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.

Anyone interested to know more , may send comments

Integral Wisdom of Science and Spirituality

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.

Peep into Past- Self Discovery

Leh Visit
I was always fascinated by Leh, Laddkah region of my country as I had heard lot about monasteries and Buddhist monks practicing meditation for days and night together. I got an opportunity to conduct stress management program to Army officers there. My dream came true in 2004 and 2005, and planned to visit monasteries, talk to monks and learn from them about meditation. After the program, I used my time to visit monasteries in the region. I visited one of the oldest monasteries there, where head greeted me and we talked for five hours about meditation, spirituality and problems and sufferings of mankind. The picture shows I am standing in front of monastery

World famous shawls are made in heaven

World Famous Pashmina
Shawls
Pashmina is a sheep, found at Leh, at the height of more than 6000 ft above sea levels. Leh is mountain desert where they are found. the picture shows, ladies there in Leh preparing threads of Pashmina for making shawls.
Acharya caught them working on threads while his visit to Leh to meet and learn from Buddhist Monks. There are many monastries there as old as 600 years old. Acharya interacted with one monk, who has been practicing meditation for more than 20 years. There is saying that until a person becomes capable in sweating by the practice of Pranayama , he can not become disciple of monk. that is eternal tardition found in India over centuries, where any aspirant has to undergo tests which are uncommon to modern man.

HUMAN EXCELLENCE: Human Excellence - Who am I?-2

Who am I?-2

HUMAN EXCELLENCE: Human Excellence - Who am I?-2

HUMAN EXCELLENCE: Human Excellence - Who am I?-2

Human Excellence - Who am I?-2

2. I am sum of many layers

Beauty of Body- vitality, strength, health , beauty

Power of Life-enthusiasm, pleasure,

Knowledge of Mind –peace, calm, poise,

Love of heart –love, affection,

Harmony of society –poise,

Skills, attitude, knowledge, capacities, abilities

Truth, unity, goodness, knowledge, power and Love characterize being human.

This what actually we are. We never get away from all the above. But we forget all of them and enter into afflictions, sufferings and problems and diseases.

What is required is remind ourselves in such a way that once we know our nature –essential nature , we never forget as we never forget that we are a boy or girl even after sudden waking from it.

This remembering is termed as Self remembering by Sufis, Viveka Khyati ( awakening of wisdom) by Patanjali Yoga, Nama simiran ( remembering the name ) by Guru Grantha Sahib ( a divine scripture of Sikhism) and Hakikat ( reality) by Islam.

This is what real yoga is? Yoga is self discovery. if practices of Yoga do not take you near the real Self, it can not be termed Yoga in real sense.

If you are travelling from America to India and take a flight, you become sure that you will reach India. However, flight lands in between. Similarly, when you are practicing Asana, you simply board a plane of Yoga, in order to reach to destination fixed by great seers, who developed it. But if you remain inside the plane and do not want to come out saying that,” this asana practice will help me reach awakening the wisdom, you are indentified with it, you are attached to it. Attachment will bring suffering one hand and you will never reach the destination.

Remember, to reach India, boarding plane is essential. But deciding not to come out of plane is a mistake. Similarly, boarding or practicing Asana is essential to prepare your body to receive higher consciousness which will awaken wisdom in the end.

But practice of asana alone without aspiring to receive higher consciousness ( or practicing like physical exercises will not bring all benefits as explained in yogic scriptures)

What are the attributes written above with title,” I am sum of many Layers” demands contemplation, reflection and awareness at every moment , in every activity, in all endeavors so that these attributes are consciously experienced and lived. This very living is self remembering, Nama Simiran and moving towards self discovery.

We will discuss and offer many practices which can be done for realizing what is written above.

Sadhana – Contemplate over all aspects written above

How small we are?

How insignificant we are?

How much unknown we are?

Write down what you think of yourself apart from what is written above and wait for next blog

Discover Yourself – for Human excellence

Sadhana (practices that you can do Here and Now)

· Just look at things, people, events what ever comes in front of your eyes. Do not allow your mind to even think or remember from the past of any attribute/s of what you look at. Wait, just look . you will discover that senses are widows to the world and window neither judge nor think , nor label. You will not be able to identify a girl even as girl, because it is mind from the past , brings the memory and offer an image that helps you to recognize a girl as girl. But if you do not allow the past to come into play. You simply look and become aware of the living entity. This state of awareness is free from all attachments, inclinations and desires. This state is the state of self remembering.

Continued ………………….

Human Excellence - First Step - Who Am I?-1

1. I am sum of many layers

From far to near

Cosmos-galaxy-solar systems- sun-earth – environment – ecosystem- surrounded by sunlight, darkness, air, pollution- gross body(material, chemicals, organic substances)- vital force(Prana-air-force, life)-emotions-mind-intellect-ego-something beyond not clear to mind and intellect

From near to far

• When we go inside – thoughts, feelings, emotions (Thoughts of career, today happenings, problems, sufferings, pain, hatred, anxiety, love, infatuation, etc

• Half hearted, unconscious, subconscious , habituated, instinctual actions, works- Bath, hello, writing, speaking, talking,

• More or less conditioned responses to outer things, events, people, society, pain, sufferings.

• Mechanical, habitual, instinctual routines and set of skills, knowledge, attitude
• Mind and ego-Too much concerned about career, body, positions, prestige, personality egoistic movements

·Life force- excitement, anger, agitation,

·Body- body figure, problems and beauty

• Personal, family, professional, social, spiritual

Sadhana – Contemplate over all aspects written above

How small we are?

How insignificant we are?

How much unknown we are?

Write down what you think of yourself apart from what is written above

1. Are you body alone?
2. Are you mind alone ?
3. are you part of whole cosmos or different ?
4. are you sum of few thoughts, desires and fancies ?
   

and wait for next blog

Discover Yourself – for Human excellence

HUMAN EXCELLENCE: What

Human Excellence - What

Man aspires for perfection and excellence subconsciously at every moment. this aspirations are freedom, delight, peace, health, harmony, happiness, joy, success etc.
there are many, rather , long lists of aspirations, desires in human life
But what we want - we never get?
what we get - we do not like?
what we like- it does not remain for ever?
should we stop wanting ?
Should we refuse and reject what we get in life?
should we stop liking ?
will that bring happiness and peace in Life?
we move to philosophy, mysticism, spirituality , science and many more in order to seek answers of all the above questions?
Majority fail to get right answers.
many escape from reality.
few frustrate themselves.
only rare are the ones who archive summit of excellence
But How many are these rare beings on earth during the last 5000 years .
hardly 10-20-50-100 out of more than 20 billion people lived on earth till date.
what we should do?
why and How ?
that is story of Human Excellence
it is difficult but not impossible as many have done in the past, many are making efforts
we will all discuss these issues in practical , logical manner while offering practices that will help solve problems of life and existence

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