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Divine Technique: Secretive Goddess Sutra
By : Dr Baskaran Pillai on Oct 02, 2011
I am going to teach you a technique for manifestation from the Siva Sutra - Yonivargaha Kala
Shariram.
The word Yoni in Sanskrit means the cause or the source of creation. It also means the womb
and the private part of the woman. Kala refers to action and Shariram is the body.
The Sutra says this body and the universe itself is the action of the Yoni or the creative
principle.
It is a very secretive Sutra. You can keep reciting it or just meditate on the concept of creation
from this principle of Yoni. Yoni itself represents the space and the earth - these are the two
ends of creation.
Yonivargaha Kala Shariram - take this sound inside and meditate at the thought level only.
Then, you will understand the creation and the creative action.
Navaratri: Welcome the Goddess of Perfection

By : Dr Baskaran Pillai on Oct 01, 2011
What is going to happen during Navaratri is that ParaLakshmi, the supreme and primordial
Goddess of prosperity and perfection, is coming back.
She had been extinct, so to say, for so many centuries and Yogas. She is coming back to exercise
her right to get into the world and transform it.
During this Navaratri, ParaLakshmi will be the central figure for all the 9 Nights. She is also
called Radha, who later came as consort of Krishna. But, initially, she was the primordial Goddess
of power, beauty, and perfection.
She is going to give us the ability to think thoughts in a profound way. So, it is a very important 9
Nights of the Goddess. ParaLakshmi is coming with full force.
As she descends into the earthplane, you will see a lot of clean-up also taking place. But that
clean-up is necessary before we achieve a perfect body, perfect mind, perfect happiness and
perfect life. All this will be established by ParaLakshmi.
Navaratri: Goddess is the Ultimate Joy

By : Dr Baskaran Pillai on Sep 30, 2011
The Yogis always go to the Goddess. The God has no power at all. Although he is an archetypal
male, God has no power unless he is being supported by the archetypal Feminine.
This is the finding of Adi Shankara, who is supposed to be the most accomplished of all mystics in
the medieval period, when Hinduism was going through an intellectual revival. Shankara said that
if you are completely intellectual in understanding metaphysics, you will be lost.
There will be depression too as you are so disconnected from the world. Everything that the
world has to offer is in the form of joy. Creation is joy.
The senses are providing us a tremendous amount of joy. We should not completely denounce
the senses. You need to sublimate the senses in order to get into a different state of
consciousness.
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Everyone, whether it be a God, a mystic or a human being, have to set their relationship right
with the Goddess, who is the source of joy and bliss.
During Navaratri, you can connect with - Goddess Kali who compresses time, so that
manifestations can be instantaneous; Goddess Lakshmi who provides wealth; and Goddess
Saraswati who grants wisdom.
Navaratri: Goddess brings Success

The Goddess has been forgotten for long. Although, everybody understands in a mundane sense
what the Goddess is about.
There is even a saying that - there is a woman behind every successful person. The opposite of
this also seems to be true.
So, this concept that the woman is behind creation as well as destruction is just not a social,
historical observation. It is a metaphysical truth.
The Goddess is an archetypal energy, the Divine Feminine that is behind success. It anyone has
to understand manifestation and wants to manifest things instantaneously, that person has to
master the Feminine energy.
Not the Feminine energy of the human woman, although the human woman is a mini replica of
the archetypal Divine Feminine. But, for all practical purposes, one has to go to the Goddess in
order to manifest abundance in life, whether you are a woman or a man.
Everything that is beautiful, everything luxurious, and everything that makes you happy and
blissful are provided by the Goddess. But, unfortunately, we have not learnt how we can access
this archetypal feminine energy called the Mother Divine, which is within us.
You can do so during Navaratri, or the Nine Nights of the Goddess.
Navaratri: Celebrating the Power of Women

Power and energy are not masculine, but feminine - this is the greatest finding of the Yogis of
India.
The woman is the Shakti (power). Man always wants to prove himself to the woman because she
epitomizes power. She represents the power of love as well as the power of destruction.
The woman can destroy and the woman can also create. She can make or mar. That is the secret
behind the feminine energy.
The power of the feminine is the power of beauty, expansion, fertility, joy, abundance all
these are the qualities of the feminine. The human female is a miniature representation of the
archetype of Goddess.
Female energy is the most powerful energy. It is a very nurturing energy, but it is also the energy
one has to be really careful about.
So, the Yogis wanted to use this feminine energy in order to destroy the evil and also to rebuild
the world. It is only available during certain configurations of celestial timing.
The Yogis eagerly watch for this time to be in harmony with the power of the Mother Goddess.
Navaratri, or the Nine Nights of the Goddess, is that time.
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Forefathers Control Your Future

Siddhas (enlightened beings) emphasize that the most important element in human life is the
destiny of the individual soul.
Your soul has its own unique destiny, which is governed by your departed ancestors. Logically,
it does not make sense that you should suffer for the misdoings of your great, great grandfather.
But, the Siddhas claim this is Soul Genetics.
This science was discovered by Yogis who wanted to modify your life on the earthplane by just
understanding the dynamics between you and your ancestors. You are connected to your
ancestors - both biologically as well as spiritually.
Soul Genetics explains how you not only inherit your biological genes from your ancestors, but
also inherit soul genes from your ancestors. So, you think thoughts that come from your
ancestors and you can change them or modify them by developing a relationship with your
ancestors.
There are times when you can do this very successfully, and one such important time is Mahalaya
New Moon. During the New Moon, the departed ancestors come to the earth plane.
Until you cleanse the souls of your ancestors, you are not going to free yourself from suffering.
There is a vacuum cleaner that can cleanse the souls of your grandfather, grandmother or your
great, great grandfather.
It is called Tarpanam; it means offering food to the ancestors. You can feed them with black
sesame seeds, rice and water. This simple act will help change your destiny.
How to Perform Tarpanam >> http://www.pillaicenter.com/practicelibrary/tarpanam/

Directions for Tarpanam (Ancestral Offering) for Soul Genetics
Dr. Pillai has emphasized the practice of this very simple, yet powerful ritual to perform daily,
especially during the NEW MOON time.
He calls this Soul Genetics. You can learn more about this by watching this short video clip.
Dr. Pillai has encouraged people many times to do this ritual. He has said repeatedly that if people
do nothing else, at least do the tarpanam during the New Moon.
Here are two versions of this ritual.
Look inside to see which version resonates with you. Dr. Pillai has suggested to at least practicing
the longer version of the Tarpanam ritual during the New Moon phase each month.
Perform either version 1 or 2 anytime between sunrise to sunset once everyday, especially on
New Moon days. (It is suggested to not perform tarpanam during non-daylight time.)
Do it as often as possible on New Moon days.
The purpose of doing this is to release ancestors to a higher plane. When they go into the light
they send you their blessing.
Version 1 (short version)
Materials needed:
1. raw rice or white rice flour

2. black sesame seeds (most health food stores carry this)
3. Darba grass
4. 1 coin (dime or nickle), or gold coin if you available (You may re-use the coins)
5. glass of water
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Please note, if all of the above materials are not available, the bare minimum are the black
sesame seeds and water. (If you cannot get black sesame seeds in your area, Dr. Pillai has said
beige sesame seeds are ok; however, black sesame seeds are preferred.)
The Offering
1. Place a tablespoon of black sesame seeds, white rice flower, a coin (nickel or dime) and a few
small pieces of dharba grass into the palm of your right hand.
2. Take a glass of water and sprinkle a few drops over the offerings.
3. Make a heartfelt prayer to your ancestors as you pour water over your hand and say, I invite
you to take this offering, 6 generations of ancestors on my mothers side and 6 generations of
ancestors on my fathers side. Take this energy. Be healed, be at peace, cross into the light, and
please dont forget to bless me. If you wish, you may name those family members that have
passed on. Also, as you keep doing this ritual, in time you may increase up to 12 generations in
each side.
4. Then pour the rest of the water over right hand and let the offerings wash off completely. (You
may reuse the coin. Just rinse it off in water each time)
(Note: Some people keep a container in the bathroom with this mixture and do tarpanam daily
during morning shower and rinse off the mix while in the shower. Dr. Pillai has said this is ok.)
Version 2 (Longer version)
Materials needed:
1. sandalwood powder (you can buy at any Indian market)

2. raw rice or white rice flour
3. black sesame seeds (most health food stores carry this)
4. Darba grass
5. flowers or petals
6. glass of water
7. 18 nickels (or if using another currency, the lowest value silver coins available are fine)
Prepare the offering:
1. Cut the Dharba grass into 6 equal pieces, around 4 inches long. (This represents 6 generations
on both sides of your family).
2. Line up vertically the 6 pieces of Dharba grass on a plate, or large leaf, leaving a little space
between each.
3. Make a paste with sandalwood powder by adding water to it, spread the paste onto the dharba
grass.
4. Place 3 nickels on each piece of grass at the top, middle and bottom.
5. Sprinkle flowers over these items.
6. Place a tablespoon of white rice flour mixed with a teaspoon of sesame seeds in the palm of
your right hand (dont worry about the amount).
THE OFFERING
1. Sprinkle a few drops of water on the rice flour and sesame seeds in your right hand.
2. Say the following: I invite 6 generations of my ancestors on my mothers side and 6 generation
of ancestors on my fathers side to take this offering.
Take the glass of water with left hand and pour it over the mixture in your right hand, and let
everything fall onto the dharba grass, coins and flowers.
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Say with a sincere heart: Use this energy and be healed, be at peace, cross into the light and
please dont forget to bless me.
Make sure everything is washed off your right hand.
You may reuse the coins, or discard everything at a river, beach or in nature. You may accumulate
offering remnants and discard later.
Paths of Yoga III

Narada Bhakti Sutra, a devotional text, says that such devotees, who have surrendered to God,
need no rituals or meditations and they are not required to follow social and cultural norms.
They are true renunciates, as far as their personal needs are concerned. Their focus is exclusively
on God and not on their kith and kin or anyone or any other object.
But, due to human conditioning of the senses and ones addiction to sense-objects and the
fickle nature of mind, one tends to forget God.
Lord Chaitanya, the greatest Krishna devotee (who is considered to be Krishnas incarnation), says,
O Govinda! Because of separation from you, I consider even a moment a great millennium. Tears
flow from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I see the entire world as void. (Siksastakam 7)
There is a beautiful poetic presentation of the love life between the Lord and the devotee in
Bhagavatam. Radha accuses Krishna of targeting them (Radha and the Gopis), while they cannot
live without Krishna. They are hopelessly obsessed with Krishna without any freedom.
What does the devotee want? He only wants to please the Lord. Through exclusive devotional
service to Him, remembering His name and singing about His glory.
What happens to the ego of that person? He or she no longer thinks that he has any personal life.
His ego now understands, according to the Krishnaites, that he is a slave to the Lord.
However, according to Shankara, the loss of individual ego leads to identity with God Aham
Brahmasmi (I am God).
But, the Krishnaites will find the second interpretation presumptuous and blasphemy. Both
positions are valid and each individual can choose their own system.
Paths of Yoga - II
None of the three methods Yoga, Jnana and Bhakti are mutually exclusive. They overlap and
can be practiced with ease simultaneously without conflicts.
However, there is a hierarchy in the evolutionary process. Beyond Yoga and Jnana (Yoga can be
step one and Jnana step two, but some reverse the order) is Bhakti.
One cannot reach Bhakti without self-realization obtained through the first two steps. In other
words, Bhakti Yoga is only for the liberated souls who no longer think that they are the body-mind
existence.
According to Bhakti Yoga, the realized soul, instead of remaining content with self-realization,
understands that God is separate from him although God lives as a spark within him.
At this time, he or she engages in loving God and surrenders to God his thought, word, action,
and life. He does not live for himself. He has very little need for sense gratification, nor does he
want to succeed economically or socially.
From morning until evening, he or she is intoxicated with God and his love for God. By hearing
Gods name, his soul melts and he immediately enters into a trance or state of ecstasy.
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The impersonal enlightenment experienced by the Buddhists or the Vedantists is quite different
from the direct experience of God (Siva, Krishna, Yaweh, Allah, and others).
Paths of Yoga - I
Prakriti (nature of psyche) is stealing our pure consciousness.

We are overpowered by - good and divine thoughts (Satva guna); action-propelling survival
thoughts (Rajo guna); and ignorant, lethargic and malicious thoughts (Tamo guna).
How can I get rid of the thought afflictions from the 3 gunas of Prakriti? Yoga is one way.
Repeat Yogas Citta Vritti Nirodhah. These are the powerful words of Patanjali Maharishi, the
Father of Yoga. After soliciting His grace, the mind will somewhat come under control.
Intellectual inquiry, which is Jnana Yoga, is another method. In this method, you are involved in
an inquiry of consciousness - individual versus God (or universal) consciousness.
The mind is active. The inquiry of Who am I practiced by Ramana Maharishi is a good example of
Jnana Yoga.
The method of devotion called Bhakti Yoga is the ultimate and most powerful of all Yogas. It
gives you a jet ride to liberation from the thought process, and brings you closer to God.
Bhakti is about totally surrendering to God by thought, word and action - none of the three are
yours. You dedicate all of them to the Almighty.
Down the road, the duality will end. You and God will merge in unity. Bhakti Yoga is primarily an
image worship of God combined with praising his all-powerful nature and his infinite mercy
towards creation.
Why am i Not succeeding in Life? - II

It is important to take a look at the list and do something to change the negative elements. I want
to answer every item as much as possible.
1) Yes, parenting plays an important role in the life of an individual. It is important to identify
negative elements and consciously rectify them. You can read the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
2) Rub Vibhuti (sacred ash) all over your body and listen to the karma-dissolving chant Thiru
Neela Kantam.
3) You cannot do much about your childhood environment. You can change the current
environment now.
4) Interpersonal skills are very important. No one ever succeeded without them. You should
read books and consult a specialist in this area.
5) It is important to acquire technical skills in accordance with your own interest, practicality
and astrology.
6) Health is very important. See a nutritionist and a personal exercise trainer, in addition to
seeking medical treatment.
7) Most people are victims to jobs or businesses. You need to change your vocation karma.
8) You may be depressed. See a doctor and do more fun things like traveling, listening to music,
and so on.
9) Some people are either idealistic or self-deceptive. Idealism can be allowed and it may
reward you down the road, but a reality check is very important. Self-deception is a form of
denial of reality and needs to be addressed immediately.
10) Find a personal trainer who can bring discipline to your life.
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Some of you may have known both the questions and the answers. However, your life remains
the same.
What to do? The clue lies with the planets. Vedic Astrology has ancient wisdom to offer to help
us in the here and now.
Visit the AstroVed Website for many FREE features and even a tutorial to help you begin to learn
how the planets are influencing your life. It also explains some of the divine remedies you can
perform to quickly resolve problems.
Why am i Not succeeding in Life? - I

Most people have this question, and there are many answers too.
1) Your parenting, as your parents did not know better and you had only negative guidance
and bad role models
2) Your genetic conditioning from a bad family tree
3) The economic and social environment around you - both during childhood as well as now
4) Lack of interpersonal skills
5) Lack of technical or business skills
6) Lack of energy due to sickness
7) Doing a job or business with very little financial potential
8) Lack of interest in life
9) Idealism versus practicality, including self-deception
10) Lethargy and procrastination
The above are some of the reasons for your lack of success. This is indeed a short list and, of
course, more reasons could be added to the list.
Is There God? Yes, No, Perhaps

Once, a person came to Buddha and asked, Is there God? Buddha said, Yes. The person
thanked Buddha and returned.
Then, a second person arrived and enquired to Buddha, Is there God? Buddha told, No, there
is no God. He too thanked Buddha and went away.
Again, a third person approached Buddha with the question, Is there God? This time Buddha
spoke, I do not know. This person thanked Buddha and left.
The chief disciple of Buddha, who was close by, asked Buddha, I heard three different answers
to three different persons, and they are all contradictory. What is the truth?
Buddha replied, All of them are true and none of them is true. The disciple found this even more
confusing and asked Buddha to explain.
Finally, Buddha elaborated, The truth is there is no truth. Everybody makes up his or her own
truth. The first person completely believed in God. There was no point arguing with him, as this
would have wasted my time. He wanted my approval and I gave him that. He was satisfied.
The second guy was an atheist. If I had given him an argument about God, he was not going to
accept it. So, I said there is no God. The third person was an agnostic and hence my reply to him.
To you, I gave the answer that all of them are true and none of them is true, because the truth
is there is not truth.
Everybody wants to believe in a certain truth. They create their own reality and are happy about it.
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The truth is Yad Bhavam Tad Bhavati. This means - you become as you think.
Two Divine Gifts: Vedic Astrology and Nadi Astrology

Vedic astrology is based on mathematics.

You can compute a chart for any person if you know his birth details. Now, there are many Vedic
astrology software programs on the market. The computer can generate a prediction report as
well.
You cannot do the same with Nadi astrology. Although, Nadi astrology discusses planetary
positions at the time of your birth and at current times, it is not based on mathematics.
The main difference between Vedic and Nadi astrology is that - the Nadi can tell you personal
details like your name, parents names, your job, and so on quite precisely.
It can also give you insights into your past life and what you did in that lifetime that is causing you
problems. This information is very valuable.
There are a few cases that I want to discuss. There was someone who mistreated animals in a
previous lifetime. In this lifetime, that person was born as a veterinarian. But, past-life karma
continued and the vet was accused of abusing animals by the clients and staff.
There was another case of a physician who had a controversial medical practice. He is born again
as a physician, but has a natural inclination to do maverick and questionable medical practices.
The beauty of Nadi astrology is that it can intuit something out of the blue.
For instance, there are two cases of people who knew nothing about music. One was a computer
consultant and the other a massage therapist. The Nadi predicted that they will become great
musicians. To make a long story short, the two went on to produce their first music CD.
The most remarkable thing about Nadi astrology is the visit to the temple vortices as part of
the remedy for the problems. Most people witness a sudden lift of weight from their shoulders
as soon as they enter the temples and perform the remedies.
Nevertheless, what Nadi astrology cant give you is a planetary analysis. You can get it from Vedic
astrology. You should know what your good and bad planets are.
God versus Money: Is God against Rich People?

We have put Money and God in opposite camps.

This is the problem created by all religions. Why are the religious teachers consistently misleading
people that you have to be poor in order to be spiritual?
It is time that spiritual people stop condemning Money as evil, and stop associating God with
poverty.
God is not poor. No religion would ever say so. It is really the lack of Money which is evil. Until we
correct this concept that separates Money and God, humanity will continue to suffer.
The global financial emergency is also a spiritual emergency. The economists of the world wont
be able to end poverty. Their attempts are similar to putting a big band-aid on a chronic tumorous
growth.
Poverty is actually a disease of the soul. Prosperity is the health of the soul. Fundamentally,
you are the creator of your own destiny. You become as you think whether poor or
prosperous. God is not responsible for it.
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Many saints including the Buddha had remained anti-material and embraced poverty, but then it
was their choice. There is nothing wrong to become a Buddha or another saint who embraced a
non-worldly life, but this paradigm is not for common people.
On the other hand, the path of total materialism can also be overwhelming and may lead people
away from God or spirituality.
To correct the chronic misunderstanding, which has become a part and parcel of our human race,
we need value-based education to protect us against the danger of being totally materialistic,
without losing sustainability to soul and God.
The solution is to a live 200% life - 100% material and 100% spiritual.
Changing Destiny: From Meat Cutter to Business Woman

There was a girl, who was a meat cutter in a grocery store, who once asked me if her destiny can
be changed as she did not want to be cutting meat all her life.
She asked when can i change her destiny. I said the next day morning. She wondered how. I told
her that the next day she should not go to work; it is as simple as that.
She said she wanted some breathing time. So, she went and talked to her family members that
she was going to quit her job. They thought it was crazy to leave a permanent job.
Then, she went to the boss and told him that she was going to quit her job. The boss said that for
a high school graduate this was a great job and that if she quit the job and later came back, she
wouldnt have the job.
Changing destiny is not all that difficult. Once you make a decision, stick on to that decision.
One day, Mahatma Gandhi was having food with his wife. His wife was not supposed to eat salt.
He grabbed her food, tasted it and found salt in it. She yelled at him and asked whether he can eat
food without salt.
Gandhi said he can. She knew about Gandhi. When he said something that was it. He declared
that from that day onwards until his death, there would not be any salt in his food. She begged for
forgiveness and told him not to do this as it was very difficult to eat food without salt. Not for
Gandhi; when he had made a decision, that was final.
The meat girl also made a decision. She quit her job after a month. Her old identity was gone.
She put on better clothes and mingled with better people. She met a computer science professor
who introduced her to selling computer spare parts.
The meat cutter became a business woman. That is changing destiny.
Do You Love God?

God loves you.

God is the very life breath prana. Without God, you cannot breathe, and the body will drop
down dead. God loves you and keeps you alive.
But, do you love God? Many people dont. They are either caught up in their own ego or lethargy,
are unconscious, or have a combination of all these and many more impure principles.
Love Jesus is a profound statement. Remember, I am not asking you to love Jesus, if you dont
vibrate with his energy. It is important to find a personal God.
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He or she can be a human like the Buddha, Mohammed, Moses, Jesus or a godhead like Ganesha,
Tara, Isis, Kali, and so on. God often incarnates on the earthplane to relate to human beings in a
concrete form. It is often out of compassion that God puts Himself through human conditionings.
Learn to unconditionally love God and accept whatever He gives you. It is important to
surrender. Surrender has important values. Surrender will not only kill your ego, but it will
facilitate Gods energy to flow through you.
You are somebody now. When your ego is gone, you are nobody. When you are nobody, you are
God. You are everybody.
The prerequisite for success is love. Love is supreme intelligence. You can win everything with
love. Hatred not only hurts others, but primarily it hurts you.
Love is the remedy for all problems. The sacred ash (Vibhuti) is love itself. Put it all over your body.
You will then be vibrating with love.
Secret of Using Mantras - V

Bija Avadhanam is not like any other mantra, which denotes an object other than the mind.
Bija Avadhanam is the mantra for the totality of consciousness. The practice of Bija
Avadhanam will serve to strengthen your experience of the primordial sound, Om Nama Sivaya.
When you say Bija Avadhanam, you will see the mind remaining relatively stable. It will still keep
moving. But then, over a period of time, you will see that you are gaining more control.
The sound Bija will take you to the first thought of the first human being. Avadhanam will fix
your mind to the first thought. The purpose of the sound Avadhanam, which means attention, is
to conquer time.
Avadhanam will dissolve the drifting mind. The movement of the drifting mind creates time.
When the mind does not drift, time ends. You will be timeless and blissful.
Siva says that you have to do this meditation with utmost ease. You should not fight either with
the attentional mind or the drifting mind.
You simply sit. Say Bija Avadhanam a few times, and let go of everything. At this point, you
stop meditating. You simply observe everything in an effortless way.
Accept everything that is happening to you, but do not be a party to the process. There is nothing
good, nothing bad. There is nothing superior or inferior. Accept everything; abandon everything.
When you have such receptivity, then you will fall into Samadhi. You will then participate and live
the mindless mind of Siva. You can do this meditation lying down on your bed as well.
Keep your attention on the primordial pulse. You will be enlightened.
Secret of Using Mantras - IV

In another Sutra, Siva teaches a mantra to regulate both the attentional mind and the drifting
mind. The mantra is Bija Avadhanam.
Bija or the seed represents origin - the origin of life. Avadhanam means attention. Bija
Avadhanam means paying constant attention to the seed.
Right now your attention is on your ego. It is on your karma and samsara. You are worried about
money, food, relationship, and so on.
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The seed is the primordial thought. It is indeed the first expression of life or consciousness. I
cannot completely explicate the depth of the mantra Bija Avadhanam. I can only tell you that this
mantra can fix your mind.
The mind force is a current that flows through your breath, the brain, and the chakras in the
subtle body. This mind force comes from Akash, the sky element.
Keep reciting the mantra. You will see miracles happening.
Focus on the primordial pulse. Transform yourself.
Secret of Using Mantras - III

I want to teach you how to use the mantra.

Put the mantra in the right eye, left eye, right ear, left ear, right nostril, left nostril, and the
tongue. Put the mantra all over the body. Feel it. You will then become the mantra you are
meditating on.
You can use the following mantras for different areas of your life:
Shreem: Mantra for Lakshmi - Use it for Wealth
Aim: Mantra for Saraswati - Use it for Intelligence
Kleem: Mantra for Parvati - Use it for Energy and Relationship
Om Nama Sivaya: Mantra for Siva - Use it to get everything you want in life
You may ask, if Om Nama Sivaya can do everything, why practice Shreem, Kleem or Aim?
Om Nama Sivaya is like your personal physician. He can send you to other specialists depending
on your need.
Secret of Using Mantras - II

Siva says that the mind should be replaced by the mantra, in essence.
Your concentration is so intense that you dont differentiate between the mind and the mantra. In
other words, you are not reciting the mantra. The mind itself has become the mantra.
You simply go on thinking about the mantra, endlessly. There comes a time when your ego will
disappear, your mind will disappear; only the mantra will be there. This is the perfect practice of
any mantra.
At that level, you and the deity of the mantra are one and the same. At that time, the deity of
the mantra will appear in front of you. He or she is a light being. They are ready to give you a
boon. They are from Heaven. They love you and want to work with you closely.
Since your mind is scattered, you are not able to unite your mind with the sound of the deity. The
easiest way to succeed in life is to work with the mantras and the deities that are inside the
mantras.
The mantra is like an atom. You need to split it open. When you open it, you release the power
inside the mantra. This is the reason why the Yogis meditate all the time.
There are Yogis who have meditated for thousands of years. As a result, they have become
invisible. Their body-mind got elevated to the invisible level of sound.
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Secret of Using Mantras - I

Tradition has said that the Siva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta in the dream plane. Let there be
no doubt that Siva Sutra is directly from Siva Himself.
Usually Siva does not speak. Siva Sutra is from the God who does not speak. Siva does not speak
because speech cannot conceive of God, who is free of all concepts. Siva is even free of silence
because silence is also a conception.
Nevertheless, Siva speaks. Silence speaks. But then Siva speaks in few words. Sivas speech has
been appropriately called the Siva Sutra (the Formula of Siva). The formulas of Siva are short, but
profound.
For instance, Siva says in one of the formulas that - Mantra is Mind (Mantram Chetanam). Your
mind has to become the mantra. There are no other thoughts except the mantra. In such a
condition, the mantra acquires maximum power. Mind does not exist anymore, only the mantra
exists.
Under this condition, the practitioner of the mantra himself becomes the mantra. In other
words, if you are practicing a Siva mantra, you become Siva Himself. Or, if you are practicing a
Vishnu mantra, you become Vishnu Himself.
One cannot find anywhere a more precise theory and practice of mantra. It is all encapsulated in
2 words - Mantram Chetanam. Put simply, you dissolve your mind in the mantra.
Divine Solution: Live and Pray for Others

Begin to live for the poor people. It will give you immense joy if you get involved in a world
hunger project or any charity that helps in relieving suffering.
You will gain Gods blessing and wont be worrying any more.
My final word for you is: dont worry about your money, worry about the poor people suffering
in Africa and Asia without food and medicine, and living under terrible regimes of heartless
dictators.
A worry of this kind will give you meaning for life.
* Make money for yourself and for the poor people.
* Pray and work for the ending of dictatorship and injustice across the world.
* Pray for the embodiment of a world government of love and happiness.
* Pray for the transformation of the body, mind and spirit into Light.
Seekers Guide to Understanding Ego - V

Greed
Most of you know the story of King Midas. He obtained the boon that whatever he touched
would turn into gold. The boon turned out to be a nightmare. Midas could not even eat.
Many wealthy people are greedy. Thats why or how they became wealthy.
Mahatma Gandhi held the opposite view. He believed that if you have more than you require, you
are a thief. No wonder Gandhi was a poor man!
Greed is a sin that hardens your heart and boosts up your ego, whereas giving and sharing open
the heart and reduce ego.
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Ultimately, ego is separation from God.
Ego is lack of love. You lose people, you lose love and even lose life by holding on to ego.
There is a question that people have asked - Is it possible to live without an ego? No, it is not
possible at all.
How can you live without an ego because ego is what gives you identity? So, it is impossible to
think of a situation where you wont have ego, but you should have the ego under control.
Again, there are two kinds of ego - positive and negative. Negative ego is when you are hateful,
angry or separated from God. Negative ego is just complaining.
Positive ego is where you identify yourself with your ego, but you use your ego to help yourself
and help others. Positive ego is thanking yourself for being given an opportunity to be of service
to people.
This education on ego helps you to correct your own behavior and make other people to become
aware of their ego.
Mind Technique: Freedom from Sorrow

Everyone basically and fundamentally is sorrowful. Happiness is, often, defined as short intervals
between a continuum of sorrow.
The first Noble Truth taught by Buddha says that Life is suffering. Dont think that the Buddha
was a negative and pessimistic guy. He was a Prince and heir to the throne. He was speaking for
the human race, not from his personal ego.
How can you get freedom from sorrow? There are many answers.
A great Indian Yogi made a beautiful observation that freedom is not possible until you are
convinced that this world is an illusion created by the mind.
Temporarily, everyone is relieved from the illusion (of this world) when you go to sleep at night.
During sleep, when the mind disappears, the world also disappears. The result is you are peaceful.
Keep on saying that The World is an Illusion. The mind will believe that and you will be happy.
Write this affirmation The World is an Illusion 108 times every day. You will find there is a shift
in your consciousness.
Seekers Guide to Understanding Ego - IV

Fanatical and Irrational Attachment to Views

Once Osho told the story of some philosophers trying to escape the Russian prison.
They managed to get the key to the prison and waited for midnight to set in to make their move.
At midnight, the philosopher who had the key came back and sadly reported that they could not
possibly use the key to open the prison door.
The others asked if the key wasnt working. The philosopher replied that the drunken prison
guard had left the prison door open, and the philosophers problem was how to open the prison
door with the key, which was already open.
In reality, everyone is screwed up. Everyone has a paradigm and thinks it is the right one.
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You must understand that your attraction to your paradigm comes from lifetime after lifetime.
It is not that you are wise or foolish right now. You have been that way always. Attachment to
ideology is often irrational, and irrationality is a behavioral trait rooted in past life actions.
If you are a politician now, you had been one before. I am not saying that a politician is a better
breed than a janitor. Spiritually speaking, they are both sparks from God, and politically both have
only one vote each.
A fanatical view is a dead behavior. Life is movement. It is changing every moment. Greek
philosopher Heraclites said that you cant step into the same river a second time. But, in reality,
you cant even step in it once because it has already changed.
Religion, culture and tradition are often a continuation of irrational habits. You simply accept
them because you grew up with them.
Change is very important for growth. Gone are the days when we rode on bullock carts, practiced
in-breeding and obeyed the tribal chieftains. Democracy requires independence and free thinking.
In order to self-evaluate if you are fanatical, prepare a check list of your fanaticism in the areas
of religion, culture and tradition. Once you create this checklist, you may be able to change them.
Divine Technique: Invoke Grace to Solve Problems

God exists. Grace exists. Enlightenment exists.

The Divine can do things more easily that your ego-self can. It is because of your ego that you
stop the flow of grace.
Drop off your ego; then you can get into the field of grace. You will never come to grace through
your mind. Grace is beyond mind, beyond ego.
What we consider luck or fortune is a gift from God. God is the supreme energy that supports life.
You can enter into a very personal relationship with the God of your choice. As you begin to pour
your heart into the deities, the deities will come alive. Through your own emotions, the deity
becomes real to you. The mantras put you in intimate contact with the deities so that you can use
the Divine help.
Chant this mantra: Arut Perum Jyoti
While chanting, visualize Grace Light as a vast light pouring down from heaven. The light comes
down. It comes in through the top of your head.
Visualize the vast Grace Light getting into every cell of the body. Feel the grace of God in every
part of you. Keep seeing the Grace Light go deeper and deeper into your cells.
Pick an area of your life that needs Divine grace to enter into it. Make a connection to the deity
you most resonate with. Surrender this area to the deity.
Say with deep feeling, I give this problem to you. I ask for your grace to solve this problem. Pray
for grace to enter into all aspects of your life.
Seekers Guide to Understanding Ego - III

I must be in Control and Making Decisions and Not You

Everyone wants to control the other person. It is totally a foolish idea.
Someone asked me whether I had the power to know his thoughts. I said to him that I am not
interested in his garbage. However, people are somehow interested in controlling others.
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Spouses want to control each other and their children. I am not saying that there shouldnt be any
control, although it would be a desirable state. However, humanity has not yet grown to that level.
We still have a lot of animal heritage in terms of behavior. Just as the animals in homes and at the
zoos are controlled, we need to be controlled. Policing, the idea of crime and punishment,
evolved out of the need to control animal behavior.
An enlightened person will never want to control anyone. I have read in the Tao Te Ching by
Lao Tzu that the best government is that which doesnt govern.
Once, there were 5 secretaries working in an office. One secretary was on a leave of absence,
during which time the other secretaries offered to do her work. Of course, there was no prior
work arrangement like that. The following morning the returning secretary threw a temper
tantrum. How can you touch my files without my permission? she shouted at the top of her
voice.
In reality, what happened was that another secretary did 2 extra hours worth of work because she
felt it was a collective responsibility of the office to keep the work flow current. However, instead
of being thankful to this other person, the secretary who had been absent was acting mean and
thought that she was losing control.
A control freak is not a strong person. He or she is weak and fearful. The need to control, more
often than not, is based on self-preservation.
Control freaks need to do some self-analysis. Why am I controlling my wife, child or employee?
Am I dependent on them for love and service? Everyone should ask these questions to attain
freedom from the unconscious longing for control.
A Special Prayer: Love Thy Teacher

O Teacher! Please come and illumine me. Please act in me and through me.
I dont know what is right and what is wrong. I cant tell anymore.
I can be doing what I feel is right, and perhaps I am deceiving myself.
Perhaps, it is all my ego and vanity.
Please show me what is right, or, dont even show me. Please just do it.
Whether it brings me happiness or unhappiness, riches or poverty, sorrow or joy. Please act in
and through me. I love only you.
O Teacher! I love you more than anything and anyone else in all of existence. When you smile at
me, the world lights up. If you frown, my world ends.
If I create a block between us, through my foolishness, my pride, my arrogance, my jealousy, my
fear, my self-love, then I suffer. I suffer and suffer.
It is only when I remove those obstacles that I will feel happy again.
But, I know that you love me, no matter what I do, because you are all love.
You may be strict with me, or you may be lenient. I trust you and I know that whatever you do
or say is for my own good.
I have looked into your heart and seen Eternity. I know that Eternity through you will always
guide me, shelter me, and protect me.
O Teacher! I will do what you wish. I will do my best for all.
But, even so, I am an insignificant creature, and not capable of fulfilling the dharma.
Please show me. Please guide me. If I make a mistake, please correct me.
But, more than anything, please love me, and let me love you.
Because as we merge our beings and fuse the light, that is our reality together - thats my
completion.
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Thats when I see that - I am you and that you are me.
O Teacher! I am thine and thou art mine.
Seekers Guide to Understanding Ego - II

I am Right; You are Wrong Feeling

You go for a drivers test or a job interview. You fail. What is your common reaction? Most
peoples first response is feeling hurt. This eventually turns into abuse.
You then begin to speak French or swear. You are now satisfied because you have released your
hurt feelings. Your ego feels good.
Truthfully, nobody is right or wrong, or everybody is right and everybody is wrong. God created
the grass, cow, tiger and human beings. The cow eats the grass. The tiger kills the cow and eats it.
Man hunts the tiger. For God, there is no contradiction in all of this.
I remember the closing lines from Robert Brownings poem, Pippas Song in his work Pippa
Passes:
The larks on the wing;
The snails on the thorn;
Gods in His heaven-Alls right with the world!
Dont ever get attached to anything including your view, which you feel is 100% correct. You will
then create a center. If someone says that you are wrong and screwed up, accept it gladly and
thank that person whole-heartedly. Normally people dont do this. You use swear words and
challenge the other person.
I remember reading that someone asked Sai Baba, How come you are not disappointed? His
answer was, You have a point. You disappoint. I have no point, and so I dont disappoint.
The point is that you should be pointless. When I was explaining this once to an audience,
someone stood up and said, If tomorrow, I were to go and tell my boss I am pointless, I will lose
my job. I responded to him in the following way, It is good that you lose your job. Your boss will
be happy to lose a bad employee. The crowd laughed.
However, the guy was hurt. He couldnt laugh because I told him he was a bad employee. If he
were willing to accept that he was indeed a bad employee, he would not have felt miserable.
The whole human existence is just a bunch of ego-reactions. Those who succeed are those who
get beyond their ego. Dont be passionate in arguing your case. You will lose your job, your friends,
sometimes your wife.
A Daily Prayer: God is My No.1 Priority

The moment you begin to put your attention on God, then all your problems will disappear.
I completed this prayer after my meditation. Read this prayer on a daily basis:
God, all the sicknesses that I have manifested
God, all the relationship problems that I have
God, all the financial problems that I have
Every problem that I have
God, they are not YOUR creation, they are my own creations
I totally accept them
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God, I dont mind all these problems as long as I am able to keep my mind on YOU
God, please keep my mind on YOU
Also, give me the ability to love YOU every second, and then adore YOU of YOUR glory
God, it is not about me
God, it is about YOU
Seekers Guide to Understanding Ego - I

Many people fail in life because of their ego awareness. Let us try to understand what ego is.
There are many manifestations of ego, but the below mentioned 5 categories are fundamental to
understand and deal with ego awareness. I am going to illustrate each one of them.
1) I consciousness
2) I am right; you are wrong feeling
3) I must be in control and making decisions and not you
4) Fanatical and irrational attachment to ones views
5) Greed
I consciousness
Everyone has a concept of who they are. Usually your identity comes from your name, your
vocation, and your relationship with others.
Identification with all these categories enslaves you and increases your ego identity. The truth of
the matter is that you simply dont exist.
Ramana Maharishi taught the technique of inquiring Who am I? The process involves answering
for yourself this question and realizing: I am not the body, I am not the mind, and I am not this. I
am not that. In the final analysis, you come to the conclusion that you are Brahman or God.
Ramana Maharishi lived this all his life.
However, I dont want you to live exactly like Ramana Maharishi, just use his technique. No doubt,
he was enlightened in his own way, but his health was poor. It was OK for him as he renounced all
obligations and desire for action.
Nevertheless, you can use Ramana Maharishis technique to shock your I consciousness. Your I
consciousness is a big tension now. Carry on an inner dialogue within yourself constantly: I am
not this body, I am not this mind. This will do immense good for you.
In Tamil, ego is described as munaippu - protrusion. Protrusion is existence coming out of nonexistence. Ego is separation from God.
Sea Shell Ganesha: Ultimate Protection from Floods

In ancient times, Siva asked Ganesha to save the world from the Great Deluge (Pralaya) caused
during the growing power of the shadow planet Rahu.
Ganesha created a well and channeled all over-flowing seas into it, controlling the Deluge and
saving the world. At the site of the well, the water deity Varuna created and erected a statue of
Ganesha made from Sea Shells.
At this site called Thirupurambiyam in South India, Ganesha is called Pralayam Katha Vinayakar,
or the Ganesha who saved the place from Deluge.
This Ganesha statue receives only one Abishekam (ritual anointation) a year, and that day is on his
Birthday (Ganesha Chaturthi).
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The icon, 3 feet high, sucks in hundreds of gallons of honey poured on it. No milk is ever used on
this Ganesha.
October 28: A New Era for Planet Earth?

By : Dr Baskaran Pillai on Aug 31, 2011
We are living during an interesting time in the history of planet earth. There are important
political and financial shake-ups happening everywhere.
I intuitively feel that this is going to be a period of major change, as predicted by the Mayan
Calendar and other astrological sources. The Mayan experts are now saying that the world can
change (can it end?) as early as October 28, 2011, and we dont have to wait for the December of
2012.
There is a lot of talk about it in the U.S. among the spiritual communities. I suspect that October
could be a significant month. Even September.
I am writing this blog at around 5 am from San Diego. I woke up around 4 am and was drawn to a
message from one of my students from Hong Kong about the September Alert by Mahalas
Astrology. Somehow, I felt that I needed to know this information. I came to know that Comet
Elenin will be coming near to the closest point of the Sun on September 11, 2011.
This September Alert also quotes the Revelations in the Bible, And a great sign appeared in
heaven, a woman clothed with the Sun, with the Moon under her feet, and on her head a crown
of 12 stars. She was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth. This sign will be in our
heavens on September 11-12, 2011.
NASA is not particularly worried about the Comet Elenin because it is too small in size. But, we
need to take these astronomical happenings seriously based on what the world has been going
through over the past 2 years.
The Earth started crossing the Galactic Plane in 1998 and has continued since then moving into a
higher vibration of space. If you take 1998 and add 13 years onto it, you get the year 2011. The
number 13 is very important in the Mayan Calendar, says Mahalas Astrology September Alert.
Finally, I want to bring to your attention some of the dates mentioned in the September Alert:
September 5th: We enter the 6th day in the Mayan Calendar which represents a new
consciousness, ruled by Jupiter.
September 23rd: The 6th night representing Heaven on Earth.
October 11th: We move into the 7th day of Blue Monkey (is it Hanuman?) of pure wisdom.
October 28th: End of the old and beginning of the new consciousness.
Your Dog is a Spiritual Being - II

You should do spiritual care for your dog. It seems very intriguing, but dogs can help remove
human sins.
The front part of the dog - face, neck and chest is said to represent daytime. The rear of the dog
signifies night time. Day and night together represent time. From a mystical perspective, we can
figure out that the dog represents both daytime as well as nighttime.
Karma you have done during day and night can get released when you feed dogs. This is a spiritual
truth.
There are many mysteries about dogs. Sometimes great Masters and even angels incarnate as
dogs. They are there in your household to protect you. You think you are watching over your dog,
but the opposite is true. The dog is your guardian angel.
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You can have a real communion with your dog on the 8th Moon phase. The 8th Moon is the
special period for Kala Bhairava, the deity who governs time. The divine vehicle of Kala Bhairava is
dog.
On this day, give your dog a bath, feed them some cashews and offer them a food item of their
liking.
Your Dog is a Spiritual Being - I

Dogs are spiritual animals, despite the low level of development of their brain. The brain only
processes rational reality. So, it doesnt matter if the animals have under-developed brains.
Dogs can see spirits. Spirits are everywhere, but humans cant see them. Sometimes, the spirits
dont want the dogs to reveal their presence to the humans. So, they can even hurt the dogs. That
is the time when the dogs begin to bark at the spirits.
Dogs can also bring good or bad luck to the owner. They are very intuitive about things that are
going to happen. You get a dog and within a few days you can have a dramatic shift in your
finances, get an apartment or something of material value.
Sometimes, you can also have bad luck with the dogs. Everything was going good, then you got
the dog and your life began to fall apart. You might want to check objectively how your dog
affected your life.
Dogs are like human beings when they depart the earth plane. Sometimes, even after your dog
died, you can see them in a dream or feel their presence in the dark. Their spirits are out there
without being able to make a transition.
There is a special ritual called Tarpanam that will help your dog to cross over, similar to the one
performed for the human departed spirits.
Secret Technique: End Waiting and Delay

I am going to teach you a simple technique to deal with the frustrations associated with the wait.
Momentarily, close your eyes and put your attention on the two temporal lobes.
Go to the left temporal lobe that corresponds to the left forehead and move the energy to the
right temporal lobe. Do this 3 times.
You have to visualize the energy as light moving from the left forehead to the right forehead. Also,
move the energy from the neo cortex to the mid brain.
You will find a miracle happening!
You are no longer bothered by the delay, whether money is not coming or you are not meeting
the right person.
Simply do this technique and you will find a relief immediately.
Anna, Gandhi and Politics of Fasting - II

The first prominent personality who used fasting in a secular context was Mahatma Gandhi.
He used it to accomplish his political goals, and he was indeed successful. Following Gandhis
model, several politicians in India periodically court fasting, but mostly fail.
How did Mahatma Gandhi succeed, where others have failed? There are many answers. Times
have changed, people have changed and values have changed.
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As a spiritual scientist, I have yet another answer. It is likely that the Gods accepted the fasting of
Gandhi and rewarded him because he was genuine. Fasting does work in the spiritual realm. It is
through penance that Yogis and Siddhas (enlightened beings) attained miraculous powers.
In the sphere of black magic, fasting is not welcome. The disembodied spirits, whether good or
bad, are eternally hungry. The evil ones, particularly, will do anything for food.
Today, the New Agers use fasting as a weight loss tool or sometimes to maintain good health. It is
true that fasting as a method to achieve optimum health is beneficial.
It is profitable to use it along with the religious calendar days of fasting. For instance, fasting on
the New moon, Full moon, Eleventh moon and Thirteenth moon cleanses the mind and the soul
along with the body.
Fasting also teaches an important lesson. If you fast regularly, you will understand that the food
anxiety is simply and largely psychological. You can manage your hunger and food habits through
regular fasting.
Anna, Gandhi and Politics of Fasting - I

While Anna Hazare might have brought back mainstream attention on fasting, the historical origin
of voluntary fasting can be traced to the austerity principles followed by ascetics, celibates and
others who follow the monastic path.
Fasting cannot be studied without its counterpart - eating. Eating gives pleasure and energy.
Fasting does the opposite. It is painful and depletes energy.
Stopping or cutting the food intake has a direct impact upon the control of the senses, which is
considered conducive for a transcendental experience of God or soul.
As long as a person is well-fed, eating as many as three or four times a day, he or she will have less
inclination towards meditation and Yoga.
Subsequently, fasting became respectable and came to be adopted even by householders as a
religious or spiritual discipline.
A fasting calendar is a prominent aspect among orthodox Hindus. Important festivals for Gods and
some phases of the moon are marked as fasting times. Jainism is big on fasting; some Jain kings
are known to have died fasting. Islam has one full month dedicated to fasting.
You Can Create Miracles

By : Dr Baskaran Pillai on Aug 25, 2011 |
This is the time of doing, but not just human doing or action. Its going to be pure Miracles.
Miracles will occur in every area of life - wealth, health, relationships and even enlightenment.
You will not find a rationale for all that is going to happen. However, you must understand what a
Miracle is.
A Miracle is an abnormal or supernormal happening. There is no rhyme or reason for such a
happening.
You may ask, How does it happen? It happens through faith.
Faith is not simply a religious or philosophical concept or proposition. Faith, in my definition,
means utter positivity without any doubt.
When you have faith, Miracles will be a daily happening.
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Jesus wanted people to accept Him as their Savior. Even today, the evangelists pray and do things
in Jesus name. It need not necessarily be Jesus (or the Buddha, or any other religious icon or
prophet).
It can be anyone that you are able to not just believe in, but trust in. You must develop faith and
trust. You will develop trust when you see the Miracles happening around you.
You are not going to deviate from faith and trust. Through faith and trust, you are going to
accomplish all your goals.
God is OM, OM is God

According to the Indian Yogi Patanjali, God is OM.

This is, undoubtedly, the most scientific description of God. Everything in the universe - from
inorganic to organic life - is just a vibration.
Vibration is the pulsation of life. Everything pulsates or vibrates, creating consciousness and
energy. OM is the primordial pulsation. All life or non-life is the OM vibration.
The sound of OM itself is divided into the sounds of AA, OO and MA. These three sounds together
become OM:
* AH is Siva or pure consciousness; it is pure spirit or energy without content or definition
* OO is Shakti, the consort of Siva; it is energy turned into fine matter
* MA is impure matter that creates the world
Anyone who understands the intricacies of the vibrations of AH, OO and MA is God
himself/herself.
There are many interpretations of OM and AH, OO, MA, but all of them relate to one thing. OM is
God.
If one wants to become identified with God, one should always keep chanting OM or its
constituents, AH, OO and MA. The multiplicity that we see in the universe came out of OMs
proliferation.
The ultimate meditation is meditation on OM.
Compare Yourself Only with God

You dont have to compare yourself with anyone. Comparison is the source of all miseries.
A fat person looks at the skinny person and compares himself/herself with the skinny person. The
fat one is apparently frustrated, bitter, jealous, and finally miserable.
You are who you are. I am not saying you should not control your weight. You simply dont engage
in comparison.
This applies to money, relationships, and other situations as well. Be yourself, try not to become
someone else.
However, I allow one comparison. You can compare yourself to the pure spirit of God, because
you are in reality God. Doesnt the Bible say God made man in his own image?
Dont compare yourself with a movie star, cricketer, business tycoon, or someone else. Identify
yourself with God.
Never forget that you are God. You will not be frustrated.
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Be Like Krishnas Flute

Everything happens for some good, you simply dont know why it is good. You think that progress
has been hindered.
The truth is: even the mistake has something to teach you, or redirect your energy.
God can do something to fix it. Maybe He would keep it that way and do something else for you.
You simply accept.
What is important in life is God. Everything else is secondary. If God is your first priority, then He
will do anything and everything for you.
Dont question Him. Dont expect Him to behave in ways acceptable to you.
Be like a flute in the mouth of Lord Krishna. Let him play any note. Be an empty beat.
Radha and Krishna: The New Paradigm of Bliss

What gives immense joy to everyone? Senses. So, the senses have to be understood and
celebrated, rather than condemned.
I have found a new paradigm, which will infuse us with a better understanding of material
pleasures of the world. This paradigm offers glorification of the pleasure principles - beauty, joy
and ecstasy. It can give you great love, happiness, and perfection at the level of body, mind and
relationships.
It can literally bring a great shift in human consciousness - Heaven on Earth - which is possible
through the descent of the Radha Krishna energy.
It is only the Light of Krishna that is going to change the world. It is the Light that brings new hope
for humanity. It is the Light of great joy. It is the Light of freedom from suffering and pain, and that
which can bring Heaven on Earth.
How are we going to live the Radha Krishna consciousness? All that you need to do is to dance
and sing the glory of Radha and Krishna. Through that you can create a wonderful life.
The very name of Krishna and Radha will transform you. Radha, the divine Feminine counterpart
of Krishna, represents the creative principle. Just go on saying her name and miracles will happen.
You will be transported to another level, a different realm of ecstasy. You will be able to go
beyond your mind, and no meditation can give you this experience. Her name gives both material
pleasure as well as spiritual transformation.
Bliss and ecstasy are going to be the key words; we are not going to accept anything else. You can
experience these through the power of the divine names Radha and Krishna.
On Krishnas Birthday (Janmashtami), I am 100% certain that this is what is going to change our
financial problem, our relationship problem, our enlightenment problem this one paradigm of
Radha Krishna.
What is True Freedom?

It is not just political freedom or economic freedom. Political freedom and a bunch of cash do
help, but they cant give you liberation.
Liberation is freeing oneself from all mental conditions. A happy thought comes to your mind, you
are excited and you experience joy. The next minute the mind changes and gives you a miserable
thought and you feel sad.
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A Yogi is not perturbed by anything that comes into his mind. He knows that thought is unreal. It
doesnt matter whether it is a good thought or a bad thought.
Remember the Yogic teaching: Thoughts are our guests. They check in and they check out. We
simply have to remember we are the host to the thoughts.
Our true self is the gap present between the thoughts. Keep observing the gap that exists
between the thoughts. Initially, you may not find the gap. But, eventually you will know that
You are the gap.
Hunger and Taste: How to Overcome the Two Demons?

Thirst and hunger are a curse on the human race. There are people who are going through
extreme starvation, with not even water to quench their thirst. Finally, one day, hunger even ends
their bodily existence on this plane. This is an everyday happening in Africa and a few other third
world countries.
Hunger is karma. The conquest of hunger is the conquest of karma. Observe what is happening to
you on a daily basis. You are a slave to hunger. You run to grab food. After you eat, you have mixed
feelings - satisfaction or hatred that you ate so much.
Why do we eat? We eat for two reasons - one is hunger and another is taste. Both are the needs
of the body and the emotions.
Observe your dog-like and cat-like response when you are presented with some dish that you like.
By smelling, the tongues of animals water and they keep licking their lips before they even eat the
food. This example clearly proves that hunger and taste are animal instinct and behavior.
The next evolution for the human beings is to become divine. The divine beings do eat, but they
are satisfied with a few drops of honey or elixir.
How to control your hunger and taste? I want you to watch your hunger on a daily basis. The food
attraction is uncontrollable, but it is not really so if you are conscious.
You have to do two things. You should address your hunger directly: I know that you are driving
me nuts. I am not going to go to the restaurant and order a bunch of dishes. I will satisfy the
hunger with some salad or something healthy. Whenever you are hungry, you should address
your hunger. Personify hunger as a demon out there to hurt your body. Kill this demon. The
weapon is your own awareness or self-consciousness.
The second demon that you have to kill is taste. Address your tongue. Tell the tongue demon
that you are not a victim to the taste.
Throughout the day, you should be battling with these demons many times. They will still find a
way to make you unconscious and drive you to the restaurant. But remember, as long as you are
aware, they cannot hurt you.
The Yogis hated thirst and hunger because it distracted them from their meditation practices.
They developed Yogic techniques for overcoming thirst and hunger, which can be used at a more
advanced level to gain control of the senses and emotions, and at the highest level to turn the
body into light.
You are the Light

There is a saying in Taoism - The Sun never sets. Beyond the clouds, the Sun is always shining.
Similarly, your true nature is not flesh and blood. Your true nature is light, as bright as that of the
Sun. The Suns light is immeasurable, totally luminous, and that is our true nature too.
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The clouds are nothing but our own thinking process. We tend to fall into unconscious behavior,
which clouds our mind. Our miseries and misunderstandings are due to the lack of light. More
light brings in more understanding.
The Tamil saint Ramalingam once described that the physical body is not actually matter, but full
of light. The light is blocked; once the light is realized, then matter disappears and only the light
remains.
Look at how Einstein even defined light as the flow of energy; when the light gets stopped it ends
up as matter.
There is an illusion that the light appears like matter. Unfortunately, this illusion has become our
reality. However, in the Golden Age, this is not going to be the case.
Humanity has to be brought back to its own nature which is Light, Truth and Bliss. That is our
real nature, not pain, frustration, debt, and disease.
Greatness of Guru and Importance of Initiation

The story of Vasistha and Vishwamitra is enlightening. Vasistha refused to accept Vishwamitra as
his student, although Vishwamitra was a king. Vishwamitra gave up his kingship and meditated in
a hut in front of Vasisthas house to convince the Guru that he was a serious student.
Even Jesus said that a camel can enter into the eye of a needle, but a rich man cant get into the
kingdom. Why is Jesus so hard on the rich people? Material wealth is addictive and it keeps your
consciousness on your possessions.
God is not the priority of the rich person. It is not even the priority of the priest; it is only his job
which he does for money.
So, who is closer to God? Only those who love God and are ready to sacrifice everything for God.
God loves those who love Him. Then, He will descend into the earth plane as a human Guru.
The way it works is that you cannot find a Guru. The Guru shows up when the student is ready. It
is God himself who facilitates the process. That is why the saying that Guru is Brahma, Vishnu and
Siva.
It is only after the initiation by the Guru that the intense spiritual life of a person begins. Initiation
is known as Deeksha in Sanskrit.
Primarily, Deeksha is of three kinds: sight, touch and mantra. In sight Deeksha, the Guru will stare
into your eyes and raise your Kundalini. In touch Deeksha, he will touch your finger tips, different
parts of your head, forehead, your spinal column, and so on. In mantra Deeksha, he will whisper
in your ear a mantra or sound.
A true Guru looks for those souls who long for God primarily and everything else is secondary.
The students might not see or talk to the Guru everyday. It is not physical proximity that matters.
Remote initiation is also possible.
This is evident from the story of Totakacharya, who despite being a disciple of Shankaracharya,
was not as learned as the other disciples. But, he served his Master with utmost dedication.
Once, Totaka has gone to the river to wash the Gurus clothes. Shankaracharya wanted to wait for
him to return before starting his teachings. When the disciples started making fun of Totakas
dullness, Shankaracharya mentally initiated him with the knowledge of all the scriptures. When
Totaka returned from the river, other disciples were amazed to see the glow of knowledge around
him.
You may read a lot of books and practice meditation for years. Still you may or may not succeed.
However, if you win the grace of the Guru, everything will happen in a second.
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Richard Branson: A Failed Yogi

A failed Yogi becomes a rich man, king, President, or Prime Minister. This is what Krishna wants to
get across to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. If you are a successful Yogi, you get moksha and
become God himself.
Judging by the Kali Yuga standards, it seems you have a better trade-off if you became a failed
Yogi. Then, you can become Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Ambani, and so on. I truly believe that
the rich people and political leaders, although they are less spiritual or not at all spiritual in this
life time, once were rishis and had failed to get enlightenment. They, probably at the end of their
life time, realized that they had better not followed the rishis path and rather had elected to
become a rich man or a king.
There is scriptural evidence for the likelihood of a similar behavior, as it is in the case of the story
of Queen Leela. The story is narrated by sage Vasishta to Lord Rama in the text called Yoga
Vasistha, sometimes called Uttara Ramayana.
King Padma, Queen Leelas husband, was once a Yogi, a failed yogi. During the life time prior to
becoming a king, he regretted spending his entire life time Oming on the Himalayas. He was
jealous of the local king who had fun in his life with wine, women, hunting, and so on. Due to his
accumulated yogic power, he became king in the next life time. Queen Leela, who was then the
Yogis wife, accompanied him as the Queen. The story of Queen Leela proves Krishnas statement
in the Bhagavad Gita that a failed Yogi becomes the king.
Richard Branson is one such Yogi. He is a daredevil person in his personal life. He went on a hotair balloon, flying all over the world, risking his life. A Yogi risks his life too, fasting and living in the
jungle with wild animals and poisonous insects and plants. He only cares for and believes in God,
not worrying about if there is an emergency hospital just in case he had a cardiac arrest or a
Western Union to receive emergency funds from relatives and friends.
Yet another quality of Branson is his respect for time. When asked by a CEOs group as to how he
became so successful, Branson said that in the business as well as personal life, he valued
time. Every second counts, said Branson to the CEOs.
For most people, not even a year counts. They have been waiting for decades to become rich or
successful. Why have they failed? It is because they waited earlier, are waiting now and will be
waiting. In one of my meditations, about 20 years ago, I heard a voice saying, Waiting is a waste
of time.
Go and be a go-getter - this is Bransons yoga. Be a warrior and value time. One final word money and time go together. If you waste time, you are wasting money.
Read Richard Bransons book Screw It, Lets Do It.
Also, watch my YouTube videos on Yoga Vasistha, the best teaching that I ever have given so far.
Know the Difference: Ignorant versus Enlightened Guru

Everything is changing constantly. We call this evolution. Evolution is brought about by time.
Time as it progresses reveals many hidden secrets about knowledge and the material universe.
What was once unknown is known now, what is unknown now will be known someday in the
future.
The bottom line is that everything is changing every moment. But, there are institutions that have
resisted change - our religious institutions and our fanatical attachments to faith.
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It is time for all religionists to join together and to develop a hard-nosed look at their holy men
and their teachings in their respective traditions. I know that this will create turmoil and
confusion among the congregation, who are emotionally tied to their religions and beliefs.
I am not professing a rationalistic theology. Religion and spirituality are beyond reason. We say
God is beyond reason and logic. It is a matter of the heart and inner knowingness. I totally agree
with it.
But, I want to warn you about ignorant gurus. This term may be considered an oxymoron, but it
does exist. We need to discriminate between ignorant gurus and enlightened gurus.
Appearance
Ignorant Guru: Fanatical, fundamentalist. Robes and beard are more important than their
inner development.
Enlightened Guru: Totally free from concepts, constantly moving forward, and progressive.
Robes are not as important as inner development.
Politics
Ignorant Guru: Follows institutional bureaucracy and hierarchy in order to keep political
power.
Enlightened Guru: Not attached to institutions and hierarchy. Least political.
Students
Ignorant Guru: Manipulates students to stay with them through fear, guilt, and eternal
oaths.
Enlightened Guru: Always asks his students to feel free to quit without fear or guilt.
Ego
Ignorant Guru: I am God or the only one who holds the truth. Everyone else is either false
or mistaken.
Enlightened Guru: I am on the path, still evolving. Respects others teachings and
recommends their books and teachings.
Wealth
Ignorant Guru: Wealth is bad and you should give up your belongings (perhaps to him for
safe custody).
Enlightened Guru: Wealth is freedom. You should save money for your rainy days.
Sex
Ignorant Guru: Outwardly condemns sex, although it is contradictory to his conviction and
practice.
Enlightened Guru: Affirms sexuality and its divinity.
Socializing
Ignorant Guru: Keeps away from socializing with students in order to keep the students in
awe and wonder.
Enlightened Guru: Mingles with his students and is easily accessible.
Personal Experience
Ignorant Guru: Doesnt talk about his struggles with thoughts and desires, but lies to the
world that he is in samadhi and without thoughts.
Enlightened Guru: Talks freely about his mistakes and shortcomings.
Donation
Ignorant Guru: Donation to the guru or his institution will wash away your sins.
Enlightened Guru: Donations may help, but has to be on the basis of true inner
transformation.
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Health
Ignorant Guru: Full of diseases in the body, and blames them on to the karma of the
students and the world.
Enlightened Guru: Talks about battle with the body and tries to be healthy.
Karma
Ignorant Guru: Claims that his personal suffering is due to taking on the karma of the
people of the world.
Enlightened Guru: Claims that his personal suffering is due to his lack of knowledge to
handle karma successfully.
Your Choice: Negative versus Positive Enlightenment

I want you to ponder on the question: Do we have to renounce life in order to reach
enlightenment? Most religions, if not all, would say, Yes to this question.
I urge you to look at the neglect and lack of interest that churches, temples, mosques and
monasteries have suffered. People are not able to relate to their religion easily, except otherwise
through some form of fundamentalism, which is not a desirable option.
We need to contemporize our religion, faith and spiritual practices. In order to do this, we have to
discern. Particularly, we need to discriminate between positive and negative enlightenment.
Desires
Negative Enlightenment says: Desires are the cause for misery and the senses cause
bondage to the world. Practice renunciation.
Positive Enlightenment says: Life should be full of positive desires, but remain detached
from everything - joy and suffering.
Ego
Negative Enlightenment means: Annihilation of ego.

Positive Enlightenment means: Nurture positive ego, which leads to self-esteem.
Meditation
Negative Enlightenment advocates: Sit in meditation all the time.

Positive Enlightenment advocates: Sit in meditation for an hour, but be mindful all day.
Life
Negative Enlightenment teaches: Lead a poor life with minimum resources. Live in the
moment and dont plan for the future.
Positive Enlightenment teaches: Live a comfortable life with moderate luxury. Live in the
moment and secure your present and future.
Work
Negative Enlightenment tells: Work is distraction from enlightenment.

Positive Enlightenment tells: Work is divine and better than inaction and unemployment.
Sex
Negative Enlightenment preaches: Sex is evil.

Positive Enlightenment preaches: Sex is divine.
Senses
Negative Enlightenment declares: Senses are evil. Emotions and fantasies are evil.
Positive Enlightenment declares: Senses are nourishing, and keep them under control.
Emotions and fantasies give meaning to life.
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Is Enlightenment a Divine Coma?

By : Dr Baskaran Pillai on Jul 28, 2011
Enlightenment has become a buzzword today. Even among the yogis and philosophers of
different traditions, there is no agreement on the definition of enlightenment.
Is enlightenment - emptying the mind, OR, gaining spiritual siddhi powers, OR, the conquest of
death by turning the body into light?
I tend to prefer the last one. We are familiar with Babaji, the teacher of Lahari Mahasaya; Babaji
turned his body into light and became just 16 years old.
The Tamil Siddhas subscribe to this type of enlightenment. They say that kind of enlightenment is
perfect mastery over matter. It is a difficult process, but it is the ultimate enlightenment.
By meditating on Shoonya (emptiness), probably you will be enlightened. But, that enlightenment
is not going to help anyone, including the person who is meditating.
We should not meditate on Shoonya because enlightenment is not a divine coma. If you are
meditating on Shoonya, then only Shoonya will emerge.
You may argue that Shoonya creates everything. Yes, it does. From Shoonya comes everything, no
doubt about it. But, then you have to put in an idea or thought. You have to say what you want.
But, if you make Shoonya as the goal, only Shoonya will be there. Then, you will quit your family,
your country and everything. That is why, I call this divine coma as negative enlightenment.
i versus I
Everyday when you wake up, dont just think only about your own bank account. You should
dedicate yourself and your life to selfless service. The more selfless service you do, the more
successful you will become.
The human tendency is to think, Why should I have to give? You think of yourself all the time.
When you are selfish, you have boundaries. When you are selfless, the boundaries are broken and
you become Universal, all becomes yours.
With selflessness, you wont lose everything. You have to understand; it means you become
Divine, you become aware of God versus having a small identity.
It is most important to commit yourself to live for others. The moment you commit yourself to
helping others, you will see things work. If you want the maximum results, do not be selfish.
We need to have citizens in every country who are selfless; those who have no ego. We need an
education system that teaches you right from the start to be selfless, so that children are geared
not to develop a small identity, but a Universal identity.
Then, people will start to think, Primarily, Im unlimited consciousness, Im God. I may do
accounting work, but thats a skill, a vocation. Primarily, Im involved in the evolutionary process
for this planet.
The goal for people is the journey from a limited selfish identity to an unrestricted sense of
identity. A selfish identity is low self-esteem. The highest self-esteem, which everyone really is, is
that you are God.
So, bring more and more people to this practice. If you all join together in meditation, there is
nothing you cannot change. Move from your local identity to something that is unbounded, from
selfish to selfless.
You should become truly dedicated to a new paradigm. Do selfless service and meditation, and
miracles will happen.
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What is life?
Life is a combination of ego, karma, and Maya.

Ego is the feeling of I consciousness. I am John, I am an engineer, I have a family, and so on
- understandings like these come out of your ego consciousness.
Karma is ones idiosyncratic thinking and life experience that survives through lifetimes - past,
present, and future. Every individual, so to say, creates a karmic thought bank of what they
wants to think, do and experience.
Sequentially, they lay it out in the context of many lifetimes during which they take birth, grow,
and then die. What is not experienced in one birth is carried on to the next. Life continues,
though the body changes.
Maya, the third component of life, is a cosmic force that engages your senses in every lifetime.
Maya makes you interested in the sexual and sensual pleasures. It is called an illusionary force
since it hides the vision of the soul. Maya distracts the attention of the individual from Selfrealization. Maya keeps your attention always on sense objects. No doubt, Maya offers a lot of fun,
but it never makes you intelligent.
It is important for everyone to step out of their karmic ego-identity, obsessive karmic thinking and
the attraction of the sense objects.
In classical Hindu mythology, ego, karma, and Maya are portrayed as demons. Lord Shiva destroys
them, and liberates the individual soul from its bondage and attachment to ego, karma, and Maya.
That is the purpose of life.
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