SHIVA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM
सत्यम् शिवम् सुन्दरम्
We are all reading it — it’s in our books.
And they say: “Shiva is the most beautiful!”
And I agree, absolutely.
But from a mundane point of view — He is the Destroyer!
Who would dare
not to say that He is beautiful?
The Destroyer!
So remain careful there.
TO BE LIKE A POTATO!
There was a question from one Russian disciple: If there will be no sex in my life and I will be celibate, my life will be like a potato!
I said STOP
Potato have acute feeling of sex! That’s why it is sprouting it’s seeds.
What is sex? Sprouting your seeds. So you will multiply, and be fruitful!
So even a potato have feeling of sex and reproduction! At the same time it is feeling you as-well, he is very responsible thing.
Be like a potato!
And, to add to a potato statement:
potato is having better sex than a human being, or any species, or any animal or any insect!
He is putting his seed directly in to the Mother Earth, and coming out!
Potato is a better form of expressing sex than any human being!
UPADESH FROM GURUJI
YOUR WIFE IS NOT YOUR PROPERTY!
I’ve seen lots of people, who actually treats
their wives as person.
The moment she is married to you – you think
she is your property!
You should continue to treat her as a person!
And another point I’ve noticed in so many marriages: when you are proposing or wooing a someone that she should married you, You are always at the best of your behaviour you are well dressed all these things.
Yes. But after marriage this thing changes.
So for a very successful marriage, You should always remain at the best of your behaviour!
It goes for ladies also.
Think on that!
FEELING OF GUILT
Q: Guruji, I’m very interested, and what should I do with my feeling of guilt?
Guruji: I cannot tell you what you should do with your feeling of gilt, but I can show you how you should get rid of it!
Q: Please
Guruji: Look at me! (Guruji shows the movement) Relax! Enjoy!
BEFORE MARRIAGE AND AFTER
GURUJI ABOUT DIVORCES
Q: Guruji, your opinion,why is so many divorces
are happening all around the world?
Guruji: Well, I am a simple unmarried man, but I’ve observed many married couples, maybe hundreds and thousands, and I noticed that:
before marriage, when they are meeting each other courting each other, they are at the best of their behaviour, they are dressing up and very happy to see each other, Immediately after, the behaviour disappears.
So for a successful marriage I think that every day, you must have the same behaviour as when
you were courting each other.
Always remain romantic!
Always at your best dress!
Always your best behaviour !
And marriage will work like magic !
Think on that!
REAL YOGI IS A MYTH!
Q: Guruji, what will be with the Yogi who will be very successful in achieving the state of ATIT GHAT?
Guruji: Well, he will became a LEGEND, HE will be established in his true nature, and he will become a MYTH. He will become very FAMOUS! And his true nature will always remain there! Not exposure to the society or anything!
HE WILL BE A MYTH!
GURUJI, ARE YOU THE GREATEST?
I am honoured You think like that!
BUT I AM NOT THE GREATEST,
BUT I AM THE LATEST!
SUGGESTION FROM GURUJI
This is friendly suggestion to the young generation:
I will say – accept the good council from experienced people; accept good things in life, learn out of it; but never ever accept one thing: never accept defeat for whatever you have set out to achieve.
Never accept defeat!
But accept good counselling, share the experience, accept good things from elderly people, from your parents, listen to them; accept and respect them.
Never accept defeat.
YOGIS HAVE NO KARMA
It is written in many ancient books, and this is told by many great siddhas and yogis:
The people who prays you are devoted to you
take upon themselves your good karmas.
And those people who hate you and criticise you and create problems for you – they all take upon themselves your bad karmas.
So the Yogi goes free from karmas!
It’s a good situation!
APHORISM FROM GURUJI!
IT IS BETTER TO RULE IN HELL
THAN TO SERVE IN HEAVEN
AND YOU WILL AGREE
RULING IN HELL IS FAR MORE DIFFICULT
THAN RULE IN HEAVEN
RULES FROM GURU
When my Guru made me His successor , He gave me certain counseling.
One thing was to never accept land as donation!
And there will be some very devoted devotees, they would want to give you everything they possess.
Now is the main tricky part.
Return 50 percent of their giving to You immediately to their wife and children and family. Out of that remaining 50 percent, keep 25 percent give it to him back, he may need something in emergencies, and the remaining
25 percent keep it safe. You never know in future
his family or he, maybe want need some help. So keep it, don’t use it yourself!
This is what my Guru told me.
And this is what We are follow.
This is what our Paramparais following.
Now you know Our take on it!
You will never hear these things anywhere.
ALCHEMY
Q: what can You say of gem bhasmas – from diamond or ruby for example?
Guruji: they work. And the bhasma from diamond is considered very potent. They also have rasayanas effect. But to decide it’s dose is a real wisdom. A little bit more – and you’re gone. It’s much more dangerous than from metals.
Q: which stone is considered as vaikranta?
Guruji: it could be tourmaline. But better to check the meaning and description.
Good story needs good telling. If story is not good – it’s not worth telling.
Q: is it true that if you’re cooking some ingredients for alchemical purposes or even for medicines in copper vessel – and this vessel cracked, it is considered as very auspicious?
Guruji: I will agree with that.
Q: why so? If you broke the vessel – all will be lost?
Guruji: no. it carries some power of the substance. It’s an indication for your success in a process.
JYOTISH , SATURN, RAHU, KETU, GURU CHANDALA
Q: if Rahu is conjoined with the planet: how it will affect its power?
Guruji: only to Saturn it will improve power. It will increase only the power of Saturn. Other planets – they power will go down. Only Saturn will become more powerful. There is a sutra in astrology: Ketu is like Mars and Rahu is like Saturn.
Q: so what will be with other planets if they will conjoin with Ketu?
Guruji: they will go down only with Rahu; Ketu will enhance their power because he is headless. But if it is with Moon – it is considered that some money problem will remain. Periods and transits of Ketu gives wisdom and so many things. I got this place in Ketu’s time. Ketu and Moon.
Q: what if Ketu is in 2nd house?
Guruji: you will talk too much about moksha, yoga and all these things.
Q: I want to ask You about memory: I completely forget about things which has no more meaning for me – is it because of planets?
Guruji: this is real Atit Ghat( laughing), no problem.
Are there vampires in the world? Yes, and we call them “relatives”.
Q: Guruji is it true that if the person has Guru Chandala yoga in his chart – he will never accept any authority in his life?
Guruji: he will always remain in conflict mentally. They can accept – but their mind is always in conflict.
Q: they perceive themselves as higher than others?
Guruji: not always; they will remain disturbed.
Q: I observed one person, who has double transit – Rahu through Jupiter and Jupiter through Rahu at the same time…
Guruji: it will be many emotional problems
Q: is it a kind of bad luck?
Guruji: it is not exactly bad luck; but even if they have enough money – because of the emotional trauma they can’t be enjoying anything. That can be bad luck.
Q: could tapas help in such situation?
Guruji: only – but it is very difficult to reach a decision to do tapas. And they may love the company of low people.
Q: how the bad company is working? Even in yoga texts it is mentioned like an obstacle
Guruji: 16th chapter of Gita writes about it: if you have some inherent properties of bad – you will mixing up with bad people very easy.
Q: I remember when I got diksha – all people surrounding me or disappear or began to behave differently, or…
Guruji: because you were connected with the Guru: it givepower to your Jupiter in your chart, extra power – so all the bad influence slowly-slowly went away. Same thing happen with me also.
Q: that precious knowledge that You give us – it really breaks all stereotypes in any discipline – from yoga postures to astrology; mostly all of it is incorrect – and you correct us every time…
Guruji: that’s true. It is my duty as a Guru.
I got this place when Ketu was in Moon; and according to astrology it cannot happen. But it happen. Ketu supports me.
Q: interesting how it is connected with yoga practice: because Ketu is the body without head?
Guruji: that’s why any planet with Ketu – its power Ketu will increase. Now I’m in my Jupiter. And most of my students came in their Jupiter period or sub-period; I’m a pure Jupiterian – so I think it has to be like this. Almost everyone here is wearing yellow sapphire.
SUGGESTION FROM GURUJI
This is friendly suggestion to the young generation: I will say – accept the good council from experienced people; accept good things in life, learn out of it; but never ever accept one thing: never accept defeat for whatever you have set out to achieve. Never accept defeat! But accept good counselling, share the experience, accept good things from elderly people, from your parents, listen to them; accept and respect them. Never accept defeat. Thank you!
THE ORIGIN OF IMAGINATION
Q: today I was thinking about Your words; how the creativity appeared?
Guruji: you see – we are nobodies.
I think when Shiva woke up from his samadhi – He sounded His damaru: that was the moment the imagination started. We begin to put word to the original thoughts which were in the Void without any form, without any shape. With the sounding of damaru the first words were put on the Void. From that very moment imagination begins.
In the beginning was the word and the word was from God.
That was the beginning of the imagination – so the Creation started.
If you want to create a wall – you should knowing about the bricks also. And also how to make a brick and how to use it properly. First you imagine, then you think – that it will happen in this way; then you go and do it.
Q: from subtle to gross?
Guruji: yes; we have come from subtle to gross; and now as yogis – it is our hobby: to analyse gross from the subtle point of view. Like in Yoga Darshan: from samadhi to a process.
Q: to be such creative means to be on the level of Shiva Ji?
Guruji: no, creativity means – you have more imagination than others. And the ability to express your imagination in any form. Today we realised the origin of imagination.
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS OM
Q: which sounds came first – except OM?
Guruji: first sixteen vowels came first; then we were taught how to use that sounds. And they are applying to every language – not only to Sanskrit.
To be able to understand such a simple thing( smiling) : how much you are able to put together different things and create something interesting. That’s up to you!
Q: how consonants appear after vowels?
Guruji: out of those sounds; they are the base of everything.
Q: and then the first four combine the earth element?
Guruji: no, the last ones! It is coming down. And then again going up – awakening of the Kundalini.
Q: so the letters combine the elements?
Guruji: no, they are just sounds, with which the elements were formed later.
Q: so they are the cause of elements?
Guruji: yes – we can say it, why not?
Q: so the sounds are more powerful than Brahma himself?
Guruji: yes. Brahma is nothing – now nobody is worshipping him. He manipulated those sounds in a different way – that’s why Shiva cut off his fifth head and Shri Krishna withdrawn him. One Russian asked me: why you’re not worshipping the creator? I said: you see, that is the difference between the Hindus and other organized religions: they are worshipping the creator – Hindus are not worshipping the creator. We cannot worship the power who made so many mistakes in creation; you – carry on! He was like a manager – and he was fired. This can happen only in India: that even the creator was fired.
Q: could it be the play of Shiva and Shakti – that they try to find the best creator among thousands of creations?
Guruji: it maybe their entertainment to pass the eternity. There is always a competition – best of the best. You can be a creator also; when?
Q: when my mind will be powerful?
Guruji: take a matchbox, take out one thing and just ignite it: that is creation. Countless of millions of atoms are just started to go to a different directions: it may look like few seconds to you – but eternity is already pass in that particular flame with all its reactions. Think on that! Now we even don’t remember – how many creations were already done. You remember your dream – when I was like a Hulk and the gods were coming out of me?
Q: I’m still wondering what kind of gods they could be…
Guruji: a new kind( smiling)
52 BHAIRAVAS AND 52 SYLLABLES
Q: are these 52 Bairavas which You’ve mentioned in Your comments to Gorakhbodh, connected with the 52 syllables?
Guruji: yes, directly.
Q: so, every Bhairav has his Shakti like Matrika?
Guruji: every Bhairav is a presiding god of that particular sound vibration.
Q: are they connected with the Bhairavas, who are carriers of the Earth?
Guruji: no, they are different.
Q: so, one type of Bhairavas carrying the vibrations and others are carriers of the Earth?
Guruji: only with their grace you will have some great realizations and great wisdom.
Q: the question is: how the yogi could become one of these 52 Bhairavas? If their number is fixed?
Guruji: by finding the exact sound vibration which is absolutely in harmony with his own vibration. He will become one with that.
Q: he will become like one letter?
Guruji: yes; akshar – which means “imperishable”: he will be forever.
Q: his consciousness is merging with the consciousness of that particular sound?
Guruji: that means – being one with the god. It is known in India among the yogis – how to be one with the god; but then we started many different religions, and we all start imaginesome god in heaven – that we will be one with it; but you will be absolutely in tune and one with the particular sound vibration, which is in tune with the spirit’s name and your existence: then – you are one with the god.
Q: but they must have different qualities from the beginning?
Guruji: every sound vibration is special and unique, they all have different qualities – so we will be one with them.
Q: they have different functions or missions – or they just exist like vibration?
Guruji: only collectively they create a whole thing. In any alphabet we cannot say – this is more important, this is less important. But the vowels remain like a base – they are elite.
Q: they considered as an attendants – or friends of Shiva Ji?
Guruji: he created them – he created all sounds. They are all his creation. They were created by the sound of damaru – and every sound is based on them.
Q: who are more powerful – devas or Bhairavas?
Guruji: devas are nothing. They are important only for the human beings. Bhairavas are all about the sound vibration, 52 types of it. Sound vibration is the most potent!
Q: how they are connected with Matrikas then?
Guruji: they all have their own Shakti. Remember, the high-pitch sound can break the glass. You can destroy so many things with a sound. How much we really know about sounds?
Q: does the individual has a deep hidden tendency to be connected with the specific sound?
Guruji: of course! We all love sweet sounds, sweet talks. Who loves bad sound of criticism? We are all expression of 52 types of vibrations. Everyone has particular personal sound. You need to be aware of that and try to be in harmony with that.
Q: so for someone it’s much easier to be connected with the A sound, someone with the I sound?
Guruji: yes, you must find your own tune. We are giving absolutely new wisdom – which is very ancient.
Q: does the name of our own spirit somehow connected with this vibration?
Guruji: it is in harmony with it, yes.
Q: so first we must discover the name?
Guruji: you must to find the harmony.
Q: is it connected with the hearing of the Naad – that someone starts to hear the high sound, someone lower?
Guruji: that is another program; but to find that particular tune- you will be able all the 52 syllables differently, all their sound vibrations! That takes a long time. Very refined practice will take place.
Q: I remember You told us that even the spirit’s name sounds very prolonged in time?
Guruji: it is impossible to pronounce verbally.
Q: maybe Gorakh Bani also must be sing like a melody – not only read like verses?
Guruji: there was one classical singer – he is no more now – he was singing some of Gorakhnath’s sabads. I will tell you one sabad: Bastinam shunya, shunyam na basti by Kumar Gandharv; and the ragas were impossible, I tell you: very different voice quality, very different singing.
Now I will give you one example: there are 7 notes in music, every Indian knows it: Sa, Re,Ga,Ma,Pa,Dha,Ni. I said it – but I’m not the musician; but still I’m able to sing them in the right note. Pronunciation of them: that is the main thing. Simply saying is nothing, that’s the point. It takes so many years just to find the right raag of Sa: it takes years of practice. Exact pronunciation of particular syllable on a special raag: that is the real mantra, not only the grammatical pronunciation.
Q: and the same with pranayama?
Guruji: yes, it takes years of practice to catch the exact note. It always takes time. When you were born; how much time it took you to understand that you were born? Many years! That’s how it happens.
GRATITUDE FROM GURUJI
Banamali Lahiri was a very good man, very good person; one of the most sincere and honest and of the sweet nature – and who was well-wisher: I will say – hats off to him! Even though – that was big difference among us; I was just nobody in late 70s when I first know him. But he was very friendly and very wise – and he give me right counselling. Without his suggestion we would never go through MRI and all these machines. He was insisting that a parameter should be given in Kriya yoga world. And he had great faith in me – he suggested it to me; and I did it – and still maybe today this MRI of khechari mudra is one and only on internet. He was living very privately – only few people learned from him.
IT TAKES TIME TO UNDERSTAND
Q: there is a wonderful picture of Time in the 11th chapter of Gita; when You are in samadhi – You also perceive this picture?
Guruji: after many-many samadhis – maybe; yes. Time is devouring everything. Even now Time is licking us away.
Q: Guruji, in Your comment to Gorakhbodh You’re saying that reversed Shakti is not the individual experience – but the perception of the truth?
Guruji: cognition, yes.
Q: that will be the first experience and after it the yogi begins to cognise?
Guruji: first he will experience it, then after several experiences he will begin to understand the experience: then cognition will begin. You need to understand the experience also: that takes time. And it took me years of practice to be able understand a little what I’m doing. It takes a long time! Understanding takes time. I complete 40 years of yoga practice. Now I can say – if you ask me, what do You think? I will say that from the 10000 miles away I’m just looking on the tip of the iceberg. Yoga is a very mysterious subject. It’s a long time frame from normal point of view – 40 years is 40 years.
Q: could we say that sometimes the understanding of the experience could be deceiving?
Guruji: no. it will take time. When you will get over all your past impressions, the books you have read – then you will begin to understand the experience in its reality.
Q: so it could be only one explanation?
Guruji: that one could have so many angles also. I look at him and I’m amazed: he was not even there when I begin to practice( smiling)
WHY NOBODY IS BORN PERFECT?
Q: how and who decides when and where we will take the new birth?
Guruji: there are so big number of souls – so everybody is waiting in a very long queue. Like waiting for the opportunity. It is very strict order there.
Q: can the human be born as an animal next time – or it’s always evolution?
Guruji: anything is possible.
Q: one time I’ve heard that evolution cannot be backwards?
Guruji: Darwin theory doesn’t apply here. Even though, when you look at some people face – you suspect: maybe Darwin was right( laughing)
Q: what they are doing – standing in that queue and waiting for another birth?
Guruji: the time sense is different.
Q: so for them it could be like few seconds?
Guruji: for evolved ones; otherwise 1 second may look like 10 years to them.
Q: so they are boring most of the time?
Guruji: yes; remorse, depression.
Q: if someone will do ritual for them?
Guruji: it supports, yes. Everybody needs help.
Q: it must be existing and vice versa ritual – that makes them suffer more?
Guruji: no, their own karma and mental development, attitude – all these things matters.
Why nobody is born perfect? Because nobody knows the facts of life. If you don’t know the facts – you can never be as per fact.
APHORISM
It took me many-many years to create the impression that I know something. It was the hard work, very enjoyable! ( smiling)
HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA
We did Hatha Yoga Pradipika in 8 days – it was quick work. I’m the first one who deciphered about mahavedha!( smiling)that is humanity: they are talking about something else – but everyone take it somewhere else.
LIKE STARTING THE CAR
Q: how all the processes in the body – I mean pranicmovements begin in the body?
Guruji: it is just like starting the car – ignition point: and so many things begin in the car.
Q: prana and apana have no opposite directions in our body?
Guruji: no, without them life not be beginning in this way.
Q: how it is possible with first breathe breath in all the five pranas and upapranas?
Guruji: everything is there: it’s just the ignition thing – you switch on the car and it runs. Everything is already in the place.
WHO CREATED THE GOD?
Q: what should I answer if children ask me who created god?
Guruji: devotees created god. god created men in his own image – and men created god in their own image. And men don’t think they are worthy of describing: so god is never described. All bad karmas will come to surface.
LETS DRINK CHAI
Q: someone told me that if I’m looking for self-development I must expel chai from my diet?
Guruji: it’s for krishnaits and Vaishnavas. As a yogi I will say – chai is important(smiling). No chai – your brain will not wake up. It’s a wake up coin. The only positive thing about Tibetans and Tibetan lamas and Dalai-lama that they drink a lot of tea. So there is some good in them.
JYOTISH NAKSHATRAS
Q: why it happens: for example you lost contact with some person – he travel somewhere far; but in a few weeks the person with the same nakshatra came to my life?
Guruji: because it’s a part of your destiny. And his also. It is a very valid observation. So no matter who – but the karma with certain nakshatra must be worked out, that is true. Fantastic game plan!
Q: it exists some low and some higher nakshatras?
Guruji: no, it depends on the person and his vibrations. You must consider the situation of other planets also. But now I think you’re right: because I have seen mostly similar charts – but the persons are very different. It depends on so many things – social background, family background.
The expression can be low and high. I remember – maybe you also remember it: I was introduced to Shailendra Sharma; I looked at him – all white hairs, big belly hanging…and he was living where I was born. Now he is no more. That was fantastic thing: I was born in Bhopal – he lived in Bhopal. I’m doing sadhana – his wife’s name was Sadhana. I’m doing puja, I have shraddha and astha – faith; and he had three daughters: Puja, Shraddha and Astha.
JYOTISH THE POWER OF A NAME, SHUKRACHARYA
Q: ok, people maybe born in the same place and even in the same hour: but vargas must be different?
Guruji: there is a question also: twins – they have exactly the same chart, but still their destinies are different. In ParasharaSamhita the answer is given: because the names are different. That will create a different effect. Name also carries a lot of energy. Names of twins are different – so their path will be different.
Q: what we talked about nakshatras – it could be applied to the chart also: if the 8th house is strong…
Guruji: it will depend on the situation of the ascendant. If ascendant is not good, not powerful, the lord is not in a friend house or debilitated – it will bring low frequency. And nakshatra will reflect on that. So whatever is there – you need to see the real situation of the ascendant, 9th lord and 4th lord. It will determine everything.
Q: if the 9th is very powerful, the 4th and even 5th is powerful, but ascendant is weak – what then?
Guruji: that means everything will be available – but that person won’t be able to enjoy it. And we were discussing:whoever is coming here – Jupiter is very important: mostly everyone is wearing emerald and yellow sapphire.
Q: for example for Vrishabha lagna the same role will play the Venus?
Guruji: Shukrcharya is also Guru! Shukracharya maybe even more interesting than Jupiter -he is Guru of Daityas, Netherworld. All entertainment is there!
Q: and he was the only one who know Sanjivani vidya; it was the real immortality?
Guruji: if you can bring dead back to life – that is as good as immortality.
Q: they will be not like zombies?
Guruji: no, in perfect working condition with full memory.
KUMBHAKA 45 MINUTES – BEGINNING OF KEVALA KUMBHAKA
Q: we were talking about counting Shvasahita pranayamas – that to do it 600000 times it will take more than a year of continuous practice without breaks?
Guruji: if you will do it 288 every day – it will take you more than 12 years
Q: in another place it is mention that during 5 dandas – about 2 hours I think – it could be attained the state of kevalakumbhaka? Why it’s so big difference in time frames?
Guruji: no difference: if you’re not able to hold your breath to that level – then you do 1061000 pranayamas. Suddenly you cannot become a world champion. So if you can hold your breath at least for 45 minutes- then it will be beginning of kevala kumbhaka. And you will be able to walk on water also: your bodyweight will become so light.
Q: these 10000000 pranayamas must be performed like You practiced – about 20 hours in one go?
Guruji: we have been calculating all this from the day one; it will take if you do it 144 in the morning 144 in the evening – full practice: it will take 12 years. And of course it will change your physical composition, your nervous system and your mind.
Q: so the second mentioning about 5 dandas – it’s when you already can perform it?
Guruji: when you’re already in high Kriyas; that 1 million is for the first level. It’s a hope for a first level. If you cannot go high – even you have some great hope. If you’re the powerful yogi – with enough practice you will be able to hold your breath for that.
