Darshans2026#01
HOW AGASTIA RISI DRINK THE OCEAN?
Q: Guruji, how is it possible that Agastia risi drank whole ocean just in three handfuls?
Guruji: Well, it took me a long time to figure it out; physics says that if you remove emptiness from between earth molecules — the size of Earth would be like a tennis ball.
So simply remove the emptiness from the water and the water remains like a handful, which He drank.
Such a simple thing!
Think on it.
1) Mahābhārata (Vana Parva)
The story of Agastya drinking the ocean is narrated in the Vana Parva of the Mahabharata (specifically in the section where the gods ask him to help expose the Kalakeya demons hiding in the sea). In this epic it says pretty clearly:
• The asuras (demons) hid in the ocean.
• The gods approached Agastya and he drank the ocean’s waters to expose them.
• Once exposed, the gods fought and defeated the demons.
• Later the gods had to ask Vishnu or Bhagiratha to bring the waters back.
This is referenced in Mahābhārata, Book 3 (Vana Parva), Chapters ~101–105.
THE WAY TO GOD
Q: How to help your close ones to reach God, to get closer to God, if they don’t want to listen to anything you say, they think that’s fairy tales?
Guruji: Don’t give them any storage. You develop yourself and reach God and put a good word about them to God. That will help them directly. That is the easiest way. And don’t talk too much with family members. They will take you to some psychiatrist for treatment, to some mental doctor for treatment.
REAL WISDOM.
Q: Guruji, what do you think, what is really wisdom?
Guruji: Well, I will say, extremely refined emotion , and even more deeply refined thoughts and feelings can be called wisdom.
We spend our lifetimes surfing on the waves of the ocean of consciousness , thoughts and emotions.
And we keep ignoring the depth which is under your feet. When we go deeper, then you will begin to experience real refined emotions and refined feelings.
You need to have depth in thinking.
Think on that.
GURUDJI ABOUT THE FUTURE
Q: Question about the transitional period and the fact that we are all facing cataclysms that we have not yet seen. This is what various sources say. If I’m not mistaken, you spoke about a global earthquake. Could you please clarify this issue?
Guruji: Hope for the best. Don’t worry too much, what will happen, will happen.
And it is, I think, a human idea. Since the beginning of religion, everybody is predicting only bad things about humanity. They will all die, this thing will happen, that will happen, apocalypse will come.
But I am very hopeful, I will say nothing is going to happen. Why? I can give you a reason also. In Hindus we believe that Shiva is the destroyer and when he is doing the Tandav everything ends. Okay, but the hopeful note is Shiva has come down to earth to live on Kailash. His in-laws are here, Himalayas. I don’t think he’s going to destroy the lodge house or place. So Earth is, I think, very safe.
Maybe some pest control may happen, but otherwise everything will be good. Soyou can relax.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN
Well, there are situations in life.
You need to tend them very tenderly,
And you should not pretend when you are tending.
What is the relationship between a man and a woman?
Most of the people take it for sex or for husband and wife, for lovers.
But a man needs a mother, he needs a grandmother, he needs a sister, he needs a daughter, he needs a niece, he needs a mother-in-law; all are ladies.
Same with girls:
They need a father, they need a brother, they need an uncle, they need a grandfather, they need a son, they need a nephew, they need a father-in-law, all are men.
So the relationship between man and woman is not one-pointed. It has got so many different angles.
So wherever we are discussing man and woman relationships, we need to consider every type of relationship which is available in the world. Then your mind will have some glimpse of hope and wisdom.
Thank you.
HOW TO REPLENISH YOUR ENERGY?
Q:How can you learn to
Guruji: Oh, make yourself strong. Forget about energy level. Energy cannot be created, cannot be destroyed. It’s up to you how you use it. So make yourself strong.
FEAR AND IGNORANCE
Fear protects our ignorance.
Well I will say that fear is guarding the ignorance. And we love actually our ignorance and we revel in it and we protect, we fight to maintain our ignorance.
And if someone comes and point out you are ignorant, we very easily crucify him. Because he is pointing out we are ignorant.
And we love our ignorance. Because ignorance is bliss. We are blissful people.
What is the greatest fear? That we may lose our ignorance. Then what will we do? We are so used to it, we have started to love it.
Remain careful there.
FEAR AND MEDITATION
Q: Once I went into meditation so deeply that it felt like a vortex was sucking me into some kind of space. I got really scared and had to make quite a lot of effort to get out of that state. What was that? Is it normal? Is it possible not to come back from such a meditation?
Guruji: Why you were afraid? If you were trying to meditate and you were beginning to experience the deep meditative state, you should have embraced it. You should have e- enjoyed it.
Fear is the only progress hinder. So overcome your fear. Face it. If you are practicing something super normal, you cannot hope to remain normal. Things will change.
So you should have attitude. Let us see what will
COMFORT ZONE
Q: So Guruji, what is your opinion about the comfort zone and leaving the comfort zone.
Guruji: Well, I will give you my own opinion here, which I should.
You should be trained to that level, that no matter what circumstance you are facing, you will remain comfortable inside.
You don’t carry your comfort with you. You feel comfortable anywhere because you are a highly trained, highly conditioned, and mentally stable person.
Make any situation your comfort zone.
EUTHANASIA FOR THE ANIMALS
Q:Euthanasia of an animal due
Guruji: I don’t recommend it. Take care of him to the end. Even then he wouldn’t like to die.
As a friend take good care of him till the last breath. Uh, two of my dogs live up to nearly 20 years old.
And in the last one or two months they were suffering. But we took care of them till the last breath.
We simply cannot abandon just like that.
People are more worried about their own disturbance not up for the animal.
That’s the main thing. Oh, they go to heaven directly.
I cannot imagine heaven without good dogs.
Not for me.
They are absolutely living a very natural way of life. And they have not lost their innocence also, they are still living in Eden Garden. They are not aware of their nakedness.
THE SIGN OF WISDOM
What is the sign of wisdom?
Is it talking about the unknown or the unseeable?
But I think, I am a man from Earth.
A very fat bank account is the real marker of wisdom.
Thank you.
He is a wise man!!! And he even doesn’t know how to make enough money.
This is not wisdom!
And a wise man always knows what to do with his money. That is another sign of great wisdom.
PAST AND THE FUTURE
Q: what is past and what is future, Guruji?
Guruji: Your past is like a ghost, hunting you, because most of the karmas which you have done in the past — the fear of the result which will come — that ghost will always hunt you.
Future is like a vampire — it will suck up all your life force, and your death is waiting in the future.
Past is like a ghost, future is like a vampire.
Be careful.
MONEY IS MULADHAR
MULADHAR, money is the base.
Then you go to SWADHISTHAN.
Swadhisthan means your own place. So you will have your own penthouse or a big mansion or something.
And you will be able to buy so many jewels, diamonds, MANI.
Mani is jewels.
ANAHAD, whatever you will say, the world will listen.
VISHUDH, money will make you the purest of the pure!
And AGYA chakra, whatever you will say — will be like an order.
And you enjoy. A thousand years of prosperity or fame. You will be remembered.
SAHASRARA, you will see thousands of ways to make money. More famous — more fame.
Money is MULADHAR.
VOID
Q: Guruji has already spoken about time. In Russia, an astrophysicist claimed that time generates energy in the universe — it is the source of stellar energy. Could Guruji please talk about time?
Guruji: Energy may not be the right translation of the word Shakti.
Shakti, Void is representing Shakti.
See, it is the only stable thing in the creation and holding every movement of all matter inside.
Only that is power.
DEATH
As I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me.
And the carriage held only us and eternity.
From a comic book.
IN TIME
Well, spirit is eternal,
Only in time
you will begin to see the spirit.
Only in time
you will be able to attract its attention.
And with time
you will begin to study its nature.
Only in time
maybe some friendship will develop
till eternity.
GITA THE BOOK OF YOGA
Q:I have a question. I still can’t figure out who Krishna is, whether he is an incarnation of Vishnu, and what „the Supreme Personality of Godhead“ means.
Guruji: I think we will leave it to religious people, the debate that who was he? Nobody knows exactly who was he. But his direct updates, teaching, are available to us in form of Gita. That’s why Gita is our main book. Read it, practice, and understanding will develop. Thenmaybe Krishna will reveal himself.
ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE BUDDHA
Guruji, what do you think about Gautam Buddha ?
Well I now suddenly ,I have very high opinion on him. He was a real Buddha.
And the story that he went for a tribe in his chariot . And he saw a sick man,
and old man and the dead man, and a sadhu.
And he left his home. And he started his journey
for enlightenment.
Many people have presented it in many different angles,. But just I just realised, that sickness
will lead to old age, old age will lead to Death.
So that is a journey ,from sickness to death is the journey.
And the sadhu which he saw , sadhu was happy because they already declared themselves as dead, then they move in society. So he will look happy. And I am sure now that his intent was: what actually happens after Death?
That was his main search. Because this is a physical thing. Sickness, Old age and Death.
The real life starts after Death.
And that is greatest of the great mystery.
So, in this search he stated his journey, tapas.
And I am sure when he was sitting there, after practicing so much Yoga, under Āḷāra Kālāmaa
and all this things; they say he is stop eating food and just reduce to one hand seed a day. He was trying to experience absolute near Death experience.
When you are actually almost dying, then you begin to sense what happens after that.
And then Adi Shakti graced him, and the Sujātā, with rice cooked and milk with so many herbs came, and that was a very potent brain tonic, and suddenly he begin to experience what happens after Death and what happened before
taking birth!
That is the real mystery!
All religions are discussing it, but there is no definite thing. I am sure the enlightenment we discuss about Buddha, he is discovered what happens after Death, what realms are waiting for anybody, and what happens before taking birth. He himself rememberedmany of his birth.
That was his search for enlightenment. They got actually what happens after Death.
So hats off to him!
All the best!
WHO AM I
So, almost all wise people have told us to think, ponder: WHO AM I?
And many people keep thinking: who am I?! Аnd Shailendra Sharma ‘s take on that is:
When will you go deeper into this thing , who am I, you will become aware of the consciousness , which is making you think, Yes, I am!And then, you start to ask question who am I?
So when you will begin to explore the consciousness, you will begin to see its a big ocean of consciousness inside, which we called
THE MIND.
So you go on, go on, go on, exploring the mind also, then you will realise that because you are alive, that’s how is the mind came and consciousness started and feeling that YOU ARE begin.
So you start to explore life itself.
Then after much exploration you realise: because spirit came down, life was brought by the Spirit.
So your attention will go to the spirit. And ultimately, go beyond consciousness
and all the physicality, you will begin to start
trying to communicate with the spirit, which comes from the other side. Nobody knows who created them, and what is their true nature.
And if your approach is just right, it may accept you as a friend. And it can tell you so many things. And your wisdom will be very high very high then.
Think on that!
WHO AM I, goes a very long way.
This is like a spell: one mai bahandari bihak-bihak palikayaaur Guru ki aanse ada sisi mitre. My gran is called ada sisimitre; that’s it. It’s like a magical spell.
Q: it works because of the vibrations of the certain sounds?
Guruji: maybe( smiling)
Q: in Gorakhbodh, Your comment to the shloka 20: the discovering of immortal soul with the help of knowing of the own spirit; it will affect amazingly the physical body giving the immortality to the owner; here the soul is the Ishwar in the heart and the spirit is dehi?
Guruji: dehi and soul is your body also: which is bound in death. Find the real meaning of the word “soul”: it is germanorigin – “which is bound in death”. Your body, physical body is bound in death. Here by the means of the spirit you will know the immortality of the body. If it will not leave your body – you will keep living.
PRAYASHCHITTA
Q: I want to ask You about prayashchitta?
Guruji: It started here and it ended here. Maybe it lasted for almost 10 years.
Q: how You decided to start?
Guruji: my Guru told me, that if there is enough things- it should be done. So we feel – and we have the big pond and all pandits to be started here; but when we found 4 yantras in that room and the note: no neеd of prayashchitta anymore. So we stopped.
Q: but before – You and Your Gurubhais, You went through this process?
Guruji: no, there was no facilities there. Here every facility is available.
Q: but it was in the history of the lineage that someone from Gurus or disciples did that?
Guruji: they couldn’t do it; it was part of that – but they couldn’t do it because they lived in the cities. Here we did for 10 years, – but then it stopped. Which is better. Pandit Ji was reading for half-an-hour long list of different type of sins; and I said – you’re giving them new ideas. It’s not a wise thing to do. But it was good: after those dips – very high feeling. And the barber was working overtime, shaving everybody’s head. You all went through it(smiling). Some girls also asks me – but I said no, you will look very bad without hairs.
KALAHASTI STORY
When I visited Tirupati Balaji temple in south – thousands of people and thousands of ladies with shaven heads. And I tell you – that was not a good sight, they were looking not good.
Q: why they did it?
Guruji: they just offer their hairs to the god. But ladies don’ t look good with shaven heads. And I received the VIP treatment – because I was the only man among the 50000 people with long hairs: everybody was shaven-headed, staring at me. It was a good feeling.
Q: that was the most powerful place on south You have visited?
Guruji: no, Kalahasti was more-more mysterious.
Q: it has some story, connected with You?
Guruji: well, in Kalahasti is the samadhi of Dronacharya’sfather: it was beginning of our family lineage so we visited there, offer our respect. Kalahasti is the very mysterious place. Five Shivalingams, representing five elements are in different temples on south: this is representing vayu.
The chairman of that city – he took us there; so we were in the VIP line, nobody was there; in others were thousands of people. I was standing there, in front of Shiva; one man was looking at me and suddenly he shouted: Har Har Mahadev and prostrated in front of me. He started the chain reaction: hundreds of people begin to that prostration. And it is not considered proper – in front of the deity; so the temple security escorted me, protecting me of all those. That was a fantastic experience, amazing one.
And in Kanyakumari there was more interesting thing; when we reach where Indian ocean and bay of Bengal are meeting – that tip, there shooting was prepared – they were waiting for the star. When I and my sister arrived they start – oh, he came! – and so many people begin to follow me. It was big thing for my ego that I was mistaken as a movie star.
That was something: wherever we stopped for chai, coffee or snacks: 50 to 200 people gathered around – I don’t know why. Maybe I was looking very different with all my rudraksha and long hairs. But south Indian people are extremely devotional, very much devoted. But it is better to stay in Govardhan – instead of travelling all over.
Only Bharadwaj gotri are allowed to be priests in Kalahasti: they were treating me very well – I’m also Bharadwaj. This custom is for most of the temples in south.
SHIVA AND VISHNU STORY
Q: is it true that when Shiva Ji went to Vishnu abode – he killed his gatemen?
Guruji: Кalabhairav killed everyone. Then Vishnu came running; and if you will read the description you will realize that Vishnu is a very fat person.
Q: really?
Guruji: it is written, when Visnu was running, his big butts were shaking. It is in Kurma purana. So we assumed that he must be pretty fat. And then he asked: what can I do? And then he cuts one of his veins on the forehead and begin to fill up his skull-pot: for 1000 celestial years it was continuously filling; then he dancing and singing, sitting on the bull he came to Benares, Vishnu following him; there skull dropped and brahmahatya also went down. Then he made them alive – those two servants of Vishnu and paid them back- and Vishnu ran away. This is a description of Kalabhairav. Kurma Purana gave the best description: when Vishnu was running, big butts were shaking. So we assumed him big person. We must read everything carefully.
Q: maybe he was just heavy?
Guruji: the heavy or the strong person may be not having very big butts.
SMASHAN AND SUSHIMNA
Q: why smashan and sushumna are considered as synonyms?
Guruji: well, body represents the past; so when the dead body is being cremated in smashan, all his past karmas – good deeds, bad deeds, – are simply burnt away in cleansing fire. Sowhen you enter sushumna and sushumna is awaken – all your karmas are gone; and you are free from the past, you’re enjoying the moment of the present and you are free to choose a new future for yourself. That’s why smashan and sushumnaare synonyms.
Q: in Gorakhbodh is mentioned that the heart of the yogi becomes sushumna: how it is possible?
Guruji: when prana is living in the heart; but when you have successfully taken the prana inside the sushumna – then it will become heart. Even when this heart is not working, you will remain alive.
Q: is it possible to open sushumna by some other spiritual experience, not by yoga practice?
Guruji: impossible. It will never happen. There is no easy way to success.
Q: so people just misunderstand the way?
Guruji: usually misunderstanding prevails everywhere. We think that by reading some books or something we know everything and simply by reading book we can apply it on our life and it will happen that way – but it never happens that way.
GURUJI ABOUT SHAMANISM
Q: now it is very popular to try the shamanic tradition; first you have to clean yourself and then you can see very strange things…
Guruji: westerners are ready to try everything.
Q: but it will change your mind?
Guruji: if you will be pure so much – it will absolutely change your mind. Very simple thing. You know, in ancient Egypt, what poor people were called? They were called westerners.
So if you’re puking and all your ends are open – of course your mental state will be different then.
Some Americans came and they were also talking so much about shamanism and all these things; I simply pointed out the very obvious fact which in their utopian thought were missing all together. White people genocide all American Indians – all that massacres are not thing even to imagine when you read about it and try to imagine. I don’t think you can ever forgive you for that. So, when some young people are going there and they are introducing them to drugs and other things and it is spoiling them; – there is no forgiveness of what have been done with them.
He sent me a very good book: “Five hundred nations”, the American history; it was very serious thing and it’s very shocking: five hundred different tribes of Indians were simply vanished. It was horrible situation. If somebody – like you will go to them, “please,”- I don’t think they will forgive you or they will be a paramahamsa to guide you the right path. Be careful there!
Q: I’ve just interested – why people are going there?
Guruji: because they don’t know what to do with their own lives.
Q: they are seeking truth at the wrong place?
Guruji: they are not seeking truth; they just want a trip. And most of the drugs came from them- from LSD to whatever be here. And even if you read Carlos Castaneda’s books – he was been planned by government – very easy to see that.
They also have a story of Red Messiah coming; they write that he will roll the earth like a carpet and all the mines of the white people will disappear and the land will be restored to its original state. They have this story. And they have some great ideas about the god and the creator: they called the creator Wakatonka – which simply means “great mystery”. And we will have to agree with them. He is a great mystery.
Q: could it be the connection with the Red Messiah and Kalkiavatar?
Guruji: if you look at it – the colour is similar. Population will be much less; I think it will start going down in 3-4 years. Less birth rate and people will continue to die in the same way: on its own the population will start to go down. White people population is going down already. We are waiting for Chinese and Indians( smiling).
Q: is it connected with the planetary situation?
Guruji: everything is connected with planetary situation! Now for next 2000 years Sun will be in Capricorn: that will make the world more sower – I think it is already started to be sower; so more and more.
PLANETS AND FUTURE
Q: what do You think of the future connection of Shani and Rahu?
Guruji: they are saying that Rahu and Saturn has almost same properties, so it will enhance that power to the great degrees. They will meet in Mina; so the chapter is closing and new is beginning. I think it is started at 1999. I think pandemy will go; more peace will follow and people will be more mature and sober. They will start to learn the importance of home; so instead of creating a house now they will start building a home, that’s the main point.
Q: we noticed that at last prayashchitta 5 planets were in Capricorn; and in 2020 again it was 5 planets in Capricorn…
Guruji: and it started: every pandemic is like prayashchitta. People take stalk of what they are done and what they are doing. We say that planets have their meeting to decide their future, skip what to do next. Usually exactly in Capricorn this meeting takes place. Maybe Saturn is very important.
Remember, dreamworld and astral world are one and the same.
Q: where soul comes when we sleep?
Guruji: into the dreamworld. They are one and the same with astral. Cloud nine is the best place.
Q: we discussed that You saw this place in Your dreams or visions – but You thought it’s a guesthouse?
Guruji: I saw this place, this house and all these buildings; the boundary wall and the green garden inside: that’s why I was able to plan and now it is. But what I didn’t see was – me, wearing red clothes and doing puja. That thing was missing. I saw the place and I saw myself living here.
Q: so if we see something that is definitely future, it couldn’t be changed?
Guruji: if it seen than it can not be changed; but I think this remain the mystery of puja. Maybe it was added later.
Q: it was the only time You have seen the future in Your dreams?
Guruji: not exactly dream – it was a vision. Three-four times.
Q: and You always know that it will come?
Guruji: yes, it will happen exactly. But from where the Shivalingam appear and red clothes came – it was not in that entire vision, so somebody included that after. And I’m happy: it is like an evening performance now.
GURUJI ABOUT 5 ELEMENTS
Q: why in 4th chapter of Gita Krishna is saying to Arjun that once you will remember you’ll see yourself in all creatures again – why?
Guruji: as a yogi I will say that every creature is created with the different combination of five elements. And 8.4 billion beings are living on planet Earth. We are united as 5 elements: earth element is all pervading; other 4 elements are all prevailing.
So, first you start to realize this- that everything is created with the different combination of 5 elements, you yourself are created with the 5 elements; and then you will begin to see your own extension as this Creation. Or vice versa: you may be extension of some other beings. Ultimately, you will find out: all is one; with a flavour of individuality. 5 elements are unite us.
First – earth element: which yogis call Kundalini, it is in muladhara, which represents earth element; that means main power lives in Earth. That’s why all gods are trying to possess or control earthlings and Earth. Whenever earth element will become very powerful and its power you successfully awake: all 5 elements will have a different nature – and they will never leave, always be with you. It maybe an expression of Time; power of the earth element may be the essence of Time: hypothetically we can say that. Or let’s say: the power of the earth element is its pure consciousness: when it is awaken – you’re united with that and you know everything which is happened on Earth; you will know everything. Isha Upanishad says: whoever knows it – knows everything.
Even they say: the mixture is an illusion; but elements may not even be knowing they are mixing like this and creating different things; they may be just enjoying – they are pure beings – and they don’t know even they are here; in that state of consciousness of different 5 elements you make your presence real – in the world of illusion: that will be the moment of realization for you. And then – Earth will remember you, forever. All 5 elements will remember you forever. You will leave your stamp on the Creation. That’s why Shiva Sutra says: siddha has absolute free existence. Because you have left your mark there.
Q: that realization: is it connected with the “sam rahe” – the equilibrium of all the 5 elements?
Guruji: only when the earth element will awaken and provide its purest and highest consciousness – only then the proper combination will take place. Then they will be in equal proportion. And your life change, and your mental state will be different.
Because of their different expressions they appear differently. Let’s consider it in short: akash element- it’s property is sound, that’s it. It condenses, and sound is power – it is carrying vibration; and vibrations can even destroy or create – they can do anything.
When it is more condensed – it expresses itself as vayu. The basic nature of vayu: it dries up things. Essence of vayu element; it is also formless.
We cannot separate any element; then vayu condenses as fire; then fire is condensing itself into water: what is water but cold fire: hydrogen and oxygen are highly volatile.
And when it is more condensed – it is earth element. Amd you know how much fire is just sleeping inside an atom. It looks like a fire element all the way: different expressions of it.
Q: so it’s like a fusion of all elements?
Guruji: no, fusion is a physical thing; it is just an extension of the main character of fire: it is expressing itself in the different 5 elements. That’s why fire is extremely important thing.
Q: how fire is expressing itself in akash element – I don’t understand?
Guruji: you don’t know the exact properties of akash: it is holding all other 4 elements inside it. He is holding inside it and carrying the same properties. Too different properties cannot unite. They cannot merge together.
Buy simple milk; if you make curd out of it – it is different; you take out butter – it is different; make ghee out of it – it is different. But the essence, the basic material is one. It’s not a good example – but it is nearer. See, he is a man: once his mother was changing his napkins – and now he is grandfather. It is his own extension! That’s how. Now he is changing napkins of his grandson( laughing) – history is repeating itself.
Q: is it possible to create the fire directly by the sound?
Guruji: everything is possible! We have witnessed certain knowing people: they chant one mantra – and fire comes.
Q: it’s like Agneyastra?
Guruji: Agneyastra is much bigger thing – but they can ignite fire. Just by “words”. Words – means vibration.
There was a classical singing program in Vrindavan; and one great classical singer said: I will sing Malhar Raag and it will rain. He sang it – and it rained. It is India! And the most famous cases of Tansen – one of the main disciples of Swami Haridas from Vrindavan, he was one of the nine jewels, Navratnas – greatest of Akbar’s court. He was requested to sing Deepak Rag: so all the lamps will just lit up simply by singing. He says: my system will burn up, what will happen then? But everybody insisting. He sang Deepak Raag – and every lamp was just waiting, they simply lit up by singing that Raag. The system became so hot; then his daughter sang Malhar Raag – and it rained and the system cooled down.
That is historically recorded! Tansen – the great: Akbar gave him the title “Mian” – that is highly respected. And his samadhi is in Gwalior. His Guru was Swami Haridas from Vrindavan. Great devotee and great singer.
It is said that Akbar asked Tansen: that if your singing is so divine – so how about your Guru? Tansen said: I’m nowhere in front of him. Akbar requested: I would love to listen to him. He said: be very careful; he is singing only to please Krishna – he doesn’t sing for human beings. Then Akbar insisted: he came without his crown, dressed up as a very ordinary person, barefooted, with Tansen; – his Guru was there. Tansen just started to singand he added slight wrong raaga; and Guru said – no, no, sing like this – and he began to sing. He was so immersed in it -everybody was listening to Gopal Mountain; and by mistake Akbar said – wah, wah! – and he stopped immediately and asked: who are you? Then he was told – Shahenshah Akbar; – never do it again! And he simply went. He was great devotee.
Sometimes I feel extremely fortunate that we are living and reading in the almost same area they used to sing: so the impact must be there, even today. And: Tansen was from Gwalior- I am also from Gwalior.
His name was Baju Bawra; there was a sort of competitive singing between Tansen and Baju Bawra – and finally the competition was held in Akbar’s court.
The thing was: by their singing they need to melt a stone. So, Tansen was singing, Baju Bawra was singing; and “Baju Bawra” means “mad or very happy person”; Tansen could see, that he cannot sing like him: he broke one cord of his sitar. And Baju Bawra was already high in his raag, so he continuous sing- and the stone melted. This is historically recorded event.
This thing proves, that vibration carries the great power. First you start to hear it; but finally you will able to manipulate it and create things – and go beyond that.
Q: so we need to concentrate on the higher sound?
Guruji: first time on the higher, then on the lower, – and in between as well. There are many-many varieties.
Q: how they got such special voice?
Guruji: I will say – that is god’s gift and Guru’s grace. Only two disciples of Swami Haridas were legendary: Tansen and Baju Bawra. Baju Bawra was used to teach one of his ranis singing; she was creating one raag: Gujri Todi; she was a disciple of Baju Bawra.
Can you imagine the stone melted in the court? And the lit of all lamps by Tansen? And in Vrindavan he said: it will rain – I will sing the Malhar raag; and it rain! And it was not rainy season.
Q: and heart also melts with the music…
Guruji: because god lives in the heart, Ishwar lives in the heart, so when your heart is melting with music makes Ishwar loves music. And maybe dancing also. That’s why one of the names of Shiva is Dancer, Nataraj.
Two legendary actors were acting in it: the movie’s name was “Sadhu and Shaitan” – I like this movie; especially the end. Kishor Kumar is a great singer; he see that the hero of the movie is in love with his sister; he is asking: aaa? And the hero answered – mmm. And the marriage took place. This is classic scene of these two legends- I’m the fan of them.
Only in hindu’s books we find people doing tapas for thousands of years, living for thousands of years: so there is a secret here somewhere. Our founder Guru: he is immortal. Nowhere else we will hear such stories. Ayurveda is full of it; it is such a surprising thing- to read so much things about this alchemy. So if a small herbs are working, – that means that great formulas are also working. Otherwise they will not go too length.
BREATHING CHARACTERISTICS LEFT RIGHT NOSTRILS
Q: are the inhale and exhale through the left nostril very different; because in Hatha Yoga Pradipika it is said that it has the another memory? It means vayu can hold another memory?
Guruji: yes. Vayu is holding every memory: whoever has lived on this planet – all memory vayu is carrying. And when you are inhaling it in a certain way – you will receive only selective memories. Otherwise all the memory will make you go mad. Particular, selective, highly positive memories will start to enter your system.
Q: what is the difference between the vayu which you’re inhaling through the right nostril and through the left?
Guruji: positive memories you are inhaling; most of your own negative and bad things you are exhaling; from the left and from the right also, because you need to clean them both.
Q: but it has some difference – what we are inhaling through the left and through the right?
Guruji: it will have this effect; good memories from left, powerful memories from the right; after you will get rid of all your bad things: you need to clean your system to receive this.
Q: it exists the technics in Kriya – or maybe not in Kriya now but how it was before, which are connected only with the left nostril?
Guruji: well, you’re doing mahamudra with khechari – you already know it is almost Nadi Shodhana: so all the effects are there. That’s why I keep stressing the point that mahamudra is the key of Kriya yoga.
BREATHING CHARACTERISTICS SURYA BHEDANA
Q: but it exists Surya Bhedana – which is working only with the right nostril?
Guruji: that is just a preparation for actual mudras, remember that. Only after you’ve gone through those pranayamas you’ll be able to do certain pranayamas and mudras. Otherwise the practice of mudras will not be successful.
Q: so it doesn’t exist the practice only through the left side?
Guruji: no.
Q: why? It’s so dangerous?
Guruji: no, it’s not dangerous; how much memory you will continue to receive? Let it be processed that material. And when your mind is powerful enough – you will know already. In the beginning – it will be called “worldly influence”, all the memories are world’s influence; – which will actually disturbyour peace of mind. But through the right the effect will be different.
Q: it will heat up the system?
Guruji: it is connected with that also – everything is connected.
Q: in Surya Bhedana we are working only with the right side and in Hatha Yoga Pradipika it is said that the main aim is…
Guruji: to destroy all the insects and microbes living on you; the main aim is this. Getting rid of all these people living on you. They are feeding on your own life force.
Q: when we are practicing – we are like fighting with all surroundings…
Guruji: that’s why all these things we do before; before you reach mudras. Kriya yoga is a pure and simple practice of mudras for awakening of Kundalini – as Hatha Yoga Pradipika tells us: so you can reach samadhi and Shambhavistate- and you will know, what is what. Initially it will disturb your surroundings; but if your pranayamas are powerful enough, – your breathing will begin to influence the surroundings.
Only aim of Surya Bhedana is to remove all those bacteria and other foreign bodies which are living on you, sharing your lifeforce: that’s why it is done.
Q: in its description mentioned that we must feel the kumbhakon the tip of the nails and hairs?
Guruji: on that level of kumbhak you will feel like that.
BREATHING CHARACTERISTICS EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE
Q: and You described that nails and hairs are like some kind of the immortal substance?
Guruji: so, that immortal substance has a special memory: when you will begin to feel that kumbhak to the nails and hairs- that memory will continue to pervade all your body. Memory will go to all your cells: so the different effect it will be – far more deeper than we understand.
Q: so, when we are working with the right side, we are not taking memory from outside world?
Guruji: we are working with our own.
Q: from the chapter “on mudras”: it is said that mind shouldn’t concentrate on any object- only then it could be out of death; how it could be managed in normal life?
Guruji: well, the life will not be normal: it is called niralambsthiti. So when you achieve the niralamb sthiti, you are no longer “normal” – as we understand the word “normal”.
Q: so this shloka is not applying to our practice right now?
Guruji: it is the result – one of the results of the practice. Now you should concentrate on perfecting Kriya yoga. These things will follow as result.
Q: what is Your suggestion, what is better: be concentrated on one aim?
Guruji: first – now, yes. Karmanya vadhikaraste ma phaleshukada chana. It is your duty to do the karma, don’t worry about the fruit of it – as we discussed.
Q: what about the very profound yogis – maybe immortals, on higher levels: if they take different bodies, in that bodies they have different aims?
Guruji: where is your mind? Wherever you concentrate – your mind will be there. So if you concentrate in another body –your mind will be there, your consciousness will be there. But your mind will have to be that powerful, and your concentration will have to be that powerful: then these things will come to pass.
Q: is it possible to have the concentration simultaneously in a few bodies?
Guruji: depends on how much you’re able to develop your mind. Yes, it is possible.
Q: the person, who is eating the flesh of the cow and who is drinking the immortal vayu, they are like a persons of noble family?
Guruji: yes, kuleen
Q: but another are destroying their ancestors?
Guruji: yes, kula ghati.
Q: so if in the family nobody practicing Kriya yoga, the family will come to decline sooner or later?
Guruji: you can see the history of the world: it happens. “Descendants” means “going down” -they will bring decline. We are ascendants – hopefully( smiling)
Q: but they will continue to survive – or even the family will stop?
Guruji: who remembers the names of the family after some generations passed? Everybody keeps forgetting. But if you leave your mark in the history – you will be remembered.
I will give you the simplest example – if it comes to that: see, this is knife: you can use it to cut potatoes and tomatoes- and in the evening you stand in the dark corner and you will get enough kitchen money also. Very useful tool!( smiling). I have big collection, big variety of knives. American marine knife, machete of officers from second world war.
It happens slowly- everything happens slowly; a garnet keeps irrigated with hundred pots: but the fruit will come when the plant is ready and season is there. It applies everywhere. But it doesn’t mean we should stop discussing( smiling). I’m discussing with Russians for more than 25 years: this fact is enough to make me paramahamsa.
SAMADHI MUDRA
Q: there is shlok about Mahabandha: it is said that Mahabandha is stopping the motion in all the nadis, which are in the head?
Guruji: yes.
Q: the question is: first we are doing the practice to open all the nadis and expand the consciousness and trying to create the movement of prana in that nadis…?
Guruji: that is a different principle: Mahabandha is consisting of Jalandhar bandh also; and that is exactly Jalandhar bandh which is stopping all which is coming from the head to your body: so, separating the head and the body.
Mahabandha means all three bandhas together; Jalandhar bandha stops all the shiras which are coming down. We need to understand that the brain is controlling the whole system.
Q: could we say that in the nadis in the body the motion also stops?
Guruji: see, the navel has a different consciousness: that’s why in Uddiyana bandh the navel is specially worked. In Nabhi Kriya also. And Mulabandha is activating the earth element in your body. They were very wise people.
Q: as I understand, the Jalandhar bandha stops the movement in the nadis which are in the head; but Uddiyana and Mulabandha also stop the movement in the nadis in the body – or not?
Guruji: no, bank naal is activated in Nabhi.
Q: then why we should stop the movements in the head?
Guruji: they are not stating to stop: they were using the word “baddh”: to tie up the movement. Stopping is the different and tying up is different. Tying up will lead to the control. We are trying to control the movements inside the head and to understand them as well.
Q: so, first we create – or we just start to feel the movement in the nadis?
Guruji: if you will do this in unclean nadis – bad results will follow. Remember baddhapadmasan: you’re not trying to stop the padmasan, it’s a special sort of tie up. The movement of life continues; but unnecessary movements you are controlling; so you will be able to direct energy to the particular channel: that’s the main thing. In a particular way you will be able to direct your energy. In any particular direction you want to.
And it will lead you to the state to superconsciousness: this is what we are trying to do – develop more and more consciousness.
Q: so we couldn’t say that it exists the technic or mudra which stops the movement in all nadis?
Guruji: no. only in samadhi it will stop. You can call it “samadhi mudra”. In india mudra means money also – which stop suddenly all your movements, if it is going away from you.
IDA AND PINGALA
Q: if we take ida and pingala, left and right channel, the vayu– and not only vayu will be completely different?
Guruji: so many people are giving different diagram, but I will say left and right hemispheres if the brain are ida and pingala. But all those who writing – they keep ignoring the brain: you will never see the mentioning of the word “brain” there. But they are all into nadis and chakras. Why you areignoring the root of everything? With the khechari mudra both hemispheres will start to work. That’s why this mudra is considered so important. And I’ve noticed: when you are moving mudgars -they both activating: that’s why we like mudgars. Both nostrils open.
Q: again on mudras: it is said that Kundalini goes to sahasraraand then sleeps in the middle part of the brain; could we define in the terms of Kriya yoga where exactly is sahasrara?
Guruji: where your tip of the tongue is touching that – that is the beginning of sahasrara, inside. And the whole brain means sahasrara chakra. the whole brain is considered as sahasrara.
Q: it is not like dwadashanta above the head?
Guruji: this is human nature: we love to complicate simple things.
Q: in that case could we say that agya chakra is the part of sahasrara?
Guruji: it is inside, medulla oblongata. Attached with the brain, nearest to it.
Q: what actually happens when we are inhaling from the left nostril and exhaling from the right – with that memory?
Guruji: your brain, your subconscious is processing the memory of the Creation and the world. Every single memory the air is carrying: from the first appearance of life to whatever happened on this planet. So if you say, that yogis know all – that’s how their education begins: with the air. Then they receive all the memories, filter it, and subconscious brain stalls it. And when your subconscious is conscious again and you’re one and the same; you are established in non-duality: means there is no conscious, no subconscious – all are conscious: then you begin to study them again from a very different perspective. And then you know all things.
Q: for me it’s a very new thought that education goes through the air…
Guruji: whoever appeared or whatever happened on this planet, – air is carrying all memories. Remember, in Gorakhbodh: who is bhartar of Earth? Ambar is the bhartar of Earth; ambar is taking care of everything. Every single virus life memory is in the air.
Q: in the practice while inhaling and exhaling we are studying?
Guruji: no, you are soaking all the memories – in a certain way. And brain is processing it and keeping it in a store. Sowhen you are in non-duality- you will begin to read.
Q: so from the left we are soaking all the memories and from the right we are processing our own?
Guruji: your genetics, yes. It’s a huge thing; and outside thing is even more huge. When you are inhaling from the left – it’s like your Mother is teaching you; without using a cane or rope or anything; no slaps – but in a loving way. From the right – it is pure and simple effects of your own lineage and life. The more we’re going into yoga, the more mysterious it is appeared. It’s a very deep and mysterious subject. It is like riding a bicycle: no matter how many technics you teach for riding a bicycle, until unless you find a balance – you will be never able to ride. Same thing may apply to yoga. And to finding that balance – only you will know.
Q: now when we are inhaling through the left nostril, do we have to be aware of all that memory?
Guruji: no, it is just going in. you’re not ready to process it yet. They will remain in a store in your subconscious; when you are ready – they will come.
Q: when I will be ready?
Guruji: when you are accomplished at least 98% of the brain is conscious – then. Otherwise so much memories will overwhelm you. You won’t be able to tolerate or survive. Here we are discussing all the memory of the planet.
Q: it’s like a play of consciousness?
Guruji: it’s the Earth consciousness you are inhaling, her memories – which is really overwhelming. When you’re able to access your subconscious mind: then these things will come to surface and you will begin to see and understand. Remember Gorakhbodh: how yogi should live? He should remain immersed in himself. Because he is already taking in all the memories- so he won’t even open his eyes or to read anything: he will just go inside and be with it. And others will think- oh, he is in deep meditation. Maybe he is.
If you’re not even aware what you can do with the body – then how you’re hoping to understand your opening of the mind and brain and what you can do with that? Gross thing first; subtle thing will come later. We also train for the reason because the body is support system for the brain: so if the body is strong enough – strong support system is needed for more awaken mind. That’s why I keep stressing: workout!
Q: where exactly all this information stores?
Guruji: initially they are stored automatically in your subconscious: we don’t know exactly, where they are stored. Let’s say – they are in your consciousness: so the more you will be able to awaken your subconscious – the more access you will have. Otherwise it will be too overwhelming for any person to suddenly be exposed to so much memories.
GURUDJI ABOUT HYPNOSIS
Q: what if we take hypnosis session?
Guruji: hypnosis will always misguide you. And you’re never sure the person who is hypnotising you – what secret he may leave in you and you will be just a slave or puppet. Be careful there. We already have read so many crime stories where hypnotists involved and they just created a pass – and made the person forget that he committed that crime.
Q: but by hypnosis they can help you – for example extract some traumas?
Guruji: it is just a business – so let them earn some money. I’m not against them. But because you’re a disciple – it is my duty to caution you.
Q: also some people are telling that you can be healed through the light waves; did You hear about it?
Guruji: I’ve heard so much about it – and ultimately they end up in hospitals. We have observed them thoroughly.
Q: concerning the light: blue light is not good for us?
Guruji: no, we cannot say: depends on if it is gelling with the colour of your aura – than it is different thing. But blue is not considered as so good: he is in a blue mood- even in language we say. But most of them – great naturopaths, great homeopaths, great ayurvedic doctors – they end up one day in intensive care unit in hospital. So why not use the medicine which is already available?
Q: one my friend ask me to come to his sessions because I’m a yogi and I can spread up my consciousness…
Guruji: he should be more honest: you come, join my group: it will bring you more business and we will share the profit. That would give you better inspiration.
PRANA APANA LOVE
Q: one religious person said that in Your commentaries on Gita there is only Time; but where is love?
Guruji: even love needs Time to grow more deeper. The whole world is asking this question: what is love? Bollywood songs – hats off to them: there is a song – how you will know the philosophy of love? You will never been in love. The more they discussed love – that means they have not experienced it.
One more point: supposedly – because people are differentiating between Prana and Time: for us it is one and the same. If you don’t have enough time: what prana will do inside? It is the Time, which is keeping you alive. If you have enough time – you have a lifetime: that is Prana.
Q: yesterday I’ve read Your comment on Gorakhbodh: it was about the carriers of the consciousness of Prana; that was the question and answer: that even if it will be no Prana at all – the Void will continue to exist? But if Prana is Time, and their consciousnesses are merging into each other?
Guruji: he was not asking about Prana in that total way; he was asking about lifeforce: if lifeforce will not be there – Void will continue to exist. You remind me another Bollywood song: the gathering in the festival of life in this world will continue even if I’m not there. So, life will continue – same way. The words “Prana” and “Time” can be used in so many ways.
Q: but can the Void exist without the Time?
Guruji: you cannot draw a line: that’s why it is described as Ardhanarishwar. Maybe I was the first who call him Ardhapurusheshwar as well.
Q: it is like non-existing Prana exists in the Void?
Guruji: if it is not existing – it is your personal view! But the world will continue same way. And it will be in the Void.
Q: also they mentioned that Prana like phenomena came from some another direction, which is beyond the carbon?
Guruji: they say Shiva appeared from somewhere, yes. Out of this system – and took over the Creation. If you read the story – it looks like it.
Q: could we say that Time appeared from somewhere, from another direction?
Guruji: maybe: that’s how the Creation begin. Whatever you do- you need some time to do it and to reach the result what you are doing; Time is the unity, Time is everything.
Q: could we say that Time and Void were coming together from another dimension?
Guruji: you cannot even imagine any dimension without Void and Time. Everywhere you need some space. What do You think of Time? I told that Shiva is worshipped as Great Time, Mahakaal. And he has a son, Kartikeya. He was born without any woman support. Putra vayi atma asu: the son is extension of the father. And Kartikeya has 6 heads. That brings us to a very deep conclusion: it is six expressions of the Time he is embodied. We are experiencing only one line of Time: past, present and future. People say they are three – but I will say it is just one line. There has to be 5 more different expressions of Time. We need to discover them. symbolically he is telling this – 6 lines of Time. Past, present and future: and then 5 more.
