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4CONTENTSVolume 2, Issue 3, March, 2013
Who is Nithyananda: About Swami
Nithyananda ... 6
My Dear Ones: Message from Swami
Nithyananda ... 7
Life Strategy: Are You Aging or Growing? ... 8, 9
Around the World: Kumbh Mela Events... 10-15
Nithyanandoham: What is Initiation? ... 16, 17
Siddha & Ayurveda: Navadhi Kriya for a Healthy
Body... 18
Bliss Bites: Green Peas Snack ... 19
Be Unclutched: Mind is an Action! ... 20, 21
Vedic Renaissance: Shiva Ratri & Holi ... 22, 23
Main Story: You are Programmed for Success!
.. 24-28
Technique: Poornatva Kriya - Be Complete! ...
30-32
Creative Juices: ‘Shivoham’, a poem ... 33
Science Meets Spirituality: The Science of
Astrology... 34, 35
Beyond Mind: Anger as Meditation 36-39
Paraabhakti: Charioteer of my Soul ... 40-42
Esoteric Realms: The Past, Present & Future,
are One! ... 44-46
Q&A: The Master Answers ... 47, 48
Abhyasah (Practice): Gentle Kicks ... 49
Abhyasah (Practice): Crossword .. 50
5 Nithyananda Times
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Paramahamsa Nithyananda is a global leader in the science of enlightenment. Coronated as the
293rd pontiff of the world’s most ancient Hindu organization, the Madurai Aadheenam, Nithyananda is
revered as a living avatar (divine incarnation) by millions worldwide. The oldest apex body of Hinduism
coronated him as one of their 44 spiritual heads in the 2013 Maha Kumbh. He has been honored with
the title of “Mahamandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Peeth”. He is the most-watched spiritual teacher on
youtube.com with more than 14 million views, and the author of more than 300 books published in
27 global languages. Nithyananda was recently named among the world's top 100 most spiritually
influential personalities of 2012 by renowned esoteric magazine 'Mind Body Spirit' from Watkins.
A spiritual genius with an enlightened insight into everything from management to meditation,
from relationships to religion, and from success to spirituality, Nithyananda brings to us a wealth of
practical wisdom, meditation techniques, kriyas and tools for lasting inner transformation. A trained yogi,
a powerful spiritual healer and a siddha, Paramahamsa Nithyananda is working actively with scientists
and researchers worldwide to decode the mystical yogic sciences of the East, including levitation,
teleportation and manifestation (materialization).
When Paramahamsa Nithyananda ascends the traditional seat of deeksha daana (initiation)
every morning and starts his discourse (satsang), thousands of people from over 30 countries participate
live via 2-way video conferencing, while thousands view it live on Nithyananda TV.
7
My Dear Ones,
Integrity removes the self fulfilling negative prophecies in your
life, in your cognizance, in your inner space! When you start something, if
you just decide to remove the negative cognizance, suddenly you will have
the courage to grasp the whole scene of the action you are going to get
into. You always internally prepare yourself for facing any failure. That does
not need to strengthen your belief that you’re going to have failure. As you
are preparing, you gather the tools to handle the failures and each time you
remember those possible failures, you make it as a commitment to yourself
that you will have failure. So, I am telling you now, don’t plan for failure, plan
for success and you will always have success!
Be Blissful!
Paramahamsa NithyanandaSpiritual Founder of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam
8life strategy
The wise grieve neiTher for Those who have departed nor for those who have
not departed. This thought opens up many
different dimensions of life. It is the wise
who do not grieve for the departed, as they
understand that an individual who has spent his
life in growth will always continue to live and
the one who hasn’t was long lost.
There is a clear difference beTween growing and aging. One who proceeds
through life’s experiences and uses them to
constantly add authenticity and integrity to his
cognizance, grows. Taking every experience of
life as a lesson in living these truths expands
the consciousness. A person who has grown
over time is one who will live on regardless of
his physical presence.
one who is Tired aT The end of all of
life’s lessons is only aging. When there is no
will to stretch out as far as possible, a person
is operating from engraved memories. For
example, when someone is irrationally scared
of riding a bike. He doesn't allow himself to even
consider the possibility that it is a perfectly
safe act, let alone stretch out to understand
the root cause of the fear and eliminate it. This
is inauthenticity, and it is the reason for any
kind of fear. Inauthenticity is the unwillingness
to stretch to your peak potential in the given
moment of life.
due To lack of inTegriTy arises greed. Integrity is fulfilling the words you give to
yourself and to others. Instead of fulfilling the
words given to yourself and to others, you
frantically gather more and more words! When
people fail to fulfill the words they made to
themselves initially, they try to think of what
they want further, planning more and focusing
less on what was to be fulfilled initially. When
they don’t take responsibility for things, there
begins the pattern of depending on others,
which makes a person feel powerless. This
feeling causes worry, as there is always the
Are You Aging or Growing?
Adapted from the collected talks of Nithyananda
9 life strategy
chance that the thing one depends
on will no longer exist. Selfishness
arises from the lack of willingness of a
person to enrich another with his own
experiences. This selfishness gives way
to a constant need for attention from
others, as the person is unwilling to
enrich himself or others around him.
when The emoTions of fear,
greed, worry and need for attention
take their toll, the person is left
exhausted by life. Such a person has
simply aged with time, not grown.
every momenT spenT in growing is an indication of
life. When the consciousness is
nurtured by authenticity, integrity,
responsibility and enrichment,
there is no doubt that the soul will
never depart, even if the body
departs. A wise man does not
grieve the passing of a person who
has grown, as he knows that he
continues to live on.
for every momenT of fear, greed, worry and selfishness,
there is dullness. One could even say
that this is death, as the soul has long
since departed.
There is a Technique ThaT nurTures growTh. Keep a diary that
records every emotion lived during the
day. For every experience, understand
either there is growth and enrichment
of the consciousness or there is aging
that comes from exhaustion. This
gives life a fresh start. It sends out the
message that every experience in life,
good or bad, can be used either to grow
or to age.
10around the world
Maha Kumbh Mela 2013
The Maha Kumbh Mela happens once in every 144 yrs on the Banks of the River Ganga in Prayag (Allahabad), India. It is the biggest gathering of humanity and shows the strength of the Vedic tradition. On the Mouni Amavasya Shaahi Shaan Day alone, 30 million pilgrims took a dip in the River Ganga. During this Maha Kumbh Mela, the oldest apex body of Hinduism coronated Nithyananda as one of their 44 spiritual heads. Nithyananda has been honored with the title of “Mahamandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Peeth”.
11 around the world
Image Legend:
1. Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 Scenes: Crowds throng
all bathing places on the Mouni Amavasya Snaan
( 10th February, 2013)
2. Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 Scenes: Pontoon
bridges on the River Ganga packed with pilgrims
in the early hours of morning
3. Nithyananda in his shivir conducting live
morning satsang via video conferencing
4. Nithyananda welcomes Maha Nirvani Akhada
Peethadeeshwar Acharya Mahamandalwsewar
Sri Vishwadevananda Ji in his shivir. The Hindi
version of the Bhagavad Gita is launched on this
auspicious occasion.
5. The royal procession of Nithyananda
Dhyanapeetam on the pontoon bridge on the day
of the Mouni Amavasya Shaahi Snaan.
The Maha Kumbh Mela happens once in every 144 yrs on the Banks of the River Ganga in Prayag (Allahabad), India. It is the biggest gathering of humanity and shows the strength of the Vedic tradition. On the Mouni Amavasya Shaahi Shaan Day alone, 30 million pilgrims took a dip in the River Ganga. During this Maha Kumbh Mela, the oldest apex body of Hinduism coronated Nithyananda as one of their 44 spiritual heads. Nithyananda has been honored with the title of “Mahamandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Peeth”.
12around the world
13 around the world
Image Legend:
1. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam’s royal procession in the early
hours of the morning on Mouni Amavasya Shaahi Snaan Day
2. Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 Scenes: Millions of pilgrims
proceed for snaan on Mouni Amavasya in the early morning
shubh muhoorta (auspicious time) for snaan (holy bath)
3. Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 Scenes: Sadhus in the Kumbh Mela
4. Scene from the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam royal
procession.
5. Pilgrims taking a dip in the holy River Ganga
6. Swami Vishwananda visits Nithyananda in the Nithyananda
Dhyanapeetam shivir in the Kumbh Mela
7. Honorable VHP President Sri Ashok Singhal visits
Nithyananda in the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam shivir in the
Kumbh Mela
8. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam gives bhandara to sadhus
14around the world
Paramahamsa Nithyananda Honored with the title of Maha Mandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Peeth
Image Legend:
1. & 2. Coronation rituals in progress 3, 4, 5, 6. Celebrations and royal procession after the Coronation
15 around the world
Paramahamsa Nithyananda Honored with the title of Maha Mandaleshwar of Maha Nirvani Peeth
Image Legend:
1. & 2. Coronation rituals in progress 3, 4, 5, 6. Celebrations and royal procession after the Coronation
16nithyanandoham
17
Initiation is a powerful tool that allows a disciple to get a glimpse of satori, or the Truth. It defies logic and understanding.
What is Initiation?
EnlightEnEd MastErs havE sEvEral MEthods of expressing the truth to their disciples. One such method uses words. When a teacher expresses a truth to a disciple in this way it is called teaching. While words can be a powerful tool to convey messages and truths, a Master has the ability to directly transmit an experience to a disciple. This method is called initiation.
initiation is a powErful tool that allows a person to get a glimpse of the truth. When some truth which comes out of an enlightened inner space suddenly clicks with a person, it is called initiation. Initiation does not mean chanting some special mantra in someone’s ears, or doing something special. It means directly experiencing a great truth which has the power to bring about a transformation in the person being initiated. Some part of the mind may of course continue to resist the truth since it is too strong. Too many things may need to be changed if the person accepts the truth and starts expressing it in his life. However, the core of his being will resonate with the truth. His heart will feel connected with the truth which the Master is expressing.
for initiation to happEn, only two things are needed. The first thing is: listening. In Vedantic tradition there is a beautiful word shravana, which
means intense LISTENING. Listening is God. Everything starts from listening. Usually, within the space of a few minutes a person’s mind goes through many thoughts, just like flipping channels at home on a television. For the transmission of truth to take place, one’s attentiveness should be only with the Master. The second thing that is needed is to be receptive and open to the truths being expressed. One should just relax and go with the flow. It is also important to not wait for or expect anything to happen. Rather, one must let go of preconceived, prejudiced ideas and hypothetical questions; the words and expression of the Master will simply dissolve all the confusion and doubts.
initiation is an Extraordinary ExpEriEncE that can happen to any person at any time. Even if a disciple has already undergone the process, they can still be initiated by another Master anytime afterwards. One must only remember the two important prerequisites: Be present and relax. In Sanskrit, a mantra is defined as ‘Mantrayate iti mantra’. ‘Mantrayate’ means the truths which not only bring you out of depression, but once and for all remove the very source of depression in you! An initiation is the direct experience of such a truth, even if it is just a glimpse. The Master can offer that glimpse to a disciple, but only a disciple can prepare himself for it.
nithyanandoham
Adapted from Nithyananda’s Discourse during the first Nithya Dhyaan Satsang in Bangalore, India in December, 2007
18
Navadhi Kriya for a Healthy Body
siddha & ayurveda
Navadhi kriya is a small and simple
exercise to balance the three doshas of
our body. The three doshas are vata, pitta
and kapha, and they aptly represent the
three forces of Nature; the air, fire and
earth elements. When they are in balance,
the body becomes free of any illness or
disease. When we bring integrity within our
thinking and take ownership of our body, we
remove the mental blocks that cling on to a
diseased body. Just uttering the words ‘I own
my body. I declare to have a healthy body’, to
oneself and doing this simple kriya will help
a person to create a yogic body.
This kriya is practiced in many Ayurveda
hospitals as a part of the initial cleansing
procedures before actual treatment.
The kriya involves inducing vomiting by
massaging the innermost part of the throat.
The mechanism of action is that excess
kapha from the throat, vata from the chest
and pitta from liver, all three are expelled
out, thus balancing them. It is strongly
recommended for the initiated Niraahaaris
(initiated disciples don’t eat solid food) to
do this kriya regularly, at least once a week.
Ayurveda teaches that regular vomiting of
the pitta clears the intestines and removes
the excess belly fat. The dis-balanced pitta
of the body gets removed from the system
through the oral route.
Ayurvedic scientists also claim that
this kriya can heal even cancer, since cancer
is nothing but an imbalance of the three
doshas.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Clip your nails and clean the
thumb well before proceeding.
2. Apply a pinch of Haritaki powder
on your fingertip. Applying Haritaki powder
will help get rid of ulcers, if any, and remove
bad breath.
3. Massage the upper palate in a
circular manner. Allow vomiting to happen.
4. Lie down and rest the body for
approx. 45 min, to allow the body to settle
down.
Adapted from Nithyananda’s Morning Discourse delivered in December, 2012, on Cruise on the Indian Ocean during the 21-Day Inner Awakening Program
19 bliss bitesGreen Peas Snack
IngredIents
1/2 kg fresh green peas
1 slice of ginger, grated
1 bunch of fresh coriander
leaves, chopped
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. cumin seeds (jeera)
3 tsp. coriander powder
1 pinch of asafoetida (heeng)
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
(haldi)
1 tsp. salt (as per taste)
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
Green peas (Pisum sativum) are one of the most nutritious leguminous vegetables which originate from the sub-
Himalayan plains of North-West India. Fresh green peas are a rich source of folic acid, ascorbic acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin
B complex, proteins, minerals, fibre and calories and have zero cholesterol. Not surprisingly, they are a popular ingredient in
many Indian dishes. This green peas snack is ideal as a breakfast item, a main course dish or an evening snack that is very easy
to prepare.
PreParatIon
1) Shell the fresh green peas by splitting open the pea pods and taking out the green pea seeds inside. Separate all the green pea seeds and wash them well.
2) Add a tbsp. of vegetable cooking oil to a *pressure cooker and allow it to heat. Add the cumin seeds and let them crackle. Then, add the red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and the asafoetida. Mix well.
3) To this mixture, now add the shelled green pea seeds. Mix well. Now add the salt. Mix again. When the spices have mixed well with the peas, add the half cup water and mix again. Now close the lid of the pressure cooker
and allow it to simmer for 15 mins. After 15 mins, turn off the heat and let the pressure cooker cool down.
4) Serve the hot, cooked green peas and garnish with chopped coriander, lemon juice and grated ginger on the top.
The dish can be eaten as a snack or as a side dish with breads or chapatis.
*In the absence of a pressure cooker, use a wok. After mixing all the ingredients, cover the wok with a lid, not allowing any vapour to escape, and allow the dish to simmer for approx. 20 mins, turning frequently.
20be unclutched
Mind is an ACTION !
‘Tada Drastuh Svarupe Vasthanam’(Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Sutra 3 - Verse I)
uncluTching is The essence of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The ancient Indian sage Patanjali, who was the founder of the ancient yogic sciences, condensed the truth, explanations of which would occupy volumes, into this one short verse. According to him, unclutching or the cessation of the mind and all its thoughts, can be achieved by understanding a few simple concepts.
The firsT concepT To imbibe is ThaT your mind is noT an objecT, iT is an acTion. We always feel that the mind is bigger than our brain. We always say that the brain is only physical, but the mind is subtle, so it holds a greater power over the brain. However, one of my masters once told me a very beautiful statement - One action of your brain is called mind. We can do many things with our legs, like walking and running. In the same way, the mind or thinking is just another action of your brain. Cognizing this truth will make you realize that you can relax from it at any time.
Adapted from Nithyananda’s Discourse on the Patanjali Yoga Sutras in March, 2009 delivered in Vancouver, Canada
21 be unclutched
The momenT you realize that you are
responsible for your thinking, you will stop. Only when
you don’t want to take the responsibility for it, will
you go on postponing and your mind will continue to
enslave you. This is the essence of this verse - to take
responsibility for your subtle actions called the “mind”.
Do you ever ask yourself why you stopped or started
doing a particular action? No! You simply know why,
and that’s why you performed the action in the first
place. In the same way, you can start, stop and restart
your own mind - if you take the responsibility and do
it. Taking responsibility for each and every action, and
having the awareness that all situations around us
and within us are a reflection of our own inner space is
the only way to live authentically. This includes taking
responsibility for our own minds.
The second concepT is acceptance. In Zen
philosophy, there is a small story: There was a great
enlightened master who had an enlightened disciple
called Suzuki. When Suzuki’s master died, he began
to cry. All of the master’s other disciples came and
asked Suzuki why he was crying, because after all, an
enlightened being cannot cry! Suzuki retorted that
if that holds true, then he was no longer interested in
enlightenment. He could not be so insensitive, because
he knew how much he will miss the master’s physical
presence. Then, another disciple asked him, “What
about acceptance? Have you been teaching it to us
all these years without experiencing it yourself?”. In
response to this, Suzuki beautifully explained that there
are two levels of acceptance. The first is acceptance
of the outer situation - whatever is happening around
a person. That is surrendering to the now, the present
moment. Experiencing certain emotions in response to
the outer world situation and accepting those emotions,
is the second level of acceptance. That is accepting the inner world situation - accepting that certain outer world
situations will bring about certain inner world changes
in you. Suzuki was accepting his master’s death and
also accepting the pain he felt in response to it. He was
completely in acceptance.
if you accepT only the outer world and try to be
calm and collected all the time without accepting the
anger or pain in you, you cannot be established in your
true nature. When you are in complete acceptance,
suddenly you will see that you are established in your
nature, that you are no more in the chaos that your
mind creates, but simply pure consciousness. Being
established in this state is known as ‘unclutching’.
When thoughts disappear and cessation happens, it
results in relaxation into your own true nature.
The very idea of complete acceptance is a
technique in itself. There is no need to practice any
additional meditation in order to live this. The concept
of complete acceptance, if understood and practiced,
will establish you in the state of unclutching. Unless
you are able to completely accept situations, you
cannot unclutch. After acceptance, you will realize
that your mind is just an action and you must take the
responsibility to stop it. Just internalizing these two
truths will become a technique in itself and you will be
unclutched.
22vedic renaissance
DeDicateD to LorD Shiva, the Hindu God of rejuvenation, Maha Shivaratri is a celebration of the expression of Divine energy in the cosmos.
accorDing to veDic textS, on this day Shiva first expressed himself on the planet earth. It is said that Brahma, the god of creation, and Vishnu, the god of sustenance, were fighting over who was supreme. Shiva, appearing before them as a shaft of light, states that whoever can find the beginning or end of His form will be supreme. Brahma flew towards Shiva’s head, while Vishnu searched for His feet. Neither had any luck. Realizing defeat, Vishnu gave up, while Brahma decided to cheat his way to victory. Upon seeing a screw pine flower falling from Shiva’s ears,
he took it to Shiva saying that he brought it himself. Shiva knew it was a lie. Shiva appeared in all His glory, and pronounced that Brahma will not be worshiped in his divine form by people and neither will the flower be used in the worship of Shiva. Shiva made Brahma realize his inauthenticity and uplifted the world through His Divine form. The message from this historic tale is that neither intellect (represented by Brahma) nor wealth (represented by Vishnu) by itself can lead one to the ultimate. Seeing Brahma, Shiva revealed Himself to the whole world.
the SuperconSciouS energy haS to reveal itself to the world and elevate the world to its level. Shiva Ratri is the night when the Divine revealed itself to the world and elevated the world. The first and foremost incarnation since time immemorial happened in the cosmos on the midnight of Shiva Ratri. From this darkness the great light beam happened, the conscious shaft expressed. Shiva, the multidimensional incarnation, happened on the timeline on Maha Shiva Ratri. Each dimension of Mahadeva expresses one dimension of Jeevan Mukti (living enlightenment) in its full form. Shiva Ratri is a great opportunity for everyone to raise themselves to the Shiva consciousness, to the Shiva state. Each person is an embodiment of Shiva. In everyone, Shiva is radiating Himself, He is available, He is present. Shiva Ratri is the time when one can start radiating that Shiva consciousness NOW.
Maha Shiva Ratri, 10th March, 2013
Adapted from Nithyananda’s Discourse on the Maha Shiva Ratri, 2009 in Bidadi Ashram, Bangalore, India
21-foot healing Shiva Linga in the Bidadi ashram, India
23 vedic renaissance
hoLi, the “feStivaL of coLorS,” is a Hindu festival celebrating the commemoration of the spring season. Once an observance of good harvests and fertile land, it is marked as a time of rejoicing in the abundant colors of spring and bidding farewell to winter. Celebrations consists of holding bonfires and throwing colored powder at one another. Yet, aside from these exuberant celebrations, Holi’s roots lie in an ancient Hindu legend, which itself adds significance to the festivities.
accorDing to the LegenD, there lived an asura (demon) king named Hiranyakashyap, who was extremely arrogant and felt himself higher than even the Gods. Prahalad was the king’s son who was a faithful devotee of Lord Vishnu. The king asked his son, “Who is greater, God or me?” His son unfalteringly answered “God” as Hiranyakashyap was only a king. This made Hiranyakashyap furious and he decided to kill Prahalad. However, despite numerous attempts to kill his son, Hiranyakashyap failed every time. Prahalad survived poisonings, stampeding elephants, venomous snake attacks and other nefarious plots. Hiranyakashyap then decided to
use his sister Holika to help kill his son.
accorDing to LegenD, hoLika haD been given mystical powers by the gods that made her immune to fire. One day she grabbed Prahalad, and with him on her lap, she sat in the middle of a large fire. Despite the dire situation, Prahalad remained devoted to Lord Vishnu and he went unscathed, while Holika herself was burned to death. Shortly thereafter, Lord Vishnu himself killed Hiranyakashyap by appearing from a pillar, taking the form of Lord Narasimha - half man, half animal - to fulfill Prahlad’s words that God is everywhere. Seeing the authenticity of Prahlad, Lord VIshnu Himself came down on the planet earth to fulfill the words uttered by his devotee and protect him.
toDay, hinDuS burn the bonfire of Holika symbolizing the power of devotion and the triumph of spiritual strength over the collective negativity of the society. Springtime is a time of new life and energy. Through remembrance of ancient truths and celebration of present joys, Holi embodies the essence of this renewal and vitality.
Holi, 27th March, 2013
24main story
by nature, goD buiLt you with integrity. Your built-in, natural nature is integrity. That is why when you are in integrity, you feel so full, so complete. Life starts with integrity, authenticity, taking responsibility and enriching yourself and others. integrity is you fulfilling the word and thoughts you give to yourself and to others and experiencing a state of poornatva (completion) with yourself and with life. authenticity is you being established in the peak of your capability and responding to life from who you perceive yourself to be for your own self (mamakara), who you project yourself to be for others (ahamkara), and what others expect you to be for them (anyakara). Your mamakara, ahamkara and anykara need to be aligned. reSponSibiLity is living and responding to life from the truth that you are the source of, and therefore, you are responsible for all happenings in and around you. Only in the space of responsibility life flowers in you. enriching means constantly enriching you and others. Enriching is continuously infusing all these three tattvas in your life and others’ life.
when you Start being integrateD, so much of your inner space is available to you. This naturally brings authenticity in you and makes you take responsibility and continue to enrich yourself and others.
the firSt Sign of non integrity wiLL be that you wiLL feeL everything iS impoSSibLe. Just like for each disease there are symptoms such as knee pain, fainting, headaches, and so on, if you are feeling that everything is impossible in your life, you have a lack of integrity, it is the symptom. You need to sit and complete with yourself.
Change your Past to Change your Future
before changing your future, change your paSt. Immediately, the question arises, ‘How can my past be changed? It has already happened.’ Every idea you carry about your past is wrong. You do not remember your past as it happened, you carry an edited version of your past with you. People usually say, ‘Don’t bother about the past, change your future.’ No! I am saying, don’t bother about your future, change your past! The hangover you carry from the past is the disease you are suffering with. You are not going to be out of the disease until you complete with your past. The load of the past will not even allow you to make any decisions, leave alone execution. Making whatever you think as ‘impossible’ as possible is integrity. Why will anything not be possible? The word ‘impossible’ cannot even exist in your conscious constitution.
you are naturally Programmed For suCCess!Taken from Nithyananda’s Collected Discourses on the subject of ‘Integrity, Authenticity, Responsibility &
Enrichment’ delivered in February, 2013 in Bidadi Ashram, Bangalore, India
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thiS Sangha (community) iS the biggeSt miracLe i have DemonStrateD. Built in such a short span of time, inspite of so much beating. If I am possible, nothing is impossible! We just need to carry the past without the load, the inner space of possibility. I am not teaching you positive thinking, that is the biggest negative thinking that can happen to you! All your positive thinking is like a comedian laughing at you, it is not a hero doing great things. When a lion goes into a forest, he doesn’t declare he is the king, everybody knows he is the king. When integrity starts happening in you, you don't declare you are positive, you just make everyone experience you are positivity. Positivity is nothing but the absence of the load of past negativity. Then you just flow in positivity, you just flow in completion.
there iS no Such thing aS practicaLity. Practicality is the most impractical thing in the world. The idea of practicality is nothing but suicidal because it is coming from the past. Any human being has authenticity and inauthenticity both. When you live in authenticity, you will bring the response of authenticity from the other person also. Make it very clear to yourself, you are the source. Success or failure is decided by you inside. Continuously listen to your inner being. Continuously do completions with yourself and others. Feeling powerful inside will make everything a success for you. Feeling powerless inside, nothing will be success for you. When you are feeling powerful, failure doesn’t even enter your breathing space.
you are naturally Programmed For suCCess!
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What do you really believe about you?
when you Start thinking with integrity, you wiLL know your Strong beLiefS. One of the biggest problems human beings have – you love to be successful, but you deeply believe you are a failure! This is one of the biggest paradox with which human beings are suffering. It shows the lack of integrity in your thinking. Understand, some of your actions may be failure, some of your decisions or dimensions may be a failure, but YOU are never a failure - because you are still breathing!
when you have not LoSt the inSpiration to take the reSponSibiLity for your Life, nothing iS LoSt. If you take the responsibility, even death cannot come near you. With integrity and authenticity, when you take responsibility, the consciousness growing in the body starts happening more intensely. Whether it is to do with health, or creativity, or solving relationship problems, creating wealth or achieving the inner fulfillment, let your every decision be out of authenticity and enriching; not out of anything else – not out of fear or greed.
Stop your SeLf-fuLfiLLing negative prophecieS! When you start living in integrity, you will diagnose the self-fulfilling negative prophecies you constantly give to yourself. Each one of you is your own negative astrologer. First you give yourself the self-fulfilling negative prophecy - I am a failure. Then you train yourself for that! First you are an astrologer who predicts that you are a failure, then you are a trainer who trains you to be a failure. If it still does not happen, you behave like a judge and declare that you are a failure! When you are about to get into the car itself, you declare you will have an accident. Then when you drive, you will continuously sleep, and even after that when only a small accident happens, you just hit one corner of the road, nothing happens to you or the car, still you say ‘I told you that accident will happen! See what happened?’
DecLare your integrity, not your faiLure. The power of integrity will teach you to diagnose your self-fulfilling negative prophecies. Sometimes you take up failure as the self-sympathy creating mechanism to justify your failure. You think that for success you have to work, but failure happens naturally! How many of you think you have to work hard for success, but failure comes naturally? Bring integrity; you will
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understand success is the natural flow of your life. For failure you have to work very hard!
you are Programmed to be suCCessFul
kriShna SayS very beautifuLLy - by their nature, our senses are tuned for the outer world – means, they are tuned to be active, alive and creating. Extrovert does not mean it is negative. Extrovert senses will always be alive, creative, active, contributing. All great creative persons took responsibility for their extrovert senses. Senses are extrovert, they flow naturally. By nature, they flow towards for achieving. You are programmed by nature to be successful! The natural programming of you is to be successful. But lack of integrity allows the poison of self-fulfilling negative prophecies to grow in your system. The first thing a human being needs to do is weed out all the self-fulfilling negative prophecies he carries in him.
ramakriShna giveS a very beautifuL exampLe: how much ever water you bring into your paddy field, if there are too many frog holes, rat holes, all the water will go and settle there. You will not have water for growing the paddy. The frog holes, rat
holes, snake holes are the negative self-fulfilling prophecies! All the energy you bring, all the Kundalini energy (latent yogic energy) I pour into you, just goes and settles there. Finally - no water. Neither paddy nor Ganga water can flow, because all 24 hours you are weighed, loaded with negative self-fulfilling prophecies. First thing a human being needs to know is how to weed out the negative self-fulfilling prophecies.
your integrity Can remove your negativity
SeLf-fuLfiLLing negative prophecieS are the chainS tieD to your LegS; they are the weight on your inner space. Integrity is the only way you can even find those negative self-fulfilling prophecies and weed them out. If you start looking, naturally you will not give your negative self-fulfilling prophecies any more life. Even for ten days, if you look at your negative self-fulfilling prophecies with awareness, they will die. Understand - even if you had negative self-fulfilling prophecies for 1000 years, if you do not encourage them for just ten days, they will die. Even if the tree has grown for 1000 years, it takes just a few minutes to die if you pour acid. Integrity is the acid that can destroy the weeds of negative self-fulfilling prophecies in you.
Photo © John Fowler
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juSt thinking with integrity removeS the weeDS of negativity. You do not need courage to fight negativity, you just need the awareness to remove negativity. If you think you need courage, you are caught in the wrong fight! If you think you need to fight your negativity, it is like bringing an atom bomb to fight with your own shadow. If you put an atom bomb, who is going to die? You are also going to die. NO! You just need a torch to fight with your shadow! You just need the torch of integrity to remove the negativity.
ComPletion removes negativity
every time, the moment you have a Strong iDea or beLief that what you are doing is going to be a failure, just remember that your belief is a commitment and word that you are giving to you. When you give a commitment, knowingly or unknowingly you will fulfill it. So, if you give that word, naturally you have to fulfill it! Do you want to fulfill that word? No. Then tell yourself - ‘I am not going to fulfill it. I am going to have the cognition of fulfillment, not failure.’ Consciously disown and complete with it.
if it comeS back, Do that again. Complete with it again and again. How many times will it come back? Practice it. Even your belief is not required. Your cognizance is only what is required. Even if you have cognized this theoretically, it is enough. Now apply this mechanical process, then come back to me with the result. It is a homework for you. For 48 hours, practice this cognizance.
compLeting aLL the incompLetionS iS the baSic Step in Life. For whatever hurts you are carrying inside, reach out to the person involved and complete with him/her. If you are not able to reach out to that person, atleast sit in front of a mirror, invoke that person’s presence and complete. Unless poornatva (completion) happens, nothing can be done. Life does not start.
integrity removeS the SeLf fuLfiLLing negative prophecieS in your Life, in your cognizance, in your inner Space! When you start something, if you just decide to remove the negative cognizance, suddenly you will have the courage to grasp the whole scene of the action you are going to get into. Integrity will simply remove the negative cognizance from your inner space.
29The Samyama
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The fundamenTal way of enriching life with enlightenment is by being complete with all the patterns carried within. Any action that remains unfulfilled as per our fantasy, either due to hindrance from the outside world or from within can be termed as an incompletion. This can be either with ourselves or with another person. If we want a friend to live up to certain expectations that he or she can not honour, then it leads to incompletion. The first step to healing such an incompletion is to render the relationship complete. The only way to do this is by facing the other person and healing the hurt caused in the relationship. This can also be done by invoking their presence if they are no longer physically present. This process of completion and subsequent healing is absolutely necessary. Unless we are complete in all dimensions, life does not begin - living does not happen in us.
similarly, incompleTion also happens inTernally. Any unfulfilled desire or fantasy carried
by us, relating to ourselves, remains as an incompletion. The ideas which we have about us, we should either fulfill them or drop them. If we can not afford to fulfill them with our adopted lifestyle then dropping those will bring about completion with ourselves. For completion to happen, authentic listening needs to happen first. We need to authentically listen to the cries of our heart. This does not mean we will do everything that our heart wants. Just listening to our heart can give tremendous self satisfaction. Completion with ourselves involves giving ourselves the much needed self-attention. It even cures physical pain, as pain is a simple manifestation of being unable to sit comfortably with oneself.
when There is a disTurbance, the source is invariably from within us. Be it any kind of hindrance, this technique of completion within the self will be the path to enriching one’s life and cleansing the body of all negativity in its varied forms.
Poornatva Kriya - Be Complete!Taken from Nithyananda’s Daily Discourses on the subject of ‘Completion’ delivered in 2013 in Bidadi Ashram, Bangalore, India
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Sva-poornatva kriya
a. idenTify your source inauThenTiciTy - What is it that has been a repetitive pattern or inauthenticity that you are carrying within you which makes you experience low energy again and again and keeps on repeating itself in your life? Also identify other additional inauthenticities that you are carrying within you which make you experience low energy in your life.
b. if you do not remember repetitive experiences in your life where the same inauthenticity has happened again and again, identify the experiences in your life where there are different kinds of inauthenticities you carry within, which make you experience low energy in your life.
make a conscious resoluTion with integrity, authenticity and responsibility and make this declaration – ‘Now, I am only being complete in life.’ Declare to yourself – ‘I am now in poornatva. I am committing to being complete and causing completion for myself and for life. I am enriching myself and life
with completion.’
Then go To a place where you have a mirror. Please understand that the person in the mirror is the incomplete half of you. Often that incomplete half of you is a small child – only a few days/months/years old. So when you complete with the “little you” in the mirror, you restore completion to the person in the mirror and inside you as well. This is what you should do:
• siT in a comforTable position facing the mirror• connecT wiTh The person in the mirror• look direcTly inTo The eyes of the person in the mirror• see The 1 year old or 2 year old or the 3 year old or the 4 year old or the 10 year old in the mirror which is the incomplete half of you • go back To earliesT memories of your life and contemplate on incidents/situations in your life where you have experienced low level energy emotions such as anger, guilt, frustration and agitation with yourself (incompletion in some form) from those incidents/situations
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• now Take responsibiliTy for liberating yourself from this inauthenticity you are carrying within you and the incompletion that you have kept alive for yourself• re-live Those incidenTs/siTuaTions compleTely. Then, talk aloud with the person in the mirror till you experience completion happening both for you and for the person in the mirror.
noTe: repeaT re-living The incidents/situations and continue talking again and again till you experience being free of the low level emotions inside you
once you have experienced completion with incomplete part of u in the mirror -• you will feel lighT
• you will feel absence of something, being relieved of some big burden• unTil This happens, conTinue digging out.• keep finishing iT off. Getting it out of you, expose it totally.• once you feel ThaT there is an absence of heaviness, to a certain extent svapoornatva is done. Continue doing this till you experience completely being out of its grip, till you are completely out of pain or any other heaviness that exists within.
poornatva kriya
make a conscious resoluTion with integrity, authenticity and responsibility and make this declaration – ‘I am only being complete in life.’ Declare to yourself – ‘I am now in poornatva. I am committing to being complete and causing completion for myself and for life. I am enriching myself to completion.’
poornaTva kriya is resToring completion to the different incomplete parts of you which are sitting in others. While doing Poornatva Kriya with others there may be two possibilities –
you may have a very strong resistance to some person. The resistance or fear or hatred is so strong that
you cannot even think of facing that person and talking to him or her. If that is the case, first sit in front of the mirror and invoke that person’s presence in the mirror. See that person sitting in the mirror. Connect with that person making eye to eye contact with him/ her in the mirror. Re-live incidents that happened between you and that person and then talk to the person in the mirror till you experience completion.
you may be in talking terms with the person or you are comfortable with that person and have no major resistance in communicating with that person. If that is the case, talk to that person directly either in person or, if you do not have access to talking in person, talk over the phone. If there is no access to even a phone, then communicate through email. If there is no access to email also, then sit with the mirror and connect with that person in the mirror and do the completion process.
firsT do poornaTva kriya with your mother. Before you begin to talk to her, remind yourself – ‘With integrity, authenticity and responsibility, I am declaring that I am enriching myself and life with completion.’
Then you Talk To your mother, share the incidents where you experienced incompletion with her. Share with her the inauthenticity that was there inside you in each situation which left you incomplete with her. Take responsibility for that inauthenticity now and LISTEN and talk to your mother and restore completion. When you are complete, you will experience a shift in the way you now experience your mother - that is, you will see the heaviness reducing, you will feel free.
afTer you compleTe wiTh your mother, do this process with your father & all other relationships in your life such as - your brothers, sisters, spouse, children, friends, etc. Most important thing to note is – Do not entertain spontaneous lying. When you are talking to yourself and others during this kriya, be aware of not getting into spontaneous lying. Listen to others and take responsibility for their inauthenticities also. Also do completion with Swamiji by sitting face to face with his photograph.
technique
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I am Shiva! I am the eternally Blessed One!There is none else, no force, no thought, no action beyond Me!Strive to attain Me! All I want is for you to be like Me!What is this limited set of knowledge you call “world” and “self”?Bundle these two together like a pile of sticks and burn them in Me!
I am the Essence of your devotion,The splendor of your silent awe,The fountain of grace bubbling within you,Seek with the cup of your mind a drop of My bliss,And I will fill you with My ocean of unending delight!
I am the eternally Restful One,The sky of awareness that knows no clouds,The river of peace that cools your nerves,Let your mind dwell on the lotus of your heart,And discover My kingdom of boundless silence.
I am the epitome of all Wonder and Bliss,The elixir of immortality that quenches every desire,The sweet nectar of heaven hidden within you,Plunge yourself through the eye of your spine, And awaken to My festival of divine ecstasy!I am the Unimpeded One,Reaching out to every atom of time and space,The supremely independent Actor,Who plays on the stage of your soul,Realize this within and master My divine play.
I am the Pulsating Throb of existence,
The surge of creation made from twinkling
energy dust,
The Composer of your incessantly changing
form,
Observe with awareness the radiance of
each breath,
And create worlds within worlds.
I am the Lord of Destruction,
The black hole that holds the universe in
balance,
The divine secret of rejuvenation is My very
grace,
Fearlessly let your inner eye gaze intently on
My form,
And behold the dissolution of the limited
mind.
I am the Absolute Knowing by which all is
known,
The pure knowingness that saturates every
object,
The unseen witness of your effervescent
thoughts,
With profound nearness ask yourself “who
am I?”
Until the I’ness of I vanquishes the thought “I
am”
ShivohamBy Ben Drewry, Arizona, USA
Shiva is a universally worshiped Hindu God who is considered to be the primordial Guru on planet Earth. This poem is written in praise of Lord Shiva.
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from time immemoriaL, DeSpite the disbelief in the subject, astrology still holds its power and influence on human beings due to the amazing science behind it. A report says that in India, 93% of the people read or study their horoscopes regularly before taking any big decisions, including marital decisions. Usually, any concept which expands beyond a certain limit loses its originality and starts getting diluted. The science of astrology is not an exception. However, this does not imply that the science itself is a lie. There is one example, which when understood, will enable a person to connect with the science of astrology.
for one moment, when the shutter of the camera opens, the outside image gets imprinted on the film. Then the film can be developed to become a photograph. The same film cannot be used for the second time, since it will have the image captured at the first shot. In the same way, the moment a
person’s consciousness enters into their body, the energy level of the cosmos gets printed in that consciousness. One’s inner space gets the print of the cosmic energy level based on the time of the birth and the position of the nine major energy centers.
one more unDerStanDing that neeDS to be internalized is that the astronomical planets are not astrological planet energies. Although the number is the same, the astrological planets are energies. In a temple, nine astrological energies or grahas are worshiped as deities. For example, Shani graha (an astrological planet) is not exactly Saturn. A particular energy of pull and push always exists between the different grahas (astrological planets). Not all the energy that comes from Saturn will influence the planet Earth. Due to energy clash there will be an addition or deletion of energy. For example, if 100 units of push energy comes from Saturn and 20 units of pull energy comes from
The Science of AstrologyAdapted from Nithyananda’s Discourse on the Shiva Sutras on 3rd December, 2007 delivered in Mont Clair, California, USA
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Buddha, it will be neutralized to become 80. If Shukra adds 30 units to the energy, it will become 110 units. By the time it reaches the planet Earth, it may get deviated and change its value to some extent. The net energy that finally reaches the planet Earth is called as Shani.
thiS iS a very SubtLe science. The same planet Saturn will not have same influence over planet Earth continuously. If Saturn moves, the total calculation of the pull or push will differ. If the astronomical planets and astrological planets were the same, the energy difference would not be there; but it is not the same. It is the totality of the energy that reaches the planet Earth that is called as “Shani”. The major influence in this energy will be Saturn, but it is not decided by the planetary position of Saturn alone and the value is continuously changing. Similarly, when we say Buddha energy, it is not only the planet Buddha that is radiating that energy. By the time the energy of the planet reaches the planet earth, it goes through almost five
alterations, many other energies get added or deleted.
the Different energy poSitionS cLearLy decide the cosmic energy level during the time of birth. Based on that, the course of one’s life can be predicted easily, although not the exact incidents. Incidents are too minute details and if minute happenings could also be predicted, one wouldn’t have any freedom. Having an idea about one’s horoscope gives the intelligence to take decisions in life, as well as the intelligence to have acceptance about inevitable situations.
in inDia, in the oLDen days, every family had a family astrologer who knew the family completely and could interpret the energy flow of the family members and guide them accordingly. It will be beneficial for a seeker to read books on horoscope and astrology, to have an opening and glimpse of this science. The astrological sutras encourage one’s visualization and the power to connect incidents, which really helps a person grow.
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Anger as ... MeditationAdapted from Nithyananda’s Discourse on the Shiva Sutras on 20th March, 2007 delivered in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Anger as ... Meditation
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this MEditation tEchniquE, takEn froM the Shiva Sutras delivered by Mahadeva (Shiva) Himself to Devi, gives solution for all problems - all psychological problems being faced in relationships and otherwise. But the purpose of the technique is not only to solve the psychological problems. Meditation is not a mere replacement for medication or psychological solutions. It has got more sanctity associated with it. One small side effect of meditation is having physical and mental health. That is not the main or only effect of meditation, it is something much more than physical and mental solutions.
this MEditation can dirEctly dElivEr the enlightenment experience. Mahadeva takes us to a deeper level of our inner space. He explains how to
work on ourselves when a mood against someone or for someone arises within. He says, ’Let you be centered on you. Let you go to the source of the emotion from where it arose.’
whEthEr wE arE supprEssing or ExprEssing any emotion, for example anger, the other becomes important. Even when we suppress an emotion, in our inner space the other will be constantly remembered, and will be important. Here Shiva is not teaching us to show compassion or to suppress the emotion. No! He is simply teaching us to turn the whole direction and handle anger as an energy, without bothering about the reason or the person. He asks us to drop both and handle the anger as an energy, not as an emotion. When we look at anger as an emotion, we will try to
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look for the reason and convert it into compassion. If we look at it from the angle of the other person, we will try to suppress it, to prevent pouring it on the other person. Shiva is asking us to drop both. He asks us to go to the source of the emotion within, making us centered on ourselves, without being moved by any emotion, thoughts and engraved memories.
instructions
stEp 1. closE your EyEs. Sit with any tension and irritation you already have. Remember your most intimate enemy, the person or people who create anger in you. Remember the people, the objects or situations that create deep anger in you. Allow yourself
to create the intense anger.
stEp 2. now, forgEt thE objEct. Forget the person and the situations that created the anger in you. Just go to the source of the energy, from where the emotion is arising. Go to the source of the heat and the irritation. Go to the source of the anger. Allow yourself to reach the deepest level of meditation.
stEp 3. rElax, opEn your EyEs.
This meditation technique needs to be practised when anger happens in real life situations. Only then the anger will be authentic and then the meditation will be a deep experience.
Photo © Evas Svammel
40paraabhakti
“he is my keshava,” I said to myself spontaneously after watching “Deeper Insights Into Mahabharata” on youtube - a discourse given by Swamiji. Somehow the name “Keshava” felt right, it was how Arjuna addressed Krishna and it was how I related with Swamiji. This was 2007 and I had just discovered Swamiji on youtube as I was desperately trying to find some meaning to my life. I had already graduated from my university with a Management and Finance degree and was supposed to head on
to a promising career in corporate management but somehow it did not feel right. I could not move to Washington DC and get a job like many of my friends did. I was looking for something but I did not know what that ‘something’ was! I was desperate. I began cursing myself, ‘What is wrong with me? Why can’t I get a job and be happy like my friends?’ I was depressed and I began drinking
heavily just so that I could numb myself so I do not feel anything. I felt a big void in my life and I began thinking how suicide can indeed seem like a solution. i somehow Turned around into looking for answers on the internet. I searched and searched and searched. I read through many things and then one day I found Life Bliss Foundation channel on youtube. The first discourse I watched was “The ultimate morality, Be What you are!” I felt a strange pull towards Swamiji and when I watched
The Charioteer of My SoulBy Sri Nithya Omkarapriyan
alias Sushant Shrestha,
San Jose, California, USA
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“Deeper Insights Into Mahabharata” something inside told me that Swamiji is my Guru. I also began to see Swamiji in my dreams frequently.
The longing
Then began The journey of intense longing to see Swamiji, that would not happen for a few years. I literally felt like a gopika waiting to meet Krishna. I called Los Angeles (LA) temple thinking Swamiji lives in LA but someone on the phone told me that Swamiji is leaving the next day so hurry up and come see him. Alas! I was living in Virginia and could not make it. But then I decided I will move near the LA temple so that I can be around Swamiji when he comes and also be surrounded by Swamiji’s disciples. I packed my bags and drove across country to San Francisco area to spend a few weeks with my brother and then move down to LA. But I discovered that there is a temple in San Jose! i called The Temple to inquire when I can come and visit. The lady on the phone insisted that I should do LBP (Life Bliss Program - Level 1). I had no clue what LBP was or anything about it! The lady was Ma Snehamayi. I went to see the temple and pretty soon became a volunteer. I heard all different stories from everyone about spending time with Swamiji and I grew more and more restless. I was waiting and waiting. Then Swamiji’s tour was announced and Swamiji came to LA in April, 2009.
iT was april 1sT, 2009 that I would first see Swamiji. I was prepared! I had washed and ironed my white kurta, wrote a heartfelt letter to Swamiji to give during energy darshan, bought mala and bracelet to be energized (I would not wear mala or bracelet until Swamiji put it on me himself). Rishi Tejo, Ma Tejo and me were going to see Swamiji in LA! As I went to pick up Ma Tejo from her work, I locked myself out of my car with all my stuff in.
But I did not care, I was going to see Swamiji, so we flew to LA. iT was noT Time for the discourse yet so we were in the temple area just looking around and suddenly... suddenly Swamiji passed right by me! I can never forget that moment, I could feel the air as he passed by me. I saw Swamiji’s majestic walk for the first time and I stood frozen in my spot. I saw him as a lion and me as a scared little cub. I fell on my knees and called him ‘Keshava’.
laTer ThaT nighT, i timidly went up to the stage as my turn came for energy darshan. Swamiji looked at me for the first time, I went into a different state where nothing else mattered. I said, “I finally get to see you!” and I greedily hugged him. He was singing the Theppam song and it was perfect, it was one of my favorite songs! He put the mala and the bracelet on me and I touched his feet and then I hugged him again! It was a hug from the divine because it was so fulfilling. I came out all excited and almost dancing and Gynaneshwari Mayi was delighted to see me so happy as she knew I had been waiting for this moment for a long time. As I came out of the hall I noticed something on my hand! It was Swamiji’s hair! I had Swamiji’s hair on my hand! I was later asked by Ma Snehamayi to give it so that she could give it back to the ashram, which I did. The religious aTTack
The senior disciples whom I looked up to showed a complete different side and I got disillusioned at first and very hurt by how they behaved. But then it all became a blessing in disguise because no longer could I rely on anything or anyone outside of me. I had to mature my gurubhakti (devotion to the Guru) into atmabhakti (Devotion to the Self). I had to be the light unto myself. This started happening! I felt Swamiji
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inside me more and more and I actually discovered
the sweetness of gurubhakti only after discovering
atmabhakti. It was truly a metamorphosis period
where I became confident on my own and became
determined to get enlightened.
now
as a volunTeer in San Jose temple, I have discovered and been discovering many joys of living under Swamiji. I do feel like I am moving towards becoming a leader in all areas of my life, being authentic in my relationships, and being of service to others so that they can discover their spiritual dimension as well. Although I long for attention from Swamiji, these words from him always ring in my head, “Do not chase me. If you do my work, I will chase you!” This gives me the courage and inspiration to work without expectations which has made me realize that the work
itself is a reward.
i recenTly saw a dream where Swamiji said, “I am Omkarapriyan.” Now I see Swamiji as myself and I am now realizing that after gurubhakti comes atmabhakti and after atmabhakti comes deeper levels of gurubhakti.
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Readings by
Nithyananda
Understand these few sacred secrets. Even these sacred secrets are from Akashic
Records. First, nothing, nothing can be destroyed.
Please understand, none of your actions, thoughts,
plans, emotions, words nothing can be destroyed.
Everything is an addition to the existence. Every
moment every one of our thoughts, words,
actions, everything just goes on get added to the
existence. 10,000 years ago what Rishis were
doing on the banks of Saraswati is still available
in the cosmic archives as if it is happening
now. Please understand 60,000 years ago
what human beings were doing in the Ganges
civilization is available as if it is happening now
with the 4D clarity, not just the 3D clarity but 4D
clarity. Nothing can be destroyed in the world.
Everything, everything is stored.
Akashic Records are the cosmic archives of everything happened, happening, will happen
And one more important sacred secret you need
to understand time is not three as you think, past
present, future. It is a small mind which cannot
see things as it is which needs to segregate,
segregate, segregate.
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Past, Present & Future are One!
For
example, if you keep a fruit
basket on the table
ordinarily if you look
in one moment, and you
know it is a fruit basket with
five different fruits are there,
but for a child it cannot grasp the
the whole thing immediately. He will
say first, oh banana, then mango,
pineapple, apple. It can understand
one by one by one. Same past,
present, future, in Sanskrit we call it
Kaala. Only an ignorant mind grasp,
perceives as past, present, future,
but in truth it is not three different
things.
An enlightened being sees Kaala as one, one entity,
one experience, one reality.
Continuously
wise men all over
the world again
and again in all religion
repeats this one truth: History
repeats itself. Understand, the
patterns are same. So it is not
even repeating. It is re-beating.
The whole life is certain rhythm
with certain beats. That rhythm
is continuously moving. Even the
word repeating is not right word.
Re-beating is right word. History is
constantly re-beating itself because
past is not independent of future
and future is not independent from
the past. There are just single unit.
Your innermost consciousness
can experience all three at a time.
Simply it can experience. Past,
present, future, all these three are
the very integral part of your inner
space.
When enlightened masters say, ‘Future is predetermined’,
they are saying the truth. When
Taken from the Akashic Readings by Kaalabhairava through Nithyananda on 23rd November, 2012 on the subject “Key to Your Future”
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enlightened masters say, ‘Future can be changed,
can be alerted’ they are saying the truth. Please
understand, when enlighten masters are saying
future cannot be altered it is predetermined, they
are saying the truth. When enlightened masters
say future can be altered , it is your freedom, they
are saying the truth. Both are true, both of them are
saying the truth. When Ramana Maharishi says,
“future is predetermined’, he is speaking the truth.
When Ramakrishna said, “future can be altered, it
is your freedom’ they are saying the truth. When
enlighten masters are saying “both are truth”, they
are saying the truth. When Ramana Maharishi is
says, “future is predetermined” he is saying the truth.
When Ramakrishna says, “the future can be altered”
he is saying the truth. When Nithyananda says,
“Both are truth” He is saying the truth. Just expand
the scope of your understanding, you will see the
truth in all three statements.
Your future has two layers. One, the
possibility of distortions and second is possibility of
falling back into the restful awareness. Possibility
of falling back into the restful awareness is
predetermined. That cannot be changed. The
possibility of getting diluted is changeable. You have
a freedom over it. That is why I tell you, celebrate
this message. The revelation happening to all of you
right now is a gift from Kaalabhairava, Maha Kaala,
which I received just today morning. Because such
a great truth, I cannot be keeping it, hiding inside of
my heart. I am not that violent person. The moment
that it is gifted to me, I open it and share it with
you all. I only received only just today’s morning.
Understand, celebrate! This is the greatest message
to the humanity. The possibility of realization is
predetermined. The possibility of beautiful moments
in your life getting clarity, restful awareness falling
back receiving the inspiration is predetermined
in your life. That cannot be changed. Only the
possibility of delusion is your freedom. Again,
celebrate because it is your freedom you can always
stop the delusion.
What a beautiful existence. Just make this
into your reality. Make this into reality. Future has
two possibility. The possibility of falling back into
the wisdom, enlightenment, restful awareness, that
is predetermined. That is extension of the past. That
is programmed. Only the possibility of delusion is
your freedom. I think Kaalabhairava has solved all
problems related to past, present and future and the
questions possible about past, present, future.
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Q & AQuestion: You have said in some discourses that one can learn to function on two to three hours of sleep a day. I need that in order to be
closer to you.
Master: Two to three hours of sleep happens as a by product of our psychological revolution. When the intensity happens in us, so much love for
doing something or to enjoy something happens
inside that suddenly sleep reduces. That’s all. If we
have something which is more interesting than
sleep, then naturally sleep will reduce. In most of our
lives, there is nothing more interesting than sleep. So
we decide to just lie down.
Question: Since our society is at least partly controlled by politicians, how do we, as spiritual beings, exist as part of our society? Can we be both political and spiritual beings?
Master: Yes! Understand that politicians may
not be spiritual beings but spiritual beings can
become, tolerate and engage in politics. That won’t
be a problem. Spirituality gives us such an open
understanding and vast inner space; we will be able
to accommodate even those things. That’s not a
problem. But this is an age old problem. All fighting
on this planet is between politicians and religious
people. That’s all.
If you are truly spiritual, even if you are a politician you won’t fight. In ancient times there
were a few spiritual kings. There were a few peaceful
kings who never fought, for example Akbar.
On the other hand, there were some people who were supposed to become politicians, but for one reason or another they became religious people. Still, because of their mindset
they always created conflict and war. This shows us
that if the spiritual essence is not imbibed whether
you are a religious leader or a politician, you will
create conflicts; however, if you imbibe the spiritual
essence, even if you are a politician you won’t
promote wars.
The first chief adviser of Akbar was named Maheshwara. In the course of time people started
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calling him Birbal. He was actually a
Brahmin from a nearby village, and his
name was Maheshwara. Even if you
see Akbar’s court records, his name
was mentioned as Maheshwara. He
received salary every month in that
name, and the court documents said
his name was Maheshwara. If you
read his stories you would understand
that he was a very intelligent and wise
adviser, although he was depicted as
a joker. If you read his history, it said
he was from a Brahmin family and his
name was Maheshwara. And such a
wise man was adviser to this peaceful
king.
Maybe because Akbar had such
intelligent advisers, he neither
converted nor killed people. His
period was a golden period. Both
Ashoka and Akbar created golden
periods. During Ashoka’s reign there
was a golden period because of the
Buddhist enlightenment, Buddhist
knowledge. I don’t know if Ashoka
himself was enlightened but he had
Buddhist masters guiding him. In the
same way with Akbar a golden period
passed because he had a Brahmin, a
very intelligent Brahmin, as his guide.
Question: Dear Swamiji please can
you explain about bio-memory.
What exactly is it?
Master: Please understand bio-
memory means the part of your
experience which becomes a
solid part of your muscles. Please
understand when you eat food, a part
of the food becomes blood, some of it
becomes bones, a certain part becomes
the bone marrow, and a certain part
becomes your thoughts.
In the same way, when you think
or experience something, certain
part of that experience becomes part of
your blood, certain part becomes your
bone marrow, certain part becomes
your bone, certain part becomes a
solid physical particle of your body.
The memory or the experience which
happens in you very strongly becomes
part of your very biology is bio memory.
Memory which becomes part of your
biology is bio memory. Sometimes you
can see when the depression or the
fear becomes too much you will see
the whole upper body what you think
as you becomes heavy and immobile,
uncomfortable; don’t know what to do.
Especially when you are getting into
some criminal activity or illegal activity,
you will see the whole body resist. If
you are getting into some activity which
should not be done, you will see that
fear. Bio memory means memory which
became part of the biology.
Q & A
49 abhyasah (practice)
given below are a few quesTions, which we call a hitch. What you have to do is, to think of a solution according to your understanding. Then read the answer given by the master. Read just one question at a time and check its answer. The beauty of this exercise is that the answers given here will act as gentle kicks given by a trained soccer player which will lead the ball directly into the goal post. Your honesty & authenticity is going to decide the level of the benefit. So enjoy!
hiTch 1: What is society?
hiTch 2: Why are others not listening to me?
hiTch 3: Tell us a way to come out of tension. hiTch 4: When will I become enlightened?
hiTch 5: Why is the divorce rate increasing?
answers from The masTer:
genTle kick 1: Society is the one which creates a greenhouse effect in your inner atmosphere. Society is a mere projection of your mind. The more clarity you have, the more insignificant society becomes.
genTle kick 2: They are a natural replica of you. You never listen to yourself.
genTle kick 3: Do your job to your best and relax.
genTle kick 4: When you drop this question.
genTle kick 5: People are neither ready to tolerate themselves nor others.
Gentle Kicks
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1. The Vedic festival of colours is also known as .............8. Extraordinary power of speech is known as ................ (Two words separated by hyphen)11. Another name of Lord Shiva’s son Subramanya, worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influence.12. The name of the process described by Paramhamsa Nithyananda, which involves doing completion in front of a mirror.
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2. These sticks are made up of aromatic biotic materials which release fragrant smoke when burned.3. Sanskrit name for conch shell. It was generally blown at the advent of war in ancient India.4. A famous town in Tamil Nadu where according to Ramayana, Lord Rama built a bridge across the sea to Lanka to rescue his consort Sita.5. An enlightened women who was wife and also spiritual counterpart of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. (Two words separated by hyphen)6. Name for the Vedic festival which literally means the great night of Shiva. It is celebrated on 13th night of Phalgun month according to the Vedic calendar7. An ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy which is written by Kautilya9. The meeting point of the three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad is known as ................10. Name of the 600 year old tree, present in Bidadi ashram. It is also the national tree of India.
answer key: 1. HOLI 2. INCENSE 3. SHANKHA 4. RAMESWARAM 5. SARADA-DEVI 6. SHIVARATRI 7. ARTHASHASTRA
8. VAK-SIDDHI 9. SANGAM 10. BANYAN 11. MURUGAN 12. SWAPOORNATWA
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