QUOTE FROM CHANAKYA
Well it is by Chanakya, I will try to translate:
It is very easy to make a wise person understand
something,
You can even make a fool understand something,
But a person who is not wise and not a fool, even God cannot make him understand!
Remember, it was said by Chanakya!
ARROGANCE OR CONFIDENCE
This question about arrogance comes up quite often, and I’ve noticed that many people who are not so aware, they mistake self confidence as arrogance.
But a self confident person will stand out in a crowd always. But that doesn’t mean he is arrogant!
So, don’t mixup with confidence and arrogance together!
Arrogance is false Ego.
You are trying to force on others what you are not actually.
That is arrogance.
Remain confident!
REMAIN PRE-PARED!
Well, my mean say thing this to all my friends is…
Always remain pre-pared!
And people said, how to be pre-pared ?
I said, just go back to the condition, You are when, before you pared up with someone.
You where always at your best, so that everything will going smoothly.
After pairing up, you lose that thing.
So always be at your best! As you are before
pairing up with anybody.
LOVE AND MONEY.
Well, since I became conscious, I’ve been hearing the word love, love, love.
Everybody wants to know what love is!
And they keep missing the obvious thing: we all love money!
Don’t ignore it!
We love it!
MONEY AND THOUGHTS.
Well, everybody is worrying about why their mind is not calm, why there is a big cyclone of thoughts going around in their own mind.
I said, as we talked about chakras and power: if you have desired money in the bank and a home, you will have a very peaceful mind!
No cyclone of thoughts will come and disturb you, because you know you are secure!
See, money is not money because you are greedy — it provides you great security also.
Even for the future!
Think on that!
PRICE FOR THE FREE WILL
We have the talk about free will:
as a grassroots level man my observation is: nothing comes for free, even your will.
You have to pay very heavy price to the very developed power.
Be ready for that!
LIFE IS MAGIC
People are talking that magic is superstitious thing – one should not believe in magic it’s all technic; but I think: every life is magic.
Whatever we have seen – is magic.
And they try to understand the mechanism behind it: so it’s just a technic or something – but what about life?
It is the greatest magic I see.
Enjoy magic!
BEGINNING OF REALISATION
Question: Guruji, how realisation begins?
Guruji: That’s how!
Well, I will say that you will become aware that you are realising something…
When you realise you are not that important to the world.
You are just another insignificant fellow.
And you think you are important.
From that moment, you will become more serious. And your journey towards more serious realisations will begin.
———-
When you have done something, that you will become part of the memory of the Society.
That will make you important.
If nobody is remember you, you are nothing.
———-
I will say… I will add one more thing.
You may not be so important to society and the world. You can be the most insignificant fellow, but You are the hero of your life story.
So for your story – you are important enough.
Remember that!
THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN YOGA
We have been discussing how to achieve Samadhi (समाधि), and everybody is taking it
that it is going to be a very
easy thing. Just lying on the bed of roses.
But as a Yogi I must inform you, and tell you: that Padmasan is the most important posture for Samadhi. And after Samadhi you can practice in Siddhasan also.
Until and unless you are able to sit in lotus pose for 3 hours and 36 minutes — you will never, ever
achieve even Pratyahar (प्रत्याहार). Samadhi (समाधि) is far away from it.
So work hard with a very focused mind with high ambition in your mind and train your body.
So you will be able to tolerate the overwhelming energy which will be coming with the first experience of Samadhi (समाधि).
PRACTICE OF YOGA
I think it was in the movie 2012, when they see this huge body of water coming, and people are running to China to board their thing.
And I’m quoting the Russian billionaire there: “You have to kill me to defeat me.”
So I will paraphrase it:
You have to kill me to stop me from practising Yoga!
Think on that!
BE STRONG!
If you are strong enough, then who would dare say that you are not looking good, or that you are not in shape?
They will only exclaim: “WOW, what a look, what a shape!”
So remain strong!
ISHA AND ISHWAR
We go through the Isha Upanishad: the word ISHA means the most prosperous or the richest Woman. That is Mother Earth!
And Ishwar is the husband of the most prosperous Woman. This means Ishwar is living in the heart of Isha herself. And as our body belongs to her, our body is called the earthly body.
That’s why Ishwar is living in our hearts.
So, remember this!
MY DREAMS!
Sometimes,
when I’m deep in sleep,
my dreams call me
and wake me up:
What are you doing?!
Wake up!!!
Come, follow me!
And I go after them!
Thank you!
GAME FOR SPIRITS
Q: is it possible to lie in astral?
Guruji: no, impossible.
Q: but is it possible from astral lie to some human being – about your name for example?
Guruji: most of the ghosts are lying to you. My Guru used to say: whom you are not able to see, whose address you don’t know and you don’t know where to find him when you need him – never ever believe such a being. The practical approach.
Q: why they are cheating? It is about their energy?
Guruji: it is about having fun. Entertainment maybe the most important thing in this creation.
Q: if two spirits are seeing each other – they become to know the information about them?
Guruji: yes, immediately – it is open.
Q: but more powerful spirits can hide their identity?
Guruji: you cannot even see the spirits higher than you. Either they are equal or lower. The power is there.
YOUR TRUE NATURE
Q: in Your book You’re writing that in the state of samadhi the sense of individuality never dissolved?
Guruji: and the main thought comes to your mind that: yes, I am.
Q: so many so-called spiritual people are writing about merging in the universal consciousness…
Guruji: well, my experience is: your individuality will remain, though it will change its nature lately. But it will remain.
Q: maybe they were talking about nirvana – when you merge into universal consciousness?
Guruji: no, nirvana is: when you have become immortal and you decide to leave the body behind. Only then it will be nirvana: otherwise everybody is dying. Dying is not attaining nirvana.
Q: how the nature changes? It gets the best of its abilities?
Guruji: it is not changing, the true nature comes up. Most of our social behaviour is highly hypocritic. When your boss is shouting at you, you are thinking of cutting his nose and make him run naked on the road but you said “yes, sir”( laughing).
When you become hyper crazy – then hypocrisy begins.
Better to be your own boss – you can do whatever with yourself. You cannot allow any idiot to do things with you.
PAST INCARNATION OF GURUJI
Q: I was reading from Your book how You were fighting for this place – I would like to be here and help you
Guruji: those were very irritating days. But then – most of them are dead, so it is so peaceful now. Locals created hell for the king also: they think if the king retreated in front of them- king was large- hearted to do that; so they thought they won’t let me live here. I gave them the surprise.
Q: and You was the king in previous incarnation?
Guruji: this is the rumour, many people believe – even now the king’s family believe in it.
Q: I even have this fragment: one of the rishi declared that Pulastya’s curse will be lifted, if the king will be cremated here and then will become the yogi in his next incarnation: this yogi will find the Shivalingam and install it on the very spot the king was cremated.
Guruji: yes, I’ve heard it here by some very old sadhus. Now it looks like that Govardhan hill is increasing. I was not aware; but when we installed Shivalingam here, there was talked locally – everybody was talking that it is going down by the thickness of the sesame seed – everybody was talking. And we also noticed: in five years we saw – it was really decreasing in size. When we installed Shiva here, from that very day it stopped. After some time we became aware of it, that it is not going down anymore. Then some locals – they were very wise people in their 90s: they have heard this story from somebody; then they told me this. Then they call me the king. And it’s fantastic for your ego if somebody told you that you were the king in the previous life.
Q: but You can recall some of Your previous incarnations?
Guruji: yes, I recall some of them. I’ve never said it openly, but some situations indicate. This house had nо railings, they were never put up. And when I came here I thought: I should put railing here. And it waited, because suitable railings were not found. I thought they should match the stone and design.
In 2006 when some repairment of the kshattris started- Ravinder was doing it; I asked him and he said – ok, we will find it. Then, when the king came after that to see me – first time he touched my feet; because in their family it was a sort of the tradition that every king has something important made and he leaved some portion unbuild, unfinished: with the thought he will complete it in next birth. This I was not aware.
They all started to respect me after that. You will never see a king touching feet of anyone.
Now we need to refine the democracy – so no kings anymore. And we must have some compassion: for thousands of years some kings were ruling us; now you’re given the power: now you rule yourself! It will take quite some time to learn, how to do that.
Government is ruling; government is like it is described that “he is formless” – government is formless. Government represents everywhere but no one can see government. Sosomeone unseen is ruling us. Prime minister and president are representing the government: they are not government. Sowhat is this government which is ruling us? Some formless power, which remains unseen but found everywhere. Think on that!
THE LAWS OF KARMA, THE PREDESTINY OF DEATH
Q: Guruji what do You think about the opinion that death is certain, time is not?
Guruji: the time of death is absolutely certain. It decided from your previous karmas.
Remember, no other religion is discussing about multiple births; only in Hinduism we discuss these things and we say that after death you will be reborn again. This is the only way to make people understand about the law of karma. Why somebody born a very rich person, somebody born as a pauper or a beggar? In other theosophies or other religions there is no explanation. If god has created everybody as equal then why there are so much differences? Their social status, financial status, even the mental status? Only the theory of karma, the law of karma is able to explain this. We need to think more deeply on that.
Chanakya said once: as in a thousand cows the baby calf finds his mother – so karma also finds the doer. No matter if you go to Hollywood or Moscow- your karma will go with you. If godis just giving us the results of our own karmas- why should we bow down to him? We need offer pranam to our karmas. Simply by doing good karmas you can change your result.
Ok, in this life it is decided and you cannot change; but if you are becoming aware – you can start to do intelligent karmas so the better results will come.
HOW TO OBTAIN THE NEXT BIRTH
Q: before the judge of Yama the spirit or ghost is roaming somewhere – is that true?
Guruji: they travel for one year to reach Yamaloka. It is 84 yojans – thousands yojans away from Earth.
Q: what happens with the ghost during this travelling?
Guruji: they are just travelling surrounding by Yamduts like shepherds. Whatever monthly things are given to them by their families – they travel on that.
Q: and when he reaches Yamaloka he is decided for the new birth?
Guruji: by accessing all his karmas and results. Nowadays we see more ghosts roaming; if Yamduts have taken them – they cannot escape: so something is different now. We are observing it for the last 25 years.
Q: so nowadays you have no need to wait for one year to take another birth?
Guruji: it depends. Some accidental cases have birth very soon; otherwise there is always a gap. They just roaming or hovering around their families from whom they are expect to do something for them.
MIND AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Q: maybe this question was asked thousand times, but what is the difference between mind and consciousness?
Guruji: mind, as we discussed, is the ocean of consciousness.
Q: and consciousness is individual and brain is the seat of the consciousness, not of the mind?
Guruji: ocean of the consciousness – and brain is the seat of the mind.
Q: what is consciousness here – the individual consciousness?
Guruji: feeling of being: yes, I am. That is individual consciousness.
Q: it’s not the self-consciousness?
Guruji: self-conscious we will become after quite some time. Now we have some idea about self. We are on the way.
Q: so when we are talking about consciousness and subconsciousness, generally we are talking about mind?
Guruji: about the brain: full activation of the brain.
Q: extremely complicated topic…
Guruji: yes, and we made it even more complicated. I’ll give you example: there is tea in the cup. But cup is not tea. So, ocean is the big body of the water, carrier of the water, but ocean is not the water.
Q: then what is the ocean?
Guruji: just the big pit where water is there.
Q: and what is the tea from the example?
Guruji: like consciousness – or like mind under the brain.
Q: and what is the cup? Is it the body?
Guruji: carrier. The brain. The cup doesn’t become tea. Sobody is holding your spirit and consciousness inside, but it doesn’t become spirit and consciousness. It is just a vessel. And many wise people have called it in the past the vessel: something, which carries.
It gives the certain form to the formless. What form chai is having? No form, it’s a formless thing. But with a carrier it takes a certain form. So everything is formless: it depends on the vessel, pot, what form it will take. That may explain Sakar and Nirakar: formless and form. All depends on the carrier. What is this room? It is just the carrier of empty space. We can create it – so we can experience a certain amount of personal space. We call it personal – but the space doesn’t belong to anyone. It’s a philosophical thing, but it is real. We just need slightly change our point of view and perception – and we will become a wise person.
Wisdom itself is formless; but when you start to understand it – it takes a certain form.
FATEFUL MANIFESTATION OF SHIVA
Q: what You can call the most significant event in Your life which changed Your destiny?
Guruji: I think Shiva Ji appearance changed my destiny.
Q: but also You experienced samadhi first and You have met Babaji?
Guruji: as a Kriya yogi if I’m progressing well, it is Guru’s responsibility to come in that. That meeting was of course very fortunate, but you can expect that. But to be able to live in smashan and Shiva appearing – that was the real trigger point. Very different destiny started. Because all those visions of the future I had in 1985; I’ve never saw myself wearing red worshipping Shiva. It was not in my visions.
Q: it was the first case when someone changed his destiny?
Guruji: no, it was changed for me: I did nothing to change! What destiny I saw then, in that particular vision, – that worshipping of Shiva part was not there. It started here. Like somebody put it up. I think it is Shiva direct grace.
Q: can You see something now, which is not in Your life yet?
Guruji: I’m aware most of it; but this was the only new element which is started. I was never aware of it and saw that vision – it just started.
Q: that description, which inspired You to practice for 20 hours: that person himself achieved samadhi?
Guruji: maybe, I’m not sure; but if he would practicing that much – I think he was in a very high state of mind. And he inspired me to do that: if I’ve not done it – I would never discover, what actually happens. That you sleep for 14 hours after that.
There was no expectations – it just started. It is the direct grace from Shiva and we still don’t know the outcome of it. But now I like it. The destiny became different after that. Life is absolutely different after.
VENOM OF THE WORLD
Q: we discussed once that not the humans choose the gods to worship but the gods choose the worshippers; could we apply the same thing to the yoga?
Guruji: I can see the genuine seekers and just curiosity seekers. Curiosity seekers disappear after very little time; genuine seekers go on. Then – yoga chooses them. it’s not from the day one.
Q: in Your comment to Gorakhbodh You are saying that first yogi consumes all the poison of the outer world and only then nectar comes?
Guruji: yes, because his world is centred on him; and most of the poison of his emotions and reactions – it will come to surface and he needs to digest that. When the nectar starts flowing – he will be happy forever.
Q: when it happen on Your experience – changing the poison into nectar?
Guruji: maybe some traces of poison are still coming, it’s not over yet. But almost gone. It is very time-taking process. You cannot consume the poison of the whole world: individual’s world is very limited and narrow. Even great brings quite a lot of poison. It will start with the individual first. The outer world – Shiva takes care. And happiness is also called nectar – in a way. Satisfaction and happiness we can also call nectar. But where the satisfaction begins? The biggest adventure you’ve gone through and survive: that satisfaction will be very different than the satisfaction of making 100 dollars. That would depend on what you have done. Degree of satisfaction depends on that.
Q: could You compare the satisfaction from the first experience of samadhi, of the second and of all furthers?
Guruji: let’s say, the same: I’m still hungry. I feel journey as just begun. Deeper and deeper I go – more I fell I’ve just begin the practice. That is permanent state of my mind: the subject is so mysterious and deep.
KARMA WILL FIND YOU (ATIT GHAT SUBTRACTION OF PAST KARMAS)
Q: some people are fulfilling their desires easily and some people spend all their lives suffering because not a single their desire was fulfilled; maybe the first ones have the real luck?
Guruji: it is the result of their previous life’s karmas. Only Hindus can answer this.
Q: so how many past lives are affected us?
Guruji: 50% at least of our life is affected by many-manylives.
Q: so if you made something wrong for example two lives back – it could rebound you even on nowadays life?
Guruji: it will follow you. No escape.
Q: is it possible for the yogi in the process of Atit Ghat if he find something which affects his nowadays karma – maybe three lives back he did something wrong; so what he could do?
Guruji: he will face it.
Q: when yogi recalls in that process his all previous life: there is no karma in that? He just memorizing it?
Guruji: he remembers everything – otherwise Atit Ghat will not take place.
Q: but that events or connections – they create some karma for him?
Guruji: every creation creates some karma.
Q: so, if yogi found some karma from the previous life but the person is no more here?
Guruji: but he will be somewhere.
Q: so it will be created the situation for the yogi that he will work out?
Guruji: he will have to.
Q: so it is not just the process of recalling some memories?
Guruji: recalling is nothing: working them out is the main thing. Atit Ghat is the working out all karmas of all previous lives.
For realized yogi it will no more recognition – it will be the cognition and there is a big difference.
Q: but the sense organs of the yogi – they will not create the contradiction with the essence of the reality?
Guruji: they will also become very refined.
Q: the new born children, who was just coming into this world: they also have cognition – or they have recognition with something?
Guruji: they are from the astral plan recently so it is difficult for them to adjust. Most of the impressions are of the previous karmas.
Q: even they see something for the first time – it’s not the cognition?
Guruji: today child is tomorrow wise man, murderer, rapist, politician, president, soldier, true man, saint: they are born of those effects of their karmas.
Q: so they have no pure perception?
Guruji: no.
Not published
Oh god, I don’t want anything for myself: just provide the best son-in-law to my mother. Not for me!(smiling)
If I will meet God face to face I will just ask him: how are you? If you need anything from me or my help – please, I’m always at your service!
In ancient time all mountains were having wings. Then because the people were afraid, they flied here and there – so Indra cut off their wings. Only the brother of Parvati, Menak, who saved his wings, went into the sea. So that being coming from the sea maybe him and his wife.
FACE THE PROBLEM HEAD-ON.
We are making the big mistake about relaxation: we think when you are physically relaxed and mentally relaxed – then it is relaxation; but the real relaxation comes – I feel, when you have achieved what you set out to achieve and that thing is in your hand: you have achieved it; then the state of mind is the state of relaxation – and satisfaction as well. Only with satisfaction some relaxation will come.
Q: when we have difficult times – we become more slim, because you cannot eat and even doesn’t feel the taste; but I observe that mostly people became more fat: why?
Guruji: they are not relaxing: they are under depression or something. Depression is not relaxation. They eat more and more, eat junk food, – then they grow big.
Q: if they are eat more – their mind will be like covered with garbage?
Guruji: you see, the digestive system will be overworking; sothe blood flow which supposed to go to your brain will start to feed your intestines: that will become the most important thing in your life to digest what you have eaten; and no thinking – only sleeping and maybe watching tv – that’s it.
Q: how to break this circle?
Guruji: by facing it bravely. You cannot runaway from the situation in life. Face it!
Q: and how really find the right decision?
Guruji: you need to go to your memory; compare in alike situation somebody did that and what happened with them; usually people begin to pending on memory to find the decision. I will say a golden words here, which I’ve been following all my life: let us see, what will happen! Make a decision, then think: let us see, what will happen!
Even for me – same words I’ve been repeating and hearing since my early childhood – but now I understand it in a different way. Let us see, what will happen! We will face, whatever will come our way.
Q: and also You’ve said once – there is no coincidence?
Guruji: impossible, no coincidence. The most important thing, as I had understood: if you’re taking step back and running away from the situation: it is the most difficult thing to face yourself. So, always be happy to face yourself! That is the main thing in life. If you can’t face yourself – then you will run away: always wrong thing. Face yourself! Face any situation which comes your way!
Q: Guruji, but if the situation requires the decision which leads to opposite directions: this is our destiny to make that choice?
Guruji: that means two different lines of your destiny are opening up for you: so that will depend on the decision you will make. And I will quote a movie from Hollywood here: Master, I ‘m not calling you a coward – but cowards usually survive!
Q: I’ve read the research that in concentration camps only the person who were fighting – they survived. Who sacrificed their property and honour to survive – they will be damaged and died. But if you have honour to resist…
Guruji: honour is the most important thing: honour to the end, no matter what; it’s a warrior’s honour.
And what you can learn from vultures? Patience! You can learn from anybody, anywhere. Patience comes from vultures. They are the most non-violent creatures. Never attack, never kill anyone. They will just sit beside you and wait for you to die. Patience! And you’re looking at the man, who was sleeping under the roof where 50-60 vultures were sitting. Two years I slept like that; one day they simply left. I’ve never heard anyone sleeping like that.
JYOTISH INFLUENCE OF THE PLANET ON LIFE
This form of astrology works only in this solar system – not all over the Universe. Maybe in some other galaxy different planets and different stars, so they will have the different system of astrology and different system of planets and stars.
Q: but if in probable future some people will be born on Mars, for example?
Guruji: maybe they will mention the influence of the Earth – who knows? In the Martian astrology chart Mars will go missing and Earth will play an important role. Earth is life-giver to us: whatever we are getting – coming from Earth; but the planets are showing the impact and results of your own karmas. You cannot study Earth for that.
Q: when astrology was created – what was its actual purpose?
Guruji: astrology was not created; some rishis became aware of the influence of the planets, connected with certain karmas. They are showing us certain situation only. They are not your friends, they are not your enemies: they are showing the situation. And all planets are living beings, according to them.
Q: they also have their own consciousness?
Guruji: yes, and their births are described in Vayu Purana and other different scriptures. It is fantastic subject. If you will live more than 120 years – they will not influence you anymore. It’s a simple criterion of an emancipated person – if he is beyond 120 years of age. Nowadays not many people are go even near that.
Q: so Bhishma and Dronacharya was not affected by the planets in Mahabharata battle?
Guruji: no, not at all! They were beyond karma.
Q: so anything that could be done by them will not influence them?
Guruji: but others( smiling)
Q: so how the gemstones are influence us?
Guruji: your body is earthly body. And gems and jewels are from the Earth. So if you will wear them intelligently- it will have direct impact on your mind. And with good influence your decisions will be very positive. Positive decisions will create positive future. Bad decisions will mislead you.
And I’m old-fashioned so I have different theory here. Some time back gold and silver were the real money. Then it went to the background and we were given the pieces of paper as money. Now it is again going back and you have a digital number somewhere which is your money. Some day somebody will press a button and this money will disappear: then, what you have on your person – will help you. It’s grassroots level approach.
GURU AND PARAMPARA
What our lineage tells us? These are priceless things – this art of yoga. You cannot put a price on that knowledge. We believe in it.
And disciples are mostly have very great devotion in their hearts, and you should respect that devotion. It is not the thing to be exploited. You should respect a person’s feeling and guide them as sincerely as you can; whatever level of their understanding and physical capacity – you should understand it and guide them accordingly, so they will progress from whatever situation they are. This is what a real Guru should do.
And a Guru cannot simply declare himself a Guru: that should be whole lineage behind him. Guru is not growing just like mushrooms are appeared.
Q: what about the lineage?
Guruji: lineage is most important! The first Guru of yoga is Shiva. Then Matsyendranath was his first human disciple; then Shiva incarnated himself as his disciple Gorakhnath.
And through Gorakhnath it came into being and so many persons were able to learn it.
Even Swatmarama, who gave us Hatha Yoga Pradipika, gave them credit that Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath are knowing it and because of their grace I also know it. And it is my conviction, that Babaji wrote it at the name of Swatmarama: as we were discussing – it is all Kriya yoga there, so we named it “Manual of Kriya yoga”. Original yoga was there: from Nath yogis to Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
Then another thing: that Kriya yoga is a very mysterious lineage: an immortal yogi appears in 19th century and he calls a simple clerk and simple householder and makes him a spiritual giant; I think democracy started from that very day. He could call any king or a prince; but he chose to call a very humble person. The democracy begin from that day!
So: lineage is very important. Anyone can claim; so what?
And every so-called seeker should also do his homework: almost all ancient books on yoga are available – from Nath yogis to different others: read them all! That will give you much better and greater understanding of the subject.
Then, try to find a competent Guru and discuss with him: if he is aware or not aware of these things.
I myself has gone through so many “great” people who were claiming so many big things – but the moment you asked them a technical or good question, they will become angry. That was a common reaction – I think you also have seen that. And standard answer: you should meditate more, my child!
Q: but being the disciple of Guru – is it making you the Guru yourself?
Guruji: no. Until unless Guru himself declares you: that yes, he is my successor. In the lineage there is always only one Guru. Guru after Guru after Guru. But only a person, who has only commercial interest – but not a value of the disciple; for making money he could declare himself. But, it depends – whatever you are practicing, your physical and spiritual well-being: so be very careful about it, do your homework thoroughly.
