Showing posts with label thiru. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Thinking is the root cause
Thinking (right or wrong...it depends) is the root cause for all the problems - physically, mentally, socially, materially and spiritually.
Spiritual Suggestions
"agitation, restlessness, frustration and above being in hurry to achieve or get rid of something" is the root cause for not being able to meditate.
Letting go
"Letting go" is good but we must remember that 'the tides which goes back comes again and hits the shore'. Pain is something like that. It comes again and again leaving us devastated. Wounds have become Scars but those Scars can also become Wounds if we are not alert!!!
Spiritual Suggestions
What I noticed from my personal experience with meditation is that unless we reduce our "agitation and hurry" we may not get the right results that fast.
There is a school of thought that some people are born with some qualities which includes doing meditation also and for them, it may be natural and very easy. But for others, it may not be the same. We must judge our self in this regard and not get bluffed by all the stuff or saying thrown at us.
If one is getting good results easily and in a very short time, it's OK but he must understand that it is just on a temporary one and that meditation is only showing affect on weak or upper layers. One must go deeper and deeper to get real benefits of meditation.
There is a school of thought that some people are born with some qualities which includes doing meditation also and for them, it may be natural and very easy. But for others, it may not be the same. We must judge our self in this regard and not get bluffed by all the stuff or saying thrown at us.
If one is getting good results easily and in a very short time, it's OK but he must understand that it is just on a temporary one and that meditation is only showing affect on weak or upper layers. One must go deeper and deeper to get real benefits of meditation.
Spiritual Suggestions
Our thoughts and emotions covers up reality. Control the thoughts and emotions from those thoughts, u can see things as near to reality.
Awareness is always there but 'Right Awareness' is what is needed and that occurs only when we have con...trol over the 'types of thoughts and emotions'.
Awareness is always there but 'Right Awareness' is what is needed and that occurs only when we have con...trol over the 'types of thoughts and emotions'.
Spiritual Suggestions
Two people cannot have same type of experiences because they are totally different from one another. The input (which is our body, karma and mind) is processed by a formula (meditation or any other type) which results in some by...product(calmness, agitation, enlightenment and so on).
What really matters here is not the formula or byproduct but the input ...so is the input so will be the output.
All our efforts and understanding must make us realise our input 'as it is' and from there work on it to progress gradually.
Our aim to walk on spiritual path must be to work on our own 'input' but unfortunately people are running after 'byproduct'.
Spirituality is a very long journey; definitely not of single life......
'Agitation and Comparison'' are the biggest obstacles for any sadhak.
Going to Temple
We go to temple because we cannot go "Internally" and try to use 'external support like a form, person or place' to dive ourself into 'internally'.
Spirituality is not for sale; if it is for sale, it is not spirituality.
As S.N. Goenka says, "What price u can pay for true technique and teaching?"
The moment u start walking on spiritual path, "greed, lust and materialization" runs away from you.
True Spirituality can never be marketed....it can be only given freely.
Any person or organization who tries to sell Spirituality are not at all spiritual but are into the 'business of spirituality'.Even books and workshops priced more than its real price is only a business.
Time...
Time will make everything to settle on its own but it will be a long process and lot of our energy is wasted by that time. But if we can somehow manage ourself to handle those situations and restless to some degree, we will be benefited a lot.
Unfulfilled dreams forever....
From childhood I wanted to touch the feet of Main Statue of Balaji at Tirumala. For some time, I use to meditate thinking I am infront of the main deity.
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell are not something there UP...based on our karma in this life and from past lives, we will get a womb for next birth and that womb will define your surroundings, problems, nature and so on. That stay in heaven or hell is nothing but a life span in a human body.
Now, look at ourself and answer to oneself whether u r in heaven or
hell in this birth. Whatever may be your answer, if we can realize that
based on our previous karma we are where we are either in heaven or
hell...i think that is enough.
Ayodhya issue...
The issue of Ayodhya is not about land but more of ego clashes between brothers, I think. When that was addressed by the High Court, all these brothers who fought with each other for decades are now calm. May that peace prevail for ever.
No one like him......
Is Gandhi relevant today? This questions comes up now and then.
The way the people of India and particularly the way Indian Politicians have behaved after the Ayodhya verdict....what to expect more than that.
I think it is right tribute the country has paid for the Nation of Father after Independence.
My first book on Gandhi was "My Experiences with Truth" brought from Anand Bhavan in Allahabad (it is Nehru house in Allahabad). Brought that book only because it was Rs.20/ at that time and the cheapest book available in the bookstall. All... Nehru books were priced more than Rs.100/- and wanted to complaint to someone to keep their prices low. Before that, I never liked Gandhi at all. I started reading that book in the train from Allahabad to Anantapur which was more than 3 days journey between lots of halts in between due to heavy rains.
Now, I think Nehru made me to go thru Gandhi writings.....forcefully!!!
A Complete philosophy is what I can say about Gandhi writings and his life. Start reading about him and u will realize why he was called "Mahatma".
He talks about everything from Spirituality to Sex to Society to Politics and what not. No person in recent times has so much strong views on each topics.What is amazing is the clarity he has on them, the way he puts things in right perspective and what amazes more is that the more he talks about modernity, the more it resembles from the past...glorious past of Indian thought. He mixed every thing...history, law, religion, heritage, personal, politics, cultures, society, capitalism, humanity, caste, communism.......
Life is like a fish out of water
Life is like a fish out of water....when this poor fish is struggle for a breath and to get back into water as soon as possible; U want it to understand philosophies, to meditate, to control his senses, thoughts, be compassionate and what not....
Friday, January 1, 2010
Holy places of Saivite religion
Certain places are regarded as holy places and merely by being associated with them, one attains liberation. The sthalapuranam says one can attain salvation by being born in Tiruvarur, by meeting death in Kashi, by worshipping in Chidambaram and by merely thinking of Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai.
Followers of Saivite religion love to cherish these five temples enshrining five different types of linga representing each of the five elements: earth, air, fire, water and sky. At Kanchi, Siva-Sankara is worshipped in the form of prithvi linga; in Tiruvanaikovil is the water (Appu) lingam, enshrined under a jambu tree and is therefore called jambu lingam; at Sri Kalahasti, the linga is represented as air or vayu; Chidambaram is the abode of akash linga; and in Tiruvannamalai is said to deify fire, is jyotir linga.
Kumbhabhishekam
To assure the presence of the divine in any temple constructed according to the guidelines of agamic scriptures, the temple rededication and consecration known as kumbhabhishekam is done. According to the ancient agamic principles, if periodic kumbhabhishekam as well as regular daily puja is not properly performed, the divine power of a temple will be forfeited. It is said that, in cases of such neglect, the divine presence initially will the inner sanctum and reside for a time of some three years in the vimanam (dome) of the temple. With continued neglect the divinity will shift from the vimanam to the sthalavruksha (temple tree) where it will abide for an additional 12 years, at which time, if proper agamic practices have not been reinstated, it will return to its origin in the Sun. Hence, in order to preserve the divine presence within a temple or recover the “forgotten” divinity in the case of temple restoration after a long period of neglect, the scriptures prescribe the performance of kumbhabhishekam every 12 years.
Regards,
Tirumalanath
tirumalanath@gmail.com
Kundalini Power
The dormant spiritual power of man resides between the base of the sexual organ and the anus. When awakened through spiritual practice, it enters the Sushumna channel that is inside the backbone and starts coursing upward toward the brain. Inside the Sushumna channel, there are six different centers of spiritual awareness called Chakras. These Chakras are visualized by the Yogis as so many lotuses. They are, in ascending order:
1. Muladhara - situated near the anus, is a four-petaled lotus
2. Svadhishthana - situated at the base of the sexual organ, has six petals
3. Manipura - which is in the region of the navel, is a ten-petaled lotus
4. Anahata – located in the region of the heart, contains twelve petals
5. Vishuddha – near the base of the throat, has sixteen petals
6. Ajna – situated between the two eyebrows is a two-petaled lotus
Muladhara is the seat of the Kundalini power. After being awakened, this power passes through these six chakras and reaches the cerebrum where the Sahasrara, the thousand-petaled lotus is located. When the awakened Kundalini power reaches the Sahasrara, the spiritual aspirant becomes illumined.
Book: Meditation – Mind and Patanjali’s Yoga by Swami Bhaskarananda, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. Price Rs.75/-. Pages – 252.
For more information and guidance, visit http://www.ramakrishnavedantamath.org or ramakrishnavedantamath@vsnl.net
Note – The above points are notes I have scrubbed down while reading the book “Meditation – Mind and Patanjali’s” written by Swami Bhaskarananda. I am blogging this material only to encourage the readers who see my blog to read the book and is not meant for any commercial purpose. It is just sharing information about a good book.
Regards,
Tirumalanath
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