Shortcut routs to attain the Supreme Abode

              1.     Anthyakale cha mAmEva smaraNa mukthvA kalEbaram

                  Yah prayathicha madbhAvam yAthi nAthyathra samsayaha.

He who at the time of death remembers Me alone and passes out,leaving the physical body,

attains My Abode, i.e. My being, Brahma thathva, __there is no doubt in it.

Can anybody remember God at such crucial cracking time? At such a terrific, mind

blocking time, does anybody's memory guides him in this direction? 

Certainly  doubtful. But, if ur a yogi, always if ur mind pursuing  this spiritual path, thronging to Reach God, then  definetly you get a prompt and remember Chanting God's name.

            2.      PrayanakAle  Manasa  Chalena,

                      Bhakthya  yukthO yogabalEna cheiva

                      BhruvohrmadhyE praNamAvEsya  samyak

                      Sa tham param purushamupithi Divyam.....aksharabrahma yoga ( 10 th sloka )

Even at the time of death, by the power of yoga, he who, endowed with devotion, when meditates with Bhakti, and steady mind,  fixing the Life breath in between the eye brows, on the  Ultimate purusha {who is ancient, smaller than smallest , the sustainer of all, the inconceivable}will attain That surely, definetly  attains  the shining Devine supreme being. No doubt in it.

Here, we  have to notice one very important  thing, ie both the tools Bhakti yoga and dhyana yoga are clubbed together to merge into the Ultimate supreme purusha.

Here, underlined word,YogabalEna is emphasised. Big doubt is, can a person remember all

these things when he is just about to leave the body?? Will anyone's brain works in this line at that critical time?? Will the intellect  of any dying person prompts the above mentioned practice for the Abode chase?? To whom all this strikes at such a difficult time of life?

Yes. Yes.  Definitely, insight prompts him to whom Yoga is Life guideline.

One can absolutely utilise these few last minutes for his Self liberation, 

The beauty of Gita is, always, it advises very simple, cost free, priceless, methods of yoga For our spiritual enlightenment. 

           ""  Ithi guhyathmam sAsthrAmidamuttamam"" says Lord Sri Krishna

             

In Aksharabrahma yoga, lord says,                                                                     

         ""   Thatsarvamidam vidithwa yogi param Sthanamupithi Divyam.""

Sthanam Divyam means The supreme abode entering which no entity can return back,  the

Nonreturnable  point. Paramapad .

By knowing and practicing these secrets of yoga, yogi definitely attains Moksha, attains the

Paramdhamam ,  merges into the Paramathma ,unites with Parabrahman,says gita.

                    3.  Another shortcut is~. Voluntarily  inviting NirvANa by using Pranayam  technique.

Only siddha purush, siddha yogis use this. 'IchchamaraNa' technique .

Ichchamarana means   Voluntary death, which is sacredly called. "Nirvana."

Gita  teaches how to  get Nirvana in Aksharabrahma yoga, below given slokas....

                         

                        SarvadwaraNi samyamya Mano Hrudi niruddhacha

                    MurdhnAdAyathmanah   PraNamasthitho yoga dharaNam.

 

                     Om ithYEkaksharam Brahma vyAharaNmamanusmaran

                      Yah prayathi  thyajanu dEham sayathi Paramam gatim

Controlling  all the inlets, controlling the Mind to the heart, fixing  and sustaining praNa in the head[dharana ], repeating the mono syllable Om,he who  departs the body, attains the highest goal. { Om Is the name of God. }

These are the shortcut  methods of YogasAsthrA  suggested by Gita , to reach the Paramapad.

These sacred secrets can be practiced by anyone, Irrespective of their religion and region.

This Brahma vidya, a sacred doctrine is prescribed for entire world to experience enlightenment 

Gita speaks about Universal religion,and  universal spiritualism.

Self awakening, Self realisation , Self liberation are it's goals.  

          

                                  Gitauvacha 

Pranayam : param Divyam

                 " IndriyaNam Mano nAdhasthu, Mano nAdasthu maruthaha"

All five sences are under Mind's controle, where,mind is under Life breath's controle.

Life breath is praNa vayu which runs the entire mechanism of this human body.

PraNa vayu, praNa shakti along with Mind and Atma shakti runs the system.

Regulating the praNa vayu by using yogic techniques is called PraNayamam.

Vyana, apana, Udana ,samana are few more types of vayu produced in our body.

They are not useful for yogic practice. But only PraNa vayu,ie Life breath is usefull in Yogabhyasa.        

               Pradhana shaktayaha praNa sthE vy samsara  rakshakaa

               Vaseekruteshu  praneshu jeeyathe sarvamEvahi

Pranavayu is the first most important energy form which is protecting the entire universe.

If one conquers praNa vayu,can conquer everything. 

Vyasabhashyam says 

                                       Thapo na param Pranayamath,thatho visuddhirmalAnam

                                        Deeptischa gnanassya

No penance is more powerful than PraNayam.Pranayam cleans the dirt in the body,

and purifies it. Lights the GnAnam.( intellect )

Pranayama burns all diffects, all filth, all faults in the body.saya Yogavasitam.

How to do PraNayamam ?

    Sit Squat in a  clean place, on a seat which is study, close the right nostril with right hand thumb, breathe heavily through left nostril,hold the breath as long as u can,Now slowly leave  the breath from right nostril.Repeat the same process in reverce with ur right Nostril.

In this process of PraNayam, filling, holding and leaving the breath, are the three consecutive acts done in a rythem 1:4:2 counts.ie, if u inhale in one second, hold 4sec and exhale in 2sec. Inhalation is named Purakam, holding is Kumbhakam,

Exhalation is named  Rechakam. This is the terminology of YogasAsthrA.

Hence,Purakam,Kumbhkam and Rechakam are done one after another in Pranayam.

The above mentioned order of Pranayam,is Veidika pranayam, suggested in Gita.

Purakam strengthens the elements in the body.

Kumbhkam preserves the elements of the body by increasing the longevity.

Rechakam burns the sins and ensures Yogasiddhi. If Rechakam is slowed down, sins

Will be cleaned fast.

When to practice Pranayam?

Start in the early morning( brahmi muhurtham )ie before Sun rise, continue till Sun rises. Pranayam done in this time is so effective that it washes away all sins done by one,either knowingly or unknowingly. Any kind of problems related to skin, blood, muscles-bones,fat and mind can be corrected by regular practice of Pranayam.

 

Advantages of doing Pranayam.

Multiple advantages. First of all intellect gets sharpened. Mind becomes Disciplined,&

Purified. Chittasuddhi paves way to fix the Mind in Paramathma.

         Nischalathathve  Jeevanmukthihi......Bhajagovindam  by Sri Sankaracharya.

Purakam ,Kumbhkam purifies the physical body, whereas Rechakam burns the sins.

Dehasuddhi and Manahsuddhi guides  the yogi towards Atmasakshathkara.

Pranayam, when regularly done, gives Devine energies, extends longevity, grants sankalpa siddhi. Darkens and strengthens the hair. There are many more advantages by doing Pranayam 

daily with dedication. One should do this and experience  personally. 

Results are  assured,and amazing if ur faith is  unflinching.So try to be a Yogi.

The ultimate purpose of any yoga tool is Atmagnanam,this goal can be achieved in a

short period of time, in an easy way by Pranayam.

Cautions to be followed while doing Pranayam...

In the beginning, do Purakam ,Rechakam  slowly, not  harshly.

Lungs and chest should be kept loose while practicing Pranayam.

Gradually increase the number of times in a day.

Preferably, do Pranayam in a place, isolated from people and silent.

As u advance,feel the results,  take guidance from an expert to attain muchmore quick results.  

Whoever starts his day with Pranayam will never feel exhaustion.

Pranayam works as an energy pill for the rest of the day. 

                 Gitauvacha 

Gnanachakshu. {.The third eye }

               " Sarvendriyanam nayanam pradhanam""

Among all five senses Eyes are said to be very important.

Every image visual is recorded and stored in our brain. Human brain is an amazing computer which has an unexhausting storage facility. God gifted human with Abundant Memory power.

But,one thing many of us doesn't know is,we all have one more eye in between our eyebrows,which is hidden and sealed. yogis and siddha purush use the third eye,because that is open to them by Dhyana sadana.( dhyana yoga )

The third eye is called Agninethra and Sivanethra.usually,third eye is called gnananetra'

Because when it is opened,gives Divyagnana. Divyagnanam is something beyond worldly knowledge.

When lord Sri Krishna shows his visvarupam to Arjuna,to see that universal form Lord gifts Arjuna, this Divya nethra.Why? Because ordinary eyes cannot perceive the 

Huge form of Lord.

                             "Divyam dadamite Chakshuhu pasyame yoga myswarm"

He Arjuna! I will grant u Divya nethra which is connected to Lord Siva, says Krishna.

How to get open the Divya chakshu?

One should sit stable in padmasanam and close the eyes,concentrating the mind in Brukuti ( spot in between the eyebrows )should do Dhyanam, silently reciting Siva Manthra. When this practice is regularly done with total dedication, The third eye opens, Yogi experiences this by seeing it in Jyothi  form.

                     Chidathma sarvadeheshu jyothirupena vyapakaha

                      Thath jyothihi  chakshuragreshu guru nethrena drusyathe.

The chidatma which is spread in entire body in Lightform will be seen through Divyanethra.This can happen only when Mind is totally pure and still.

                   ""   Athmadarsana mathrena jeevanmuktho na samsayaha."

Realisation of Self leads to Liberation--Jeevanmukthi.

When third eye is opened,the yogi visualises faraway places and acquires GnAnam 

Beyond this world. Divyagnanam enables one to see yogis,siddha purusha,lord Eswara and many more things which ordinary eyes cannot perceive. Actually, if u start once seeing visions and extraordinary things while doing regular Meditation, that itself is ur first indication,  ur third eye is being opened.

Sometimes, this third is called Gurunethram. Because,third eye  can also be opened by siddha Guru, staring into the eyes of sishya,ie charging him by  passing energies through eyes.This method of awakening third eye by great guru is called chakshushi deeksha. Chakshushi deeksha breaks the coverings of chakras in the body.,

Automatically Divyanethra opens.

Divyanethra helps the yogi to progress further in his Spiritual journey. Dhyani advances very fast in his Spiritual life along with Atmasakshathkara.

Third eye is one advanced stage of achievement in a yogi's long spiritual journey, which helps him to advance much more higher levels.

Spirituality and philosophy are persuits unexhausting. These two have different stages 

of self upliftment. Patience, perseverence and dedication are the main requirements of

these pursuits. Mind and intellect are the reigns of the Spiritual chariot.

              Gitauvacha 

Yoga, a tool to realise the Devine........Dhyana yoga.

Dhyana is a double action technique used for the realisation of God.

The first action  is conditioning the body. 

The second action is realisation of God, by purifying the Mind.

As I have written in the blog, "Dhyanam the purifier"-  Meditation is the gateway of the Spiritual world, by practicing which one's body and mind both get cleaned from taint leading towards spiritual upliftment.

Dhyanam is of three types:

                        Sthuladhyanam, Brahmadhyanam,and bindudhyanam.

Sthuladhyanam:  Meditating on the favourite God's idol or painting.

Brahmadhyanam : Meditating on Brahman,imagining Brahman as light.( Jyothi )

           This is also called ThEjodhyanam or Jyothirdhyanam.

By  Practicing   Brahmadhyanam,  yogi gets Athmasakshathkara (visualises athma).

How to do Brahmadhyanam will be explained later.This form of meditation is also named  Sukshmadhyanam. Lord Krishna advocates this technique in bhagavadgita (Gita. This is Nirguna dhyanam,which means non idol worship.

Bindudhyanam :  Awakening the Kundalini shakti,by using Shambhavi mudra is bindudhyanam.By doing this Kundalini dhyanam, the subtle kundalini shakti comes out of the eyes.This is visible to siddha yogis only.This technique  of meditation is not advocated,nor even mentioned in Gita. This is a very very tough method used to realise  

God.Only those born with purva Janma sukrutham can alone attain Realisation by Kundalini awakening. Though thousand times effective than brahma dhyanam,this  method is not advised in Gita ,because this is not  practicable for every body.

Sarala Sukshma Dhyanam is practicable for every body.

How to practice Brahmadhyanam?

Lord in the sixth chapter of Gita says:

                      SArvEndriyaNi samyamya Mano Hrudi nirudyacha 

                       Murdnadayathmanaha praNamasthitho yoga dharinam

        Sit on the seat firmly in a clean place,body straight erect,head erect,concentrating on the region between the two eyebrows ( brukuti ) ,while controlling the thoughts and senses and by disciplining the mind, watch the (inhalation  and exhalation) breath.

                        Sparshankruthva bahirbrahmyam chkshuksheivantharo bhruvoh 

                         PraNapana samovkruthva nasabhyantharachariNov

This is the simplest Dhyana marga prescribed by Lord Sri Krishna, by practicing which anybody can attain the Brahma sakshathkara (self realisation ).

Here, the important aspect is, controlling the mind by seizing the thoughts.Fine tuning the mind to thoughtless state is a little difficult task. Why?

      Whether consciously or subconsciously, mind works continuously even without our knowledge. One has to kill the thought at the beginning itself to bring back to the calm empty state,. This exercise should be done deliberately.

When the  mind is calm, gaze is on Brukuti, contemplation is on the breath, Cosmic energy floods into the body, clears all the defects in the system and prepares it ready to experience the ParaBrahman. In both the slokas yoga dharaNa through breath is emphasized. We should know the importance of PraNapana in Yoga sAsthrA.

Regulating the breath, silencing the mind,contemplating on the brukuti are the prime factors of Dhyana yoga. Less price technique to gain priceless benefits.

That is why everyone should allot at least 10 minutes for dhyanam in their  daily routine.Those few minutes of meditation will take care of your health.

Meditation transforms the ordinary self to a spiritual self and links to the Universal self.

Sthuladhyanam should be practiced by following some conditions, rules and mantras.

But, Sukshmadhyanam can be practiced by anybody,anytime,irrespective of caste,colour,creed,poor or rich.

Any one,belonging to any country,any language,any religion can do Gita's meditation,and reap the benefits.

This ThEjodhyanam (Brahmadhyanam )when practiced regularly, the soul experiences

the eternal and super sensuous joy which can be apprehended only through the purified intellect.At this state of mind,the Yogi adheres to the Truth unflinchingly. He becomes brahmagnani and Never shakes by any sorrow. By regular practice of Meditation, one attains tranquility, Peace and cheerfulness which are the symptoms of Dhyaana Siddhi. 

With this serene mind who is sinless,whose passion is subdued, and who is identified with Brahman,the embodiment of truth, knowledge, and bliss,supreme happiness comes as a matter of course.The Yogi,who is united in identity with the all pervading, 

Infinite consciousness, sees the Self everywhere and everything in the Supreme Self.

This is the ultimate goal of Meditation. Dhyana yogi starts feeling "Aham brahmosmi".

Self is Brahma, and everything is in unity, is experienced by him.

   A singing saint of 17th-18th century, Sri swami Thyagaraja, sang in one of his Telugu composition :

                  " Thalapulanni nilipi nimishamyna tharakarupuni nija thathwamunu

                    Thelici RAMA chinthanatho namamu SEyave O manasa"

At least,one minute you stop your mind from thinking, pray Lord Rama,knowing his nature as nothing else than a glowing star.

In another song which he sang on his last day, Saint said in a conforming manner,

                    " Paramathmudu veluge "

Means,' Paramathma' is Light only, one experiences the Paramathma in Jyothi form only.

Hence,among all  the techniques of Yoga, Jyothi Dhyana or Brahma dhyana is the best and simplest mode,one can practice and reach the Almighty.

Among all yoga techniques, Bhakti yoga,Gnana yoga,Karma yoga and Dhyana yoga, 

The last one is very easy to do, and quick in results.

                         Om that sath

                                                                                                                                    -  Gitauvacha