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BulletinNo:2015.137 Sunday,13December2015

24thofNovembertothe10thofDecember2015
Monroeashram,NewJersey
KamleshbhaiarrivedhereinMonroeashramonthe24thNovemberevening.
Soonafterhisarrivalhehadabadboutoffluforaweek,butsincethen,over
thelastcoupleofweeks,hishealthhasimproved.ThewintersofarinNJhas
beensurprisinglymildandthishasgivenhimtheopportunitytotakelong
walks.Usuallyhestepsoutinthemiddleofthedayforawalkwithabhyasis.
Intheeveningsandmornings,Kamleshbhaihasbeenspendingalotoftime
readingfromtheworksofLalajiMaharaj.Thesesessionswithhimaresofull
ofblissandjoy.

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Hereareafewexcerptsfromconversations:
Terrorismanditsforms
Duringaninformalconversation,thediscussionveeredtotherampant
terrorismintheworldtoday.KamleshbhaisaidYouareonlytalkingabout
terrorismatthephysicallevel.Whataboutthementalandemotionallevel?
Forexample,thereisayoungwomanwithachildinherhandandaburden
onherheadinthehotsunworkingwithbarefeet.Howcanyouallowherto
worklikethat?Buttherearepeoplewhomakethemworklikethat.Terrorism
comesindifferentforms.
Sleepanditsimportance
Kamleshbhaisaidthatwhenyouforcefullywakeachildfromsleepitcanbe
verydamaging.Thesubtlebodiesaretormented,especiallyinchildren.He
said,IhaveseenitinBabujisandMasterslifetimes.Hewouldneverwake
upanyabhyasiwhowassleeping.Hewouldsay,Lettheabhyasisleep.
Evenifitwastimeforsatsangh,Masterwouldletthemsleep.
Speakingfurther:Whatissleepactually?Ifyouanalyzethisata
consciousnesslevel,allconsciousnessisdrawninwardtowardsthecausal
body,oursoul.Consciousnessisdrawninward,butthenevenwhenwewake
upwearenotaware.Youseeappleskeepfalling,butNewtoncouldfeeland
observe.Awarenessisrequired.Fullawarenessisrequired.
DreamsandInterpretations
Talkingaboutdreams,KamleshbhaisuggestedtoustoMakeanoteinyour
diaryandforgetaboutthem.Therearealotofthingsthathappenwhenyou
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areawake.Payattentiontothose!Everyoneintheroomeruptedwith
laughter.
ElectromagneticEffectonSubtleBodies
Therewassomeconversationaboutoverexposuretodaytoelectronic
devices.Kamleshbhaisaid,Exposuretoradiationfromdevicesdistortsthe
balancebetweenthesubtlebodies.Especiallyinchildren,theytendtolose
thediscriminativefaculty.Thebasisofhumanexistenceandspirituality,the
fundamentalfirststepisViveka.Thisisaffected.
EvolutionofChit
Kamleshbhaigaveatalkintheashramabouthelpingthesubtlebodiesto
grow.Thetalkwasspecificallyfocusedonexpandingchit(consciousness).
Kamleshbhaigaveveryimportanttipsandinsightstohelpabhyasismovein
therightdirection,includingthefollowing:
Withoutspace,therecouldnothavebeenGod.Likewise,without
chittheotherthreeelements,manas,buddhiandahamkarcannot
manifest.
Consciousnessinitselfwillnotexpandorevolve,butittakesthe
helpofbuddhi,manasandahankartofreeitself,toexpanditself,to
evolveitself.
Consciounessislikeacanvastoapainter.Similarly,inner
consciousnesscanusetheplayoftheotherthreesubtlebodies.Our
regularpracticeisveryhelpfulinmakingthishappen.Forexample,
meditationistoregulateourmanasormind.Constantremembranceis
tokeeptheconsciousnessfreshandlively,cleaningistosimplifyand
purifyourentiresystem,prayersareofferedwherethegreatnessofthe
Masterisimprintedonourheart,allowingustoseeourtrue
insignificance,anactofwisdom.
Thistalkisavailableat:
http://www.sahajmarg.org/literature/online/speeches/monroe20151206
ImportanceofSuryaandChandraNadi
Kamleshbhaiwasspeakingtosomemembersoftheresearchteam,and
duringtheconversation,hetouchedupontheneedtodofurtherdetailed
researchontherelationshipbetweentheNadisandthesympatheticand
parasympatheticnervoussystems.
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Hesaidthattheorgansrelatingtothesympatheticnervoussystemseemto
berelatedtotheSuryaNadi,whiletheChandraNadiisrelatedtothe
parasympatheticnervoussystem.
CommentsontheGita
KamleshbhairemindedusthatinChapter12oftheGitaLordKrishna
suggests:Performallyouractionsindivineconsciousness.Ifbychanceyou
forgettoworkinremembranceoftheDivine,makesurethattheresultsof
youractionsaresurrenderedtotheLord.Thiswayyoucanabsolveyourself.
HesaidthatSahajMarggoeswaybeyondthis:Performyouractionsin
divineremembrance.Thisisthefirststep.YouaredoingitfortheLord.That
isthesecondstep.Thethirdthingisthatifbychanceyouformimpressions
youcanalsoremovethemintheevening.Andifyoumissalloftheabove,fall
athisfeetandpray.Thatisstepfour.Sowehavesuchnicechecksand
balances.Constantcorrectionisamust.
Speakingfurther,Ifyouponderseriouslyoverthis,wearelimitingthework
thatwedoonthisonlytoactions.Whatabouttheinactions?Impressions
formedbyinactionscanbedire!Actuallymostguiltsamsakarasaredueto
theresultofourinactions.
WhatmovesintheYatra?
Q:WhatmovesintheYatra?Doesthesoulactuallymove?
KDP:Itisnotlikesomethingismoving.Everythingiswhereitis.Forexample,
sayyouhavethirteenlensesofdifferentcoloursarrangedinastraightline
andyouputalightinfrontofthefirstlens.Ifthefirstlensiscleanthenlight
willpasstothesecondlens.Ifthesecondoneisalsocleaneditwillreachto
thenextpoint.Similarly,asthepointsarecleaned,theglowofthesoulwill
touchhigherandhigherpoints.Doesthesoultravel?No!Itisallpervading.
Howcanallpervadingthingsmove?
Everyoneintheroomwasinaweofthebeautyoftheexplanationandthe
simplicitywithwhichKamleshbhaiexplainedsuchanintricateconcept.
DevelopingSensitivity
Q:Howdowebecomemorecognizantoftheworkdoneuponus?
KDP:Sensitivityandtolerancegohandinhand.Soincreasetolerance,and
automaticallysensitivitywillincrease.Trytoincreasethiscapacity.Weare
alwaysreacting.Wemaynotspeakmuch,butinourmindswearealways
reacting.Wearealwaysquestioningthings.Eventhoughwemeditate,weare
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toobusywiththemind.Wearenottryingtobecomeexpertmeditators.The
evolutionofmanasshouldhappen.Thinkingmustevolveintofeeling.Ifitis
not,thenmanasisnotevolving.Thepurposeofregulationistofeelthings.
Weneedtofeeltheconditionandbelostinthecondition.
OncesomeoneaskedMaster,howtocarryonwiththecondition.Mastersaid,
Lettheconditioncarryyou,insteadofyoutryingtocarrythecondition!
AttitudeofNegation
Q:Weneedtokeepnegatingandkeeppushingaheadonthepath,however,
whateverIreceiveisfrommyBeloved.Sowhatshouldbemyattitude?
KDP:Itisnotbeingdisrespectfultosaythatthisisntit!Youfeelinyourheart,
Ineedtoachievemuchmore,meaningIstillneedtochangemuchmore.I
havetorefinemyselfmuchmore.Atthesametimeyouthinkyouarethe
biggestsinner.Themomentyouthinkyouhavemadeit,youhaveblownit!
Kamleshbhaiendedthisconversationwithabeautifulline,whichmovedeach
andeveryoneintheroom:
Gunahgaronkopucchajouskirahamatne
Bahutkhafifhuvejogunahagarnathe.
WhenHismercyreachedthesinners
Thosewhowerenotsinnerswereaffronted.

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