Yogamudrasana

In the practice of Yoga, this posture is very important. Hence it has been named Yogamudrlsana (the Yogic mudrl).
Benefit: Practice of this asana gives the following benefits:
1. It stimulates the digestive fire. It cures problem related to the stomach like gas, indigestion, chronic constipation etc.
2. Distension of the abdomen gets reduced. Body becomes shapely and strong.
3. Problems related to the intestines are cured. This asana strengthens the heart.
4. It cures blood related disorders. Leprosy and disorders of reproductive system are eliminated.
5. It enhances mental efficiency and intellectual prowess.
6. It tones; up the nervous system particularly the lumbar plexus.
7. It stimulates the pancreas controlling diabetes. This asana is beneficial for diabetics.
8. All the vertebrae of the spinal column get separated form each other, cleansing the Subhuman and making it light. This invigorates the activities of the brain.
9. The Manipura Chakra gets activated which is the main center of the dormant energies laying within every individual.
Note: Yogamudrasana is highly beneficial in cruing the weakness of the dhatus.
Procedure: Sit in Padmasana (lotus posture) and close your eyes. Take both the arms behind your back. Hold the wrist of your right hand with the left hand. Stretch the arms so that they meet at the base of the spinal cord. Exhaling slowly, touch the forehead on the floor. Stay in this position for some time relax and breathe normally. Then gradually, while inhaling deeply, lift your head up and return to the upright position. Keep breathing normally Repeat this procedure 4-5 times. Initially if this posture appears difficult then sit in Sukhasana or siddhasana. However the complete benefits of this posture can be obtained by sitting in padmasana only. Generally this posture should be practiced for 3 minutes. If you are practicing Yoganudrasna with spiritual objective, increase the duration depending on your interest and capacity.
*** (C.I.D. Denies Tantrik Practice in Ashram) ***
Amdavad, 8th December: The Crime Investigation Department has denied any Tantrik practice in the Ashram. D. I. G. G. S. Malik of the Crime Investigation department said that if and tantrik rituals were carried out on the children why were their bodies found close to the ashram only? They could have been thrown somewhere else as well.
The presence of water, food and moss pariciles in the dead bodies according to FSL reports proves that the children had died due to drowning

Sins That Cannot Be Atoned

Dharmaraja (the God of death) says to King Bhagiratha: ‘O protector of the earth, the person who acts as an obstacle to others going to take their bath of perform worship, is called a killer of a Brahmana. One who is always engaged in censuring others who is interested in self conceit and Self-aggran dizement and who indulges in falsehood is considered a murderer of a Brahmana.
“A person who consents to adharma in curs the sin of Killing a Brahmana. A person interested in alarming and frightening others, a person who always finds faults with others and the person who indulges in arrogant behavior is called a murderer of a Brahmana.
“O protector of the Earth! I shall narrate to your those sins which cannot be expiated. They are the biggest of all sins and lead to infernal regions. There are means to atone for gave sins like a Brahmahatya. But there is no means to atone fro the sins of a person who hates a Brahmana or knower of Brahman. So also, O Ruler of men there is no atonement for those who are ungrateful and those who commit breach of trust. There is no expiation and anywhere to those persons who undulge themselves in denouncing the Vedas. There is no expiation here or hereafter to those who find fault with saintly people.
“O Protector of the Earth, those who listen to criticism about great souls with interest have to bear lot of sufferings. Hot nails are hammered into their eats. Pores thus formed are filled with boiling oil. They are then thorwn into Kunbhipak hell.
“Tale bearers and back biters have to eat red hot iron or a period of a thousand yugas. Their tongues are pressed and crushed by means of very terrible tongs and they are compelled to stay in a very terrible hell calrucchvasa of a period of half a kalpa.
“Heretics those who do not perform righteous acts slanderers of condiment men and scriptures are great sinners. Those who are engaged in slandering others those who speak roughly and harshly and those who create obstacles in regard to charitable gifts are said to be great sinners. Such sinners stay in each of the hells for a perios of one yuga. At the end of it they some back to the Earth. They are born as donkeys for seven consecutive lives. Then for ten lives they are born as dogs suffering many wounds. For the period of a hundred years they remanin as worms in feceal matter after which they are born as serpents for twelve lives.
“O kings thereafter in the course of a thousand lives, they are born as deer and other animals. Then for a hundred years they are born as immobile begins (tree and the like). There after they take up the bodies of alligators. Then for seven lives they are born as chandalas who commit sinful crimes. Then for sixteen lives they lead a depraved existence and then for two births they remain impoverished and afflicted with sickness. They are always intent on accepting monetary gifts. Again they go back to hell.
“O King Listen to the fruits of sins accruing to a perjurer. He undergoes all these tortures for period equal to fourteen times the reign of Indra the king of gods. In this world his sons and grandsons perish. In the other world he falls into Raurava and other hells in succession too.
(Narada puran, Part 1 First pada: Chapter15)

The secret of Success

(A continuation of ‘Development of Life energy’ from the previous issue)
The Supreme Self is with in the other as well. To the extent the egocentric tendency is reduced, the small circle of man’s usefulness expands and he thinks good of others and does good to others the man actually attains greatness.
A blossomed rose emits its fragrance. It attracts many. On thinking deeply, you world can be attributed to its roots. In the same manner the greatness and abilities that are noticeable can be attributed to the fact to some extent knowingly or unknowingly that person has within to the root (origin) of the vritti, (operative) waves) of the mind. If deceit or fraud could have made anyone great then all frauds and cruel people would have become great. On the contrary those who are great on real terms have becomes so by respecting the unity of all beings and attaining the evenness of mind unknowingly. The root causes of all evils (vices) of the world are personal egoism sense of reality in the world, and the desire for sensual pleasures. These are the root causes of all misery, obstacles and disease. On the other hand the cause of all happiness is rising above dody consciousness, I ness and worldly attachments knowingly or unknowingly. The person who carries out his task for the sake of it, and degree to which he does not covet for its results, becomes successful and great in the same measure.
The secret principles of success are belief in oneself, affection towards oneself, introversion love for all begins and altruism.
‘There is nothing in the world beyond the reach of those of who have others interests at heart.’
A child once said to his brother: I shall complain against you. Father will beat you’. The brother said Let him beat me…. I know it will be for my good. What will you get out of it? In the same way if your mind says This trouble will befall you, you will suffer such grief such fear in the future…’ them rest assured that if God sends suffering or pain then it will be for our good . If we obey our father do as he says then why will he beat us? Similarly, why will the Creator give us suffering? He will give us suffering only if we go astray so that we can come back to the right path. Suffering leads us towards His abode.
God is the best friends of all beings. He gives us happiness only for our good. Once should not get anxious worried and fearful imagining in the future. Come what may we will see it. Be happy in the present give up selfishness and remain steadfast in your dharma.
The root of all suffering is selfishness ad egoism. As you forsake them suffering will cease on its own. Troubles will disappear however big they may be if you follow the virtues of renouncement and cheerfulness. Worldly attachment fining finding faults in others and hedonism leads to all the troubles.
Translated excerpt from ‘Jivan Vikas’
-a book published by the Ashram. (To be continued)

Karma Leads to Bondage and freedom

(Excerpts form the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
‘The Guru’s grace alone can bring about disciple’s supreme good.’
Guru’s grace alone can bring supreme good to the disciple; nothing else can. This is the verbal testimony of valid knowledge. One who grasps the verbal testimony gets liberated. On the other hand the one who weighs the Guru with reference to his own mind and desisted astray. ‘The Guru should do this; he should not do that….. He should conduct himself in such and such manner… we should do this and that… we should get this and that....’ if one has such thinking, it means he is guided by desires.
One, who is guided by the scriptures, acts in accordance with pram Ana, instruments of valid knowledge. One who is guided by his desires acts according to the dictates of his mind. Many people get Mantra Diksha form a Guru, but most of them are guided by desires. Rare are those who act in accordance with the pram Ana. They firmly believe what the scriptures say is the truth what Guru says is the truth what the mind says is untruth.
Desire driven actions are the cause of bondage; samara, the cycle of birth and death. Actions guided by the scriptures, on the other hand are the means to material and spiritual progress to God realization. Of course do purushartha, should make full efforts; but what kind of purushartha should we do? Should we do what comes to our mind or should we so what the Guru or the scriptures ordain? If you cat according to your ling cherished notions, howsoever great may be the amount of work you do howsoever big returns you get it will be worldly gains not spiritual.
What is validated by gains Sruti, the Vedas has to be accepted. For example the Sun is 13 lakh times larger then the earth. This is an authenticated. It has to be accepted even if our eyes don’t see it. The sky looks blue but it is an authenticated fact that the blueness is not there and the blueness that looks to be there is on account of the inability of our eyes to perceive the space. The well authenticated fact has to be accepted. The Vedas, Say the Guru’s grace alone can bring about the disciple supreme good.’ This is a well authenticated fact. Guru Nanak says, The home with in is filled with Bliss but the Self willed mammoth does not get to taste it. This I a well authenticated fact.
I was a member of a rich family. There was no death of caves and places suitable for mediation. Yet Guru ji ordered me to live at a place I didn’t like to in a slum at Disa. I accepted it an didn’t allow the mind to have its way. Had I left that place following the dictates of my mind or my relatives, I would have met the same fate as other wretched men meet,. He is wretched who allows a lump of butter that has come into his hands to is slip away and licks buttermilk. One who fails to take advantage of a propitious situation is wretched. Had I behaved in the way wretched men do, I would have fallen form the path of sadhana.
Disa is not very far form Amdaved. I was married; I could have gone home dozens of times in seven years without taking permission form my Guru… Even if I had gone seventy times, Guruji world have said nothing. But I thought, ‘what would I ultimately get if I cater to the fancies of my or my relatives minds? How can the advice of those who them selves have not crossed the ocean of birth and death, help me cross it? The saints pronounce:
‘No wonder one may reduce his body to a skeleton through severe austerities and practice of mediation night and day but desire won’t be eradicated without reflecting on the enlightening knowledge.’
If it were possible to attain God without engaging oneself in action ordained by scriptures, everybody would have attained God. There are a large number of people, who are believers; a good many of them are devoted. Why don’t they attain God then?
Many people came to my Guru Dev’s Ashram. A two and half lakhs of people appear for i.A.S. Competitive examinations. The bulk of them are eliminated at various stages of tests and interviews and finally bout 1,000 of them are appointed as I. A.S. offers. Similarly many people comes to the Guru; only those out of them attain the supreme Goal who have an earnest zeal for God realization and persevere diligently in Guru’s divine works and actions ordained by scriptures.
Acting according to the fancies of one’s mind jiva is swept away by the current of samsara. Desire driven action make one wander in samsara, transmingratory existence and actions based on scriptural authority (pramana) leads one to liberation. Of course one will fell good if things go the mind’s way. If on works acoring to the fancies of one’s mind one slied toward ruination and by working according to Guru’s teachings one elevates oneself. One may live a thousand births following one’s beliefs and fancies; one gains nothing ad falls to abysmal depths; to the dictates of scriptures.
Shri Ramakrishna paramhamsa, on the strength of his faith made Divine Mother Kali to manifest herself but the Mother said, Seek refuge in a Brahmjnani Grur to attain Self Knowledge”
Namdevji similarly made Lord Vitthal to Manifest Himself but Lord Vitthal said, “Go And get the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth from Vsoba Khechar.” Ma parvati worshipped Lord Shiva to get Him as her husband and got Lord Shiva as her hushed but Lord Shiva said, Go and get the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth From Guru Vamdevji what is the secret behind al this? It is an authenticated fact that:
‘The Guru’s grace alone can bring about the disciple’s supreme good. One must agree to and accept this fact.
‘Let what is mine be consigned to the flames, let what is Thine prevail.’
The purport here is that our desires should be destroyed to reveal the Guru’s experiential Knowledge alone. Serving with alacrity one’s desires are checked and one starts yearning for God realization.
It is a well klauthenticated fact that the world is ever perishing. What evener the jiva may achieve in the world; it cannot get relieved of the sufferings of birth and death without attaining the state of supreme Consciousness.
‘With out the love for Lord’s lotus feet, the sorrow of the heart will not be destroyed.’
One should readily accept authenticated fact and should make one’s life accomplished.

Where There is Unwisdom, Misfortune is the inevitable End.

(Excerpts form the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
I have observed it in many people’s lives that those who maligned saints and vexed them or hindered their divine endeavors had to face a lot of misery, misfortune and troubles. And those who participated in saints’ divine works got blessed; they salvaged lost games. Their extinguished lamps were relit and their arid land becomes green. There may be thousands or even lakhs of such fortunate ones.
The Gurubaani says and it is very true:
‘The slanderer of the saint is a brutal butcher. The slanderer of the saint is cursed by the Transcendent Lord. The hopes of the slanderer of the Saint departs disappointed. The slanderer of the Saint becomes deformed. The slanderer of the Saint receives his punishment in the Count of the Lord. O Nanak, if it pleases the Saint, then even this one may be liberated.’
If he shows sings of reformation and surrenders himself to the saint the saint with his compassion liberates him.
If you want to ruin somebody engage him in hearing slanders of a saint: he will be automatically ruined. And if you want to liberate somebody get him to participate in a saint’s divine works; he will automatically get elevated.
Tulsidasji also says in the Rama Charit Manas:
‘Were there is wisdom there too is every kind of prosperity.’
If you repeat and constantly remember Lord’s name, if you eschew evil tendencies, your intellect attains wisdom. Them wealth of every king safeguards you. Even those around you are benefited. So the wise are protected by the divine nature.
‘Where there is unwise judement, there at the end is misfortune.’
Those who are engaged in evil deeds, who shake people’s faith or do some other sinister act, are bound to suffer great misery. And it is not necessary that one breaking other faith will suffer for his misdeeds on the same day. It may happen months or years later. The law of Karma is inexorable. Our actions may bear fruit for us after 50 years or even in the next life.
Faith begets the joy of Love; faith enables us to attain the Truth. If somebody breaks our hand or leg or head, he is not as big a sinner as the one who breaks our faith.
‘Kabir considers that a slanderer of the Gurus is worse than a thousand sinners. Such a one should be regarded as carrying lakhs of sinners on his head become there is a passivity of reforming the sinners but there is no salvation for the slanderer of the Guru.
One who maligns God,, our sadhana or our Guru and there by breaks our faith is a grave sinner. We should never lend an ear to him.
There were people who used to spread rumours and gossip about Ravidas, Dadu Dindayal and other saints. There were people who slandered Swami Ramsukhdas. Such dirty rumours were spread against this great saint when he was sixty years of age, that if I go to mention them I would only be making my mouth and your ears dirty. The pious saint was so anguished that he went on a complete fast.
The slanderers who break’s faith will get their due in future. Those on the other hand whose faith is broken are ruined instantly. Their peace of mind is gone the joy of Love is gone and the light of Knolwdge is gone too. The bound they had forged with the Guru has been broken by a sinner.

Today a conspiracy is under way to malign Hinduism. Why should few break our faith in our religion? Why should we abandon the Dharma in which the Lord incarnated Himself as Lord Krishna Lord Rama and Lord Shiva in which came saints like Mirabai Kabir Guru Nanak and other, in which there were kings like Bhagiratha, who brought the holy Ganga to earth?
“Guru Tegbahdur said, Listen O Sikhs O blessed ones Give up your life but not your religion. If you get into the tutelage of a Sat guru t the cost of your life it is very good bargain.”
If one comes by Sat guru of Hindu Dharma at the cost of one’s life it is very good bargain.
On the path of sadhana in the pursuit of the supreme goal, identification of oneself with the body attachment with the body is a Gordian knot. Without cutting the quagmire of delusion no aspirant can attain accomplishment. An aspirant is unable to cut this knot without the due grace of the sad guru.
(From ‘Towards God’ a book published by ashram)

The Working of Samskaras

(Excerpts from the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
If one is not careful in life, he is bound to develop attachment towards that which gives pleasure and aversion towards that which causes misery. Thus one unknowingly develops impressions (samskaras) in his mind which in turn will cause repeated births an deaths.
‘I will get pleasure her’ when such thought or series of impressions run in your mind, the consciousness directs you to engage yourself in that activity. You naturally turn away form the activity which you think gives misery. Consciousness is the cause of pravritti and nivtitti. Objects, individuals and circumstances are sorrow, you will attain Asolute Knowledge. The knowledge of action and inaction originates from the consciousness. However due to the error of you samskaras, you foolishly squander it away in futile pursuits. If one develops hunger for God, the inquisitiveness to get to the root of the Consciousness Absolute one will realize that the source of all happiness if Self God the Supreme Lord. When the Lord resides in our own home, why should we bow our head in Kaba or go to Kashi?
Imagine two persons are fighting. Why? One fears that the other will take away his belongings while the other intends to rob him. So it is fear and greed that are fighting. There is Consciousness in both of them. In spite of the knowledge personified consciousness the impressions of fear and greed are making them fight each other. Same is the case with attachment and hatred.
The Rakshasas who have attachment towards Ravana and hatred towards Hanumana fights against Rama, while Hanumana and the ape forces who have love for Rama and dislike for the Rakshasa, will fight against the Rakshasas but the consciousness which gives the power to fight, is same on both the sides. The wire funning through a geyser will heat the water and the same wire running through a refrigerator does just the opposite but the electricity in both is one and the same. The Lord is Existence and Consciousness Absolute. He is in finite. Even after the death of the body, the knowledge personified Real Self does not die.
If one’s Karmas are sattvic, his samskaras will be sattvic as well. As your karmas are sattvic, the knowledge and samkara of satsang has brought you here. A drunkard or meat eater would have said. “Today is Sunday. Let’s go to the liquor shop.” A movie hobbyist would take one to the theatre. So your saskaras toss you in the world with the support of consciousness.
So how does some things appear to be good or bad? It is determined according to samskaras. If anybody brings some sattvic Prasad mixed with tulsi to me, I say, “OK! Keep some and take away the test,” If any body brings meat liquour egg ect. I will admonish him for that but if you give those things to a drunkard and ment eater he will be overjoyed on seeing it. And if you give my Prasad to him he will say, “Hey put that aside. Don’t talk about these Babas. I am enjoyed my omelet.’
So his tamasic and base samskaras make his knowledge base. If his smskaras are mediocre his knowledge too will be mediocre and if his samskaras are superior, his knowledge too will be superior. If his samskaras are divine his knowledge will be divine as well and if his samskaras are those of Self knowledge he will realize his Self and attain Liberation.
Whatever changes and attainments that are seen are seen only in human life. One who nurtures thoughts of escapism in the face of troubles is a coward. He is unfortunate. When base samskaras come to the knowledge too becomes base. For example the same rainwater turns into a swamp when it falls upon mud washes away stains of diesel and dung when it falls on a road facilitates the for with of crops when it falls on fields ad turns into pearls when it falls into oysters during the period of the svati star. So the same water provides different benefits according to the things it comes into contact with knowledge. If the samskaras are divine one will get the benefit of the divine knowledge. Now form where does one gain divine samskaras?
There is no question of gaining divine samskaras in the materialistic world where one can gain samskaras only of attachment, hatred lust anger and greed. Therefore, meditation and worship should be practiced.
Meditation and worship are good compared to materialism, as it makes the intellect noble but higher then this is satsang.
No wonder one may redune his body to skeleton through severe austerities and practice of meditation night and day but desire won’t be eradicated without reflecting on the enlightening knowledge.
Mediation is no doubt good. One may practice it day and night but desire will make the mind wander. Even after attaining concentration of the mind there are chances that one get entangled in the celestial world and in the pleasures of heaven. Hence satsang is necessary which awakens the divine samskaras of knowledge. Therefore it is said:
‘In one scale of the balance my friend put together al the joys of heaven and the bliss of liberation but they will not outweigh the joy derived form a moment’s communion with the saints.’
(Sri Ramachrita Manas, Sunder Kanda: 4)
‘……… Be sure that their goal hasbeen attained through association with the saints; there is no other means in the world or in the Vedas।”
One is found to experience the fruits of his actions be it in this life or in the second or third even after a thousand lives. How blessed it is to lead a virtuous and pious life for a few a years rather then living in hell for thousands of years!
Human life is life a junction form where all roads begin. You can awaken your divinity through good deeds and attain heaven or engage in such action as world make you a demigod (yaksha, gandharva or kinnara), it is up to you. You are also free to attain knowledge of Brahman through the practice of japa; meditation worship the company of saints ect. And attain liberation and then you will no longer be bound by the frits of action.
- (Translated excerpts form the book ‘Karm ka Akatya Siddhanth’ a compilation of puyji Bapuji’s Discourses)

Salutation Denotes Humility

‘One should constantly examine one’s conduct.’
Swami Akhandananda saraswati used to make obeisance to renowned and perfected saints of India like Shri Uria Baba, Shri Shashtrananda, Shri Hari Baba Shri Anandmayi Ma etc.
At the time he took the life of an anchorite, he was told, one should not make obeisance to all and sundry. This raised a doubt in Shri Akhandananda Saraswati’s Mind. He expressed his doubt to Shri Uria Baba. Shri Uria Baba explained to him, “When one is seeking spiritual instructions or Mantra Diklsha, one should be careful to approach only a Brahmajnani (one reveling in Brahman) but obeisance one should make to all. And the obeisance should be made to the Divine within, not to outer covering in the from of human body. Obeisance is a mark of humility; it is a grand virtue. You should, without any second thought, continue to make obeisance to the saints and great souls you have been making obeisance to earlier.”
Shri Akhandananda Saraswati accepted this advice given by Shri Uria Baba and thereafter he had no hesitation in making obeisance to anybody.
The great Manu has said in the Manusmriti:
‘The vital airs of a young man mount upwards to leave his body when an elder approaches; but by rising to meet him and saluting he recover. He who habitually salutes and constantly pays reverence to the aged obtain an increase of four things, viz.
long life knowledge fame and strength.’
Therefore our deeds and conduct should be such that invoke blessings form the elders’ hearts. None of our action should be such as to hurt them. In this lies our supreme good. If one is benefited even by making obeisance to an idol then why should the ego pose a hurdle in making obeisance to the living gods on earth? Sant Tulsidasji too supports this fact:
‘Realizing the whole world to be pervaded by Sita and Rama,
I make obeisance to it with folded hands.’
‘That head is not worth its name which bows at every door.
That door it not worth its name at which the good do never bow.’
You are verily in possession of the key to potence. Once you make your mind strong you are full of strength. There is no goal which cannot be attained by courage willpower and vigorous efforts. Obstacles are things to be trampled upon. Love and bliss are things that should be allowed to overflow. O man! You are yourself love, Bliss and Happiness! Still you are wandering in search of love, bliss and happiness and making yourself miserable? Wait stop it. Peep into yourself and see how sweet you are... how pious you are … how lovely are!
(Translated excerpts form ‘Samarthya’, a booklet published by the Ashram)”

One Must Experience the Fruits of One’s Actions

The celestial sage Narada said to Sanaka:”O Lord a doubt has occurred in my mind. You stated that those who perform meritorious deeds enjoy their fruits even in the course of billions of Kalpas. You also said that in the Prakrit laya (the final dissolution into the prakriti’) all the worlds are destroyed and that the only one who survives is Lord Vishnu Do not ht experiences of the fruits of merits and sins come to an end till the dissolution of the creation? This doubt has arisen in my mind. You are able to dispel this doubt.”
Sanaka said,”O man of great wisdom, Lord Narayanan is infinite and imperishable. He sis eternal and the Supreme Consciousness. He is the purest and without attributes. He is permanent and free form delusion caused by Maya. Although in reality he is without attributes, he is the greatest bliss and appears like one having attributes. He appears to be differentiated manifesting in the form of Brahma, Vishnu Shiva ect. He does all action in the Universe through His Maya. Being Brahma. He creates the Universe, being Vishnu, He sustains it, and in the end being Rudra, he swallows everything. At the end of the Pralaya (dissolution) form the bed of Shesha, Lord Janardana gets up in the form of Brahma and creates everything in the whole universe consisting of the mobile and immobile being as before. O illustrious Brahaman in the new Kalpa, Braham reinstates all mobile and immobile beings back to three former states in the new creation. Hence O excellent one the fruits of al actions meritorious or sinful must be experienced. The fruit of an action is inevitable and must be experienced. Even in the course of billions of Kalpas no anion gets nullified without beings experienced by the doer. One is bound to experience the fruits of one’s good and evil actions.
(Narada purana, Purva Bhage: 31.69-70)
Pujya Bapuji Says:
Irrespective of whether anybody looks or not there is one who is an eternal witness to all doings of all beiges at all times. He has all the accounts of out sinful and virtous deeds. One may escape the punishment given by the government of this world but nobody has ever escaped nor shall anyone ever escape the government of God. No Kind of influence, recommendation or dribery work there. There is no where to escape. Man is free to act but not in experiencing the fruits of his actions. Therefore, we should engage ourselves engage ourselves in good and righteous actions while steering clear of evil ones.
The actions which give peace and happiness to oneself and to others and which sooner or later lead one to God realization, are good and righteous actions; while those which provide momentary and transitory pleasures and in the long God leading to misery and hell are evil actions.
One’s evil and good action chase him for many lives. One has to experience the effects of the actions done in past lives.
“Hard to understand is the nature (path) of Karma.”

The Genesis of Creation

(Excerpts from the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
While deliberating upon how this creation came into existence great men have discovered three theories.
The first is arambhavada, i.e. the theory of origination according to which the world was created by pure consciousness (God). Just as a potter makes a pot a businessman builds a factory and starts it, similarly God has brought this world into existence. A pot is separated form its mentor the potter a factory is separated form its creator, the owner. This means that God is separated form His creation, the world; but one can see that world. So how God and the world be separate?
The second is the theory of parinamavada the doctrine of real transformation i.e. God himself became the world. For example, milk once converted into cured cannot be reconverted into milk. In the same way if god Himself has become the world how can His divinity be immutable when the world is continuously in a state of flux?
In their quest the self realized great men; the Masters of Vedanta arrived at the conclusion that this creation is a vivarta an apparent transformation of God. This is called vivartavada, .i.e. the doctrine of apparent transformation. This is the special appearances of a sub stance (the Reality) in various new forms without having undergone any real change. For instance your Real Self remains the same while at might dreams appear in it a train the railway tracks the rotating wheels ect.
You are the Consciousness and create the insentient wheels train, flourishing fields and a scenario of the railway station which depicts hawkers shouting on the platform the ticket checker and passengers. You reach Haridwar take a dip in the Ganges saying ‘Gange Har’ and them you think of your watch and money which are in your pocket. The thoughts of the watch and money are internal while the watch and will earn merits is internal while you are taking a dip outside. So, there is inside and outside even in a dream. In the apparent transformation of your Real Self there are both in side and outside sentient and insentient, but the Real self remains the same.
Similarly this world is an apparent transformation of the Supreme Brahman, the supreme Soul. Though everything inside and outside, heaven and hell strangers and non strangers are apparent init, the Truth remains changeless! In the depths of the ocean three is calm water while three are several muddy waves’ bubbles whirlpools and sea shores of different forms and hues on the surface. The water in the depths of the sea remains the same, while the waves visible on the surface are just an apparent transformation of the water. Just as icebergs which are a product of water, keep floating on it, so does this universe undulate in the changeless supreme Brahman, the supreme self. Thus this theory of apparent transformation propounded by Vedanta philosophy is most avertable and incontrovertible.

Many Men Many Minds

(Excerpts form the satsang of param pujya Bapuji)
Jivas experience misery due to ignorance about their self. Just as there is no forest in the sky nor heat in the lunar realm so also is there no body or senses in the Atman. All the jivas are Atman. Hidden in a seed is the existence of a tree and vice versa. Similarly the jiva exists in God and Vice versa. However, the jiva is miserable for want of this knowledge. The chitta or mind stuff exists in the Atman and the Atman exists in the mind stuff, just as a seed is hidden in a tree and tree in a seed. Just as it is impossible to squeeze oil out of sand; for the son of a barren woman to beget a child or to press the sky under the armpit so also is it impossible for any body to become free form all bondages without self-knowledge. Once one attains knowledge of and gets established in the Self, he remains blissful in his Self irrespective of whether he is engaged in activity or whether be is engaged inactivity or remains absorbed in Samadhi, whether he delivers precepts or remains silent. He may then rule as king while beings reposed in his self at the same time.
Suppose there are ten people sleeping in a hall. Everyone sees a different dream and believes it to be true accordingly. Similarly, in the waking state everyone takes his own perception to be true.
Some people went for a walk in a forest. They heard a partridge singing something. One of them a vegetable vendor, was asked, the partridge saying? He said “Dhadadhad ….. Dhadadhad … Dhadadhad.” (As he used to hear incessant noise in the market.)
The Wrestler said, no it is saying ‘Dand baithak Dand baithak Dand baithak, (a type of physical exercise)’
The third one who was a devotee said, ‘It is saying, ‘Sita Ram Sita Ram Sita Ram.”
The fourth one, who was a philosopher, said no it is saying, ‘All in one, one is all. You and only You, you and only You.”
Each saw according to his own imagination. Similarly the jivas wander in this world according to there own imagination. If only these imagination. If only these imaginations were to be diverted to their soul the supreme Soul, to attain repose in the same or if one realizes that they are just imaginations (Mental projections) and becomes a witness to them, it would lead one to beatitude his ultimate good.
Devotees’ And He proves it with His conduct. Devotees have the same power over the Lord a s the child has over his parents grandparents ad neighbors.
‘Love is not grown it green plantations, nor can it in the market place be bought. Whether you are a sovereign ruler or a subject, remember this that only he who gives his head can buy it.’
Why do we prostate ourselves before the Lord? To destroy our ego. Other wise what use does God have for our throwing ourselves before Him? As our ego slowly gets effaced as we begin to relies the importance of God and open ourselves to God’s mercy and company God real nature, Love and shelter become available to us. The more peaceful and repose one’s heart is the more one considers the Lord as one’s own the more intense is the bhava and love in the heart. On the strength of this bhava and love the Supreme Brahman yields to devotee’s’ feelings and dance to the devotes tunes. There is no other technique or method.

Problems are Means to development

(Excerpts from the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
If one has a higher philosophical outlook in life on can march forward trampling all kings of problems. There is no problem or treble in the world which cannot be utilized as a means to your development. Be certain that every problem and trouble coming you way is means to your development. One who does not comes across any problem or trouble in this life can never make progress. But if you become fearful you will take wrong decisions and the problems will get the better of you. Find solution to the problems make right use of them and march forward. If you get success and happiness share it with others and have the joy of benevolence; save yourself from attachment and dependence. Problems outwardly look life poison but they contain the nectar of development within. There has been no saint or renowned person who has not had problems in his life, who has not faced opposition.
There has been no saint or renowned person who not had problems in his life, who has not faced opposition
One finds a host of problems in the life of Lord Rama as well as in that of Lord Krishna. Even before Lord Krishna was born, the prophecy of his birth caused his parents imprisonment. Immediately after being born he was taken to somebody else’s house. What a big problem! On the sixth day, putana came with poison on her breasts. This was followed by the demons Shakatasur Dhenukasur, Aghasur, Bakasur etc. Who were coming to kill him. Struggling against these problems head on by the time He reached seventeen years of age, Lord Krishin had become very stong. Lord Rama had to go into exile of fourteen years and had to face many other problems as well. One shouldn’t become worried in the face of problems nor should one flee from them Worse still is to feel miserable and curse oneself. Problems and troubles come to rid us of attachment and carelessness.
If you have met with failure on account of your carelessness, get rid of that carelessness. If you fall ill because of taking unwholesome food it is suggestive of your carelessness in the matter of food. You generally fall ill out of the weakness for taste you overeat or eat late in the night or eat foods unsuitable to your constitution. Similarly, you meet with failure in other matters when you undertake a task without giving due consideration to you objective, your capabilities and your strength. One should take one’s aptitude, one’s abilities and one’s means into account before fixing determination to accomplish the task.
Days that bestow imperishable fruits.
According to the Skanda Purana, the New moon day of the month of Magha (26th January 2009) is the first day of Dvapar Yuga while according to the Bhavishya Purana the full moon day of the month of Magha (9th February 2009) is the first day of Kailyuga,.Thses are called Yuugadi Tithis. Charity, homa japa and meditation pracitsed on these days, bestow imperishable fruits. Hence avail yourselves of their benefits.

India: What can it teach us?

- Prof Max Muller
If I were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth power and parts a very praised earth I should point to India. If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its chicest gifts has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life and has found solution of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant I should point to India, And if I were to ask myself form what literature we here in Europe we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thoughts of Greeks and Romans and of one Semitic reac the Jewish may draw that corrective which is most perfect more comprehensive more universal in fact more truly human a life not for this life only, but a transfigured and eternal life again I should point to India.
I know you will be surprise to hear me say this. I know that more particularly those who have spent many years of active life in Caluuua or Bombay or Madras will be they meet with there whether in the bazaars or in counts of justice or in so-called native society should be able to teach us any lessons.
You will find yourselves every where in India between a immense past and an immense future with opportunities such as the old worked could but seldom if ever, offer you. Take any of the burning questions of the day popular education higher education parliamentary representation codification of laws finace emigration poor law and whether you have any things to teach and to try or anything to observe and to learn India will supply you with al laboratory such as exists nowhere else.
In the study of the history of the human mind in the study of ourselves of our true selves India occupies a place second to no other country. Whatever sphere of the human mind you may select for you special study whether it be language or religion or mythology or philosophy whether it be laws or customs primitive art or primitive art or primitive science everywhere you have to go to India whether you like it or not because some of the most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
249. To be free worries is the best medicine for a healthy life. 250. Happiness always comes wearing the crow of sorrow. If you want happiness, you must be prepared to welcome sorrow as well.251. I (the True Self) witness all; none does witness me.
252. Only one in a million can remain imperfect equanimity while engaged in worldly affairs.
253. If you have to renounce the body for the sake of Truth, do it. Attachment to the body is the last obstacle that needs to be overcome.
(Excerpts from ‘Elixir of Life’ a book published by the ashram)

The Method of Manifesting God.

(Excerpts form the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
Eminent western thinkers and philosophers of the intellectual class have admitted the rationality of the non dualism of Indian philosophy that there is One reality the supreme Self abiding in the hearts of many persons and objects having different names and forms but……
But what is the method by which Indian compel the Omnipotent one the supreme Lord of the Universe the Supreme Being to become a small child dance for the sake of la bowl of buttermilk cry for a lost wife for a dying brother laugh play cry sing dance and tend the cows? How is it that they are able to get the Supreme Brahman becomes a child a friend a charioteer? The Supreme Being is driving Arjuna’s chariot! He appears in King Kamas’s cell in His Divine four armed form but Vasudeva and Devaki say Lord You had promised to come a child. How can we fondle you in this form? How shall we get the joy of loving you like a som? He immediately responds by becoming a crying newborn baby. What is this technique that the Indians have? This is an enigma for western philosophers.
Their philosophy, their scriptures, Upanishads and Vedas ect. Are all ok it is intelligible to us they say but what do they have that makes God incarnate, dance with them eat with them and tend cows with them? What technique is this?’
After ruling over the kingdom of Ayodhya for a long time, Rama decides to go back to His own abode. He invites all the people of Ayohdya there to. All who wished to accompany him entered the waters of Saryu River. Thousands hundreds of thousands of people of Ayodhya enter the Saryu and through it reach Saket, Lord Rama’s abode. What technique could that be? Foreign thinkers are at a loss to know.
Lord Krishna is two armed but become four armed at will and He show His Cosmic From to Arjuna.He dances of for the Sake of a bowl of buttermilk. He liberates demons and other nasty beings by killing them. When patina comes with poison on her breasts, He suckles the poisoned brteats of putana kills and sends her to His own abode. He is supreme Brahma the substratum of the Creation, the Existence Knowledge Bliss Aboslute; Yet He becomes a child. He the Lord of the Universe is prepared to flee form battle of for conferring glory on some body. He renders service to and shows hospitality for saints coming to yajna. He washes they have taken food. What is the power these saints have? What is that method possessed by Indians that makes (the formless) God assume a form? He talks with them; He touches them; He speaks eats walks end does all things kike them! They make Him their disciple as well Sandipani was not a brilliant student but he had realized the truth of ‘Guru’s form is ht object of meditation and there for would listem attentively to the Guru with Gaze fixed on His countenance and mind fixed of Guru tattva the essence or real Begin of Guru. When the Guru left this world he said to Sandipani, My son! You have been mediocre so far as worldly learning is concerned but you had a deep yearning for Ultimate Knowledge. The Lord is gong to incarnate as Krishna; I bless you that lord Krishna would becomes your disciple.”
So he made his disciple the Lord Guru he himself becomes lord’s Guru Guru what technique is this?
I was asked in the ‘Parliament of the World Religious, Why dose God incarnate Himself only in India?
They said it is the low of mature.”
I said, “Similarly Lord Shiva abode the mount Kailash emerged first of all form the vast expanse of water. Lord shiva blessed Matsyendtanthji and other saints with the masses. So there is incarnation of God where there are devotees and vices versa. There is greenery where there is rain and there is rain where there is greenery.”
There is no technique no method. The Lord incarnated Himself on this land in the succession of Lord Shiva, in the and the Rishis. Upasana and spiritual practices of this land am at lessening attachment to the mortal body and developing devotional feeling and over. The higher feeling and love captivate even animals and birds what to speak to human begins. Such feeling make the stones melt and manifest god form the stone idol. So devotees feeling ad love melt the heart of Supreme Lord the Governor of the Universe and He is prepared to become a small child as a part of His divine play. There is no other technique or method. Hindu Dharma is unique in its mantras, and system of worship have great specialties hidden in them. There are many kinds of Yoga laya yoga kundalini yoga ktnka vidya spiritual science, karma vidya bhagavad vidy the list seems to be uneding.Unbonunded is the glory of Hindu Dharma Sadhana practsed according to the system of Hindu Dharma develops the divine powers hidden in man. Only ten millionths of the total powers have been developed till now. Enistein had taken recourse to self restraint and medition according to the Indian system.
The Lord is all pervading. He can become manifest for the sake of His loving devotee, whenever he wants wherever he wants in what ever way he wants to enchant the world with in whatever way he ants to enchant the workd with His divine play and to inspire the world with the sense of goodness and propriety. Don’t think that the Lord incarnated Himself only as Lord Rana and lord Krishna. There are member of minor manifestations of God. The Lord’ Avatars men can be Nitya Naimittika, prerana Avesha or pravesha. When the evil Duhshasan wanted to disrobe Draupadi she felt greatly disserted and cried out to the Lord,”Dwarikadhish (the king of Dwarika) When she said ‘Dwarrika the Lord was in Dwarika but when she finished the call by saying…. Dhish the Lord had already got pravesha (manifestation) into her sari. Duhshasana, who possessed strength equivalent to la number of elephants combined, was tred pullin the sari but there was no end to in sight. He threw up his hands in despair saying is this a woman or an endless sari? No, it is the Lord manifested in the form of the sari. Similarly when prahlad was tormented the Lord incarnated Himself as Lord Narsingh to unleash His fury (avesh). Lord Shiva’s incarnation to protect markandeya too is His Auesha Avatara. F you do good you get inspiration (prerand ) from within do if you plan to do evil the inner admonishes you; it is the prerana Avatara of Gold. In Indian culture, rishis have devised paths of Sadhana in addition to the study of the Gita and assimilating its teachings in life worship of the cow the Tuli the pipaljapa of Lord Name powered with seed mantra that may no be intelligible to scholars but it works wonders.
The Bhila woman Shabari has intense yearning for Lord Rama and she becomes successful in marking the lord eat defiled plum (first bitten by her). Sati Anasuya transform the Trinity Brahma Vishnu and Shiva into milk suckling babies by the power of her echastily and loyalty to her husband. Mirabai know no technique or methob but her love and devoting makes the Lord appear before her inhuman from. Taj who used to take pride inbeing called a Hindu though being a Turk would make Lord Drishan. Manifest Himself before her. Rahim Khankhana would be to engrosse in devotion that he world behold Lord Krishna in the form of a child and then a Muridhar as well. Ravisasji knew no technique or method but the water in which he dipped the leather has tremendous divine power. Once Gorakhanthji came to him and asked for water to drink .Raviasji gave him the leather water. Gorakhnathji being dipped in that impere water but at the same time, it was given by a saint like Ravidasji. He neither drank the water nor threw it away. Finally he came to saint Kabriji and told him what had happened Kabirji daughter Kamali was sitting there. She drank the water which awakened the divine powers in her. Later she was married and went away to her in laws place in laws’ place in Multtan. She witnessed many miracles in her life. Gorakhnthji was highly impressed by her powers. He came to Ravidasji again hoping to get that water. Ravidasji said, “The water has gone to Multan.” So there is no big technique or methob behind this. You cannot remin without loving but when you love transient things it ieads to attachment and when you love the eternal God that love becomes God Himself. Wherever there is the sense of own ness there is over. A dog may be wetting many a some but it doesn’t bother you at all. But when it comes near your shoes but it doesn’t bother you at al. But when it comes near your shoes intending to do the same you chase it away whatever belongs to us is dear to us. Similarly, Indians say., ‘the Lord ins mine own the Lord is over of cows the Lord is infallible the ‘Lord has ht whole universe within Him. He is my mother; He is my father This love and devotion and strong belief make the formless God assume form and then He danes and plays with them laughs and weeps with them. The Lord says I am subservient to my.

Enriching Rituals

The Significance and Glory of the Month of Magh.
(Magh Month: 11th January to 9th February)
Describing the significance and glory of the month of Magh it is said that Lord Sri Hari is not pleased so much by observance of pious vows, charities and tapasya as He is just by taking a bath in the Brahmamuhurta (the period of two and a half hours before sunrise) in the month of Magh. Therefore everybody should take bath in the Brahmamuhurta in the month of Magh so as to get delivered of sins and to be blessed with love for the Lord. The bathing for the month of Magh starts form the purnima of the month of pausha.
The peculiar quality of the month of Magh is that in this month all the water is equivalent to the water of Ganga. Every day of this month is a festival. If became of weakness one is unable to take a vow of taking bath in the Brahmamuhrta in the whole of the in the whole of the month of Magh, the scriptures allow that such a vow should be taken for three days or at least for one day. Bath, charity fasting and worship in this month is highly rewarding.
The Ekadashi of Magh (falling on 21st January) is know as ‘Shatatila Ekadashi’. Donating black sesame seeds and black cow on this day is considered to be of great religious merit. Taking a bath with water mixed with sesame seeds smearing sesame unguent fire sacrifice with sesame seeds as oblation drinking water mixed with sesame seeds eating sesame seeds and donating sesame seeds these six things are destroyers of sin.
The amavasya of Magh (no Moo day falling on26th of January) is known as ‘Mauni Amavasya’ keeping silent or conducting oneself like a sage on this pious day along with taking bath and giving charities is full of great religious merit. If, as is happening year the ‘Mauni amavasya’ falls of Monday it is full of so much religious merit as is difficult to attain even for gods because all the holy places on the earth and in the heavens Ganga, pushkar ect. Afford particularly great religious merit for japa mediation and worship on Monday Amavsya.
Amavsya on Monday seventh lunar day on Sunday fourth day on Tuesday, eight lunar days on Wednesday these four days are equivalent to solar eclipse. Taking bath giving charities and performing Shraddha on these days affords inexhaustible religious merit.
The fifth lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh (Vasant Panchami) is believed to be the manifestation day of Ma Saraswti. One should worship Ma Saraswati in the morning on this day (31st January). Ma Saraswait is believed to reside in the books and pens as well. Therefore these articles too are worshipped on this day.
The seventh lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh ( 2nd February) is known as ‘Achala Saptami. One should take only one meal on the sixth day and should take bath before sunrise on the Seventh. This destroys sins and affords handsomeness, happiness good fortune and good spiritual state.
That way each day of Magh is pious; yet the Magh Purnima (9th February) is highly significant. Worship of the Lord, Shraddha and charities performed on this day after ablotions is of great religious merit. One performing puja of Lord Shiva in prescribed manner attains religious merit equal to that from perfuming an ashwamedha uyajna and finds a place in lord Vishun’as abode.
Giving away of sesame seeds cotton clothes blankets jewels turbans and shoes etc As per one’s capacity on the Magh purnima affords one happiness and a place in the heavens. According to Matsya purana one who donates Brahma Vaivartsa purana on this day attains to the abode of Lord Brahma.
Vedanta does not say,’ know yourself. Everyone know oneself. Someone knows oneself to be poor and tries to be rich. Another one know oneself to be sick and wants to be healthy. Someone know oneself to be short and exercises to grow taller. Someone know oneself to be dark complexioned and tries various remedies to become fair.
No, Vedanta does not say that. Vedanta says know yourself to be God. The root cause of misfortune in life is not general ignorance but ignorance about the all important fact of one being God oneself. These is not much of gain of loss from the knowledge or ignorance of the body of the worldly affairs: but there is enormous loss form the igrace of one’s inherent Divinity and its knowledge is equally rewarding.
(Excerpts from ‘Towards God a book published by the ashram)’

Search in Your Own Home

Sufis relate a parable. A farmer was going to his farms for keeping a watch early in the morning. He found a bundle lying on the way. He opened it and found that it contained what he thought pebbles and stones. He picked up the bundle and took it to his farms. There was a river flowing by the side of the farm. He started hurling the ‘pebbles’ in the river with a catapult. A jeweler came to bathe in the river. He picked up a ‘pebble’ while bathing. He was surprised no end for it was a diamond. He went to the man was throwing diamonds taking them to be stones. Only one jewel was left with him.
The jeweler said, “Stupid what are you doing? You are catapulting diamonds into the river.”
The fellow asked,’ what is a diamond?”
“Giver it to me; I will give you fifty rupees for it.”
The man becomes suspicious. He said, “Fifty rupees? It should be worth more.”
“Ok I will give a hundred rupees.”
“I will get it priced in the market.”
“Ok, takes two hundred rupees.”
Finally the jeweler took the diamond for Rs.1100. The man took the money and gave the diamond. But there was no end his sorrow and lamentation. He started Wailing, ‘Alas I have thrown away diamonds mistaking them for stones and so many of them! How foolish I am.
We are more foolish than that farmer. We are Atman, in substance one and the same as the Supreme Lord the Existence Knowledge Bliss Absolute. We are equals of Lord Brahma Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva superior to the state of 330 million gods. But we are living like animals. Fathering Tom Dick and Harry! Then we spend our entire lives on bringing them up till death deprives us of all we have accumulated as ‘mine’.
There isn’t even an iota of difference between you and Lord Krishna Shri Ramakrishna paramhans, Sain Liashahji or Sant Asaram Bapu.
The Lord Says:
‘I am the Atman, O Arjuna, Seated in the hearts of all beings ‘.
But we are begging form Lord Krishna., Lord Rama, the Mother and sundry gods to be merciful to us.
‘A man’s ignorance is beyond description in words. He is God Himself, but unfortunately he considers himself to be a mere slave.
Search for Him search for Him in your own home. That is be introspective and Know your Real Self. You will not find him outside.’
• The bliss experienced by surrendering oneself at the sad guru’s feet is far superior to the happiness experienced in being the emperor of the three worlds.
• Obedience to the Sad Guru is an infallible weapon to annihilate the vicious ego, which is the greatest obstacle on the path of self realization.

Ganges of Devotion

With Love you can overpower the Lord What to speak of Man?
(Excerpts from the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)

Abdul Rahim Khana –Khan was one of the nime games of Akbar’s court. In a sway he was the king of his kingdom. He was very kind hearted which is the literal meaning of ‘Rahim’ Though being a Muslim he believed in Lord Krishna as his presiding Deity.
This incident relates to the year 1593 AD. Akbar sent him to southern India fro expansion of the empire. He fought a battle with a king there. That king was defeated in Rahim, ‘Let us be friends. Accept my invitation to have dinner with me at my home.’
One whose heart is full of love and devotion doesn’t like to increase power by embellishing his ego. Rahim’s heart was full of devotion For Lord Krishna.
There fore, he accepted the invitation seeking to foster mutual love and respect. He left for the king’s place to dince accompanied by his bodyguard. At the gate of ht ecatle there was a boy standing. He said, “Stop Where are you going?”
“To dine at the king’s palace.”
“Don’t go there go back.”
‘Boy you want me to go back? You are for an immature mind. I have give a word to my friend”.
“Even them, don’t go.”
“ How dare you talk in this manner?
And why should I take advice from a small boy I don’t know. I don’t accept all the advice given to me even by my ministers.” The boy was bent on doing all in his power in order to dissuade Rahim from going, which greatly surprised him. He said “Why are you so insistent that I should not go to dine at the king’s place? The king has extended a hand of friendship and I should take it as such.”
“Be that as it may I tell you not go to dine there. The king has added poison to the food to be served to you.”
“What ?”
“Yes.”
“I have given a word. Shall I swallow my words believing the talks of a child?”
“Even if you have to go back on your promise don’t go dine. Why do you invite your death?”
Rahim replied.
“Without respect, even if somebody offers me divine nectar, I do not like it. On the contrary, if one gives me even poison with love and respect, I will prefer to take it and die. The king has extended a hand of friendship. Let him given me poison if he wants to I will go.”
“What do you mean by’ I will go?” I have told you not to go.”
“O boy How can you order me so authoritatively? I will not obey your command.”
“A small stranger child insisting Rahim should obey him well tell me why I should do that? Are you my Beloved Lord Krishna that I should go back on my promise and agree to your advice?”
“And if I am your Lord Krishna…?”
“I will agree to what you say,.”
“I am krishan. Do as I tell you.”
“I do not believe it. Show me your real from.”
The boy, who had bee doing all in his power to prevent Rahim form going, appeared in Lord Krishan’s real from. Beholding that divine form Rahim alighted from the horse and threw himself at the Lord’s feet. Lord Krishan disappeared instantly.
How much love and care the Lord has for His devotees! Why should He bother for an ordinary mortal? But no He stubbornly prevented Rahim form attending the dinner.
Rahim immediately attacked the king and in a short time took him as prisoner. Rahim said, “You You wanted to poison me in the guise of friendship?”
The king was flabbergasted.
Rahim said, You talked of friendship so I will not give you capital punishment but why did you play this game of double-cross with me?”.

The king said, Sir I am guilty but how did you come to know? I had got the food prepared by my trusted coo land I had managed things in such a way that even he didn’t know that the food had been poisoned. Who told you then?”
“That I may not tell you.”
“Please you may punish me with death penalty, but please reveal this to me.”
Rahim said, “The supreme Brahman, the supreme Lord of the Universe, the Indweller of all harts, I word hip Him in the form of Lord Krishna. I bow to Him every morning. He guides me form within but I didn’t listen. So he came in the form of a boy. Even them, I disbelieved him. Then he appeared in the form of Lord Krishan and advised me and I had to agree.”
“Rahim! You have ingested the secret of devotional service to Lord Krishan. Now onwards whether you award death penalty or spare my life, I surrender my life to Lord Krishna.”
“If your life is dedicated to Lord Krishan my life is for you and yours for me.” With this Rahim embraced the king and form that day onwards, they become true friends.
Rahim was a great poet devotee of a very high order. He wrote meaningful couplets on devotion to the lord and on ethics which are popular with the common people even today. Rahim Says:
‘Rahim says why don’t you love the Lord what to speak of men.
With love you can have power over the Lord what to speak of men.
Rahim asks why lament for anybody and why he glad for anything?
Those who have departed will never come back and those who are here are bound to depart.
There is no reason either to grieve of to rejoice in this world.
‘Once my eyes have grasped the image of my beloved there is no room for anybody else.
If the inn is full the travelers will turn away form the door itself.’
• Even the government of this temporal world takes due care of its staff member, then wouldn’t the Divine Government of the World above the supreme eareaker Lord take upon Himself the responsibility of supplying the needs of a spiritual aspirant.
• A propitious endeavour; carried out on the day of a religious festival is comparatively more fruitful.

Fragrance of Satsanga

They alone know their Spontaneous satae
(Excerpts form the satsang of pujya Bapuji)
Once a pundit went to Raman Maharishi and in the course of conversation, put a question to him. Raman Maharishi answered it. He put another question and Maharishi Answered that too. To make an impression on people sitting there he put yet another question. This angered Raman Maharihsi, What do you mean, Pundit? He picked up a staff. The pundit ran out of fear and Maharishi chased him! People were surprised no end. Maharishi chased him for quite some distance and them came back. The very next moment he was calm and composed and blissful as before. How spontaneous is the life of saints! The renowned write Paul Brunton was very intelligent. He wrote how spontaneous Raman Maharishi is! What an elevated state he has attained to what spontaneity!
“What will the people say? What will they think about me? They don’t bother. “Nanak speaks spontaneously with intuitive ease. “ They is neither attacheme3nt nor aversion in the hearts of those great souls. They lead a spontaneous life.
Once in Saharanput, some Sanchalak (manger) acted carelessly and the by caused some disorder management of crowds. I admonished the Sanchalak and gave him mild punishment. The media showed wise sense and next day papers carried the news with comments like,”Bapuji took sanchalak to task. Bapuji’s impartiality and efficient handing ensures pin drop silence in the satsang and prevents disorders.Bapuji is not only a saint he is farsighted as well”
Had the concerned write or the reporters been evil minded, they could have said,’ Raman Maharsihi shouldn’t have lost his temper or so and so saint shouldn’t have done like this in fact only those can lose or keep from losing their temper who have ego (which may keep cool or lose temper) in the first place. Self reposed saints have spontaneous ego. They are instantaneous in behavior. Nanak speaks spontaneously”
The Lord says in the Gita:
“One should not abandon, O Arjuna the duty to which one is born though faulty.”
The enlightened one only appears to be engaged in faulty actions. He simply lets it go spontaneously. Hanumanji was begin punished by Ravana’s cloth on his Lanks. They were wrapping cloth on his tail (for Burnign). Hanumanji says, Ok carry on; warp the cloth Then they soaked it with oil. Hanumanji said, ‘Fine go no’ And then he set fire to Lanka. Those with a sattivc mindest take it as Hanumanji acumen and fun game but those who are Ravana’s divorcees and Lord Raman’s detractors, will critcise Hanumanji.
So how is this world? It is the reflection of your mental outlook. If you have a godly or virtuous outlook you will find virtue; and if you have a demoniacal outlook, you will see vices all around. How a photograph looks depends a great deal on the angle from which the photo is taken.
All saints are not of the same temperament.Durvasaji was a perfected self realized sage. But he would castaigate so severely even o small matters that those at the receiveiving and would shake in their shoes and those witnessing the scene would have misgivings about Durvasaji. In fact the common rules of do’s and don’ts are not applicable to enlightened saits.
Once, Durvasaji was sitting in a forest. A man was going his way at quite some distance. The saint cried loudly out to him, “Come here.”….
The man came to him and reverently said,” Yes Your Holiness!”…
“What Your Holiness? Where were you going?
“To home.”
“From gone to practice austerities in the forest. I worshipped the Mother austerities in the forest. I worshipped the Mother and the Mother blessed me with Her Darshan. I am childless. Vaidyeas had ruled out the possibitly of my begetting a child. The Mother however has bossed me with a boon to beget a child.”
“The boon is cancelled; you will nit beget a child.”
This is Durvasaji a great God realized saint. Now people may think a s to what king of saint he is. But the discerning ones will see the benignity of this curse. Durvasaji didn’t act out of malice in calling him and canceling the boon he got after severe austerite. The saint might have thought, ‘He came to this pious and the saint’s Glance was cast on him. He engaged in spiritual and devotional endeavors as well;
Yes he has a yearning to beget in the world will get all the more entangled I the world and begetting child he will have attachment thereto. It will bring him misery or lond him into the world or hurt him both ways. The kind saint saved him from this trim of misery and attachment.
• (Devotion to the Lord) destroys highly ominous portents.”
Getting free of desire as a mode of sadhana is far superior to fulfilling desires by getting the desired things through tapaya. Even after fulfillment of desire, One remains in the same state spiritually as before. Satsang is far superior to tapasya. To impart this teaching to the world, God must have acted through a God realized saint this peculiar manner. So let foolish men critcise Durcasaji or Raman Maharishi fro acting in the way they did but this was pure spontaneous nature at play.
A saint was delivering satsang at Vrindavan. An unruly woman came there and said, O you! You are enjoying life at others expense and you are delivering a sermon.”
She was talking all kinds of nonsense about the saint. A fellow saint,” Your Holiness She is speaking ill about you.”
The woman heard the saint say this. She started berating the saint by name. People saint,” Now she is castgating you by name.”
“There are so many men with this name in the world. Why should I take the rebukes as meant for me? She may be rubbishing anybody with this name.”
The woman was enraged all the more. She said pontiong at him, I am saying to you, you bald headed scoundrel!”
People said: Babaji Now there is no doubt. She is pointing towards you.”
Babaji said, she is addressing this body, not me. This is the outermost covering of mine. There are four more inside. She is in sight of only the physical body and is accusing that only, but I am not the physical body. The physical body will become a corpse one day, but I will live. She cannot reach me. Her reach is only up to the physical body. She is conderming cussing and expressing anger against only this physical body, the outtermosts of the five coverings. I am beyond all the five coverings,. She is not at all saying anything to me.”
“I am cussing you so strongly and you are harping on ‘not to me’ not to me”?
The woman was hurling invectives and Babaji was laughing. Somebody may say, ‘what kind of a saint is this? He carries no respect at all! A petty woman is hurling abouses at him! It all depends on one’s disposition and way of thinking. One having malice for the saint will say, Is this a sinat?” One with devotion towards the saint will say, ‘How great or petty, God alone know but your mind is vacillating between positive and negative feelings. It is up to you whether you vacillate driven by somebody or by attachment ad hatred or you open you eyes of knowledge controlling the vacillations of mind to know your Self god.
Strange are the ways of saint! A Ramam Maharishi may lose his temper occasionally; a Durvasaji may do so every mow and then and there are others who never lose their temper. But al the three are Jivanmuktas, liberated while living. If somebody weighs enlightened, liberated while living. It somebody weights enlightened saints in the balance of his beliefs saying they shouldn’t do this or he is doing so either jour of malice or out of greed of greed for money. One should get to the truth behind what he says.
One, who has experienced self Bliss, is not angry even if he looks to be so. He may look to be sad but he is not so…. He may took to be displeased but he is not displeased with whom will you campare him? Only the enlightened ones know the unusual state of mind of ht enlightened men. If one evaluates Raman Maharishi on the basis of his outward behaviors and finds fault with him, one must be under the influence of one’s demoniacal nature. If one shows wisdom in judging him, one does so under the influence of one’s godly nature. But the Mahapurusha has attained the Supreme state transcending all sentient Gunas, Time Space anal five bodies’ repoing in God.
Your evaluation makes no difference to him. If you are under the influence of your demoniacal nature you will valuate him with malice and if you are under the influence of your godly nature, you will evaluate him with attachment. But they are not such as to be evaluated by these scales of your.
Ashtavakraji says:
‘He is neither pleased with eulogy nor enrged by dispraise. Nor is he agitated by (the fear of death) nor takes delight in life (due to his identification with the absolute self).’ (The Ashtavakra Gita: 18.99).
A Jivanmukta, Jnani is not pleased if people praise him and he doesn’t get angry if people critcise him. He is not afraid in the face of death for he know that his True self is eternal that birth and death are mere fiction nor afraid of dying. He is always calm and canposed.
If he, like Raman Maharishi, admonidhes a disturbing element and chases him away it is his sweet will and if he like the saint of Vrindavanty silently listens to the invectives hurled by a petty woman, it is his sweet will. He is just in comparable. So our aim should be to make the Experience of the Jnani our own.

Pujya Bapuji Photo Changed My Luck

I was childless till tenth year of my marred life. I tried several medicines, prayed at various holy places but failed to beget a child. Once I went to Ulhasnagar ashram where I saw a very big and attractive photo of Pujya Bapuji in the Rishi Prasad office. I don’t know how my mind was imbued with a new gush of enthusiasm at the very signt of the photo. When I expressed my desire for the photo to a sadhaka who was standing nearby, he said I will request the people in the office and let you have this Prasad in the from of Bapuji photo provided you too resolve to serve the society like me by reaching the Prasad of Rishi Prasad to each and every home” I resolved right there before the Sadhaka I will reach ‘Rishi Prasad’ to 200 homes.”
By Pujya Bapuji grace I achieved the target just within a month and there by got Pujya Bapuji photo. After a few days I under went a medical check up and found that I was pregnant. Blessed are we to have attained such a loving Gurudev, the desire to arraign whose photo inspired me to render service to ‘Rishi Prasad’ and there by my luck was changed by pujya Bapuji photo.
Later I set up a ‘Rishi Prasad Seva Mandal and now I have seventeen Virtuous souls engaged in the pious service of ‘Rishi Prasad’. This pious service is gradually filling my life with the divine bliss of selflessness.
I am indebted for ever for this motiveless grace of Pujya Bapuji.On coming to know of my divine experience, one of my acquaintances, who previously didn’t believes in Bapuji too started exclaiming, “wow Wow…
‘That which is impossible even for Rama is possible for Sai asharama.”
It is my humble request to all noble people that you can help at least your relatives and acquaintances if not 200families, to avail them selves of the benefits of this Prasad of the rishis. The grace of Guru will them be showered on you as well; there is no doubt in this.

-Kiran Tiwari Kailas Nagar,
Ambernath Dist Thane (Mah.)

Use of Camphor in Arati
The ritual of doing arati has been in vogue since time immemorial in our country. A small piece of camphor is burnt while doing the arati. This flame has the wonderful power of purifying the environment. It effectively destroys the harmful viruses, bacteria and microbes present in the atmosphere. The practice of burning the camphor regularly in the house keeps the atmosphere pure and safeguards the inmates against various diseases and nightmares. Moreover even the ill effects of devadosha and pitridosha (sacrileges committed towards the gods and the manes) are alleviated. Like wise it is also beneficial to sprinkle some smashed camphor around in the house (especially at the place of meditation and worship).

Heart disorders: Prevention & Cure

Compared to the people all over the world, India has the highest number of people dying from heart disorders. According to recent survey every 25th person in India is afficted with some king of heart disorder. Heart is the home to the mind consciousness and ojas, apart from being a vital organ of the body. It works right round the clock. It is instrumental in transporting as many as 300 litres of blood all over the body with in an hour. A couple of small coronary arteries are responsible for supplying blood to heart. In case of some obstruction or blockage the in the supply of blood to the heart muscles is hampered causing serious damages to them; where upon the heart fails to work properly enough. Such dysfunction of the heart causes serious disorders like weakness of the heart; a shap pain therein heart blockage heart blockage heart attack etc. This fast spreading disease has the faulty lifestyle of the modern age as it main cause. Consumption of heavy food item lack of physical labor mental tension smoking use of intoxicants and drugs, overertion strife jealousy all these are the prime cause of heart disorders.
Easy and experiential cures of heart disorders: (1) Lauki or bottle gourd is beneficial for the heart. It is also an efficient pacifier of Kapha and pitta besides being a god aphrodisiac. Take a small bowl of bottle gourd extract of 7-8 leaves of tulsi and mint thereto. Then drink the potion after mixing there with the powder of 2-4 black pepper seeds and a pinch a pinch rock salt. This strengthenes the heart ad also alleviates the stomach disorders.
(2) Mix extracts of lemon garlic and ginger with apple syrup all taken in equal proportions. Then let the mixture boil on a low flame until it is reduced to its quarter, when it has to be removed from over the oven. As it cols down add honey three times its quantity and keep it in a glass container. Take spoonfuls of this mixture every morning on an empty stomach. This helps clear up the heart blockage.
(3) In the absence of the apple syrup one can mix the extracts of betel leaf garlic ginger with honey one teaspoonful each and take the same. This too helps cleanse the blood vessels. In case one can’t bear the innate heart of garlic, it has to be soaked in sour buttermilk overnight before use.
(4) Grind the equal amounts of flour of Urad (pulse) butter castor oil and pure guggal into a mixure. After taking your bath in the morning smear this mixture gently on the portion of the chest just above the heart. Wash it off with water after two hours. This facilitates smooth flow of blood through the arteries.
(5) Boil a small bowl of milk mixed with one gram of cinnamon powder and drinks it. In case the innate heat of cinnamon doesn’t suit you add, one gram of licorices to it. This reduces excess cholesterol.
(6) Add a concoction prepared from garlic currants mint and green coriander to your daily meals. Consume the powder jam, etc made from Indian gooseberry (Amla) regularly.
(7) Among therapeutic medicines Svarna Malati, Jawaharmohra Pishty, Sabarshringa Bhasma, Arjun Chhal powder Dashmool Quath ect are quite competent to eradicate the heart disorders.
Cardiac Tonics: Milk and ghee of Indian cow India gooseberry (Amla) pomergrante, Bijauar Nimbu (a citrus fruit) lemon garlic, ginger dry ginger mango gooseberry, plums ( jujbe) Kokam dates sugarcane, wheat saffron coconut water and Gang water are especially beneficial to heart. Practices like going for a 2-3 Kilometre walk in the pre dawn hour’s parnayama, Meditation suryanamaskara asanas (vajrasana, pavanamuktasana, Shalabhasana, Mayurasana Sarcangasana Shavasana ctc.) are beneficial too. Touching the holy fig tree

Satsang News

(“Rishi Prasad” Correspondent)
The geopolitical unity of the Indian subcontinent may have suffered at the hands of time but the cultural unity is still very much there in existence due to the race of saints, then be it Pakistan or Nepal. The unique homogeneity of culture in this rogion was once again highlighted with the fortunate people of neighboring Nepal getting the prized opportunity of availing them selves of nectarine satsang of the Self realized saint pujya sent Sri Asaramji Bapu of India. The curiosity of Nepali public to have a glimpe of the immensely popular saint to India turned termed into a humble sense of devotional reverence upon seeing the most natural and down to earth personality of pujyashree. While on one hand the people rually every nook and corner of Nepal assembled on 23rd an 24th June at Kathmandu for the dashing and satsang of pujya Bapuji on other hand a large number of Indians also went over to Nepalese capital and availed them selves of the golden opportunity of being in the pious company of pujyashree in the holy city of Lord pashupainath. While gicine efficacious keys t a happy and dignified domestic life to the massive crowd her, pujya Bapuji said, it is the duty of a householder to see off a guest right up to the outer gate of the house at the time of his departure This enhances one’s fame and religious merits. Whoever comes to your hose hold be it an avowed enemy of yours, talk to him in a jovial manner. Offer some food item or at least water to him. You must express your pleasure on getting the opportunity to host him. Then see him off with heart felt affection and humility. This is a technique to win over the heart of even your ememy.”
The saints whose mere presence sanctifies the atmosphere with pious vibes whose auspicious life establishes the supreme ideal of noble living in the society whose benevolent resolves brig good to each and every being elevate both the arrogant rich and theklpoverty stricken destitute to establish them in equanimity as well as in the eternal essential Being of Lord supreme, are the very bedrock of society guiding and taken it towards a lofty and ideal state of prosperity. The holy festival of Guru Panama is the occasion for us to show our gratitude to such our gratitude to such great idea Gure and saints. In view of the extra large number of His disciples this year too puyji Bapuji age darshn and sadtsang programmers at six places, viz. Bhopal Raipur Nagpur pune Delhi an Ahmedabdd on the auspicious occasion of Guru purnima. Guru Purnima festival was organized on the 27th and 28th of June in Bhopal. Even before the arrival of pujyashree god Varuna showered rains here and cooled down the atmosphere suitably. And the very next day Saw pujyashree showering Him benign grace thought His nectarine glances upon the huge crowd of people assembled there form all over Madhya Pradesh and the neighboring states to have the pious darshan of their Beloved Guru. They were all bossed with a soothing Guru. They were all blessed with a soothing experience of abiding peace, bliss and inner joy. Pujyashree emphasized the need for dedication n the path of sandman saying, We all should be wholeheartedly dedicated to our respective jobs. Once not doing one’s job sincere inKarmayoga and hence can’t honestly Jana yoga. A careless individual is wore then a dog. Such people create problems where sever they go.”
On the 28th and 29th of June Raipur the capital city chhattisghrh had the rand occasion of hosing the Guru Purnima festival for time. Those who came here to acail them selves of pujyashree pious darshan and satsang included Chief Minster Dr. Raman Singh me minister Mr. Nakiram Kanwar agriculture minister Mr. Chandrasekhar sahu and speaker of the legislative assembly Mr. Darmaskaushik.
Pujya Bapuji said, “Egotistic people get so very intoxicated in the arrogance about their high posts that they renounce satsainag which promise to liberate one’s severe generation but are reluctant to give up their egotism but are reluctant to give up their egotism that is bound to make them wander in the vicious cycle of birth and death. Those who leave aside their ego and come in pious shelter of satsang ear blessedness find lineage.”
Then in a single session programmed o 30th June the devotes of Nagpur experienced divine sense of fulfillment upon availing them selves of the pious darshan and sat snag of puya Bapuji. The resultant elation was writ large on the faces of the devotees retiring from the venue.
The people of Maharashtra and south India were privileged to take holy dips in the Ganges of devotion emanating from the lotus lips of pujyashree on the first two days of July in Alndi (pune). The sea of faith undulated on both the days over here. Inspiring thedevotesesto imbues their lives with pious vibes of davit while always observing caution in action; pujyashree said “Devoid of the Vision of wisdom, action is basically blind. An action uninfluenced by the intent of the doer, laws of Nature, and the divine reties men and the commands of the Lord. If we do auspicious works and dedicate the same to the Lord He will endow our intellect to have committed some evil act repent room the core of your heart fro the same and sexist from repeating it again this is he best way to atonement.
During 4th and 5th of July Pujyashree enlightened he people of Delhi at Dwaraka about the most propitious golor of Vyasa purnmia. The nectarine words that came our of the lips of pujyashree in this course left a indelible reverential impress about this grand festival as well as about thereat self realized Guru in the heart of the devotees. Bapuji said Vyasa purnima is the e festival to awaken our intent powers. We have been wandering through various births losing everything in the process and growing rapidly into bankrupts. This is the occasion to eradicate those bankruptcy of ours. This festival roots out our deficiencies and inferiority to enrich us with the divine glory affinity joy.”
Guru Purnima festival was celebrated in the Ahmedabd ashram on7th of July. While referring to the depth and firmness of he relation between a Guru And the lord pujyashree said,”We happen to remark None cares for me and by saying that we bresk our reation with God. But we must remember that even if there be absolutely none of our own in the external world God always was is an will remain there to take care of us. Once you take diksha from the Guru, You are always commented with the all pervading power of the Guru regardless of your physical distance form Him. Similarly you are always and everywhere connected with the divine power as well as with theGuru Mantra. There fore you should never get disheartened considering yourself orphaned hapless petty poor and inferior in any respect.”
(Pipal) and sting under it dose help.
A gold ring worn on the small finger does provide strength to the heart. Pay special attention to keep the stomach healthfully light primarily by avoiding flatulence and constipation. Take the power of either Triphala or the small variety of Hared (Chebulic Myrobalan) before going to bed. Observe fast once a week. Totally refrain from sleeping during day, keeping awake during the night and taking the dinner late in the night. Keep your mind calm carefree and cheerful.
Those who have taken mantra dikes from pujyashree are given an additional mantra as blessing, which protects them against hypertension low protects heart diseases and jaundice While this mantra also benefits those who have already been suffering from these disease before allocates the all initiation. Java of this mantra allocates the ill influences of he planet Saturn (Shani) Heart patients should make no delay in taking this veritable blessing in the forms of mantra from pujyashree.

Priceless Gifts of Nature that Protect the Environment and Heath

We live on food water and air, Normally comsumes one kilogramme of food daily a drinks two kilogrammes of water but then per day he breathes in about 10000 liters (12 to 13.5 kilogrammes) of air as well. Therefore pure air is very essential for our health. The polluted air that is deficient in negative ions and ozone proves to be detrimental to immunity an causes various psyuchosmatic diseases.
Cases of asthma have increased have increased by more than 100% since 1976. Now about I in 9chlidren suffer form asthma. Death tats due to asthma have rippled among adults, while it has quadrupled among children aged 5 to 9. Pipla the holy fig tree is ant asthmatic, carrditomic and a rich source of negative ions. It is a natural alleviator of disease. It also increases immunity and gives cheerfulness to the mind. The comparatively dull witted children and people suffering form, depression and despondency can attain immense benefits as also earn great religious merits by touching the holy pipa; tree and sitting in its shades. The greatness of this tree is beyond words.Therfore for the purification often environment, people as well a the government should see to it that the trees like the acacia the eucalyptus ect are removed form theroadisde and other pleases as they are extremely detrimental to our vitally. Effective steps should be taken for the missives plantation of Tulsi plants the holy pipa; Amal Neem and Bayan tree. This will save medial expense worth billions of reuses simply by preventing bounders of diseases. These trees provide the most essential nutrition the pure air all living being.Pujya Bakpujij says that those planting these tree will be rendering a great pices of services to all giving beigns.Those who after having read this racial take pains to inform the concerned officers of the government abnout it worldly too be doing a meritorious series. Then it will be equally meritorious to engage oneself an fever others in the pious act of tree plating.
Pipal the Holy Fig Tree: Pipal is an important tree that safeguards the ecivronmet by absorbing smoke and dust from the atmosphere.Pipal when touched daily increases immunity against diseases purifeies the mind reduces lethargy, eradicates afflictions caused by baleful planetary influences purifies the aura and bring about a positive change in a one’s out look. Children et there intellect strengthened and sharpened by touching and caripal. However one should not touch these pipal on a Sunday.
Amla: The Amla tree is dear to Lord Vishnu. A mere remembrance of the Amla tree affords religious merits equivalent to those acquired form donating a cow. Its dashing gives double that virtue and eating the virtues. Worshipping the Amla tree helps on egret one’s wishes fulfilled. The vireos vat of worshipping Lord sri Hair (Lord Vishnu) in Te midst of Amla tree and taking meals fii the shade of an Amla tree in the month of Karnataka destroys sins. The Amla tree increases the negatives ions in the environmental enriches the body with strength and positive energy.
The practice of taking a bath everyday with Amla is considers meritorious and it also helps on earn wealth. Evil saver entire into the house where Amla is kept.
Tulsi Tulsi plays a most important role in the purification on the polluted air. It exhales the invigorating ozone. An oxygen molecule is make up of two atoms (O2) while an alone molecule is made up of three atoms (O3).It destroys the contaminants like viruses, bneacteria fungi ect and gets concerted into oxygen.Tulsi in the most powerful antipollution plant.
French Physician Dr. Victor Resin states that Tulsi is a wonder drug; it regulates blood pressure and digestion while increasing the blood content of the body.
Banyan Tree: Form the scientific point of view the Banyan is the only tree that stabilizes the are used as medicine. It improves memory and concentration. It is believed to be an abode of dvintites.Sadhana done in the shadow of the Banyan tree is highly benefiacial.It is scientifically proved that the firewood of Banya an pipal tree are very propitious fuels of yajnas as they haply purify the environment.
Neem: It is a well know tree is very pleasant and refreshing. The germicidal property of seem is so powerful that if on regularly rests under it shade during the day he is most unlikely to fall prey to any disease. Each ad every part of the neem its leaves bark, wood flowers and fruit has great medicinal value a deuce is very useful. Both old and new leaves contain protein calcium iron and vitamin A in abundance.
Eucalyptus trees should never be plated not even by mistake a they redder the soil infertile. It is believed that the land on which these trees are planted in purified only after 12 years. The Eucalyptus tree is harmful and poisonous that most birds never build their nest on its braces nor does any animal generally dig its burrow in or around it roots wise gentlemen Shouldn’t we have the prudence that is equal to at least birds and beasts? Root out the harmful tree and increase plantation of Tula pipal Amla etc
Self Apprasial
Read this issue attentively to find out the correct answers of the blanks left below. The answers will be given in the next issue.
1. Misery is created by one’s own stu0pidity which springs from the………..
2. Wisdom is enveloped by ignorance; hence it is bangs are constantly falling a prey to ……..
3. The pure hearted ones beheld ….in all with the vision of knowledge.
4. Saints easily give in to …… but a mindless only leaves them thoroughly different.
5. At birth everyone happens to be personification of Lord Krishna; but later on…… transform him into a Kamsa.
6. Everyone without exception is always benfited by the ………….. For one who are the supreme benefactors of all creatures.
7. There is no ………… fro one who doubts dharma.
8. Bothers can only protect our material possessions, While the saints and the Guru us protect our.
9. Without the help of a ……. Seeker on the path of yoga cansuffr a downfall.
10. That which carries the divine experiences of saints and provides its readers with sublime e peace is not an ordinary book but a …..
* Man is superior to all creatures. He is superior to ever the gods for even the latter have to hake onearth as humans in order to attain salvation.