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Teacher – Master- Preacher- Mentor – Guru- is only one within

Teacher, master, preacher are the words and labels given to a person who guides and passes on some information about any subject. Guru is a different word from all of them.
There is one way communication for transmission of knowledge. There is two way communications.
One way communication means – teacher collects the information and passes on the same to student. Student has to work upon it, crams and pass the examination. Teacher is not at concerned about the state of mind, body, liking, interest and devotion etc. teacher feels that mind can be taught in modern education system. If it can be taught, then all problem, sufferings and violence can come to an end in modern world.
Two way communications begins with the truth that the mind can never be taught but allowed to help to know the truth. We can create a condition outside for the mind to become aware and know the truth. Guru knows the level of awareness of disciple. a disciple is one who wants and aspires to know. How many students want to know? But a disciple is one who has decided to know, to discover and to search the very truth and existence.
A Guru can never answer logically to a student. That is why Guru found the way to answer through parables and stories. Stories are not truthful but it contains the truth. It conveys the truth.
Secondly, Guru cannot be forced to answer the question of student, in a way students wants. As Guru knows the question comes from ignorance, from unconsciousness, from his habitual mind, conditioned mind.
Thirdly, Guru knows how much a disciple should know at this moment in life. How much should be given to him to help him evolve and not how much information should be fed to him to condition his mind.
Fourthly, Guru wants to recondition his mind and not condition it. Reconditioning demands awareness of the question, reformatting of the question asked and awakening an insight. Therefore,
Not logical answer can be given. Answer does not contain information. Parable goes beyond the conditioned mind and opens one to awareness.

Take help from a stranger for knowing the address of your friend if you go to a new town. But make journey yourself to go to a friend house. Similarly, ask Guru, follow Guru Instructions, take help but tread the path on your own. Divine within is the real teacher and Guru who teaches everyone, even your Guru.
But follow Guru until you experience something different within — LEAP, presence and also withdrawal of mind. Once you experience, some invisible force within you, will guide you the path. Well, if Guru is with you, he knows through his experiences and helps you to progress safely. He inspires you, how to cut the knot of ego, unconsciousness, ignorance and falsehood.

YOGA A SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY

Yoga is attracting more attention to American than any other country in the world today. why not understand Yoga based on texts, philosophy and its application when it was discovered in India and later evolved during the last over 6000 years. The present article explains why yoga is a science of spirituality

YOGA      A   SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY

A. UNIVERSAL SCIENCE

Yoga is more a spiritual science than a more religious one. It offers ways to the travelers of all sects and religions that are making their effort to read the inner way to the city of divine. Yoga can serve as the best tool to reach and realize divine within all of us while remaining and living within one’s cult, dogma, belief etc. It represents neither any sect nor a particular group but helps us to understand intellectually and to practice in order to reach and realize one and only one divine element within all of us for dwelling in the state of consciousness or Reality which is infinite, eternal, universal and transcendent. Yoga takes care of the material, universal and transcendental existence. It inspires to purify and understand the material; guides to comprehend the universal and realize the transcendental, which is basis of everything that this universe contains.

Yoga considers every individual as a unique and special entity in the earthly existence and calls him to understand his relationship with the vast universe (Prakriti) outside in order to reality. Yoga, being an experiential science stresses upon living a yogic life in order to bring miraculous transformation in one’s life at all levels of one’s existence viz social, physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual levels.

WHAT LIFE MEANT TO US?

Yoga begins with developing an understanding about life, its miseries problems, successes, failures, motives etc. The life of an ordinary human being is a pleasure seeking life dominated by animal instincts of food, sleep, sex and security or by prestige, recognition etc. Unconsciously directed by greed, anger, ego, attractions and repulsions. Many of us in our daily chore include prayer; worship and also yoga all more mechanical and concentrated on inner desires, needs and demands. We all concentrate on one question as how to live happily peacefully and successfully with more and more possessions at our disposal. We labour hard in the pursuit of pleasure but always remain one step behind everytime, In order to embarrass that, we again fall into mechanical urge for attaining that pleasure which does not appear to us as a mirage. The gross mind scattered in the external world of name and form, identifies with a particular goal leading to material happiness, labouring for pleasure within by seeking one thing or other always in this universe, appears never to be satiated with its achievements nor frustrated with failures but continue to aspire. This state or life what we call ourselves.

AWARENESS OF HIGHER LIFE

Who become aware of this kind of life as explained above? It is the mind or mental consciousness divided into subjective and objective parts. The subjective mind becomes aware of the objective world outside of life, mind and body. So first step in yoga is to become aware of life, we are living with its demands, problems, miseries aspirations, wants, ambitions etc and contemplate over every thought, speech and action that we express in order to seek continuity which enables realisation of significance or futility of each and every aspects of our being. The serious understanding of our place in the space, time and causation and movement in the vast universe pens the door to a life more refined qualitatively significant and higher, happier than the ordinary life.

CHOOSING THE HIGHER LIFE OR GRACE OF DIVINE

Ancient seers explained man as Manu or mental being through which one becomes aware of this universe and himself. Animals just below the human species are unconsciously directed by animal instincts, vegetative kingdom below the animal kingdom depends wholly on the universe for its survival and material kingdom do not require even this. All species below the human do not become aware or have the mental capacity of self awareness as that of man which can observe, control and choose right path for leading a successful life, while minimizing the impacts of outside nature in order to escape from pain problems and miseries. It is this self-awareness asks the basic questions what is life? Why I live? What is the reality underlying this universe? What are the path eliminating miseries from life? What is destiny?

The very first sutra of Brahma sutra

Athato Brahm Jijnasa (I-1)

Now the aspiration for divine and first sutra of Patanjali Yoga sutra

Atha Yoga Anusasnam (I-1)

Now the exposition of Yogic discipline in my opinion convey the essence of what is first explained. Veda Vyas in his commentary of this sutra of Patanjali venture to say “Yoga” as “Kamahi” signifies that there is a life beyond and above the life of material existence. And an understanding of an ordinary material life as a futile and unsuccessful attempt towards happiness and aspiration for a life beyond and above it turns the ordinary man into YOGA-SADHAKA- a traveler on the path of Yoga. This turning and determination to know and dwell in reality has been explained in various scriptures as a GRACE OF DIVINE. Avadhuta Gita says:

Ishwara anugraha deva punsamadwaita vasana.

Mahd bhaya paritrandwipramama upjayata. (I-1)

That means through the grace of God alone the desire for divine (non-duality) arises in wise men to save them from states of mind such as insecurity, despair and grief.

A burning desire for divine and divine realization changes the life all together as the mind is always occupied with one and only one thought to reveal the indwelling spirit.

KNOW YOUR MIND

Mind is in transition and a middle term between the divine and life-the unknown and the known. It is constantly evolving but choice is left with us to make it either the greatest enemy or the greatest friend.

Bhagwadgita says:

Manev manusyanam karanam bandha mokshyo

Bandhaya visayasaktam muktaya nirvisayam smritam

Mind is the cause of bondage (enemy) and liberation (friend). Mind attached to objects is bondage and detached is liberation.

Mind is the greatest enemy when it spreads itself to already know external world, seeks pleasure in possessions, enjoys duality and its continuity, asks for more and more things of the universe, takes the outer universe as separate and meant for its own satisfaction. This extension and disintegration of mind creates a multiple personality within human frame often in conflict with one another. This state of mind corresponds more or less to animal mind seeks its continuity in the field of known and can not be termed fit for yoga Sadhana.

Then man awakens from this level and says:

Sakhe manah kim bahujalpiten

Sakhe mahah sarvamidam vitarkyam

Yatsarbhutam kathitam maya te

Twam eva tatvam gagnoupmori (I-68)

Friend mind, of what use is much vain talk? Friend mind, all this mere conjecture I have told you that which is the essence; you indeed are the truth, like the sky.

Mind is the greatest friend when it is gathered within, concentrated, away from seeking pleasure from outer world, awakens to an understanding of futility of possessions, attractions an repulsions, greed, anger, violence etc. and continue to engage itself in the persuit of something beyond thoughts, emotions cherished desires, clinging etc. However this is only the beginning but a decisive step.

Mind steps beyond it self is the beginning of spirituality. Spirituality, yoga conforms, not found in any established cult or religion but in the midst of life when one goes beyond mind and tastes the divine. Yoga further asserts, rituals, prayer, worship etc. are good and aid to Sadhana if and only if they are done with a sole aim to transcend the mind, not done for satiating the demands of mind.

Kabir Das says:

Mana maya eka he, maya mana hee samaya

Teen loka sansya parah, kahe kahun samujhaya

That mind and this universe is one and all and this universe is absorbed in the mind. How to make one understand as all three worlds are in doubt.

WHAT IS YOGA?

Yoga lays great stress on understanding the mind, its mechanism, its ways, its nature states and qualities. It is then controlled, regulated, directed and transcended for spiritual development.

Patanjali says:

Yogah cittah vritti nirodhah (I-2)

Yoga is the restraint of modifications of mind

Restraining the modifications is nothing but transcending the mind is yoga.

Awadhuta Gita goes to the extent of refusing the existence of mind.

Meno ve gaganakaram mano ve sarvtomukham

Manoteetam manah sarvam na manah parmarthtah (I-9)

The mind is indeed is of the form of space. The mind indeed is omnifaced. The mind is the past. The mind is all. But in reality, there is no mind

Only the mind awakened to this level understands aims and practise of yoga and enters into spiritual life

BASES OF YOGA

There is universe seen by us is the vast universal consciousness of name, form and causation composed of five elements always changing or in motion due to three qualities namely of cognition, activity and inertia. The change in this universe identified by mind and experienced as birth, death, good, bad, hatred, love etc. Even the mind essentially a product of this universal consciousness or Prakriti or Maya but has the ability to separate itself and falsely acts as an observer. But why this Prakriti has been created at all. We have a beautiful answer from Patanjali.

Prakasha kriya sthithi sheelam bhutendriya atmakam bhoga apvargah artham drisyam

(II-18) Pantanjali Yoga Sutra

The seen (objective side of manifestation consists of the elements and sense organs is the nature of cognition, activity and stability and has for its purpose (providing the Purusha) experience and liberation. This Prakriti forms the first basis of yoga. We and all other objects are born, nourished, grow, act and die at last within and by this universal consciousness. Yoga sadhaka uses one or more aspects of Prakriti to evolve spiritually into transcendental consciousness, which forms the second basis of yoga. When mind is completely withderawn inward and throws its awareness on itself it realizes that it is mere an instrument of seer or Purusha or that transcendental consciousness.

Pantanjali says;

Drista drisimatrah suddhoupi (II-20)

The seer is pure consciousness but though pure, appears to see through mind.

Spirituality is realizing this seer and establishing oneself in it.

Tada driste swarupe avasthanam (I-3) Patanjali Yoga Sutra

Then the seer is established in his own essential and fundamental nature.

Pure consciousness alone is the reality of the Universe and seen or Prakriti is the manifestation of this reality. Matter is the lowest form of manifestation of this reality. A gradual process of understanding and withdrawal of this consciousness is the beginning of yoga and when it withdraws it self in its own fundamental nature is the consummation of yoga.

The human being forms the third basis of yoga whose objective manifestation of body, life and mind belongs to Prakriti and individualized consciousness or soul or divine element belongs to Purusha.

WHY SPIRITUAL LIFE?

But why Purusha and Prakriti have come together.

Patanjali says.

Swaswamisaktayoh swarupo uplabhihetuh sanyogah (II-22)

The purpose of coming together of Purusha and Prakriti is gaining by the Purusha of the awareness of his true nature and the unfoldment of powers inherent in him and Prakriti.

Yoga asserts that aim and purpose of human race is the spiritual life or to enter into the kingdom of God and become divine. But yoga literally explains this a higher state of consciousness present within every human being. A new level of awareness with human being is the sign of its further evolving into higher and beyond than itself. If this is the fact and purpose of human existence which means every human being is potentially divine and heading towards divine realization. Yoga is the method, which accelerates this process consciously. The only thing that is required for man is to awake to this; to understand the purpose of life and to devote one’s life for spiritual life.

WHAT IS THE WAY?

But what is the way to divinity? Patanjali say:

Viveka khatih aviplava hano upayah (II-26)

The uninterrupted practice of the awareness of the real in the means of dispersion of Avidya or spiritual life.

Now this constant awareness of the real or the seer or the Purusha comes through many ways. Patanjali explains one.

Yoganga anusthana asudhi kshaya

Janana dipitira vivakakhyateh (II-28)

Form the practice of the component steps of yoga, on the destruction of impurity, arises spiritual illumination, which develops, into Awareness of Reality.

METHOD

Lord Janaka known as one of the master yogis who followed the path of knowledge and realized the divine without any specific practice of asana and other aids. The natha cult gives many emphases on various practices of Hatha yoga to reach to the same goal. Meers and Mahaprabhu Chaitainya attained divinity with the path of devotion. So there are hundreds of examples but each followed the path unique in its own way, best suited for oneself as every path opens to divinity and leads one to the kingdom of God. It is the individual’s preparedness, readiness, aptitude, temperament and a burning desire that culminates into Sadhana and the Master with method appears before him to lead and spiritualize his life. Following a cult or a dogma or a belief unconsciously or in order to rationalize or satiate one’s demands of material existence does not lead anywhere. Yoga is a science and method free from these mental creations for leading a superficial life. A man turned into sadhaka of Yoga says.

I am thy servant as long as his consciousness remains in the body.

I am a portion of thee as long as his consciousness remains on the ego.

I am thyself as his consciousness burns to self

Even before entering into the city of spirituality entire life and mind and body constantly sings, contemplates and aware that

God is in all

All is in God

And all is God or God is all.

Here, melts all sects, cults, dogma and belief as he becomes Sadhaka of divine not have any cult or sects.

With this attitude of mind, life and body Bhagwadgita says,

Ne ha bhikramanaso sti

Svalapam apy asya dharmasya

Trayate mahato bhayat (II-40)

In this path, no effort is ever lost and no obstacle prevails, even a little of this righteousness saves from great fear.

Infact, the there are many ways of reaching to the goal of yoga. There are as many as 15 ways of Sadhana or practice of yoga explained in Bhagvad Gita alone besides Upanishads and other yoga scriptures. All Sadhana takes one to the journey to deeper psychology, and psycho spiritual discipline for awakening the hidden potential within leading to higher level of consciousness and realization of self within. Acharya will open all practices one by one in coming months.

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Yoga - Its origin and Journey to USA

August 29th, 2009

The edited version of the article was published in Weekly NJ newspaper last year. Even though I was not happy with editing as it left many details, article throws some light about its journey

By ACHARYA GIRISH JHA, Mentor and Guru

www.shreyasyoga.com

www.yogameditationonline.com

Life is in flux. How can one write a profile? But one can point out what did manifest, what is manifesting and what would probably manifest. I am a humble student of yoga, science and spiritu¬ality. Research is my passion, both experimental and experiential. Exploring human consciousness is my habit. Self giving at anytime and anywhere is now my living. I began the search for knowledge and personal identity about 30 years ago under the tutelage of a Himalayan mentor, which incorpo¬rated the study of a traditional master-disciple system with physics, chemistry, biology, psychol¬ogy, physiology and other modern sciences.

I was brought up in a traditional, highly religious Brahmin family. At 18, I left all religious studies and became highly aggressive and wanted to join the Army, failing to do so due to my mother resistance. Soon I became very depressed and stressed, and did not find the answer in modern science. At 20, I left home in search of myself – learning Tantra, Vedanta, Judaism, Buddhism, and Jainism under many mentors. I still did not find peace and continued my search. At 28, I dis¬covered my mentor in the Himalayan Mountains. Under his tutelage, I remember experiencing won¬derful changes – I needed only one hour’s sleep or no sleep at all, no food for days together, and the feeling of joy, peace love, and bliss. I had nothing, no possessions, no money. I lived on three dol¬lars a month for more than 3 years. My teacher taught me to discover truth in silence. That silence still pervades all around me at all time. A new paradigm of living took birth.

Having discovered my real self, I went on to work for the government of India for 25 years, engaging in man¬agement, research, train¬ing, education, adminis¬tration, organizing seminars and conferences, and speaking to different platforms. I feel that my purpose here in the U.S. is to help others achieve hu¬man excel¬lence – the reality for modern man beyond all dogmas, beliefs and religions, what makes him live, move and act in the pure consciousness that dwells in every animate and inanimate being.

Yoga represents a philosophy comprehensive enough to embrace knowledge in its entirety — everything that was, is and must be. Yoga is the master of all sciences. By integrating the material and transcendental divine, yoga enables one to lead a balanced life with the optimum level of physical, mental and spiritual well being. Yoga is also the greatest and most difficult of all the arts. It is the discipline in life of coming in conscious contact with the divine or ultimate consciousness — the source. Yoga calls for self-conscious human beings to understand its philosophy, and practice it as a systematic path to experiencing a new level of consciousness that in the end results in enlightenment.

History of yoga in India

The birth of human civilization took place in the Indus Valley.This Sindhu-Sarswat tradition dates back to 5000 B.C. The oldest text Rig-Veda is considered to be written around 3100 BC. Here’s a quote on yoga from this ancient text: “When a yogi has control on his five organs of action, five organs of perception and mind through the power of yoga, in this way when he does meditation, then he sees God” - (Rig Veda Mantra I, Sukta 93, Mandal 9). Around 900 ancient texts followed the Rig-Veda to about 300 AD — in which references about the philosophy, practices of yoga were explained in detail. These texts are classified into two groups — Shruti and Smriti. Together these texts documented the continuation of the yoga tradition during a period of over 5000 years.

The following Shruti texts have many references of philosophy and practices of yoga:

Four Vedas — namely Rig Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sam-Veda and Atharva-Veda;

Aryankas (texts written perhaps in forests by masters) — especially Aiterya and Shankhayana;

Brahman Granthas, and Upanishads.

The following Smriti texts refer about Yoga practices : Dharma Shasta, Mahakavyas (the Epics; they include Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The Bhagvad Gita, the most famous part of Mahab¬harata has 30 million copies printed in over 30 languages of the world. Then there were eighteen Puranas (fables or writings), and about a hundred Sutras (proverbs or aphorisms) – all these dealt with yoga.

These texts dealing with yoga can be sub-categorized into nine catagories — six are known as followers of Vedic principles while remaining three are non-followers, namely Jainism, Bud¬dhism, and Charvaka. In addition, many great masters during the period beginning from 700 AD until present time have immensely contributed and written very authentic texts on Yoga. Kabir, Rai Das, Meera, Sahajo Bai, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Mother, Telanga Swami, Swami Rama, Osho, Mahrashi Raman are few of many names who influenced the entire humanity through the science of yoga.

Yoga in America

Pioneers like Swami Vivekananda in 1893, Mastmuni in 1919, Paramhamsa Yoagnanda in 1920, Indra Devi (Russian Born) in 1947, and Maharshi Mahesh Yogi in 1960 are a few of many who popularized yoga in different forms and styles in America and awakened the American con¬science to think beyond its own set of life para¬digms of life. Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 speech at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago marked the beginning of American interest in In¬dian, particularly yoga. The first ever yoga center was established by two monks of Swami Vive¬kananda, known as Vedanta Society of Chicago. Today, according to one estimate over 17 million Americans practice yoga 2-3 times weekly. In fact, yoga has become a $20 billion dollar industry and is increasing at the rate of 30% annually.

Yoga: A science of making a better person

After a lecture I gave in Indonesia, I was asked “I am a Christian… can I practice yoga?” I had answered, “If you are a Christian and practice yoga, you become a better Christian.” Yoga is a path to self-improvement. If you are a teacher and practice yoga, become a better teacher. If you are a husband, practice yoga and become a better husband.” Yoga helps one discover the real self (which dwells within every human being) and attain peace, harmony, love, delight and wisdom. And when one discovers these attributes, one evolves consciously – dropping all inhibitions and awakening inherent latent traits and talents, besides attaining physical, mental and emotional well being. That is why yoga is also termed as a way of life that harmonizes every layer of human existence — body, life and mind

“When a yogi has control on his five organs of action, five organs of perception and mind through the power of yoga, in this way when he does meditation, then he sees God” RIG VEDA (MANTRA I,

SUKTA 93 MANDAL 9)

“Yoga helps one discover the real self (which dwells within every human being) and attain peace,

Harmony, love, delight and wisdom.”

Acharya Girish Jha on: NY Class and Consciousness

Acharya Girish Jha on: NY Class and Consciousness

NY Class and Consciousness

Just now i reached home at 10.40 pm. The class was very good as people were very receptive. What i wanted to give, all participants very well received specially the meditation. They are all awakened to a state beyond mind - thinking and experienced all pervading consciousness.
Later, while travelling , the mind got engaged into a futile thought. The Thought created a block . I was watching and observing the movement of thoughts for about an hour. this watching cleared my mind and i returned again into a meditative state while getting down from the train to Metro Park. the mind again filled with peace, love and awareness and energy. This is what i call as LEAP to students.
What i am, What i have and possess - all belongs to Divine or the Self within , beyond body, life and mind. Let Thy will be done

HUMAN EXCELLENCE- New Paradigm of Living: radio talk

http://www.dhoomfm.com

I asked one of my students who recently observed many changes in her personal, professional, social lives based on awakening to spiritual consciousness to share her experiences in a Radio Show organized by Radio DHoom. every one can listen to the show at 11.10 am ( easter Time , USA) by logon on to http://www.dhoomfm.com.

The Show was arranged by owner who is highly spiritual and working towards great experiments in Radio.

radio talk

I asked one of my students who recently observed many changes in her personal, professional, social lives based on awakening to spiritual consciousness to share her experiences in a Radio Show organized by Radio DHoom. every one can listen to the show at 11.10 am ( easter Time , USA) by logon on to http://www.dhoomfm.com.

The Show was arranged by owner who is highly spiritual and working towards great experiments in Radio.

Let us follow the right path ?-1 What in the name of God is wrong with India's faith? What is wrong with media?

"The point is not whether God is on your side (He is), but whether you are on His.” – Abraham Lincoln.

This famous quote by former American president Abraham Lincoln perhaps rings true in an era where religion has truly become the opium of masses.
A CNN-IBN-Cobra Post investigation exposes the ugly side of some the most popular Godmen - Pilot Baba, a former Indian Air Force officer, Vedanti Maharaj, former BJP MP and Guruvayur Surya Namboodiri, who claims to be an astrologer – shattering the myth that surrounds Godmen of modern times.
There have been mixed reactions to the expose. While many have labeled the channel as “anti-religious”, the government has promised action against those found guilty. But is questioning a religious leader, who has been caught on camera accepting illegal money, equivalent to being anti-religious? (CNN-IBN Monday, May 07, 2007 at 02:34, http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/what-in-the-name-of-god-is-wrong-with-indias-faith-39881.html )

I thank Rajdeep and his team for the exposure but at the same time, I deeply concerned about eternal tradition from we all have evolved. I must send word of caution to both so called god men who exploited millions not only in India but also the world by their tips and tricks of spirituality and yoga. a word of caution to all journalists , who in the name of investigative journalism , malign eternal tradition while covering only negative aspects of our treasure.

No one should forget that freedom offered and given to all human beings in eternal tradition has guided and inspired journalists to expose such problems in our society. It is freedom and dictum “divine is within and all are within divine and all is divine “has guided and inspired everyone to follow and learn and experience in daily life.

I cry after reading the news not for people who brought defame to eternal institution but for the eternal tradition of Yoga and spirituality, who has given so much to the world and capable to offering for health, harmony and happiness, for peace, prosperity and success in lives of millions.

What is wrong with media why they do not offer themselves to exploring what is right in our eternal tradition? I and every one is aware that excitements will be absent; popularity will be decreased and no one will watch their channel.

While discovering the path to myself during eighties, I used to run away from New Delhi ( residence) to far off Himalayas like Haridwar, Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Gangotri and other religious places and used to meet saints, spiritual masters and yogin of different ages sects and schools. Many masters tried to exploit me but I always kept myself reminding for what I have come here. This motivation had never allowed me to be exploited by anyone. At last I discovered my master with whom I lived, learnt and evolved for more than 18 years. If we go to electronic shop to buy clothes, what will happen? Should I blame shopkeeper for not keeping clothes or I go to another shop for buying what I need. What I want to prove is that minimum level of self awareness and clarity of aspiration must be there before entering into the path of spirituality, yoga and eternal tradition. Vedas clearly says that we must be very clear about what we do in spirituality before stepping into it. Therefore, people or society is equally to blame for what Raj deep has exposed in the last few days. Let Rajdeep decide, what people wants in modern age i.e. quick money, sex, authority and possessions. We are also part of society in which these ills are growing day by day. Who is responsible after all? Can we give responsibility to single person, single saint or single journalist?

I request Rajdeep to use media even for what lies behind the Indian treasure which has given so much to the world. Let the investigative journalism should also discover the true face of spirituality and yoga to increase awareness, bring right perception of it before people. We need to investigate much more into right spirituality and yoga that what Rajdeep and his team are doing at present. We create disbelief, mistrust and chaos in society. A fairly intelligent person should be aware that right perception of things, events i.e. moving from ignorance to knowledge helps society to evolve in right direction. We enjoy being number one in the game of media in India so we add sensationalism, excitements and expose things which attract people.

Further, what the ruling institutions has not done, since independence, is the cause of all the ills associated with god men in the Indian society. There is no rule governing saints and Sanyasa at present which was very much as verbal tradition in the past. The Thailand has very strict rules for treading the path of Sanyasa and becoming monk, governed by head preists who become chief by example and not by influence. Secondly, saint has lost respect and considered as beggar while eternal tradition fulfilled their basic necessities through begging. We have done so much harm to this tradition and still doing through many means like media than preserving, reviving and exploring the truth within it.

I once again thank Rajdeep and his team but with mind filled with agony and pain that what we are doing will destroy the very fabric of our own treasure. I further request him to begin a series on eternal tradition of yoga and spirituality so that world is made aware of what is right.

Integral Wisdom of Science and Spirituality

Tight jeans could reduce fertility - but ancient clothes never

NEW DELHI: Enjoying a long sauna, reaching for a tight pair of trendy jeans and working on a laptop balanced on the thighs might have side-effects that have not crossed the minds of most males — these lifestyle factors are now being linked to a dramatic fall in fertility of north Indian men.
A study conducted by AIIMS has revealed that the sperm count of a normal adult male in India, which used to be 60 million per ml around 30 years ago, has plunged to a third of that count — to around 20 million per ml. And this relatively swift decline in sperm count is being linked to habits which expose the scrotum to higher-than-normal temperatures.
The 10-year-long study, funded by ICMR and conducted by AIIMS associate professor Dr Rima Dada, questioned 1,000 men from north India and found that lifestyle factors like tight clothing, hot tub dips and long visits to the sauna, pesticide exposure due to intensive gardening or farming as well as increased obesity rates were major causes for decreasing sperm count. [ 12 Apr, 2007 0027hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

It is startling revelation by scientists and if research is carried out further, it will further reveal that cause of stress, anxiety, anger and agitation in modern life is wearing tight, thick clothes. I was also using jeans as easy outfit, comfortable in journey and very economical in maintenance. After every meditation session, I had to go my office wearing jeans which took one hour. During one hour, I always felt discomfort, uneasiness. Until 1987, I could not understand the reasons of my stress. But when I started wearing Pajama and kurta (customized Indian dress) , I felt immediate relief from stress. Since then, I never wore jeans and often guide young disciples to wear Indian dress, made in modern way.

Indians in ancient India wisely chosen Dhouti and Upavastram as their dress. The Dhouti is five meters long clothes wrapped around waist to cover the lower portion. The best part of Dhouti is that it can easily adapt to the size of waist and one need not to use belt around the waist. The Dhouti allows freedom around waist and abdominal region. This freedom keeps the normal breathing pattern which is essential for keeping mind free from stress and body in the state of relaxation. The Upavastram is 3 meters clothe wrapped around upper portion of the body. There are more than 25 reasons that modern man should wear modified version Dhouti and Upavastram for Health, Harmony and Happiness. Besides infertility, jeans and tight outfits develop stress, excitements, agitation and increased distractions of mind, emotional upsets.

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Modern Lifestyle could damage your heart

Peace is our essential nature and choice lies with man to fill heart with immutable peace

Modern lifestyle could damage heart

LONDON: The modern lifestyle, which puts people under constant stress, could severely damage major organs and lead to heart attacks, kidney disease and dementia, scientists have warned. Researcher Panos Kanavos of the London School of Economics, one of the international experts who studied the situation, said it was wrong to think that high blood pressure only affected older people"Uncontrolled high blood pressure among people in their 30s, 40s and 50s will inevitably lead to an increase in cardiovascular disease and stroke," he said.One in four adults already have the condition - but if nothing is done that figure could rise by 60 percent over 20 years, the research team said. (News in Daily Mail- 21 Apr, 2007)

Lifestyle disorders are caused due to bankruptcy in Inner Space and abundance of riches in Outer Space. No body cares for changing the inner space while every body wants, craves for changing the outer space. The quantitative change in outer space (material riches, luxuries and comforts) must match with qualitative changes within Inner Space if modern man wants to avoid dreaded diseases of modern age, to bring about a change in mind, brain and consciousness for living in Health, Harmony and Happiness.

A daily contemplation over life and living, withdrawing the scattered mind within, conscious rest and relaxation helps to awaken the dormant areas of brain, enhance creativity of mind and bring about emotional poise that creates a balance and offers remarkable ability to man adapt the constant changing outer space.

Remember, real Yoga practices aims at qualitative changes rather than outer changes at physical level alone. Lifestyle is a choice and choice comes from mind. Mind is mesmerized by outer space. Peace is our essential nature. So choice is with us to choose peace or reject it for the sake of outer space.

What is required is to change the mind, evolve the brain and awaken new consciousness. No outer means can bring about such change in life. Modern scientists and researches who are always looking the material cause of all problems in the outer space will never find any solution even if they spend millions in research. I am amazed to read tall claims made by them in the past have been shattered completely.

I always guide by students, “life is very simple and peace is your essential nature.” Please work for awakening to peace, rather than managing stress, anxiety and anger after it manifests in life. A daily contemplation about life and its directions set by you, working upon body, mind and emotions to allow peace to manifest and consciously living in peace as choice will bring about tremendous transformation in life.