nithyananda times - august 2012 issue
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Official Magazine of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, the spiritual mission of Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Entertining, entraining, enlightening magazine !TRANSCRIPT
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Meditation
effects
are Real,
Measurable and
Profound!
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The sacred Banyan tree in the Bidadi ashram encloses a natural cave which is a live samadhi of two enlightened beings - one male and the other female. Meditating under this banyan tree brings great benefits to the meditator besides materializing boons for him.
4CONTENTSVolume 1, Issue 4, August, 2012
Who is Nithyananda ? ...6
My Dear Ones ...7
Life Strategy: Password for Success &
Enlightenment ...8,9
Bliss Bites: Mint Tambuli ... 10,11
Vedic Renaissance : Vishnu’s Darshan
...12,13
Siddha & Ayurveda: Coconuts ...14,15
Vedic Renaissance: Raksha Bandhan ...16
Vedic Renaissance: Krishna Janmashtami
...16, 17
Upcoming Events ... 18-20
Green Smoothies ... Pg 11
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Be Unclutched: Page25
Vitarka, Logic that Inspires ...Pg 50
Be Unclutched: Unclutch Doesn’t Mean
Laziness ...22, 23g
Yoga & Kriya: Kriya for Low Self Esteem
...24, 25
Main Story: Freedom ... 26-31
Beyond Mind: Watch Your Breath...32, 33
Science Meets Spirituality: Thoughts,
DNA, Love, Health & You ! ...34 - 36
Esoteric Realms: Time, a Myth ...38-40
Nithya Jyotisha ( Vedic Astrology): Clicks
for the Month ...42-44
Abhyasah (Practice): Crossword ...45
Abhyasah (Practice): Gentle Kicks ...45
6Nithyananda TimesAugust 2012, Volume 1, Issue 4
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DisclaimerThe meditation techniques included in this magazine are to be practiced only under the direct supervision of an ordained teacher of Nithyananda Mission (NM) and in consultation with your personal physician to determine your fitness and ability to do the techniques. They
are not intended to be a substitute for medical attention, examination, diagnosis or treatment. If someone tries these techniques without prior participation in the meditation programs of NM and without the direct supervision of an ordained teacher of NM, they shall be doing so entirely at their own risk; neither the author nor NM shall be responsible for the consequences of their actions.
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Paramahamsa Nithyananda is a global leader in the science of enlightenment. Recently coronated as the 293rd pontiff of the world's most ancient Hindu organization, Madurai Aadheenam, Nithyananda is revered as a living avatar (divine incarnation) by millions worldwide. He is the most-watched spiritual teacher on youtube.com with more than14 million views, and the author of more than 300 books published in 27 global languages. Nithyananda was recently named among the world's top 100 most spiritually influential personalities of 2012 by renowned esoteric magazine 'Mind Body Spirit' from Watkins.
A spiritual genius with an enlightened insight into everything from management to meditation, from relationships to religion, and from success to spirituality, Nithyananda brings to us a wealth of practical wisdom, meditation techniques, kriyas and tools for lasting inner transformation. A trained yogi, a powerful spiritual healer and a siddha, Paramahamsa Nithyananda is working actively with scientists and researchers worldwide to decode the mystical yogic sciences of the East, including levitation, teleportation and manifestation (materialization).
When Paramahamsa Nithyananda ascends the traditional seat of deeksha daana every morning and starts his discourse (satsang), thousands of people from over 30 countries participate live via 2-way video conferencing, while thousands view it live on Nithyananda TV.
Who is Nithyananda ?
7My Dear Ones,
The only possibility of co-existence without violence is freedom-based thinking. A real sannyasi
is a person who is free in his inner space,
who has not done atma hatya. A person
who has healed himself completely. A real
sadhu is free of greed-based and power-
based systems.
Let the collective myth not be the flow of
your thought trend. Let you not judge that
you are poor based on money-based or
power-based lifestyle. Let your thinking be
freedom based. The moment your thought
trend has started working freedom-based,
you are a sadhu, un-exploitable. Don’t be
the richest or most powerful man on planet
earth, be a God on planet earth!
Be Blissful!
Paramahamsa Nithyananda
Spiritual Founder of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam
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Life is a constant struggle. Every man,
from a grocery store owner to a steel
mills owner is struggling in their life and
often wondering the same thing - “How
much more struggle? When am I going to
get where I want to be? Are my dreams
even worth fighting for?”
The answer to all these questions comes
from a simple understanding of life itself.
As said by Buddha, “Life is suffering”.
Buddha was not being pessimistic or
dooming everyone to suffer by saying
this, no! He is merely indicating the path
to success and enlightenment. He is
telling us a subtle truth that will dissolve
our questions which start with “How
much longer... ?”. As long as people
believe that life is fun and joy, they
keep jumping from one thing to another
without any determination, without
any commitment towards their work.
Even the smallest of disappointments
is enough to shake them and question
their beliefs in their own dreams. They
give up easily to move on to pastures
which look greener. But the truth is that
grass is always green on the other side
if you think life is joy. If you accept that
life is struggle, and that is the only path
to success, the pull towards other things
automatically disappears.
Password for Success and Enlightenment
Taken from Nithyananda’s
Discourses on Bhagavad Gita,
2011, Bidadi Ashram
life strategy
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To achieve any success in the outer world
or in the inner world, great perseverance
and preserving of purpose is needed.
The understanding that life is suffering
liberates people from the fantasies that
there is a greener side and makes people
stick to their purpose in life. The struggle
doesn’t seem as bad, and the longer one
sticks to the task, the more he progresses.
It is the same in a pursuit of enlightenment
as well. It entails a lot of initial
disappointments, failures, but if that
makes a seeker think that enlightenment
is not for him, or that his life is better
without enlightenment, he will simply
revert back to his old ways which look
more appealing at that moment, but
will never be able to experience the
ultimate, which can liberate him and go
beyond all sufferings in life.
The truth is that life is joy, the fact
is that life is suffering. Until one
reaches a space where he can experience
the truth, only accepting the fact can raise
him and show him the way forward. When
one starts working with the fact, the truth
automatically reveals itself to him. When
one starts with the assumption that life is
suffering and continues to work towards
his goals of success and/or enlightenment
with unwavering determination and
commitment, he slowly reaches the
place where his desires are fulfilled and
where the truth can become his own
experience. n
life strategy
10bliss bites
Tambuli is a kind of gravy which is generally prepared in the summer season. It is a specialty in the coastal parts of Karnataka. It is a dish that can be eaten with rice and ghee (clarified butter), or as a side-dish for rotis and chapatis. It is a refreshing dish that soothes the body and the mind through its cooling effects.
NUTRITIONAL PROFILE
Mint is a herb which has found a significant place in Indian kitchens. It is an excellent remedy for reducing symptoms related to digestion. It is well known for its properties related to indigestion, stomach cramps, menstrual cramps, flatulence, body heat, stomach upset, nausea, vomiting and colic pain. Mint also can be used as an appetite stimulant. Asafoetida or hing added to the gravy is great for digestion.
INGREDIENTS
1. Mint - 1 and a half cup2. Pepper - 1 tsp3. Coconut - 1/2 cup4. Yogurt - 1 cup5. Salt as per taste6. Coriander : 4-5 stems
GARNISH
1. Mustard Seeds - 1tsp2. Cumin Seeds - 1tsp3. Asafoetida (Hing) - a pinch4. Curry Leaves - a few
Mint Tambuli (Mint and Coconut Gravy)
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PROCEDURE
1. In a pan, add a teaspoon of ghee, the
mint leaves, coriander leaves and pepper,
and fry them till the mint leaves shrink a
little.
2. Then, add the coconut.
3. Grind the overall mixture in a blender to
get a smooth paste. Water can be added to
get the desired consistency.
4 Next, add the yogurt and salt to taste
5. Garnish with mustard seeds, cumin seeds,
asafoetida and curry leaves.
Serve the fresh mint tambuli with hot rice
and ghee n
bliss bites
Image © Ruth
12vedic renaissance
Once Narada, a devotee of Lord Vishnu,
was going to Vaikuntha (abode of Lord
Vishnu). On the way, he saw a yogi sitting
and meditating. The yogi asked Narada,
‘O Narada! Please ask Lord Vishnu how
long do I have to wait for enlightenment,
when will I become enlightened?’ Narada
assured him that he will ask Lord Vishnu
about his enlightenment and continued
his journey.
On the way, there was another ecstatic
person who was just jumping and dancing
under a tree. He asked Narada, ‘O Narada!
Please ask Lord Vishnu, when will I have
his darshan.’ It is important to note that
he never asked when he will become
enlightened. He simply asked Narada
when he will have Lord Vishnu’s darshan.
He further requested, ‘Please tell Him to
grace me, how long shall I wait for His
grace?’ Narada said, ‘I will surely ask,
don’t worry.’
Vishnu’s Darshan
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Narada went to Vaikuntha and came back
with the replies. The first yogi asked him
about God’s reply. Narada said, ‘Lord
Vishnu told me that you will have to wait
for four more janmas (lives) to become
enlightened.’ Hearing this the first yogi was
depressed. He became anxious that he has
to wait for four more janmas. The other
person who was ecstatic asked Narada
‘What did God say?’ Narada replied, ‘God
told me that you have to wait for as many
janmas as there are leaves in this tree;
only then will you have his darshan, only
then will his grace descend upon you.’
The moment the ecstatic man heard this
he said, “I don’t care how long I have to
wait. Just his assurance that he will grace
me is enough’. He started jumping and
dancing again. As soon as he uttered these
words, lightning happened and the divine
descended, he became enlightened!
It may happen in the life a spiritual seeker
that because of their urgency and greed
for enlightenment which is akin to their
impatience for other material objects.,
they cannot be in surrender and don’t get
enlightened. If seekers try to catch the
experience, if they try to possess nithya
ananda (eternal bliss) the experience may
slip away, like a soap. Surrender happens
in deep patience and in the decision to
wait. In the life of Buddha, he tried various
meditation techniques and spiritual
practices with utmost sincerity to get
enlightened. When nothing worked, he
decided to relax and let go of everything,
simply trusting existence. That very
moment, he got enlightened. n
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HistoryCoconut (Cocus nocifera) has been known and
cultivated in India for over three thousand
years and has a very special significance in the
Hindu tradition. In Sanskrit, it is known as
Kalpa Vriksha, which means “the tree which
provides all the necessities of life” or “wish-
fulfilling tree” due to its many uses in rituals,
festivals, medicine and cooking. The coconut is
an auspicious symbol representing health and
prosperity.
USESEvery part of the tree from the trunk to the
leaves, fruit, husk, etc. is used in innumerable
ways. The husk can be used to make ropes,
yarn, mulch, brushes and compost. The palm
leaves are used to thatch roofs and for mats to
sit or sleep on. Its branches are used to make
brooms and shore up the structure of houses.
The coconut shell is used as material to make
cups, spoons and ladles.
The tender, white meat of the fruit can be eaten
raw, or used in curries, chutneys and desserts.
It is also grated, dried and ground up to make
coconut flakes and coconut flour for baking.
Coconut milk is extracted from the pulp and is
used to thicken sauces and curries.
siddha & ayurveda
Coconuts
Image © Jonathan Ritter
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Coconut oil is then extracted from the milk, which is used in health products for hair and skin care
and is also one of the healthiest cooking oils available. It can be used to boost the immune system,
treat digestive problems, kill viruses, bacteria and fungi. Coconut water is a very refreshing drink,
packed with simple sugar, electrolytes and minerals to replenish hydration levels in the body. It
is composed of naturally occurring bio-active enzymes, which aid in digestion and metabolism.
It is an excellent source of electrolytes which maintain proper function of your nerves, heart, and
other muscles. Its water is also a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin and
niacin. It contains large amount of fiber, which helps with digestion and the elimination of waste.
Acne TreatmentAcne can be treated with a mixture of 25 grams of paste of turmeric with a glass of coconut water.
Leave for the night, then add 3 teaspoons of red sandalwood powder. Stir all these ingredients
until smooth, then store again undisturbed for 3 days. Strain this mixture with three layers of
gauze. Save this juice in a bottle, and apply to face twice a day until the acne disappears.
Treatment for InfectionFill a sterilized eyedropper with organic, extra virgin coconut oil and put several drops into your
ear canal to help soothe an ear infection. Lie still for several minutes to allow the oil to travel into
the canal.
Apply a coconut oil-based moisturizer to the skin following your bath or shower. The fatty acids
in coconut oil help to re-establish the skin’s acidic balance and speed the healing of inflammation
and infection.
Coconut is an extremely versatile fruit that deserves an addition to one’s daily diet not only for the
nutritional benefits but also as a disease preventive and curative. n
siddha & ayurveda
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One of the ancient vedic festivals that celebrates sacred sentiments between a brother and a sister is Raksha Bandhan. ‘Raksha’ means protection and ‘bandhan’ means bond. So, by tying the sacred thread of love, a sister promises to protect her brother from all negativity. A ‘rakhi’ symbolizes the protection and care that a sister fosters for her brother. Like a shield, this thread guards the brother from every possible danger in life.
Vedic tradition gives cousins a status similar to siblings, therefore girls often tie the rakhi
to their cousins as well. Raksha Bandhan symbolizes all aspects of protection of good from evil forces. Raksha Bandhan gives an opportunity for families to get together and reunite after a long time, and for restoring and refreshing the bonds of love that they share. Not only this, it is one of the few festivals that highlights a different way of connecting with a woman. Many festivals celebrate the romantic dimension of a relationship between two people, but this instills in people, the sacred relationship between a brother and his sister.
Krishna Janmashtami is a joyous celebration of Krishna’s birth, celebrated on the 8th day (Ashtami) of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (Aug-Sept) in the Hindu calendar. The celebration takes place at midnight with pujas, bhajans, fasting, enactments of Krishna’s life and other rituals.
It is no wonder that it is such a huge day for celebration as Krishna is, after thousands of years, still the most beloved being ever to incarnate on earth. His birth was one of the greatest breakthroughs in spiritual consciousness. No other being either before or since
Krishna Janmashtami
Raksha Bandhan
Taken from Nithyananda’Janmashtami Discourse, 1st September, 2010, Bidadi Ashram
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has been able to express every dimension,
every opposite without conflict. His escaping
from war and his courage have no conflict.
His romance and his knowledge have no
conflict. The Radha Krishna and Gita Krishna
have no conflict. It is hard to imagine the
greatest romancer to ever live, standing
on the battlefield giving the Bhagavad Gita
teachings to Arjuna. Yet there is no conflict
between these aspects of Krishna. From
his multi-dimensional human personality to
his playfulness, his being an expression of
extraordinary energy, and the author of the
most comprehensive unabridged dictionary
of world philosophies, Krishna makes the
task of describing him almost impossible.
The one thread connecting every aspect
of Krishna is love. Krishna is the very
embodiment of love. Every incident, every
happening, every expression is one of love.
He is able to infuse love even into the hearts
of his enemies. You cannot separate Krishna
and love. You cannot remember Krishna
without remembering love.
Let this great incarnation, the conflict free
ideal, conflict free idol, bless us all. Let us
offer our humble devotion at his feet. Let
him bless us all to imbibe the conflict free
life and imbibe his very presence in us. n
vedic renaissance
18upcoming events
Nithya Kriya, Thiruvannamalai
Dates: 20th - 23rd September, 2012
Inner Awakening, Bidadi
Dates: October 7th - October 28th, 2012See www.innerawakening.org for more details
Awakening the World Tour
Istanbul, Turkey
30th October - Free Evening Meditation31st October - Manifest Your Reality
London, UK
1st November - Free Evening Meditation2nd November - Manifest Your Reality2nd November - Memory Camp for Children3rd-4th November - Nithya Dhyana3rd-4th November - Memory Camp for Children
Paris, France
5th November - Free Evening Meditation
Poprad, Slovakia
8th November - Free Evening Meditation9th November - Manifest Your Reality9th November - Memory Camp for Children
Paris, France
10th November - Free Evening Meditation11th November - Manifest Your Reality11th November - Memory Camp for Children12th-13th November - Nithya Dhyana12th-13th November - Memory Camp for Children14th November - Spiritual Healing Initiation
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Guadeloupe, France
15th November - Free Evening Meditation16th November - Manifest Your Reality16th November - Memory Camp for Children17th-18th November - Nithya Dhyana17th-18th November - Memory Camp for Children
Vancouver, Canada
20th November - Free Evening Meditation21st November - Manifest Your Reality21st November - Memory Camp for Children
Toronto, Canada
22nd November - Free Evening Meditation23rd November - Manifest Your Reality23rd November - Memory Camp for Children24th-25th November - Nithya Dhyana24th-25th November - Memory Camp for Children26th November - Spiritual Healing Initiation
Calgary, Canada
27th November - Free Evening Meditation28th November - Manifest Your Reality28th November - Memory Camp for Children
Monterray, Mexico
10th November - Free Evening Meditation11th November - Manifest Your Reality11th November - Memory Camp for Children
Mexico City, Mexico
2nd December - Free Evening Meditation3rd December - Manifest Your Reality3rd December - Memory Camp for Children
upcoming events
Schedule is subject to change. Please check the website www.nithyananda.org for further details.
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Unclutching, a word that leads to infinite
possibilities. From a student in graduate
school, to a doctor working in a busy hospital,
to an everyday housewife, unclutching is
a process that has the potential to benefit
anyone and everyone. It does not lead to a
gradual transformation, rather, its effects
are like a quantum explosion. A single jump,
that’s all it takes.
If that jump is made, will all activity and work
stop? No! In fact, when someone unclutches
from their identity, they express a creativity
and intelligence that is both spontaneous
and natural. In other words, unclutching
does not mean laziness! On the contrary, an
unclutched being is free from the prison of
their own identity. The tremendous energy,
usually wasted in psychological worrying
and irritation, will instead become positive,
creative energy. Instead of slaving over work,
stressing out over deadlines, and worrying
about every little detail, an unclutched
person will be able to work freely, without
the pressure and irritation that normally
accompanies an undertaking.
Normally, we carry a deep irritation, vengeance,
and arrogance within us, and we express the
same through our body language, our words,
our very steps! Unclutching will release the
innate intelligence that we have stored within
our being so we are free from the negativity we
carry with us.
In fact, if it weren’t for our egos, unclutching
would be our natural state.
UNCLUTCH DOESN’T MEAN LAZINESS !
be unclutched!
Taken from Nithyananda’s Discourse
on Unclutching, 2007
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Because we believe and defend our philosophies so
strongly, we are scared to use our intelligence to look in.
Once we do, we will see how much energy we are wasting
in psychological worrying! If we see how worrying has
become our natural state we can simply move away from
it. However, time and again we are given more things to
worry about. It seems almost impossible to move away
from worries then! We are told from a very young age that
if we work hard we will achieve. There will be no need to
worry after that! But is this really the case? How much
stock can we put in the idea of hard work itself? We have
just come to accept this idea as a natural factor of life, like
breathing. However, if we use a little intelligence we can
see that the idea of hard work is a pure myth! We take
simple tasks, plan them out ten times, worry about whether
we will accomplish them or not ten more times, and after
completing them, talk and brag out them ten more times,
and call this hard work!
An unclutched person will work smart, not hard. This is the
main difference. Unclutch from your identity, and allow the
natural intelligence of your being to shine forth. The body
will simply move and a new, miraculous awakening will
continuously express itself, in a stress-free and spontaneous
way. Worries will become a thing of the past, and work will no
longer be a burden, but an avenue for intense creativity! Pure
intelligence will overcome the laziness and restlessness of
the body, and life itself will simply transform! n
be unclutched!
Image © Rising Damp
24yoga & kriya
Self-esteem is a term in psychology to
reflect a person’s overall evaluation
or appraisal of her or his own worth.
A person with low self-esteem usually
presents the following symptoms: An
habitual state of dissatisfaction with
oneself; hypersensitivity to criticism;
chronic indecision from an exaggerated
fear of making a mistake; being unwilling
to say “no” out of fear of displeasing the
petitioner; excessive perfectionism which
leads to frustration when perfection is not
achieved; neurotic guilt; floating hostility;
defensive tendencies and a general inability
to enjoy life.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Sit in Padmasana
(Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Upadesha 1, Verses
45 & 47)
Place the left foot under the right thigh
Kriya to Cure Low Self Esteem
Taken from Nithyananda’s Morning Discourse,
14th December, 2011, Bidadi Ashram
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Now place the right foot upon the left thigh
2. In Padmasana, Jalandhara Bandha(Gheranda Samhita, Upadesha 3, Verse 12)
Contract the throatPress the chin on the chestDo this 21 times
3.Visualization
Visualize that you are at least five times taller and bigger than you areFeel you are twenty feet tallVisualize yourself as twenty feet tall, fifty feet wide, alive, living, sit with this visualization for seven minutes.
Once seven minutes are over, relax and just sit silently for a few minutes.
For More Kriyas, visit the Nithya Kriyas Website
DISCLAIMER: This technique is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical
diagnosis or treatment. Individuals with any type of medical condition, the elderly, children
below 14, women who are pregnant or suspect they may be pregnant are advised to seek
professional medical advice before practicing this technique. Viewers who are not on
two-way video conferencing are cautioned that they are practicing these techniques at
their own risk. n
26main story
Freedom, the truth for which almost the whole world gives its life. If you just look inside the human consciousness the very flow of human consciousness is towards freedom. If you see the history of all civilizations, all the expression is always towards freedom. Whatever they thought as freedom, they were always putting their energy in that direction.
Even money - Why do you think so much of desire for wealth in the world? Because with money you have more choices. You experience a glimpse of freedom with money. Without money you have only one suffering. With money you have many suffering between which you can choose.
Whether it is our running behind money, or political freedom or social freedom whatever you may call it with different names. But finally human consciousness constantly expands towards freedom. If you think political freedom is the ultimate, you start moving towards political freedom. If a society thinks social freedom
is the ultimate, they start move towards social freedom. If you think economical freedom is the ultimate, you start working for economic freedom. Whatever you consider as a freedom, you start working towards it. You start traveling towards it.
Let us look deeply inside the very basis of freedom. How human beings decide whether political freedom is important or religious freedom is important or spiritual freedom is important or economical freedom is important.
Very beautifully Upanishad says, ‘Ekoham bahushyaam’. ‘The one which is me let it, let me become many.’ One more beautiful Upanishadic statement, ‘The one became many just to enjoy itself.’ The basic idea with which the one became many is to enjoy itself. That is why I say the basic thread of this whole creation is compassion. When the one became many the only commandment it created for itself is ‘let us all co exist blissfully’.
FREEDOM !
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That is why I say compassion is the only
commandment from God, the cosmic
law. Everything else is a man made
law. But compassion is the cosmic law.
When the ‘one’ became ‘many’ with this
cosmic thought, ‘Let us all co-exist’, the
compassion became a base material.
AHIMSA
We can see in our civilization, even for
political freedom we trusted a saint-
‘Mahatma’ – Gandhi - a person who is
established in non-violence, ahimsa. I tell
you, in any crisis ahimsa, compassion,
non-violence, is the best strategy. I am
telling from my experience. There is
no crisis which cannot be handled by
compassion, by ahimsa.
Understand, freedom has more to do
with the inner space in which you are
established, from where you are making
decisions. The point where you receive
information from the outer world and
process, make decisions. Freedom is
more dependent on that space than the
place where you live. I tell you from my
experience, freedom has nothing to do
with the place you live in. It is the space
you are established. If you are established
in a zone where the information is
received and processed, and decisions
are made with deep friendliness, with
deep joy, with deep compassion I tell you
are established in the real freedom. The
ultimate freedom which can’t be taken
away by anybody.
Taken from Nithyananda’s ‘Freedom Discourse’ on 10th July, 2010, Bidadi Ashram
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“FREEDOM FROM ”...
Freedom from something is negative part
of freedom. Freedom for something is
positive part of freedom. Freedom from
and for is the ultimate freedom. Freedom
from something means freedom from
some bondage – freedom from prison,
freedom from some conditions etc.
The negative part of freedom will never
give you the fulfillment unless you have
the positive part of freedom. Freedom
for what? Unless you understand the
‘freedom for’, the ‘freedom from’ will
not give you fulfillment. You will take it
for granted. The ‘freedom from’ will be
forgotten in few days. None of you are
celebrating that you have been free.
‘Freedom from’ is always forgotten taken
for granted when you don’t know the
‘freedom for’.
Please understand, ‘freedom from’ means
bondages. When you are free from that
you are free from fears. ‘Freedom for’
means greeds, goals. When you are
free from that, you are free from greed.
When you are free from the hatred or
vengeance, suddenly you experience
a different dimension of freedom, the
ultimate freedom.
How much ever you grab things or
people, places or objects you will not be
living with it. Nothing can be added to
you. This is an important truth, please
understand when you are established
in Ahimsa, even if your body is taken
away from you, even if you are killed,
what all you think as joy which you want
to experience through the body , you will
be able to experience even without that
body.
But if you are established in vengeance,
even if you have the body you will not
be able to experience what you want.
Even if you are eating you will be thinking
something else, you will not be enjoying.
Even if you are listening you will be thinking
something else, you will not be enjoying.
I have seen people going to the vacation
places, going to the hill resorts, such a
beautiful scene, they will not be enjoying
the scene. They will be planning how to
own a cottage here, how to own a house
here, how to own a farmhouse here. They
cannot enjoy anything unless it belongs
to them legally. By the time it belongs
to them legally, they are running behind
the carpenter, plumber and electrician to
take care of that house.
A person who is established in vengeance,
will never be enjoying anything, something
else will be going on. A person who is
established in compassion, ahimsa, even
if the body is taken away from him, he
will be enjoying whatever he wants.
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LIFE AS IT IS
Please understand, the greatest foolishness that a human being can commit is strategy planning to come out of a crisis. Any strategy planning you make when you are in a crisis, you will be putting more and more crisis, because when the crisis happens, an ordinary mind gets caught in fear and greed, and it’s almost like negotiating with life. You can negotiate with each other, giving something and taking something. You cannot negotiate with life, you cannot bargain with life. With life there is no negotiation, only pure surrender. When the life happens in your life larger than your life size, if you are shaken, it is a crisis. If you are relaxed it is a teaching. See, when life interferes in your life larger than life-size means you are not able to measure it. In college I have seen the senior used to rag juniors. ‘What department you are in?’ The junior says, ‘I am in civil engineering.’ ‘Do you know how to do survey?’ ‘Yes I learnt.’ These guys will give a matchstick and tell them survey this whole room.
Same way, when life happens in front of you, if you start asking questions ‘why this to me? What? Why? When? Why?’, it’s almost like trying to measure life, like measuring the whole hall with a matchstick. You cannot measure life with your matchstick. ‘Why, when, what.’ Your length, breadth, depth is too small to measure life. When you try to solve life with the matchstick, you will be creating more and more chaos. When you are established in deep compassion, deep sympathy, you will just see life is appreciated as it is. Life is experienced as it is
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FREEDOM FROM VENGEANCE - THE PROCESS
I will give you a simple process to
experience this truth. Sit with yourself
in a relaxed way. Inside your mind call
the people whom you feel are accused in
your life, with whom you cherish hatred
and anger. Call them one by one. Logically
reason - even if I take revenge on him or
her is my life going to be fulfilled? NO.
Please understand, you always think
that whenever you are in crisis, when
you take revenge on the person who
created problem for you, you achieved
something. NO, that is not your success,
even if you take revenge on him finally
suddenly you feel you are feeling empty,
you are not feeling fulfilled. Taking revenge
on somebody, is not going to be fulfilling
you, it’s just going to be the diversion
of your life energy, wasting of your life
energy. Any emotion can be nullified when
you reason with it 7 times continuously.
I am giving you an important clue. Any
emotion, whether it is anger or
lust or hatred or vengeance - bring it
to your consciousness, inner space and
reason with it logically 7 times continuously.
By the time you finish the seventh time,
that emotion will lose its power over you.
Blood cannot wash blood. Violence
cannot nullify violence, if we go on doing
eye for an eye whole world will become
blind. A judge who has the power to judge
and judges will only be a judge. Maybe
international court judge. But a judge
who has the power to judge and does
not judge anybody is GOD. So call every
accused you have in your heart, in your
inner space. Conduct the court session
and acquit them with honor. When you
acquit everybody and everything without
judging suddenly you will see you are the
cosmic judge, you are God.
This tremendous experience of no need
for the body and freedom from hatred is
the ultimate freedom. nImage © Rising Damp
32beyond mind
In his first Sutra, Shiva gives this most
simple meditation. Buddha used this
technique and called it Vipassana
which means sitting with the Self, or
sitting with God. Indeed, this method
is the essence of Buddhism. No other
technique has brought so many millions
to enlightenment. When asked if he had
to pick one of the millions of meditation
techniques, Nithyananda says that this
is the one he would choose because if
all spiritual knowledge on the planet
were lost, this is the one that could
keep enlightenment alive.
The secret lies in the simple observance
and bringing awareness and presence
to the breath. The process of breathing
in and out is not a parallel movement
as one might think, but rather a circular
movement. Between the in breath
(down) and the out breath (up) and
again between the out and in breaths
there are gaps.
When reaching the gap the mind stops.
Fear of losing identity causes a jump over
the gap because identity doesn’t exist
there. There is avoidance of maintaining
awareness in this gap because the fear
of losing identity is stronger than the
fear of death. What may happen to
“me” after “I” dies is a less terrifying
thought than “I” won’t exist. This
creates the impulse to protect the
unreal or comparative reality (identity)
from the real existential reality (pure
consciousness).
Here Shiva is creating the subtlest
possible technique. A human being as
such cannot work directly on the ether
or mind. It can only be touched through
the breath and this is the bridge between
the individual and the Universe. It is the
bridge between the body and the mind.
Humans are composed of 5 elements,
but it is only when the breath happens
that mind happens. The body is matter.
The mind is ether. The breath is the
bridge.
Watch Your BreathTaken from Nithyananda’s Discourse, April, 2006, Los Angeles, USA
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The breath and the mind are very closely related. The length, breadth, and depth of the breath correspond directly to the number of thoughts experienced. With long slow deep breaths, the number of thoughts is reduced. Being aware of the unconscious fear and slowing the thoughts enhances the ability to drop into the neutral zone, just as when driving a car it is necessary to go into neutral before changing gears.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Quiet the mind with long, slow, deep breaths
2. Bring awareness to the gap just at the end of the in (down) breath, and just before it turns up into the out breath, and again between the out (up) and in (down) breaths.
3. Relax. Allow the breath to carry you into your inner space, the zone where neither breath nor mind exist.
4. Surrender. Allow yourself to become more and more comfortable with this neutral zone. If you are able to relax into this zone with awareness, an explosion of consciousness can happen.
5. Be patient. You cannot bully yourself into a sense of security.
In every breath God is knocking at your door. n
34science meets spirituality
Within the last several decades, the field of science has taken a huge leap forward in its understanding of human consciousness. For many years, this topic was avoided by mainstream scientists who felt that consciousness was a subjective experience and could not be explained using objective experimental inquiry. However, beginning in the 1980’s, scientists, primarily within the fields of psychology and neuro-science, began conducting experimental studies dealing with consciousness and cognition. Moreover, within the realm of physics, the exploration of quantum mechanics has provided a completely different way of looking at the world than previous scientific thought allowed. Now, science has once again taken a huge leap forward through a more balanced assessment of consciousness, thought and emotions and the effects they have on the overall wellness of a human being.
babies need hugs !In a recent study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, behavioral scientists have proven that giving babies hugs and affection reduces their rates of anxiety, hostility, and general levels of distress. The study was conducted using nearly 500 infants that were followed from infancy into their adult years. The levels of
affection were graded using a five-point scale ranging from “negative” levels of affection to “extravagant” levels. As expected,
infants who were given “extravagant” or “caressing” levels of affection by mothers displayed less anxiousness, hostility, and overall distress when they were older. In this way, scientists have also proven that positive human emotions can also help shape a healthy immune system since feelings of anxiousness and stress
Thoughts, DNA, Love, Health & YOU !
Taken from Nithyananda’s Morning Discourse,
23rd October, 2010, Bidadi Ashram
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can have a negative impact on health,
especially in those already suffering an
illness.
Also, thoughts and emotions have the
capacity to alter the physical structure
of human DNA, as proven by scientists in
the Institute of Heart Math in 2001. The
scientists placed human placental DNA
samples in a container. Twenty-eight vials
of DNA were given to researchers and
individuals trained in mental and emotional
self-management. In other words, how to
consciously enhance positive emotional
thoughts, such as love and well-being.
the role of the dna
The researchers hypothesized that there
exists an energy-based information
exchange between the human heart
and the rest of the body, which they
termed heart energy. Moreover, they
hypothesized heart energy acts through
DNA to produce physiological benefits in
human beings, such as health and vitality.
They proved these assumptions by
measuring changes in DNA within the
vials using ECG monitoring and UV spectra
analysis. Volunteers capable of generating
feelings of deep love and gratitude were
able to physically alter the structure of the
DNA in the vials. The results generated
showed that DNA conformation was
affected differently based on varying
intentions. For example, when gratitude,
love and appreciation was felt, the DNA
unwound, relaxed, and became longer.
In contrast, thoughts of anger, fear and
frustration caused the DNA to become
increasingly wound and shorter.
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DNA unwinds and is wound up again for specific processes within the human body, such as transcription. Transcription is important for generating proteins and enzymes, which regulate many of the body’s basic cell functions. Therefore, the researchers were able to prove that the heart energy has a direct correlation on some of the most basic and essential biological functions of a human being. live in gratitude, live healthyMoreover, a follow-up study was later conducted using HIV-positive patients.
They reported a 300,000 times increase in resistance to the HIV virus in participants who displayed feelings of love, gratitude, and appreciation.
Science has displayed enormous growth in terms of its scope within recent years. With more research on the horizon, perhaps science will succeed in explaining more of the world’s greatest spiritual mysteries in quantifiable and measurable ways. With the backing of scientifically corroborated studies and research models, correct spiritual knowledge and practice can bring about a new clarity in mankind that can help people live healthier and longer. n
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38esoteric realms
TIME IS A LIE
Time is the greatest lie ever told to
humanity. There is no such thing as the
existence of time. The sun is rising and
setting. The moon is rising and setting.
Seasons are happening not as you
planned. Please understand, we think,
only in modern days the seasons are
not happening properly. Seasons never
happened properly because there is no
such thing as the proper existence for
a season. Maybe you try to understand
with certain averages, between 20
degrees and 30 degrees, between 60
degrees and 70 degrees. With averages
you come up with arguments to support
some greatest lie called time. Where is
time? There is no such thing as ‘time exists’. Sun rises and falls, moon rises and falls, body rises and falls, that’s all. Where is time? What is the definition of a day? It is not existential reality. A day is not a day as you think. It is the definition you created, which thewhole world has accepted non-controversially.
REALITY
Any definition accepted non controversially by the world does not become existential reality. It’s a taught fact. If all of us sit together and pass a certain resolution, “let there not be anymore tsunami’s on the planet earth”, you think it is going to become existential reality? At the most it can become a law in all the places where human beings are living but not more than that. Time is the root cause of all sufferings. Realize this one truth and decide not to bend for anything. See, as per your reality, anything which you perceive for a long period you conceive that as a reality.
T i m e , a M y t h
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That is why you think of dreams as illusions because you perceive that for only a few hours. This waking state you perceive as reality, because you perceive this for 70 years. So you perceive this as a reality. Time is the worst myth, greatest lie, the most sadistic concept taught to human beings by the unconscious human beings who are in turn taught that same foolishness by some other unconscious human beings. Do not inherit sadism. When you learn the concept of time, you inherit sadism.
EXPERIENCING HAPPENINGS AS EXTERNAL
Life needs to be lived with the tremendous freedom that time is a lie. Being an external to all the happenings internally is what I mean by being liberated from time. Please
understand, being external to all
the happenings internally - means
whatever you consider as the internal
happening, the concept of time,
stress created by time, strengths and
weaknesses of your body and mind, the
ideas and experience you have about
consciousness, all are experienced as
internal. When it is experienced as
external, you are beyond time.
Meditate on this one sacred secret.
Live this sutra, live this one sacred
secret. Whatever you think of as
internal should become external to
you. The more and more internal things
become external for you, the more
you are grown spiritually. Understand,
if inside there are a hundred things, for
somebody twenty things may become
external.
Taken from Nithyananda’s Yoga Sutra Discourses
in July, 2011, Bidadi Ashram
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This means initially your body will
become external for you. Yes, this
is not me. Then, your prana, your
air circulation will become external
for you. This is not me. Then mental
thoughts will become external for
you. This is not me. But initially, all
this will be internal for you. Then
emotions, ‘Oh! This is not me!’
Understand, this is externalizing all the
most subtle internal happenings. When
you internalize the external things,
more and more bondage happens.
When you externalize internal things,
more and more liberation happens,
that’s all. When you externalize, first
the body becomes external, then
prana becomes external, then the
thoughts becomes external. Then
emotions become external. Then
the pains caused by those emotions
become external, then the very
experience of consciousness becomes
external. Only finally, ultimately, the
pure consciousness alone remains
as internal. I am revealing one of the
important truths. n
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42nithya jyotisha (vedic astrology)
Aries. This month, your energy goes to creating wealth and status. This is time to work on your career and professional goals. You have flair and drive to sense what needs to be done and how it should be done. Work on harnessing your intuition for your day to day life! In fact, all genius decisions, discoveries and masterpieces were made out of sheer intuition. Never let your practicality and your goals cut you off your intuition. When you reject it, you close your door to the higher aspects of life, and reduce existence to an object. There may be a plan for business in your life, but your life should never be only a business plan!
Taurus. Worry and tension come when you think you are the doer. If you shift the sense of ownership to a higher energy and continue to do your work blissfully, you will feel tremendously relaxed! When you surrender to an enlightened Master, you are actually surrendering to one who has no ego, no identity and hence no vested interest of his own. By holding his hand, you ask him to take you to the ocean of bliss he is in. When you surrender to the higher energy, you can never feel drained and exhausted since you connect to the highest energy. Surrendering is the technique.
Gemin i . Writing to your self is a royal path towards healing. Writing your feelings on paper can help you to express things you would never be able to express ; it can bring to the surface many hidden feelings and knowledge you never knew you had before. Your Being is trying to reach you every minute, but your mind is too busy to hear its subtle voice. Writing will bring a whole new understanding in your being. Write to yourself as if you were your closest friend. Just let the words flow on paper, don’t edit them and be close to your heart; express things you would never speak out loud. You will connect to past wounds and heal them gracefully.
Cancer. The month is bringing expansion into its fold, a deep feeling of easiness and IS-ness within your community, family, and partnerships. You have a generous heart and a compulsion to shower your beloveds with gifts and caring attention. You are on your path to express your feminine energy. Relate to the world, yourself and God as if they are your children. Put others before you. Care for your near and dear ones, visualize your beloved master residing in each and everyone as your beloved child! This motherly energy exists in all men as well. To manifest and to realize it, is at the core of your enlightenment. So go ahead, and enjoy!
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LeO. A failure brings a discouragement
that throws you in a deep questioning
mood… ‘Why am I running like that?
What is the purpose of my life?’ Do not
think too much about all this philosophical
questions. Actually, you are existing, in the
ups and downs, and things are happening
without reason. Work on vairagya, non
possessiveness of what you have, and
renunciation of what you don’t have. If your
questioning comes out of frustration, then
just accept that you haven’t yet achieved
what your ego wants, be wise, patient, and
carry on until your goal is reached.
VirgO. The time is excellent to enjoy
the company of the wise. Read books,
watch Swamiji’s Youtube discourses. Much
will happen around the month: sharing,
understanding and growth because the
introspection you felt those past months
is about to bear fruits. You have become
sensitive to the wrong mental patterns in
you. Your understanding of your problem
is ripped, but the click to lift you out
completely is yet to happen. Just one word
of the master is enough to lift you out. So
be in a deep receptive mood, the gift can
happen any moment!
LiBra. It could be a good time for creating
balance between work and home. You will
develop bhakti, devotion, love and inner
peace into your private life. Anything you
do related to home, landscaping, care, will
give a profitable result. The more you share
what you receive, the more you expand.
We are part of all that is around us, we
are not separated as we think. Expand
yourself in the expression you like the
best. The impulse of the month favors you
to be fully focused on what you do. Be
involved in your community. Let you be a
light there.
ScOrpiO . The more self-love enters
your system, the more it is easy to go
through your transformation without
falling into ditches. ‘Yes’ is the key word.
Say ‘yes’ to yourself. We always think that
to love, one needs somebody else. But if
you don’t learn it with yourself you will
not be able to practice it with others.
This is the basic secret of love. You can
only encompass the other when you have
integrated yourself in love; otherwise,
your love is pseudo. What you dislike in
others is always a projection of you and
the way you judge people tells a lot about
how you consider yourself.
44Sagittarius. Our problems in life are
existential. You cannot solve by thinking
only. You can only solve them by living
through them. You can only enter into
those experiences of struggles and pain,
instead of standing aside and try to
resist it. The mind thinks it can even find
solutions to emotions, without feeling
them through the body. That is how our
relation to the physical has disappeared.
One operates from the head only, and the
body disconnects itself from the mind.
Slowly, we have lost our contact with our
own presence, and need to regain it.
CapricOrn . When your logic manages
your anger, you will have two problems.
You will be shouting and showing your
anger when it is not necessary, because
you‘ll have lots of suppression. When
you are not expressing it, you will be
suppressing it, and you may create all kinds
of discomforts. Suppressing or expressing-
both are not going to help. You will think:
what am I supposed to do? Just be, that’s
all. Let it come as it comes. Feel it. It will
no more remain with you.
Aquarius. Some of you may go through
financial turmoil during August. Existence
has many ways to teach us through
experience. When there is more insecurity,
more danger, the only way to respond to it
is by awareness. Just stand in your sincerity
and authenticity. Money is not the aim of
the cosmic constitution, but the learning
that stands behind the experience is the
goal. Ultimately, whatever you have now
will leave you when death comes. Envision
the problem under a bigger scope, which
will give you great freedom and insight
into the inner mysteries of life!
Pisces. Your mood is light; you can
enjoy your friends and kids in a laid back
manner. This is an excellent time for letting
go of negative attitudes and any animosities
that might have been holding you back.
It is also a good time for accomplishing
ideas that involve charitable and spiritual
work. Drop everything you feel is not
your own experience. Just let go of your
protective shield, drop your defenses and
give yourself a holiday! n
45 abhyasah (practice)
Below there are a few questions which we call as a hitch. What you have to do is to think of a solution according to your understanding. Then read the answer given by the master. Read just one question at a time and check its answer. The beauty of this exercise is that the answers given here will act as gentle kicks given by a trained soccer player which will lead the ball directly to the goal post. Your honesty here is going to decide the level of benefit. So enjoy!
Hitch 1: What exactly is a prayer?Hitch 2: What do you think of a beloved’s “I love you”?Hitch 3: What is real yoga?Hitch 4: Why are others are not listening to me?Hitch 5: Why does everyone like music? Answers from the master:
Gentle Kick 1: Just feeling grateful for whatever has been given to us. I mean, you should even be thankful for the breath which just a second ago went through your system.Gentle Kick 2: It is a conspiracy.Gentle Kick 3: Yoga is not just bending your body front and back and trying to create knots. All the 21 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita use the word yoga. But nowhere can you find anything on bending and putting knots in your body. Real yoga is union of body, mind and spirit.Gentle Kick 4: They are a natural replica of you. You never listen to yourself!Gentle Kick 5: Because music makes you aware of the silence within and without.
Gentle Kicks
CrOSSWORD ACROSS
2. Practice of internal chanting of any mantra (two words separated by hyphen)3. Sanskrit name for ‘’bow”. Also weapon of lord Rama5. The path of yoga which teaches the process of achieving perfection in action. (two words separated by hyphen)6. Daily food offering to people in ashram7. A powder used for social and religious markings in Hinduism generally dark red in colour8. A Vedic festival primarily observed in India and Nepal, which celebrates the relationship between brothers, cousins and sisters (two words separated by hyphen)12. A sacred stone found in Gandaki River situated high in the Himalayas in Nepal
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1. An enlightened master who spent days absorbed in such deep samadhi that he was even indifferent to the bites of vermin and pests (two words separated by hyphen)4. According to Hinduism, Lord Shiva, the destroyer of ignorance and illusion, resides at the summit of this legendary mountain
9. Great scientist of ancient days who can transmit
the science of enlightenment with the help of herbs or
medicines.
10. The gap between one thought and another thought
is equal to one _______
11. A semi precious gemstone whose lingam is
considered to be auspicious
CROSSWORD KEY: 1.Ramana-Maharshi 2. Ajapa-Japa Dhanush 3. 4. Kailash 5. Karma-yoga 6. Annadan 7. Kumkum 8. Raksha-Bandhan 9.
Siddhars 10. Kshana 11. Spatika
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