Why should one hold the mind fast to Om?

Why should one hold the mind fast to Om? Else the pot of Bliss will be taken away!

It's really that incredibly simple!

Indescribable Bliss. paramAnanda!

Indescribable Bliss. paramAnanda! Yes, even one afflicted by the worst physical and mental pains can taste this Ocean of Bliss. There there is no pain because there is no ignorance. Why would one leave that Elysium of samAdhi for even one instant? As RamaNa says, why leave the cool shade of Brahman for the scorching heat of the world? Because past memories persist that are being purified through each experience of samAdhi. Never forget this smRti- Eternal Bliss exists, the Vedas are the truth, the Guru's word never fails.

If anyone wants to attain samAdhi, today is the day. The short shukla bhAdrapada tRtIyA tithi ends leading to Ganesh caturthI. Rtu of sharad is sAttvic. The door to heaven and beyond is wide open! Make haste O traveller of this path of fire and light!

Hang on to the praNava for dear life! As shakti takes you through the twists and turns of worldly experience, never lose sight of bindu. Always keep the mind on Om. Great Bliss results. 

Today you can see for yourself the sUrya koti samaprabhA

The radiance of a million suns!

Yes, it is possible. 

May this mind have the Grace to rest in this Bliss always. 

Ignorance is frankly speaking too painful. 

Brahma MuhUrta

A student in yoga class asked about Brahma MuhUrta. Indeed it is the 48 minutes before sunrise.

But how and when to explain that, in truth...

BrahmA muhUrta is every instant a thought arises from Consciousness. But repeated experience of waking state causes moha by mohinI because of asuraic tendencies and then the subsequent brahma muhUrtas are not seen as such. Each thought is sRShTi sthiti pralaya.

How to use the three guNas wisely?

How to use the three guNas wisely?

Use tamas to rest the body and to nurture it so it can become an effective vehicle for Self-Realization. 

Use tamas to destroy thought as Shiva did. 

Use rajas to conquer tamas. Animate yourself. See Sri KRShNa the great psychologist in verses 2.33-35 of BG. 

Wish fulfilled!

My wish to have a feature to highlight the latest posts I add to this blog, regardless of their assigned date, has been fulfilled! Look to the right at the Latest Post Featured widget that I discovered on Blogger. Now I can highlight those posts as I add them. Enjoy!

Shankar.

Time for a revival

I ran into an old friend at the local cooperative store and I was reminded that I haven't posted on this blog for a while now. Well, it was gratifying to know that someone was reading this blog and found some benefit from it. So I am resuming my posts after a hiatus.

Actually I save the content for my blog as notes and so when I update my blog sometimes the posts are pre-dated as I fill in notes from the past. I try to post the thoughts dated on the day they were jotted down as notes. So do browse the earlier months and years for often my blog updates end up in the archives! Unfortunately I have not yet figured out how to mark up my most recent additions, even if they correspond to an earlier date. Maybe if one of the readers could help me with this that would be wonderful!

Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy reading the revival of this blog!

Namaste!

Om is the eternal song.

Om is the eternal song.