Darshans2023#09

APHORISM’S

I simply cannot lower my standard To suit my circumstances!

I have always lived beyond my means! Finally means’s are catching up.

STORY OF YOUR OWN LIFE

For any men in this life is to live comfortably and have enough kitchen-money. Most of the people are facing this challenge.

Those who are not worried about these kitchen-money and this comfort- they go and face much harder challenges.

And they are go through many adventures,  and tell the stories of their adventures, which entertain us.  So we all must have the story to tell. That is the biggest challenge to create a very entertaining story out of your own life.

WILLPOWER

I’ve been asked- what is willpower?

And  I will say that imagination is a strongest force in this creation. Imagination is like very big river flowing, and the ability to control  the imagination , in my opinion is willpower!

Just imagine, just you put a bridge across the river, and if you are able to control its flow – tremendous  energy you can produce . So if you able to control a little bit of the flow of your imagination, tremendous power and energy will be generated, and with the bright use of that, you can do anything in this world

ISHWAR AN GOVERNMENT

There is discussion going on maybe centuries or millennium, that if Ishwar is formless, then how we can actually think about Ishwar and how to understand His working and other creation? So with a very simple intellect, I can say – Ishvar is like government, we see representatives of government everywhere: government servants, working, to take care of the society everywhere, but no one so-far see government, what is government we have never ever seen, but we keep seeing representatives of the government, prime minister, so many deferent minister and so many public servants are working for government but not a single person has seen government so far. Same way: Ishwar is everywhere, his power is everywhere, he is doing everything for everybody but he remains unseen, as government remains unseen. Please think on this. Thank You!

WE ALL HAVE A TOUCH OF SUPERNATURAL INSIDE

I think, every person has some glimpse of it.

Q: how these states could come to the person?

Guruji: when they avoid to talking about it; because when they are talking about it – it’s usually they are taken for the treatment. I think every single person has some experience of the expansion of the consciousness; in a small way or in a big way. We all have a touch of supernatural inside.

Q: but how to define it from the flight of imagination?

Guruji: when the experience will come – they know it wasn’t imagination. But when they talk, they try to normalize it: maybe it was my imagination. As I heard somewhere in the movie: we have exchange reason for wonderment. Now we’re after finding scientific reasons for everything.

Q: is it possible to experience such expansion of the consciousness in the sleep state – or not?

Guruji: sometimes; we cannot say no to it. It happen rarely – but it may be.

Q: does it mean the expansion of the consciousness when the perception is not limited by the physical body?

Guruji: yes, the Dreamworld is not limited by your physical body.

TILAK

Q: could we ask You about the tilak You’re wearing? What is the reason and the sense?

Guruji: well, there is no particular reason: I’ve just started one day and I like it.

Q: could we also make it – as Your disciples?

Guruji: why not? We have freedom of expressions. There was a time when only bandits were putting it on here; after giving a sacrifice to Kali they were go for robbing and put this type of tilak.

NATHS

Q: who are actually Naths? Are they some kind of a sect or a nationality?

Guruji: they are original yogis, the lineage has started from Shiva Himself and it is still continues. One Nath yogi is a chief minister of Uttar Pradesh – they are still there.

Q: Kriya yoga is also from the Nath lineage?

Guruji: technically there is too much similarity, yes.

Q: but nowadays Naths are only sannyasis?

Guruji: they stand alone. They always have to wear kundals; some wear white clothes, some wear ochre red clothes – and they have very strict discipline.

YOUR EMOTIONS

Q: we want to ask You about the emotions; now there exists two controversial opinioins – one is that you must live all the emotions and express them; and other – that you must control them, hide them and put them inside?

Guruji: first – you need to understand them. When you will begin to understand your emotions – they will be friendly with you. Remember, they are your emotions: if you will not support them – then who will? Emotion; in motion – in movement, thoughts also. But we can use our emotions in a very positive way. Just another name for your thought.

DEFINITION OF SAVIKALPA AND NIRVIKALPA SAMADHI

Q: is the state of samadhi and rising of Kundalini the purposes of Kriya yoga?

Guruji: samadhi is a purpose of all yoga practice. And only Kriya yoga lineage actually discuss samadhi.

Q: it exists some different types of samadhi – or it’s only one state?

Guruji: no, read Patanjali Yoga Sutras, commentaries of Shailendra Sharma. Samadhi is also used in many different ways.

Q: all that definitions which we read – like savikalpa, nirvikalpa and others…?

Guruji: they exists: they are all described in Patanjali. I will define: savikalpa means “with option”, vikalpa means option; the mental state which has some options. Nirvikalpa: the mental state without any options.

RISING KUNDALINI

Q: again about rising of Kundalini: is it possible the situation that for example Kundalini will rise only for two chakras and for three chakras?

Guruji: no. if it will rise – it will rise all the way.

Q: so if someone says that he has the rising of Kundalini up to manipura?

Guruji: ok, wish him luck. All ten mudras are taught especially to awaken the Kundalini: this is what Hatha Yoga Pradipika tells us.

Q: in some texts they describe that Kundalini rises up to third or fourth chakra and then person will experience this or that effect; and after that it rises more and the person has different experience; maybe it’s about apana rising or something else?

Guruji: whatever – but this person had some experiences. When your stomach is grumbling – it’s not atomic blast taking place inside.

Q: what else except Kundalini could rise by the spinal cord?

Guruji: your whole life and your whole condition, your working of the body depends on your spinal cord.

Q: when I received the practice of mahamudra – it was the very different feeling, like tinkling in all body?

Guruji: this is impact of the practice. When your Kundalini rise – you will be an immortal then. That’s the result.

Q: maybe some other type of energy?

Guruji: of course, body is full of them! Or maybe your spinal cord is finally happy: that finally he is using something.

Q: what about that confusion: someone was saying that Kundalini could rise not only by sushumna – but by ida also?

Guruji: that was written by Gopinath; but again, if we go by standard of awakening of Kundalini: the person will become very young looking and he will live for thousands of years. If these symptoms are not visible – then I will have my doubt, because we cannot simply lower the standard of it: these things are written in many ancient books.

Q: but is it possible that something goes wrong and it rises not in sushumna but in ida?

Guruji: impossible! Maybe another imagination. With some practices the power of visualization becomes far superior; but we’re after results of awaken Kundalini, which are described in many old books. Which I have not seen.

Q: it could rise only once?

Guruji: once is enough. Don’t even imagine that after awakening it will go back again to muladhar: that will spoil everything. One time!

Q: so technically it’s not possible?

Guruji: no. it may go to sleep in the brain before the second awakening.

When your practice is mature enough and good enough, excellent enough – it will remain in front of you continuously.

Q: I was so amazed when it remained after I stopped pressing the eyes!

Guruji: pressing the eyes doesn’t matter for him; because it’s his own will and no matter how much you press- if he doesn’t want to appear – it will not appear. So: keep trying, have patience, and don’t react: if it is not coming – don’t react, keep doing what you’re doing. If it’s coming – be happy, but don’t react. Reaction always changes the mental state.

YONI MUDRA AND KUTASTHA

Q: I have so strong desire to tell you about the experience  – and tell it to everybody…

Guruji: nobody will believe. I know, because it is part of our teachings.

Q: but I’m afraid that it maybe some kind of boasting or something?

Guruji: no, calm down. Kutastha literally means “immortal soul”.

Q: should I practice in total darkness?

Guruji: semi-darkness. Because when you’re in total darkness – sometimes accidents happen. You may get up, stumble and fall. Keep the very small light.

They start to be better, their luck becomes better: so when you’re practicing – look at your own hands  – and your own luck will become better.

Q: so you can see the spirit, you can not see the spirit –

Guruji: no, it’s not up to you : it’s up to the spirit! Let’s say our lineage has a pact with the spirit, so when we initiate someone – it agrees to appear. Many people – if you just keep pressing your eyes, some light always come; but the spirit will not appear. A word of caution here: most of the near death experiences or life after life – they also have bright light, when they died. So Yoni mudra is a temporary state of death, controlled way: only then the spirit will appear. So do it very carefully.

Q: when I see it in my hands – I feel that it is some kind of blessing; the feeling of happiness comes – that I’m blessed?

Guruji: yes, it’s a blessing! Undoubtedly this feeling will come – more lucky, more fortunate.

Q: but is it the reaction – or it’s normal?

Guruji: you will feel good(smiling)you always feel better when you have seen your immortal essence. Now you know: it’s so beautiful – that’s why god is after it, devil is after it; keep it! It’s yours.

Q: maybe in the everyday life, not in Kriya yoga practice – but maybe some simple technics, which can help in practice?

Guruji: forget about it! You’re much more advanced now.

YAMA AND NIYAMA AHIMSA

Q: question about Yama and Niyama principles from Yoga Sutras Patanjali: how much they are applicable to the practitioner of Kriya yoga?

Guruji: as much as you can; and they will develop slowly as a result of your practice.

Q: what about ahimsa principle: if some fly is biting – could we kill the fly?

Guruji: ok

Q: but will it spoil our karma?

Guruji: no.

Q: then what is the difference between killing the fly and go for hunting on boar?

Guruji: boar is a different thing; hunting I don’t support. To all the meat- eaters: if you want to eat meat – then go, hunt, and eat. Don’t buy from the butcher.

Q: the life example about ahimsa principle: if the dog is attacking you and the only way to survive is to shoot?

Guruji: do it!

Q: but again we will go against ahimsa principle then?

Guruji: planned violence is not recommended. That is to save yourself.

Q: so if something puts your life to the border of life and death – you’re not thinking about ahimsa principle, you’re thinking about surviving?

Guruji: that is human nature: to survive.

Q: on the other end it could be applicable to our life also: to remain alive in such situation- it’s also ahimsa?

Guruji: yes. In extreme emergency no rules are applicable: main thing is somehow to survive.

Q: is this principle applicable for saying the truth, like satya? Could we lie if it will not hurt someone and even could save the life or to help?

Guruji: why not? Yes. See, if you’re worrying to much about ahimsa – that means you’re not too much into practice( smiling). Deeper understanding will develop with the development of your consciousness. When you will establish yourself in absolute ahimsa – you will not survive. There is a battle going in your body: your immune system is continuously fighting and killing. Don’t take it too far!

Q: so all the principles about good and bad are only social things, which were created by humans?

Guruji: but there are greater rules, natural laws, which are beyond the social things. And I’ve told you about forgiveness, remember that? When your enemy is hanging from his feet, naked, absolutely under your control; and you have a razor – you can do anything with that enemy: then you say – I forgive you, now you go! That will be forgiveness. If you’re in no position to do anything to whatever person you’re having – then it’s nothing. If nobody is asking for forgiveness – then why are you saying “ I forgive you”? just a demonstration of extremely weakness.

Q: so with the development of the practice we will understand these questions much more deeper?

Guruji: much more deeper understanding will definitely happen. You will know exactly, how to behave. Otherwise what is the use of developing your mind and consciousness? Your perspective of life will become very different.

SPIRIT CONSCIOUSNESS PRANA APANA

Q: many books are saying that we have the pranic body, the energetic body?

Guruji: this is just a way of trying to explain something which created even more confusions.

Q: so how much bodies exactly we have?

Guruji: one physical body made with five elements, with consciousness and a spirit.

Q: what is the difference between the consciousness and the spirit?

Guruji: spirit gives you life and animates you; then you become conscious.

Q: and prana and spirit: are they different?

Guruji: prana and apana are very different: spirit is just serving them.

Q: could we say that prana and apana are universal, they are not like individual?

Guruji: no, they are universal. Even beyond universal.

Q: so the spirit is using prana and apana?

Guruji: spirit is doing nothing: it just gives you life and when the work of prana and apana is done – it takes away life.

Q: but when something is taking another incarnation – it’s the spirit, who is taking another body?

Guruji: with that particular record of consciousness. The consciousness gives you individuality: spirit is just giving you life.

Q: the consciousness is also universal thing – and in that universal thing there are some kind of the waves, which are individual?

Guruji: yes

Q: so any consciousness consists of your individual experience, individual perspective and…

Guruji: all incarnations – they are with you.

Q: and that notion like a common collective consciousness – does it exist?

Guruji: the Void is the ocean of consciousness, we still have no bigger to fathen it.

Q: what about the incarnations of other people: that information is also inside our consciousness?

Guruji: no, in their consciousness.

Q: are we the part of the big collective consciousness?

Guruji: see, we’re the human beings – part of the whole human community: but we don’t know each and every individual; until unless you make a special effort to know them all. We are sitting on Earth, touching it, using it; but we don’t know the mystery of whole Earth.

Q: how we will get this wisdom with the practice: we will have some insights, or we will have access to the subconsciousness?

Guruji: you will become aware of all these things, when your brain will start develop.

Q: could we say that all that knowledge is already inside us but we have no access to it?

Guruji: all the knowledge is inside us and outside of us; but because our development is very limited – so we just have a very little part of it. Law of gravity was working perfectly before Newton discovered that.

Q: even now we have the gigabytes of information in our DNA…

Guruji: yes, so access it! Body is a book.

Q: so the practice is like the key to this information? How this information is unpacking?

Guruji: see, whatever information or wisdom is coming your way  – is coming to your brain and your mind. And only yoga practice develops your brain – so you will have it more. This is the brain or our mind, who is getting all the knowledge and wisdom. So, be smart enough to see that; and start to develop your tools – for bigger and more and better wisdom.

Q: could we say that our sensitivity will increase so much and even our perception will be different?

Guruji: of course: let’s say sensitivity or awareness – they are I think one and the same.

Q: even different disciples: they have the different level of sensitivity?

Guruji: everybody is carrying some difference: their level of karma, their mental states are different; so even though they maybe doing almost same thing – but the results will vary from person to person, initially.

Q: it depends only on sensitivity or it includes many factors?

Guruji: awareness! And development of the brain.

Q: I’m confused: so the awareness is just better feeling from the sense organs, better connection with them?

Guruji: your sense organs are just servants of your brain. They don’t have their individual identity.

Q: attention and awareness: what is the difference?

Guruji: you become attentive after you become aware of something. If you’re not aware – you will never become attentive.

Q: so the technology of yoga – it is development of the brain?

Guruji: finally! And knowing your spirit and making it your friend: so it may agree to live inside you for a little bit longer time. I think I’m first person, who started to say that you can be friends with your spirit. Nobody is preaching this. Nobody is preaching development of the brain.

Q: the spirit also has his/her vast ocean of wisdom and if we will become friends…

Guruji: it may share, yes

Q: so spirit has its own consciousness?

Guruji: yes, and it is very old, billions and trillions years old. From the beginning of Time it is there.

Q: the spirit is carrying all the knowledge about our past incarnations?

Guruji: all of them and even more. I’ve give you the different idea: you’re a book. And book doesn’t know, what is written inside it – only the reader knows. So the spirit is reading your book, and it is well read identity.

Q: back to the topic when we discussed about “I am”; so “I am” it’s a spirit?

Guruji: consciousness! Because spirit give you life – so you started to become aware, self-aware. Like a Skynet in Terminator.

Q: so all the information about our past incarnations: the spirit carries it?

Guruji: yes.

Q: I must practice hard

Guruji: that is the climax of the discussion. Consciousness is on vacation: take it back.

Q: the vibration I could feel: that’s the expression of the energy?

Guruji: your brain is becoming more active – electrical charges.

Q: like the wave is going from the brain and goes through over the body?

Guruji: it is the master of the body – so it goes everywhere.

Q: is it the direct perception of Your brain by my brain?

Guruji: no, it’s your brain. I just help him to feel it. That is the effect of the company.

Q: like mobile near 5G net?

Guruji: something like that(smiling)