

People ask which meditation should they follow whether Vipashana  or Yoganidra or Shavasan? Whether Transcendental Meditation or  Zen meditation or Dynamic mediation or Chakra meditation.

 My dear friends, these are all different meditational practices. Steady posture,  early morning, fresh mind, pleasant atmosphere all produce conducive effect in Meditation .

Remember, you are not doing anything; nor desiring anything, neither aspiring anything nor it is about wanting anything. Not desiring anything is also a desire.

Just be there, be empty, and drop the contents of your mind. Go beyond

Mind, be with self. If you remain in the process of meditation alone and

Do not go beyond mind then as Saga Ashtavakra   says Meditation   would be Bondage.

By Ajeet Bhide

Talk on walk ……………

Talk   on   walk ……………

Walking and other exercise   leads to the release of endorphins body‘s natural happy  hormone.

Depression can be a serious and life – threatening  disease, if your mood is leading to problems in your life or if you have suicidal thoughts, or tendencies, use walking as a part of effective treatment for mood disorder. You need not depend on anti depressant , no mood stabilizer pills. Just try   to increase the speed of your walk by at least   25   percent.

Sluggish walk is indicative of unpleasant attitude toward oneself. You can change your attitude by changing your posture and speed of walking. Remember that average person has average walk, they do not have pride in them self. We see many people walk without grace. Their boredom is reflected in their walk, they drag themselves to walk. If you walk faster, enhance the speed of your walk, your walk become spirited.

We carry stress by tensing our muscles by getting in to walk you unknot those muscles. Walking   lowers stress level. Walking gives you time to think, as well as time to get away from stressors. Getting out of the stressful environment, breathing in the fresh rewarding morning makes your body move into natural stress- relief mode.

Observe the environment around, enjoy the trees, flowers, birds, gardens, fountains, sky, rising Sun. Feel your body in motion, in vibrating mode reconnect with yourself.

Walking gives you important time to go deeper and consider  fundamental  questions :What is the purpose of  my life? Are things moving right? Walking gives time to work through problems and possible solutions. Your thinking becomes progressive and pragmatic. Make your walk affirmative say to yourself that

“I can do things better than I think I can”

Reverse walking is very beneficial.  Try it. Walk backward at least 200 feet and again walk front 200 feet, do this in two rotations. Keep your chin up and your shoulders slightly back.

In walking your are alert, you are witness, you are with the existence  you are really  in  different mood.

You must have appreciated what is said and from today onward you can add new dimension to your walk.

By  Ajeet Bhide

Xenophobia of a different class………..

Xenophobia of  a different  class………..

Discovery of steam Engine is credited to James Watt. During the life time of James Watt no train ran on steam engine. In 1804 first successful steam locomotive hauled a train near Tydfil in Wales in England, train of ten tons of iron, with 70 passengers’ in five wagon covered the distance of nine miles. The use of commercially successful steam locomotive started in 1812.This is recorded in the History. The   experiments with steam locomotive were carried out prior to 1804. At that time People were apprehensive, afraid to board the train.

People can’t believe that the steam that they were familiar with in their kitchen, looked so simple can move a train. Older version of railway engine and trains looked ferocious .Religious people, race mind said ” God has not created train,  when it created the world. It must be invention of devil.” No one was ready to sit in the train. They were persuaded almost given bribes in form of free passes, breakfast, given money too, to board the train. But the people, intellectuals, Church preachers were skeptical; they all believed it is impossible. “Devil is at work, its devils domain, the Train   may start, but what is the guarantee that it will stop? Devil is running the train not the steam” Life shall be in danger, they prevented people to board. A sort of xenophobia was created in the mind of people.

Nobody wanted to risk their lives. Fifteen daredevils’ criminals from jail were brought and they   boarded as passengers. Any way they were sentence to life, even if train did not stop no problem .Fifteen prisoners, guard, motormen totaling around 20 people experienced the journey.

This is always happens whenever new thing is introduced to the people. Since the period of steam engine till today man has made astonishing progress in the field of science and technology. We are all fortunate; we are living in this era. One thing is certain in this fast changing world that Only Change Is Constant. Human consciousness has developed; we are more receptive to the changing environment around us.

What I want to drive the point through this story is you need to rise above the race mind thinking. Had those people involved in building an locomotive believed “God has not created train, when it created this world.” Just think. It is true. Everyone is bestowed with Creativity and Potentiality, one need to use it.  Please do not allow it to bog down.

By Ajeet Bhide

LOL: Laugh Out Loud

Other day I was taking morning walk in a pleasant and warm atmosphere. I was in meditative mood. Suddenly group of people gathered doing aerobics, started laughing loudly. I was irritated for a while. I kept on walking and started laughing, smiling with myself as reflection of their act.

Is laughing infectious?  I felt good, no doubt laughing makes you feel good, serotonin level might be raised. Your face is relaxed, muscles are relaxed and mood improves. No doubt laughing is a powerful antidote to stress, pain and conflicts.

Let me share with you a beautiful  Story of ‘Three laughing Buddhas’ . 10^th Century Chinese monk Ho Tei , the incarnation of Bodhisattva  who was  known as laughing Buddha. Do not confuse “Three laughing Saints” with laughing Buddha  Ho Tei.

All The three were bald, jolly fat men with generous pot-belly stomach. They did nothing, simply moved from one village, to another.

They would stand in market place, mall road & start   laughing.  All the people at market place and from the villages would surround them and they too start laughing, laughing became contagious & the whole market place nothing traded except laughter, people were dancing , enjoying and laughing. This changed the quality of life & everyone  felt  rejuvenated.

These ‘Three Saints’ did not preach any religion, philosophy, no commandments, , no sermon. 

As the chronological time advanced they too become old, One day news spread across the village that one of the laughing Saint has   passed away. Entire village gathered to pay homage to the departed soul. The villagers wanted to witness and curious to see how other two Saints react .They have seen them laughing, now wanted to see them wiping.  But they were  surprise and annoyed too.

At this sad moment remaining two Saints were laughing and dancing and rejoicing. Old men from the village express anguish, questioned their behavior. The laughing Saints talked for the first time, they said ‘Entire life we together enjoyed, laugh, danced , this is our biding retreat to our departed friend and we all were committed to make death a celebration, who so ever moves first and today  our friend has won, he is celebrity  for the day, please understand”

The story moves forward, the body was taken to the cremation hall, for burning. As per rituals prevalent in those time, the  body need to be bathed with water. The two friends skipped this rituals they said ‘ Our friend has said don’t do this’.  They put the body on fire, the departed Saint has last laugh. There was  fireworks at cremation. He has hidden many fireworks, crackers under his cloths, suddenly the   entire atmosphere was charged ,changed into  festival of  light. Whole village started  laughing  ,they paid tribute to the departed soul with joy, laughing,  smiling,  dancing .

Yes , I know it is difficult  to  comprehend, it may sound good  in fairy tale but  far stretched for real life. If one has lived the life with full glory, happiness  and in present tense then  one can take own personal death   as  Happy   beginning  to New  Openings. Please do pounder over it.

By Ajeet Bhide

Story of Adi Shankaracharya……………….

Generation after generations, there is carving for sex, Madness for Sex. We all indulge in sex. Many psychologists believe that sex as physical hunger, they also call it biological need. Tantra has a different approach. Sex is not need like Food, Water and   Air. Without Air you cannot live a minute, but without water and food you can survive for few weeks. Without Sex you can survive entire life.

Many people say & it is true also that quality of sex has fallen. Sex has lost its naturalness, simplicity. Sex has become a violent act. Go to any News channel, Newspapers you will see rampant cases of sex abuse, group rapes, molestation, perverted sex. Few cases of murders are also reported after satisfying lust. The husband & wife relationship in the decent, educated & cultured families the romanticism, shringarras is lost. Sex is reducing to act of violence, physical abuses & mere nightmare.

You must approach sex when you are blissful, prayerful, and cheerful.  If you are in worry tense, anguish and you approach it makes no sense. You are cheerful, joyful blissful than there is no act of violence, sex become divine experience.

The fact is we are all born through sex. So how can you avoid, abhor, condemn sex? We must immensely respect it. When you approach you wife (women) or Husband (men) with feeling that you are meeting very special divine.  You transcend sex. You go beyond sex. 

You will be with existence. The very act of sex will make you Whole, Complete.

It reminds me  of the story of Adi Shankaracharya. The debate went on between Adi Shankaracharya and Mandan Mishra a great scholar of Mimamsa philosophy. The historic debate lasted for eighteen days covering wide range of critical issues on spirituality and religion. Mandan Mishra’s wife Bharati  was  a scholar & she presided over as judge/refry. Adi Shankara defeated Mandan Mishra in the debate. Before pronouncing the outcome of the debate Mandan Mishra’s wife said,’ I am ardhangi/better half of Mandan Mishra, you need to clarify certain points to me before you are declared victorious”.

She asked certain questions about sextual experiences, love making, kamshastra. Adi Shankara said “I don’t have experience, mine is borrowed knowledge”. Adi shankara was Bal brahmachary he said “Give me some time. I will go thought the experience myself, thereafter I will answer your questions’. Bharati gave 30 days to Shankara to answer but he came back within 3 days. He went through the experience by entering in to the body of a dead king through Parakyapravesh   a Yogic kriya. The king was resurrected and Shankara went through the experience with the kings wives, he took the act of love making ,sex to very divine level. On return he answered the finer points in the discussion raised by Mandan Mishra’s wife and won the debate……..

This story speaks volumes; one may trace the seeds of Tantra , Kundalini Shastra  originated in the discussion with Bharati.

|| व्यास पौर्णिमे निमित्त ||

आज व्यास पौर्णिमा.

जीवनात पौर्णिमेचे  महत्व खूप आहे. आषाढ  पौर्णिमेला गुरुपौर्णिमा असे म्हणतात. चैत्रातील पौर्णिमेला  हनुमान जयंती, वैशाखातील बुद्ध पौर्णिमा , जेष्टातील वटपौर्णिमा. पौर्णिमेच्या  दिवशी चंद्र  ज्या नक्षत्रात असतो त्या नक्षत्राचे नाव  त्या मराठी महिन्याला असते. आजची गुरु पौर्णिमा ही जीवनात समत्व उत्पन्न व्हावे ह्यासाठी. आपल्याला योग्य मार्गावरून जाण्यासाठी , मार्ग दाखवण्यास सतगुरु असतात. इंद्रिय गोचर नसलेले ज्ञान प्राप्त करण्यासाठी गुरुतत्त्व तुम्हास मदत करते. आणि त्या तत्वाप्रती आदर व्यक्त करण्यासाठी , स्मरण करण्यासाठी ही आजची गुरुपूर्णिमा. 

शिष्य उत्तम असला तर गुरु भेटतोच. आजकाल पंचतारांकित गुरु खूप आहेत.आजचा गुरु हा संस्थानिक असतो,  व्यावसाईक असतो, अशा गुरूंची भेटही मिळत नाही. तुम्ही त्यांना दुरून पाहता. त्यांचे दूरदर्शनवर,सीडी वर तुम्हाला दर्शन होते. तुम्ही जर वलयांकित असाल, धनवान असाल, सत्तेच्या खुर्चीत असाल, तरच तुम्ही उपयोगाचे असता. आजचे आधुनिक गुरु तुम्हाला जवळ बसवून घेतील. तुम्हाला बाजूला बसवून घेतलं म्हणून तुम्ही मोठे ठरत नाही. त्यांच्या जवळच्या वर्तुळात  तुम्हाला प्रवेश मिळणार नाही.

 एक गोष्ट आठवली ती थोडक्यात सांगतो.................

एकदा एका सम्राटाला कोणीतरी प्रश्न केला "महाराज तुम्ही एवढे चक्रवर्ती सम्राट तुमच्यापाशी अमाप धन संपत्ती, समृद्ध राज्य, सेना,असून तुमचे गुरु इतके गरीब का?" त्यांच्याकडे ना जमिनीचा तुकडा, ना धन, ना रथ, ना घोडा, ना बैलगाडी आणि तुम्ही त्याच्यापुढे नतमस्तक होता. त्यांचे म्हणणे ऐकून घेता,  तुम्ही त्यांना राजवाड्यांत का बोलावत नाही? " तेव्हा तो सम्राट म्हणाला " तुम्ही जी भूमी म्हणता ती युद्धात मी कधीही हरू शकतो, संपत्ती म्हणता ती खर्च होऊ शकते,  नाहीशीही होऊ शकते आणि सामर्थ्य म्हणता ते जोपर्यंत तारुण्य आहे तोपर्यंतच. माझ्या गुरूंकडे जे ज्ञान आहे,  ते ज्ञान त्या चैतन्याचा प्रकाश सर्वत्र पसरतो आहे. अनेक लोकांना योग्य मार्ग माझ्या सत्गुरुने दाखवलेला आहे. आणि ते सारे त्या  मार्गाने जात आहेत. माझ्या गुरूकडे जे ज्ञान, जे प्रेम, जी करूणा आहे , ती सारी अनमोल रत्नच आहेत." 

खरच आज अशा सत्गुरुची आणि चांगल्या शिष्यांची वानवाच आहे !

Get Enlightened …. My Friend !!

A friend of mine, two days before asked me a plain question “When shall I get spiritual experience?” What I can say, who am I to talk about enlightenment. I simply smile and kept mum. I know him since long, he do practice yoga, does regular pranayam, Meditation, with penance with all sincerity.

Here it reminds me of a beautiful story of Bodhisattva. .After Gautama Buddha’s nirvana Bodhisattva went to China, Mongolia and other places to spread Buddha’s teaching. Among many genuine disciples Huang Haua was on toppers’ list. He had all inquisitiveness, yearning to know the truth. He followed all the spiritual practices, teaching, which were introduced to him. Still he was empty; there was no light of Enlightenment.

Without murmur practiced meditation, did every things with full awareness and with witness, he use to sit in silence but nothing was moving, he kept asking Bodhisattva “when shall I get Enlighten?” He perused the path with patience.

One day suddenly something happened. He was electrified, rejuvenated, over whelmed, had no words to express the enlightenment, really he was speechless.

He literally caught the feet of Bodhisattva and said “what you did to me?  It’s a great experience beyond words. Sir, such important thing is offing to me; you should have at least given me a hint. I would have been ready, prepared to receive this divine grace”

Bodhisattva smiled. He did not say anything. Huang Haua said “Whenever I used to ask you, you smile, and now something has happened, I am telling you and you are laughing, you keep smiling.”

Bodhisattva said “I did nothing, had I done, I could have told you, when and where it could happen. It has just happened, on its own, Hogaya so Hogaya, I am not aware of it. I am not instrumental; I may be just an instrument. A hallow bamboo stick”

 Be in spiritual path or in mundane path, patience, consistency and sincerity helps, things will not happen immediate one has to wait to realize the things.

 I have not told this story to my friend, but you can, if you encounter friend making such inquiry.

By  Ajeet Bhide

                        

Something I want to share with you about GOD

People talk about God. Many religious masters, gurus, even ordinary  men talk about God.

 I wonder they talk as if they have seen the God. Each one has his or her own concept of God.

Concepts of god is tag to religion, many wars are fought in the name of God.God is hypothesis.

Theist say he is and atheist say he is not. Both are speaking in the same language, one say ‘yes’ and other say’ no’, both are unaware of the truth. Nietzsche said ‘God is Dead’ He said great thing but not the truth. God is never born so how can he die? If, he can die, he can reborn also.

Man is insecure in this vast universe. When he compare himself or herself with vast universe, he feels small and alone and helpless too. He feels insecure, surrounded by death, all kind of fears, all kind of anxieties, anguish, and phobias. Out of accumulated fear of humanity men has given birth to the Concept of God.

God has emerged as psychologically a protector, care taker, someone to whom, you can pray in difficulties. God is man’s own projection to take refuge for the accumulated fear. It is true man wants some security; it is true man wants some safety; it is true man wants some comfort, hypostasis God fits in that.

Greatest Joke, many spiritual masters proclaim that they are God.  They have seen the God, they talk to God. God is in temple, church, mosque. These are  just idiosyncrasy.

 How can one be God?

 At the most one can be Godly, divine, good human. Friends mind has capacity to project anything, imagine anything, after long repetition you can see God as you imagined, it is by product of your mind, your thought.  Live with clarity what else.

Know something about Anger Management…………..

Many people talk about management. , may it be financial management, time management, stress management. What you manage is important, more so how you manage it. Nowadays new concept has emerged and making round i.e. event management According to me, anger management is more crucial, you cannot outsource it.

What is anger?

Answer :- Anger is made up of our reactions to causes which make us irritated, furious, annoyed, anguish, frustrated and emotionally hurt. Anger is triggered by an event or provocation.

Why anger management important?

Anger opens many gates, from cardiovascular disease to depression, hyper sensitive to violent, addiction to imbalance and low esteem to ego centric, relationship to abuse all is the inter play of complex emotions. It alters your thoughts and body language. Anger feeling is developed as someone is treating you unfairly, talking advantage of you, kind of threat or loss, overstepping.

People say they never get angry. May be true. But what they are hiding? You may express rage, annoyance, displeasure. If anger stays with us, can be harmful to our relationship, body and destroy our happiness and productivity too.

 I am asking you to learn the art of witnessing. Just Witness provocation, your own thoughts, assumption. In witness this very provocation will bring smile to you, just try, just witnessing, it’s simple, it’s easy, try and experience.