Around an year ago when i was living in Delhi, often used to travel from Noida to Aligarh, mostly in night. There are good AC buses available on the route and the journeys were comfortable, i was even able to catch some sleep during the journey due to comfortable buses.
One particular day as i could not find the usual AC bus so sat in an ordinary bus. As the night was of winter, the bus was almost empty with few passengers and i noticed a lone girl sitting in the last seats.
While i was waiting for the bus to depart, meanwhile a preferable AC bus arrived for my route and i was considering to make a move. Then a thought about safety of the lone girl flashed in my mind and i decided not to switch to the other bus.
i sat in the bus , observed like a father that she is safe. Neither she knows me perhaps she didn't even know that someone is looking after her like a father would do. I observed her from a safe distance and departed after her guardians had picked her from the Aligarh bus stop.
Yes we exist and there are millions like us.
Happy International Men day to all amazing men out there.
श्मिरथी , रामधारी सिंह दिनकर कृत एक अनुपम कविता है । बचपन से मुझे प्रिय है और ये कविता व्यक्ति को एक नए ही आयाम में पहुंचा देती है, वह आयाम जो कृष्णा तत्त्व से परिपूर्ण है ।
Recited the poem Rashmirathi in Murten Switzerland. May watch with subtitles on YouTube
Flute is one of the most ancient musical instruments of the world and has great spiritual significance. The shape of flute resembles that of spine and the seven holes represent seven spiritual chakras viz., Muladhara, Swadisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddha , Ajna and Sahasrara.
Its remarkable to note that most melodious sound comes through flute, which is hollow and empty and the only requirement is that holes should not be clogged. Similarly when our spiritual chakras are not clogged by unnecessary worries, fear, anger, jealousy, hatred, desires, attachment etc, our life becomes inexplicably beautiful. one can observe such a state manifested in young children and wise saints , of which their authentic smile stands as a testimony.
Even the greatest of the poets have remarked that their best works have come out, when the sense of i-ness had disappeared from them. The greatest of mathematicians , Ramanujan similarly discovered great mathematical truths in Trance, which surprise the world even today.
Yoga is a tool which aims at keeping the body and mind pure so that our being (body and mind) can express the music which God is always invariably playing. Therefore everyone without exception feels happy after purification of being which may have resulted from Yoga, desireless action(Karma Yoga) , wisdom (Jnana Yoga) or even surrender (Sharanagati yoga).
To seek to be an instrument of divine is therefore, one of the greatest prayers. Bhagwan Krishna is also called as leeladhar (director of Play), symbolising that he directs everything. When we are hollow and empty, we can't be but Instrument of divine.
India is an amazing country, its a land whose sustainable life practices which are ingrained in its culture, ensured that its civilization has continued despite facing numerous threats in past and present. Indians have had ideals like Buddha, Rama who have renounced even kingship for seeking deeper meanings of life. When the hankering in mind stops and it turns inwards, one realises the true value of our motherland. Seeking deeper meaning of life people visit saints and seek eternal meaning in this relative world.
I too had the good fortune of learning from a selfless master in Himalayas and attempted to learn the secrets of Yoga vashistha. There is no knowledge greater than Yoga Vashistha because it swallows the very mind which evaluates and judges knowledge as higher or lower. Some knowledge of Upanishads , Bhagavad Gita might be prerequisite to be able to understand and appreciate Yoga Vashistha. While I was in Himalayas I recorded the video lectures of regular Yoga Vashistha classes of Swami Premanand Saraswati for the benefit of spiritual seekers who are born or even yet to be born
I understand that for a seeker Yoga vashistha can be baffling therefore have created a small summary which seeks to introduce the subject.
Yoga vashistha says that individuality does not exists and presence of an independent identity apart from paramatmaa is an illusion. Lets discuss finer details of it.
You mean I dont exist ?
You exist, but your existence is not separate from the things you see. You see variety in nature but it exists only at surface level. All objects have one soul and are not different from Paramatman. So you exist as paramatman will be more appropriate thing to say.
So why do i feel pain, when i get hurt. Paramatman should feel pain.
