Tuesday, August 4, 2009


सुख एक उत्तेजना है

हम खाते -पीते हैं , जागते -सोते हैं और साँस लेते हैं . हमारी अपनी पाँचों कर्नेनिद्रियाँ अपने -अपने ढ़ंग से काम करती हैं . जब तक इन सभी में तालमेल बना रहता है , हमें सुख की अनुभूति होती रहती है । जैसे ही इन में कोई बाधा आई , वैसे ही हम दुःख का अनुभव करते हैं । आँखें चली गयी तो पूरी दुनिया में हमारे लिए अँधेरा छागया । बहरा होते ही हम दुनिया से कट जाते हैं और यदि स्पर्श की संवेदना ही गायब हो जाए तो फ़िर जीना कोई जीना नही रह जाता । जब तक ये कर्मेन्द्रियाँ ठीक से काम करती हैं , तब तक हमें इनकी कीमत पता नही चलती । लेकिन जैसे ही इनमे से कोई अशक्त होती है , हमें इनकी कीमत का ज्ञान हो जाता है ।

तो क्या इसके आधार पर हम यह मान कर कोई गलती नही करेंगे की हमारे सुख का आधार मुख्यतः हमारे करमेंद्रियाँ ही हैं ? यदि हमें भौतिक जगत का ज्ञान इन्हीं के जरिये हो रहा है तो स्वाभाविक है की ये ही हमारे सुख का आधार हैं । लेकिन यहाँ गौर करने की बात यह है की केवल भौतिक सुख ही सबसे बड़ा सच है या एक मात्र सच है ?
हम भी सोचते हैं की रुपया होने से सुख होगा , परन्तु जिनके पास बहुत रुपया है उनसे जा कर पूछिए की क्या वे सुखी हैं ? बात्ता शू कोम्पनी के मालिक अपने समय के दूसरे धनी व्यक्ति थे । जब वे पेरिस में थे तो उनहोंने अपनी हवेली की चोधावीं मंजिल से कूदकर आत्महत्या कर ली थी । क्या कोई सुख में आत्महत्या करता है ?

जब सहन करने का सामर्थ्य नही होता तभी आदमी आत्महत्या करता है । हेनरी फोर्ड का एक ही बेटा था । जब वह तीन साल का हुआ , तो उसे एक भयंकर बीमारी ने जकड लिया , जो उसे मृत्यु के मुँह में ले जाने का बहाना बना । क्या पिता के अरबों रुपये उसके काम आए ? वह धनि पिता अपने धन के बल पर अपने पुत्र को नही रोक सका , ‘यद्दपि वह विश्व का प्रथम धनी व्यक्ती था । कोई सोचता है की सुंदर स्त्री होने से सुख होगा , सुंदर पति होने से सुख होगा , लड़का होने से सुख होगा , ऐसा करते करते हाथ से जीवन चला जाता है । लेकिन सुख नही मिलता । क्या कभी हमने ये सोचा है की हमारे दुखों का मूल कारण क्या है ?

ज्यादातर मामलों में ऐसा ही है । लेकिन मैंने पाया की दूसरों को ऐसा लगता है स्वयं को नही । और हम स्वयं ही दूसरों के बारे ठीक वेसा ही सोचते हैं , जैसा की दूसरे हमारे बारे में सोचते हैं । भौतिक सुविधावों से संपन्न व्यक्ति हमें हमेशा सुखी दिखाए पड़ता है । सच्चाई का पता तब चलता है , जब हम स्वयं को भौतिक रूप से संपन बना लेते हैं । लेकिन जब तक पता चलता है ,तब तक काफी देर हो जाती है । सब कुछ छोड़ कर कमंडल लेकर हरिद्वार -ऋषिकेश चले जाना इसका हल नही है । यह तो एक प्रकार से किसी चर्म क्रिया की चरम प्रतिक्रिया हुयी । कहाँ तो इतना कुछ और कहाँ कुछ भी नहीं । हरिद्वार -ऋषिकेश भी उन्हें सुख शान्ति नही दे सकता , क्यों की जो दे सकता था , उसे तो वे छोड़ आए हैं ।

बात बहुत साफ़ है की सच की खोज एक प्रकार से उत्तेजना की खोज है । सुख अपने आप में एक उत्तेजना है । कोई उत्तेजना शराब के प्याले में पाटा है तो कोई अपने आप को पूरी तरह कामों में डूबा देने से । कोई यह उत्तेजना लूटने में पाटा है , तो कोई ये उत्तेजना अपने आप को लुटा देने में । चूँकि उत्तेजना हमारे शरीर और मस्तिष्क की एक अस्वभाविक स्थिति है । इसलिए वह लम्बे समय तक नही रह सकती है । समुन्दर में रोज़ ज्वार -भाते । कभी कभी आते हैं । यह समुन्दर की उत्तेजना है । सोडे की बोतल खोलते ही तेज़ी से झाग तो निकालता है , लेकिन निकलता नही रहता । सुख भी ठीक इसी तरह हमेशा मौजूद नही रहता । तो क्या फ़िर स्थायीसुख जैसी कोई बात नही रहती ? तो क्या आदमी लंबे समय तक सुख के साथ अपना रिश्ता नही निभा सकता ? निभा सकता है । लेकिन भौतिकता के साथ नही । निभा सकता है , लेकिन उत्तेजना के साथ नही ।

यदि हम सच को एक अनुभूति मान लें तो उसके साथ लम्बी और अंत हीन यात्रा की जा सकती है । और सच तो सही है की सुख मूलतः अनुभूति ही है । हम बाहरी चीजों को देखते हैं । उनका उपयोग करते हैं । उस समय हमें जो सुख मिलता है । वह एक प्रकार की उत्तेजना होती है । बाद में हम दूसरी चीजों के उपभोग में लग जाते हैं । ये चीजें फ़िर से उत्तेजना पैदा करती हैं । लंबे समय तक यही क्रम चलता रहता है । लेकिन एक समय ऐसा आता है , जब नयी चीजों के लिए गुन्जयीस नही रह जाती । तो अब क्या करेंगे ? अब कुछ करने की जरुरत नही है अब वह समय आ गया है , जब हमे अनुभूति का आनन्द लेना है । हमने अब तक जो कुछ भी किया है , उनके छोटे छोटे टुकडों को अपनी याददास्त के खजाने से निकलने लगिए । याद कीजिये । कल्पना कीजिये उन सुखों की और मानसिक स्तर पर जीना शुरू कर दीजिये उन पलों को । आप देखेंगे की किस प्रकार ये अनुभूतियाँ आपके सफर में आप की साथी होंगी .

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.
If not now, when?

First, I was dying to finish my school and start College.
And then I was dying to finish my college and start working.
Then I was dying to marry and have children.
And then I was dying for my children, to grow old enough, so I could go back to work.
But then I was dying to retire.
And now I am dying……….
And suddenly I realized,
I FORGOT TO LIVE
Please don't let this happen to you. Appreciate your current situation and enjoy each day.

And also rightly said that

To make money we loose our health,
and to restore our health we loose our money………..
we live as if we are never going to die,
and we die as if we never lived.

Our life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to ourself and decide to be happy anyway.

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, and a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life".

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
So, treasure every moment that we have। And treasure it more because we shared it with someone special, special enough to spend our time and remember that time waits for no one

So stop waiting until we finish school, until we go back to school, until we lose some money, until you gain some money, until we have kids, until our kids leave the house, until we start work, until we retire, until we get a girlfriend, until we get married, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until we get a new car or home, until home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until we are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until we've had a drink, until we die, until we are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.


Happiness is a journey, not a destination। Work like we don't need money, Love like we've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching.

Saturday, August 1, 2009









Human Physiology


The description is a beautifully related the Human physiology with the Veda by Dr. Tony Nadar in his book.

The Cell:- The basic unit of Human physiology – From the Unified field emerge quantum waves, which are the basis of what is seen in classical Physics as elementary particles. Elementary particles assemble to form atoms. Atoms groups together to form molecules. The most complex molecules are organic molecules. These organic molecules assemble to form the most complex organic molecule known as DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid Carrying genetic information in chromosomes). The basic structure of DNA reflects/ contains the structure of the information necessary to build and maintain the function of the basic unit of the physiology- The cell. The cell is made of a collection of organic and inorganic molecules, which are assembled in a very precise and orderly manner. This precise and orderly structure of every cell and its components gives it the possibility of fulfilling specific function and allows it to maintain and reproduce itself.

The DNA is densely packed in the center of the cell. Various long segments of DNA wind around each other to form chromosomes. Chromosomes are paired, with half of the chromosomes of each cell coming from the father and half from the mother. The chromosomes of each cell are contained in a spherical structure in the cell center called the cell nucleus.


The bodies of different types of cells have different shapes. Most cells, however have a rather spiracle or ellipsoid shape, as shown above. Complex tubules and membranes hold the structure of the cell together, and these are called the cell skeleton or cytoskeleton. The outer wall of the cell is called the cell membrane.

On the cell membrane there are pores and different types of ‘gate ways’. Some of these ‘gateways’ are selective and allow only certain types of molecules to pass through, or they respond in special and elaborate “attachments” to the cell membrane are called receptors. Receptors respond and interact via transmitters with the cell environment and the cell nucleus. They keep the DNA informed!

Within the cell body are organelles that perform various functions that maintain the cell and create energy through the specialized process of transformation and metabolism.

The cell nucleus acts like a silent catalyst, a silent witness which, togetherness with the cell receptors, the nervous system and epidermis with its receptors (formed by the ectoderm tissue) correspond to the cell nucleus and the cell receptors. The internal organ of the body (formed by the endodermal tissue) corresponds to the cell nucleus organelles.

Embryological Development- from 1 to many- The steps that lead to the formation of a complete living organism such as a human being starts from union of 2 special cells, each containing half of the normal number of chromosomes. This process is called fertilization.

One cell is rather stationary and ‘Silent’. The second cell has a tail that vibrates, allowing it to migrate with high energy and speed towards the first cell. It is therefore dynamic.


This is how the process of fertilization can be seen as the coming together of silence and dynamism. Dynamism collapsing on to silence in the first event, which leads to the many sequential steps necessary for the formation of an organism.

At the same time, the newly formed cell, with its newly assembled pairs & chromosomes, starts a very dynamic process of multiplication. The 2 primordial cells, whose chromosome was silent suddenly, become very dynamic when they unite. This is dynamism starting from silence. Silence leading to dynamism.

Since everything in creation, everything in the Universe is always changing, always dynamic. The “moments” of experience are in fact point of dynamism. They have no dynamism. They are infinitely silent. The term ‘Point’ is used in a mathematical sense. A point in mathematics has no dimensions. Even though we say, for example, that a line is made out of points. There is an infinite number, of points in any line! A point is the smallest possible value. When an expression such as ‘The point of dynamism” is used means Zero dynamism. I.e. total silence. The point of silence will refer to zero silence. i.e. infinite dynamism.

The First Cell- 3-in-1- As earlier described every cell contains 3 distinct aspects

1. The Nucleus
2. The cell body and its organelles and
3. The cell membranes and cell Skeleton.

Their togetherness in one structure, which we call the cell. We therefore already have the reality of 3-in-1 in the very first cell, as well as within each cell of any living organism.

The Zygote migrates and divides- from 1 to 8. The technical term for the first cell, which results from the union of two primordial cells described above, is a Zygote. The Zygote divides into 2 cells, each of which in turn divides into 2 cells, etc. in this way within 3 steps there is progress on from 1 cell to 2, to 4, to 8.


After development of the first 8 cells from the Zygote, after which the Zygote enters the uterus, where it is implanted. The timing is also significant. In term of three steps: The 8 cells stage is reached the third day after fertilization. (It takes 3 rotations of the earth around its axis, with three sunrises and 3 sunsets, to reach that stage here again we see the value of 3 steps).

The Morula- from 8 to 24

Every part of the newly formed cells contains, as mentioned earlier, 3 distinct aspect. Elaboration of the 8 cells into their detail3d basic components gives, therefore 8 x 3 =24 aspects.

After the 8 cell stage, the individual cells of the zygote do not divide exactly in synchrony at the same rate. This is why following the 8-cell satage we observe stage of development called the morulla, with 12 to 16 cells. (The Morula is a solid ball of cells resembling the fruit of a mulberry tree.)

Implantation- from 8 to 64 to 192

In the overall division process, starting from 8, 3 steps of division take us to 16, to32, and to 64. Each of these 64 cells contains the same 3 values of cell skelton ans membrane, cells body and organelles, and cell nucleus. We therefore have 64 x 3 = 192.

It is interesting to note that 6 days after fertilization, the floating, fertilized, and dividing cells become attached to the cell wall of the Uterus (the womb). This called implantation. In other words, after the initial 3 days it takes 3 more steps (3 rotations, of the earth around its axis) to reach that crucial stage of implantation.

In 3 steps, therefore, the fertilized egg reached the womb cavity; in 3 further steps it becomes attached to the wall of the womb. These are significant stages in development. They accompany stages of cell division that are also significant in the manner in which Unity develops into diversity.

In Vedic literature 3 steps are very significant.


उपनिषद पढ़ने से लगता है की यह तीन की संख्या का जादू है । हर चीज को तीन में बाँट कर या तीन गुना करके देखने की प्रवृति भारतीय मानस को इस तरह ग्रसे रही है की इसके चलते वे देवताओं को भी तीन से तेंतीस और फ़िर तीन सौ तेतीस और फ़िर तेतीस करोड़ करते हुए पल तक नही झपकाते ।

यह दुनिया बड़ी जटिल है और एक एक संख्या को ले कर चलें तो हर संख्या के जादुई असर का सवाल आयेगा । पर केवल इसी आधार पर किसी कथन पर विचार ही न करना उससे भी अधिक खतरनाख जादू के असर में रहने का प्रमाण है । इस तीसरे को खारिज करने की कोशिस तो अपने बुजुर्ग भी द्वयं वा इंद न त्रित्य्यामास्ती कह कर करते हैं । पर उन्हें भी अक्सर इस तीसरे को स्वीकार करना पडा है , और संभवत यह तीसरा दो की अपेक्षा अधिक बेहतर भी हो ।

देवों और असुरों के बीच मनुष्यों की तरह ।
सुगंध और दुर्गाद्न्ता के बीच गंध्हीनता की तरह ।

सत्य और झूट को प्रकट करने वाली भाषा से अलग लालित्य को प्रकट करने वाली भाषा की तरह । इस तीसरे की सिद्धि के लिए अधिक साधना की आवश्यकता होती है शायद ।

आरम्भ में अकेला सत ही था । उसके अलावा कोई दूसरा नही था और उसका होना भी न होने जैसा ही था , इसलिए कुछ लोग कहते हैं की आरम्भ में एकमात्र असत ही था और उस असत से ही सत की उत्पति हुयी । वेद्द में एक पूरा सूक्त है जिस में इस सृष्टि के अविभार्व की बात की गयी है । परन्तु क्या अस्त से सैट की उत्पप्ति हो सकती है ? इसलिए यह समझो की वह जो आरम्भ में एक और अद्वितीय था वह सत ही था , क्यों की सत से ही सत की उत्पति हो सकती है ।

“फ़िर उसने विचार किया , मैं बहु हो जाऊं , बहु रूप हो जाऊं ” यह विचार आने पर उसने अपने भीतर से ही तेज़ उत्पन किया । वही विचार तेज़ के मन में आया की वह अनेक हो जाए और अनेक रूपों में व्यक्त हो । इस विचार आने पर उसने जल को उत्पन्न किया । सुनने में यह कुछ उल्टी बात लगेगी पर यदि तुम ध्यान दो तो ताप होने पर शरीर से पसीना आने लगता है । तेज़ से जल की उत्पत्ति भी इसी तरह हुए । जल के मन में भी वाही विचार आया की वह अनेक हो और अनेक रूपों में व्यक्त हो सो उसने अन्न की रचना की । यही कारण है की जल की वर्षा से ही अन्न उत्पन्न होता है ।
क्यों की अन्न की उत्पत्ति हो जाने पर आन्नद या अन्न खाने वाले न पैदा हो जाएँ , यह सम्भव ही नही है । यही है प्राणियों की सृष्टी । प्राणियों ke जन्म के तीन बीज होते हैं और इनके तीन भेद , अनदज़ , जीवाज़ और उद्भाज़ हैं । तो उस सत ने विचार किया वह इन तीनो में प्रवेश करके नाम और रूप को व्यक्त करें । इसलिए उसने तेज़ , जल और अन्न में से एक एक को त्रिवृत किया । इसलिए अग्नि का जो रोहित या लाल रूप है - वह तेज़ रूप है , जो शुक्ल रूप है - वह जल रूप है और जो कृष्ण रूप है -वह अन्न रूप है । इस तरह रूपों में व्यक्त होने के बाद अग्नि का अग्नित्वा या उसकी दहकता उससे निकल गयी । ये अग्नी के विकार मात्र कहने को है । सच ये है की ये केवल तीन रूप हैं ।

ठीक यही बात आतित्य पर , चंद्रमा पर और विद्युत पर लागू होती है । उसके भी लाल श्वेत और कृष्ण वर्ण क्रमशः तेज़ , जल और अन्न के ही रूप हैं । इस त्रिवृतात्वा को जान लेने के बाद ही हमारे पूर्ववर्ती महाग्रिह्स्थों और महाश्रोत्रियों ने कहा था की हमारे कुल में कोई बात अश्रुत और अज्ञात नही है ।

परमेश्वर की स्वरूपभूता अर्थात जगत की उत्पत्ति , स्थिति और लाया की हेतुभूता ब्रह्मा , विष्णु , और शिवरूपा शक्ति । कैसी शक्ति ? सत्व , राजस और तामस से युक्त । सतवादी , गुन रूप उपाधि के कारण ही वह
सत्व से विष्णु ,
राजस से ब्रह्मा और
तामस से महादेव कहा जाता है ।

ये सब स्वतः निरुपाधिक ब्रह्म से तो उपलब्ध हो ही नही सकते । पर ब्रह्म ही सृष्टि आदि कार्यों को करते हैं , इसलिए अवस्था भेद के आधार पर इनमे शक्ती भेद का व्यवहार होता है , तात्विक भेद के कारण नही । अर्थात पारब्रह्म पहले तो इश्वर स्वरुप मयामयारूप से स्थित होता है । फ़िर वह मूर्तरूप हो कर तीन प्रकार का हो जाता है । उस त्रिविध रूप में वह जगत की उत्पत्ति , स्थिति , संहार नियमादी कार्या करता है ।

यही है “अध्यात्मिक शरीर विज्ञानं ”


ये तीनो देवता – जल , तेज़ , और अन्न पुरूष को प्राप्त हो कर त्रिवृत – त्रिवृत हो जाते हैं
जो भोजन हम करते हैं वह तीन प्रकार का हो जाता है ।

उसका स्थूल भाग मल हो जाता है ।
मध्य भाग मांस और चर्बी बन जाता है ।
जो सूक्षम भाग है वो मन बन जाता है .

कहावत है की जैसा खाओ अन्न वैसा हो मन ।

पिया हुआ जल तीन प्रकार का हो जाता है ।

इसका स्थूल भाग मूत्र (Urine)
मध्य भाग रक्त (Blood) और
सुकश्म भाग प्राण (Life) हो जाता है ।
खाया हुआ घृत (घी / Butter Oil) आदि तीन प्रकार का हो जाता है .

इसका स्थूल भाग हड्डी (Bone) हो जाता है ।
मध्य भाग मज्जा बन जाता है । और
सूक्षम भाग (Sound/ Aaawaz) हो जाता है ।

इसलिए मन अन्नमय है , प्राण जलमय है , और वाणी तेजोमय है .

जैसे माथे है दही सूक्ष्म भाग नवनीत बन कर ऊपर आ जाता है और वही मन बनता है । इसी प्रकार पिए हुए जल का शुक्षम भाग ऊपर आकर प्राण बन जाता है । जल को इसी लिये तो प्राण और बादल को इसी लिए प्रजनाया कहते हैं । और भक्षण किए हुए तेज़ या घृत का सूक्षम भाग ऊपर आ kar वाणी का रूप लेता है । इसी के बल पर ऋषि -मुनि शाप दे कर किसी को भष्म तक कर डालते हैं ।


The Mind is the internal Organ, and "Mind is surely made of food, vital force is made of water, and speech is made of fire"- "Of curd when it is churned, that which is its subtle part rises upward. That becomes clarified butter. In this very way, of food when it is eaten, those which is the subtle part, that rises upward, and that becomes mind"

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Conduct

Human Conduct has direct relationship with the food that is consumed. A person should be extremely cautious and should not lunch or dine with everyone. He should refrain from eating with men who have dubious distinction about their status or prosperity. He should not consume food at odd hours or stuff his stomach when it is already full. There should also be restriction on the quality of the items taken. An episode recalls how a gentleman offers his lunch with a friend unwittingly carried away a silver tumbler. Later he came to regret about this incident and tendered his apology. The host enquired his wife whether there was anything wrong with the food served. She then recalled that the rice was borrowed from a neighbor who had been in the habit of pilfering stocks from carrier vehicles.

A great social reformer and philosopher Ram Theertha राम तीर्थ has narrated this to impress on the public that there should be control over dietary habits. The success the Saintly man with was due to contentment and making himself ever happy. The cheer that a person radiates or his sullen outlook depends on his attitude towards worldly activities. Born amidst chill penury, he rose to the position of a professor, a dream that he had cherished. He preached and practiced the rules of virtue. He spread the message of God through popular tales and parables. No one should get upset by problems.

Rama Theeratha राम तीर्थ , who renounced everything of a young age, has referred to the tendency to get deeply dejected. He has compared the general behaviour of a human being to that of a dog pushed into a chamber on whose walls were fixed innumerable mirrors. Seeing the reflection of its own, it started barking endlessly, and ultimately collapsed. Similarly man gets agitated over imaginary problems and gets lost. He is always selfish and his actions can be likened to the monkey that carried its three off springs across a swollen river but when its own existence was threatened discarded the young ones.

One of the bitterest results of India’s unconsciousness of her spiritual unity is communalism and all ideologies which separate man from man, and religion from religion are born of ignorance of the spiritual unity and solidarity of humankind.

Communalism, which has entered into the depth of the body politics and is eating into its vitals, is a mere symptom of India’s National disease. All aberrations and their expressions will be eliminated from her national body, only when her life-force, which is spirituality, is awakened and brought to bear an all aspect of her life. By proper education and by a new order established in culture, society, and economic life on her own national basis. The first thing necessary therefore is to awaken the consciousness of India’s own distinctive life-force, which is spiritual oneness, other wise called religion.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009


Discipline

There is nothing strange about a person who had occupied a high position in life, earned enough and to spare and lived in comfort to turn to religious exercise at the time of his retirement or declining years, showing humility, curtsey and generosity towards all. While young and enjoying power and self, his attitude might have been entirely different. He might have behaved rudely; displayed arrogance in his conversations and would have even been offensive in his dealings. On the other hand if a wealthy young man remains soft spoken, in humble religious minded reverses elders and worship the wise, he should be considered rare among humanity. As only during the early years will a person be tempted to defy even established traditions, discipline should be inculcated at the earliest stage of one’s life.

Problems in life arise mainly due to lack of discipline. Our words should be measured. Our food habits clean and our senses kept under control. Some people question the statement of saints and the wise that life, which is the precious gift of God, ought to be utilized only to realize God. Their argument, based on the Hinduism is that life should be enjoyed to the brim and one should not close his eyes to worldly activities. These people do not realize that the pleasure they dream of are but purely fleeting in nature leading to misery. Their mind will be filled with filthy and base thoughts. But one who is ever vigilant, keeping the mind pure and impervious to evil thoughts can experience real happiness.

The penance that scriptures speak of is only intended to achiever discipline of the mind and the body. Virtuous men with properly attuned mind will experience Bliss with in. Mere offering of flowers and display of extravagance during worship or ostentaniousness in prayers are not the indices of sincere devotion. For one who checks his senses and mind there is no need for “ Mantras and Tantras” .

The mind is a largely uncharted world a system of unimaginable complexity and extraordinary powers. Despite the Neurologists and the Psychologists, it remains as much of a mystery today as ever. The Scientist themselves confess to be groping in the dark in this field of human knowledge.

But the way to Gyan ज्ञान is really simple. A child doesn’t know his mother, he just loves her completely. Fall in love with all Shrishti सृष्टि , Gyan ज्ञान will come itself.”

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

CHARACTER-

A human being’s character is priceless. If the moral base is weakened, the future will be shaky. But no man can be perfect. There will be flaws in his conduct and lapses in his acts.But should it mean that people with certain drawbacks be totally avoided? Can anyone boast or claim that he is a paragon of virtue or that he is blemishless?

If mistakes alone are to be identified in a person, no one can become a friend at all. Hence it is necessary to overlook the faults in another man and assess him only from the point of view of his good traits. We should ignore his failings. (बुरा जो देखन मैं चला बुरा न मिलिया कोई , जो दिल खोजा अपना मुझ से बुरा न कोई )

1. Usually husk comes mixed with paddy but on that score, the paddy is not rejected. It is used ater the chaff is taken away.
2. The rose plant has thorns but the flowers is plucked is avoiding them.
3. The river during its freshes, carries a lot of froth but the water is used for domestic purpose after clearing the foam and filtering it.

Like wise the dark spots in man should be just over looked and only the good entertained। These were the comforting words of Lord Rama भगवान् राम when Lakshmana लक्ष्मण wondered why Sugriva सुग्रीव should be encouraged, particularly when he was not dependable. Lakshamana’s लक्ष्मण doubt about the genuineness of Sugriva’s सुग्रीव friendship. The fact that he had spoken ill of his brither left him with a feeling that Sugriva सुग्रीव might turn unreliable. Sri Ram श्री राम a said the attitude displayed by Sugriva सुग्रीव and Bharata भरत would reveal to the world how people held their brother in esteem. Bharata भरत was a symbol of devotion and loyality whereas Sugriva सुग्रीव took the opportunity to have his honour vindicated thriugh Sri Rama श्री राम .

Knowledge - ज्ञान - सम्पूर्ण ज्ञान को दो भागों में बँटा जाता है । अध्यात्मिक ज्ञान शास्त्र और सांसारिक ज्ञान शास्त्र । अध्यात्मिक ज्ञान शास्त्र का सम्बन्ध अपरिवर्तनशील वस्तुओं के विज्ञान से सम्बंधित है . अध्यात्मिक ज्ञान शास्त्र और सांसारिक ज्ञान शास्त्र , इन दोनों को स्पष्ट करने के लिए इसाई धर्म में इन के लिए क्रमशः ‘पिता ’ और ‘पुत्र ’ सब्दों का प्रयोग किया गया है ।

यह केवल एक पौराणिक तथ्य नही है , बल्कि आप भी हर क्षण यह अनुभव कर सकते हैं की शुद्धता से केवल शुद्धता ही उत्प्पन होती है . केवल इसी लिए एक कुंवारी माँ से पैदा हुए ईसा मसीहा की पवित्रता के बारे में किसी तरह के विचार -विमर्श की आवश्यकता समझे बिना उन्हें ‘इश्वर का पुत्र कहा गया है ।

अपनी अंतरात्मा अथवा आत्मिक शुद्धता (कौमार्या ) को जानने के लिए यह संकल्प आवश्यक है । पूर्ण रूप से शुद्ध वाही है जो मानव स्पर्श से अछूता है . इसलिए सांसारिक व्यक्ति से उत्प्पन कोई भी सांसारिक विचार इस शुद्धता (कौमार्य ) को छू भी नही सकता है ।

कोई भी राजनैतिक , आर्थिक या वैज्ञानिक विचारधारा उसकी शुद्धता (कौमार्य ) को दूषित नही कर सकती । ब्रह्माण्ड की मूल धारणा मानव निर्मित है , यहाँ तक की ब्रह्माण्ड के निर्माणकर्ता का निर्माण भी मानव ने किया है ।

यदि ब्रह्माण्ड और इश्वर का अस्तित्वा है तो वह शुद्ध (कौमार्य ) मानवीय चेतना का ही अंश है । उसके एक बार पवित्र व शुद्ध (कौमार्य ) अवस्था में पहुँचने के बाद उससे उत्पन्न होने वाला सभी कुछ पवित्र व शुद्ध है । कुंवारी मेरी के गर्भ से ईसा मशीहा का जन्म इस तथ्या का साक्षी है ।

मेरे अपने विचार से इस कलियुग में कबीर और ईशा मशीहा ही भगवान् का अवतार हुए हैं । उन्होंने मानव शरीर से जन्म नही लिया केवल अवतारित ही हुए , एक ही तरह दोनों ही शिशु के रूप में नदी में मिले । संसार को छोड़ते हुए भी उनका शरीर नही मिला । ईशा मशीहा को गुफा में पत्थर से धक् दिया गया , जब अगले दिन खोला तो वहा कुछ न था . उसी तरह कबीर के शरीर को दो हिस्सों में बटने की हुयी , आधा मुसलमान को दफनाने के लिए और आधा हिन्दुओं को जलाने के लिए । तो केवल उनको शरीर के बजाय केवल फूल ही मिले ,। जो दोनों ने आपस में आधे आधे बाँट लिए ।

मस्तिष्क में केवल वर्गीकरण , विभाजन और चुनाव तथा विभेदन की क्षमता है । मस्तिष्क केवल उपलब्ध दो विकल्पों में से एक को चुन सकता है / आई क्यू को मस्तिष्क की योग्यता नापने का पैमाना समझा जाता है ।

पवित्र पाण्डुलिपि , इन दोनों के बीच मद्यास्ता करने वाली चेतना का मानवीकरण है । सांसारिक ज्ञान शास्त्र ठोस , द्रव / पानी , गैस / हवा , आकाश / अन्तरिक्ष और अग्नी / उष्मा इन्ही पाँच तत्वों के योग se बना है । ये पाँचों तत्वा एक दूसरे पर ही आश्रित हैं और एक दूसरे से ही बने हुए हैं । ठोस होने के लिए किसी वास्तु का पहले द्रव अवस्था में होना आवश्यक है , ठीक इसी तरह द्रव्य अवस्था में होने के लिए उष्मा अति आवश्यक है ।

आदिकाल से पृथ्वी सूर्य के चारों ओर इस तरह से परिकर्मा कर रही है की शुन्य से 100 डिग्री तापमान के मध्या जल द्रव अवस्था में ही बना रहता है । ब्रह्माण्ड में तापमान नकारात्मक से अनन्तं घनात्मक होता है । उष्मा उत्पन्न करने के लिए किसी ज्वलन गैस का होना अनियार्या है । ये सभी क्रियाये अन्तरिक्ष में घटती है , इसलिए अन्तरिक्ष मूल तत्वा है । अन्तरिक्ष में डराया द्वारा घेरी गयी जगह अन्तरिक्ष के विशाल आकार की तुलना में नागन्या है । सांसारिक ज्ञान शास्त्र की सभी लीलाएं अन्तरिक्ष में ही घटती है ।

विज्ञान स्वयं को ब्रह्माण्ड में द्रव्य द्वारा घेरे गए नगण्य स्थान तक ही सिमित किए हुए है । इसलिए यह कहा गया है की विज्ञान एक अपूर्ण दर्शन है , जब की दर्शन एक पूर्ण विज्ञान है । अध्यात्मिक ज्ञान शास्त्र मानते है की हम शुद्ध आत्मा है और मानव कैसे बनें यह सीखने के लिए प्रयत्न कर रहे हैं । जन्म के समय हम पूर्ण रूप से होते हैं - शुद्ध चेतन । शुद्ध रूप से चेतन होने में कोई कठिनाई नही है , बल्कि कठिनाई मानव होने में है । हम अपनी अंतरात्मा से पूरी तरह विमुख हो गए है । हमारे प्रयासों का उद्देश्य केवल मानव निर्मित क्रियाओं में पारंगत होना है । व्यशार से सम्मान्य नियम हों या विधानिक नियम , बात घर चलाने की व्यवस्था की हो या मानवीय प्रेम की , हम केवल मानव निर्मित क्रियाओं और भावनाओं के इर्द गिर्द ही चक्कर काटते रहते हैं । हमारी यही पर्वृति हमे संसार के मायावी चक्र में फंसाए रखती है ।

आध्यात्मिक शास्त्र अपरिवर्तनशील है , अवुभाज्य और शुद्ध चेतना का विज्ञान है । शुद्ध चेतना का विज्ञान हमें यह अनुभव कराता है की सम्पूर्ण ब्रह्माण्ड सिवाय चेतना के कुछ भी नही है । सब कुछ मैं ही हूँ . मैं ही सम्पूर्ण ब्रह्माण्ड हूँ , ब्रह्माण्ड की सभी क्रियायें मेरे दायित्वा में हैं । मस्तिष्क में इतनी क्षमता नही है की वह अध्यात्मिक ज्ञान शास्त्र के सम्पूर्ण सत्व को ग्राहम कर सके ।

आपकी आई क्यू जितनी अधिक है आप उतने ही अधिक बुद्धिमान हो जाते हैं । जब की शुद्ध चेतना अपने आप में सम्पूर्ण और अविभाज्य है जिसे मस्तिष्क हज़ार जन्मों में भी पूरी तरह ग्रहण नही कर सकता ।

Sunday, July 26, 2009



ANGER

How It Arises


Anger arises in him who thinks of his enemy। Even if you have forgotten the feeling of annoyance, it lurks in the mind in a dormant form। The effect is there for some time. If you renew a number of times the same kind of thought of jealousy, envy or hatred about the same person, the effect lasts longer. Repetition of angry feeling intensifies hatred. Mere ill-feeling develops into intense malice by repetition of anger.


On days when you have many troubles, vexations, worries from the morning to evening, a trifling causes much irritation in the mind। The balance of mind is upset by a paltry affair. A single harsh word throws you out of the balance, whereas when you are peaceful throughout the day, even a strong abuse and severe censure do not produce any effect whatsoever.


Anger resides in the Linga Sarira लिंग शरीर or astral body। But, it percolates into the physical body just as water percolates through the pores into the outer surface of an earthen pot.


ILL-Effects


Just as heat melts lead, just as heat and borax melt gold, even so, Kama काम and Krodha क्रोध , the heating factors of the mind, melt it. When you are angry, the mind becomes disturbed. Similarly, when the mind is disturbed, the body also becomes disturbed. The whole nervous system is agitated. You become enervated.


Anger spoils the brain, nervous system and blood. When a wave of anger arises in the mind, Prana प्राण begins to vibrate rapidly। You are agitated and excited. Blood becomes hot. Many poisonous ingredients are formed in the blood. When the blood is agitated, the semen also is affected.


Once a child sucked the breast of his mother when she was in a fit of violent fury or rage and died immediately on account of poisoning by virulent chemical products that were thrown into the blood of the mother when she was in great excitement. Many such cases have been recorded. Such are the disastrous effects of anger. Even three minutes of violent hot temper may produce such deleterious effects in the nervous system that it will take weeks or months for the repair of injury.
A man who is a slave to anger, may have washed himself well, anointed himself well, dressed his hair and put on white garments; yet he is ugly, being overcome by anger। There are symptoms on the face to indicate the presence of anger in the mind. If you get anger, you will lose the battle of life. If you have an easily irritable mind, you will not be able to do your daily duties and business in an efficient manner.


How To Control


There are three ways of destroying the anger and lust Vrittis वृति :

(1) You can drive them through will-force. This is, no doubt, difficult and taxing. It exhausts your energy much.
(२) Pratipaksha-Bhavana प्रतिपक्ष भावना method: Entertain counter-thoughts- thoughts of purity and love. This is easy.
(3) Live in Truth or Brahman ब्रह्म . There are no Vrittis वृत्ति of any kind in Brahman ब्रह्म . Brahman ब्रह्म is Nirvikara निर्विकार , Nirvikalpa निर्विकल्प and Nitya Suddha नित्य सुधा (ever pure). This method is a perfect and powerful one. Vrittis वृत्ति completely die away.


Conquer passion. It will then be easy to subdue anger, which is only one of its followers.
Control anger by love. Anger is a powerful energy that is uncontrollable by practical Vyavaharic Buddhi व्यवहारिक बुद्धि ), but controllable by pure reason (Sattvic Buddhi सात्विक बुद्धि ) or Viveka-Vichara विवेक विचार ।


When you become angry with your servant when he fails to supply your usual milk on a day, raise a question within yourself: "Why should I be a slave to milk?" Then the wave of anger will at once naturally subside। It will not arise on other occasions also, if you are careful and thoughtful.


Control anger by Kshama क्षमा (forgiveness), Daya दया patience, tolerance, universal love (Visva-Prema विश्व प्रेम ), mildness, Viveka विवेक , Vichara विचार , Atma-Bhava आत्म भाव , Udasinata उदासीनता , Nirabhimanata निरभिमानता and such other virtues. Forgive and pity the man who does you harm. Consider censure as a blessing, ornament and nectar. Bear reproach. Develop universal love by service, charity, Brahma-Bhava ब्रह्म भाव । Recall any calm and pure state, which when once brought to mind, suppresses the hatred and brings composure. When anger is subdued, rudeness, pride and envy will vanish of themselves. Prayer and devotion will root out anger.


Practise Pratipaksha-Bhavana प्रतिपक्ष भावना (entertaining a counter-idea)। When you get angry, fill the mind with the idea of love. If you are depressed, fill the mind with the idea of joy and exhilaration.


When you become intensely angry, leave the place immediately for half an hour. Take a long walk. Repeat the sacred Mantra ea=, "OM SANTIH “ ओम शान्ति ," 108 times. Your anger will subside. I shall tell you another easy way. When you get angry, count from one to thirty. The anger will subside.
When anger tries to exhibit itself, observe silence. Keep quiet. Never utter a harsh word or obscene speech. Try to nip it before it emerges out from the subconscious mind. You will have to be very alert. It tries to come out suddenly. Before anger manifests, there is an agitation (Udvega उद्वेग ) in the mind. You must try to extirpate this very agitation in the mind before it assumes a very gross form in the shape of twitching of muscles of the face, clenching of teeth, red eyes, etc. You will have to punish the mind well. You will have to impose self-restraint and punishment on yourself by way of fasting for a day whenever Udvega उद्वेग (agitation) manifests in the mind।


If you strive and make sincere effort to subdue your anger, the hatred subsides। Even then, a slight movement of impatience lingers although the angry feeling has gone. You must eschew this slight disturbance also. For a man who is leading a divine life, this is a very serious drawback.


Irritability is a weakness of the mind. If you are easily irritable, it is likely that you may do injustice to many. Remove this by the practice of patience, Titiksha तितिक्षा , tolerance, करूणा(mercy), love, Brahma-Bhava ब्रह्म भाव , Narayana-Bhava नारायण भावः , etc।


Calmness of mind is a direct means to the realisation of Brahman ब्रह्म (or the Highest Self).
Verily a certain man in his behaviour is calm. His calmness is noticed by everyone as he discharges his duties, large and small, beautifully well. Another man is calm in his behaviour, in speech, which is noticed by everyone. For, by nature, he is friendly, sweet in speech, congenial, of a frank countenance, ready at greetings. You should be calm in all the three states. Towards such a one, the development of love is not difficult.

You must have the knack to keep the mind always in balance and in tune. Close your eyes. Dive deep into the Divine Source. Feel His Presence. Remember Him always. Practice His Name. Repeat His Name even while at work. You will gain immense spiritual strength. Meditate early in the morning before you mix with people. You must rise above the thousand and one things which would irritate you easily in the course of your daily life. Then only you can turn out wonderful work daily with harmony and concord.

The Bhagavad Gita

The most important part of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad-Gita. It is a marvelous dialogue between Lord Krishna and on the battlefield, before the commencement of the Great War. Bhagavan Sri Krishna became the charioteer of Arjuna. Sri krishna explained the essentials of Hindu religion to Arjuna. Just as the Upanishads contain the cream of the Vedas, so does the Gita contain the cream of the Upanishads.


Arjuna saw before him his dear relatives and teachers in the battlefield. He fainted and refused to fight against them. Then Lord Krishna imparted knowledge of the Self to Arjuna and convinced him that it was his duty to fight regardless of the consequences. Afterwards Arjuna gave up his Moha, or delusion. All his doubts were cleared. He fought against the Kauravas and achieved victory.


Message delivered by God himself removes vacillation from the minds of man who are unsteady and who feel lost in the world. The Gita is in corporate in the Mahabharata which in itself is a masterpiece containing valuable doctrine applicable for all time to come.

The epic reflected the firmness of the five brothers (The Pandavas) is declining to deviate from the path of virtue even in the make of the worst adversities. Their zeal to uphold righteousness will install faith in the modern man that where one follows the normal codes, he is bound to succeed. Secondly, it is God’s story as we find him acting as a guide to the good souls. Devotion will spring in us when we see how the Lord extended his support to these men wedded to the good cause. The third aspect of this monumental poem relates to the behavior of evil men. Those causing hindrance to the Pandavas were their cousins- the Kaurvas who symbolize evil. The story refers to the constant confrontation between the right and the wrong. The humble and the arrogant, the pious and the malicious.

अथ श्रीमद भगवत गीता : प्रथ्मोअध्याय :

ध्रितराष्ट्र उवाच

धरम क्षेत्रे, कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुव्त्स्वा :

मामका : पन्दावाश्चेवा किमाकुर्वत्ता संजय :
We shall be required to ascend the highest ladders of the deep science of Yoga ;ksx to understand the reality about Mahabharata and Bhagavad-Gita. Let us preview the very first stanza of Bhagavad-Gita under this Ganesh aspect of knowledge.

Mine and the sons of Pandu have gathered with the urge of fighting and Dharmashetra a land of personal religion and also a Kurukshetra a land of action thereto, O Sanjaya, what happened thence? Said Dhritrashtra.

The meaning of stanza is simple if we encounter the same as a historical record। But one is not able to understand, why poet Vyas has given two proper nouns to one and the same battlefield. The reason should be somewhat deeper. First we shall have to know who is Dhritrashtra and his family members, here we shall have to take the help of Eshvasypanished which reveals us the meaning of Dhritrashtra and others.

असुर्या नाम ते लोका अन्धेना तम्सावृत्ता ।

ता स्टे प्रेताभिगाछायांती ये के चात्महनो जना :




Dhritrastra
Dhritrastra has been shown as the nominal king of Hastinapur (Physical Frame). But he is all the while dominated by his elder son Duryodhan here “Duha” means bad, “Yodha” means adamant fighting tendency. Duryodhan means an adament, bad tendency, ready to fight with one’s won good impulses, and his brothers too such as Dushsana, Durvishaka, Durmata, Dushvarna, Durmarsha, Dussaha, Durdhava etc. “Rastra” means our body while “Ehrit” means the owner. In this way every person is Dhritrastra. But the Dhritrastra of Gita is blind to his own spiritual gains and is dominated by his Duryodhana tendencies. Not to have settlement of his own, Pandva. That means higher impulses. The struggle for existence of impulses begins on the field of tendencies, which is termed as “Dharmakshetra” by Ved Vyasa. Tendencies are the out come of continued cultivation’s on a person who begets them through prone deeds helped by a like interest. The field of deeds is also our body. Hence Vyas calls the same battlefield as Dharmakshetra as well as Kurukshetra. Dharma means permanent mould of cultivation while ‘Kuru’ means to do deeds. Thus the fight begins on Dharmakshetra and Kurukshetra, ‘Kuru’ the forefather of Kauravas, has been shown as the king of ‘Kurudesh’, where he used to till his land himself. Will a king till his own land instead of asking his servants to do the same? But every ‘Kuru’ has to till his own land or farm. Gita tells about this ‘Keshetra’ or farm in the first stanza of chapter thirteen as follows:
इंद शरीर कोंतेया क्षेत्रमित्याभीर्ध्हयते ।

एय्ताद्यो वेत्ति ता प्राहु : क्षेत्र्ता इत्ती तद्विद्वः । ।
‘O’ Kanteya this physical frame is called as Kshetra’ or farm and the owner of this field is called as “Kshetrajnya.”

King Kuru was thus the tiller of his physical body and the kaurvas were his descenders.

Literally a “Kurukshetra” war takes place daily in our minds. When we desire to undertake a noble deed, there will be forces to prevent us from carrying out the same. For instance we may be inclined to observe the compulsory daily religious austerities but suddenly, lethargy may force us to postpone them on the plea that nothing will be loss if they are observed after a day or two. This is a tussle between virtue and vice. Ultimately the latter perishes.

Gandhari -has been shown as the wife of Dhritrastra, the blind king of Hastinapur. Gandhari was very loyal to her husband and hence she also covered her eyes with a band, not to see alike her husband. The Eshawasyopnishad again says about Gandhari.

Those who follow others blindly go to deeper stages of darkness and remain there long. Thus Gandhari was following her blind husband tendency under the grabs of loyalty and refuse to see the light of knowledge given to her through the eyes of reason.

Hundred Kaurwas – Kaurwas, the sons of blind Dhritrastra have been shown hundred in number of which the names begin with bad adjective ‘Duhu’ bad tendencies are innumerous that means hundred. Like Dushasana, Durvishaka, Durmata, Dusherna, Durmarsha, Dussaha, and Duryodhana.
विवेक भ्रश्तान्ना भवती विनियावः शातामुखः
The down fall of unbalanced person occurs through hundred channels such hundred channels of downfall are the bad impulses or sons of Dritrastra, the blind father of the Kaurwas.

Pandvas- Pandvas are the five sons of ‘Pandu’ which means good arrangement of knowledge. The word Pandit has been derived from this word Pandu. And who is Pandit Gita says iafMrk% lenf'kZr% such were the good balanced son-impulses of Pandu which were five in number, why five? Five ‘Paranas’, of which ‘Dharma’ (Yudhishtira) is the eldest. Dharma means the mould of cumulative good impulses prone to evolution. ‘Bhim’ was the second, Bhim means strength, intelligence, & valor we incase terrible strength, if we are loyal to our own Dharma. Bhim was the strongest. Then comes ‘Arjuna’ he was the best archer who know where to shoot his arrow. Again the Upanishads say about such divine archers like Ram and Arjuna (eiz.koks/kuq% 'kjkskRek czãkYys{keqPNrs ) pranawa is the bow while Atman is the arrow to be radiated at the target of Brahma. Personal efforts and dedication were with Arjuna Nakul and Sahdeva stands for integrity & humility.
The Mahabharata is the history of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It gives a description of the Great War, the Battle of Kurukshetra, which broke out between the Kauravas and the Pandavas who were cousins and descendants of the Lunar race. The Mahabharata is an encyclopedia of Hindu Dharma. It is rightly called the fifth Veda. There is really no theme in religion, philosophy, mysticism and polity which this great epic does not touch and expound. It contains very noble moral teachings, useful lessons of all kinds, many beautiful stories and episodes, discourses, sermons, parables and dialogues which set forth the principles of morals and metaphysics. The Pandavas obtained victory through the grace of Lord Krishna. The Mahabharata is written in one hundred thousand verses by Sage Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa